AVA Newsletter - January 18th 2024

January 18th, 2024

Admin Address

Dear AVA Families,

Your board of directors wishes you the happiest and healthiest start to the new year! As we enter a new year, we are reminded of the invaluable role that parents and guardians play in shaping the educational experience for our children. Thank you to all of those parents and caregivers who dedicate time and energy to support various school activities. Your commitment does not go unnoticed, and it contributes significantly to the thriving and nurturing environment at AVA.

If you are looking for a way to engage in our AVA community, we encourage you to reach out to one of the committee members listed below! By volunteering at AVA, you become an integral part of the educational process, while modeling the importance of community engagement and service for your children!

PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)- The PTO organizes, communicates, and facilitates fundraisers that align with the school’s vision, while helping to achieve AVAs fundraising goals. The PTO also works to foster and promote connection between AVA parents, teachers, staff, administration, and the surrounding community.

Contact Erin Lontai: elontai@aspenviewacademy.org

SAC (School Accountability Committee)- The SAC’s purpose is to inform, encourage and provide opportunities for parent and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the school’s instructional programs and systems. Contact Eric Lute: elute@aspenviewacademy.org

Finance Committee- The Finance Committee is tasked with assisting the Board of Directors in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities including financial, accounting, and investment practices. Contact Jacob Johnson: jjohnson@aspenviewacademy.org

Safety Committee- This committee meets quarterly to discuss opportunities to further school safety, security goals and initiatives. Contact Leanne Weyman: lweyman@aspenviewacademy.org

For more information on these committees please visit the drop-down menu under the “Board

and Committees” tab on the AVA website.

We look forward to partnering with you!

Sincerely,

Leanne Weyman

AVA Board Member and Safety Committee Chair

Middle School Only News

Middle School Winter Sports

Check out the Athletic calendar on our website and come cheer on our AVA Wolves!

All 8th grade families should have received an email with more information about this Registration night held at Castle View High School.

To purchase tickets click here. Volunteers Needed; click here to see how you can help with food, set up/clean up or to chaperone.

Check out Colorado Early Colleges – charter high schools where students can earn college degrees for free!

About Colorado Early Colleges Charter High Schools

Colorado Early Colleges (CEC) is a network of public, charter schools where students earn a 2-year college degree or industry certificate for free in high school. We have two high school campuses in Douglas County: Castle Rock, and Douglas County North (Formerly known as CEC Parker and CEC Inverness). At CEC, we offer accessible, flexible, and individualized education. All of our schools have small class sizes, robust student supports, and highly qualified teaching staff.

At Colorado Early Colleges, we take pride in being able to offer college, career, online, and homeschool pathways to our families. We offer:

· College options – offering over 100 different degrees through 13 college partners both on and off-campus.

· Career options – offering industry-recognized certificates through our community college partners both on and off-campus.

· Homeschool options

· Online options

· And much more!

2024-2025 Enrollment Open NOW!

Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is open now! For more information and to apply visit coloradoearlycolleges.org/enroll. This page has basic information about our programs and campuses, as well as the link to submit an enrollment application.

School Tours

If you would like to join us for a school tour this spring, sign up using the links below. These opportunities are a great chance to get to meet with our leadership team and see a little bit more of our school.

· CEC Castle Rock

· CEC Douglas County North (Formerly known as CEC Parker and CEC Inverness)

Mary Bain • Network Marketing & Communications Lead

COLORADO EARLY COLLEGES

Office: 720-505-4010

mary.bain@coloradoearlycolleges.org

coloradoearlycolleges.org/our-schools

General Announcements

We hope you can join us for AVA Spirit Night next Thursday, Jan. 25th (10:30am-9pm) at MOD Pizza Castle Rock! Mention AVA at checkout or use code "MODGIVES20" for online orders and they will donate 20% of your purchase back to our school! Click on the image to show them the flyer if you dine in.

After you attend, please complete this form. PTO will provide a hot chocolate and popcorn party for classes with the highest attendance (one pre-k class, one elementary class, and one middle school class). Please email pto@aspenviewacademy.org with any questions!

We have seen an uptick in students bringing over the counter medications (including cough drops, vitamins and homeopathics) and prescription medications to school without orders. Please remember that ALL MEDICATIONS need to have a Provider Authorization Form signed and turned in to the health room with the medication per DCSD guidelines.

Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking for some help with our Class Picture Day on February 8th.

Double Hours:

Lunchroom and Recess Help is needed. This is a 3 hour shift and you can log 6 hours for helping.

AM and PM Carpool-When the temps are below 20 degrees, bundle up and come help. We will give you double hours.

The Spring Soiree is on Saturday March 9th from 6-9pm. Tickets are on sale now. Please click here to purchase your tickets.

If you run into any difficulties with purchasing your ticket or have any questions, please contact Tara Landen taraklanden@gmail.com

Click on the above image to find out more information and how you can register your student for the Summer Camp.

DCSD is committed to implementing equitable practices to increase access to advanced/gifted learning opportunities. Based on state and national recommendations and requirements, we implement Universal Screening for students in 2nd grade.

2nd Grade Universal Screen

As part of this process, ALL students in 2nd grade not identified for gifted programming will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) the week of February 5. This assessment indicates the level and pattern of cognitive development of a student in comparison to grade and age mates. These general reasoning abilities, which start developing at birth and continue through early adulthood, are influenced by experiences gained both in and out of school.

If your child is already identified for gifted programming, they will not participate in this universal screen testing. Your Gifted Education Facilitator will contact you directly with information about this process.

Kindergarten/ 1st Grade Gifted Identification Referral Testing

If your child is in K or 1st grade and you believe he/she needs evaluation for Gifted Identification and Services, you may refer your child for testing by initiating the Gifted Identification Process.
NOTE: Requesting this assessment automatically initiates the process to evaluate for Gifted Identification.
Please request CogAT testing for your child by completing the Referral for Gifted Identification linked here
Upon receipt of this form the Gifted Education Facilitator will connect with you to discuss next steps in the gifted identification process.

If you have any questions please reach out to Kimberly Mayne at kmayne@aspenviewacademy.org

Saturday, January 20th

5:00-9:00pm

Help us spread the word for Girls are SMART (Studious, Mighty, Amazing, Resilient, and Talented) conference hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) collegiate section at Colorado School of Mines! This event involves gathering girls in grades 1st – 5th on the Mines campus to do STEM activities on March 9th. Registration will open on January 23rd and will remain open until March 7th or until 100 spots have been filled.

Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Reynolds if you have any questions! Please click here to learn more information and to register.