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Good Evening Families!
20 Day Meeting binders were due November 17. If you have not met and turned in all of your logs and work samples, please do ASAP or we have to mark 20 absences for the state and county attendance records.
This week is the last time to order Arete Spirit Gear for our fundraiser. Order forms are in the office.
Arete’s Winter Dance is this Thursday from 5:30-7 for 6th-8th Grade. Permission Slips and $10 for the ticket and pizza is due by Wednesday in the front office. Only four students have bought tickets so far.
Arete is hosting- Arete Christmas Celebrations- Family Community Christmas Party and Resource Center On Campus Christmas Celebration
All students are invited on campus through December so we will only be having an on campus Christmas party this year. We still need lots of help with items and volunteers, so please sign up if you can!. Arete Christmas Events
Reminder that we are having a park meet up this Friday at 1pm at Minnie Park. Please RSVP to [email protected] so that I know I will be meeting some people there. To be part of this awesome new group, sign up here… Arete Off Campus Group
NWEA (2-8th Grades) and STAR AR (4-8th grades) testing continues this week. All students are invited onto campus. If you have not signed up for a slot yet, please do so now. For your child's day of testing, please bring a water bottle, snack, book to read if done early and a charged Chromebook if you have one checked out to you. Thanks! 2nd-8th Grade Winter NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2022
This will be the second Sign Up for Enrichments for the 2022-2023 School Year. There will be some classes that are single week sign ups and then some classes that are a series of classes with multiple sessions. If you sign up for a series of classes, please Do NOT sign up for additional classes that overlap. If you do so, the sign up for the individual class will be deleted. There can be no overlap of classes as Arete cannot pay for services that your child does not receive.
For ALL classes, please check your calendar to see if your kiddo is REALLY available on the days you select. For classes that are canceled by families with less than one week 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). If a class is full and you want to be added to the waiting list, please email Sarah at [email protected]. Thanks!
If your child is out of funds, Arete will delete them from the class sign up and send you the email address of the instructor to make private arrangements for signing up for the class and for private payment. If classes fill up, we will add more sessions of the same classes. Please email [email protected] with waiting list requests
January and February 2023 Enrichments
For off site enrichment classes:
Stephanie and Wendy at Little Hummingbird Crafts just announced their Arete OC Adventure Class Line Up. Check them out here, sign up, add to a budget form and use Enrichment Funds! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a928a6fdc61-artclasses
Also, Susie Bell is working on partnering with Bear River Parks and Auburn Parks and Rec to offer classes there for Arete students. Susan Gouveia will also be offering Arete Enrichment classes at her farm in Alta Sierra. Those details are still being worked on and we will share more information once we have it.
Choose a Name for Our Mascot, the Dragon
Kids keep asking what our mascot's name is and we are FINALLY going to find out!!!
Student Leadership needs your help picking a name for our school's dragon mascot. Leadership has come up with a few names, but you have the option to make up your own name, as well. You can pick a first name, a last name, or both! Only one entry per student. (Sorry, parents! This is for students only, but you are welcome to ask them their suggestion and then submit the form for them!) The form is due November 30, 2022.
Choose a Name for our Mascot,the Dragon!
The lucky winner gets to choose a t-shirt of their size and color choice!
Every year the State asks us to send out the California School Parent Survey. Arete needs you to complete this online survey to learn more about your opinions about our school. This survey is an opportunity to communicate your perceptions about your child’s school. If you have any questions about this survey, please email me at [email protected].
Your participation is voluntary and valuable to us. The information you provide will help guide district and school efforts to promote safety, enhance learning supports, and improve student achievement. This is an anonymous survey. It is designed so that no one can be identified from the data. You do not have to respond to any questions that you feel could be used to identify you. Simply skip any such questions. All questions apply to Arete only and the results are for our use only. If you have more than one child at this school, you will only need to complete one survey for this school. Please fill out just one survey about the school using your oldest child as a reference. We use the information from the survey to guide the decisions our school makes and to make a plan for the next school year when we write our Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) in the spring. Please click on this link before December 7th to complete the survey.
https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wed/ts/tr8l
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
Fall Enrichment Sign Ups are HERE *All classes must be canceled one week before the class starts as the instructor has already purchased and prepped the materials.
Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year
*November 28 Cookie Science Workshop w/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 29 Cookie Science Workshop w/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 30 Paint a Ceramic Gingerbread House Cookie Jar 12:15-1:00
*December 1- 9:45-10:15 Tomasetti Garden
10:45-11:15 Baker Garden
*Robotics Cool Contraptions 12:15-1:45
11:30-11:55 Codiga Garden
Paint a Ceramic Gingerbread House Cookie Jar
12:15-1:00
Afternoon Adventures 12-2:30
Winter Dance 5:30-7 6th-8th Grade with Permission Slips.
*December 2 Children's Culinary Class w/Susan Gouveia-Holiday Healthy Treats 9-10:30
Arete OC (off campus) Adventure Club- Park Meet Up
1pm Minnie Park in Grass Valley
*December 2 Crafty Friday 10-11:30 Hot Cocoa and Cookies Bar
*December 2- 12:30-1:10 Chess Club
Ghidotti Early College High School Middle School Presentation
Sunday, November 20 Update
Good Evening Families!
Reminder that we are celebrating Friendship this week!
NWEA (2-8th Grades) and STAR AR (4-8th grades) testing continues this week. All students are invited onto campus. If you have not signed up for a slot yet, please do so now. For your child's day of testing, please bring a water bottle, snack, book to read if done early and a charged Chromebook if you have one checked out to you. Thanks! 2nd-8th Grade Winter NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2022
This will be the second Sign Up for Enrichments for the 2022-2023 School Year. There will be some classes that are single week sign ups and then some classes that are a series of classes with multiple sessions. If you sign up for a series of classes, please Do NOT sign up for additional classes that overlap. If you do so, the sign up for the individual class will be deleted. There can be no overlap of classes as Arete cannot pay for services that your child does not receive.
For ALL classes, please check your calendar to see if your kiddo is REALLY available on the days you select. For classes that are canceled by families with less than one week 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). If a class is full and you want to be added to the waiting list, please email Sarah at [email protected]. Thanks!
If your child is out of funds, Arete will delete them from the class sign up and send you the email address of the instructor to make private arrangements for signing up for the class and for private payment. If classes fill up, we will add more sessions of the same classes. Please email [email protected] with waiting list requests.
For off site enrichment classes:
Stephanie and Wendy at Little Hummingbird Crafts just announced their Arete OC Adventure Class Line Up. Check them out here, sign up, add to a budget form and use Enrichment Funds! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a928a6fdc61-artclasses
Also, Susie Bell is working on partnering with Bear River Parks and Auburn Parks and Rec to offer classes there for Arete students. Susan Gouveia will also be offering Arete Enrichment classes at her farm in Alta Sierra. Those details are still being worked on and we will share more information once we have it.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4eaaab29a6fe3-january1
Arete Christmas Celebrations- Family Community Christmas Party and Resource Center On Campus & Off Campus Christmas Parties
And in very exciting news, the Militano Family has very generously offered their home three minutes away from Arete for Arete's Off Campus Adventure Club Christmas Party on Friday, December 9 from 12-1pm. Please sign up to come and to help run a station. Arete Christmas Events
Choose a Name for Our Mascot, the Dragon
Kids keep asking what our mascot's name is and we are FINALLY going to find out!!!
Student Leadership needs your help picking a name for our school's dragon mascot. Leadership has come up with a few names, but you have the option to make up your own name, as well. You can pick a first name, a last name, or both! Only one entry per student. (Sorry, parents! This is for students only, but you are welcome to ask them their suggestion and then submit the form for them!) The form is due November 30, 2022.
Choose a Name for our Mascot,the Dragon!
The lucky winner gets to choose a t-shirt of their size and color choice!
First event of the Arete OC (off campus) Adventure Club will be meeting on Friday, December 2 at Minnie Park in Grass Valley at 1pm. You can get your lessons done in the morning and then come meet for some play time with good friends! All are welcome!!
To be part of this awesome new group, sign up here…
Every year the State asks us to send out the California School Parent Survey. Arete needs you to complete this online survey to learn more about your opinions about our school. This survey is an opportunity to communicate your perceptions about your child’s school. If you have any questions about this survey, please email me at [email protected].
Your participation is voluntary and valuable to us. The information you provide will help guide district and school efforts to promote safety, enhance learning supports, and improve student achievement. This is an anonymous survey. It is designed so that no one can be identified from the data. You do not have to respond to any questions that you feel could be used to identify you. Simply skip any such questions. All questions apply to Arete only and the results are for our use only. If you have more than one child at this school, you will only need to complete one survey for this school. Please fill out just one survey about the school using your oldest child as a reference. We use the information from the survey to guide the decisions our school makes and to make a plan for the next school year when we write our Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) in the spring. Please click on this link before December 7th to complete the survey.
https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wed/ts/tr8l
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
Fall Enrichment Sign Ups are HERE *All classes must be canceled one week before the class starts as the instructor has already purchased and prepped the materials.
Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year
*November 21- Trimester 2 Funds Released
*November 21 Science Adventures in STEAM w/M. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 22 Science Adventures in STEAM w/M. Doerr 12:15-1:30
Spiritwear Due
*November 23-25 Thanksgiving Break- No School for Students
*November 28 Cookie Science Workshop w/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 29 Cookie Science Workshop w/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 30 Paint a Ceramic Gingerbread House Cookie Jar 12:15-1:00
*December 1- 9:45-10:15 Tomasetti Garden
10:45-11:15 Baker Garden
*Robotics Cool Contraptions 12:15-1:45
11:30-11:55 Codiga Garden
Paint a Ceramic Gingerbread House Cookie Jar
12:15-1:00
Afternoon Adventures 12-2:30
Winter Dance 5:30-7 6th-8th Grade with Permission Slips.
*December 2 Children's Culinary Class w/Susan Gouveia-Holiday Healthy Treats 9-10:30
Arete OC (off campus) Adventure Club- Park Meet Up
1pm Minnie Park in Grass Valley
*December 2 Crafty Friday 10-11:30 Hot Cocoa and Cookies Bar
*December 2- 12:30-1:10 Chess Club
January & February Sign Up Genius
This will be the second Sign Up for Enrichments for the 2022-2023 School Year. There will be some classes that are single week sign ups and then some classes that are a series of classes with multiple sessions. If you sign up for a series of classes, please Do NOT sign up for additional classes that overlap. If you do so, the sign up for the individual class will be deleted. There can be no overlap of classes as Arete cannot pay for services that your child does not receive.
You MUST cancel any classes at least one week before the class starts as you are holding a spot another child could take and the instructor is purchasing and preparing materials for your child!
For ALL classes, please check your calendar to see if your kiddo is REALLY available on the days you select. For classes that are canceled by families with less than one week 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). If a class is full and you want to be added to the waiting list, please email Sarah at [email protected]. Thanks!
If your child is out of funds, Arete will delete them from the class sign up and send you the email address of the instructor to make private arrangements for signing up for the class and for private payment. If classes fill up, we will add more sessions of the same classes. Please email [email protected] with waiting list requests.
For off site enrichment classes:
Stephanie and Wendy at Little Hummingbird Crafts just announced their Arete OC Adventure Class Line Up. Check them out here, sign up, add to a budget form and use Enrichment Funds! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a928a6fdc61-artclasses
Also, Susie Bell is working on partnering with Bear River Parks and Auburn Parks and Rec to offer classes there for Arete students. Susan Gouveia will also be offering Arete Enrichment classes at her farm in Alta Sierra. Those details are still being worked on and we will share more information once we have it.
Sunday, November 13 Update
We have decided to celebrate Friendship on 11/21 and 11/22. Mrs. Cindy, the librarian, will be going into classes and reading a book about friendship. Teachers will have students complete a quilt square about friendship that we will make into an enormous Friendship Quilt that will hang in the library. Teachers will be reaching out to the room parents to organize apple juice and cornbread muffins for the friends to share or if you know you would like to contribute, please email me at [email protected].
We have not sent out the formal letter stating what immunizations students are missing. The two week clock starts at that time. That means all students can still be on campus. We have lots of fun activities planned for our time together so please keep bringing them in!
Reminder that NWEA (2-8th Grades) and STAR AR (4-8th grades) testing starts next, Monday, November 14. All students are invited onto campus. If you have not signed up for a slot yet, please do so now. For your child's day of testing, please bring a water bottle, snack, book to read if done early and a charged Chromebook if you have one checked out to you. Thanks! 2nd-8th Grade Winter NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2022
This month for 20 Day Meetings, parents will be signing an addendum to the Master Agreement you signed earlier in the year. We get audited yearly and the auditor found that while we do all of the items mentioned in the addendum, they were not spelled out in the Master Agreement and they need to be. In addition, we will be offering Build Your Own Trail Mix (lots of healthy choices offered) in the front office November 15, 16, and 17th. EA’s will give you a ticket if your family turns in ALL attendance and PE logs and work samples on time.
Arete is hosting- Arete Christmas Celebrations- Family Community Christmas Party and Resource Center On Campus & Off Campus Christmas Parties
And in very exciting news, the Militano Family has very generously offered their home three minutes away from Arete for Arete's Off Campus Adventure Club Christmas Party on Friday, December 9 from 12-1pm. Please sign up to come and to help run a station. Arete Christmas Events
In addition, we are adding two extra sessions of Mrs. Doerr's Famous Gingerbread House Workshop in late November and early December so that ALL of our adored Arete students can participate.
Gingerbread Workshops With Meredith Doerr
Experience Learning presents a delicious holiday tradition! We have some new twists on this Arete favorite! Students will come together to design and decorate their very own ginger-kid masterpiece. We will sip hot chocolate, decorate cards, listen to holiday tunes, and celebrate the holiday spirit! $45
Please cancel your later sign up and switch to these earlier dates: Friday, November 25 and Friday, December 2 from 12:30-1:45.
Stephanie and Wendy at Little Hummingbird Crafts just announced their Arete OC Adventure Class Line Up. Check them out here, sign up, add to a budget forms and use Enrichment Funds! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a928a6fdc61-artclasses
Choose a Name for Our Mascot, the Dragon
Kids keep asking what our mascot's name is and we are FINALLY going to find out!!! Student Leadership needs your help picking a name for our school's dragon mascot. Leadership has come up with a few names, but you have the option to make up your own name, as well. You can pick a first name, a last name, or both! Only one entry per student. (Sorry, parents! This is for students only, but you are welcome to ask them their suggestion and then submit the form for them!) The form is due November 30, 2022.
Choose a Name for our Mascot, the Dragon!
The lucky winner gets to choose a t shirt of their size and color choice!
First event of the Arete OC (off campus) Adventure Club will be meeting on Friday, December 2 at Minnie Park in Grass Valley at 1pm. You can get your lessons done in the morning and then come meet for some play time with good friends! All are welcome!!
To be part of this awesome new group, sign up here…
Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year
*November 14 Cookie Science Workshop w/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 15 Fire Drill
Cookie Science Workshop w/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30
Build Your Own Trail Mix 20 Day Treats (Lots of healthy choices offered.) Front office
*November 16- 9:30-10 Von Ruden Garden
Von Ruden TUPE
10-10:30 Doerr Garden
Sew a Black Cat 12:15-1:00
Build Your Own Trail Mix 20 Day Treats (Lots of healthy choices offered.) Front office
*November 17- 9:45-10:15 Tomasetti Garden
10:45-11:15 Baker Garden
11:30-1:55 Codiga Garden
Sew a Black Cat 12:15-1:00
*Afternoon Adventures 12-2:30
Build Your Own Trail Mix 20 Day Treats (Lots of healthy choices offered.) Front office
*Robotics Cool Contraptions 12:15-1:45
*November 18th Adventures in Horse-Kid-Ship Introductory Classroom
Workshop w/Meredith Doerr 9:30-10:30
*November 18th Culinary Friday w/Doerr/Bell 10:30-12:30
*November 18 10:30-11:30 Turkey Wreath - Crafty Friday
*November 18- End of Trimester 1
12:30-1:10 Chess ClubWe have openings for 10 guests to this Friday's Field Trip to the Capitol. Email [email protected] if you want to go!
Holiday Supports
Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year. Once a child or senior adult has been registered and accepted as an Angel their Christmas wish list is shared with donors in your community who purchase gifts of new clothing and toys. The gifts are distributed to the family to place under their family Christmas tree.
Bikers provide new unwrapped toys, gifts and food for local families in need.
Nevada County Behavioral Health - 530-265-5811
Choose a Name for Our Mascot, the Dragon
Chickens! Chickens! Chickens!
Chicken Coop News
Sunday, November 6 Update
Good Evening families!
Reminder that on November 8 at 9am we have a Parent Networking Meeting in the Parent Resource Center. We would love to see you. Also, on Wednesday, November 9 from 9-10am, we have school picture make ups in the MPR.
Every year the State asks us to send out the California School Parent Survey. Arete needs you to complete this online survey to learn more about your opinions about our school. This survey is an opportunity to communicate your perceptions about your child’s school. If you have any questions about this survey, please email me at [email protected].
Your participation is voluntary and valuable to us. The information you provide will help guide district and school efforts to promote safety, enhance learning supports, and improve student achievement. This is an anonymous survey. It is designed so that no one can be identified from the data. You do not have to respond to any questions that you feel could be used to identify you. Simply skip any such questions. All questions apply to Arete only and the results are for our use only. If you have more than one child at this school, you will only need to complete one survey for this school. Please fill out just one survey about the school using your oldest child as a reference. We use the information from the survey to guide the decisions our school makes and to make a plan for the next school year when we write our Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) in the spring. Please click on this link before December 7th to complete the survey.
https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wed/ts/tr8l
First event of the Arete OC (off campus) Adventure Club will be meeting on Friday, December 2 at Minnie Park in Grass Valley at 1pm. You can get your lessons done in the morning and then come meet for some play time with good friends! All are welcome!!
To be part of this awesome new group, sign up here…
This month for 20 Day Meetings, we will be offering Build Your Own Trail Mix (lots of healthy choices offered) in the front office November 15, 16, and 17th. EA’s will give you a ticket if your family turns in ALL attendance and PE logs and work samples on time.
2nd-8th Grade Winter NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2022 Winter NWEA/AR Sign Up
We recently sent out the exciting news about our new library program Alexandria where families will now be able to search our library of books! Each student was sent a barcode ID and Username for accessing the library catalog. In this new program you will be able to see a list of items you have checked out and their due dates, holds and reservations you have placed and their expiration dates, and any charges you owe the library. You may change your username and password using the Alexandria Researcher application. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at [email protected] or [email protected]. Happy reading!
https://arete.goalexandria.com/
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
Fall Enrichment Sign Ups are HERE *All classes must be canceled one week before the class starts as the instructor has already purchased and prepped the materials.
Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year
*November 7 Science Adventures in STEAM w/M. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 8 Science Adventures in STEAM w/M. Doerr 12:15-1:30
*November 8- 9am Parent Networking Meeting- Parent Resource
Center
Art Docent- McAlister, Codiga, and Veblen
11:30-11:55 McAlister Garden
*November 9- 9am School Picture Make Ups
4-8th Art Docent
Make a Picasso with Soft Pastels 12:15-1:15
*November 10- Art Docent- Baker/Lingo and Tomasetti
9:45-10:15 Tomasetti Garden
11:30-11:55 Veblen Garden
Make a Picasso with Soft Pastels 12:15-1:15
*Afternoon Adventures 12-2:30
*Robotics Cool Contraptions 12:15-1:45
*November 11- Veteran’s Day- No School for Students