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Calendar
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September 28
Half Day
September 29
Great Hearts Gala 6:00pm- 11:00pm
September 30
Cornhole Tournament - CANCELLED
October 8-12
Fall Break
October 15-19
Early Release- Parent Conferences
October 15-18
Used Uniform Sale
Noon-3:00pm
SPA Library
October 16-17-18
Code Ninjas
October 19
Homecoming Game
October 20
Homecoming Dance
7:00pm-11pm
October 26
Headmaster Coffee
The HS Experience
8:00am-9:00am
October 26
MS Harvest Festival
7:00pm-9:00pm
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Headmaster Message
Click
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for a message from Headmaster Chaney.
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CANCELLED: SPA Family Fun Spirit Day and Cornhole Tournament
Our SPA Family Fun Spirit Day and Cornhole Tournament scheduled for this Sunday, 9/30, is
CANCELLED due to potential weather issue. Thank you to all who supported this event, especially AAA Cooling Specialists (
AAACoolingAZ.com). We apologize for any inconvenience the cancellation of this event may cause. Hope to see you at a future SPA event!
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JOIN US at CHICK-FIL-A Friday, September 28th!!
Our next restaurant fundraiser for SPA is tomorrow FRIDAY, SEPT 28th, grab LUNCH after school from 1-3 p.m. to help us raise funds! All sales earned during that time go towards our % share so spread the word with friends and family!
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Thank you for your Community Investment Support!
Because of your gift to our Community Investment campaign, our scholars receive the benefit of having two full-time College Counselors.Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Sterner meet with our students on a regular basis throughout their Junior and Senior years. College counseling is one of many programs that support our students in their journey to become great-hearted leaders. Last year, our Senior class was guided through the college application process by Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Sterner, and 71 Seniors were awarded over $7 million dollars in merit based scholarships! All of this is made possible by your annual gift to Community Investment. Thank you!
The quality of education delivered at our school is only possible with your generous support of our Community Investment campaign. Please support our academy by clicking HERE to donate to this year's Community Investment Campaign. We are honored to publicly recognize those families and friends who have contributed to the Community Investment campaign. Please
click
here
for a listing of our 2108-19 Community Investment campaign donors
as of September 25, 2018.
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October 15th-19th
Pep Assembly (with shortened class periods): Friday, October 19th
We hope to provide a fun, spirited week in which all students and faculty participate. The week will culminate with Varsity football and volleyball games. The dress up days will generate a school wide sense of pride that will be evident in the classroom and the hallways, giving everyone the opportunity to support the academy!
Monday 10/15: ARTFUL ACCESSORIES (students may accessorize the uniform with ties, bows, shoes, ribbons, beads, gloves, headbands of ANY color)
Tuesday 10/16: SILLY SOCKTOBER
(students may wear any kind of crazy, colorful socks)
Wednesday 10/17: WHITE OUT WEDNESDAY (students may wear white, logo free tshirts and socks)
Thursday 10/18: TIE-DYE THURSDAY (students may wear tie-dye, logo-free tshirts)
Friday 10/19: SPARTAN SPIRIT DAY (students may wear any type of Spartan spirit wear shirt)
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Senior Ads
Express love and congratulations for your graduate with personalized space in the yearbook! Senior ads are on sale now for $75.
Prices go up after Nov. 5th, the last day to purchase and submit your ad is Dec. 14th. Click
here to begin designing the ad. Use order number 16379.
Click
here
for information to order your yearbook today!
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New Spirit Wear has arrived!
They will be sold for $20 per t-shirt at most home volleyball and football games, and during homecoming week.
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Scottsdale Prep Theatre Arts is proud to present
All School Musical, The Pajama Game
October 4th and 5th at 7pm, October 6th at 2pm
http://www.playbillder.com/show/save_the_date/Scottsdale_Preparatory_Academy/2018/The_Pajama_Game_48914
Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful as sparks fly between new superintendent, Sid Sorokin, and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7 ½ cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor, but a battle of the sexes as well.
The Pajama Game was awarded the 1955 Tony for Best Musical and, over half of a century later, claimed the award for Best Revival of a Musical, proving that the story is truly timeless. With an energetic score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (Damn Yankees), The Pajama Game is brimming with songs and dances that have become musical theatre standards, including "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway."
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Parent-Teacher Conferences in October
Week of October 15th - 19th
An email will be sent out to all families by the end of day on Friday, September 22nd
with specific information about parent-teacher conferences. The following sections will be receiving conferences in October. Any sections not listed, will receive an opportunity for a conference in January. Scottsdale Prep brings together all of a student's teachers for a 15 minute conference. Due to scheduling limitations, we will be unable to re-schedule due to a conflict or missed conference. Click
here for a copy of the Fall Conference Week Bell Schedule.
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Specific Sections for Conferences
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Sign-Up or Assigned Time |
| 6th |
Sections A, D, E (McKernon Math) E (Peters Math) & All New Students to SPA 6th Grade
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Online Sign-up Genius on designated days. Click highlighted link.
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| 7th |
Sections B (Rafal Math), B (Stone Math) D, E & All New Students to SPA 7th Grade
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Online Sign-up Genius on designated days. Student lead conference. Click highlighted link.
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| 8th |
Sections C, D, E, G, H, L &
All New Students to SPA
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Conference time assigned. Student lead conference.
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| 9th |
Students in Mr. Brazzel's &
Mr. Chapman's HL
All New Students to SPA
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Conference time assigned. Student lead conference.
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| 10th |
Students in Mr. Gilfillan's & Mr. Minor's HL (3/4)
All New Students to SPA
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Conference time is assigned. Student lead conference. |
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11th
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Students in Mr. Hudson's HL (1/2) & (5/6)
All New Students to SPA |
Conference time is assigned. Student lead conference. |
| 12th |
All Students |
Conference time is assigned. Student lead conference. |
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Second Annual Rotary Interact Club Dodgeball Tournament
Tuesday, 10/16 starting at 12:45 p.m. in the SPA Gym
Mark your calendars for the Second Annual Rotary Interact Club Dodgeball Tournament to be held Homecoming Week on Tuesday, 10/16 starting at 12:45 p.m. in the SPA gym. Eight middle school teams of five players and eight high school teams of five players will compete for first place distinction in each category. The cost is $10 per player ($50 total) and proceeds will be donated to Gigi's Playhouse, a Down's Syndrome Achievement Center where several Great Hearts students volunteer their time and talent. Students must select a team captain, pick a creative team name and sign up to pay the $50 donation on the
SPA payment portal. Last year, the Gucci Gang took first place at the Middle School level and we hope to see them return to defend their title! Pre-Registration tables will be set up on Tuesday & Thursdays during lunch periods, but payment must be made on-line.
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Nurse Sheneman's Health Office Corner
Cold and Flu Season Has Begun Early!
Ways to prevent illness: Get adequate sleep, drink lots of water (send your student with a water bottle to school), take vitamins, COVER YOUR COUGH, WASH YOUR HANDS!
ILLNESS GUIDELINES- when to keep your child home from school.
A child who is sick will not be able to perform well in school and is likely to spread the illness to other children and staff. We suggest making a plan for childcare ahead of time so you will not be caught without a comforting place for your child to stay if he/she is ill.
If your child has any of the following symptoms, please keep your child home
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Child must be at home?
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Fever
Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
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YES
- when accompanied by behavior changes or other apparent symptoms, the student must be fever free, without the aid of fever reducing medication, for 24 hours before returning to school.
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Sore Throat
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YES
- If with a fever or swollen neck glands. If student has a positive strep test they may return to school after 24 hours of antibiotics.
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Eyes
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YES
- thick mucus or pus draining from the eye or pink eye. With pink eye you may see white or yellow discharge, matted eyelids after sleep, eye pain, redness or itching. Your child must receive 24 hours of antibiotics before returning to school.
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Cough and/or discolored nasal discharge, stuffy nose with clear drainage, sneezing, mild cough
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NO
- your child may go to school if they are able to take part in school activities. A frequent, moist, productive cough, chest congestion, and/or nasal discharge that are not clear in color may be contagious and require treatment.
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Vomiting/diarrhea
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YES
- students with vomiting and/or diarrhea will not be able to attend school, remain at school and/or return to school for 24 hours if they are experiencing these symptoms.
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Rash
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YES
- especially with fever or itching. Any child with an undiagnosed rash will be excluded.
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Lice, scabies
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YES
- Students may not return to school until they have been treated for infestation and are free of nits (lice eggs attached to the hair shaft). A visual inspection of the hair by school personnel is required prior to re-admittance. Inspection will be done privately and with respect.
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If your child exhibits any of these symptoms while at school, you will be notified and your child will be sent home. Please contact Mrs. Sheneman at jsheneman@scottsdaleprep.org if you have any questions or concerns.
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Lunch Menus - October through December
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Like Great Hearts Academies on Facebook!
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Drop-Off/Pick-Up Reminders
A gentle reminder that all
students who do not drive are to be dropped off at the back of the building. Once the front door is locked prior to the start of the school day students will be asked to walk around on the paved walkway on the side of SPA. Pick-up of students at the end of day is also to be at the back of the building for the safety of SPA students. Thank you!
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Scottsdale Preparatory Academy | 16537 N. 92nd Street | Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Alison Chaney | Headmaster
P: 480-776-1970 | W: www.scottsdaleprep.org
Classical Education, Revolutionary Schools
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