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Friday March, 28th 2025, 9:00-1:00, Arete Campus
All Are Welcome
Arete staff is on a mission to bring families together. We have been granted some funds to invest in developing the social and emotional intelligence of our students, and we think the best way to do that is by providing them with an opportunity to experience the joy of school community. The more we know each other, the more we care about each other. The more we care about each other, the more we are there for one another. Navigating the ebs and flows of life effectively is the goal of SEL. And doing that with people who know you and care about you, makes the journey much brighter. Please join us on our mission to bring Arete families together!

Feel free to ignore this if you only have TK/K/1 or a Blended Middle School kiddo. It's that time to start scheduling the final round of NWEA Math and Accelerated Reader Testing for the 2024-2025 school year. Reminder that all testing will be completed in person and is mandatory. (CAASP Testing is on the State schedule for May). Second-Eighth Grade students will still need to take the STAR AR test and the NWEA Math test.
Testing sessions will be offered on Monday, March 3, Thursday, March 6, Friday, March 7, Monday, March 10, Thursday, March 14, and Monday, March 17. If you have a busy schedule, please sign up early. We only have ONE Friday testing day, so if you need that PLEASE book early.

We are so excited to offer a new round of field trips. Starting August 26, you may sign up for as many as you would like. Until then, please choose one per family. Please pay attention to age restrictions. All field trips meet at the location and parents drive/carpool with their children. An Arete teacher will meet you there. Please watch dates closely and make note of the field trips that require prepayment for adult chaperones. Please pay 2 weeks early in the Arete office with exact cash, check made to PRSD, or at Mealtime https://www.mymealtime.com/($20 minimum). We pre-pay for all Arete students so if you need to cancel with less than a week's notice, you will need to reimburse Arete for the field trip fee for your child. All field trips will start at the field trip location with check in 15 minutes before the start time. Families are responsible for making transportation arrangements for their children. Families typically join the field trip. Please email at [email protected] if you need to drop off and pick up your child.

This is the second sign-up for enrichments for the 2024-2025 School Year. There will be some classes that are single-week sign-ups and then some classes that are a series of classes with multiple sessions. If you sign up for a series of classes, please DO NOT sign up for additional classes that overlap. If this occurs, the sign-up for the individual class will be deleted. There can be no overlap of classes, as Arete cannot pay for services that your child does not receive.
For ALL classes, please check your calendar to see if your kiddo is REALLY available on the days you select. For classes canceled by families with less than one week's notice, student funds will be charged, and a "to go" kit will be waiting for you in the school office. (Instructors have to buy materials in advance, and other kids could attend). If a class is full and you want to be added to the waiting list, please email Sarah at [email protected]. Please sign up for classes at least 48 hours in advance so we can check to make sure you have enough funds and that the instructor has enough supplies. We will try and add more sessions of the same classes if possible. If classes do not meet the minimum number of students, they will be canceled with a week's notice, and funds will be returned to the student's account.
If your child is out of funds, Arete will delete them from the class sign-up and Sign Up Genius will send you an email notifying you. Then you may refer back to the Sign Up for the Instructor's email address to make private arrangements for signing up for the class and for private payment.
If school is canceled due to weather, enrichment classes will be rescheduled to the same day of the week if possible, but at the end of the trimester. California law requires all students who receive classroom instruction through a school to be up to date on vaccinations or have a valid medical waiver registered with the CAIR Me website. Blended Middle School Students use all of their funds for that program, so please email instructors to sign up and pay privately. Thanks!
Enrichments will run November 18- February 21 with make ups the following week. There is no school 11/27-11/29, 12/23-1/3, 1/20, and 2/14-2/17.

Click here to learn about Important Dates for this school year.