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A key component of our AVA culture is affirmations. In our fast-paced and challenging lives it is easy to miss, or fail to focus on, the countless good things happening around us each day. We all have peers, coworkers, family members, and even strangers passing through our days who are working hard, committing acts of kindness, or just being decent people. It is simple to gloss over those nuggets of goodness and focus our energy on the problems and challenges. As the old saying goes, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease," and sometimes we forget to squeak until we are unhappy.
While it can be difficult to find the time to affirm the people around us, there are powerful benefits to doing so. After all, being good is not always a simple task either. Each day the students, parents, teachers, and staff of AVA are putting tremendous effort into doing the best that we can, and that deserves recognition.
In walking the halls at Aspen View, it is not unusual to sees notes of praise, encouragement, and gratitude taped to a locker, a classroom door, or even an administrator's door. Small as they may be, these acts of encouragement are nourishment for the spirit. Whether it is a parent getting a positive email about their child, a teacher getting a thank you card, or a student earning a Wolf Buck, it is a wonderful feeling to know that members of our community notice and value what you are doing. It is easy to fire off an email when we are upset or concerned, but much more difficult to remember to do this when things are going well, when needs are being met, and when people are happy.
In addition to the benefit it has on others, there is great personal benefit in practicing gratitude. When we slow down and focus on who/what we appreciate, we are reminded of the many aspects of life for which we are grateful.
As we continue another excellent school year, I encourage everyone to take stock of that for which we are glad and spend a moment sharing that gratitude. Let us lift each other up and encourage those around us to continue their good work. Given the global pandemic and the emotional impact it has had on everyone, this is more important now than ever.
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Spirit Wear - Friday September 10th
On AVA Spirit Wear day student can wear any AVA t-shirt or sweatshirt purchased from the Wolf Shack or from a Wolf Run and they must wear their uniform bottoms. If you are not participating in Spirit Wear uniforms will be required.
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Early Pick Up Guidelines
If you need to pick up your student early because of an appointment right after school please note the guidelines have changes due to the construction and congestion in the parking lot this year.
Please plan to pick up your student by 3pm. The front office WILL NOT call a student out after 3pm. This is a change from previous years.
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Curriculum Night
TONIGHT September 9th is our K-5 Curriculum Night! (Please note the change of date from our published calendar.) Curriculum night will run from 6:15-7:30 pm. This is an opportunity to come out and get better acquainted with the school, staff, and curriculum specific to your child’s grade level. Teachers will discuss discipline procedures, classroom expectations, how to volunteer, curriculum, and how best to communicate with them. If you have children in more than one grade, please feel free to divide and conquer! Please also feel free to skip the large group informational session in favor of the classroom visits if the grade level times work out.
Curriculum Night Schedule
6:15-6:45 PM
Kinder - 1st Grade Classroom presentations in your child’s homeroom classroom
2nd - 5th Grade Information session in the cafeteria with STEM & Specials Introductions
6:55-7:30 PM
Kinder - 1st Grade Information session in the cafeteria with STEM & Specials Introductions
2nd - 5th Grade presentations (2 teachers in one room / 2 in another parents start in the room with their child’s homeroom teacher & the teachers move so that parents get to meet all grade level teachers).
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Middle School Engineering Needs Your Help!
Throughout the year, sixth and seventh grades will be designing different versions of water bottle rockets. Students will be adding fins, nose cones and possibly parachutes on to 2 liter bottles and then launching them outside to measure time in the air and how straight they fly from the launcher.
Per quarter, I will need approximately 34 clean, empty 2L bottles (Coke, and Dr Pepper brand bottles seem to work the best), which is a total of 136 bottles for the year. That's a LOT of bottles!
If your family is already drinking soda, would you please consider one weekend of drinking from a 2L and donating the clean, empty bottle to the Engineering class? There will be bins set out in the front entryway on Monday (9/6) and Tuesday (9/7) of next week so students can drop them off on their way in to school.
Thank you so much for supporting this new STEAM class at AVA.
- Mrs. Cooper"
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Student ID's Each Student Gets One
Your elementary student should have gotten their picture taken during Meet and Greets and Your Middle School Student on one of the first two days of school. They later would have received their Student ID in class. If they did not receive their ID this is because they may not have gotten their picture taken yet this year. Students will receive their first ID for free. If they received a temporary ID they will still get the opportunity to get their picture taken on RETAKE Day on October 13th.
This year if we have to request a replacement ID your student account will be assessed a $5 fee for a lost ID. To request a replacement ID please complete this form. Replacement orders will be sent once per week to Studio 5. They can take up to 10 business days to get a replacement once they receive the order.
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New All School Directory is Here!!
The Directory has been updated on our app. An email was sent on Tuesday to all registered families with the password to access the 21-22 school year directory.
Stay up to date with notifications, calendars, links and more with the free app from Bluetree apps. Download on your phone for free by searching Aspen View Academy in your app store.
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BASE - Before and After School Enrichment |
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Click the image below for more information |
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The Annual Fun Run Sept. 13th
The Annual Wolf Run is BACK! Register your student on FUNRUN.COM and enter all pledges from friends and family to earn your student rewards, and the school funds to help fund outdoor improvements including a community garden (once current school construction is completed). The teacher with the most registrations will win an Amazon Gift Card, plus one for the staff member of their choice!
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Treats with Grandparents on 9/10:
Join us for Treats with Grandparents in the cafeteria on September 10th, from 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM. If Grandparents are not in town or unavailable to attend a friend or neighbor may join. Have you RSVP'd do it HERE!
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Pay to Dress of Choice
Our first pay to dress of choice this school year will be on Wednesday, September 15th. For a $1 minimum, students can wear their dress of choice to school. All proceeds will be collected at school entrances and will be donated to Judi’s house.
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Shopping Extravaganza
Buy your tickets NOW for
October 23rd
Shopping Extravaganza is a day full of shopping, prizes and fun, all to raise money for non-profit organizations in our local community. Your $30 ticket includes the following:
Exclusive Discounts and Activities
1 Prize Scratch-off Ticket*
2 Grand Prize Tickets*
Catered Lunch
Wine Tasting (21+, pending Colorado mandates)
BEST of ALL $20 donation from ticket cost goes to AVA
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Girls Volleyball Schedule
Tuesday, Sept. 14 Littleton Prep @ AVA 4:15/5:15 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 15 AVA @ Denver Academy 4:15/5:15 pm
Thursday, Sept. 16 BYE
Tuesday, Sept. 21 World Compass @ AVA 4:15/5:15 pm
Boys Soccer Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 9 World Compass @ AVA 4:15 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 15 Ascent Classical Academy @ AVA 4:15 pm
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Welcome to another school year at Aspen View Academy. 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.
Pre-registration is required prior to volunteering. Please visit the Raptor Volunteer site, as this only needs to be completed one time. Once completed we will need you to bring your ID in to scan and link to your profile.
These volunteer opportunities can also be found on the volunteer page of our website.
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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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