| A Note From the Headmaster
Hello Parents,
We have only one week left in this ten-week long quarter. We will soon have fall break followed by the week of parent-teacher conferences. This is a change from last year, but I cannot stress enough how essential it is for teachers, parents, and students to come together early in the semester to consider strengths and areas of needed improvement. This is particularly crucial for high school students as they set goals for the second quarter in preparation for semester exams and final grades that will be posted on their transcript. Given that the conferences will take place prior to a final semester grade, it is essential that students examine their progress and share with you and their teachers about how they can improve in each class. To that end, the nature of conferences is different than last year. Part of teacher evaluations is providing self-reflective questions for students to consider and discuss with you, prior to writing/typing out responses to be presented to the panel of teachers. For middle school students, parents will bring the answers to share with teachers at the conference. All high school students will attend conferences to share their answers directly with teachers. Our hope is that part of the self-examination process will include you, the parents, to help probe your son or daughter to consider the questions thoughtfully with the goal of growth and maturity.I look forward to seeing you at conferences and sitting in to hear students share their answers.
Sincerely,
Mr. Navarrette
Headmaster
PSO Corner
Homecoming: The very first Homecoming Game in the new GP Stadium is tonight, Friday, October 4th! We are so excited to have this great event back home after a few years away from the school. We will grill for this year’s event and are looking for volunteers to help with grilling, concession selling, set up, and general help. Please sign up at 2019 Homecoming Help Sign Up and help make this the best Homecoming yet!
Hamburgers and Veggie Burgers will be served starting at 6:00 p.m.
Homecoming
Homecoming Football Game – Friday, October 4th
6:00 p.m. Tailgate at GP
7:00 p.m. Kick-Off at GP
Admission is free for Alumni, $3 for students/military/senior citizens, $5 for adults, and just $1 for student lunch pre-order tickets
High School Homecoming Dance – Saturday, October 5th
Homecoming Dance tickets are still available for purchase at the door for $20. All high school students are encouraged and welcome to come. Feel free to come alone or with a group of friends from GP.
Who: 9th-12th grade students
When: Lessons (mandatory) at 6:00 p.m.
Dance: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
(No admittance after 6:30 p.m.)
Where: Glendale Prep Gymnasium
Dress Code: Semi-Formal
Gentlemen should wear slacks and a button-up shirt. a tie and sports coats/blazers are strongly encouraged.
Ladies’ dresses should have necklines within four finger widths below the collar bone. No see-through dresses or dresses with open backs, but they may be strapless or have spaghetti straps. The hemline of the dress should be no shorter than 3 inches above the top of the knee at any point.
Shoes: As we will be dancing on the gym floor, students may wear athletic shoes with white soles, or they must dance in their socks.
Students with questions about dress code may send a picture of the attire they want to wear to Ms. Hudson at ehudson@glendaleprep.org.
*Students out of dress code will be required to change or wear additional provided attire.
Traffic Reminders
Parents, please be conscientious of the neighborhoods in our community.
As a reminder, if you are dropping-off/picking-up students off-campus, you may only do so on the north side of the park on Pinnacle Peak and east of 83rd Avenue. You may not wait on the east or south side of the park, or make use of the green belt. Pick-up and drop-off is also prohibited on Planada Lane and Pinnacle Peak Road west of 83rd Avenue. Thank you for your cooperation.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conference sign-ups were sent via email a few weeks ago. Conferences are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. We have worked diligently to create a conference schedule that allows for all of our teachers’ class schedules. Please do not send requests for conferences via email. If you cannot find your sign-up email, please reach out to Mrs. Hayakawa at shayakawa@glendaleprep.org right away.
At least one parent/guardian of each student is expected to attend parent-teacher conferences. All conferences will be fifteen minutes long. The format will be a round-table discussion including the parent and a panel of the student’s teachers.
- 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students do not attend conferences but will complete a middle school self-assessment in response to questions provided in the evaluation. Parents will bring the self-assessment to the conference.
- 9th-12th grade students are required to attend and lead their conference. Conversation will be based on a high school self-assessment written in response to questions in the evaluation. Students will bring the self-assessment to the conference.
- In order to set a collegial tone, 9th-12th grade students should come to the conference dressed professionally or in uniform.
Independent Study Week
All middle school students will read a different book depending upon their grade level. Middle School (6th-8th Grade) Independent Study Week books were included in the Classics to Keep list that students were asked to purchase at the beginning of the school year. If your Middle Schooler does not own a copy yet, the title and ISBN are provided below. If any books are on backorder, please reach out to Ms. Wegener at kwegener@glendaleprep.org.
6th Grade Lit/Comp: The Magician’s Nephew, ISBN: 978-0064471107
7th Grade Life Science: All Creatures Great and Small, ISBN: 978-1250057839
8th Grade Medieval History: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Tolkien translation), ISBN: 978-0345277602
All high school students will read the same book in preparation for the High School Symposium. High School (9th-12th Grade) Independent Study Week books can be purchased on the GP Payment Portal while supplies last. reserve your High School Independent Study Week book here. The last day to reserve your book through the payment portal will be Tuesday, October 8th. All books will be placed in student lockers by Thursday, October 10th. If supplies run out, you can still purchase a copy from your favorite vendors such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble using the correct ISBN provided below.
9th -12th Grade Humane Letters: The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck, ISBN: 978-0-14-018746-5
Note: Seniors will be required to complete the reading portion of the assignment; however, they will not be required to complete the written portion, in order to focus their writing attention on their Senior Thesis.
GP Athletics
- Homecoming Football Game Tonight!
- The Glendale Prep Griffins play Camp Verde! Tailgate will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the game starts at 7:00 p.m. You don’t want to miss the beginning of the game as we will have special guest, singers, and a special Griffin entrance to GP Stadium! Alumni will be honored at halftime and of course, we will have our 50/50 raffle! See you there!
- There are many more Griffin events this weekend including: HS Volleyball in the Chandler Invite, HS cross country in the Glendale Showcase, MS Football, Cross Country, and C Team volleyball all have events! See glendaleprepathletics.com for details!
- Upcoming Events: 10/9 Lifetouch Fall Team Pictures, on campus, after school. 10/30 Winter Sports Informational Parent Night in the gym at 5:30 p.m.
- We are trying to help bridge the gap for families to understand who our team doctor is for the school. Please view more information on Dr. Moore here.
- View more information on a lacrosse opportunity in Glendale here.
Evaluation Distribution
Glendale Prep and Archway Glendale will be using PowerSchool (PS) for evaluations this school year. In order to access the PS Parent Portal, each parent should set up an account. All of your Glendale Prep and Archway Glendale children may be added to the account you create. You will receive two emails in the near future; one with information on how to set up your account and how to navigate through the portal, and another repeating the information and informing you that the PS Parent Portal is open and ready for you to review your child’s/children’s evaluation(s). The Parent Portal will be opened for evaluation viewing on the evening of Friday, October 18th. Using a new system always has its challenges, and we ask that you be patient in creating the account and learning how to maneuver through the new system. Thank you in advance for your patience and your partnership.
Water Bottles
Previously, the front office has been holding lost water bottles, as they are of significant value, but in recent weeks, there have been too many to manage. Please note that all water bottles will remain in the Lost and Found cart (located in the courtyard) for one week; thereafter, they will be donated. The school recommends that your student has their name clearly labeled, not just marked with stickers. Without a name, your child may be at risk of losing a water bottle of value.
Community Investment
Humane Letters is the capstone course of the Great Hearts high school experience! Students strive to better understand the world around them through the ideas of those who came before us. For this reason, Humane Letters is first and foremost a Great Books seminar, in which the reading and Socratic discussion of great works compose the course.
Your Community Investment supports this course and each student’s high school experience.
We are honored to publicly recognize those families and friends who have contributed to this year’s Community Investment campaign. View a listing of donors as of October 3, 2019 here.
To make a pledge to Glendale Prep’s 2019-20 Community Investment campaign you can:
College Counseling
Junior Students and Parents, the Great Hearts Symposium is Saturday, October 19th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Scottsdale Preparatory Academy. Parents and students should have received an email from Michelle Fitzgerald with detailed instructions and a link to register for the event.
Sophomore and Junior Students: On Thursday, October 24th from 8:00 a.m.-noon Glendale Prep is hosting 25-30 college representatives for the first-ever Glendale Prep College Admissions Forum. We would like to see all of you take advantage of the unique opportunity! Complete the College Admissions Representatives Forum Survey here by Tuesday, October 8th.
Be sure to check the College Counseling page on Glendale Prep website, Naviance, and the CC bulletin board for upcoming college fairs and college rep visits.
Anton Uniform Fall Sale
Buy one, get one 50% off Fall Sale. Use discount code: SWEATERWEATHER. View the flyer for more details here. |