Day for Friendship - Friday, February 14th is Great 

Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus 

on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that 

make a great-hearted student. Teachers are planning 

interactive and fun activities centered around these topics. 

Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic

 environment rooted in the classical tradition. This

 many times requires popular culture to be left at the 

door. On that note, students will not be permitted to 

bring store-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. 

Thank you for partnering with us. 

Language Arts: We will have a condensed week of spelling to

 account for the writing project. Test is Friday. We will be writing 

and typing an essay on a new topic to begin to prepare for AZ Merit. 

The topic corresponds to our history curriculum. Finally, we 

completed our  novel, The Trumpet of the Swan. Please send

 in The Little Prince by Wednesday.

Math: We will be working on telling time. In addition, practicing

 figuring elapsed time and conversion of time units. Practice reading 

clocks at home for practice! We have a quiz Tuesday after review. 

We need parent volunteers every week for math groups. Please

 consider helping out :) and sign

 up in the sign up genius. 

History: Students will be studying about the first people that 

inhabited North America and believed to have crossed a natural

 land bridge between Asia and North America. They will begin to

 study the Innuit people of the far northern climate. In addition 

they will investigate the pueblo and mound building people of the

 southwestern region of our continent, contrasting the people’s 

varied lifestyles. 

Science: Students will continue their Light Unit. They will learn about and experiment with Reflection and refraction.