Spirit Week: October 1st, Monday: Star Wars October 2nd, Tuesday: Dress like it's 1978 October 3rd, Wednesday: Crazy Hair October 4th, Thursday: Pajama Day October 5th, Friday: Athletic Wear Jog-a-thon is on Friday, October 5th. The parent club is setting up running times. You may email them at sumpterparentclub@gmail.com for more information about when you child will run. Any other questions, please call the [...]
Missing a day or two of school may not seem like a big deal, but that time matters. If a student misses just two days of school a month, by the end of the year, that adds up to an entire month of lost instruction. At Salem-Keizer Public Schools, we want all [...]
El perder un día o dos de clases podría parecer irrelevante, pero ese tiempo es muy importante. Si un estudiante pierde solo dos días de clases al mes, al final del año escolar, esto representa un mes entero de clases perdidas. En las Escuelas Públicas de Salem-Keizer, queremos que todos los estudiantes se gradúen [...]
Today, September 18th, 2018, the staff and students at Sumpter Elementary School participated in a lockdown drill. Students were told by staff that we would be practicing being safe just as we do for other drills, prior to this drill beginning. The purpose of this drill was to prepare our students and staff for any [...]
Beginning Band (5th grade only): Nathanial Irby, director Where: Judson Middle School, Band Room When: Monday-Friday, 7:55-8:45am Transportation: Parents provide transportation to Judson or students can ride the Judson buses. A bus will return students to Sumpter after band rehearsal. First Day: Monday, September 24, 2018 Beginning Orchestra (4th grade): Patience Dunbar, director Where: [...]
Tuesday, October 16th Look for picture packets to come home soon.
Buses were rolling this morning carrying almost half of Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ (SKPS) 42,000 students, but with the back-to-school excitement was another message: “Every Day 24J!” Nearly one in three students in SKPS is chronically absent, and this year, schools and community organizations are collaborating to identify barriers to attendance and develop solutions. The [...]