Good Evening Families!

We have two community events coming up. This Wednesday is our Parent Networking Meeting in the Parent Resource Center at 9am. The first Friday we are back in January, I will be meeting parents at Pioneer Park at 2pm for next park meet up. As long as it's not raining, the cold does not scare us away. Last week we have wonderful day at the park that was cold but sunny. Arete kiddos made new friends and their parents did too!

Communication Strategies Groups

Attention parents! We are so excited to announce that  you can sign up your child  to participate in a small group  meeting for social emotional learning. These groups will run for 5 weeks starting in January.

Ages 9-14; Wednesdays  12-12:30pm with Mrs. Dhaliwal in  Rm 2

Ages  12-14; Wednesdays 1:00-1:30pm with Mrs. Dhaliwal in Rm 2

Ages  4-9: Thursdays 12:00-12:30pm with Mrs. Dhaliwal in Rm 2

The groups will focus on understanding communication and will give students strategies on how to effectively communicate with others. Students will learn to understand different voice  tones and facial expressions in order to understand what someone is saying. Please email [email protected] or [email protected] to sign up as there are only 8 spots available per age group.

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. On Wednesday for Ms. Doerr/Mrs Von Ruden’s party, we need a parent to serve hot cocoa. The Blended Middle School class needs 25 Hot liquid cups with lids. Thanks to all of the parents who signed up to help at the Blended Middle School Gingerbread House Party! We still could use some fun candy for decorations!

January and February 2023 Enrichments

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. 

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

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

Dates for the 2022-2023 School Year

*December 12- Dress Up Day: Ugly Sweaters

Gingerbread Workshops w/Meredith Doerr 12:15-1:30 4th-8th

*December 13- Dress Up Day- Christmas Hats

       Art Docent- McAlister, Codiga, and Veblen

      11:30-11:45 McAlister Garden

       Gingerbread Workshops w/Meredith Doerr 12:15-1:30          

                         TK-3rd

*December 14- Dress Up Day- Pajamas

Art Docent- Main and Doerr

9am Parent Networking Meeting- Parent Resource 

Center

Christmas Crafting Fun 12:15-2:00

Gingerbread Workshops w/Meredith Doerr 12:15-1:30 4-8TH

*December 15- Dress Up Day- Pajama Day

Art Docent- Baker/Lingo and Tomasetti

                 9:45-10:15 Tomasetti Garden

10:45-11:15 Baker Garden

              11:30-1:55 Codiga Garden

Christmas Crafting Fun 12:15-2:00

*December 15 Gingerbread Workshops w/Meredith Doerr 12:15-1:30 TK-3RD 

Rice Krispie Treats in the office for successful 20 day Binder meetings

*December 16 Children's Culinary Class w/Susan Gouveia- Healthy 

Holiday Appetizers! 9-10:30

Crafty Fridays 10:30-11:30 Winter Workshop

12:30-1:10 Chess Club

*December 19- January 2- Winter Break- No School for Students

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…

Arete Off Campus Group

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

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.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4eaaab29a6fe3-january1