Raven Report: October 13, 2021 |
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Thank You for Soaring Together with Us! |
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Since the launch of our annual campaign two weeks ago,
we have more than DOUBLED our number of Raven Partners from the 2020-2021 school year!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to promote your business while showing your support for The Summit, our faculty, and our students!
Use the link below to pledge your donation today.
To learn more about becoming a Raven Partner,
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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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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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October 2021
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
November 2021
1: Open House, 5:30-7pm
2: Open House, 10am-12pm
4: School Picture Retakes
12: NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences
17: Late Start at 9:30am
18: SPO meeting, 9am
22-26: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
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Fall Break Starts Tomorrow! |
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The Summit's Fall Break begins tomorrow, Thursday, October 14th.
Offices will be open 8am-2pm on Thursday, October 14th and closed all day Friday, October 15th.
We hope everyone enjoys the extended weekend and look forward to welcoming students back to class on Tuesday, October 19th.
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You're Invited to The Summit's Fall Open House! |
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Invite your friends and family to learn more about the only fully accredited independent school in Springfield, MO!
Monday, November 1st from 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Explore The Summit campus, and get the facts about our program during this evening open house! Visit any time between 5:30 and 7:00 to ask questions, explore our classrooms, and meet our faculty and parents!
Tuesday, November 2nd from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Experience The Summit’s educational difference during a school day! Visit any time between 10:00 and 12:00 to ask questions, explore our classrooms, and meet our faculty and parents!
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Ozarks Literacy Council Executive Director, Amy Jardell, sent this sweet note to share with Summit students thanking them for their support. |
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Summit Students Support Local Nonprofits |
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Thank you, Summit families, for your spirit of generosity and demonstration of civic-mindedness and philanthropy!
In just the first 8 weeks of school, Summit students have donated 398 stuffed animals to the Child Advocacy Center and raised $236 for Operation Gratitude and $195.75 to support the Ozarks Literacy Council.
We are so proud of our students and our community for the love and support they share not only with our school but with our fellow nonprofits here in the Ozarks!
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Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came out on a blustery morning to celebrate Donuts with Grownups, and a very special thank you to our amazing parent volunteers who helped pull off such a sweet, fun event for our students and their families to kick off our Fall Break! |
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Fire Safety with Springfield Fire Department |
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Thank you to the Springfield Fire Department for visiting with our students on Monday and teaching them all about fire safety and what to do in case of an emergency. Be sure to ask your Summit student what they learned from their new friends! This is an excellent opportunity to talk about your family plan in case of a fire or other emergency. |
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Join Us at The Ozarks Maker Faire on 10/23 |
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The Ozarks Maker Faire is expected to...
ENTERTAIN - EDUCATE - INSPIRE
What is The Ozarks Maker Faire?
The Ozarks Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects.
We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth - a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness. Glimpse the future and get inspired!
The Summit invites you to come out to the 2021 Maker Faire at the Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 23rd from 10am-5pm. We will have an information booth at the event, and we would love to see you, meet your friends, and say hello!
To see a list of the 2021 Makers & Exhibits, please CLICK HERE!
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STEM Students Building a Dobsonian Telescope |
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Students in the Upper School STEM elective were awarded a Martin-Gerken Grant to build a Dobsonian telescope. These telescopes are a variation of Newtonian telescopes, using mirrors and reflection, rather than lenses and refraction to generate images.
With their proper tools and supplies in-hand, students have begun work on the telescope and have made good progress so far. We can't wait to see what mysteries of the universe unfold in the night sky with this new student-led astronomy project!
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4th Grade Making Connections with Postcards |
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4th graders have written postcards to students across America, sharing facts about the state of Missouri. These cards are on their way to classrooms in Hawaii, New York, Alaska, Nebraska, and Kentucky!
Students have loved researching fun facts about Missouri and typing them into a paragraph, which were printed and adhered to a postcard. Students chose the state to send their first postcard to, and some students addressed the postcard themselves.
Students are updating their map of the United States with a record of their correspondence. To indicate that they have sent a postcard to a state already, students color in that state. Once they receive a postcard, the class reads it together and then identifies the state on the map. The class has already received postcards from other students in Michigan, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, and Ohio!
We can’t wait until their entire map is colored and they have the postcards they have collected covering the perimeter of the map!
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1st Grade Backyard Explorers |
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Our Big Backyard is so full of cool places for students to explore and play, and it's also full of neat native insects!
Last week, the 1st graders found this big green caterpillar near the playground. Students observed the caterpillar for a while, and then with Ms, Ursino's help, carefully carried him over to the pollinator garden to live amongst the native Missouri plants.
After researching caterpillars, students think they have identified it as a hornworm, which will turn into a five-spotted hawk moth!
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Sign Up for Cheer Club (All Grades) |
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We are excited to offer an
8-week Cheer Clinic at The Summit for students in Early Learners through high school.
Practices will be at The Summit from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Early Learners-5th grade will begin on October 21st.
6th-12th grades will begin on October 19th.
Activities will include learning a routine, beginning stunt techniques, jumps, and tumbling.
Gold Medal Gym's head cheer coach, Lindsey Bocklage, will be facilitating practices.
A $40 participation fee will be charged to your Summit account.
More details to come. Sign up below!
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Shop with Scrip
The second weekend of the SCRIP Bonus Fest is coming up!
Click HERE for more details.
The next physical card order will be on Tuesday, October 19th (remember, no school on Monday, October 18th). Please have your order in by 8am.
As always please reach out if you have any questions.
Our enrollment code is 146AAC2814925.
Enjoy Fall Break!
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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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