Robin Frank is OUR reading specialist and ELD teacher. She is intelligent, kind, supportive, always positive, and a leader. She has helped thousands of students learn to read. She is a leader in supporting English Learner and intervention services in LVUSD. Frank began her career in 1995 as a bilingual Kindergarten teacher and has served as an English Language Development teacher and Reading Intervention Specialist. She was an important advocate for initiating OUR Dual Immersion Taskforce, securing a specific Dual ELA program adoption, and for obtaining and implementing intervention materials. Upon the announcement of the employees of the year, Stepenosky remarked “They are all tremendous educational leaders. Their dedication, passion, and leadership are phenomenal.”
Please join us for our School Site Council Meeting in the Library/Media Center on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 3 PM. Meets are held every other month and are open to the community at large. The voting members are elected and serve for a two year term.
We are pleased to announce that thousands of new books have been delivered to Sumac L-STEM Elementary! Please join me in offering thanks to our Plant Manager, Mr. Nuno, our Library Media Center Coordinator, Julia Stratton, and many diligent parent volunteers for unpacking, organizing, and distributing the books into our classroom libraries. Reading is vital and reading quality and engaging titles, both fiction and non-fiction, support our children's literacy development.
Ms. Hernandez, Sumac's very own full time school counselor, delivers informative and engaging lessons to students in every grade. Last week and this coming week, Ms. Hernandez reviews with students who she is, her role, and how she can help. She also reviews when students may need help from the counselor and how to ask a teacher to plan a visit. Parents can seek help from the counselor as well. Remember Ms. Hernandez is here to help! We are grateful to have such a talented and enthusiastic educator on our support team.
Spectacular Work Voyagers! You all did a phenomenal job on our Back to School Night Event yesterday, Everyone worked hard and came together as a team to make the building glow with community warmth. The hallways, classrooms, MPR, and library were tidied and decorated with student work. The presentations were student centered and focused on connections. It was a long and rewarding night for us all!
