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We are so excited to announce our Family Christmas Party! This is one of my favorite nights of the year and it is BACK!! This community event is open to ALL Arete Families! On Wednesday December 10th from 4:30 to 5:20 AND 5:30-6:20pm we are inviting families to come join in a Christmas craft together (creating a Christmas ornament/hanging out of a cinnamon stick) while we listen to Christmas music and enjoy potluck snack/treats. Local artist, Susie Bell, will be leading our craft activity! Arete will provide juice and paper products and we are asking families to please bring a finger food item to share.When you sign up, please select ONE slot for each person 2+ who wants to paint an art project. If slots fill up and you still want to attend, please email me to be added to the waiting list. Please give at least 24 hours for any cancellations. All families are invited as this is an evening event open to the community.

In addition, we are planning our Arete Resource Center Pajama Ice Skating Party. This event promises to be lots of fun and we will need some help with family volunteers and supplies. This was a tradition at the original Pleasant Ridge School and we are bringing it back. We are building a mini ice skating rink in the MPR, bringing in fake snow and students will skate around on paper plates.

The 4-8th Hybrid Resource Center Party with Ms. Baker and Mrs. Veblen AND the BMS Party will be Wednesday, December 17 from 11:15-11:55.

Ms. Tomasetti's, Ms. McAlister, and Mrs. Codiga's Resource Center Party will be Thursday, December 18 from 11:15-11:55.

The Blended Middle School will also have a special craft project with Susie Bell on Thursday, December 10 from 9:10-10am.

Please review the slots carefully to see how you can help! Don't forget to wear your jammies!! Students must meet state mandated vaccine requirements to attend this event.

It's that time to start scheduling the second round of NWEA Math and Accelerated Reader Testing for the 2025-26 school year. Reminder that All testing will be completed in person this year and is mandatory. (CAASP Testing is on the State schedule for April/May). Second-Tenth Grade will need to take the STAR AR test and the NWEA Math test. We will offer testing sessions on Monday, November 17, Thursday, November 20, Monday, December 1, Thursday, December 4, and Friday, December 6. High schoolers can sign up for Monday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 10 from 9:15-12 in room 13.

This is the first sign up for TK thru 8th Grade fall semester enrichments for the 2025 to 2026 School Year. Enrichments will run September 2 to December 12 (no school November 10 and 11) with make ups December 15 to 19. There is also no school October 20 to 24 and November 24 to 28.

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.

From August 16-23, please sign up for only ONE Field Trip so all families can get a chance to attend. If you sign up for more, I will delete all of your sign ups and you can go back in and sign up for ONE. There will be many more field trips added to this list throughout the year. We are so excited to offer a new round of field trips. 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.
By signing up for a field trip, you agree that we can share your email with Ashley Patch, our field trip coordinator, so that she can send you a reminder one month before the field trip.
Please email [email protected] to be added to the Waiting List for a Field Trip!

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