FROM THE HEADMASTER

Dear Families,

I hope you and your students have a relaxing and fulfilling Fall Break.

At the end of Fall Break, you will receive your child’s evaluations for Quarter one. 

After Fall Break, your child will receive a Student Growth Plan*. This is meant to give students time for meaningful reflection of their efforts and progress so far this year. This should ensure they feel empowered to lead their conference, which are held the second week of Quarter two. When we return from break, you will receive a link to sign up for an in-person conference at a time when your child can attend with you. Please do so as soon as you receive the link and call the front office if you need assistance.

Conferences are 10-15 minutes in length. All of your student’s teachers will be present, though occasionally teachers are double booked. Conferences are a team meeting to hear directly from your child, our student, about how they plan to focus their learning and growth. We are all there to support and ask questions. There is a two to three minute period at the end for parent questions but these should be used for general trends or things you are seeing at home. If you have a specific concern with a class, assignment or grade, please find a time to talk with the teacher outside of conferences.

Conferences are a future-oriented, goal-setting meeting to ensure we are all working in partnership to support your child, our student.

If you are interested in parent resources there are a few books I highly recommend: The Gift of Imperfect Parenting by Brene Brown, The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey and How to Hug a Porcupine by Julie A. Ross.

Thank you for your partnership and support. I look forward to seeing you all on campus for conferences. 

*6^th grade's SGP will look similar with a few changes

Melanie Attridge | Headmaster

Coffee with the Headmaster

Would you like to enjoy a cup of joe and a great conversation with our Headmaster? If so, view the grade level dates here! Evites will go out closer to the dates, so keep an eye out! Next meet-up is for 9th and 10th grade families on October 11, 2022.



Next Content Night - Lit/Comp, Humane Letters, and History

If you are interested in learning more about what we teach, why we teach, and how we teach the curriculum for Lit/Comp, Humane Letters, or History, please join our second Content Night on November 9^th - starting in the gym at 5:30pm.

Prep Traffic

As the school year progresses, we adjust to our traffic schedule, especially during the mornings. Thursday mornings are especially busier times as we host Mentor meetings. Please know that Archway cars are given priority from 7:20 - 7:50 each morning to support their earlier start time. Thank you for your patience at this busy time of day.

Parent-School Compact Agreement/Family Handbook

Log in to your parent portal to e-sign the Family Handbook. Please e-sign as soon as possible as the deadline for completion was September 15th. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please contact Registrar Anna Sirianni. View a PDF version of the Family Handbook linked below. 

Text Messages

Sign up for important text messages from Arete Prep. Text Y to 67587. 

Calendar Update

Please note that there is a change for our half-day schedule. For the prep side only, half days will be released at 12:30 pm. See the updated calendar linked below.

Don’t miss what’s happening at Arete Prep! From important dates and reminders to events, celebrations and more.

Click below to get access to our family calendar and stay in the loop year-round. 

PARENT SERVICE ORGANIZATION

PSO Leads 22-23 

Our PSO is looking for leads to help out with teacher appreciation, Lunch Volunteer Coordination, and Grade Level Communications Lead. If interested please email Prep PSO.

PSO Shopper's Rewards Program

Amazon Smile: Shop at smile.amazon.org or on the Amazon app and register Arete Prep Academy. Amazon will donate .5% eligible purchases to PSO at no cost to you.

Fry’s: Link your Fry’s Shoppers Card to Arete Prep Academy and a donation will be made every time you use your card at checkout. 

Order Hot Lunch

Does your child like pizza and Chick-fil-A? Then you should sign up for our lunch program. We have several different vendors that deliver food to the school on a rotating calendar. Ordering cut off is the Wednesday before service week at midnight. Order now! 

greathearts.boonli.com 

School password: AreteLunch5

Please make sure to complete your volunteer clearance through Raptor prior to your scheduled volunteer date. This must be done annually so even if you were cleared last year, it must be completed again for this school year.

Interested in volunteering? Our lunch program is made possible by the PSO and the unwavering support of you - our fantastic parents, grandparents, and school community members! We really need your help this year! The sign up for October, and November shifts below.

COLLEGE COUNSELING NEWS

• Looking for college and career planning tools for you and your student to explore? Check out the Arete Prep College Counseling web pages here.
• All high school students are invited to attend College Presentations during the first half of high school lunch throughout the year. Listing of colleges can be found here or on the bulletin boards outside of the college counseling offices. Students may bring their lunch and learn about colleges and programs across the country. For more information, please contact Ms. Arguello, Director of College Counseling.
• PSAT for all 10th and 11th graders on Tuesday, October 25 during the school day

OUR COMMUNITY IN ACTION

Because of your gifts to our Community Investment campaign, our scholars can immerse themselves in subjects like science, and discover new ways to show their creativity.

Pictured is Natalie Paulesc, with her work of comparing cell anatomy with something else; she chose to compare it to a carnival.

The quality of education delivered at Arete Prep is only possible with your generous support of our Community Investment campaign. 

Please take a moment to click below and partner with us by giving, and if you already do, THANK YOU!

Nancy Harris, Office Manager

nharris@areteprepacademy.org