Raven Report: October 7, 2020
7th Graders Emily, Cadence, and Leah strike a pose in the Big Backyard!
To Do List
Questions? Contact the Front Desk.
Pre-Order Hot Lunch
Lunch orders need to be placed by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday the week before to receive the $4.50 pre-order price.

All lunch menus and pre-order forms are available at thesummitprep.org/lunch.
Register for Fun Zone
Morning Fun Zone drop off begins at 7:30 a.m.

Afternoon Fun Zone pick up ends at 5:30 p.m.
Order Summit Logo Umbrella
The cost of each umbrella is $30.

Payment will be processed through your Summit family account.
Order Summit Face Masks
The cost of each face mask is $15.

Payment will be processed through your Summit family account.
Pre-Order 2020-2021 Yearbook
Yearbooks will be available in May 2021.
Reporting COVID-19 Exposure Procedure
If you or someone in your household is notified, or if you suspect, that you have been exposed to COVID-19, please email Summit Administration at frontdesk@thesummitprep.org. An administrator will contact you during school hours to discuss necessary precautions to follow before returning to the classroom and/or transitioning to Hybrid Learning.

Please stay home.

Administration will maintain communication with your family and notify the appropriate personnel and families if someone in your household tests positive for COVID-19. This information is considered confidential, and your privacy will be maintained in all such communications.

Please contact your primary care provider or the Springfield-Greene County Health Department for more information on COVID-19 and for recommendations on testing and quarantine.

Questions? Contact Front Desk for an administrator.
Upcoming Events
October 2020  
8: Free Dress Day, Out of Uniform Day
 9: NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
12: NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
15: Garden Orientation at 3:50 p.m.
19: Board of Trustees Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
21: Late Start at 9:30 a.m.
23: Early Release at 1:00 p.m.
29: SPO Meeting at 9:00 a.m.
30: Fall Online Auction Night at 7:30 p.m.

November 2020
5-6: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Days
 13: NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences
 16: Board of Trustees Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
 18: Late Start at 9:30 a.m.
 19: $2 Uniform Buyout Day
 19: SPO Meeting at 9:00 a.m.
23-27: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
Free Dress Day: Thursday 10/8
Free Dress Out Day is this Thursday, October 8th (the day before Fall Break)! The theme for the day is Student Activities... what do you like to do when you're not in school? Celebrate your favorite extracurricular activities, such as sports, dance, music, drama club, karate, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and more!
Fall Break: 10/9-10/12
The Summit offices will be closed over Fall Break. We hope everyone enjoys the 4-day weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone in class on Tuesday, October 13th.

TRAVEL REMINDER
If you choose to travel over the holiday weekend, please monitor the situation in the area you will be traveling by contacting the local health department. If the rate of infection is increasing, or if you have concerns about exposure based on your travel experience, please notify administration to initiate a two week transition to hybrid learning.
Scholastic Book Fair
This year, the Scholastic Book Fair will be online! The Summit’s Book Fair will be held from November 1st-14th. A store link will be emailed to families and posted in the Raven Report. Books will be mailed to your home within 48 hours of ordering. 

To advertise our Book Fair this year, we’d like to encourage our Summit family to make short commercials and/or book reviews that we can share with the community each day during the Book Fair. Videos should be less than one minute in length and submitted by October 26th. To submit your video, please email Whitney Wiese, Communications & Enrollment Officer.

Here’s your opportunity to shine! Make your commercial as funny and creative as you want. Or make a book review of one of your favorite books that’s available through the Book Fair; you might inspire others to love it as much as you do!
Fall Online Auction
Save the Date: Friday, October 30th
New this year, The Summit’s annual auction is moving online! Class projects, family adventures, and fabulous items will be up for bid starting Friday, October 23rd! Join us as we gather together virtually on Friday, October 30th at 7:30 p.m. for a special livestream of The Summit Fall Online Auction Night. 

We will again be using Qtego’s mobile bidding platform for our silent auction. Anyone, from anywhere, can bid on items and support independent education in the Ozarks!

Follow our Facebook Event for more details and special sneak peaks of auction items!

Do you have an item you’d like to donate for the auction? It’s easier than ever! Click here to fill out the donation form.

For questions, or to volunteer to help with this event, please contact Vince Currao, Development Officer.
Summit Parent Organization
Dress Out and Donuts
Since we had to forgo Donuts with Grown-Ups this year, SPO is providing donuts for all students and employees at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8th as a send off for Fall Break. Donuts are from Krispy Kreme and allergy free options are available as well. Thank you SPO!
Summit Parent and Board Member Dana Thomas (left) and Ashley Schnake (right) with the Missouri Department of Conservation in The Summit's pollinator garden.
Friends of The Summit Gardens Club
Calling all parents, faculty, staff, and friends of The Summit! Have you heard the news that as part of our STEM programming, we are converting the Summit campus to native Missouri plant species? It’s an exciting, student-led project that will offer numerous math and science learning opportunities for our students. It also gives students a chance to plan and implement hands-on projects, which include spatial and design elements, group problem solving, and translating plans on paper into action.
 
We need your extra hands to help carry out the students’ plans, so we’re starting a Friends of The Summit Gardens Club! We will have planned group workdays following each monthly SPO meeting, and there will also be ongoing opportunities for you to come work whenever it fits into your own schedule.
 
We’ll hold a one-hour orientation meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 3:50 p.m. During orientation, we will show you around the gardens, introduce you to the master plan, and let you know the jobs that need to be done. Then you can work when it fits your schedule, or join us on volunteer workdays.

Contact Dana Thomas, Summit Parent and Board Member, with questions or if you can’t attend the orientation but would like to be involved.
Around Campus
Summit Athletes Compete in Cross Country Meet
Contributed by: Ainsley Lowe, 9th Grade

Last Saturday, October 3rd, Summit and NCA’s Cross Country team competed at the Camdenton Laker XC Invite! Four medals were won, and Summit Senior Alexis W. placed 6th in the Gold Division. The meet was very fast paced and brought out many personal records, to everyone's satisfaction.

The varsity boys race was first up at 8:30 am. They sprinted out of their boxes and ran through the cold and rain with surprising speed. The varsity girls were next up at 9:30 am, the rain having taken a pause, but the chilly fall air still persisting. Both races took around thirty minutes and ended in the warmth of a car driving the hour and a half back home.

Overall, everyone seems to agree that the meet was enjoyable, and we are all looking forward to our next meet on October 15th at Clever High School.

Summit Varsity Girls

#6 Alexis Workman, Summit Senior  
19:04.66 (1st in Purple, 6th in Gold)

#223 Ainsley Lowe, Summit Freshman   
32:21.25 (71st in Purple, NA in Gold)
Reminder: Layer Up for Fall Weather!
Fall is officially here, and with it comes cooler weather. We have been fortunate with many beautiful, mild days this school year, and we plan to continue spending as much time as possible outside as weather permits.
Please send jackets, hats, and gloves as appropriate for cooler weather with your children, so we can all stay bundled and warm while we learn and play outside.
Support The Summit
Shop with Scrip
Bonus Fest is coming October 9 - 31. Each weekend feature a different lineup of brands on bonus for 2 days only. Click here to learn more!

As always, feel free to reach out to Phil Isley, Summit Parent and Scrip Coordinator, with any questions.
AmazonSmile
Get ready for Prime Day! Shop AmazonSmile on October 13th-14th!

When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% fo the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice, The Summit!

Note: Orders must be placed through smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com) for the benefits to be applied.

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!