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Expeditions Schedule PLT

Before School PLT (same as normal):

7:45-8:45am Monday - Friday

9th - room 1211

10th - room 1209

11th - room 1213

Teachers available:

Mondays - History

Tuesdays - English

Wednesdays - Spanish

Thursdays - Math

Fridays - Science

After School PLT (1 hour earlier):

3-4pm Monday & Wednesday (may extend after 4pm if needed)

Subject rooms:

History - 1209

English - 1212

Spanish - 1211

Math - 1210

Science - 1213

Whited/RSP - 1214

Summit Rainier YahooGroup

Diane Tom

If you would like to join the Rainier Parent listserve/ email group, you can join in one of three ways:

1. Go to the group home page and click Join

2. Send a blank email to this address and respond to the confirmation

3. Email group moderator, Diane Tom and she will send you an invitation to the group

Labels for Education

We are now collecting Labels for Education. Drop off your labels in the box in the Rainier office.

Amazon.com

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Message from the Directors

Dear Rainier Families,

It's hard to believe that we are already halfway through the first semester! By now, we hope most families have participated in a Personalized Learning Plan meeting with your student's mentor. We hope these meetings have been helpful in setting goals and plans for the year, as well as in learning more about our academic program and what families can do at home to support your student.

We know there are a number of new systems to learn this year, so we have created some resources to support families. Take a few minutes to review these resources, so you can feel confident in checking your student's progress and understanding how our program works.

A short video explaining the basic features of the PLP tool.

An overview of the academic program (including what students should be working on outside of school and how grades are calculated).

These documents are also part of the PLP Tool. When you go to app.mysummitps.org look for a small i in the top right corner with links to each of the documents.

If you are interested in additional information about the program at Summit Public Schools, including what is happening in education reform across the nation and how Summit fits in; research on blended learning; and research on college readiness, please check this playlist.

As always, we encourage you to reach out to your student's mentor with any questions or concerns. We also hope to see you at the next Coffee with the Director this Friday or cafecito (November 14)!

Respectfully,

Pamela Lamcke, Principal

Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director

Summit Public Schools: Rainier

Reminders for the Week

Intent to Enroll Forms

We are still collecting Intent to Enroll forms, so far we have received forms for only half of our currently enrolled students. If you have not returned this form, return it to the front office as soon as possible because they are an important bargaining chip with the district to improve the Rainier campus, including bringing running water on campus for sinks, drinking fountains, science labs and more/closer bathrooms.

Intent to Enroll - English

Intent to Enroll - Spanish

Parent Account Forms due November 1

We are accepting enrollment requests for online parent accounts until November 1! If you haven't heard, our management team recently introduced a new, convenient way for you to pay for your student's lunches, camping and class trips, as well as to make any donations.

Collecting these funds with cash and checks has been a thorn in the side of charter schools for years. Money gets lost, and reconciling and depositing thousands of dollars also takes up hours of our time and significant resources.

Summit has worked hard over this past year to develop a new, convenient, and easy to use online system where you can make payments directly to Summit by credit card.

Please note that this is an optional program. Families can continue paying by cash or check if so desired. But getting as many families to sign up for this program as possible opens up more time for our staff to spend on tasks that will benefit students!

To enroll, please fill out and return the form by November 1.

Online Parent Account -English

Online Parent Account - Spanish

College Night - 10th Graders

10th Grade Students and Families - Please join us for our 10th Grade College Night on Thursday, October 24 at 6:30pm. This will be held on the Tahoma campus located at 14271 Story Road. This night is specifically for the 10th grade class and will give families important information about what both students and families can do to start planning for college. You will learn what to expect this year, how to plan for next summer and how Rainier is supporting your student on the path to college.

Facilities

Maria Sousa, Facilities Chairperson

Workday - Saturday, October 26

There will be a Facilities Workday to take care of some of the Facilities issues on our campus. We plan to:

* Repair a stall door in the girls' bathroom

* Attach a larger tarp over the lunch service area

* Build a cage/box to protect the drip irrigation timer/backflow from vandalism

* Repair building vent at base of teachers' lounge building

* Weed front entry path garden

* Take out old playground structures near entry

Bring work gloves, sunscreen, and please check the link below for supplies we need and tools we would like to borrow for the day.

We want to make sure we have enough people to help, so please sign up to let us know you're coming. Students are welcome to participate! Sign up to volunteer here.

Expeditions

Visual Arts

Congratulations to 9th grader, Nadia Toribio, who won art supplies in the Visual Arts (Painting and Drawing) class. Her Haunted House artwork was voted best in the class! This is Nadia's first art class, but she plans to use her prize to continue creating works of art.

Expeditions Visual Arts teacher Rebecca Wyke is a professional illustrator and graphic designer and just received her Masters in Education. She rotates through Summit Rainier, Shasta, Everest and Summit Prep throughout the Expeditions year.

More pictures from the Visual Arts class are online here.

Drama

Drama students have been learning how to use their faces and bodies to express emotion. This week students learned about pantomime - and practiced getting their stories across to the audience without words. In other exercises, students had to prepare a monologue, as if auditioning for a role and deliver it to their classmates, who acted as the producers. Drama teacher Nick Patton helps students differentiate between criticism and offering suggestions for changes in the performances. With coaching, Isaac Magdaleno asked Jowie Panaligan to "try it with larger emotional choices." All of the students show incredible bravery in presenting their performances.

For first time drama student, Rene� Broussard, this class has taught her how to compose herself before performing. Joshua Franco-Lee explained how the breathing techniques they practiced in class helped him relax. Joshua Garcia took a drama class last year at a different high school, but he says that Rainier's program with intensive weeks of Exhibition classes is much better and since classes are for the whole day, they can explore ideas more in depth.

A selection of photos from the Drama classes are online here.

Students will return to the regular academic schedule next week for the rest of the semester. The next Expeditions session will be January 21-31, 2014.

Recruitment for Fall 2014

Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director

We are already planning for next fall's incoming class of students. Our best method of recruitment is word of mouth from current families. If you can help, please contact Lia Pinelli.

Recruitment Open Houses

There will be Summit San Jose Recruitment Open Houses on Tuesday, November 5 and December 3 at 6:30pm on the Rainier campus. Be sure to tell your friends and family to get their applications in by the February 28 deadline to have the highest chance of acceptance.

Annual Fund Drive

Thank you to the following families who have donated or pledged money to our school:

Bulldog Circle (donations & pledges of $750+)

David & Sandy Englehart

Philip Teav & Julie Lim

Rainier Family and Friends Donations & Pledges

Cindy Aviles

Greg & Regina Chambers

Hester Lau-Kim and Jack Kim

Enedelia Sandoval

Tuyet Le & Namthi Tran

Enrique & Lupe Trujillo

William & Dana Yates

Imelda Zuniga

A complete donor list is on our PIVOT website. Please consider making a gift to the school. We would like 100% participation. If a single payment of $400 is not possible at this time, please indicate your preference in making installments to fit your budget. Please complete and return the commitment form to the office.

Athletics

Coach J Bumagat, Athletic Director

Winter Sports

Thank you to everyone who attended the mandatory winter sports meeting on October 10. If you are still interested in participating in basketball or wrestling, there is only ONE Make-up meeting left. It is scheduled for Thursday, October 24 from 5:30-6:30pm in Room 18 on the Tahoma Campus. Parents and Students must attend together. Students CANNOT participate in Winter Sports if parent and athlete do not attend. In the meantime, there are forms that need to be filled out. Forms can be found on this website.

Summit Parent Athletic Handbook

Summit Code of Conduct

Summit Athletic Paperwork 1st Sport (if this is the student's first sport)

Summit Athletic Paperwork 2nd/3rd Sport (if this is the student's second sport)

All documents are due on Tuesday, October 29 with a completed physical for the athlete and a sports fee of $125. This means the athlete needs to visit their physician and have the physician indicate that the athlete is cleared to participate in sports. Please keep in mind that all documents can be turned in with the sports fee, but if a physical is not completed, the athlete will not be able to participate in any sport until it is completed.

More details will be discussed at the Make-Up meeting.

More information about our sports teams is available on our website: www.rainierbulldogs.com

Condolences

Ms. Lee's mentor group came together as a family offering support (and food!) on the recent passing of her father. The entire Rainier community extends their condolences to Ms. Lee.

Sending Love to Ms. Lee

Speech and Debate Club

Kevin Pratt, Adviser

On October 20, the Rainier Speech and Debate team attended the Panther Fun Debate at Presentation High School. Congratulations to sophomore Meaghan Allen who was undefeated in the Lincoln-Douglas debate.

The club has been meeting with Adviser Mr. Pratt on Wednesdays after school. The members have recently joined the NFL (National Forensic League), a Speech and Debate Honor Society.

Spirit Week

Student Council

Monday, October 28 - No School

Tuesday, October 29 - Decade Day

Wednesday, October 30 - Breast Cancer Awareness Day - Wear Pink

Thursday, October 31 - Halloween - wear your costume

Friday, November 1 - Free Dress with greater than 60% participation throughout the week

As always, students may not wear any shade of red or blue (unless clearly part of their decade or Halloween costume; shorts or skirts shorter than fingertip length; Raiders 49ers, Sharks or Cowboys; No midriffs, backless shirts, or visible undergarments.

Boo-Grams for sale until October 29! Candybags, cupcakes and candy apples are available.

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

This Week

All week - Expeditions - dismissal at 3pm

before school PLT 7:45-8:45am
after school PLT 3-4pm

Thursday, October 24 - Make Up Meeting for Winter Sports (see above) Room 18 of the Tahoma campus, 5:30pm (Note time change)
Thursday, October 24 - College Night for 10th graders and parents at the Tahoma campus, 6:30pm.
Friday, October 25 - Coffee with the Directors (English) Informal chat with the Directors, at the Starbucks at White and Story Roads, 9-10am
Saturday, October 26 - Facilites Workday, 8am - noon

Next Week

Monday, October 28 - School Closed
Regular Schedule resumes Tuesday, October 29, 9am-4pm
Spirit Week (see above)
October 29 - Athletic Forms due for Winter Sports (Basketball, Wrestling)
November 1 - Intent to Enroll Forms and Parent Account Forms due

Mark Your Calendars

Tuesday, November 5 - Recruitment Open House, 6:30pm
Thursday, November 7 - PIVOT meeting, 6:30pm

Rainier's School Year Calendar Color / Black & White

School Events Calendar on the PIVOT website.

Newsletter Submissions

Is there something you would like to have included in a future edition? Rainier's newsletter comes out weekly on Wednesdays. The deadline for submissions is Monday at noon. Please email articles to the Rainier Newsletter Editor. Early submissions are welcome and appreciated.