HEADMASTER LETTER
Of all the ballets that pit the hero against an evil mouse king, the Nutcracker is my favorite. Possessing a sweet tooth and having developed a deep love for other cultures through my travels, I enjoy the various dances that celebrate sweets from around the world: chocolate from Spain, coffee from Arabia, tea from China, and candy canes from Russia. Of course, the most famous of the dances is performed by the Sugar Plum Fairy, and I don’t think I’ve ever actually tasted a sugar plum.
Today I was able to attend the ballet on a field trip to the Phoenix Symphony Hall with the second grade. The scholars were excited to be in the theater – one with a curtain and not a screen! I witnessed the frequent smiles on their faces as they watched the graceful movements of the ballerinas and listened to Tchaikovsky’s memorable score. For many it was their first exposure to live ballet, and they were mesmerized by the stage.
In our mission to guide scholars in their pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, field trips like today play an important role. It is our human soul that finds replenishment in seeing Beautiful choreography and hearing Beautiful music, and it is vital that our children live that experience. Thank you to all of those who give to our tax credit campaign because your contributions made today possible and enriched the life of a child during this holiday season.
Next week will be our final week of the semester prior to our winter break. Thank you for a wonderful first semester. I trust you are able to enjoy quality time with your friends and family over the course of the next few weeks. I look forward to seeing you and your scholars, refreshed and rejuvenated, in the year 2020!
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IMPORTANT PARENT INFORMATION & DATES
December 16 Schoolwide Spelling Bee Competition
December 17 Choir Club Performance
December 18 Archway Mom's
Party
December 16-20 No clubs before or after school
December 18-2
0 Half Day Dismissal 12 p.m.
December 20 Spirit Shirt & Crazy Sock day
December 23-January 8 No School
January 6-8 Parent Teacher conferences
January 13-14 Bard Competition
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PARTNERING WITH PARENTS
In order for students to have extra practice in math, please take some time with your student to go over the following links this weekend.
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PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on January 6, 7, and 8. Most families were able to have conferences in October, so not all parents will be invited for January conferences. If a teacher invites you for a conference, they will send you a Sign-up Genius link by December 19 so you can plan accordingly. Please feel free to reach out to your teacher directly if you have any questions regarding conferences.
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TE
ACHER SPOTLIGHT
Kelli Dunn was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington. She attended Seattle University on a basketball scholarship majoring in English. Kelli has lived in Arizona for 15 years and likes to escape the heat by heading back to her hometown. While she is in WA she spends time with her family and friends, builds sandcastles, swims, walks and explores new towns unseen before. Kelli’s passions are her family, animals, crafting, reading, refurbishing furniture, and gardening. Her daughter Isabella, attended Kindergarten at Great Hearts last year and Kelli was so moved by the teacher's passion, dedication, love, respect, and overall well being of each scholar, she knew this was a place she wanted to be a part of. Kelli looks forward to helping educate and cultivate the young hearts and minds.
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EARLY MORNING DROPOFF
As a reminder, we provide supervision for students beginning at 7:30 a.m., thirty minutes prior to the start of the school day. Many students are being dropped off unattended prior to 7:30 a.m. and participating in increasingly dangerous behavior. For the safety of all, please keep your children with you in the vehicle until the school doors open at 7:30 a.m. and proper supervision is available. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Carpool safety: Please keep your students arms and bodies inside your vehicle including the sun roof at all times in the carpool lanes until it is time for them to exit your vehicle.
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FALL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Details:
Choir Club will sing various autumnal and wintry tunes for you! Students will not wear concert attire.
When:
December 17th
Location:
Archway MPR from 3:45 to 4:10
Invited:
All family and friends are welcome to attend; you will be able to pick siblings up as usual and then walk right into the MPR when the doors open at 3:30.
Parking:
Parent parking will be located in the Paradise Valley Baptist Church parking lot to the South of Archway North Phoenix school across Hearn Road for the performances.
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Thank you for the many ways you support the Archway North Phoenix community. Your partnership allows each ANP student to receive the education they deserve.
Wishing your family, a very happy holiday season and prosperous new year.
,
Jackie Curtis | Academy Giving Manager
602-404-7414
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SPIRIT SHIRT AND CRAZY SOCK DAY
The last spirit day of the year is next Friday, December 20! There was such positive feedback from last quarter we decided to do it again! Help your students find their craziest socks and wear their spirit shirts to celebrate the end of the second quarter.
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FINGERPRINT UPDATE
Great Hearts has purchased a new system for background checks of our visitors and our volunteers. The system should be live by the end of January. There will be additional information as soon as we have a date. We thank you for your patience and understanding while we wait for the new system.
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INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER
Archway North Phoenix took over the Great Hearts Instagram on Tuesday, December 10th.
If you are on Instagram please check out
@GreatHeartsAcademies
. There are a lot
of fun photos and videos that were be posted.
Make sure and like the postings. ANP had the most posting of any other Great Hearts Archway.
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LOST & FOUND
Check online to take a look at our current Lost and Found Inventory. Labeled items will be returned to your scholar.
www.anppso.org/lostandfound
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YEARBOOK PHOTO
Don't miss your chance to help us preserve memories of the 2019-20 school year and see your photography in print! Please take pictures at upcoming concerts, field trips, club and classroom events, movie night, and more and send your photographs to the yearbook committee:
ANPyearbook@gmail.com
If possible, please include names of students in the photo, grade level, and the event name and date. Thank you for your help!
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PSO PASSIVE
FUNDRAISING
Bookmark
www.anppso.org/amazon/
when you shop through our special Amazon link, ANP will earn up to 10.5% on qualifying purchases.
Shop Shutterfly and Raise Money for ANP! For your holiday cards and gifts this year, please use this link:
http://www.anp.shutterflystorefront.com/ and ANP will receive 8% back on your purchase. Find cute gifts for grandparents, memorialize your last vacation with a photobook, or get your holiday cards completed. Please share this link with others.
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ARCHWAY MOMS
Wednesday, December 18 from 7-9 p.m. at Heather Keehn’s Home 40th St & Camelback Rd;
RSVP
for Address. Wrap up your favorite item under $10 and participate in this special gift exchange. Or, simply come for a fun evening with Archway moms. Questions?
momsclub@anppso.org
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5TH & 6TH GRADES WINTER SPORTS TEAMS
Registration Now Open
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DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE
Save the date for the daddy daughter dance February 22, 2020
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GREAT HEARTS BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETINGS
February 13, 2020
May 14, 2020
Board meeting notices are posted at least 24 hours in advance on the Archway North Phoenix webpage. The notice will include time, location and agenda.
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LOVE AND LOGIC
(Below is an excerpt taken from the LoveandLogic.com blog.)
Finding the Downtime Balance
For many families, the holiday break will create chunks of time when kids are in the house for extended periods.
For some households, this is cause for rejoicing. For others, it can pose some challenges. How long until the kids get bored and start having problems? How much time will they spend on video entertainment and how will that affect their moods? How badly will their sleep schedules get thrown off and how difficult will it be to get them ready to return to ‘normal’?
Downtime can be good for humans. There is even some evidence to support the idea that getting bored can be good for kids’ creative brains. There are physical and mental health benefits to truly resting (about one sixth or one seventh of the time). Sadly, many kids' ‘rest’ consists of unhealthy behaviors such as highly stimulating and violent video games.
Some families schedule a lot of activities during these times. Other families let it be a free-for-all. There is always a balance and we all get to use our judgment and common sense to decide how much structure vs free time is healthy for our families.
But, since we use Love and Logic at Archway North Phoenix, here are a few suggested guidelines:
1. Err on the side of ‘stillness’
Not every moment has to be filled with stimulation or activity.
Some of our most magical holiday memories include sitting around with extended family and friends, listening to music, playing cards or board games and just talking with one another. Dr. Charles Fay often speaks of the value of ‘Relational Stillness’ – sacred times to just be together without much activity or electronic stimulus. It may be difficult to assess the value of these times while they are happening – but trust us – they will be cherished one day!
2. Err on the side of togetherness
There will likely be moments during the holidays when kids (or adults) will want to isolate. Especially in a house full of guests. And, of course, some amount of alone time is healthy, especially for those with more introverted personality types. However, when possible, experiment with reading that book in the room with the family. If you’re going to take a walk, get some other family members to go with you. Someone is running to the store? Take some kids along (and give them appropriate jobs of finding or carrying items). The bottom line – avoid excessive time where kids or adults are alone in rooms, staring at screens. The times we can really be together will be gone before we know it.
If you are like us, you look back with fondness at times when loved ones gathered and were just together. Just present with one another. We hope you and your kids will experience this special gift during the Holiday season.
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TEACHER NEWSLETTERS
K-A Ms. Distler & Ms. Sloane
K-B Ms. Michael & Ms. Cremeen
K-C Ms. Baines & Ms. Garcia
K-D Ms. Leahy & Ms. Huntley
1-A Ms. Bebow & Ms. Dunn
1-B Ms. Wittmann & Ms. Ray
1-C Ms. Gianforte & Ms. May
1-D Ms. Page & Ms. Wingo
SECOND GRADE
THIRD GRADE
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FOURTH GRADE
5-A Ms. Kwan & Ms. Moore
5-B Mr. Cain & Mr. Buckley
5-C Ms. Mueller
5-D Mr. Milton & Mr. Jefferson
6-A Mr. Martin & Mr. Barton
6-B Ms. Brennan & Mr. Sokolis
6-C Mr. Hamilton & Mr. Messana
6-D Ms. Marrufo & Ms. Siebneck
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Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix|
archwaynorthphoenix.org
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14100 North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032
602 996 4355
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