Second grade students at Summit Elementary enjoyed hands-on lessons about Teller County history from volunteers through the Ute Pass Historical Society. Local history is part of our second grade standards, and this field trip concluded a quarter full of learning about the people who built the Ute Pass area. This was a field trip to remember. We appreciate all the docents for making it happen, as our students enjoyed living the history.

Congratulations to Summit's Destination Imagination teams. They competed at the regional competition last weekend. The 4th grade team got FIRST place in their Scientific challenge and the 5th/6th graders got SECOND place in their Technical challenge! Both teams will head to State in April!!! Now, while this is super news, the best news is how hard they worked, persevered under pressure as a team, and how well they represented Summit! They were truly respectful, purposeful and made everyone PROUD 👏

After diving into the captivating world of Eric Carle's "The Very Busy Spider," some of our kindergarten students embarked on a thoughtful journey, reflecting on their own bustling school day activities. Embracing their inner creativity, they each selected a task that keeps them "very busy" and shared it using the sentence starter, "I am very busy..."

We're thrilled to congratulate all the amazing Gateway students who received a "shout out" during the month of January! 💚 As a special reward, these outstanding students got to putt for a prize! ⛳️🏆 Keep up the fantastic work, Gateway stars! 🌟👏