AVA Newsletter - October 6th, 2022

October 6th, 2022

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Dear Parents,

Schools having Halloween parties has been a fun activity for students for years. I still have great memories of my Halloween parties when I was in elementary school. Please be assured that these parties are simply a fun way to let kids be kids and enjoy an afternoon to let loose a little bit in a controlled environment. For those who do not wish their child to participate in the Halloween party, we will have an alternate activity planned for them, or you are welcome to pick them up early from school.

Halloween parties for PK-5 students will take place on Friday, Oct. 28 from 1:30pm – 3:15pm (grades 6-8 will not have parties as they are having a dance instead – the dance will be Friday, November 4). Students can start changing into costumes at 1:30pm. and the parade will begin at 1:45pm. Students will parade around before the parties begin. The students' parade will follow an established route. Parties will commence immediately following the parade. Students do not have to bring a costume if they do not want to. Once the parties are done, you are free to take your child home.

PLEASE NOTE: Your child does not have to dress in costume; that is your decision. No child will be forced to be in the Halloween parade. Please let the classroom teacher know if your child will not be participating in the parade or party.

Costume guidelines:

No weapons, blood, gore, or make-up.
Costumes should be conservative in style.
Halloween masks (for the parade only) are permitted as long as they follow the guidelines.
Kids will bring their costumes to school to change into before the parade.
Inappropriate props such as blood, plastic swords, guns, knives, and weapons of any kinds are not allowed.
Students should NOT wear their costumes to school. Time will be provided to change into costumes.
No Halloween masks are to be worn in the classrooms; they are permitted during the parade.

Bob Barber

AVA Principal

Middle School Only News

6th Grade Parents

Please bring all medication orders and medications to the health office for the 6th grade Outdoor Ed Trip on Oct 26-28. If we do not have orders WITH the medications prior to Monday, Oct 24th, we will not be accepting further orders.

Thank you!

Jacenta Wirth, RN, BSN, M. Ed

School Nurse Consultant

Middle School Boys Basketball Families

It is that time again! Basketball is right around the corner. Coach Teague will be hosting a boys Basketball camp October 11th-13th see flyer for more information and to register.

Middle School Dance will be on November 4th from 6:30-8:30pm

Don't put your costumes away after Halloween! Student Council is hosting a Middle School dance. Ticket details will be released soon. Please remember to follow appropriate guidelines for costume wear during the school dance. More information to come in the Middle School Newsletter.

Parents can sign up to volunteer in a variety of ways, click here to see how you can help.

General Announcements

Spirit Wear Day Thursday, October 13th

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for:

Tuesday October 11th from 4:15 - 8:00 pm and

Thursday October 13th from 4:15 - 8:00 pm

Please click here to sign up with your child's teacher. Please note students will attend school as a regular school day on these two conference days.

Save the Date - Picture Retake

Wednesday, October 12th is Picture retake day.

If your child had their picture taken in August and you would like a retake or if your child did not get their picture taken at all in August, this is the last opportunity to get their picture taken for their student ID and to be in the yearbook. You do not need to purchase photos to have them photographed. All yearbook photos should have students in their uniform. Please fill out this form if you would like your child to have their picture taken on retake day.

Here is the link to order pictures online for picture retake day.

Reminder No School

Fall Break is October 14th-21st.

Enjoy your Break

Battle of the Books

Love reading? Come join Battle of the Books!

Battle of the Books is a program run through Douglas County Libraries. Students will read books and compete with other schools.

There will be two teams - One for 3rd & 4th grade and one for 5th & 6th grade. We will meet on Tuesdays after school until 5:00pm. Costs are covered by Aspen View, but teams are limited to 15 students! Meetings start October 25th. Registration is now open, please click on the grades below to register.

3rd & 4th grade

5th & 6th grade

Contact ecase@aspenviewacademy.org or

thainer@aspenviewacademy.org for more information!

After School Clubs

Listed below are all of the available clubs that will run during the 2^nd quarter. All after school club registration will occur in My School Bucks and clubs will remain open until filled or October 31st, whichever comes first. The list of clubs that are available for the quarter are below:

Around the World Club with Ms. U (Grades K-8)

Coding Club with Ms. Orness(Grades 2-8)

Dungeons and Dragons with Mr. C. Bodiker(Grades 5-8)

Grammar Club with Mrs. Markert and Mrs. Davis (Grades 2-5)

Happy Crafts with Mrs. L. Miller Grades (K-7)

Kickball Club with Mrs. Chambless (Grades 3-5)

Lego Masters with Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Hainer (Grades 1-5)

Volleyball Developmental Club (Grades 5-8)

Wolf Pup Cheer (Grades K-3)

School Pool by Way to Go

Aspen View Academy participates in this service via our opt-out method, meaning all families are submitted unless they have requested to be removed. Way to Go automatically provides each family with a personalized map list identifying the nearby families. These personalized map lists were just emailed out on Friday, please check your inbox or Spam/Junk folder for this important email that were sent from MyWayToGo (waytogo@drcog.org). If you don't see the email please check your junk/spam folders. We hope this will be a useful tool for our families.

Be in the Know on the Go/School News App

Download the School News by Edlio App and get real time notifications from the school on volunteer opportunities, events and school news. Simply search for our school on the app, and enable notifications.

PreK News

Time is running out to add your future PreK student to the waiting list for 23-24. In order to attend PreK your student must be 4 years old before October 1st of the school year they are attending. The waiting list for school year 2023-24 is filling up. Current AVA families do have priority for spots but they are also based on the date stamp. The final day to add your PreK student's name to the list for school year 2023-24 is Wednesday Nov. 30th. PreK is a full day program 8:00 am -3:30 pm. More info can be found on our website. PreK students are eligible for aftercare BASE. Please contact us at aspenviewprek@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Order your 22-23 Yearbook today!

Click the image below to order!

PTO NEWS

Last call for Business Directory additions

AVA parents, do you have a locally owned business? Want a FREE way to bring attention to your business? Get your info added to our directory before October 9th! Fill out the form here.

Trunk or Treat-Host a Trunk!

Don't miss out on the fun at our annual Trunk or Treat! Check out our sign up to host a trunk. There are still a few spots left.

October Spirit Nights with

Dream Dinners

Order 3 medium meal kits for just $60 and we will donate $10 back to the school for each order. You'll get to assemble one of your meal kits at the event! Scan the QR codes or links in the flyer to place your orders for October 7th and 11th.

Wolfshack is stocked and ready to take orders!

Every Wednesday from 3 to 4pm, stop by the Wolfshack to order school spirit wear. If you order online, items will be delivered to your classroom on Wednesday afternoons.

Send a Birthday Gram on the School Electronic Board:

Want to wish your student a personalized message? For only $10, your message will be posted on the Electronic School Board at the parking lot entrance for all to see! Purchase your message and secure your spot, here. DEADLINE is 14 DAYS BEFORE YOUR STUDENT'S BIRTHDAY!!!

Volunteer Corner

Welcome to another school year at Aspen View. We have a lot of volunteer opportunities so keep a look out for Sign-up Genius', Newsletter announcements and emails from the PTO. Below is an excerpt from the AVA Handbook.

VOLUNTEERING COMMITMENT – AVA believes that the success of each student will be a shared responsibility of students, teachers, parents, staff, and community leaders. Volunteers enhance the school and its culture and character through their involvement. Accordingly, a strong family involvement program will be implemented. AVA expects 30 volunteer hours per family per school year. Single-parent families are expected to volunteer 15 hours per school year. The volunteer school year shall coincide with AVA’s fiscal year, and hours shall accrue from July 1 through June 30. If your family has special circumstances that make it difficult for you to meet the expected volunteer hours, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator. Many volunteer opportunities exist within AVA’s PTO. The PTO is an organization comprised of parent volunteers for the purpose of providing community support, fundraising and planning various events within our school community.

Preregistration on the Raptor Volunteer site is required, this only needs to be completed one time.

To log volunteer hours, please visit the Volunteer Portal.

These volunteer opportunities can also be found on the volunteer page of our website.