Don’t you just love the beginning of a new school year? “It makes me want to buy school supplies…[and] send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils” (Joe Fox in You’ve Got Mail). It feels like possibility, fresh and hopeful. And this is just as a beginning should be! So, let’s enjoy it!
Enjoy getting to know staff and parents and classmates. Enjoy learning new routines and class procedures. Appreciate the new friendships and delight in getting to know your new class identity. At home, find ways to make the morning smoother so that goodbyes are sweet rather than hurried and stressful. Consider tweaks in afternoon greetings that set the stage for a warm welcome home. Study closely the freshness transitions bring and be quick to affirm what you notice.
The AVA Staff and I are grateful to be alongside you. We’ve been preparing for this day when all pre-K through 8th grade classes are humming along. We have so much to learn and experience together in the days ahead. Welcome to year six of Aspen View Academy!
Melissa Clemmons
Dean of Academics
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REMINDER
School hours for all students is 8:15-3:30. The doors will open at 7:50. Middle school students may go directly up to their locker, and elementary students will go into the gym until 8:00.
Please do not drop your student off before 7:50 as there is no supervision at that time.
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If you sold items at the Used Uniform Sale, please pick up your unsold uniforms and cash by Wednesday, August 22nd.
Any uniforms and/or cash left after Wednesday, August 22nd will be donated.
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AVA Fun Run
Thursday, August, 30 - Save the date, we will have more details coming up.
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Needed: Before and After Care Assistant Director
Hours: 6:30 - 9:30 AM and 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the rules regulating school age child care programs (7.712.42)
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As we enter the 18-19 school year, Aspen View Academy will again be providing families with two great resources. The first is to help your family with transportation to and from school. We have partnered with
School Pool to help you identify other AVA families within your neighborhood you can reach out to in order to create carpools to and from school.
If you do not want your information shared with other families for carpooling, please complete the School Pool
OPT OUT FORM.
You have until August 31st to opt out of this program.
The second resource we provide to our families is the All School Directory available on the AVA Smart Phone App. You can search and download this app from your phone's app store. You will search Aspen View Academy. The all school directory is password protected on the app once the new directory is available. The password will be emailed to parents.
If you would like to opt out of the directory, please complete the
DIRECTORY OPT OUT FORM
by August 31st. You may opt out some or all your information.
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The PTO wants you! Kids are back in school – it is the perfect time to get involved. We promise a great time. Please consider joining the PTO, helping on a sub-committee of the PTO, or planning one of our events! We can’t do it without the help of our parents –
sign up here. If you have any questions, please feel free to email
[email protected]
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Spirit Night Papa Johns
Thursday, August 30 (10am-9pm) - Papa John’s and Aspen View Academy PTO have teamed up to help raise money. Fill out and present the
attached flyer with your order and help a teacher win a pizza party for their class!!
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WANTED – Boys of excellent character who are interested in camping, fishing, archery, pinewood derby races, fire trucks, police cars, outdoor activities, team sports, scouting skills, hanging out with friends, swimming, and more. If your child meets this criteria, then you need to:
Join Cub Scouts! Come join Pack 786 at Aspen View Academy!
We are the Cub Scout Pack for AVA, and we are looking for boys in Kindergarten – 4th Grade to come join our pack! Our program is full of activities, adventures, service projects, and just plain cool stuff! We will be hosting a sign up night at AVA in the Library at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. This is a time to come hear what we are all about and even sign your kid up! Any questions, please call or text Cub Master TJ Feth at 303-918-1106. Otherwise, we will see you and your future Cub Scout at the join night on Tuesday.
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Please
click on this link to pre-register yourself in the Raptor System. Each parent or family member who volunteers will also need to pre-register in the Raptor system to get credit for volunteer hours for your family. You will be asked for your Drivers License information to register as well as your family number.
We look forward to a great 18-19 school year. Thank you in advance for all your help. See Volunteer Corner below for volunteer opportunities.
Sheri Cahill
Volunteer Coordinator
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AVA Carnival
On Saturday, September 15 from 2:00-6:00 pm weather permitting, the PTO would like to invite all AVA families to the AVA Carnival. The Carnival will take place on the field, basketball court, and along the back side of the school. We still have plenty of space if you would like to be a volunteer. More details coming soon.
Please sign up
here to volunteer.
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Up-coming PTO Events
Take a look at all the
up-coming AVA PTO events (some dates could change). The AVA PTO is only successful with the help of our dedicated parents. We'll have more information about volunteer and vendor opportunities on the new AVA website once the PTO page (currently undergoing some renovations) is complete. We are eager for all of the updates to be completed shortly so that we can share more of what's up and coming. Stay tuned!
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After School Clubs are now open for sign up for grades K-8. Please
click here to see what we are offering this session.
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Students in Middle School (beginning with 6th Grade) are encouraged to participate in at least one sport per year. Students may only participate after the following have been submitted to and verified by the Front Office:
- Athletic Packet (this includes three pages-AVA Participation, Physician Permit, and DCSD Participation). Please submit completed packet.
- $115 per player, per sport
STUDENTS MUST HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE ATHLETIC PACKET TURNED IN TO THE SCHOOL NURSE BEFORE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER CAN TRY-OUT.
Click here for the packet.
**AVA Sports are for students in grades 6-8**
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Please click on a link below to sign up to volunteer in one of the following areas.
Thank you for all that you do.
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Fax: (303) 660-5959
Attendance Line: (303) 660-5940
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Aspen View Academy
2131 Low Meadow Blvd.
Castle Rock, CO 80109
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