Hello all,

For all of May, Grass Valley Briar Patch is donating $0.10 for every pound of apples purchased to ARETE!!! Last year we made almost $900. This is the easiest fundraiser ever! We will put 100% of funds to the Arete garden, which all families are invited to access!

*Parent Appreciation Day is coming! Grandparents who help out are invited too! On Friday, May 17 from 9:30-10 I will be running my coffee/tea bar WITH accompanying breakfast snacks. Then at 10am, our dearly missed yoga teacher, Amy Ford, will return to lead all of you in a refreshing and relaxing yoga class. Arete staff will provide babysitting services! We hope you can come join us! All families and students are invited to join us and there will be a few special gifts that day for our awesome at home teachers.

Arete 8th Grade Promotion 2024-

We are starting to plan our Arete 8th Grade Promotion for Wednesday, June 5 at 5:30pm.  We invite families to bring a picnic dinner and blankets/chairs and come at 5pm to have dinner together with our Arete community. We will have a promotion ceremony and students will receive a diploma on the stage and then we will pass out cake. We are hoping to have a student speech and a student musical guest. Please let me know if you are or are not interested in having your child participate. Please submit this form by Monday, May 15 so we can start planning this awesome event! We will also be hosting a really nice 8th Grade Breakfast at 9am on the last day the Blended program is on campus, May 30 at 9am. ALL 8th graders who are enrolled at Arete and are eligible to promote are invited to attend both the promotion and/or breakfast! Sign up here…Arete 8th Grade Promotion 2024

2024 Non-Consumable Items & Chromebook turn in with Mrs. Mary

This is a separate meeting from your 20 day meeting with your Educational Advisor. Please sign up with Mrs. Maryto turn in all non- consumable items and your Chromebook.  If your family is returning next year and are using your Chromebook to finish lessons over the summer, please bring the computer, case, and charger in to have it inspected and re-issued. You will be emailed a list of items that are due to be returned. You will be sent a bill for any items not turned. If you are returning next year and want to keep curriculum/non-consumables to work on during the summer, please complete the Google Form here... Summer Checkout Form

Please pick a slot for each student! Please call the Arete office at 530-268-2805 or email Mary at [email protected] with questions or if you need to reschedule your appointment. PLEASE do not no show.

2024 Non-Consumable Items & Chromebook turn in with Mrs. Mary

*Want to Sign Up For the Resource Center- do so here

Spring Enrichments- Sign up here

3-8th Grade CAASPP & 5th & 7th Grade Physical Fitness Testing 2023

*2023-2024 Field Trips- Sign up here

Want to join Arete’s Private Family Group on Facebook- do so here. Arete Charter Academy Family Group

Remember to email Sarah at [email protected] a few days before a kiddos’ birthday if you want to send in treats so I can check for food allergies. Nuts are never allowed, but some individual classes have food allergies that I also monitor closely. Thanks for keeping our students safe. We also strongly encourage healthier treats if possible as some families closely monitor their kiddos’ sugar and food dye intake.

Please remember that we are a NUT FREE school as we have several students with severe nut allergies. Kiddos may enjoy nut free granola bars and spreads on their sandwiches and all the nut free favorites when away from Arete. Thanks!

*Want to see dates for the entire year? Click here

Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year

*May-1-31st-Buy apples at Briar Patch during the month of May.  We are so excited to share that Arete Charter Academy will be BriarPatch's May Apples for Gardens recipient in Grass Valley. Help our Garden Grow! Buy apples at Briar Patch Food Co-op's Grass Valley location anytime in May and Arete's garden earns 10 cents per bag. Last year we raised almost $1000.

*May 6 CAASP Testing 9-12

*May 6 Physical Fitness Testing 5th & 7th Grades 9-12

*May 6 Cookie Science 12:15-1:30

*May 6 Flat Bow Building 12:15-2:15

*May 7 Art Docent

*May 7 Cookie Science 12:15-1:30

*May 8 Art Docent

*May 8 Take Down Tobacco Day 4th - 8th Grade Students 11-11:45- All students invited to attend.

*May 9 CAASP Testing 9-12

*May 9- 2/3 Garden 11:20-11:50

*May 10 Placer Nature Center @ Traylor Ranch Penryn 10-12 Pack a Lunch