Principal October Newsletter

Summit Scoop September

October Lunch Menu (English/Spanish)

Pomptonian Welcome (English/Spanish)

Payschools Information

Please join us for an afternoon of fun on October 11th from 11am - 3pm for the Jefferson Fall Festival!!  Fall Festival is impossible without adult volunteers.  Please consider signing up for a shift.

International cafe chefs: 

We are still in need of many chefs to make our International Cafe a success.  

Our guests have LOVED: pasta dishes, rice, handheld bites (samosas, empanadas, dumplings), healthy salads.

Email Jes Cambronero or Elyssa Ayzenburg to coordinate pan pick up.

Please bring your cooked food to the cafeteria on October 11th by 10:45am.

Food should be warm and ready to serve.

Help support the sweetest part of the fall festival, the bake sale!  We need donations of individually wrapped, nut-free baked goods.  See flyer for more information.  Sign up to bake here!

Get ready to smile!  Picture day will take place on Tuesday, October 14.  See flyer for more information.  Order forms are available here or will be sent home in backpacks.  Picture re-take day will take place on Tuesday, November 25.

Grandparents' Reading Day for grades 1-3 will now take place on Friday 10/17.  More information regarding times/sign up to follow.

Would you like to help the PTO find new officers for the 2026-2027 school year?

Nominating Committee responsibilities include: 

• developing a pool of potential nominees by contacting teachers, class parents and the general membership
• making sure job descriptions are accurate and fielding questions
• presenting a slate of nominees to the Executive Board in April

If you're interested or know someone who would be interested, please contact Kristin Lorenzo or Kristyn Papageorgiou or sign up through MTK.

Do you work in a field in STEAM?  We'd love to have you come visit our students during STEAM career week, November 10-14th. Complete the survey to share your availability.  

Art in the Classroom (AIC) is PTO-sponsored and parent volunteer run, so we need your help! Our goal is to provide an art history program that offers Jefferson School students a snapshot of prominent works of art by a wide range of famous artists. You do not need to know anything particular about art, as all the materials, lessons and project ideas are provided for you. The kids love this program, but we really need to secure volunteers for each grade and classroom in order to make it a success.  

To sign up click here.  Lessons can be accessed by joining our google classroom. 

Click Here for This Month's Notes from the Nurse

Beatriz Mendez, MS, RN, CSN-NJ

School Nurse

Tel.  908-273-3807 Ext.6351

Fax. 908-918-2116

bmendez@summit.k12.nj.us

Use the new Box Tops App to scan your receipt. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to your organization's earnings online. For more info, click here.

Summit High School Will Present Cabaret: An Evening with the Stars! on Friday, October 10th

Summit High School is proud to present Cabaret: An Evening with the Stars! on Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. This annual Hilltopper Stage Productions fundraiser will be performed in the Summit High School cafeteria.

Tickets will be on sale on Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 a.m. and can be bought online here: https://cur8.com/projects/hilltopper. Tickets may be purchased individually or as a table of 10. We are also offering sweet and savory snacks for advance purchase to be delivered directly to your table.

Summit’s amazingly talented theatre students are excited to welcome you for this magical night of song. You don’t want to miss this special evening to support the Summit High School Performing Arts! Seating is limited so don’t wait!