Weekly Blast 12.21.18
December 21, 2018 -
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| A Note From the Headmaster
I am reading A Christmas Carol with my family each night. We always watch it on film, but this is the first time we are reading a few pages here and there. My children love reading different characters and changing their voices to match how they think a character may talk. This is also a text our 6th grade students read just before Winter Break. It is a familiar story, and I have come to appreciate it because of the various symbols that come out to help illustrate different ideas.If you are familiar with the story, the grumpy miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, disdains Christmas and the cheer that comes with it. He brushes it off with a simple or furious “Hum bug”. He is visited by three ghosts, who desire for Scrooge to consider the past, present, and future. The first ghost comes and is described: It was a strange figure—like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man, viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view, and being diminished to a child’s proportions…It wore a tunic of the purest white; and round its waist was bound a lustrous belt, the sheen of which was beautiful…But the strangest thing about it was, that from the crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light, by which all this was visible; and which was doubtless the occasion of its using, in its duller moments, a great extinguisher for a cap, which it now held under its arm. As Scrooge processes the reality of this figure before him, we learn that Scrooge begs the spirit to cover up, so Scrooge could see him to which the spirit replies: “What!”…“would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give? Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!” I think one interpretation of this passage is that Scrooge and others have made this cap over time and have forced this spirit to wear it, so as to put out his light- a light presumably of joy, hope, and peace. As you go into Winter break with your family, may the time be relaxing and memorable and may we all be a light of joy, hope, and peace to others. Sincerely, GP Caroling We will start in the courtyard at 5:00 p.m., sing Christmas carols in the surrounding neighborhood, and return for hot cocoa and cookies. We should finish around 7:00 p.m. Bring the family! Contact Mr. Liles at eliles@glendaleprep.org with any questions. OrderLunches 18-19 Yearbook Second Semester Schedules Parent-Teacher Conferences Please report to the front office at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled conference time. Conferences are scheduled back to back; therefore, your timeliness is very important. We thank you in advance for your support in helping to make these important academic events a success. Please be sure to read your student’s semester evaluations carefully prior to conferences. Student evaluations will be emailed to parents before January 7th.
The schedule for conferences is as follows (high school conferences are determined by Humane Letters teacher):
College Counseling Project Week 6th Grade Lit/Comp: The Magician’s Nephew, ISBN: 978-0064471107 Students will be given writing instructions to help them complete their project by their HL or Lit/Comp teacher. Please click each grade level below for a digital copy of the assignment instructions which you can reference over winter break if needed: 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th-12th grade. High School Symposium All reading and writing for the assignment must be completed and brought to school on Monday, January 14th, and will be reflected in the 3rd quarter evaluations for the subject area specific to that grade’s assignment. Students should expect to spend approximately 20-25 hours working on their assignments over the course of Project Week. Please support your children in planning a reasonable study schedule for that week in order to ensure that adequate time and effort is devoted to the completion of this important assignment. Note: Juniors and 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 SAT prep and their Senior Thesis. Middle School Symposium PSO Restaurant Night Senior Graduation Items If you have any questions, please email Ms. McLoughlin at tmcloughlin@glendaleprep.org. GP Athletics Department Robert Addicott, our new High School Football coach, will lead this new initiative for all athletes in all sports along with Matt Hawkins and Nate Kummeth. Coach Addicott is a licensed physical therapist specializing in strength and conditioning for all levels of athletes and various sports. He is experienced in organizing and conducting speed training camps for teams and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist. The strength training program will kick off on New Year’s Day and will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15-5:45 p.m. Go Griffins! |
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| Contact Information Silvia Hayakawa, Office Manager 623-889-0822 shayakawa@glendaleprep.org Attendance Line: |
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