Raven Report: October 11, 2023 | |
Students Work Together to Beautify Our Community | |
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It was a perfect fall day in the Ozarks for our fifth annual all-school service day, Ravens Reach Out Day. Students from Early Learners through high school joined their teachers, staff, and families at
The Watershed Center to perform some light beautification tasks, including harvesting and planting native wildflower seeds, to help keep the nature site at Valley Water Mill Park looking stunning for all visitors in our community to enjoy!
Happy Fall Break!
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Summit's hot lunch is available through Infused Catering by William 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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The Summit Business Directory | |
The Summit would like to build the relationships within our community by offering families the opportunity to list their business in The Summit Business Directory to support one another through referrals and patronage.
The Summit Business Directory is also an important resource for teachers to explore opportunities for potential guest speakers in their classrooms and/or field trips.
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Sign Up for Athletics & Activities: Session 2 | |
Check out the schedule of athletics and activities below! These sessions will run for six weeks beginning October 23rd (no sessions the week of Thanksgiving).
New Lower School activities this session include Archery, E-Sports, Guitar Club, and Dance Class.
Questions? Contact Dr. Aaron Jones, Athletic Director.
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Order Día de los Muertos Spirit Wear | |
The Summit Prep is celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a Summit Spirit Wear Shirt! All students who purchase a shirt are invited to wear their 2023 Día de los Muertos shirt on November 2nd (and any other Spirit Wear day). This shirt is considered Summit Spirit Wear.
The shirts are $15 in a white color, and all proceeds go towards The Summit's Spanish Department.
Shirts must be ordered by the end of the day on Wednesday, October 18th so they are ready to wear on November 2nd.
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October 2023
12-13: No School, Fall Break (Offices Closed Friday 10/13)
16: No School, Teacher Work Day
18: SPO Meeting, 9am
19: Upper School Fall Party, 6:30-8:00 pm
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
November 2023
1: Late Start, 9:30 am
1: Admissions Open House, 11:00am-1:00pm
2: Admissions Open House, 5:00-7:00 pm
3: End of First Trimester, Lower School
8: $2 Uniform Buyout Day - Panama Theme
9: Parent Informational Meeting for 3rd-5th Grades, 8:30 am
9: EARLY RELEASE at 1 pm
10: NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences
15: SPO Meeting, 9am
15: High School Informational Meeting for 7th & 8th Grades
20-24: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
27: Board of Trustees Meeting, 5pm
29: Official School Pictures, Retakes
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Invite Your Friends and Neighbors to The Summit's
Open House Events on November 1st and 2nd
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!
Check out our website for more information: https://www.thesummitprep.org/openhouse/
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Upper School Fall Party on Thursday 10/19
All Summit Middle and High School students are invited to attend the Upper School Fall Party hosted by Student Council on campus on Thursday, October 19th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Cost is $2 cash at the door.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Emma Smith, StuCo Advisor.
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Sign Up for Athletics & Activities: Session 2
Check out the schedule of athletics and activities below! These sessions will run for six weeks beginning October 23rd (no sessions the week of Thanksgiving).
New Lower School activities this session include Archery, E-Sports, Guitar Club, and Dance Class.
Questions? Contact Dr. Aaron Jones, Athletic Director.
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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. Blair Verney, Fifth Grade Faculty!
"Mrs. Verney is respectful and kind. She has no favorites and treats everyone with kindness. She's strict, but not too strict, and she has some humor. Thank you, Mrs. Verney, for all that you do!"
- Josie P., Fifth Grade
"Mrs. Verney is a very conscientious and thoughtful educator. Through her inclusive classroom style, she prioritizes building students' independence, love of learning, social-emotional skills, and academic content knowledge. Mrs. Verney takes the role of fifth grade educator seriously as she balances students’ need for increased autonomy with their continued need for guidelines and conversations to support a positive and productive classroom culture. She embodies the spirit of life-long learning!"
- Mrs. Bradley, Lower School Director
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Early Learners Collect 481 Stuffed Animals for CAC
Thank you to all the families who donated to the Early Learners' stuffed animal drive last week! Thanks to your generosity, 481 stuffed animals were collected for children in need who are going through a difficult time and need the comforting support of a snuggly friend.
This is the fourth year The Summit has partnered with the Child Advocacy Center to collect stuffed animals. The leaders of this organization are overjoyed to use our donations while assisting and supporting local children. Our previous stuffed animal drive in 2022 helped to gather 450 cuddly friends for local children.
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See The Summit's own Mrs. Michaliszyn and Early Learners share more about their stuffed animal drive on Ozarks FOX AM! | |
Field Trip Adventures in Lower School
Beautiful fall weather is finally here, and with it comes field trip season! Last week, second grade traveled to the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri to expand their learning about the scientific method beyond the classroom walls. Students learned more about the life and achievements of George Washington Carver, renowned agricultural scientist, educator, and humanitarian. They even had a chance to get hands on practice with the scientific method by making peanut milk!
Fifth grade also took their yoga practice to the next level with their experiential trip to My Hot Yoga studio to try out aerial yoga. Aerial yoga can be a great alternative to traditional yoga poses for practitioners who want to deepen their stretches and more easily achieve inverted poses. Fifth graders agreed that being able to flip upside down was pretty thrilling! A few excited reports included, "I loved getting to try all sorts of tricks - and going upside down!" "Amazing! A life-changing experience!"
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Sixth Grade Completes Studies on Lois Lowry's The Giver
Sixth graders just completed their first novel study of Lois Lowry's young adult dystopian classic The Giver in Language Arts class. They have had some very thoughtful discussions and have done a great job connecting the content of the text to their lives and to the world at large. They have focused on the vocabulary present in the text and are using it to improve their own.
Mr. Alexander, Upper School Language Arts Faculty, says, "Many were surprised by the ending, and we’ve had great discussions about how things in that universe involve many more shades of gray than meet the eye. I’m continuously impressed with the work ethic, maturity, and growth mindset on display in the sixth grade classroom."
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The Summit Receives $36,199 in School Safety Grant
The Summit was awarded $36,199 as part of the second round of funding with the School Safety Grant Program through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). These funds will be used to support and further improve safety and security measures on our campus. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Thank You for Joining ISACS Parent Webinar Series
Thank you for joining us on campus last Tuesday for our group viewing of “Voice Lessons for Parents and Caregivers: What to Say, When to Say It, and How to Listen” led by Wendy Mogul. This webinar is part of the 2023-2024 Virtual Parent Series hosted by the Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS), The Summit's accrediting body.
Summit Parent Kayshia Rosenbury was in attendance and is looking forward to future events. She says, "Last week's parent webinar with Dr. Wendy Mogel was an enjoyable and enlightening experience. It left me feeling inspired as a parent and made me appreciate more our Summit community's commitment to our kids' educational and personal journeys. Chatting with other parents afterward, sharing the awesome insights from the speaker and the good takeaways from the event, just reinforced how coming together like this can really make a positive impact on how we parent and how we partner with our school."
Be sure to check the weekly Raven Report for more information on upcoming webinar events!
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Summit Parent Organization | |
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Sixth graders snuggle up with a good book during the
Fall 2023 Scholastic Book Fair.
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Scholastic Book Fair Raises Over $6,000!
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Scholastic Book Fair this fall! And an extra big thank you to our Book Fair Chairs, Liliana Swinney and Amanda Wheeler-Johnson, and all the volunteers who made this book fair our most successful book fair to date!
This fall, the book fair brought in $6,163.45 in sales! $1,407.65 of that comes directly back to the school as a cash fundraiser to support our classrooms.
On behalf of all faculty, students, and staff, thank you!
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SPO Hosting a Luncheon for Teachers and Staff on 11/11
On Tuesday, November 11th, the SPO Appreciation Committee is hosting a soup and salad luncheon for all Summit teachers and staff.
Please use the link below if you would like to sign up to bring a soup, salad, or other goodies for our Summit team!
Questions? Please contact Summit Appreciation Committee Chair, Amanda Wheeler-Johnson.
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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 school events throughout the year -- like the Scholastic Book Fair -- and in order to make these events happen, we need your help! Sign up using the link below to volunteer at The Summit this year!
Questions about volunteering? Contact Amy Maas.
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RaiseRight helps nonprofit organizations and their members raise money with gift cards as an effortless part of their everyday lives. Unlike paying with cash or credit cards, every time participants purchase or reload their favorite brand gift cards from RaiseRight, they earn real money that goes directly toward their designated organization. It’s that simple!
Contact Tara Anderson-Arft, Summit Parent and Raise Right Coordinator, to get set up and start earning rebates today!
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Walmart believes that small actions lead to big impact, and Spark Good can be the force multiplier. Customers shopping on Walmart.com or in the Walmart app can now round up their totals at the point of purchase to the nearest dollar and have the change donated to a charity they choose. It’s super easy!
When a Walmart customer shops on a mobile phone or computer, they will be prompted to choose a charity to donate their rounded up change. We would love for you to choose The Summit Preparatory School to receive these donations every time you shop on Walmart.com.
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Education provides the foundation for strong, sustaining communities by preparing children for a bright future, creating a skilled workforce, and connecting families and children. That's why Casey's Rewards guest loyalty program includes an easy, ongoing option to earn points from everyday purchases in stores that can be directed toward a local school donation of choice, including The Summit Preparatory School!
You can join Casey's Rewards by signing into your current Casey's account or by creating an account (link 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 money donated to your school of choice.
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