Quick reminder that all students are back in session tomorrow and should be completing lessons!

 

Exciting news! Arete Charter Academy has grown so much this year, that we hired a new classroom assistant. Mrs. Benifield, will begin tomorrow supporting our students. Also, we are going to the library Tuesday and it should be wet, so please send coats/umbrellas.

 

We have lots of fun activities planned in the Arete Resource Center for January, including studying weather and snowflakes in particular. This will include science and art lessons. These lessons/projects will occur during regular Resource Center hours and are open to all Arete students (even the BIG ones!)

 

The Arete Resource Center is open Tuesday and Thursday from 9:15-12 unless you have made a separate arrangement with us.

 

We cannot wait to have your kiddos back!

Happy New Year! We hope you had wonderful holidays with your families!

 

Tomorrow is a Professional Development Day for teachers, so the Arete Resource Center will be mostly closed and there will be no elective classes for students at Magnolia Intermediate School. I will be in and out of the Resource Center and District Office for meetings and will have my laptop with me if you need anything. If we were unable to meet for our 20 day check in during December, please phone at 268-2805 or email me to set up a meeting for tomorrow or Tuesday.

 

We have missed our Arete kiddos and can't wait to see them soon!

Families,

As we close in on 2017, I cannot believe how much has changed in the last year. It is amazing to me that at this time last Arete Charter Academy was not even in my sight yet. Now we have an amazing school. Thank you for being a part of this dream to bring a flexible, individualized, and well rounded education to our kiddos.

 

DeAnne and I are so thankful to all of you for believing in this vision and trusting us with the education of your little darlings! We now have 19 students aged 5-14. We are so happy with the growth we have seen in our school already. We adore all of our students and are constantly assessing how we can grow and change to better serve our students. I just hired a new instructional aide to support our new growth in the resource center. We are making plans to add a park, play, and snack area and another classroom for next year. We will continue to bring you interesting field trips and hands-on lessons.

 

In this vein, I wanted to send you our updated list of vendors who we contract with where you can spend your instructional funds. As always, please let us know if you would like to see anyone else on this list and we will contract with them.

 

Happy Holidays to you all and enjoy the time with your family. We will see you back at school on Tuesday, January 9th. I know many kiddos are working over the break, so please email me with any questions. Take care and thank you so much for sharing your children with us!

 

 

APPROVED VENDORS:

Bear River Parks and Rec    www.brrpd.org                                                       (530) 268-7275

The Artist Workshop             www.the-artist-workshop.com                              (530) 272-1937

Showtime Equestrian           https://www.facebook.com/Tayler2marie             (818) 292-7404

Bennati’s Martial Arts           www.bennatismartialarts.com                        (530) 820-3232

In-Sync Dance                     insyncdanceofauburn.com                                 (530) 823-6782                    

Gold Country Gymnastics   www.goldcountrygymnastics.com                         (530) 273-3680

Liberty Learning Academy  www.libertylearningacademy.com                          (530) 913-1996

Studio 65 Dance Company  www.studio65dancecompany.com                     (916) 899-6577

South Yuba Fitness Club    www.southyubaclub.com                                       (530) 470-9100          

Miyagi’s Gymnastics           www.miyagigymnastics.com                              (530) 888-6569

 

PENDING VENDORS:

Jaime’s Martial Arts            www.jaimesma.com                                             (916) 771-5500          

Artist Studio in the Foothills www.asifstudios.com                                          (530) 274-7000

Bear River Little League      www.bearriverll.com                                           (530) 334-3150

We are decorating cookies tomorrow at 10:30am. All are welcome!

 

Food Access Saturday: Uniting to Support Working Families is specifically designed for working individuals and families who need supplemental groceries. The collaboration encourages those who have been struggling with food insecurity, but due to working traditional hours, have never received supplemental food support from IFM to participate in Food Access Saturday.

What ~ Food Access Saturday For ~ Any working individuals & families who need food can participate. Current IFM clients, who are working and find it difficult or sometimes impossible to come during the weekly distribution, are also welcome to participate on Saturday. New clients will need to provide a picture ID, proof of residency in Nevada County and Social Security numbers for all those in the family.

• When ~ Saturday, January 13, 2018, between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm
• Where ~ 440 Henderson Street, in Grass Valley
• Info ~ United Way at 530-274-8111 or [email protected]

Upcoming dates:

February 10, 2018 , March 10, 2018 , April 14, 2018

Habitat for Humanity will be accepting applications for affordable homeownership in Grass Valley.  Many of you know local, hardworking, low income families who can’t afford a decent place to rent and others who are spending almost their entire paycheck on rent and utilities, with little remaining for food and other necessities.Please let them know about our upcoming Information Session – after learning more – they may decide to apply for homeownership with Habitat for Humanity. Details are in this flyer: HFH-applicationposter2017_Web

Tomorrow morning Mrs. Harrison and I will be cooking breakfast for the kiddos including pancakes and hot cocoa. They are welcome to wear their pajamas for our fun day. We are!!! We will start at 9:15 with our regular lessons, eat at 10, head to library and recess time at 10:20. After library at 11 we will do a few more lessons and art projects before pick up at 12. If your kiddo is coming for breakfast, it would be lovely if you sent them with some fruit, cooked scrambled eggs, cooked bacon, or cooked sausage to share with the class.  (We have a microwave we can use to re-heat) Middle schoolers please come! We would love to see you and have a special gift for you!

 

Thursday we are decorating Christmas cookies at 10:30 and would love to see our Arete kiddos of all ages here.

What a fun time we had yesterday glazing our pottery from last week and creating some new beautiful Christmas artwork!

 

Next week on Tuesday, Mrs. Harrison and I will be cooking breakfast for the kiddos including pancakes and hot cocoa. They are welcome to wear their pajamas for our fun day. We will start at 9:15 with our regular lessons, eat at 10, head to library and recess time at 10:20. After library at 11 we will do a few more lessons and art projects before pick up at 12. If your kiddo is coming for breakfast, it would be lovely if you sent them with some fruit, cooked scrambled eggs, cooked bacon, or cooked sausage to share with the class.  (We have a microwave we can use to re-heat)

 

Below I am including traffic routines for Cottage Hill. As we share the road with them, we want to make sure we are following all of their safety rules. Thanks so much!

 

Traffic Routines for Cottage Hill

Afternoon, Front of School

While it might not seem to make sense, there really is a plan to the Cottage Hill traffic routine! When everyone follows the routine, we get cars in and out safely, even though it is not fast…

As you prepare to turn left or right from Magnolia Road toward the school, please know:

There is only ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC entering Kingston Lane

Be courteous and alternate between left turning and right turning vehicles

Under no circumstances should anyone enter Kingston Lane on the wrong side of the road

Once on Kingston:

Once past the guardrail, the gravel shoulder can be used as a second lane

The LEFT LANE (closest to the double yellow line) is for “curbside pick up”

The RIGHT LANE (on the gravel shoulder) is for accessing the parking lot

*If you are trying to park, drive on the right and carefully turn left in front of the waiting vehicles

*If you are picking up, wait until there is space along the curb before turning in

Exiting the Parking Lot:

There are two lanes leaving the parking lot, merging into Kingston Lane traffic

Mrs. Montero will stop traffic to allow the buses to leave in a timely manner

Hot Tips to Avoid the Traffic and Keep Those Cars Moving:

Traffic backs up on Magnolia by 1:50 (12:50 Fridays), and clears out by 2:05 (1:05 Fridays)…

Come at 2:05 and you will not have to wait in traffic!

Pull as far forward in line as possible, and be alert when the car ahead of you moves forward

Be aware that people may be crossing; PLEASE CROSS AT THE STOP SIGN, TOP OF HILL

Look left before pulling away from the curb

Obey traffic laws at all times

We have a busy day tomorrow in the Arete Resource Center. We will head to the ceramics room at 9am to glaze our beautiful projects that we created last week. At 9:40 we head to Mistletoe Mall where students can purchase reasonably proceed gifts for their family members. If your child will be shopping, please send them in with a plastic or reuseable bag to hold their purchases. At 10:30 we will continue on to the library. See you soon!

It's not too late!!! You can complete the from or email me directly. we would love to see you!!

 

ALL AGES- Arete Family Christmas Party- Wednesday, December 6th at 6pm in room A4

We have hired an art specialist to help your family create a beautiful piece of pottery all together. All family members are invited to assist in the creation of a family bowl together. Students will glaze the bowls during the following weeks. We will have Christmas music playing and ask each family to bring a treat to share. This will be a great time to meet other Arete families and enjoy the holiday spirit. Please RSVP by 12/4/2017. We are so excited to share this exciting night with you.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pq15-sb1_2lJ7bERVHLqeTjP92ell46tVLrrz0KPIMc/edit

ALL AGES- Arete Family Christmas Party

We have hired an art specialist to help your family create a beautiful piece of pottery all together. All family members are invited to assist in the creation of a family bowl together. Students will glaze the bowls during the following weeks. We will have Christmas music playing and ask each family to bring a treat to share. This will be a great time to meet other Arete families and enjoy the holiday spirit. Please RSVP by 12/4/2017. We are so excited to share this exciting night with you.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pq15-sb1_2lJ7bERVHLqeTjP92ell46tVLrrz0KPIMc/edit

6-8^th Grade Students- Library Holiday Book Fair! Just in time for your book gift giving needs! Shop ONLINE from November 17 through December 8th. Shop in the Library December 8th through the 15th! Visit the Book Fair website:

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/helpmagnolialibrarybuybooks

All ages- Holiday Free Shop: Community members in need are invited to come and shop for "nearly new" and gently used items.  Guests are able to shop for free or if they wish to pay we will be accepting cash donations for Kare Crisis Nursery.  Donations are also welcome, if you have gift worthy items for children or adults you can drop them off on Friday December 8th from 2:30-6:30 at Cottage Hill School in the Multi-Purpose room.  The Holiday Free shop will be held on Saturday December 9th 8:30-11:00 am at Cottage Hill School.

 TK-5 Grade Students- Mistletoe Mall- Arete will be attending the Mistletoe Mall on Tuesday, December 12 at 9:40am. Students are allowed to shop for up to five family members and gifts range from $1-15.

 TK-5 Grade Students(and their families)- Family Science Night at Alta Sierra Please join us Thursday, December 14 for a science extravaganza!!! Interactive Exhibits Demonstrations. Fun for the Whole Family! 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Alta Sierra School multipurpose room. Please let me know if your family plans to attend and I will be there.

From Bear RIver Recreation & Park District: www.brrpd.org/530-268-7275

Winter Youth Basketball League: Registrations OPEN for this fun youth development league for players in grades  2 - 8. Separate girls and boys divisions. Now in its 23rd year. Member of National Association of Youth Sports and the Sierra Foothills Youth Basketball Conference.

Winter Break Basketball Camp: January 3-4-5^th. Registrations open!

Marlene Sharon, General Manager, Bear River Recreation & Park District

530-268-PARK (7275), http://brrpd.org 

Hi all!

What a rainy, rainy day. I am so thankful we had library yesterday! Quick reminder that I am in San Diego for the next three days learning lots of great stuff at a Charter School Conference. DeAnne will be in the office every morning if you need to reach her. Classes will continue tomorrow as normal. Feel free to email with anything you need and I will do my best to help you!

 

Here are some upcoming events!

 

*Tuesday, November 21st we will be heading to the Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Nevada City for a tour and trip on the Railbus. All family members are welcome to come. We will meet at 10am and then tour will run until about 11:15 when we can have a picnic lunch together. Please let me know if your family is able to attend.

*Wednesday, November 22nd is the first day off for Thanksgiving Break. Have a lovely break spending time with your families.

 

DeAnne and I are so thankful that you have chosen to join our Arete family! We appreciate the passion you bring to giving your children an excellent education!

 

Hello there! Hope you are enjoying this cooler Fall weather. We are coming up to our next 20 day meeting time. If you have not already done so, please log in to Sign Up Genius and select a time. All meetings will need to be next Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday as I will be leaving for a Charter School Conference from Wednesday afternoon-Friday. DeAnne will still be here working in the office and running classes on Thursday morning. I will be available by email.

 

 

Also, on Tuesday November 21, we will be heading to the Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Nevada City for a special tour (weather permitting). This will include a trip on the Railbus. We will not have classes or library that morning as we are meeting at the museum at 10am. Please bring a sack lunch.Please let me know if you are able to attend. All family members are welcome!

 

Finally, we have Wednesday, November 22 off for Thanksgiving Break. Happy Fall!

 

 

 

*Halloween Fair- October 30^th at Bear River High School has decided to host the first-ever Bear River Fall Festival next Saturday, the 28th from 2 - 4:30 pm in the BR Quad. This family-friendly event is hosted by BR students (representing many of their clubs, teams, and other student organizations), as a way to provide a fun, safe, holiday-themed event for local families. Children between the ages of 3 and 12 are encouraged to dress up in their costumes and join in the fun with games, music, pumpkin decorating, and caramel apples. General admission is free and donations from the games and activities will benefit the Bear River Student Body.

*October 31- Pumpkin Math, Pumpkin Art and other fun fall activities at Arete Resource Center. Costumes are welcome. Please fill out the Google Form so we have the correct amount of supplies.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lfHqyoeJ7c5aZl6xYOJ7vTpLwghpyEabt3mp9_nirLY/edit

*We had a lovely time on our field trip, and thankfully, beat the bad air!