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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,
On Tuesday, December 1, which was Giving Day, we had 38 families donate over $9,000! I am grateful for the generous support of our families. Monthly family donations of $10, $30 or $100 or more, allow Arete Prep to offer a liberal arts curriculum. Click here for a message from me and Ms. Vaughan regarding giving day. If you did not have the chance to give on Giving Day, and would like to donate, CLICK HERE.
Events:
Friday, December 11 will be an all student online asynchronous day
- Students will need to login at 8:20 am to take their attendance. They will have work on each of their classes that day.
Thursday, December 17 and Friday, December18 are half days. Students will be released at 12:20 pm. Like a typical final’s day, students could have multiple finals these days, however, this year students can also expect to have finals and/or final projects leading up to these days.
Have and enjoyable and safe weekend!
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Julia Gillingham
Headmaster, Arete Preparatory Academy
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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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The CDC revised its coronavirus guidelines on December 2, 2020, offering alternatives to its 14 day recommended quarantine period for individuals who have been exposed to COVID-19. The two new alternatives for the 14 day quarantine period can either (1) end after 10 days without a COVID-19 test if the individual is asymptomatic or (2) end after 7 days with a negative COVID-19 test and is asymptomatic. Please look for a communication from us soon about the implementation of these new guidelines, if, and after they are adopted by the Maricopa County of Health and Great Hearts Academies.
Traveling for the holiday season? Please review the International Travel Guidelines for COVID-19 below:
· Stay home for 14 days after you return from international AIR travel.
· Take your temperature two times a day and monitor for fever (100.4>). Also watch for cough or trouble breathing.
· Stay home and avoid contact with others. Do not go to work, school, or school activities/sports.
· Do not take public transportation, taxis, or ride-shares.
· Receive a negative COVID-19 test result 5 days or more after returning.
For your family’s safety and the safety of our school community, please note that certain countries/states are still experiencing an increase in Covid-19 cases. Click here for more information
The Maricopa County Department of Health defines a “close contact” as someone who has been within 6 feet of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 for an accumulated time of 15 min or more over a period of 24 hours. If you have not received a notification from us, you were not determined to be in close contact with the student. To maintain privacy, we cannot divulge any additional information. Please reach out to Headmaster Chaney via email with any questions.
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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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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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Welcome new Uniform Exchange Lead: Emilee Hisey, emilee.hisey@gmail.com
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PSO is looking for two volunteers to chair the Teacher Appreciation Committee starting in Jan 2021. Please contact PSO at aretepreppso@gmail.com if you are interested.
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PSO celebrates teacher birthdays and other holidays by providing lunches and special treats for our amazing teachers. Please donate to help us show appreciation for our teachers, sign-up to donate items here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4facae2ca5fe3-teacher12
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2020-2021 Lunch Program: CLICK HERE
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PSO is planning to have a limited hot lunch program. For details: https://areteprepacademy.greatheartsamerica.org/academy-life/lunch-program/
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Snacks and drinks MAY be available for purchase other days, but this will depend on the availability of volunteers. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4facae2ca5fe3-arete12
- To provide the safest environment possible, some items of convenience will no longer be available during lunch until further notice. Specifically: NO microwaves; NO hot water (for Ramen and other foods); NO utensils or napkins; NO condiments
- Stay Connected: Sign up for PSO text alerts: text @aretepso to the number 81010
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If you want to volunteer with the PSO, we recommend you fill out this form: https://forms.gle/CGRE6cZzrTgZZXEk8
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All PSO volunteers must have a background check using the new Raptor system.
- PSO meetings are scheduled to start back up again in Jan 2021. Stay tuned for days and times. Thank you for your patience.
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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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Lunch Drop Off Updates, New Policies |
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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.
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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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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