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Sunday, February 4 Update

Hello all,

New updates are all in bold and continuing information is in regular type. Hope that helps!

​​"Math Masterminds" is a fun math night for the whole family. All Arete families are invited. You are invited Thursday, February 8, 5:30-6:30 pm to the Arete MPR for an evening of 'make & take' math activities hosted by Mrs. Tamo and other Arete teachers followed by a Math "Spy Adventure" Escape Room. All participants are invited to come dressed in black as part of our SUPER SPY team. Your family will leave that night with several activities that promote math and maybe a raffle prize. We will have some fun math theme prizes. Please come and join us for this fun math adventure. This is a free event for all. 

Math Masterminds Family Night

Spring Enrichments are available now for Sign Ups. Also, the missed Archery class last Monday will not be rescheduled as it would run into the next trimester so each child signed up for the class will have $30 returned to their funding accounts. Spring Enrichments 2024 March through May

We are looking for about 1/3 cord of wood for an Arete field trip to Sutter’s Fort in late April. Cody Voellinger is willing to pick it up and deliver it to the first. Yeah! Does anyone know of any free dry foreword out there? Any kind will do! Thanks in advance!

Read A Thon Forms 2024 We are so excited to announce our Read-A-Thon is off to a great start with kids already excited to read around the world. Red reading passports are available in the front office to document reading time. There are prizes for reading enough minutes to reach the next country. 20% of funds raised by getting sponsors to support student reading minutes are given in Book Bucks to be spent at the book fair. (This is our ONLY fundraiser of the year). Click the link for more information. Read-a-Thon Documents Mark your calendars for our 4th! Scholastic Book Fair April 3-10th! 

Hearing and Vision Screening

*February 8- Hearing/Vision Screening- Grades TK/K, 2, 5, 8 and any students who have IEPs- walk in anytime from 8:30-3. We will also screen students who are in those groups and on campus that day.

*February 14- Hearing/Vision Screening- Grades TK/K, 2, 5, 8 and any students who have IEPs- walk in anytime from 8:30-3. We will also screen students who are in those groups and on campus that day.

 

*Intent to Return- I've invited you to fill out a form to let us know if we should reserve a spot for your child at Arete next year or not. Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X4FPPqHOkffY15H5G-9W4a_TzyO022QV3IVzCDs1QDA/edit

 

*At our recent Parent Action Committee meeting, there was a request for us to send out some of the SEL lessons that we are implementing on campus for ALL students to have access to. Here are excellent grade appropriate lessons from January. We will send these out monthly. Enjoy!

Overall Monthly Theme: Motivational Formula

2nd-8th Grade Spring NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2023-2024

2nd-8th Grade Spring NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2023-2024

Practice CAASPP Testing Sign Up February Dates added.

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

Practice CAASPP Testing Sign Up February Dates added.

*Winter Enrichments- Sign up here

Spring Enrichments 2024 March through May

*Spring Testing- Sign up here

*2023-2024 Field Trips- Sign up here

*Have Photos For the Yearbook? Email to [email protected]

 

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

 

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!

 

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

 

Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year

*February 5- KMC Archery with David Webb - Archery Lessons - Ages 7 + - Mondays 02/5, 02/12, 02/26 

*February 6 Art Docent

*February 6- STEAM 12:15-1:30

*February 7 Art Docent

*February 7- Culinary Arts 12:15-1:15 Pesto Chicken Pizza

*February 7- Culinary Arts 1:15-2:15 Sourdough Garlic Bread

*February 8- Hearing/Vision Screening- Grades TK/K, 2, 5, 8 and any students who have IEPs- walk in anytime from 8:30-3. We will also screen students who are in those groups and on campus that day.

*February 8- 2/3 Garden 11:20-11:50

*February 8- Culinary Arts 12:15-1:15 Pesto Chicken Pizza

*February 8- Culinary Arts 1:15-2:15 Sourdough Garlic Bread

*February 8- 5:30-6:30 Math Masterminds Family Night Math Masterminds Family Night

*February 8- 5:30-7:00: Future Bruin Night

*February 9 Art Class 10:30-11:30

*February 9 Friday Fun 11:30-12:30

*February 9 Candyland Winter Dance 6-7:30

Staff Appreciation Week and Talent Show

Thanks to the four parents who came to our Parent Action Committee yesterday. We had a few volunteers to help organize the Talent Show (April) and Staff Appreciation Week (May), but are looking for one or two more. Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested in supporting either of these efforts. Thanks so much for considering!

K-8th Grade Informational Writing Packets

If you already had your 20 Day Meeting for January, you will have received an amazing packet put together by our own Mrs. Codiga. All of our teachers went through a writing training at our last Professional Development Day in November discussing the importance and best practices of focusing on formal writing. Often we see families doing a lot of wonderful creative, narrative, or informal journal writing and this is wonderful, but we also need to see formal instruction in informative and opinion writing. The informational writing packets that you received (or will will receive this week) include easy to use and no prep lessons plans and graphic organizers. Please take the time to dig through them and implement them over the next month or so. If you have questions about them, reach out to your EA. Have a great week!
 

Sunday, January 28 Update

Hello all,

So nice to see the sun peek out this weekend!
 

*Parent Action Committee Meeting- This was moved to Tuesday, January 30 because the state changed their deadline to have School Safety Plans turned in to the school board. All are invited to our meeting at 12:15 in the library to review the plan and give parent input. We will also discuss the Talent Show, Math Intervention, Staff Appreciation Week.

 

*January 29-31 20 Day Meeting Treats in the Office- Squishy Fidgets (This is a non-food treat, so all can participate).

*Friday, February 9 Candyland Winter Dance 6-7:30 6-8th Grades) Permission slips and entry fee due by February 8 in the front office. Permission slips were sent home with on campus kiddos, are in the front office or email [email protected] for a copy. Please sign up here to donate time/items.  2023-24 Families Candyland Dance Donations (State vaccination regulations apply)

​​"Math Masterminds" is a fun math night for the whole family. All Arete families are invited. You are invited Thursday, February 8, 5:30-6:30 pm to the Arete MPR for an evening of 'make & take' math activities hosted by Mrs. Tamo and other Arete teachers followed by a Math "Spy Adventure" Escape Room. All participants are invited to come dressed in black as part of our SUPER SPY team. Your family will leave that night with several activities that promote math and maybe a raffle prize. We will have some fun math theme prizes. Please come and join us for this fun math adventure. This is a free event for all. 

Math Masterminds Family Night

*Practice CAASP Testing- This year we are going to have individual and/or sibling times for families to sign up to practice some of the skills that will be included on the State tests. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to get familiar with the testing format and the tools that may be used. During practice testing, students can ask any questions they have and we CAN answer/help them. If your student gets overwhelmed on testing days this is a chance for them to see it's really not so bad!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you! Please email [email protected] if you need a different day/time.

**This sign-up is for students who DO NOT usually come on campus as we are building testing practice into our Resource Center and Blended Middle School days.**

Practice CAASPP Testing Sign Up

 

*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.

*National Institute for Digital Health and Wellness, www.nidhw.org Source for more information for education, prevention and treatment resources for schools, families and therapists.

*Education psychologist and author of Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children’s Minds Jane Healy spent years doing research into computer use in schools and, while she expected to find that computers in the classroom would be beneficial, now feels that “time on the computer might interfere with development of everything from the young child’s motor skills to is or her ability to think logically and distinguish between reality and fantasy.”

*Patricia Green field, distinguished professor of psychology at UCLA, analyzed more than 50 studies on learning and points out that reading for pleasure among young people has decreased in recent decades, which is problematic because “studies show that reading develops imagination, induction, reflection and critical thinking, as well as vocabulary…in a way that visual media such as video games and television do not.”

*Screen Addition Diagnosis may be determined by examining the following areas: Dr. Kimberly Young’s “Internet Addiction Test” Assessment Tool, Screen Usage is adversely impacting the person’s life (professionally, socially, physically, academically, etc), Engage in screen usage for long than anticipated, sleep deprivation, personal hygiene suffers, lack of enjoyment or involvement in activities that had been pleasurable, aggression or mood dysregulation when devices are taken away.

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

*Winter Enrichments- Sign up here

*Spring Testing- Sign up here

*2023-2024 Field Trips- Sign up here

*Have Photos For the Yearbook? Email to [email protected]

 

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

 

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!

 

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

 

Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year

*January 29-31 20 Day Meeting Treats in the Office- Squishy Fidgets

*KMC Archery with David Webb - Archery Lessons - Ages 7 + - Mondays 01/29, 02/5, 02/12, 02/26 

*January 30- Cookie Science w/Ms Doerr 12:15-1:30

*January 30- 12:15 pm- Parent Action Committee Meeting- Library

*January 31 SAEL Presentation 6-8th Grade

*February 1-29 Around the World Read-a-Thon

*February 1 Lego Motor Madness  12:15-1:45

*February 2- Art Class w/Stephanie and Wendy 10:30-11:30

Booster club shoe drive
A Message from Bear River High School 
 
Clean out your closets for a good cause.  Bear River High School Lacrosse Booster Club is running a "Used Sneaker Drive" from 1/22-2/2/24.  Simply gather up any unwanted used athletic shoes (running/walking, basketball, tennis, volleyball, casual tennies, golf, cleats) and drop them off in the front office of the high school during school hours (8am-4pm).  You are invited to come out and watch the newest CIF sport in the area this spring Wednesday and Friday nights at 7pm in the BRHS stadium!”
 

8th Grade Bear River High School Registration Information

Here is the Course Catalog for Bear River for next school year. The Course Catalog provides descriptions, and prerequisites for all courses offered at Bear River. Please use this catalog to learn more about the courses that your student may be signing up for. 

 
 
If you have lost/not received the Freshman Course Selection Sheet for next year, please print out the following link and complete the form. 
 
 
We also have a handout that is updated to pre-enroll the incoming 9th graders online. Please make sure that you are enrolling your student for Bear River next year as soon as possible to ensure that they can get their course requests. 
 
 

Sunday, January 21 Update

Hello all,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

*Parent Action Committee Meeting- This was moved to Tuesday, January 30 because the state changed their deadline to have School Safety
Plans turned in to the school board. All are invited to our meeting at 12:15 in the library to review the plan and give parent input. We will also discuss the Talent Show, Math Intervention, Staff Appreciation Week.

*January 29-31 20 Day Meeting Treats in the Office- Squishy Fidgets (This is a non-food treat, so all can participate).

*Friday, February 9 Candyland Winter Dance 6-7:30 6-8th Grades) Permission slips and entry fee due by February 8 in the front office. Permission slips were sent home with on campus kiddos, are in the front office or email [email protected] for a copy. Please sign up here to donate time/items.  2023-24 Families Candyland Dance Donations (State vaccination regulations apply).

*Square One Art- We are so excited to offer this opportunity again. We do not really make any money on it, but it is a wonderful way to get your children’s art on all sorts of projects. Click here to get more information. https://www.square1art.com/

Our awesome Art Docent teacher filmed instructional videos that kiddos can follow along from home. The special paper needed and many product samples are available in the vestibule at Arete. You also can submit the special paper with any art that your kiddos create.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Oq-rysqZSC-mdFZwBjWQ80FSbKtKlKtV?usp=sharing

Art Due: March 6th @ 10:30 am in the Arete office

Order forms arrive: around 04/05/24 (You will receive a personalized flier with your child’s artwork on the samples so you can see what it looks like.

Your final deadline to order online is: 04/19/24

We always hope to have the orders arrive before Mother’s Day as they make great and personalized gifts.


*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!


*​​Math Masterminds is a fun math night for the whole family. All Arete families are invited. You are invited Thursday, February 8, 5:30-6:30 pm to the Arete MPR for an evening of 'make & take' math activities hosted by Mrs. Tamo and other Arete teachers followed by a Math "Spy Adventure" Escape Room. All participants are invited to come dressed in black as part of our SUPER SPY team. Your family will leave that night with several activities that promote math and maybe a raffle prize. We will have some fun math theme prizes. Please come and join us for this fun math adventure. This is a free event for all. 

Math Masterminds Family Night


2nd-8th Grade Spring NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2023-2024

Feel free to ignore this if you only have TK/K/1 or a Blended Middle School kiddo. We are noticing that there seems to be a correlation between how long students spend on the tests and whether or not students show growth on the tests. Starting with this testing session and moving forward, students will take the NWEA Math test from 9:15-10:30. They will be encouraged to take their time, try their best and work out their problems on paper before they enter them into the computer. If they finish before the 10:30 snack break, they may read a book they brought from home or work on lessons they brought from home. At 10:30, students will have a 20 minute snack/recess break. When they return from the break, they may finish the math test if they need to or may start on the STAR Accelerated Reader test. They will be encouraged to take their time and try their best. If they finish early, they may read a book they brought from home or work on lessons they brought from home. At 12pm, all students will head out to the front of the school to be picked up by parents. This will give students the opportunity to show all they have learned and to not feel rushed or disrupted by students moving into and out of the classroom. 2nd-8th Grade Spring NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2023-2024

*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.

*Solution #1 for tech use- Prevention: Delay portable electronic Devices until at least age 10.

*Solution #2 for tech use- Parents: Practice what you preach. Watch and moderate your own tech habits.

*Solution #3 for tech use- No screens at the dinner table (and, yes, have the whole family eat-and talk- together).

*Solution #4 for tech use- One day a week: Digital Fast. Smell the roses.

*Solution #5 for tech use- Talk to your children early and often about tech concerns.

*Solution #6 for tech use- Foster balanced, resilient, empathetic, and emotionally strong children.

*Solution #7 for tech use- Nurture healthy hobbies: Sports, art, music…nature activities…the Scouts! But also let your children be BORED!


*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

*Winter Enrichments- Sign up here

*Spring Testing- Sign up here

*2023-2024 Field Trips- Sign up here

*Have Photos For the Yearbook? Email to [email protected]


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


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!


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


Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year

*January 22-26 The Great Kindness Challenge

*January 22- 4/5 Garden 10:30-11, 6-8th Garden 11:20-11:50

*January 22- Science Adventures in STEAM W/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30

*January 23- First Grade Garden 11:20-11:50, Kindergarten 10:45-11:15

*January 23- Science Adventures in STEAM W/Ms. Doerr 12:15-1:30

*January 24 - Bitney Prep Presentation 6-8th Grade MPR 9:15

*January 24- Culinary Arts W/Susan Gouveia 12:15-1:15 Pot Stickers

*January 24- Culinary Arts W/Susan Gouveia Fried Rice 1:15-2:15

*January 25- 2/3 Garden 11:20-11:50

*January 25- Culinary Arts W/Susan Gouveia 12:15-1:15 Pot Stickers

*January 25 Lego Motor Madness  12:15-1:45

*January 25- Culinary Arts W/Susan Gouveia Fried Rice 1:15-2:15

*January 26- Art Class w/Stephanie and Wendy 100 Day Shirt 10:30-11:30

*January 26- Friday Fun Day 11:30-12:30

*January 26- Little Fish Arts w/Susie Bell Pottery Wheel 12:30-1:30

Hearing and Vision Screening

*February 8- Hearing/Vision Screening- Grades TK/K, 2, 5, 8 and any students who have IEPs- walk in anytime from 8:30-3. We will also screen students who are in those groups and on campus that day.

*February 14- Hearing/Vision Screening- Grades TK/K, 2, 5, 8 and any students who have IEPs- walk in anytime from 8:30-3. We will also screen students who are in those groups and on campus that day.