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Summit Public Schools: Rainier
1750 S. White Road
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 831-3104
Rainier office x 5001
Rainier office is located in room 1215
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Principal
Pamela Lamcke
(408) 831-3104
Assistant Director
Lia Pinelli
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School Donations Needed
Please consider sending in Hand Sanitizer or Facial Tissues to keep our students healthy.
Thank you to recent donors
Suzanne Ousey
Dana Yates
Dave Land
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Families have a 40 hour volunteer commitment per student enrolled - start logging your volunteer hours.
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 this page of the PIVOT website. |
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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:
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
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Bookmark our new Amazon link today and Amazon will donate up to 10% of your purchases to Rainier. |
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Traffic Safety
Reminder for Rainier drivers: do not double park on Marten during morning drop off or afternoon pick up. Double parking is illegal as well as creating unsafe conditions for students and other drivers. Please drive forward and use the passenger loading and unloading zone - marked with a white painted curb just past the Rainier gate.
We are still seeking volunteers to direct traffic in front of the Rainier gate during the morning and afternoon: Please sign up for your choice of day and shift here (scroll down to On-campus). |
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Message from the Directors
Dear Rainier Families,
Last night, one of our 11th grade students, Justin Semana, passed away from cardiac arrest following a seizure. A member of our basketball team, Justin was in the middle of basketball practice when he collapsed and was immediately taken to the hospital.
This is an immeasurable loss for us all. For the past three years, Justin has been a wonderful part of our school family and community. Justin may have seemed shy and quiet to some, but those who knew him were privileged to know a thoughtful, confident, intelligent, and respectful young man. He was supportive of his peers and truly loved being a part of his school community. Simply, he was an amazing person who will be greatly missed.
As we all cope with this loss, we are here to support your children. We will have grief counselors available on campus throughout the school day today and through the week. We encourage all Rainier students to speak with a family member, friend or counselor.
Additionally, we will be holding a whole school community meeting today at 4pm to honor and remember Justin. We will also be available to answer any questions you may have. In the meantime, please know that we will continue to share information as we have it. Our deepest condolences go out to the Semana family.
"B week" Schedule
This week, students' schedules changed slightly. We are now in "B week." The schedule rotation is now 5th period class first, followed by 6th period. 1st and 2nd period are after break, and the day ends with 3rd and 4th. This ensures that students have the opportunity to have their classes and teachers at different times of the day. This way, if a student is "not a morning person" or gets tired in the afternoon, it doesn't always affect their performance in the same classes. Student classes are the same; the order is just shifted.
Thanksgiving Break/ Student Testing
School will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We are thankful to our Rainier community for the opportunity to work with your children. After Thanksgiving, we have just three weeks before the end of the semester. This December, students will not have a traditional final exam week, since student grades are based entirely on their project grades and content assessment pass rates. Instead, students will retake the NWEA MAP test during the last week of the semester. This is a nationally-normed reference test that allows us to measure individual student growth in reading and mathematics; we will compare these results to students' scores from August to measure growth so far this year.
Grading System
With our competency-based grading system, student grades are not final until the end of the year when they have completed all of their course work. As a result, students will not have final semester grades from the fall semester; instead, we will send home a progress report that shares each student's progress at the halfway point in the year. Please remember that you can always check student grades and progress through the PLP tool, which is updated daily. Log in with your student's email and password to access a page showing your student's progress and overview of grades. If you have any questions about your student's progress or grades, please contact his/her mentor for more information.
Respectfully,
Pamela Lamcke, Principal
Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director
Summit Public Schools: Rainier
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Upcoming Parent Education Events
Pamela Lamcke, Principal
We know that students experience the most success in school when they have consistent support from their teachers, mentors, and parents. Therefore, we are always striving to improve our parent outreach and education to ensure that parents have all the information they need to fully partner in their students' education.
At 5:30pm on Thursday, December 5 before our PIVOT meeting on the Tahoma campus, we will be holding a training session on students' Personalized Learning Plan dashboard. This is the tool that parents and students can use to track academic progress through their current projects and playlists, grades, goals, and much more. Teachers and students will be available to help walk parents through all the information available on this tool and answer their questions. This information session is open to all parents and will be held in both English and Spanish, and we hope many of you will be able to stay and attend the PIVOT meeting right afterward.
In addition, we will be hosting Teaching and Learning Tours for current parents to see our amazing teachers and students in action on a typical school day. We have tentatively planned these for Monday, December 2 at 9am and Thursday, December 12 at 9:30am. On these tours, we will explain our school model's skills-focused project-based learning and the technology platforms that support it, and will provide an opportunity to observe classrooms in action. If you are interested in being a part of one of these tours, please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information.
We are looking forward to all of these upcoming opportunities to connect with parents about your students' education. By strengthening our partnership, we know we can increase outcomes for our students. Thank you for all that you do for your students' education!
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College Night - 9th grade -
***Location changed, not canceled
Ms. Lamcke
 Tahoma has graciously agreed to accommodate our 9th grade students and their families for College Night - It will be held on Thursday, November 21 at 6:30pm on the Tahoma Campus, 14271 Story Road on the National Hispanic University Campus. This night is specifically for the 9th 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 Summit is supporting your student on the path to college. Additional college nights are scheduled for: 11th grade - January 30 & May 22 10th grade - February 27 9th grade - March 27
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SAT and ACT testing - 11th grade
Yes, it's time to be thinking about those exams! Since you'll be taking an ACT & SAT Test Prep course during your next College Readiness Expeditions session at the end of January, you'll want to talk with your mentor about which test dates are most suitable for you. Check out test dates and registration deadlines for the SAT and ACT. It is the student's responsibility to register for tests. There is more information in the Student Parent College Handbook on the College Readiness website. |
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Fundraising
Diane Tom
Amazon.com
The Amazon associates program has been running for a little over a month now and the school has already made $46.
 While this does not seem like a huge amount of money this is a dollar a day for doing nothing but normal Amazon shopping. This money was raised by 10 unique visitors (no, we don't know who they are, your info stays private). All Summit Rainier parents can EASILY help out just by using (and bookmarking to use again) our Amazon link before shopping on Amazon. Want to help even more? Ask your friends or family to use the link. The holidays are coming and if you already shop on Amazon this is so easy! Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com?_encoding=UTF8&tag=rainpivo-20 Other ways to help eScrip - Register your Safeway card, and a portion of your purchase comes back to Summit San Jose when you use your debit card, check, or cash. Credit cards will no longer earn contributions. Shop at Target with a red card? Just indicate you'd like donations to go to Rainier here: https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/enroll We have SHARES cards in the office for anyone who shops at SaveMart, Lucky, or FoodMaxx. Just slide your card before payment and we earn a percentage of each purchase, with no additional cost to you.
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Drew Larson, Biology Teacher
Biology has some exciting projects next semester to support our DNA and Genetics curriculum. While some of our big items such as a PCR Machine, or Thermal Cycler, a machine used to amplify segments of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are on the way, we are still in need of items to support the projects we have planned. All five Summit schools teaching biology this year will be doing the project and any donated items will be really appreciated. Thank you for your help and support as we continue to build our science resources!
Items needed:
Ziploc Freezer Bags, quart size
Dawn Dishwashing Liquid - clear
95% Rubbing Alcohol
Salt
Coffee Filters 10/12 cup size, flat bottom
Rubber Bands
Clear Plastic Cups
1 gallon Plastic Pitcher
Gloves - Nitrile
Gladware - at least 5x5x2 inches in size or gel staining trays
Plastic Spatulas
Sharpie Markers
Painter Tape Rolls
Saran Plastic Wrap
Fresh Strawberries
Items are needed by December 18 so we have time to inventory and acquire any remaining items. Donations can be brought to Ms. Larson's room (1211). Please sign up and check this list for more specific information. Contact Ms. Larson with questions.
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Coach J Bumagat, Athletic Director
Summit athletics would like to welcome Coach Hena Khairzadah to our coaching staff. Coach Hena has volunteered to be the Girls Varsity Basketball coach and comes to us with many years of experience so we are excited to have her.
Congratulations to the students who have made the Winter Sports Teams!
Rainier Wrestling:
Guillermo Villalobos, Sean Gage, Sean Smith, Philip Smith, Erick Lopez, Wyatt Ousey
Varsity Girls Basketball:
Phylicia Sanchez, Emily Wooden, Janine Macala, Jordin Holston, Mickayla-Bay Washington, Dayanara Duarte, Alyssa Perez, Chrissie Rodriguez, Ruby Caldera, and April Beale
JV Boys Basketball:
Jorge Araiza-Verdusco, Elijah Taa, Gabriel Estrada, Kyle Del Real, Jose Lopez (Team Captain), Isaac Aronen, Nakiyan Kilpatrick, Davy Fobelli, and Paul Santiago
Varsity Boys Basketball:
Trayvon Carr-HIcks, Emmanuel Ozuna, Braulio Garcia, Brenden Nunes, Blaine Wiley, Justin Semana, Som Ngeth, Robert Jordan Oum, Isaiah Chambers, Clay Machado, David Busch
Season Opener Basketball Games
The Boys and Girls Basketball teams will be kicking off their season this Saturday at Sequoia High School (1201 Brewster Ave, Redwood City) with games against Everest Public High School, another Summit Public School. Let's support our players and show our school pride by getting some fans there! The girls team plays at 3pm and boys play at 4:30pm. Good luck, teams! GO BULLDOGS!
Coaches Needed
Katie Goddard
We are looking for coaches for our Spring Sports Teams - Softball and Track and Field. If you are interested, or know someone who would be able to start conditioning our team after Christmas break, please contact Ms. Goddard or Coach J. All athletes interested in participating in Spring Sports and their parents need to attend a mandatory Sports meeting on January 16, 2014 at 6pm in the Tahoma auditorium.
More information about our sports teams is available on our website: www.rainierbulldogs.com
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Alysssa Martinez, Editor in Chief
Rainier Yearbook
Yearbook Artists Needed
Our yearbook needs both a front cover and a back cover. The deadline for artwork has been extended to December 2. Submit items to Ms. Larson. Show your school spirit and show off your artwork. Winning submissions will be featured in this year's edition of the yearbook.
Front cover can be any style but must include the school year 2013-2014. Surrounding the theme you pick:
- Out with Old in with the New
- Building a Road for a better Future
- And the Story Begins
- Dream Big
Back cover must have the Rainier Bulldog (and only the Rainier Bulldog/any style but not busy.)
Photos Yearbook is also in need of photos including Camping Trip, Spirit Week, Expeditions and Campus Life. Selfies Did you know that "Selfie" is the Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year for 2013? So take a picture of yourself and send it in so that we can showcase it in the yearbook. Make it your own....send in a funny selfie, send in a serious selfie, send in selfies of you and your friends....be creative and have fun!
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
This Week
- Thursday, November 21 - College Night - 9th Grade - location changed to Tahoma Campus, 6:30pm
- Friday, November 22 - Coffee with the Director, location changed to Rainier Campus - an informal chance to chat with the Principals of Tahoma and Rainier, 9am
- Saturday, November 23 - Basketball at Sequoia High School against Everest High School
Next Week- Wednesday-Friday, November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break, School Closed
Mark Your Calendars
- Monday, December 2 - Teaching and Learning Tour for Parents, 9am
- Tuesday, December 3 - Recruitment Open House, 6:30pm
- Parent and Student Volunteers needed. Please sign up here
- Thursday, December 5
- Training Session for Parents - PLP Dashboard, Tahoma Campus, 5:30pm
- PIVOT meeting, Tahoma Campus, 6:30pm
- Thursday, December 12 - Teaching and Learning Tour for Parents, 9:30am
- Friday, December 20 - Last day of semester
- Friday, December 20 - Winter Dance
- December 23 - January 3 - Winter Break
- Monday, January 6 - School Resumes
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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.
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