Raven Report: August 23, 2023 | |
Summit fans at the 2022 Summit Night at the Ballpark! | |
Summit Night at the Ballpark on Friday 9/8 | |
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Let's get together for a summertime favorite....baseball! SPO is hosting our third annual Summit Night at the Ballpark on Friday, September 8th at 7:05 pm!
Last year we had almost 100 people at the event! All Summit students, families, & friends are welcome to attend. It will be a fun time to hang out with our Summit community all together at a Springfield Cardinals game. Grandparents...of course! Neighbors....absolutely! Plus, it's a Friday Fireworks night! Each ticket is $14 for a dugout box seat. Your Summit Family Account will be billed for the total amount.
Please order your tickets, using the link below, before Monday, August 28th to ensure we all sit together!
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Summit's hot lunch is available through Infused Catering at $5.25 per lunch. Lunch menus and pre-order forms are updated monthly and available online on the FACTS Family Portal.
Pre-orders will be due each Wednesday for the following week.
To pre-order lunch through the Family Portal:
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Login to Family Portal (The Summit’s district code is summit-mo)
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Under Student (left menu), select Lunch
- Select your student from the drop down menu at the top of the page
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Select +Create Web Order
- Select the day(s) you wish to order lunch and enter lunch quantity
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Hit Submit Order
If you need assistance accessing your Family Portal account, please contact the Front Desk.
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Summit Spirit Wear 2023-2024: Due Sunday 8/27 | |
Summit students, faculty, and staff can wear Summit Spirit Wear every Friday, with jeans, during the school year. Order your 23/24 Summit Spirit Wear before Sunday, August 27th. There will not be another bulk spirit wear order until the winter months.
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Volunteer Training Sessions: End of Each Month at 8:45 am | We love our Summit volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom, covering lunch and recess, chaperoning field trips, or working with Summit students this year, you will need to complete volunteer training and background check. Volunteer training must be renewed every two years. Mrs. Breckner will be offering volunteer training sessions on the last Wednesday of each month, beginning August 30th at 8:45 am. Use the link below to register for an upcoming volunteer training session at The Summit. Questions? Contact Becky Breckner. | | | |
After School Activities Begin Next Week | |
Our schedule for the first session of after school athletics and clubs is available! We're excited to be able to offer a great variety of options for your child to choose from! Access the sign-up form through the button below. Please sign your student(s) up by this Friday, August 25th.
If you need financial assistance please do not fill out the form. Instead, please contact the Finance Officer, Linda Renfroe, by calling 417-869-8077 or emailing lrenfroe@thesummitprep.org.
Feel free to call the front desk at 417-869-8077 with any questions.
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Order 2023-2024 Summit Yearbooks | |
It's never too early to order your 2023-2024 Summit Yearbook! Don't miss out on this year's memories! Use the link below receive a 10% discount if you purchase before September 30th.
www.treering.com/validate
School passcode: 1014120028714957
You'll still have plenty of time to complete your two custom pages in your student's yearbook. Custom pages are due by April 30, 2024.
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High School: ACT Prep Session begin September | |
The Summit Preparatory School will be offering subject focused ACT Prep workshops for high school students this fall to best prepare them for the October 28, 2023 test date. The Summit recognizes the benefits of test preparation in supporting students to achieve desired test scores in pursuit of their educational goals beyond high school. ACT Prep Focus Sessions are small-group, deep-dive workshops for strategies, tips, tricks, content, and hands-on guided practice. Students will work on one ACT section at a time and learn mental, emotional, and physical best practices for staying calm, relaxed, and focused in any testing environment.
To support students in taking advantage of this test preparation opportunity, The Summit will be reimbursing 25% of the ACT course fee for any current Summit high school students who choose to participate. Family accounts will be credited $25 for each session completed.
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The Summit's 2023-2024 School Calendar has been updated with all school activities and events, including uniform buyout days, school picture days, board meetings, etc. | |
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August 2023
24: Dine Out at Huey Magoo's (E. Sunshine), 4-8 pm
24: June 2024 International Trip Info Meeting, 5 pm
26: Friends of the Garden Workday, 9am-12pm
September 2023
4: No School, Labor Day
8: Summit Night with the Springfield Cardinals, 7:05 pm
13: Late Start at 9:30 am
18: Board of Trustees Meeting, 5pm
19: Summit Dine-Out at Wendy's on South Campbell Ave
20: SPO Meeting, 9am
21: $2 Uniform Buy Out Day
22: No School, Teacher Work Day
25-29: Scholastic Book Fair
October 2023
9: Official School Pictures
10: $2 Uniform Buy Out
11: Ravens Reach Out Day at Watershed
12-13: No School, Fall Break
16: No School, Teacher Work Day
18: SPO Meeting, 9am
23: Board of Trustees Meeting, 5pm
25: Donuts with Grown Ups, 8-8:45 am
30-Nov 3: Dia de Los Muertos Celebration on campus
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Huey Magoo's Dine Out This Thursday 8/24, 4-10pm
Make plans to get dinner at the new Huey Magoo's on East Sunshine this Thursday, August 24th between 4-10pm. 25% of all sales on this day will go towards The Summit Prep's 2024 International Trip to Panama. Tell your friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers! No need to present a flyer or do anything special when you order, but be sure to order extra Magoo's sauce!
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Info Meeting: Summit's International Trip to Panama in June of 2024
We are excited to announce that The Summit, in collaboration with EF Tours, is hosting our third international trip for the summer of 2024. Click here to learn more about our trip to Panama and Colombia! This trip is open to Upper School students (current 5th-12th graders).
On Thursday, August 24th at 5:00 p.m., we will hold an in-person informational meeting for Summit students and their parents who are interested in learning more about this enrichment opportunity. We will cover basic information about the trip including travel experiences, safety/security, deadlines to register, fundraising, and additional questions. This is a no obligation meeting!
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Friends of The Garden Work Day, Saturday 8/26
The weather should be returning to more normal August temps this weekend, and what better time to host our first Friends of the Garden Work Day than this Saturday, August 26th from 9:00am-12:00pm.
The Summit has received several grants from the Missouri Conservation Department to turn our landscaping into native garden beds, and pollinator gardens. Over the last few years, our Garden Committee has worked to clean out, plant, and maintain these native garden beds as they mature to fruition!
Bring your gloves, shoves, and lots of water! We'll see you on Saturday! Questions? Contact Dana Thomas, Friends of the Garden Coordinator.
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Remember Summit's Former Head of School, Karen Sweeney
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Karen S. Sweeney. Mrs. Sweeney was instrumental in the journey of The Summit Preparatory School and served as The Summit’s Head of School from 2007 until her retirement in 2011 after assisting with establishing The Summit at its former home in Chesterfield Village. Prior to her time at The Summit, she served 33 years at Drury University including her role as Executive Vice President. “We remember Mrs. Sweeney and are grateful for her time spent leading our Summit community. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family.” – Dr. Katie Heet
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Ancient History in Upper School
Middle school students are studying world history this year, starting with ancient civilizations. On Friday, classes enjoyed games of charades to practice communicating without words and images (see sixth and seventh graders demonstrating in picture above); there was much laughter and productive frustration in the process!
This week, classes are studying the factors involved in creating early human civilizations. They will be making great use of maps and thinking deeply about geography in this process. Our study begins with Mesopotamia and the “Cradle of Civilization,” and students will begin to see the ways civilizations developed on the ground level. They'll study the results of agricultural surplus, the evolution of hierarchies, creation stories that accompanied these early cultures, and the creation of legal codes. Students are even considering their own “laws” for a civilization, working in small groups to brainstorm the necessities.
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Early Learners: Developing Beginning Reading Skills
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! Will there be enough room?" cried the letters in the alphabet. After reading this fun story and singing a song about the letters that climb up the coconut tree, Summit Early Learners (3 and 4 year old classes) discovered that their name has the very same letters as in their story!
Students focused their attention on identifying the letters in their name by playing a matching game. Then our young students found the letters of their name on 'coconuts' and colored only the letters that were in their name. They were so excited and proud to realize that their names had letters just like in the book and just like the letters mounted all over their classroom! Making connections like this are important for developing beginning reading skills.
Early Learners practiced using two, new school supplies - scissors and glue sticks! They used rectangles and half-circles to create their very own coconut tree like the one in their story, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! With a "snip, snip" of their scissors, they created palm leaves. Then they used their brand new glue stick to glue the pieces together!
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With the start of the new school year, we also kick off The Raven Experience Fund. This annual campaign is the core of The Summit’s fundraising efforts and makes up the difference between what tuition covers and the cost of running the school. These gifts will help us continue to provide an exceptional education for our students today and in the future.
Your support will help us:
- Attract and retain the most talented faculty
- Provide optimum resources to support best practices in student learning
- Maintain an attractive, welcoming, and safe learning environment
- Enhance art, music, physical education, yoga, Spanish language, STEM, and athletic programs.
Last year 65% of donations to the Raven Experience Fund were $100 or less! Whether it's $10 or $1,000, your donation becomes a part of many other donations. Before you know it, you've helped us meet our $109,000 goal!
The only gift too small is the one not made at all.
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Walmart: Spark Good
Walmart recently launched Walmart Spark Good Round Up where customers can round up their purchases to the nearest
dollar and donate the change to their favorite charity. We would love for you to choose us as your charity to receive these donations every time you shop on Walmart.com. Go here to learn more.
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