AVA Newsletter - September 29th, 2022

September 29th, 2022

Admin Address

Capturing Kids’ Hearts is an important program we implement at AVA. Our goal is to capture students’ hearts to teach their minds to train their hands to form their habits. So, what does it mean to train their hands? It comes back to the idea that we learn by doing. As the saying goes, “I hear, and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” (Confucius). I’m sure many of us can think of an example in our lives where we truly learned better by doing. Many of us can relate to how involving students in learning provides for a deeper level of understanding. Hearing the excitement when walking into classrooms where students are bringing in recycled materials to build something of their own or checking on the chick eggs that are hatching brings a level of experience that can’t be matched through explanations alone. When we give students the tools to delve into learning by doing and to help them make the learning their own, we get to hear the pride in their voice as they show off the products of their learning. One of my favorite things to do is to be at the door greeting students on days when projects are due. As students file through the doors with their projects proudly on display, I love hearing them beam with pride while exclaiming, “I made this.” Their space projects, or insect projects, or layers of the Earth projects are the products that show the students have owned the learning, especially as they stop and explain details of their projects and what they have learned. When the learning comes alive as students are involved and excited is a big part of what it means to train students’ hands, and this is such an important part of AVA and community that we are.

Bob Barber

AVA Principal

Middle School Only News

Girls Volleyball Schedule

Thursday, September 29th @AVA 4:30pm

Tuesday, October 4th @AVA 4:30pm

Wednesday, October 5th TBD

Thursday, October 6th TBD

Boys Soccer Schedule

Thursday, September 29th AVA @ WCA 4:30pm

Tuesday, October 4th @AVA 4:30pm

Thursday, October 6th TBD

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

General Announcements

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.

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 look for an email next Tuesday for the sign ups. 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.

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.

Official Pupil Count Day!

Just a reminder to parents that the Official DCSD Pupil Count Day is coming!

The pupil count window will be Sept. 2nd-Oct 10th.

The official count being Oct. 3rd.

Please try to schedule appointments outside this timeframe.

We appreciate your help in making sure every student counts!

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

Boosterthon Color Run Achievement

Thank you to everyone who participated in the school fun run this year. We had record-breaking donations over $90,000! The collected funds will go toward purchasing a new security system, benches on the soccer field and recess equipment.

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.