NPX Weekly Newsletter 1.22.21
February 8, 2021 -
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Updates from the HeadmasterReminders from the HeadmasterAsynchronous DaysFriday, January 29th is an asynchronous, remote learning day for all prep students. All prep students will access their assignments via Google Classroom. The next remote learning day are: February 12th (new date) and March 3rd. Thank you for your flexibility as we provide these days to our amazing teachers for respite and planning time. COVID-19 Tracker and ReminderDo you want to stay up to date on all COVID-19 cases in the NPX community? We have a COVID-19 tracker on our website that is updated nightly to reflect new cases. We will continue to update the community as cases come up, but sometimes those communications take up to 48 hours as we prioritize close contacts and planning associated with teacher quarantines. The tracker is a quick and easy way to check each day, if you’d like. Please also remember to stay home if you are exhibiting symptoms or suspect exposure to Covid-19. It is extremely important that we continue to act with an abundance of caution and keep COVID-19 off of our campus. We have been able to keep our school open for almost five months and this is because of every family, teacher, staff, and community member doing their part. Corinne Jacobson Headmaster, North Phoenix Prep Academy GivingWe are 98% to our $155,000 Community Investment Goal! Give here. Your Donations = Free Money When you donate to our Community Investment campaign and/or the Tax Credit drive, please check with your employer about a matching program. This is an easy way for your donations to make an even greater impact for our school! Please ask your HR department about this opportunity, if you have any questions, reach out to our Academy Giving Manager, Jackie Curtis jcurtis@northphoenixprep.org. Learn more about our Matching Gift Program and how you can support NPX through Community Investment and our Tax Credit Drive. visit Northphoenixprep.org/support Thank you to our generous donors! **In late January, you will receive an email containing your 2020 Giving Summary. Please be aware of the following: · Each summary is sent separately, so expect to receive two emails if you made donations to both Archway and Prep. § Your 2020 Giving Summary will include donations to: o Community Investment o Tax Credit o Teacher Excellence Fund o Capital Campaign Designated Gifts · This is the last year giving summaries will be provided; all future gifts via credit card will be receipted by email at the time a donation is made. Thank you for your consistent and generous support of our wonderful school! Questions: Contact our Academy Giving Manager, Jackie Curtis jcurtis@northphoenixprep.org Reminders and Action ItemsAttendance ReminderIf your scholar has NOT been placed in quarantine and you have made a family choice of not having the scholar attend school, according to the Department of Education reporting, your scholar will be marked as an unexcused absence. The scholar can still participate via zoom as along as they have communicated with their teachers. We encourage you to keep properly reporting absence issues to our Attendance Line at attendance@northphoenixprep.org. Should you have questions please feel free to reach out to our Office Manager. Angie Nelson Office Manager Greatful Hearts Campaign The Greatful Hearts Campaign (formerly called Snowstorm) has begun! Now through February 10th, the PSO will be accepting monetary donations to be dispersed to NPX teachers on Friday, February 12th. Foam hearts will also be offered to students so they can write their favorite teacher or staff member a note. Deposit your hearts at the tree along the prep building curb. Please help shower our teachers with gratitude! After School Pick Up Reminders Parents, parking in front of the administration building doors between 2:30 and 3:45 is not permitted. We ask that if you should need to drop off or pick up any items, that you park your car in the designated visitor guest parking spaces. If you can not make it to our school before 2:30, you will need to make other arrangements. The dismissal process begins at 2:30-setting up cones, loading zones etc. With this high traffic volume we need to streamline as much traffic as possible in order to have a safe and efficient dismissal for all parents. Additionally, please remember: unauthorized use of the Elks Lodge Parking Lot is not permitted at any time. This lot is private property and may only be used by Elks Lodge members. Thank you in advance. Archway COVID UpdateWednesday, January 20, 2021 Dear North Phoenix Families, I am reaching out to update you on a recent development in grade 4 on the Archway North Phoenix campus. My goal is to keep you informed and to be as transparent with you as possible so that we can work together to protect one another’s health and safety. Today we learned an individual tested positive for COVID-19 in grade 4. Through our incident response protocol, we have identified and personally notified all families of students and faculty who would be considered close contacts. Those people will be quarantined according to guidance from the Maricopa County Department of Health. If you have not been contacted, this means that you have not been identified as a close contact. To maintain privacy, we cannot divulge any additional information. As a reminder, if at any time your student shows symptoms, please keep your student home, notify the school nurse, and have your scholar tested. By adhering to these practices, though it isn’t a guarantee of a completely risk-free environment, we are able to minimize as much as possible the spread to other parts of our community. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. In partnership, Geri Parker | Headmaster gparker@archwaynorthphoenix.org AthleticsWinter Sports is On! Despite the interesting and difficult circumstances that we all find ourselves in this year, middle school and high school winter sports presses on. We know that attendance at games is very limited this year; even so, please continue to cheer on your winter athletes anytime that you see them at home or in the halls of NPX. Go Gladiators! College Counseling CornerReminders
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