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Bear River Drama Tryouts

All incoming 9th graders who are interested in being a part of Bear River's award-winning drama program are invited to audition for the Honor's Professional Acting course, which is the cast of our shows, on Tuesday, February 28th at 4 pm in the theater. No preparation is necessary. For more information, contact Sara Noah at [email protected].

Edlio Typo and Arete Track Team- Grade 4th- 8th

There was a typo- No school Feb 17-20. There is school February 21. Sorry about that!
 
Arete 4-8th graders are invited to participate on our track team. The season starts March 27 and runs through May 26 and the first competition is April 11. Students must have standard immunizations (Covid vaccine is not included on the list). The price is included in the cost of the Blended Middle School or is $150 out of Instructional Funds for other students. We need 16 kids to commit to the team. Practices will likely run 3:30-4:45 at the Bear River track. Please email [email protected] by March 1 to participate. Thanks!

Sunday, February 12 Update

Good Evening Families!

*The Chickens are arriving Feb 13 and We Need Helpers!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050d44acac23a1f94-weekly/37364243?fbclid=IwAR2Say5AGAUFagd8TJQyB9xQ6_Beh0kIxFGV0uZn7J3B957vo0PskgPpD5M#/

*Arete Intent to Return for the 2023-2024 School Year

Thank you so much for being part of our sixth year at Arete. This year has been a wild and amazing journey and we are so glad your family has been on it with us. We also know that homeschool is not for everyone, and want parents to make the best decision for their families. We will continue to expand our chickens (they are arriving soon) on campus next year, adding more staff, and increasing the number of off site independent contractors and on site and off site enrichment classes. We are already making arrangements for next year and need to know what your plans are. Thank you for completing one form for each child who attends our school. Please complete for TK-7th grade. This form is due by March 8, 2023 and will guarantee your child's enrollment at Arete for the 2023-2024 school year. If you do not respond, we will follow up ONE time, and then will consider your answer to be that your child is NOT returning to Arete. If you decide to come back later, there may be openings and if not, you will get priority in the lottery. The lottery will be held by the end of the 2023 school year if needed.

Arete Charter Academy 2023-2024 School Year- Intent to Return

 

 

 

The Arete Leadership Team Presents- “Middle School Karaoke”

Wednesday, February 22 from 11:15-12pm Sign Ups are in the front office. All are invited to attend!


Next Park Meet Up-

The next one will be Thursday, March 16 from 1-2pm at Minnie Park. This is a special meet up as beloved former Arete family, Emily and Abby Adams will be attending as well!


Square One Art Sunflower Lesson- Click the link for a guided lesson.

 

https://www.square1art.com/

 

*February 14- Square One Art Due at the Arete Office

Email [email protected] with questions.


*Arete Writing Club Continues Each Monday, from 2-3pm at the Madelyn Helling Library. Please feel free to RSVP or just show up! Arete Writing  Club


*Arete New Family Informational Night- Wednesday, March 8, 2023 from 5-6pm. Zoom or in person. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Let your interested friends know!

Feel free to ignore this if you only have TK/K/1 or a Blended Middle School kiddo. Spring NWEA/AR Testing

January and February 2023 Enrichments

There are several classes that may be canceled due to low enrollment. If this is the case, we will give a few days notice. If a class is full and you want to be added to the waiting list, please email Sarah at [email protected]. Thanks!

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!

*Sign up for our Arete Charter Academy Family Facebook Group here...

Arete Charter Academy Family Group

*Sign up for our Arete OC Adventures Group here...

Arete Off Campus Group

 

Important Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year

*February 13- Advanced Craft Mondays Lighted Glass Blocks 12:15-2:00

*February 13- Intellibricks Game Design w/Scratch 2-8th 12:15-1:45

*February 13- KMC Archery Level 2 12:15-1:15 4-8th

*February 14- Square One Art Due at the Arete Office

                       Art Docent- McAlister, Codiga, and Veblen

*February 14 Class Garden McAlister 11:30-12

*February 14 Science Adventures in STEAM w/Ms. Doerr TK-3 12:15-1:30

*February 14- KMC Archery Level 2 12:15-1:30 2-3rd Grade

*February 15- 4-8th Art Docent

*February 15 Class Garden Von Ruden 9:30-10

*February 15 Class Garden Doerr 10-10:30

*February 15 Science Adventures in STEAM w/Ms. Doerr 4-8th

12:15-1:30

*February 15- Branch Weaving 12:15-1:15 4-8th

*February 16 Class Garden Tomasetti 9:45-1015

*February 16 Class Garden Baker 10:45-11:15

*February 16 Class Garden Codiga 11:30-12

*February 16- Branch Weaving 12:15-1:15 TK-3

*February 16- Art Docent- Baker/Lingo and Tomasetti

*February 16 -Lego Robotics Mighty Machines K-8th 12:15-1:45

*February 17-21- President’s Day Weekend- No School for Students

Good Evening Families!


*Please email me if you would like to be part of our Parent Action Committee. We meet three times a year. Our next meeting is 2/7/2023 at 12:15 in the Library at Arete. All are invited. Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to attend. Below are the items currently on the agenda. Thanks for considering!

 *School Safety Plan-

-We will review the plan and answer questions about it.

*MTSS Grant and Update-

-Parent & Kiddo Literacy Night- training for absent parents

-Intervention

-Small groups 

*Talent Show

-Parent organizers

*Teacher Appreciation Week

-Parent organizers

*Anything Else

 

*Bring a picnic lunch and join The Arete OC Adventures Group on Friday, February 10 from 12-2 at the outside Arete picnic table. There will be time for lunch with friends, a garden lesson, a friendship craft lesson and healthy snack and time to play with friends on the playground and swings and visit the library. These activities are being planned by parents and there will be an opportunity at the end of this meetup to help plan the March meetup. Please click the link here to complete the Sign Up Genius so we know how many friends to expect. All are invited!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F49AEAD28A6FF2-ocadventure


Next Park Meet Up-

The next one will be Thursday, March 16 from 1-2pm at Minnie Park. This is a special meet up as beloved former Arete family, Emily and Abby Adams will be attending as well!


Square One Art Sunflower Lesson- Click the link for a guided lesson.

 

https://www.square1art.com/

 

*February 14- Square One Art Due at the Arete Office

Email [email protected] with questions.



*Arete Writing Club Continues Each Monday, from 2-3pm at the Madelyn Helling Library. Please feel free to RSVP or just show up! Arete Writing  Club


*Arete New Family Informational Night- Wednesday, March 8, 2023 from 5-6pm. Zoom or in person. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Let your interested friends know!

  • Future Bruin Parent Night - Thursday, February 9: From 5:30-7:00: We would like to invite parents to an informational evening to learn about all of the exciting possibilities at Bear River High School. After the presentation, there will be an interactive showcase where families can meet teachers and learn more about classes, programs such as CTE, drama, art, athletics, etc…

 

Feel free to ignore this if you only have TK/K/1 or a Blended Middle School kiddo. Spring NWEA/AR Testing

January and February 2023 Enrichments

There are several classes that may be canceled due to low enrollment. If this is the case, we will give a few days notice. If a class is full and you want to be added to the waiting list, please email Sarah at [email protected]. Thanks!

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!

 

*Sign up for our Arete Charter Academy Family Facebook Group here...

Arete Charter Academy Family Group

 

*Sign up for our Arete OC Adventures Group here...

Arete Off Campus Group

 

Important Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year

*February 6- Intellibrics Game Design w/Scratch- 2-8th 12:15-1:45

*February 6- KMC Archery Level- 2 12:15-1:15 4-8th

*February 7- Parent Action Committee Meeting- 12:15 in library

*February 7- Cookie Science TK-3- 12:15-1:30

*February 7- KMC Archery Level 2- 12:15-1:30 2-3rd Grade

*February 8 North Point Academy -  Middle School Students and Parents 9:15

*February 8 Class Garden VonRuden- 9:30-10

*February 8 Class Garden Doerr- 10-10:30

*February 8-Communication Strategies- 12:00-12:30 ages 9-14

*February 8-Communication Strategies- 1:00-1:30 ages 12-14

*February 8 - Cookie Science 4-8th-  12:15-1:30

*February 8- Painting Hearts on a Black Canvas- 12:15-1:15 4-8th

*February 9 Class Garden Tomasetti- 9:45-10

*February 9 Class Garden Veblen- 11:30-12

*February 9-Communication Strategies- 12:00-12:30 ages 9-14

*February 9- Painting Hearts on a Black Canvas- 12:15-1:15 TK-3

*February 9 -Lego Robotics Mighty Machines- TK-8th 12:15-1:45

*February 10- Crafty Fridays 10:30-11:30- Love Bugs

*February 10- Friday Fun Day 11:30-12:30-

*February 10- Arete OC Adventures Group Meetup 12-2


*February 10 Chess Club 12:30-1:10

Chickens! Chickens! All the Chicken Things

Our chickens are coming and we need a few things and are hoping to have them by next Friday. Please email Ms. Doerr if you can bring one of these items in at [email protected]. If you don't have any of these items laying around (did you see what I did there?) then you can make a donation in cash or check to PRSD in the front office or at mealtime.com. The cost for all of these items is $349.99.
- Brooder box
-Wire tray
-Drop tray
-Heat lamp
-150 Watt Heat Bulb
-Digital Temperature Controller
-Screw-on Water Base
-Screw-on Feeder Base
-(2) 1qt Screw-on Jars
-Probiotic Supplement 3-pack
-Electrolyte & Vitamin Supplement 3-pack
-DuMOR 10lb Chick Starter Feed
-DuMOR 5lb Chick Grit
-Heat warmer

2022 Read A Thon forms

Get ready to jump into the Magical World of READING!
The Arete Read-A-Thon will take place February 1st-28th and is open to every student and their families. Students will keep track of the minutes they spend each day reading books. You are welcome to use any genre of book that you can find in your home, your county library, or our very own Arete library. Participate as a family to help them achieve their prize goals. Are they not at an independent reading level yet? No worries! Reading to them counts as well! Turn in your reading log each week to collect cool prizes including a hot cocoa party and pizza lunch served to you by Ms. Sarah Schwartz! All students who earn the parties are invited to Arete to receive their awards!

Feb 3, 2023 Park ay Cancelled

Due to rain and lack of RSVP's, our park day for tomorrow will be cancelled. The next one will be Thursday, March 16 from 1-2pm at Minnie Park. This is a special meet up as beloved former Arete family, Emily and Abby Adams will be attending as well! 

Public Safety Field

Checking to see if we have any family members who work in the public safety field and would be interested in reviewing Arete's Comprehensive School Site Safety Plan before I present it to the Parent Action Committee next week? Could be police, fire, sheriff, etc. Email [email protected] if you can assist. Thanks for considering!

FREE Books

Books! Books! Books! We have a donation of a bunch of books and we saved them for 20 day meetings so that all families would have access. Please come take them and use them!

Sunday, January 29 Update

Good Evening Families!

*Tuesday we are excited to host Susan Gouveia as our Sierra Harvest Guest Chef. We will run four 30 minute groups with 15 minutes in between when we will help you clean and set up for the next group. 

9-9:15- set up

9:15-9:45- TK/K and 6th Grade

9:45-10- Clean up and reset

10:00-10:30- 1/2 grades and 7th Grade

10:30-10:45- Clean up and reset

10:45-11:15- K/1 and 1/2 grades and 8th Grade

11:15-11:30- Clean up and reset

11:30-12- 3/4 and ½ grades and 8th Grade

 

5:30-6:30- Family Cooking Night-By Sign Up Genius only.

 

*Our next Arete OC Adventures Park Meet Up is Friday, February 3 from 1-2 Pioneer Park. Please RSVP to [email protected].

 

*We still have a few trees available! You have an amazing opportunity to help us to make our vision of an orchard at Arete a reality! We have completed our garden expansion to include a fenced area for fruit trees. We are planning for six fruit trees this year, that once mature will have fruit ripe during the fall when school is in session. We are seeking sponsorships to help us purchase the trees, irrigation supplies, fertilizer, landscape fabric, and wooden signs. Each tree sponsorship is $125. Your family will have the choice to work with us to plant the tree and paint the wood sign marker or to have us do those activities with the students. Please turn in the attached paper and your payment by February 16th, 2023. Thank you so much for considering make a permanent investment to our kiddos' futures!

 

*Please email me if you would like to be part of our Parent Action Committee. We meet three times a year. Our next meeting is 2/7/2023 at 12:15 in the Library at Arete. All are invited. Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to attend. Below are the items currently on the agenda. Thanks for considering!

 *School Safety Plan-

-We will review the plan and answer questions about it.

*MTSS Grant and Update-

-Parent & Kiddo Literacy Night- training for absent parents

-Intervention

-Small groups 

*Talent Show

-Parent organizers

*Teacher Appreciation Week

-Parent organizers

*Anything Else

 

*Bring a picnic lunch and join The Arete OC Adventures Group on Friday, February 10 from 12-2 at the outside Arete picnic table. There will be time for lunch with friends, a garden lesson, a friendship craft lesson and healthy snack and time to play with friends on the playground and swings and visit the library. These activities are being planned by parents and there will be an opportunity at the end of this meetup to help plan the March meetup. Please click the link here to complete the Sign Up Genius so we know how many friends to expect. All are invited!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F49AEAD28A6FF2-ocadventure

We are super excited to be offering Square 1 Art again this year. Some students completed projects during Art Docent this week. We have extra paper in the Arete Vestibule for you to take and have any kiddos (including siblings) complete the project at home. Then we mail the artwork to Square 1 and they ship back catalogs with your child's work on all different kinds of products for purchase. We do not make money on this, but it's a lovely service we offer families to get your kids artwork on cool products. Items will be back in time for Mother's and Father's Day. Examples of products are also in the vestibule at Arete. Square One Art Sunflower Lesson

 "Families may not always get excited about fundraisers — but they DO get excited about what their child is learning. That is what makes Square 1 Art fundraising so exceptional.   Each child’s creativity is celebrated and families have a lasting, keepsake memory, while you raise valuable funds! That is a win-win partnership." https://www.square1art.com/

*February 14- Square One Art Due at the Arete Office

Email [email protected] with questions.

 

*Arete Writing Club Continues Each Monday, from 2-3pm at the Madelyn Helling Library. Please feel free to RSVP or just show up! Arete Writing  Club

*January 31- February 2- Hot Cocoa Bar in the office for kiddos who complete their 20 day binders within the meeting. (We will have a non-dairy option or prizes if you would rather your kiddo have that. Just ask!

*Arete New Family Informational Night- Wednesday, March 8, 2023 from 5-6pm. Zoom or in person. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Let your interested friends know!

*Our NU Preview Night was postponed due to the weather and has now been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

This is an open event for all 8th-grade families (students, guardians, parents). The event starts promptly at 6pm in the Don Baggett Theatre. The doors will open at 5:40. At 6:30pm everyone will move to the cafeteria for our table faire. 

  • Future Bruin Day - Friday, February 3: From 9:30-12:00: Students will come to campus for a morning of information, tour, lunch and a rally! Mr. Codiga or Ms. Ford will meet you in front of the gym and will be chaperoning. Please RSVP by Friday, January 20 to [email protected] with the student's name and T shirt size.

  • Future Bruin Parent Night - Thursday, February 9: From 5:30-7:00: We would like to invite parents to an informational evening to learn about all of the exciting possibilities at Bear River High School. After the presentation, there will be an interactive showcase where families can meet teachers and learn more about classes, programs such as CTE, drama, art, athletics, etc…

 

Feel free to ignore this if you only have TK/K/1 or a Blended Middle School kiddo. Spring NWEA/AR Testing

January and February 2023 Enrichments

There are several classes that may be canceled due to low enrollment. If this is the case, we will give a few days notice. If a class is full and you want to be added to the waiting list, please email Sarah at [email protected]. Thanks!

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!

*Sign up for our Arete Charter Academy Family Facebook Group here...

Arete Charter Academy Family Group

 

*Sign up for our Arete OC Adventures Group here...

Arete Off Campus Group

Important Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year

*January 30- Intellibrics Game Design w/Scratch 2-8th 12:15-1:45

*January 30- Leather Quiver Building Workshop 12:15-3:00

*January 31 Science Adventures in STEAM w/Ms. Doerr TK-3

12:15-1:30

*January 31- Leather Quiver Building Workshop 12:15-3:00

*Jan 31- Feb 2 Hot Cocoa Bar for the 20 Day Meetings Treat

Arete Adventures OC Group- 5:30-6:50 Guest Chef with Susan Gouveia- by sign up only

*February 1-28th Read A Thon Starts

*February 1- 9:10am 8th Grade SAEL Info Session at Arete- Middle School Students and their Parents are invited

*February 1 Class Garden Von Ruden 9:30-10

*February 1 Class Garden Doerr 10-10:30

*February 1- Communication Strategies 12:00-12:30 ages 9-14

*February 1-Communication Strategies 1:00-1:30 ages 12-14

*February 1 Science Adventures in STEAM w/Ms. Doerr 4-8th

12:15-1:30

*February 1 - Create a Bunny, Hedgehog, or a Monster bowl  of 2 4-8th 12:15-1:15

*February 2 Class Garden Tomasetti 9:45-10:15

*February 2 Class Garden Baker 10:45-11:15

*February 2 Class Garden Codiga 11:30-12

*February 2-Communication Strategies 12:00-12:30 ages 9-14

*February 2-  Create a Bunny,Hedgehog or a Monster bowl 2 of 2 TK-3 12:15-1:15

*February 2 -Lego Robotics Mighty Machines K-8th 12:15-1:45

*February 3   Crafty Fridays 10:30-11:30 Go Fish! Sensory Bins

*February 3 Friday Fun Day 11:30-12:30

  Arete OC Adventures Park Meet Up 1-2 Pioneer Park

Parent Action Committee Meeting- 2/7/23- 12:15pm

Please email me if you would like to be part of our Parent Action Committee. We meet three times a year. Our next meeting is 2/7/2023 at 12:15 in the  Library at Arete. All are invited. Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to attend. Below are the items currently on the agenda. Thanks for considering!
 

*School Safety Plan-

-We will review the plan and answer questions about it.

 

*MTSS Grant and Update-

-Parent & Kiddo Literacy Night- training for absent parents

-Intervention

-Small groups

 

*Talent Show

-Parent organizers

 

*Teacher Appreciation Week

-Parent organizers

 

*Anything Else

January Puss in Boots- Permission Slip

I had a typo in last night's Edlio- the movie is Wednesday, January 25th. Sorry!

Dear Parents and Families,
Leadership is building our Arete community, and your student has an opportunity to watch Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. This film is rated PG.

Ms Ford will be supervising this event on Wednesday, January 25 in Rm 9 at Arete Charter Academy from 2:00-3:45. Because this is an opt-in, after school event your permission is required.

Please return the permission slip no later than TUESDAY, January 24. Permission slips were passed out in class and there are extras in the front office.

Your student may not attend if this form is not completed by the deadline.

Please bring $2 if you wish to purchase popcorn, as this will be for sale at the movie showing.