Raven Report: September 15, 2021 |
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Summit Night at the Springfield Cardinals |
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The Summit night at the Springfield Cardinals game was a huge success! 99 members of The Summit community met at Hammons Field last Friday night to cheer on the Red Birds. Summit students were even featured during a between innings game.
Thank you to all the family and friends who joined us for a night out at the ballgame! And a big thank you to Summit Parent and Board member Angela Teters for organizing this fun and special event for our school community!
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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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Order 2021 Spanish Spirit Wear |
The Summit is celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a special Summit Spirit Wear shirt!
Each shirt is $15 ($17 for XXL and up) and will be charged to your Summit family account. Orders are due by Friday, October 1st and will be delivered to The Summit in late October.
Students are invited to wear their 2021 Día de los Muertos shirt on Monday, November 1st (or any Friday or other Spirit Wear day).
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Join The 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. 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.
Please use the link below to view the directory or to submit your business information to be included.
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The Summit is always appreciative of the donation of face masks to offer in the front lobby for any students or parents who have forgotten or damaged theirs.
If you would like to help out the school by donating a box of disposable face masks (children's and/or adult sizes), please use the links below to ship directly to the school or drop them by the front desk.
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September 2021
7-27: SPO Read-a-Thon
13-17: Stuffed Animal Drive, benefitting Child Advocacy Center
15: Late Start at 9:30am
20: Board of Trustees meeting, 5:30pm
23: $2 Uniform Buyout Day, benefitting Ozarks Literacy Council
23: SPO meeting, 9am
24: NO SCHOOL (Teacher Work Day)
27: School Picture Day
27-10/1: Scholastic Book Fair
30: Parent Education with Dr. Brandi Klepper, 6:30-7:30pm
October 2021
2: Fall Extravaganza & Chili Cookoff, hosted by SPO
13: Donuts with Grownups, 8-8:45 am, hosted by SPO
13: Summit Spirit Wear Day
14-15: NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
18: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day
20: Late Start at 9:30am
23: The Ozarks Maker Faire, 10am-5pm at Ozarks Fairground E*Plex
28: SPO meeting, 9am
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Study Abroad Informational Meeting on 9/21 |
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We are excited to share that The Summit, in collaboration with EF Tours, is going to Peru in 2022! This trip is open to Upper School students (current 5th-12th graders). Currently we have 23 Summit community members traveling on this trip, with room for only 8 more!
On Tuesday, September 21st at 5:00 p.m., we will hold an 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!
We hope you can be at the informational meeting on Tuesday, September 21st at The Summit. If you have additional questions in the meantime, please contact Señora Leighninger, Amy Maas, or Emma Smith.
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Stuffed Animal Drive Benefiting CAC |
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The Summit's first service learning drive of the year is off to a fantastic start! The boxes are already overflowing for the stuffed animal drive hosted by The Summit's Early Learners, benefiting the Child Advocacy Center (CAC).
All new or gently loved stuffed animals will continue to be collected in the lobby through this Friday, September 17th.
Way to go, Early Learners! We love seeing their blossoming spirit of generosity and philanthropy!
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The Summit invites you to join us on Thursday, September 30th from 6:30-7:30pm for an educational presentation by Dr. Brandi L. Klepper, clinical psychologist.
Dr. Klepper will focus her presentation on adolescent brain development and supportive resources for parents of children about to enter adolescence and middle school.
The presentation will be hosted on campus, and a Zoom option will be available. More information on attending virtually will be shared with families closer to the event date.
To RSVP for this event, please use the Sign Up Genius link below.
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Students Raise Funds for Operation Gratitude |
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Students raised $236 to support Operation Gratitude in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 (Patriot Day) through their uniform buyout this week.
Operation Gratitude is a charity that helps military personnel and families that were involved in 9/11. Upper School students researched and voted on which charitable organization to contribute to and selected Operation Gratitude because out of all researched charities, Operation Gratitude has the highest percentage of donated funds used for program services (94.7%).
Thank you to all of our veterans and service workers who sacrifice on our behalf each and every day. Let us all take a moment to reflect, respect, and honor those who have sacrificed and their loved ones, today and every day.
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“At an early age, parents always have a checklist for requirements, demands, and wants in choosing a school for their kid,” Gerald Zamora, Summit parent said. “[The Summit Prep] school presented experiences and opportunities that were above what I anticipated.”
He said he feels very safe when [his daughter’s] at school.
Thank you Sydney Moran with KOLR10 & Ozarks Local News for visiting our campus this week to share our story of growth and safety!
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“It’s super important to consider the whole child’s development,” Marissa Bradley, Summit Kindergarten teacher, said. “That’s not just the academic piece. It’s also the social, emotional, regulation and self-esteem and confidence. We’re working towards building their confidence and helping them be successful, not just in kindergarten but all the way through high school and then beyond into their adulthood.”
Thank you David Chasanov with KOLR10 & Ozarks Local News for visiting our campus!
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Learning Spanish Beyond the Classroom |
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One of the many unique features of The Summit is that we offer Spanish to our students todos los días (every day). This is an amazing opportunity for Summit learners and provides them with a strong foundation in learning a second language.
Students can further build on their skills if they take Spanish fuera de la clase, or outside the walls of the classroom. They are encouraged to practice at home with friends and family, or even in the community.
Here are some great tips on how to continue using, practicing, and learning Spanish even if you, the parent or guardian, don't speak it.
- Use Google Translate or an English/Spanish dictionary and label things around your house in Spanish.
- Watch your favorite movies, but change the language settings to Spanish.
- Get involved with native speakers in the community.
- YouTube has all sorts of videos in Spanish on any topic you desire!
- YouTube also has a wide variety of popular Spanish songs with subtitles.
- Visit the library and check out books or movies in Spanish.
- Check out the free app DuoLingo.
- Find an online resource that will connect you with a pen pal from a Spanish-speaking country.
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Visit the Spanish Blog. There are all sorts of games and resources for practicing your Spanish skills!
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4th Grade Literacy Masters |
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Fourth grade students have been working hard in all areas of learning! As authors, they have started the draft of their first opinion essay. They are working consistently with complete sentences, and the concept of "Team Complete" from the writing curriculum they have piloted, “Write Now, Right Now.” They will dissect their draft multiple times over the coming weeks, focusing each day on a different part of the essay, such as the introduction, transition words, and sentence structure.
As readers, they have been reviewing good reading skills and strategies each day, with a focus on choosing the right books to read, fake reading vs. real reading, and building reading stamina. Over the course of the rest of the month, they will begin responding to reading, using the reading lessons component of “Write Now, Right Now.” They will also start in-class book clubs to continue growing even more as readers. Students are diligently working through their year-long challenge to read 40 books before the end of the school year.
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Middle School Swings Into the Past |
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Middle school historians have been studying primary sources from Africa and Asia in World History class with Mrs. Smith.
Last week, students took advantage of the beautiful weather and moved their learning outside to the Big Backyard and into our new hammocks to hear the stories of Sinbad, read letters from Affonso I, and learn about the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.
All of this sunshine and fresh air has gone far to prepare them for their first assessment today! Well done, Ravens!
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Archery Club Takes Flight! |
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Bullseye! Archery Club, one of The Summit's newest athletic offerings for this year, began on Monday under the direction of Mrs. Smith.
Students started out by learning proper form and technique before putting their newfound skills to the test with some target practice. We already have some master archers in the making!
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Summit Parent Organization |
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SPO General Meeting Next Thursday 9/23 |
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All Summit parents/guardians are invited to the next Summit Parent Organization (SPO) meeting next Thursday, September 23rd at 9:00 a.m. at The Summit.
To volunteer for the Fall Extravaganza on Saturday, October 2nd or for other upcoming SPO events, please use the Sign Up Genius link below to register for your time slot(s).
Got a winning chili recipe you would like to enter into the Chili Cook Off at the Fall Extravaganza? Use the Google Form below! We can't wait to see who will bring the heat!
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The Annual Read-A-Thon Is Underway! |
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Maven the Raven says, "Read Your Day Away" with SPO's 2nd Annual Raven Read-A-Thon! This year our Raven Read-A-Thon is running from September 7-27th.
We encourage all age groups to participate. SPO will have a special class reward as well as individual rewards for top readers. Each student will gather pledges for the amount of time spent reading or being read to (Early Learners and Kindergarteners). Download the pledge form below and start tracking your minutes read!
Soar to new heights; read a book, and color your world!
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Shop with Scrip
It's ThankScriping tomorrow and Friday (September 16-17) for e-cards and reloadables.
Our enrollment code is 146AAC2814925.
Also if you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, contact me for more details about the Scrip Coordinator position.
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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!
The Summit received $124.67 between April and June of this year thanks to your support!
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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! |
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