Students at Cicero Preparatory had a rare and memorable learning experience this past Wednesday, March 18, during a special assembly with Holocaust survivor Bernard Scheer. In connection with the 7th grade class' recent study of "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl," and the 6th grade's discussion on World War II, students had an opportunity to hear Mr. Scheer speak about his life story and his experiences surviving in a German concentration camp.

CALLING ALL 7TH GRADERS!

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GOOOO!!!!

You are invited to a Cicero Prep 7th Grade Get-Together at Octane Raceway! April 17th, 12:30pm-3:30pm (early dismissal day). Cost is $34 per student. Price includes one ProKart Race, ProScore Race Results, Reserved Cicero Prep Section in the Trackside Grill, unlimited soft drinks and bottled water, assorted pizzas to be served at 1:30pm and 3 summit attempts on a 20+ foot indoor rock climbing wall! Please click on this link to register: Octane Raceway Sign-Up

6TH GRADE SOCIAL EVENT

AT STRATUM LASER TAG IN MESA

(located off I60 and Stapley)

All 6th graders are invited to Stratum Laser Tag

Friday April 17th, 12:30pm - 3:00pm (early dismissal day).

Cost is $35 per student and includes 2 1/2 hrs of unlimited laser tag, 2 slices of pizza and a medium drink.

This event is closed to the public - Cicero has reserved the facility for our students only!

Parents are encouraged to stay.

There will be a space for parents to sit and chat and get to know each other. Cheese/crackers and vegetables/dip will be provided. 6th grade parents Heidi Bleimeyer and Arti Short will share with us why they contributed to the Founding Families Campaign and will be able to answer any questions you might have.

Siblings will be able to join us for $30/pp, sign up for siblings start April 10th.

There are only 80 spots available, so this will give our 6th grade students to sign up first.

CENTURION "MARCH MADNESS"

CHEER ON YOUR

CENTURION BASKETBALL TEAM!

Come enjoy a home basketball game or two on Friday afternoon (March 27^th) as the boys Cicero Centurions take on Anthem Prep. Academy beginning at 3:30 p.m. The lady Centurions will be playing a home game against Anthem as well on Saturday morning (March 28^th) at 9:00 a.m. This is our Centurion "March Madness" and we hope to see you there. - Coach Brittain

What do we want?

Adult and children's fiction and nonfiction, cookbooks, history books, even "pop culture" - basically if it has a cover, we want it! We will also accept quality Children's magazines (e.g. National Geographic, Ranger Rick) complete puzzles, and children's videos, (DVDs and VHS), CDs, books on tape, games and computer games (non-violent only).

Keep your Cicero consumable books for a book swap in May.

When do we want them?

Collection week starting Monday, March 23 - Monday, April 6. For your convenience there will be drop boxes at drop off and pick-up. There will also be a drop off box in the front office.

Volunteer Dates & Opportunities - We will need help with all aspects, volunteer spot sign-up is coming.

Prices:

Softcover Books - $1

Hardcover Books - $2

DVDs - $2

All of the money raised will go to

buy new books for our library

A TASTE OF LITERATURE

PLEASE JOIN US

& HELP RAISE MONEY FOR CICERO'S LIBRARY

Cicero parents, Court and Jaye Rich, are hosting a food and wine tasting at their home on Saturday, April 11th, 5pm-7:30pm. Let's celebrate Archway Cicero and new found friendships while we raise money to fill our children's library with literary masterpieces they deserve to enjoy! There will be a raffle/auction and a few guest speakers. Your donation of one bottle of wine for the wine basket raffles will buy you one free raffle ticket. Adults only.

This event is open to the first 100 people to RSVP.

Please RSVP by April 5th to

jayeb1024@gmail.com or text: 602-791-4976

Location: 5418 E. Oakhurst Way, Scottsdale, AZ, 85254

PREP TUTORING SCHEDULE

The Cicero Prep Tutoring Schedule is now online. To look at this schedule, please click on this link: TUTORING

1ST ANNUAL CICERO

GOLF CLASSIC 2015

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED

BY THE NOEL FAMILY

Please join us for Cicero's

1st Annual Golf Classic

Saturday, April 25th at

Talking Stick Golf Club

1 p.m. shotgun start, box lunch and awards dinner included $175/pp

PLEASE CONTACT ANGELA IF YOU CAN HELP ORGANIZE THIS EVENT. WE ALSO NEED HELP GATHERING SILENT AUCTION ITEMS SUCH AS PRODUCTS, EXPERIENCES, SPORTING EVENT TICKETS, GIFT CARDS AND GOODIE BAG ITEMS

Angela Braun, ABraun@CiceroPrep.org, 480.271.3508

Several sponsorships are available, consider sharing one with another family or ask your employer to partner with us at this event.

Our goal is to register 100 golfers and raise $20,000 for the Founding Families Campaign through sponsorships, silent auction and raffle proceeds.

Not a golfer? That's OK. Sign up to attend the awards dinner for only $35.

Please check out this website for pricing and registration info

Cicero Golf Classic

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

DONATES TO CICERO!

Buffalo Wild Wings will donate 10% of your bills to Cicero's PSO! Please print this card: Buffalo Wild Wings Card, and keep it in your wallet. Every time you eat at Buffalo Wild Wings from now through the end of May, show your card to your server. Your server will add 10% of your bills to the Cicero account. If you forget this card, please ask for the Manager and tell them you are with "Team E." They will register Cicero's donation. It's that easy! You can do this as many times as you want! This offer is only good at the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in The Pavilions shopping center near Cicero, 8870 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale, AZ, 85250

KONA ICE

FUNDRAISER RESULTS

The Kona Ice truck has been a ton of fun for our school community and has raised $390 for the PSO so far this year. There are only 2 more half-days this school year so be sure to come out and get your Kona Ice before the year is over!

NEXT VISIT: FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH

Snow cone prices range from $3-$6 and 25% of all sales are donated to the school. The truck will be parked near the north side prep gate (east of the office).

Cicero Spirit Wear items will be for sale at this time too!

BOX TOPS RAISES $1,000!

Congratulations to our school community for turning in more than $500 in Box Tops for the Spring campaign. That means we raised more than $1,000 this year, in our first year!

And a huge thank you on behalf of the PSO to Tara Kohlsrud who counted, sorted and submitted all of those Box Tops.

Remember that Box Tops can be submitted to the front office any time. The next submission deadline will be next Fall.

SHOPPING PROGRAM DONATIONS

TARGET RED CARD: $376

Through the Target for Education Red Card program, you can get 5% off every purchase, receive FREE shipping for online purchases, AND, the best part, donate 1% of every purchase back to the Cicero community. Our community has already raised $376 through the Target program. For more information and to sign-up, please click on the following link: Cicero Shopping Programs

FRY'S: $126

Through the end of February, our Fry's program had earned $126 for the PSO and we will be getting our first distribution from them soon. Thank you so much to the families who are currently participating in this program, your support means a great deal to the PSO and every member of this school community. If you are not yet participating in the Fry's Community Reward Program, please visit the Fry's Community Reward page at this link: Fry's Reward Program

AMAZON: AMOUNT RAISED COMING SOON

If you have visited the school's home page, you will now notice the AMAZON logo (look in the upper left corner): http://www.ciceroprep.org. That logo sends 3% back to the PSO when you make your purchases through the link. You MUST click on that link before checking out in order for 3% of your purchases to come directly to the PSO. Thank you to the many members of our school community who have already made purchases through the Amazon affiliate program. Our efforts will be rewarded soon!

And a HUGE THANK YOU to Jill Smith who oversees and coordinates all of these Passive Fundraising programs!

SCHOOL CREST ON UNIFORMS

AVAILABLE IN MAY

Cicero Prep and Archway Cicero will be able to purchase uniform shirts with the school crest. Dennis uniforms will have the shirts available towards the end of May, we will keep you informed if they are available sooner. This means your student may wear either the shirt with the crest or Great Hearts until you are ready to retire the Great Hearts shirts.

CICERO IS FRAGRANCE FREE

It has come to our attention that there are several students with allergies to fragrances and scents. In an effort to keep our school a safe environment for all of our students, we will be implementing the following policies effective immediately:

Students should not bring cologne and/or perfume to school. Cicero Prep is now a fragrance free school
We ask that students be respectful to those around them and refrain from using scented lotions, cologne, perfume, chapstick, etc.

We will also be speaking to students about this policy. Thank you for your support and for helping create the best possible environment for each of our students at Cicero Prep.

Sincerely,

Stephen Philabaum / Dean / Science Instructor

AMAZON WISH LISTS

A HUGE thank you to all families who have already purchased items from our schools' Amazon wish lists. The impact of your generosity on our teachers is so great! I have to share with you their excitement when asked to pick up their goodies from the front office. These lists contribute to the classroom in ways that enhance our student's learning experience. For example, the Archway music teacher uses hand puppets to keep the children engaged. All eyes are focused on her so the music lesson is memorable and enjoyable. And in Mr. Milford's Prep science class, student learning is greatly enhanced with the addition of 6 new microscopes, petri dishes and a super cool dissecting kit, all compliments of parents who made purchases from the Amazon wish list.

NEW!!!

Since so many families have requested this, each school's Amazon wish list now includes items for the Founding Families Campaign. These include chess sets for the library, books, park benches, podiums, ideas for bleachers, scoreboards, artificial grass in the quad and more.

Please use the Amazon Associates link so Cicero will earn 3% from all your purchases. Click on the Amazon logo on each school's website to check it out today! Thank you for your generous support.

Every donor will receive an acknowledgement, thank you letter and tax receipt. All gifts will also be labeled with the donor's name.

Questions?

Please contact Angela Braun, Director of Academy Giving, at 480.271.3508 or ABraun@CiceroPrep.org.

Cicero Prep Amazon Wish List

FOUNDING FAMILIES CAMPAIGN

You have this once in a lifetime opportunity to become a Cicero founding family. Won't you help us complete our campus home? There are giving areas and naming opportunities at varying levels for everyone to participate in and be a part of this campaign.

Our goal is to raise $442,500 - keep your eye on the thermometer on our school websites.

So far our families have donated over $175,000. We are roughly $265,000 away from our goal. Please make your gift today - Together, we can do it!!

Items fulfilled to date with campaign funds:

Basketball hoop and padding for the Archway playground
Folding stage curtain
Motor to raise and lower the outdoor stage door
Books for the library
Cicero Prep logo umbrellas for the outdoor Prep lunch tables
Donated: 30x30 shade structure for outdoor Prep lunch area

To make your gift with a credit card, please click here. Checks made payable to Cicero Capital may be dropped off at the school office. Remember, any donation to Cicero may be matched by your employer.

Save the Date! Saturday May 16^th from 6-10pm, our entire Cicero community is invited to celebrate our Founding Families campaign with a cocktail party, silent and live auctions, classroom projects, raffles and more!

If you have questions about the Founding Families Campaign, please contact Angela Braun, Director of Academy Giving, at 480.271.3508 or ABraun@CiceroPrep.org.

GREAT HEARTS ART WALK

WE NEED HANDY PARENTS!

YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS PROJECT

ON YOUR OWN SCHEDULE

Cicero is preparing for the traditional "Great Hearts Art Walk." It will take place on May 1st from 5:30pm-7pm. We will be transforming the campus halls into a giant Art Gallery, displaying the best artwork of each of our scholars. Families will be invited to the Art Walk to enjoy the gallery and awards will be given to some of the scholars.

PLEASE help if you're handy! This is a project you can do on your own schedule. Parents are needed to help create several framed panels that will be constructed from 4'x8' foam core and particle board frames from Home Depot. Once you attend a brief meeting concerning the assembly of these panels, you can make them on your own time at home.

Ms. Thurbon also needs help setting up for the Art Walk on April 30th.

Here's the link to sign-up for either of these volunteer positions: VolunteerSpot

Please contact Ms. Thurbon at Lthurbon@archwaycicero.org if you have any questions.

NEEDED: LUNCH VOLUNTEERS

Parents: We'll continue to need your help in order to keep the lunch program going.

You can now sign up for a one-hour shift: either 10:15AM-11:25AM (Prep, K and 1st grades) OR 11:20AM-12:25PM (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades). Please click on this link to sign-up: http://vols.pt/2W8bDP. It's easy! Just simply enter your email address and pick your spot. You are not locked into this spot every month, just that one time. Maybe you could use your work lunch break once per month or perhaps a grandparent can volunteer? If you still need to get your volunteer card, call Great Hearts Human Resources at 602-438-7045, ext. 7. The card is good for 3 years.

PLACE YOUR CHILD'S LUNCH ORDER BY 6PM

TONIGHT FOR THIS COMING WEEK.

Click HERE to order. Our school password is Cicero2.

A WONDERFUL GIFT!

GIVE YOUR CHILD A SCHOOL YEARBOOK

It's a wonderful gift for your children! What an exciting time when yearbooks are handed out and classmates are rushing around to get their friends' signatures. The Yearbook Committee is busy assembling the photos from the first half of the school year and it is looking fantastic! Please continue to send in your quality group shots to yearbook pics@ciceropso.org.

For your convenience, you can order the yearbook directly from this link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob

For Archway students, please use ID code: 12290015

For Prep students, please use ID code: 12289915

We also need "First Day of School" pictures, please email to: yearbook pics@ciceropso.org.

Thank you!

Michelle Schober, Yearbook Lead

SPIRIT WEAR NOW ONLINE!

You can now buy Cicero Spirit Wear online: www.ciceropso.org/spiritwear. There is a wide variety of products to choose from including: shirts, jackets, hats, bags, a coffee mug, mouse pad and these two new items (pictured at the right): a lunch tote and aluminum water bottle.

You can pay online through Paypal with a credit card or from your account. Once you order your items, please allow two weeks for delivery. Valerie McCombs, Spirit Wear Chair, will deliver your items to your child's home room classroom on Mondays and they will be sent home with your child. Any questions? Please contact Valerie at: valmccombs@gmail.com

DOUBLE YOUR GIFT FOR FREE!

Did you know that many companies will

match your Community Investment and Tax Credit Gifts to Cicero Prep?

Simply click on this link, type the name of your employer in the "Matching Gifts" tab, and hit submit to find out if your company offers a Matching Gifts Program. If your company does have a Matching Gifts program, please contact our Matching Gifts Coordinator at 602-396-7559 or dzabilski@greatheartsaz.org

Having your gift matched is an easy and free way to double and sometimes triple your support of Cicero Prep!