Congratulations!Congratulations to Kasey McGuire for being recognized as this year’s Outstanding Student and Mrs. Cusman as our Outstanding Educator. Both of their hard work is commendable and great models for others to follow. They were honored this Wednesday at an awards ceremony for Lake and Geauga County sponsored by our Lake County Educational Service Center.

Teacher Appreciation WeekNext week (week of May 2nd) is teacher appreciation week. Any small token of appreciation, such as saying “thank you,” would be a nice gesture to your teachers. I appreciate the great team of teachers and support staff at our school – they are AWESOME!

Spring TestingSpring testing is wrapping up. Students worked hard and tried their best. Thank you to everyone for supporting our students.

Enrollment for 2016-2017 School Year

Re-enrollment forms for current students were sent home previously and are now past due (form can also be found on our website under Resources -> Documents & Forms). We

are currently meeting with new families for potential students next year. Your referrals are our best advertisement! If you know of a child that may benefit from our school, please tell the family about our school and have them give us a call!

PBIS EventOur next PBIS event will be tomorrow, Friday, April 29th

(Arbor Day) from 12:30 to 2:30. It is a recyclable project. Students will be broken into groups with a staff member in each group. The group will then be given a theme that they have to create a project out of recyclables for (i.e. robot, city scape, organization, etc.) The projects will be judged by Mr. Schubert and awards will be given. We are in need of recyclables – you can bring them in and drop them off in Ms. Nicole’s office. No glass please!

Parent Breakfast

Parents (or other special person), please join your student the morning of Friday, May 13th and enjoy breakfast with them in our Father Hanzo Family Center (adjacent to our school). Please see the enclosed flyer / sign-up form for more

information. We hope to see you there!

Martial Arts TournamentThe 8th Annual Summit Academy martial Arts Tournament will be a Southern Regional Competition held at our Summit Academy Dayton THS (251 Erdiel Dr., Dayton, OH 45414, 937-813-8592) on Saturday, May 21st

beginning at 10:00am (registration begins at 8:30am). Contact Sifu Dave if you plan on participating.

Adult Volunteers Needed We are in need of Volunteers to help with the Car Wash on May 6th from 9:00am to 2:30pm. Come for the day or just an hour or two. Please call the office to let us know you will be coming to help the students wash.

Our students with their awards certificates from the 3rd quarter!

Upcoming Events 4/29: PBIS Event & Announcement of

Summit Academy Community School

Notes from the Principal www.summitacademies.org April 28, 2016

Adopt and Animal Results5/6: Car Wash Fundraiser (during the school day) 5/10: PTST Meeting, 6:00pm5/13: Parent Breakfast, 7:30-8:005/20: Adopt an Animal Visit5/21: 8th Annual Summit Academy Martial Arts Tournament (Southern Region)5/24: Martial Arts Demo5/27: No School (Teacher Work Day)5/30: No School – Memorial Day!

Communication is the Key!

The staff and I are here to work alongside with you and your child. Make sure to communicate with us as we have an open door policy and appreciate your feedback! Make sure to let us know the best way to communicate with you as well—phone, email, student behavior sheet / planner. We will make time to address any need!