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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,
As we head to break we are excited to announce two new faculty members who will be joining us after break.
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Mrs. Elke Rushton will be taking over math for 7B,7C,7D and 8A. She has been working in and around classical education for years before the Rushton family moved to Arizona. She holds her degree from BYU is in Physics and Math. We are excited to have her joining our math team!
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Mr. Kyle Morrison began his teaching career leading Latin classes at Mesa Prep before we were Arete. We are excited to welcome him back to our community to teach 6E Latin while working to support the teachers to cover additional duties and serve in the ESS department. Then when Ms. Carnahan's goes on maternity leave, in November, Mr. Morrison will cover her classes. |
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We are thrilled to have Mrs. Rushton and Mr. Morrison round out of faculty for the year. Please join me in giving them a warm welcome!
A few announcements:
Evaluations will be available October 9th. Ms. Harris will send an email with all the information you need to access the evaluations.
For students joining us in person for the 2nd quarter, we will have a Locker decorating event Sunday Oct 11th from 3pm until 4pm.
2nd Quarter will begin Monday October 12th, students who have a change of section received an email with that information.
For some sections the order of classes have changed to accommodate class conflicts, teacher and student changes. Section schedules will be posted in the halls Monday morning for all students to reference.
I hope that fall break will bring you rest and relaxation!
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Headmaster, Arete Preparatory Academy |
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Change to Conference Week |
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This year conferences will be by invitation only. We will hold them on Wednesday October 21 and Thursday October 22. Invitations were sent out earlier this week.
Evaluations will be shorter this year to give time back to teachers. Each evaluation will include a paragraph of the material covered in the first quarter. The grades your child earned in each category (i.e. participation, homework, etc.) and some descriptive data about what the grade is, as well as the overall grade for the quarter.
NOTES ON GRADES: quarter grades are a halfway through the semester mark. They are not permanent nor are they published on the transcript. Please help your child use them as a gauge of their current habits and mastery. We will be sending home the self-evaluation and plan template that each student will be invited to complete. We ask you to consider having your child(ren) present their plan to you once it has been developed. The purpose is to help them take ownership of their learning.
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Community Investment News |
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As a community we have only met 75% of our funding needs this year, if you haven’t yet, please make or schedule your gift today! Thank you to everyone who has already made a gift this year, we are so grateful. Click here to learn more about why we fundraise.
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We will have three days in the second quarter that will be all online, asynchronous instruction for our students. The purpose of this is to give time back to teachers to allow them some time to absorb all of the work being asked of them this year.
- Friday, October 23, Friday, November 6, and Friday, December 11.
- These are school days. There will be material posted and attendance taken.
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Friday, October 23 is "Meet the Teacher" and Curriculum Event; more info to come. |
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6th through 9th Grade Zoom Coffee Shop recording: CLICK HERE
10th – 12th grade Coffee Shop recording: CLICK HERE
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Free Tutoring for Arete Prep Students |
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GCU is offering free, for Arete Prep, access to their student Learning Lab. Sign up for a 40min session for free with a college student. Click here for more information.
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College Counseling Corner |
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The October PSAT has been RESCHEDULED. All 9th, 10th and 11th grade students will take the PSAT in January 2021. Information regarding practice testing and the actual test in January will be sent to families in the second quarter from College Counseling.
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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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Lunch Drop Off Updates, New Policies |
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Lunch Drop Off Updated:
Beginning Monday, October 12 (after Fall Break)
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.
The Front Office: The new policy will be that only one person or one family per school will be allowed in the office. Please have a mask for each family member that enters the building and follow social distancing guidelines.
Tardy Students: Students that are late for school will be allowed in the Front Office to sign in one person or one family. They must have on masks and their temperature will be taken at that time. Students will need to wait their turn to come into the school outside and please practice social distancing guidelines.
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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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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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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Configio - Online Parent Payment Portal |
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Arete Prep has an online parent payment system, Configio, that is used to avoid handling checks and cash at the school. Use this link to view what’s in the Online Parent Payment system. Payments such as clubs, sports, parking permits, etc. can be made here.
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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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