Raven Report: September 28, 2022 | |
Scholastic Book Fair on Campus through Friday 9/30
The Summit Book Fair is back on campus! Be sure to check out the great selection of books and goodies! Each student, and teacher, has created a wishlist - so be sure to check them out!
Book Fair Hours are 8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-4:30 pm through Friday, September 30th. All proceeds go to The Summit! Can't make it into the book fair, or have friends and family outside of Springfield that want to buy books? Use the link below to access The Summit's ONLINE book fair. The link is good through Sunday, October 9th.
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Lunch pricing for the 2021-2022 school year will be a flat fee of $5.50 per lunch. Lunch orders will be taken each morning with attendance. Parents may also order lunch in advance through the Family Portal if they choose.
To order lunch through the Family Portal:
- Login to Family Portal
- Under Student (left menu), select Lunch
- Select your student from the drop down menu at the top of the page
- Select +Create Web Order
- Select the day(s) you wish to order lunch and enter lunch quantity
- Hit Submit Order
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Register a Team for Trivia Night | Join The Summit community on Friday, October 7th at 6:30 pm for Trivia Night! Teams of six for only $50. Ages 8+. | | | |
Order Spanish Dia de los Muertos Shirt | Use this link to order your 2022 edition of The Summit's Dia de los Muertos shirts! Everyone is encouraged to wear their shirt on Monday, October 31st when The Summit kicks off our week-long celebration of Day of the Dead. Deadline to order shirts is Wednesday, October 5th. | | | |
Fall Mum Fundraiser: Benefiting the 8th Grade Class | The Summit Eighth Graders are raising funds for their class trip. The class is selling mum vouchers to Wheeler Gardens. Each voucher costs $14.95 and will be billed to your Summit Family Account. Mum vouchers good through Monday, October 10th. | | | |
Pre-Order 2022-2023 Yearbooks | The Summit is once again using Treering for our yearbooks! Use the link below to save 10%, if you order before September 30th! | | | |
Volunteer at The Summit in 2022-2023 | |
The Summit is an amazing community, and we have an abundance of opportunities to get to know other parents through volunteering. Per the school handbook, each Summit family is asked to support at least 4 Summit events/activities, annually. Use the link below to volunteer at The Summit.
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September 2022
26-30: Scholastic Fall Book Fair
26-30: Freedom Food Drive for Veterans
October 2022
1: Friends of the Garden Work Day, 1-3 pm
3-7: Stuffed Animal Drive
7: Summit Trivia Night
12: Donuts w/ Grown Ups, 8-8:45 am
12: Ravens Reach Out Day at Watershed
13-14: NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
17: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day
17: Board of Trustees Meeting, 5-6 pm
19: SPO Meeting, 9 am
31-Nov 4: Dia de Los Muertos Celebration
November 2022
1: Late Start at 9:30 am
1: Admissions Open House, 5-7 pm
2: Admissions Open House, 11am-1pm
4: Lower School - End of First Trimester
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Friends of the Garden: Work Day on Saturday 10/1
Check out the before, during, and after of the native gardens around The Summit sign! Be part of the progress by attending the Friends of the Garden work day on Saturday, October 1st from 1-3 pm. The group will continue weeding and prepping the beds for more flowers in the spring. All are welcome to attend!
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The 2021 stuffed animal drive collected 398 stuffed animals for the Child Advocacy Center. | |
Stuffed Animal Drive: October 3rd-7th
Time to clean out those extra snuggly friends! The Early Learners at The Summit are having a stuffed animal drive next week! Each trimester Summit students will be hosting a service learning project. Early Learners are leading for the first trimester and would love for all Summit Ravens to help out!
Please help us collect new or gently used stuffed animals Monday, October 3rd-7th. There will be boxes set up in The Summit lobby for donations.
All donations will go to benefit the Child Advocacy Center. The leaders of this organization are overjoyed to use our donations while assisting and supporting local children. This is the third time The Summit has partnered with the CAC and they are thrilled to join us again. Our previous stuffed animal drive in 2021 helped to gather over three hundred cuddly friends for local children!
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Freedom Food Drive for Veterans
The Summit is collecting canned food items from September 26-30 to support area Veterans. The drive has been organized by Summit fourth grader, Serenity M. as part of her organization, Serenity Honors. Please bring foods into the lobby for donation.
Items requested include: canned fruits/vegetables, canned pasta sauce, pasta, rice, beans, hot/cold cereal, oatmeal, mac and cheese, soups, peanut butter, snacks, granola bars, water, juice. Please no glass items.
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Save the Date: Parent Education
On Monday, October 24th, The Summit will be hosting a viewing of the webinar Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today and Success Tomorrow at 2:00 pm in the Music Room on campus. This webinar, presented by the Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS) features Michele Borba, Educational Psychologist and Author.
All Summit families are invited to attend the viewing from 2:00-3:00 pm and stay for discussion until carline at 3:30 pm. More information, including an RSVP link, coming soon.
See below for a summary of Dr. Borba's presentation:. Data shows that today’s youth are the loneliest, most stressed, and risk-averse on record. Though well-educated, they are failing to launch in real life. So how can we teach them to be mentally strong and more successful? Borba empowers both educators and parents to help kids thrive in today’s fast-paced, digital-driven, often uncertain world. Through her research, she found that the difference between those who struggle and those who succeed comes down to the personal traits that set Thrivers apart and set them up for happiness, as well as greater potential later in life. She offers practical, actionable ways to develop these Thrivers traits for kids and shows you how to teach your children to cope today, so they can flourish tomorrow in school and life. These are lessons that will last a lifetime.
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Order Your 2022 Dia de Los Muertos Shirts
The Summit Prep is celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a Summit Spirit Wear Shirt! We're providing an opportunity for everyone (students, employees, parents, grandparents, siblings, etc.) to order a Summit Spanish Spirit Week T-shirt this year!
Students will be learning about Día de los Muertos in their Spanish classes at the end of October. The unit will culminate on Monday, October 31st with the start of our school wide ofrenda (more info coming soon) and other activities on that day. All students are invited to purchase and wear their 2022 Día de los Muertos shirt on Monday, October 31st (and any other Spirit Wear day. This shirt is considered Summit Spirit Wear.).
Shirts are only $15. Orders must be placed by end of day on Wednesday, October 5th so they're ready to wear on 10/31.
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STEM in Fourth Grade: Oceanography
This week in STEM class with Mrs. Bryan, fourth grade started a unit on Oceanography! They will be using the 5E Model of Instruction throughout their unit. “The 5E Model of Instruction includes five phases: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. It provides a carefully planned sequence of instruction that places students at the center of learning. It encourages all students to explore, construct understanding of scientific concepts, and relate those understandings to phenomena or engineering problems.” –Rodger Bybee
This week, students conducted a Sink or Float Foil Activity for the Engage phase of instruction. They hypothesized why the foil balled up above the water floated and the one balled up under the water did not. They also learned about a STEM Career Connections-Oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau.
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Upper School Student Council Announced
Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Upper School Student Council:
- President: Violet B.
- Vice President: Whit G.
- Treasurer: Adesola F.
- Secretary: Maya S.
- Social Committee Chair: Anna S.
- Service Learning Chair: Kara B.
- Fundraising Chair: Samantha T.
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Are you interested in serving as a coach or activity lead at The Summit in 2022-2023? Contact Summit Athletic Director, Dr. Aaron Jones, at ajones@thesummitprep.org for more information. | |
Summit Cross Country's Last Meet of the Year
Don't miss the last Cross Country meet at Clever on Thursday, October 13th. Come out to cheer on our Middle School Cross Country Ravens: Kara B., Violet B., and Henry S.
Fall 2022 Junior High Cross Country Schedule:
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Boys Basketball Game Monday at NCA
Make plans to be at New Covenant Academy on Monday, October 3rd at 6:00 pm to cheer on the Summit Ravens Basketball team! Be sure to wear our school colors (blue and yellow)!
Fall 2022 Middle School Boys Basketball Schedule:
- Monday 10/3 at New Covenant, 6pm
- Monday 10/10 vs Galena (at home), 6pm
- Tuesday 10/17 at Morrisville, 6pm
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Summit Parent Organization | |
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The Summit is excited to host Trivia Night on Friday, October 7th, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the school's Music Room. Teams are encouraged, but we're happy to accept individual registrations and even provide some team matchmaking.
Trivia questions will be appropriate for audiences ages 8+, although the more age and experience ranges on a team, the better the chances! Choose a fun team name and theme - prizes may be given for creative team table decorating/costuming. Have fun with it! Perfect for families, friends, teachers, or combos of all of the above.
Cost for individuals is $10, or register as a team (up to 6 adults + 2 lower school children) for $50. Opportunities to buy "cheats" and other fun items will be available. Hope to see you all there for a brain-teasing night of Summit community building!
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Donuts with Grown Ups, Wednesday 10/12 | |
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Families are invited to attend Donuts with Grown Ups on Wednesday, October 12th and enjoy a donut with their Summit Raven(s) before classes start! This event is sponsored by SPO and is open to all parents, guardians, grandparents, grandfriends, so that each student has a special friend to enjoy a donut with on campus!
Wednesday 10/12 is also Ravens Reach Out Day! Check your emails for a message from Mrs. Bradley or Mrs. Breckner for more information regarding this day of service.
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Summit Business Directory | 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. | | | |
RaiseRight Formerly ShopWithScrip
Have you joined Summit's RaiseRight program yet? This is an easy way to earn credit for your Summit Family Account by purchasing gift cards at face value, and a percentage of each sale is applied to your Summit account. Email Tara Anderson-Arft, Summit Parent and RaiseRight Coordinator, to learn more about RaiseRight and what earned rebates can do for you!
Tara is happy to help with setup questions, how to use the app, or just what the program is and how it can benefit you. She is also happy to help you get started with a quick training session before or after school!
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When you shop on smile.amazon.com, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% fo the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice, The Summit!
Watch the YouTube link below to learn how to sign up for AmazonSmile!
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Dishwasher and microwave safe, waterproof stickers for water bottles, shoes, backpacks, and more! The Summit earns 20% of each purchase. | | | | | | | |
