Shoe Box Toy Drive: November 7-18

Bring toys and hygiene items that can fit inside of a shoebox to benefit Isabel’s House Crisis Nursery! Isabel’s House is an emergency shelter for children under the age of 12 whose parents are either temporarily or permanently unable to care for them. Their doors are open 24/7/365, and over the past 15 years they have served over 4,000 children. As you can assume, the list of needs runs high, and in an attempt to lend a hand, The Summit will be holding a shoebox toy drive!

• Collection will take place in the lobby
• All items must be new
• Items must fit inside of a 12”x9”x4” shoebox

Please see Isabel's House's wish list for donation ideas.

Please see additional purchasing notes from Grace P.

1. NO FOOD, DRINKS, OR CANDY WILL BE ALLOWED due to possible allergies and expiration.
2. NO GIFTS CARDS OR MONEY WILL BE ACCEPTED.
3. SINGULAR PACKS OF HYGIENE ITEMS ARE APPRECIATED. Isabel’s House only allows unopened hygiene items. This means that, for example, we cannot divide a four pack of toothbrushes among four children without opening it, meaning one child will get four toothbrushes. Multi-packs in which each item is individually packaged inside (ex. Dial bar soap) are still accepted. I know it may be a tad more expensive to do it this way, but it is to make sure every child has the needed hygiene supplies and lots of space for lots of fun things, too.

**Books and stuffed animals are not currently being accepted by Isabel’s House.

Project led by Upper School Student Grace P.

Save the Date: Parent Education

On Tuesday, December 6th, The Summit is hosting a viewing of the webinar Gift of Failure at 2:00 pm in the Community Room on campus. This webinar, presented by the Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS), features Jessica Lahey.

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. Please let us know if you can attend! If you can’t make it but are interested in accessing the recording, you may indicate that in the RSVP form as well. All are invited!

See below for a description of the webinar:

Modern parenting has become defined by an unprecedented level of overprotectiveness. We all know parents who rush to school to deliver forgotten assignments, challenge teachers on disappointing report cards, mastermind their children’s friendships or interfere on the playing field. According to bestselling author, Jessica Lahey, “overparenting” has the potential to both ruin children’s confidence and undermine their education. By letting go and allowing children to learn how to solve problems on their own, we give them the tools to grow up to be self-reliant, confident, and successful adults. That’s the Gift of Failure. Jessica reminds us that teachers, and others who work with children, also teach responsibility, organization, manners, restraint, and foresight — important life skills that shape stronger futures. Lahey champions failure as a crucial element of long-term success while providing indispensable advice to parents for handling homework, report cards, social dynamics, competitive sports, and more.

Summit LEGO Team Advances to Regionals

For the first time, The Summit sent two middle school LEGO robotics team to the local FIRST LEGO League Competition last weekend. Kaotic Robotics and Wire Incorporated, The Summit teams, competed in robotic programming, but also gave a presentation and participated in a judge interview as part of the competition. Both teams made a great showing at the event and Kaotic Robotics finished second in robotic programming and fourth overall which means they're advancing to the next round!

The Regional competition will be held near St. Louis in January.

First graders celebrated by sharing writing and art from a project they created as a reflection of their unit on protecting the environment. 

Winterscape Registration Now Open, PK-5th Grade

In coordination with Drury Pre-College Programs and the Drury School of Education, the Saturday Enrichment Program - Winterscape seeks to offer gifted and/or high ability students a rich and rewarding learning experience. Modeling best practices in curriculum and instruction, the Pre-College staff works as a community to maximize potential in each student and foster a passion for lifelong learning. Lunch is included in the cost of the class. Depending on success and interest, we hope to serve more grades in the future.

When: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., student lunch included

Where: Drury University, Lay Hall

*Note, The Summit's Upper School Science and STEM teacher, Mr. Rob Powers, is leading the 2nd and 3rd grade group!