Raven Report: September 20, 2023 | |
Students enjoy the new spider netting in the backyard during afternoon recess. | |
Uniform Buy Out Day Tomorrow 9/21 and No School on Friday 9/22 | |
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Remember that tomorrow, Thursday, September 21st, is the first Uniform Buy Out Day of the 2023-2024 school year. Tomorrow's buyout has no specific theme, students/faculty/staff may wear any school appropriate clothing, and all proceeds benefit the High School Classroom Renovation project.
Cost is $2 to participate. PLEASE SEND $2 CASH with students that morning. EXACT CHANGE is requested. Money will be collected by a Summit student/employee at the front entrance.
Additionally, Friday, September 22 is a No School Day for Summit students. Faculty and staff will be participating in a work day on campus.
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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 Business Directory Ready to Access | |
The Summit would like to build the relationships within our community by offering families with businesses the opportunity to list their business in The Summit Business Directory. This will allow us to support one another through referrals and patronage. Additionally, teachers are excited at the prospect of utilizing The Summit Business Directory as a reference for potential guest speakers in their classrooms and/or field trip opportunities.
Questions? Contact Shelly Drymon, Summit Develoment Officer.
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Fall Mum Vouchers for Sale | |
Looking for some fall decor? Then look no further! The Summit is selling vouchers for Fall Mums from Wheeler Gardens! All proceeds benefit The Summit Upper School, and vouchers will be ready for pick up (to redeem at one of the two Wheeler Gardens locations - Springfield or Ozark).
Use the link below to purchase your vouchers today and support our Upper School.
Vouchers are redeemable now through October 10th for either one (1) two gallon jumbo mum OR one (1) 6" hardy mum.
Anyone is welcome to purchase vouchers, so be sure to share with your friends and family.
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ISACS Parent Series - "Voice Lessons" Summit Viewing on Tuesday 10/3 | |
Mark your calendars and make plans to attend our first ISACS (Independent School Association of the Central States) Parent Series "Voice Lessons for Parents & Caregivers: What to Say, When to Say It & How to Listen" on Tuesday, October 3 from 3:45-5:00 pm.
Students can head to Fun Zone while parents watch a virtual presentation by Clinical Psychologist and Author, Wendy Mogul. There will be a brief Q&A with Summit admin following the presentation for families to converse and discuss.
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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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September 2023
21: $2 Uniform Buy Out Day
22: No School, Teacher Work Day
25-29: Scholastic Book Fair
October 2023
3: Virtual Parents Series, "Voice Lessons for Parents & Caregivers: What to Say, When to Say It & How to Listen," 3:45-5:00 pm
3: Panera Dine Out, 4-8pm
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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The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Campus
The Summit is hosting the Fall Scholastic Book Fair next week, September 25-29. Be sure to come in and check out the amazing set up in the Lower School Annex to shop the book fair, check out student wishlists, and purchase a book from a classroom wishlist.
The book fair will be open:
- Monday 9/25, 8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-4:30 pm
- Tuesday 9/26, 8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-4:30 pm
- Wednesday 9/27, 8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-4:30 pm
- Thursday 9/28, 8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-4:30 pm
- Friday 9/29, 8:00-9:00 am
Volunteers are still needed! Use this link to sign up to be a Summit Book Fair Volunteer!
Have family that live out of town? No problem! They can still support The Summit by using this link to purchase Scholastic books online!
Thank you to all our Book Fair Volunteers, and especially our Book Fair Chairs, Amanda Wheeler-Johnson and Liliana Swinney, for organizing this special event on campus!
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Invite your Friends and Neighbors to The Summit's Open House on November 1st and 2nd
Learn more about the only fully accredited independent school in Springfield!
At The Summit, our students...
- Learn Spanish every single day.
- Practice mindfulness to support their social-emotional wellbeing.
- Engage in STEM with hands-on, project-based learning.
- Average an ACT score of 28 with our ACT Prep program.
- Graduate with college credit through our dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities.
Join other parents interested in finding the best educational opportunities for their children at The Summit Prep’s Open House.
Wednesday, November 1st from 11:00 am-1:00 pm
- Experience The Summit's educational difference during a school day! Visit any time between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to ask questions, explore our classrooms, and meet our faculty and parents!
Thursday, November 2nd from 5:00-7:00 pm
- Explore The Summit campus, and get the facts about our program during this evening open house! Visit any time between 5:00 and 7:00 pm to ask questions, explore our classrooms, and meet our faculty and parents!
These casual, no obligation open houses give you a chance to ask questions, view classes in action, and meet current families who love coming to school at The Summit.
More information on our website: https://www.thesummitprep.org/openhouse/
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Celebrating The Schneider Foundation on Campus
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Tuesday 9/19 for the check presentation with The Schneider Foundation. Students, faculty, staff, board members, parents, grandparents, and community members came together to celebrate this amazing foundation and thank them for their continued support!
Dr. Heet had the following to say on Tuesday, "The Schneider Foundation has been instrumental in The Summit’s growth and stability since 2012. Advocates for progressive and gifted education, The Schneider Foundation's annual contributions, totaling more than $2 million dollars, have provided significant support through financial assistance by providing access for countless students to a premier educational opportunity. It is because of The Schneider Foundation that The Summit was able to purchase our building and permanent location here on Walnut Lawn, renovating the former Mercy fitness center into a progressive, open-concept facility conducive to the project-based and student driven tenants of the school’s philosophy. Through their generous philanthropy, The Schneider Foundation has invested in education and improved the lives of countless students in the Springfield community."
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Second Graders Explore the Solar System
Summit second graders have spent a great deal of time and energy learning about Earth's most important source of energy, the sun! As a culminating activity, students created sun diagrams. Their first step was to research and learn as much about the sun as they could. Then they used their newly gained knowledge to create paintings of the surface of the sun. Continuing their learning of graphic organizers, they created diagrams using their paintings. In Writer's Workshop, second graders have been studying the process of informational writing, utilizing the comprehension strategy of main idea and details to support their understanding. They incorporated all they've learned about the sun and their prewriting was creating a sun graphic organizer with the facts they discovered. So many skills were utilized in creating this project and this is another wonderful example of learning across the curriculum!
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Middle School Student Council Announced
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Summit Middle School Student Council Reps: Avery, Alyssa, Matt, Addison, Violet, and Lucas!
Students received peer nominations, made candidate speeches to the middle school student body, and then were voted in by majority vote this week.
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The Summit Prep is proud of our amazing faculty! Every Tuesday we'll be honoring our faculty on social media. This week, we honor Mrs. Linda Michaliszyn, Early Learners Faculty!
"Mrs. Michaliszyn is a good teacher, she is pretty nice and smiles a lot. I had her in PreK and I bet my whole family will be in her class at some point." - Eleanor B.
"Mrs. Michaliszyn is made of sunshine! Her warmth and kind demeanor create such a safe space for our youngest learners to thrive. She creates high-quality learning experiences for students and builds in opportunities for all kinds of skill development across domains. You should see her morning meeting!" - Mrs. Bradley
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The Summit is an amazing community, and we have an abundance of opportunities to get to know other parents through volunteering. We have numerous events throughout the year, and in order to make these events happen, we need your help! Use the link below to volunteer at The Summit this year! Questions? Contact Amy Maas. | | | |
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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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Casey's Rewards: School Donations
Individuals can join Casey's Rewards by signing into their current Casey's account or by creating an account (click below). For every $1.00 spent, you earn 10 points. When 250 points have been accumulated, you can redeem them for rewards at Casey's or have the $$ donated to their school of choice (aka, The Summit Preparatory School). Points are redeemed online or via the app.
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