Sunday, March 17 Update
Hello all,
New updates are all in bold and continuing information is in regular type. Hope that helps!
We are so excited to be welcoming PRSD music teacher, Joshua Horton to Arete for the 2024-2025 school year from 8-10am on Mondays-Thursdays. He will be working with students in the 4-8th grades for the 2024-2025 school year. Joshua Horton received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Concordia University, Irvine in 2019. This will be his fourth year instructing music in public schools since graduating. With an extensive background in classical performance, Mr. Horton loves to provide instruction that empowers all students to succeed musically, whether performing alone or with others!
3-8th Grade CAASPP & 5th & 7th Grade Physical Fitness Testing 2023 Please read the directions carefully as there are different directions for several of the grade levels. If you have a busy schedule, please sign up early!
*2nd-8th Grade Spring NWEA Math and AR Reading Assessments 2023-2024. Remember to bring your charged Chromebook, a book or some lessons, a water bottle and a snack so your kiddo is in the testing room and ready to start at 9:15. Kiddos will be walked down to front pick up at 12pm. (If you need to check out a CB in the front office, please arrive EARLY to do that.) We are REALLY focusing on students going slowly and trying their very best to show what they have learned this year. Tomorrow is the make up and last day of testing.
*Intent to Return- Date extended to March 21 to ensure enrollment for the 24/25 school year. Intent to Return Please let us know if your child is, or is not, returning next year.
*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!
You're invited to Arete’s Craft Fair!! Friday April 26th, 2024 from 12:30-1:30pm. Arete current and former families and students will be selling crafts that they made. There will be a raffle at 1:30pm, and you can buy raffle tickets for $1 each. This is a fundraiser for our school. We will have an area where you can put donations for our school. For example library books, craft supplies, food and bedding for the chickens, playground toys for the younger kids etc…. We hope that you can come join us!! If you would like to sign up, and sell things at this craft fair please sign up here.
Arete’s 3rd Talent Show is coming Tuesday, April 16 at 11am. Stay tuned for more information. Sign ups will be April 9 and 10. Mr. Cody will be back with his rockin’ snack station raising funds for Staff Appreciation Week!
*Here are the Social Emotional Lessons (SEL lessons) that we are implementing on campus. You may use the content to discuss these topics with your children. If your student does not come on campus regularly, here are excellent grade appropriate lessons from February that you can teach at home. We will send these out monthly. Enjoy!
In each grade level we have included; the summary of this month's theme, a video link with discussion/talking points, and a resiliency booster activity with a link to a worksheet.
Overall March Monthly Theme: Desire, Time, and Effort
*Want to Sign Up For the Resource Center- do so here
Spring Enrichments- Sign up here
3-8th Grade CAASPP & 5th & 7th Grade Physical Fitness Testing 2023
*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
*March 18 STEAM 12:15-1:30
*March 19 Audubon Presentation 10:10-10:55 K-1st , 11:00-11:45 2-3rd
*March 19 STEAM 12:15-1:30
*March 19- 12pm Read-a-Thon Pizza Party Reward
*March 20- Lockdown Drill (This is a yearly practice required by the state).
*March 20 Audubon Presentation 10-10:45 4-8 Hybrid, 11:11:45 6-8
*March 21 Field Trip @ Center for the Arts GV Charlotte’s Web Play-
*March 21 Love and Logic Parenting Classes @ Alta Sierra School 6-7:30pm
*March 25-29 Spring Recess- No School
*March 28- 2/3 Garden 11:20-11:50
*April 1- School is in session (emergency make up day)