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Summit Public Schools: Rainier
1750 S. White Road
San Jose, CA 95127
Rainier office is located in room 1215
**NEW phone number: (408) 831-3104 (Rainier office x5001) ____________________
Principal
Pamela Lamcke
(408) 831-3104 x 5002
Assistant Director
Lia Pinelli
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Quick Links...
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September Menus
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Families have a 40 hour volunteer commitment per student enrolled - start logging your volunteer hours.
Volunteer Time Log
2013-2014
Please make sure you log in your hours using the link above. Families who have reached the 40 hour commitment will be recognized in future editions of the newsletter and on the PIVOT website.
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School Donations Needed
These are items we
need for our school.
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En Español
Tan pronto como la edición en español está disponible, una copia impresa estará disponible en la recepción.
¿Quieres traducir esto ahora? Ver el boletín como una página web. Utilice el enlace en la parte superior "Click here to view as a webpage." ("Haga clic aquí para ver esta página en la red.") Copiar la dirección de la página en la red. Vaya a esta página web:
Copie la dirección web en la caja.
Haga clic en el botón "Translate". (Haga clic en El Botón "Traducir".)
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Carpool Connection
Are you looking for other Summit Rainier families living in your area to set up a carpool? Please contact Sarah Paradise, Rainier's carpool coordinator with the following information, and she can help connect you with other families in your area:
Student's Name Parents' Names Street Address Phone Number Email address
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Message from the Directors
Dear Rainier Families,
Camping Trip
We are excited that our Camping trip will be this Thursday and Friday. We are extremely grateful to all the parents who have volunteered to drive and chaperone on this trip.
Drivers need to check in at 8:15am on Thursday. Students need to check in with their mentor for attendance and get ride assignments. Friday drivers need to be at the campsite at 11:30am for the return trip. A packing list, driving directions and more information is on the PIVOT website.
Expeditions
A reminder that next week, September 9 - 13 will be an Expeditions week. Students will not attend their regular classes, instead it will be a time that they will be working on their elective classes. We will make our best effort to accommodate the top choices of each student, but in order to balance our classes, not everyone will get their first choice.
School will start at 9am and will run until 3pm during Expeditions week.
Recruitment
Every year we have students that don't inform us that they are not going to attend our school, and then we have open spaces at the beginning of the year. This year is no different. We still have spaces open and we need your help. Please tell your friends, put it in your listserves, church bulletins, newsletters, Facebooks, etc. We need you to talk to people about why Summit is special and what it means to you. As currently enrolled families, you are our best resource for filling these final spots because you have a first hand experience. We would like to ask everyone to commit a few minutes of their time to make this push.
We believe this is extremely important and are passionate that EVERY single space is filled so we can provide a quality education to every student. If you can provide additional help with our recruiting efforts, or have any questions, please contact Ms. Pinelli.
Respectfully,
Pamela Lamcke, Principal
Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director
Summit Public Schools: Rainier
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Coach J Bumagat, Athletic Director
Boys and Girls Basketball
There will be a meeting on Friday, September 13 at lunch for all students (boys and girls) interested in playing basketball this year. Feel free to bring your lunch to this meeting.
Winter Sports Meeting
There will be a mandatory parent and athlete meeting for all Winter sports (Basketball and Wrestling) on October 10 at 6pm in the Tahoma campus auditorium.
Cross Country
The Rainier team has been practicing with Coach Jose and the Tahoma team. They have four meets scheduled starting September 14 with the Chieftain Spirit Invitational at Toro Park in Salinas. The Cross Country meet schedule can be found here.
Volleyball
Our Girls Volleyball team has a full schedule of games starting with a game against San Jose High on September 4 and opposing Mountain View Academy on September 10. The Volleyball game schedule can be found here.
More information about our sports teams is available on our website: rainierbulldogs.olinesports.com
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Volunteers Needed
Janet Amaro, Communications Committee Chair
These are some of the volunteer jobs that we need filled.
Office help - can you come in on a regular basis to help in the office? We especially need help covering the phones during the lunch hour so that Ms. Martinez can do lunch duty. Please contact Ms. Martinez in the office (408) 831-3104 ext 5001 if you are interested in helping.
Lunch help - we need a daily volunteer to come help Ms. Margie distribute lunches to our hungry students. On regular weeks, we need someone from 1-1:30pm, during Expeditions help is needed 11:45am-12:15pm. If you can volunteer even one day a week, that would be a great help. Please contact Ms. Pinelli. Gardening - We need a volunteer to come to the school on a regular basis to water the container plants. Right now we don't have a nearby tap and we need to make sure that our plants stay healthy. Mentor Group Parents - Each student is assigned a mentor group. These groups are one of the most important ways that students can feel a sense of belonging and connection to our school because students in the group stay together for their whole Summit education. Each group needs at least two parent leads to serve as a liaison between the mentor teacher and the other parents in the group. At least one of the leads should be fluent in Spanish. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please contact Lupe Trujillo. The family mentor groups for each grade level are shown below. The ones in Red are the ones that especially need volunteers.
Mentors by Grade Level
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9th Grade
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10th Grade
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11th Grade
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Ms. Beaven
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Mr. Avarca
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Mr. Carrillo &
Ms. Pinelli
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Mr. Pratt
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Ms. Crowe
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Mr. LaTorra
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Ms. Stoever
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Ms. Goddard &
Ms. Lamcke
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Ms. Larson
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Ms. Whited
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Ms. Jimenez
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Mr. Lee
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Mr. Zisman
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Ms. Pennings
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Ms. Lee
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Ms. Rieder
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Fundraising: GiveWith.Target.com
This year, Target will give money to schools all over the country for one simple act: a vote. Our school needs just 25 votes to earn a $25 donation from Target. But that's only the beginning. For each additional vote, our school will get $1 more. So please remember that, although the gesture is small, the rewards are potentially huge. Go to GiveWith.Target.com to vote for Rainer Charter High School once a week through September 21 or until Target has given away all $5 million.
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Thursday and Friday, September 5 and 6 - Rainier All School Camping Trip
- Week of September 9 -13 - Rainier Expedition, please note that students have early dismissal at 3pm every day during Expedition weeks
- Thursday, September 12 - PIVOT meeting at Rainier Campus, 6:30pm. All parents are encouraged to attend. Notes from the past meeting here.
- Thursday, September 19 - Back to School Night, 6:30 - 8:30pm
- Friday, September 20 - Coffee with the Directors - join us for an informal chat at the Starbucks at White and Story, 9-10am
- Tuesday, September 24 - College Night for 11th grade families - 6:30-8:30pm at Rainier
- Thursday, September 26 - School Closed
- Friday and Saturday, September 27-28 - Personalized Learning Plan meetings (time will be scheduled)
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Questions? Need More Information?
Please check Rainier's PIVOT website for more school information. If you don't find the answers you were looking for, contact Janet Amaro, Communications Chair and she will point you in the right direction.
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