Hello all,

This week we start Winter Assessments. Please come to the date you signed up for. If your child is sick, please cancel them on the Sign Up Genius so another kiddo can have that spot. If you” no show” that day, we will call you at 9:20 to see if you are on your way. The only days we have room for makeup right now is on Mondays. If you have an Arete Chromebook, please bring it charged and ready. If you need to borrow a CB from Arete, please arrive early to the office so you have the CB and are at the classroom door by 9:15 and ready to test. Please also bring a book to read if they finish early, a water bottle and a snack.

Notice that we have the start time a few minutes later than the Resource Center so that the office and parking lot are not so busy at the same time!

2nd-8th Grade Winter NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2023-24

*Here is the link for 

Arete Christmas Events

*Here is the link for Winter Enrichments:

Arete Winter Enrichments November 2023 - February 2024

*California Healthy Kids Survey- It is that time of year again!

The survey is administered to all parents and staff and students at grades five-eight. It enables schools and communities to collect and analyze data regarding local youth health risks and behaviors, school connectedness, school climate, protective factors, and school violence. The anonymous survey helps us make decisions for our school plan. Please complete by Friday, December 8th.  We will be administering to students at school during the Blended Middle School program or when they are on campus for Winter Testing. We must have a permission form for 5th and 6th grades to complete. If parents of 7th and 8th graders do not want their student to participate, please email me at [email protected] to opt out.

5th and 6th grade students – https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wested/ts/f3qa

7th and 8th grade students- https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wested/ts/f3qa

Parent – https://wested.ugam-apps.com/wested/ts/tr8l

*April 9 and 10 Arete Student Showcase- Similar to our STEAM Showcase last year- we are inviting ALL students to display projects they work on during the year. Please drop off projects on April 4, 5, or 7 for us to create the display. Then come back on April 9/10 at 9am to stand by your project. Classes and other interested adults are invited to view the displays starting at 9:15. We are telling you now so you can save projects you can complete during the year. Projects can be submitted by any Arete student!

*Chess Club is back at Arete! It runs every other week at 12pm in Room 1. Check arete.prsd.us for specific dates.

*PRSD is focusing on reducing Tech Addiction in Children and building pathways for Digital Health. Each week I will share a NEW tidbit about this or how to to reduce screen time for kids who struggle with this.

*A 2004 study by Dr. Christakis published in “Pediatrics” found that for every hour of television watched by children between the ages one and age three, there is a ten percent higher chance of developing an attention problem that could be diagnosed as ADHD by age 7.

*Published in 2010 in the APA Journal Psychological Bulletin, the most comprehensive meta-study review ever conducted in the area of video games and aggression analyzed 130 research studies with over 130,000 participants worldwide. The study concluded that violent games are “not just a correlation, but a causal risk factor or increased aggressive thoughts and behavior.”

Media Literacy Guidelines for Student Use in Education:

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/ml/

*Our Leadership class in the Blended Middle School is requesting your input on what you would like them to work on this year. They are an awesome team of 6th-8th graders so please keep that in mind! Arete Leadership Survey

*Want to Sign Up For the Resource Center- do so here

*2023-2024 Field Trips- Sign up here

*Have Photos For the Yearbook? Upload here 

Want to join Arete’s Private Family Group on Facebook- do so here. Arete Charter Academy Family Group

*Want to see dates for the entire year? Click here

Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year

*November 13 NWEA Testing 9:15-12

*November 14th-16th- 20 Day Meetings- Temporary Tattoos For Everyone Who Turns EVERYTHING in during their meeting.

*November 16 NWEA Testing 9:15-12