Grand Canyon Prep: April 2006

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for April 26

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are all well.

Human Anatomy: Finish chapter eight and start chapter nine concept check.
Life Science:Finish chapter matching , multiple choice, and true or false.
Biology: Review questions on page 252

First Hour English: 1920s newspaper
Second Hour English: Owl Creek Questions
Third Hour English: Read stories
Fourth Hour English: Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde page 1-22

First and Third Hour History: worksheet

Monday, April 24, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for April 24

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one had a great weekend.

High School AIMS Reading and Writing scores are out. We are very happy with the performance of the students who have been with us the whole year. Congratulations to Brent Davila and Howard Lanus for exceeding the AIMS reading.

Algebra Three, Pre Algebra and Advanced Math: Quizzes
Earth Science: Summary of film and chapter review page 112-113
Human Anatomy: Concept Checks on chapter eight and film summary.
Life Science: Science terms and matching page 207
Biology: Review questions page 252-261 and summary of film

First Hour English: newspapers due friday
Second Hour English: special projects due on May 5.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for April 19, 2006

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone is well.

Please remember that Friday is a Half Day and Site Based Council Meeting. Student Council will meet during fourth hour.

Life Science: Study for quiz Chapter 13-16
Biology:Review questions page 241 and understanding concepts page 243

Fourth Hour English: Read to page 60
Third Hour English: Bring materials for project.

Please advise if there are any questions.Take care.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for April 17

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well.

AIMS make up this week for those students who did not take a portion.

Please remember that Friday is a half day.

Geometry, Algebra 1, and Algebra Two have quizzes on Wednesday.

Period One English: Research magazine
Period Two English: Finishing Scopes Trial
Period Three English: Start on special projects
Period Four:Read Sounder

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for April 13

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are all well.

Please remember that we are not in session tomorrow. Have a great three day weekend.

Holocaust students need to type letters to their congress person regarding the crisis in Darfur

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for Tuesday, April 11 2006

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope you are all well.

Please remember that we are off on Friday. We do have school on Monday.

Miss Foy is sponsoring a bike ride that will start at the Wildflower on Monday April 17.

Spanish and Japanese classes have homework.

Public Policy classes have current events due on Thursday.

Holocaust class is to research ways to help the people in Darfur by visiting the web site www.genocideintervention.net.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Announcments for Thursday April 6

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well.

Please remember that tomorrow is a half day.

Please remember that grades 6,7,8 will be finishing the AIMS test tomorrow.

Please remember that it is not too late to donate money to Grand Canyon Prep and receive a tax credit for it. Please help out your school.

The following students have been invited and have accepted an inviation to attend the May 2 Arizona Diamondbacks game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are Ryan Willmes, Ryan Turpin, Cory Milford, Cody Milford, D.J. Owsley, Angela Spadafino, Joseph Spadafino, Tim Goodrich, Andrew Gallini, and Rebecca Kielsky. Howard Lanus, Nichole Van Enwyck, Amber Winscom, Ethan McKenzie, Rachel Foster, and Shane Cavanaugh were also invited but indicated that they would not be able to attend. We want to thank the Arizona Diamondbacks organization for continuing to invite members of Grand Canyon Prep to their games.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for Wednesday April 5

Dear Parents and Guardians

We hope every one is well.

It is tax season and we would like to remind families that they may donate up to $300 (married couple) or $250 (single family) and receive a tax credit from the State of Arizona if you owe taxes. Please help our school by taking advantage of this program.

Please remember Friday is a half day
Thursday: Grades 6-9 are taking AIMS/Terra Nova
Friday: Grades 6-8 are taking AIMS/Terra Nova

Public Policy classes have current events assignments due tomorrow.

Earth Science, Life Science, and Human Anatomy: Complete outstanding assignments
Biology: Section quiz on page 78 and 83; Chapter review questions page 83-85

History and English students please complete group work per Miss Foy and Miss Zachreson.

Algebra Two: Problem set 54 7-29 odd

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Announcements and Assignments for April 3, 2006

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please excuse the tardiness of this posting.

Please remember AIMS tests are this week. Grade 10 (and some 11/12) will take the AIMS Math tomorrow. Grade Nine students will take the Terra Nova test on Tuesday and Thursday.
Grades 6,7, and 8 will take the AIMS from Tuesday to Friday. 100 percent attendance is required.

Please remember that Friday is a half day.

Miss Zachreson and Miss Foy have English/History assignments due.

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2008/09 Second Semester Principals List

Drew Kistler
Jaclyn Wechsler
Anton Staedicke
Clifford Alexander
Camille Alexander
Joseph Spadafino
Denise Valenzuela
D.J. Owsley
Andrew Gallini
Tawny Branson
Leah Howard
Sandra Lee
Cameron Hill
Qian Liao
Alyssa Brimacombe
Katrina Perez

Teacher Biographies

We are very proud to present to our students and their families the Grand Canyon Teaching Staff for the 2007/08 school year.

Todd Burke: An Educational Consultant in his second year with us, Mr. Burke is and experienced principal and secondary/ post secondary instructor. He helps oversee our accredition and professional development. He is in his second year with us.
Benjamin Broyles: A first year Music instructor at Grand Canyon Prep, Mr. Broyles has extensive teaching experience through La Musique Academy in Mesa Arizona as a private instructor for the last three years. He is currently earning his teaching certificate in Music Education.
Kevin Crawford: A Certified instructor, Mr. Crawford earned a Bachelor of Science from Northern Arizona University in History and Business Administration. A former stock broker, Mr. Crawford has had two years of teaching experience prior to joining Grand Canyon Prep as a Social Studies teacher..
David Gordon: The founder of the school, Mr. Gordon has over eleven years teaching experience in the areas of English and History. He also has ten years experience as an Administrator and Principal. Mr. Gordon has two Bachelor of Arts Degrees and is a Certified Secondary Teacher. He is a published writer and has participated in the revision of the National History Standards. He is currently participating in the revision of the Arizona Social Studies Standards.
David Grago: Mr. Grago is an experienced Japanese Teacher who will rejoin us for 2007/08 school year. Mr. Grago has had experience teaching Japanese at Arizona State University. He has also been a Japanese Interpreter for Continental Airlines and an instructor for Nissan. He has Bachelors in Japanese from the University of Hawaii and a Masters from National University.
Steve Harmon: A certified math, science, computer science, and history teacher, Mr. Harmon has a Masters Degree in Educational Technology from Arizona State University. He has over eleven years of teaching experience. Mr. Harmon has worked nine years at Grand Canyon Prep.
Jelena Eros: An award winning artist whose paintings decorate her classroom, Ms. Eros has entered her artworks in competitions around the world. Holding a degree in Art from the Hungarian University of Applied Art, Ms. Eros has extensive teaching experience as she also teaches at the Young Rembrandts Private Arts School. She teaches Art Portfolio and Art Animation at Grand Canyon Prep.
Andrea Domanik: Holder of two Masters Degrees in Biology and Secondary Education, Ms. Domanik teaches Science at Grand Canyon Prep. Her experience also includes Managing the Superfund at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and as a Coordinator for Desert Botanical Garden.
Carol Payant: Ms. Payant will be working her sixth year at Grand Canyon Prep. A certified special education teacher with twenty years experience, Ms. Payant has a Masters in Education. Ms. Payant also helps Grand Canyon Prep with service learning and career pathways.
Yolanda Ratliff: In her fifth year with us, Mrs. Ratliff will be teaching First and Second Year Spanish for us during the 2006/07 school year. She has Degrees in Communications and the Humanities from Grand Canyon University. She has taught Spanish since 1969. Among her teaching assignments have been Berlitz, the City of Phoenix and News School for the Arts.
Marsha Fagan” A certified Martial Arts instructor with extensive private instructor experience through organizations like the Boys and Girls Club.
Jason Fay: A Music teacher in his first year at Grand Canyon Prep, Mr. Fay has extensive experience as a private Music instructor through organizations like La Musique and The Bandstand. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Arizona State University.
Robert Slusser: A person with extensive experience as an entrepreneur, Mr. Slusser holds a Masters in Business Administration and is certified in Mathematics and Highly qualified in Social Studies. He teaches Math, Social Studies, and Career Pathways for us and has had experience as a college instructor.
Jeffrey Virgin: A third year teacher, Mr. Virgin teaches English at Grand Canyon Prep. He has a Masters in Secondary Education and Curriculum from the University of Phoenix.

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