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Summit Public Schools: Rainier
1750 S. White Road
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 831-3104
Rainier office is located in room 1215. Enter campus from Marten Ave.
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Executive Director
Executive Director:Rainier
Assistant Director
Kevin Bock
Interim Principal
Operations Manager
Principal Resident
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Quick Links...
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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. |
Thank you to volunteers for bringing in treats for the faculty for their Thursday meetings:
Jennifer Wolf
David Land
Phillis Chan
Sandy Englehart
Lisa Kobayashi
Dana Yates
Adrian Contreras
Krista Romero
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
This Week
- All week - MAP testing
- Thursday, May 29 - State of the School Address, 6:30-7pm followed by Celebration of Learning form 7-8pm. Everyone invited to attend
- Saturday, May 31 - Junior Prom, 7:45-10:45pm
Next Week
- Wednesday, June 4 - Help needed on Campus, please contact Ms. Miranda if you can come for an hour or two, or stay all day to help with various tasks preparing the campus for the summer
- Thursday, June 5 - All outstanding lunch balances due
- Thursday, June 5 - PIVOT meeting, Tahoma Campus 6:30pm
- Friday, June 6 - Last day of 2013-2014 School Year
Mark Your Calendars
- Summer of Summit
- Tuesday, June 24 - Recruitment Open House, Tahoma Campus, 6:30pm
- Friday, June 27 - Coffee with the Directors, Starbucks, 9am
- Tuesday, July 8 - Recruitment Open House, Tahoma Campus, 6:30pm
- Friday-Sunday, July 25-27, Gilroy Garlic Festival Volunteer Opportunity
- Monday, August 18 - First Day of School
Calendar is posted online here.
**NEW - 2014-2015 Calendar is posted here.
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Message from the Directors
Dear Rainier Families,
Everyone is invited to attend the State of the School and Celebration of Learning this Thursday, May 29 on the Rainier campus from 6:30-8pm. We'll start with the State of the School address, followed by a gallery walk of student work.
College Night
The powerpoint presentation for last week's 11th grade College Night is online here.
Uniform Policy
Thank you to all of the students and families that have shared their thoughts about the uniform policy. A small team of Rainier and Tahoma teachers are putting together a proposal for next year. We will have an update on next year's uniform policy at the PIVOT meeting on June 5. If you haven't had a chance to share your input, please email Mr. Roe directly at jroe@summitps.org.
Lunch Payments
All lunch balances need to be paid by Thursday, June 5 in order to receive a report card. Payments can be dropped off in the office.
Parent Survey
If you have not completed the parent survey, please take a few minutes and do it now. We want to hear from all our parents about what we're doing well and what areas you suggest for improvement.
Last Day of School
On the last day of school, June 6, there will be an awards ceremony from 11am-1pm in the Mt. Pleasant Theater. All parents are welcome to join to see who wins awards and celebrate with the community. There will also be performances from some select freshman of their persuasive speeches. The ceremony will be followed by a mentor lunch from 1-2pm. School will officially close at 2pm but there will be activities from 2-4pm for any students who want to stay on campus. The day starts at our normal time, 9am.
Summer of Summit
- Week 1: June 24 - June 27
- Week 2: July 8 - July 11
- Week 3: July 15 - July 18
- Week 4: July 22 - July 25
- Week 5: July 29 - August
All students who need to attend the morning sessions of Summer of Summit have been contacted and have signed up. If you are not sure if your child needs to attend, contact your child's mentor. For students who want to take assessments over the summer, to either finish a course or to get a head start on a course for next year, we will be hosting open office hours every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoon from 1 - 5 pm at the Tahoma campus. These sessions are just for taking assessments and getting tutoring from peers.
Sincerely,
Jesse Roe, Executive Director
Kevin Bock, Assistant Director
Summit Public Schools: Rainier
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Final Projects of the Year
 Our 9th graders are polishing up their skills of persuasion as they craft a persuasive speech to perform in front of their peers in their joint English and History project. Ask them to practice their speech on you! Click here to learn more this project!
 Challenge our 10th graders to a board game and let them show you the strategy guides they're creating in Algebra 2 to win the game based on probability calculations. Click here to learn more about all of our 10th grade projects!  Our 11th graders are working on a joint AP English and AP US History project and writing an in-depth research paper on a topic of their choice. They will be presenting arguments across a wide variety of topics from women's rights to gun control to the arts. Click here to see the schedule of presentations. and click here to learn more about all of our 11th grade projects!
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The Gilroy Garlic Festival is one of the premier food events in the state. Volunteers are needed to help prepare food in the Gourmet Alley. No experience needed, you will be trained on the job. You will earn money for Summit San Jose Schools and the volunteer hours will count towards your annual commitment. Volunteers must be at least 13 years old, so our high school students can volunteer too. Learn more and sign up here.
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Recruitment
We still have openings in next year's incoming 9th grade class. If you have friends, family members, co-workers, etc. who have children who will be starting high school in the fall, please be sure to direct them to the Summit San Jose website.
We have scheduled summer Recruitment Open House events for:
Tuesday, June 24, 6:30pm, Tahoma Campus
Tuesday, July 8, 6:30pm, Tahoma Campus
The events are for both Tahoma and Rainier and will be held jointly.
We are looking for help passing out flyers in the community. Would you be willing to post/leave flyers at local businesses, schools, libraries and other community locations? Please contact Crystal Speed at crystal.b.speed@gmail.com or (408) 219-9433. You can also help spread the word with these flyers in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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Junior Prom will be held Saturday, May 31 from 7:45-10:45pm at The Villages Golf and Country Club (5000 Cribari Lane, San Jose in Evergreen). This year's theme is the Roaring 20s. Tickets are on sale during lunch from Kiana Hinojosa. Soda and light appetizers will be provided. There will be a photo booth, DJ, and prom royalty elections.
Visit the Junior Prom website.
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Soccer Interest List
Ms. Goddard
Are you interested in playing soccer next winter at Rainier? We are looking to have both a boys and girls team if there are enough players. Please show your interest by signing up on this document. We also need parent help for the team!
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Math Study Sessions
Mr. Evan Lee 11th Grade Math Teacher
Mr. Lee is offering extra sessions for 11th grade students who need help with Algebra II and other math coursework.
- Saturday, May 31 from 12:30 - 3pm
Parents, if your junior needs to get caught up in Math, please encourage them to attend these smaller sessions.
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Teen Photographer Needed
Mosiac is looking to fill one more spot for a teen photographer at their Journalism Camp this June 15-27. This is a FREE summer camp (Includes tuition, food & lodging) at San Jose State University taught by professional journalists. Parents income is not considered. This teen will have media access to visit professional sports events to breaking news stories. Please see the Mosaic website.
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PIVOT
As this school year heads toward the end, we need to start planning for next year. We need parents to step up and take on leadership roles for the school. Please sign up or re-commit on this list:
We ask that each family contribute 40 hours towards the school each year. You can help fulfill this by signing up for one of the jobs listed. If you are not able to commit to a job now, please consider driving on the fall Camping Trip or spring Study Trips which depend on parent drivers.
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Newsletter items are due Monday at noon for publication Wednesday afternoon. Please email articles to the Rainier Newsletter Editor.
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