*Prep School Tour is coming up Friday, May 8th. It will include a tour of the prep building by the 6th grade teachers, lunch in the gym with the middle schoolers, session with Mr. Wagner and then a Q&A with high school prep mentors. On this day, ALL 5th graders will need a sack lunch (there will be no hot lunch), but they will be allowed to purchase SNACKS from the concession area. This tour is especially designed for the students ONLY. Mr. Wagner will be inviting the parents to a seperate Coffee Talk and Tour soon.
*The Phoenix Symphony will be putting on a concert in our gym this Thursday, April 22nd from 9:30-10:30AM. Parents are welcome!
*The T-shirt design contest ended and a winner was chosen by a student vote. The students do not know it, but they will each receive a t-shirt as a gift from their teachers with the winning design on the front and the names of all the 5th graders on the back at the promotion ceremony. They will be allowed to wear it on the last day of school.
* Fifth Grade Promotion: On Thursday, May 21st, Archway Arete will honor the achievements of our fifth grade scholars and formally promote them to the 6th grade and the prep school! This special ceremony will take place from 10:45-11:45AM on that Thursday in the gymnasium. All parents, siblings and relatives are invited to attend. Parents wanting Archway or Prep siblings to attend will need to come early and sign their students out in the office. There will be light refreshments following the event and losts of photo ops. For those who will not be able to attend, the event will be videotaped.
Fifth grade graduate attire is as follows:
Boys: Dress shirt & pants, tie/bow tie, belt and dress shoes. There is no color requirement. No jeans or shorts. Boys may wear a suit, but it will be a warm day. No hats.
Girls: A formal dress like one would wear to church or a wedding. It should not have spaghetti straps or be strapless. The length of the dress/skirt should reach the TOP of the knee. Hoisery is optional. Girls should wear appropriate dress shoes; a moderate heel is allowable. There is no color requirement. Hair should be neat and appropriate for the occassion. No hats, tiaras, etc.
The students will participate in a rehearsal on that Thursday morning from 9:45-10:35. Guests may begin arriving through the south gym doors at 10:30. There will be both floor and bleacher seating. Friday, May 22nd is a half-day school day in which the students will be involved in reflection activities, self-evaluation/goal setting, desk clean out, and room inventory. There will also be special festivities they will not want to miss.
If you have any questions concerning the ceremony, attire, or how you can help, please contact Mrs. Keffer @tkeffer@archwayarete.org.
*Lots of students have been sick ... it happens invariably this time of year. If your student is miserable, keep them at home, shoot me an email and I can either respond with some of the HW they can work on or compile some books/assignments to be left in the office for pick up. When your child returns after an absence, they will usually find a pile of papers and an absence sheet on their desk. They should come and see me to go over things with them. They get a day for every day they are absent to get caught up. If they need more time, they just need to come talk to me!
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