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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.

Set Up begins at 10:30am.If you would like to participate in this craft fair please fill the information out down below and pay by Friday, October 31st. Current and former Arete parents and students are invited to participate. Please bring two items to donate to the raffle to raise money for sports gear, P.E equipment, new books, science gear or fixes that are needed around the school. Restrooms will be available. Booth size is 10x10. BYO Booth, tables, and everything else you'll need for your setup. (We have a limited number of tables that are first come, first served. Please add that to the comments if you need one.) This is a great community event. Even if you do not sign up to sell items, please come visit that day and see all of the cool stuff our talented families make! Arete Dragon Fair- Fall 2025 SignUp

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!

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