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Office Hours:
M, T, Th, F: 7:30 am - 4 pm
W: 7:30 am - 2:30 pm
480.222.4233
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From Headmaster Gillingham |
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Dear Families,
We have had four new COVID cases this week. Relatedly, we have had four to eight teachers out each day. Each teacher absence requires four hours of classroom and one hour of duty coverage. In order to keep the doors of Arete Prep open this week for in person learning, faculty, staff, outside subs and a parent rallied to sub 110 hours of class time and 27 hours of duties in a four day week.
I am incredibly grateful for our faculty and staff who have ensured that students are learning and supported in a safe environment. Ms. Melanie Attridge, one of our Deans of Students, leads our subbing effort and she has put an incredible amount of time into supporting teachers and subs as we endeavor to cover these gaps. Our students have weathered these with grace and gusto as they work hard on the academic tasks set before them. I am always proud to welcome outside subs into our classrooms as our students engagement and behavior speak volumes to the work done here at campus and in your home.
As we head into this tax season, I ask you make your public school tax credit to Arete - in addition to your community investment gift. Tax credits are a dollar for dollar CREDIT – you win and our students win. Tell the state where up to $400 of your taxes should go and make your tax credit here. Thank you for helping us in this important work.
Sincerely,
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Julia Gillingham
Headmaster, Arete Preparatory Academy
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Arete Prep Quarter Zip Sweatshirt On Sale! |
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Arete Prep ¼-Zip Athletic Sweatshirt on sale at
now through February 7
Sale Price S-XL
$25.95
Sale Price 2XL
$27.95
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Senior Trip 2022 Fundraiser |
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Order Honey Baked Ham gift cards for your holiday meals and support the 2022 Senior Class Trip to Washington, DC! CLICK HERE to order! Order now through April 10.
Join us at Rubio’s on Thursday, 2/25 from 4 - 7 pm to raise money for Arete Prep class of 2022. Show THIS POST at the register or use the promo code “Donate" at checkout for online or mobile orders.
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Online Learning Day Coming Up |
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ALL students will have an online day on Friday, February 26. If you need your Google Classroom sign in, please contact the front office.
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Order the 2020-2021 Yearbook Today! |
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Updated Arete Prep Spring Sports 2021 Registration is Live! |
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Updated Quarantine Guideline |
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If you were within 6 feet of a person with COVID-19 for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period or had physical contact with a person with COVID-19, you need to stay in quarantine at home.
Please DO NOT send your student to school if:
- Anyone they have been in contact with has tested positive for COVID-19.
- They have been tested for COVID-19 and are waiting for test results.
- Someone in their household has been tested for COVID-19 and is waiting for test results.
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They have any one or more symptom(s) of COVID-19, which include fever (>100°F), cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chills, sore throat, headache, muscle/body aches, stuffy nose or congestion, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or a new loss of taste or smell.
- They have traveled internationally by air and do not have a negative COVID-19 test five days after their return.
When students return to campus after their quarantine is up or they have negative test results as indicated by Nurse Hodgkins, they must stop at the front desk before returning to class.
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Upcoming Zoom Coffee Shops |
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Mark your calendars for the appropriate time for you Coffee Shop
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Tax Credit Tuesdays Underway! |
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Tax Credit Tuesdays are underway! This week’s winner is sixth grader, Rebekah Ponce.
Thank you tax credit donors for supporting our mentor program, athletics and medical supplies this year. Be sure to make your tax credit to Arete Prep for your student(s) to be entered in the weekly Tuesday drawing.
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SAT School Day on March 24 for 11th graders only. Test prep materials and details were sent to all Junior families direct from College Counseling. Contact Ms. Arguello, Lead College Counselor, if you have questions.
Virtual College Fairs and Presentations – All high school students are invited! Click HERE to access the list of virtual fairs and presentations Arete is hosting and promoting.
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PSO is looking forward to welcoming previous and new Arete Prep families and working with families to support the school admin and teachers this year. A few things to note:
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No Parking at Wedgewood Weddings, Quinn Ave, or the Neighborhoods |
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Please be good neighbors and do not park on Quinn Ave waiting for students for drop off or pick up. Vehicles may be ticketed.
Please, NO STUDENT parking in the neighborhood behind the school.
Wedgewood Weddings, to the east of our campus, has stated the Arete community is NOT welcome to park in their parking lot. They will enforce this policy which could lead to vehicles being towed.
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Dress Code, Masks and Hygiene |
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As your students grow taller, their clothes seem to get smaller! Please check your student's skirt or pants length. The family handbook states that "pants must reach to the shoe but may not drag on the ground" and when a skirt is at the waist, "the skirt hem should be touching the top of the knee."
If a student's pants or skirt length is too short, you can expect to be contacted by the school. Be proactive in making sure they are in dress code after break.
For CDC guidelines about How to Store and Wash Masks, visit this link.
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Mesa Community College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College
To schedule, an appointment click on one of the links below.
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Attention Remote Learning Families |
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Arete Prep would love to include your perspective of what you've experienced learning from home! Please send us good quality photos and stories for the yearbook of your remote learning experience to: apayearbook20@gmail.com
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As you begin to make your holiday plans, please remember that any international travel will result in quarantine (as many as 14 days) before your child/ren are permitted to return to school. The GreatHearts International Travel Policy can be found in our COVID Incident Response Guidelines and below for your convenience. Please notify administration if your family intends to travel internationally.
International Travel Isolation Guidelines
1. Stay home for 14 days after you return home from international travel.
2. Take your temperature with a thermometer two times a day and monitor for a fever. Also watch for cough or trouble breathing.
3. Stay home and avoid contact with others. Do not go to work or school
4. Do not take public transportation taxis, or ride-shares.
5. Keep your distance from others (about 6 feet or 2 meters)
Please note that Puerto Penasco is considered international
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MIDDLE SCHOOL: There will be a cart OUTSIDE the front office doors from 10:20 am - 11:20 am for lunches, the cart will be moved to the courtyard at 11:20 for students to pick up lunches.
HIGH SCHOOL: There will be a cart OUTSIDE the front office doors from 11:15 am - 12:15 pm for lunches, the cart will be moved to the courtyard at 12:20 for students to pick up lunches.
PLEASE NOTE: there will be no supervision of the lunch cart and we will not be responsible for lost lunches. Door Dash/Uber Eats will need to be delivered onto the cart as we will not accept them in the front office. They can be delivered between 10:20 am - 11:20 am.
If you are attending in-person and borrowed an Arete Prep Laptop/Device, please hold onto the laptop until further notice.
Google Classroom Help
Remote Learning Info:
https://areteprepacademy.greatheartsamerica.org/remote-learning/
There will be NO student item drop off during the day.
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We ask that students not wear masks with exhalation valves, vents or mesh. These type of masks do not prevent the person wearing the mask from transmitting COVID-19 to others. The purpose of masks is to keep respiratory droplets from reaching others to aid with source control. |
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New Volunteer Clearance Process |
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Great Hearts has changed the volunteer fingerprint process effective with the 2020-21 school year. The application is entirely online and available now. All volunteers must be approved through this new online procedure, including those with previously issued/non-expired Great Hearts badges, there will be no exceptions. Please note, when selecting the school, it will not differentiate between Arete Prep and Archway Arete, it will simply state Great Hearts Arete. The system will approve you for both schools.
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Arete Prep & Communication |
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A weekly email newsletter for parents is sent each Friday and includes important upcoming events and information from the school including College Counseling and the Parent Service Organization.
Please be aware that our preferred method of communication is via email, so it is vital that we have up-to-date email addresses on file so that we can keep you informed. Please email Beth Melvin with any updates to email addresses.
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Arete Preparatory Academy | 480.222.4233 |
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