SPARTAN WEEKLY UPDATE

November 16, 2023

Important Dates

November

11/21: Spirit Wear Day

11/22-24: Thanksgiving Break

11/28: Giving Tuesday

December

12/20-22: Half Days, S1 Exams

12/25-1/5: Winter Break

January

12/25-1/5: Winter Break

1/15: No School, Civil Rights Day

1/22-26: No School, Barrett Jackson

February

2/2: Half Day, GH In-Service

2/19: No School, President's Day, R&R

March

3/11-15: Spring Break

3/29: No School, Spring Recess

April

4/27: Senior/Junior Prom

May

5/3: Half Day, Field Day

5/6: No School, May Recess, R&R

5/21-23: Half Day, S2 Exams

5/23: Award Ceremony (invitation only), 8th Grade Promotion

5/24: Half Day, Last Day of School, Senior Commencement

Teachers' Homework Blog Sites

Extra Curriculars Catalogue

SPA Test Calendar

For Athletic Inquiries NEW!

November 16, 2023,

The months encompassing Thanksgiving and Christmas are the most wonderful of the year. This festive time of fellowship, hope, and charity brings out the better angels of our nature. I invite you to join us in celebrating gratitude with our academy on November 28^th for #GivingTuesday. This day of giving was created to focus on doing good for the community after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday.

I am ever so grateful to our parents who already support our classrooms through Community Investment. On Giving Tuesday, our intent is to fulfill our Community Investment goal and raise $50,000.

I invite families who have not yet supported our school this year to make a gift during #GivingTuesday to show their appreciation for the wonderful community which we share at Scottsdale Prep. All gifts made on Giving Tuesday will support our operating budget and help us close the funding gap of $1,500 per student.

You can give here or by connecting with Lisa Noyes, our Family Giving Officer.

To see what our faculty, staff, community, and students are grateful for this year, follow us on social media on Tuesday, November 28^th. Thank you again for your endless support of our academy, we truly could not do it without you.

Go Spartans!

Mark McAfee

Headmaaster

Coffee House, November 17th at 6:00PM

Come & listen to some amazing music under the stars at our annual Coffee House, November 17th at 6:00pm out on the patio. Tickets are $5 on Configio or $8 at the door. Coffee and snacks will be available for purchase. Bring cash! Hope to see you there!

Quick Links

WEBSITES

SPA Website

SPA Athletics

For Athletic Inquires

SPA Extra-Curriculars

SPA College Counseling

SUPPORT SPA

PARENT RESOURCES

Books & Suppl y Lis ts

Homework Club

Family Handbook

Lunch Program

Configio Payment Portal

Teachers' Google Classroom

UNIFORMS

Anton, Dennis,

Dress Code

CALENDARS

2023-2024 Calendar

Bell Schedule

TRAFFIC INFO

Pick-up/Drop-off Procedure

Neighborhood Traffic Email

EXTRA-CURRICULARS

SPA Theatre Arts

What's Happening Around the Campus

Gratitude and Giving | OCT 30th - NOV 17th 2023

"Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy." -Jacques Maritain

Gratitude and Giving - Formerly known as SNOWSTORM, is the PSO’s annual program which gives families the opportunity to come together to express gratitude to our teachers and staff.

SPA families come together to offer a collective monetary gift to faculty and staff during the holiday season. The goal is 100% participation and we cannot meet this goal without your participation.

To contribute to the campaign please click here.

To help us write a note of gratitude to teachers and/or staff members, please click here.

Order Your Yearbook

Yearbooks are still available for purchase. Click here to order today! Our school code is 16379.

Order Your Senior Ad

It's not too early to purchase an ad for your senior in the 2024 yearbook! Click here to Purchase an Ad! Our school code is 16379.

Yearbook Photo Submissions

Please share your amazing photos of Scottsdale Prep students from any school events! To share photos, click here. Enter SPA and then the school code (16379) to submit.

Health and Safety

When to Stay Home

Respiratory virus season has hit our campus. Please keep your student home if they are sick. This includes having:

A fever over 100 degrees
A frequent moist productive cough
A sore throat with swollen glands

If you still aren’t sure whether to send them to school, take a look at our health guidelines.

As a reminder, the health office does not provide congestion or seasonal allergy medicine.

If your child is sent home from school ill, please pick them up promptly.

If your student has missed school and wants to know what work they missed, they can review their teacher’s google sites.

Thank you for your partnership in keeping our school healthy.

College Counseling Corner

Caps & Gowns!

*ATTENTION SENIORS*

Scottsdale Prep has partnered with Balfour for graduation products including Caps, Gowns, Tassels and more! Please visit the website to place your order. The purchased Cap, Gown, and Tassel will be shipped to the school in spring 2024. Other products such as t-shirts, class rings, etc. will be shipped directly to your home.

Please place orders no later than January 15th, 2024 - Thank you!

We encourage parents and students to read the weekly Friday Wrap-Ups (here's the previous newsletter) to stay abreast of key dates, meetings, and opportunities.

To Schedule a meeting:

Mrs. Shannon Coolidge: Schedule a Meeting or email

Ms. Monica Ware: Email

Mrs. Aimee Vincent: Schedule a Meeting or email

SPA PSO Information

Thank you, PSO!

Our sincere gratitude to the PSO for providing teachers with beautiful spreads of treats everyday for the past two weeks. Your thoughtfulness brightened the teachers' days!

2023-2024 SPA Faculty Birthdays

Let's help our faculty members celebrate their special day! Please sign up to bring in a special birthday lunch or gift card to a faculty member! Click here to sign-up.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking to fill the following open positions for this year.

Faculty Gratitude and Giving Co-Chair
Shopper Program
Booster Advertising
Booster Spirit Wear Sales
Booster Team Parent Liasion

Please email president@spapso.org if you would like more info on these roles.

Link to Raptor to register to volunteer on campus: Click here
Link to volunteer interest form: Click here

From the Academy Giving Office

Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday is right around the corner! It is an international day that inspires people to do good in their communities. Since 2012, hundreds of millions of people have participated in making a difference in their communities. This year, Giving Tuesday is November 28th. At Great Hearts we celebrate Giving Tuesday by inviting all families to make a gift to Community Investment.

Click here for SPA Community Investment

Click here for SPA Tax Credit

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Scottsdale Preparatory Academy

16537 North 92nd Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Mark McAfee | Headmaster

P: 480-776-1970 | www.scottsdaleprep.org

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