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Raven Report: Aug. 8, 2019
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Back to School: Calendar for August 2019
The Summit's 2019-2020 school year has officially begun this week, as teachers returned to campus on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, August 14th we will welcome all our Summit students for the first day of school. There will be a back-to-school photo booth before school and a boo-hoo/woo-hoo coffee for parents and grandparents after school starts, courtesy of SPO.
Monday, August 12th
: Meet Your Teacher 3-4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 14th: First Day of School
Classes begin at 8:45 a.m., and students may start heading to their classrooms at 8:30 a.m. The photo booth will start at 8:00 a.m. Parents' Boo-hoo/Woo-hoo Coffee begins at 8:45 a.m., and everyone is welcome to stop by the backyard for coffee and conversation!
Friday, August 16: Back to School Backyard Bash
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Everyone (students, parents/grandparents/guardians, and siblings) are invited to celebrate the first week of our 15th school year, meet and greet with our amazing Summit faculty and staff, and enjoy the company of The Summit community! SPO will be providing drinks and hot dogs in the backyard immediately following the school day. There will be an ice cream truck as well, please bring $1-5 cash for the ice cream truck if you'd like to purchase a treat.
Monday, August 19th: Summit Board of Trustees Meeting 5:30 p.m.
All are invited to attend Board Meetings. Please RSVP to Summit President, Susan Miranti, so we can prepare the correct number of seats.
Thursday, August 29th: Summit Parent Organization (SPO) Meeting 9:00 a.m.
All Summit parents/guardians are members of the SPO, and all are invited to attend the monthly meetings. The meeting will include updates about upcoming events, scrip information, and projects for the 2019-2020 school year.
Monday, September 2nd: No School, Labor Day
Summit offices will be closed on this day.
Please contact Amy Maas or Whitney Wiese if you have any questions about back to school events!
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Strategic Summer
The summer of 2019 has been "strategic" for The Summit. In accordance with our strategic planning cycle, the Board of Trustees gathered a cross functional group of parents, students, faculty, admin, and board members to collaborate during 3 sessions led by facilitator Max Buetow. The group considered a thorough collection of data gathered about the schools performance, survey results and ISACS visiting team recommendations to form the top priorities and initiatives that will guide the school administration and Board of Trustees for the next 3-5 years.
Thank you to the following members of our community for dedicating your summertime hours to plan for the bright future ahead:
Marissa Bradley (faculty),
Becky Breckner (admin),
Joe Easter (parent),
Melissa Gelner (board),
Joe Harper (parent),
Katie Heet (admin),
Billy Kimmons (parent),
Sarah Leighninger (faculty),
Anne Mason (board),
Evan Mason (student),
Susan Miranti (board),
Jennifer Newman (board),
Rachel Rothwell (parent),
Mark Sharp (board),
Emma Smith (faculty),
Angela Teters (parent),
Kristin Walker (admin),
Calla Yearta-Sothern (student), and
Gerald Zamora (parent).
The Strategic Planning committee will lead small working groups to draft the initial strategic plan through the fall. The group plans to publish the plan in December and will present in detail at the State of the School meeting in January 2020.
Visit the
website for more information about the Strategic Planning process.
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Summit Text Message Alerts
Want to get reminders of all school events and snow days on your phone? Join Summit's Text Alert System! If you haven't done so already, please join
The Summit's
text
alert system by
texting
RAVEN to 64600.
*Note: This is the same group as last year. If you received text messages in 2018-2019 from The Summit, you're good to go! We'll send our first text message out Monday to remind families about the Meet the Teacher event!
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Lunch: Pre-Order for First Week of School
Lunch orders for the first week of school need to be placed by Monday, August 12th to receive the $4 pre-order price.
Click here to view the September 2019 Lunch Menu.
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Sign Up: Unlimited Fun Zone
The Summit offers before and after school care on campus, referred to as Fun Zone. This year, morning Fun Zone will be led by Mrs. Shannon Wallace (PreK Classroom Assistant) and afternoon Fun Zone will be led by Ms. Casey Haskins (Beginners Classroom Assistant).
Before School, from 7:30-8:30 a.m.
- single morning: $10 per morning
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unlimited for the month: $100 per month
After School, from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
- single afternoon: $15 per afternoon
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unlimited for the month: $150 per month
For single visits, you do not need to sign your child up for unlimited Fun Zone. Simply let your classrooms teacher and the front desk (frontdesk@thesummitprep.org) know your student will be needing afternoon Fun Zone before the end of the school day. Charges will be made to your family account, and you will be billed during the next monthly payment period.
If you would like to sign your child(ren) up for UNLIMITED Fun Zone (if you plan on using before or after care more than 10 times a month), please use the button on the right to sign up.
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Register for Run for The Summit
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Summit Family Directory
The Summit Family Directory can be found online through our Summit Web Page:
http://www.thesummitprep.org/family/
. This page is password protected. Amy Maas will send an email out to The Summit community with this year's password.
All Summit community members have access to this directory which contains class lists, teacher email addresses, and contact information for the Board of Trustees, Summit Parent Organization (SPO), and Summit families.
Please let me know if any of your personal information needs to be edited or removed.
This directory is for the use of The Summit Preparatory School community only. It may not be used for solicitation purposes or given out to those outside of The Summit. The information, data, and contact information embodied in the directory are supplied with the understanding that they will be held privately within The Summit community and not disclosed to third parties without the prior written consent of the school and the individual.
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Hulafrog Back to School Giveaway
From Hulafrog's website
Hulafrog is your go-to-guide for life with kids in this area. We are excited to, once again, donate a $1,000 Staples Gift Card to one lucky school! One parent from the winning school will also win a $250 Staples gift card! Voting for Hulafrog's subscriber giveaway runs from August 6 - September 19.
Click here for more information.
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Summit Run 2019: Save the Date for 9/28
Mark your calendars! The Summit's 13th annual 5K and fun run will be held on September 28th, 2019 at The Missouri Institute of Natural Science, 2327 W. Farm Road 190.
This year we will be celebrating SCIENCE! Many professionals use science everyday. From Nurses, Anthropologists and Botanists to Cosmetologists, Veterinarians and Chefs. The possibilities are endless!
We encourage you to get creative and dress up as your favorite science related professional. We hope to see a few mad scientists out there!
Sponsorship opportunities, will be available soon.
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Summit Gala 2019: Save the Date for 10/18
The 2019 Annual Gala will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Darr Agriculture Center.
The theme will be Classic Las Vegas: Rat Pack, elegance, music, magic, and all that glitters like the Vegas strip!
More information will be coming soon. In the meantime, please mark your calendars!
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Summit School Calendar
August 2019
7: Early Learners Playground Meet-Up
8: Volunteer Training, 10 a.m.
12-13: Parent Teacher Conferences
12: Meet Your Teacher, 3 p.m.
14: First Day of School, 2019-2020
14: Boo-hoo/Woo-hoo Coffee, 8:45 a.m.
16: Back to School Backyard Bash, 3:30 p.m.
19: Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
29: SPO Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
September 2019
2: NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
9: Official School Picture Day
11: Late Start at 9:30 a.m.
13: Backyard Picnic at Lunch Time, parents invited
16: Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
19: $2 Uniform Buy-Out Day, benefiting 2021 Spanish Study Abroad Trip
20: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day
26: SPO Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
28: Run for The Summit
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Seeking CDL Shuttle Drivers
Do you or someone you know have a CDL certification? Would you/they be interested in driving for a variety of Summit field trips throughout the year? If so, please contact Kristin Walker for more information about this opportunity.
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Summit Family Business Directory: Available to View Family Businesses
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Earn Rebates on Your Growth Fund with Scrip
Check out
www.shopwithscrip.com
to see what they have to offer.
The next order for physical cards will not be placed until August 2019 for the new school year. The electronic cards can be ordered throughout the summer on the app. We have a variety of physical cards in the binder at school if you need one or two during the break. As always, if you have any questions feel free to contact
Phil Isley, Summit Scrip Coordinator.
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AmazonSmile
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice, ie: The Summit Prep.You must go through smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com) to log into your amazon account for the benefits to work.
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Box Tops, Labels for Education, & Tyson Project A+
Don't forget to keep collecting all your box tops, labels, and Tyson product codes! We have a clear bucket in the lobby to collect these labels all year long. Please be sure to ask your family and friends to collect theirs as well. The Summit gets credit for every label turned in!
Click on the links below for more information on each program:
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Mabel's Labels
Mabel's Labels are great, adhesive labels for everything: uniform shirts, water bottles, lunch boxes, pencil cases, laptops, etc. They stick and won't come off in the wash!
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The Summit Preparatory School | 417.869.8077 | Fax: 417.986.3777
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