"Teachers who inspire realize there will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping-stones - it all depends on how we use them."

- Author Unknown

This week's lead article is a time for me to praise the amazing teachers and staff we have at Aspen View Academy. All of our teachers and staff inspire our students daily. They also realize that there are stumbling blocks that must be overcome. We all have the same end goals in mind - to make sure all of our students are loved, grow academically and emotionally, and move on to high school well prepared to be successful. All of this is done in a safe and caring environment. Our teachers and staff go way above the call of duty. They are not just people who work from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and then are done. They sacrifice family and personal time to do plan lessons, and complete countless other activities that must occur outside the normal work window. Most importantly, our teachers and staff show students how to turn those rocks in the roads into stepping-stones. They are taught how to overcome disappointment and failure and how to turn those things into positive, life lessons.

All too often, our teachers and staff hear when people are upset. I am asking everyone in the AVA community to please take a minute and send a positive note to a teacher or staff member to show him/her your appreciation.

I would like to start with a positive note to all of our teachers and staff: To some people in the world you may be a teacher or someone who works in a school, but to your students you are a HERO!!!

Bob Barber

Principal

If your 8th grader would like to attend a high school other than their neighborhood school you will need to complete the 22/23 Open Enrollment application. The first round of open enrollment is open now and will close on December 1st at 4:00 pm.

Participate for $1 or more! All proceeds will go to www.readtomeco.org. This organization encourages new mothers to share the joy and love of books with their newborn babies from the start! The funds will ensure that all low income families will receive children’s books to promote early literacy experiences that can make a lasting difference in achievement throughout their lives.

For Middle School Students, If your child arrives in the building after 7:58am they will be marked tardy.  

For Elementary Students, If your child arrives in the building after 8:12am they will be marked tardy.  

Parents, Please remember if your student is arriving late to school from a doctor's appointment, they will need to show a note from the doctor for this to count as an excused tardy, otherwise it will be marked as an unexcused tardy.

This year’s theme is “UNBREAKABLE”. There will be 2 winners. One for the front cover, one for the back cover. Each winner will receive a free yearbook. Submit your drawing to photos@aspenviewacademy.org by December 15th.  

Also, don't forget to send pictures to photos@aspenviewacademy.org so we can capture this year’s memories in the 2021-2022 yearbook.

Parents, Please log into your parent portal and make sure that your student's photo is correct for this school year. These are the photos that will be put in the yearbook. If the picture is not correct, please email DeAnn Carson.

Current AVA Parents - if you have a child who is eligible to attend AVA next year and is not currently enrolled as a K-7th grader, please click here to complete the Open Enrollment Tool. Be sure to use your current parent portal login (DO NOT create a new one). This is the only way we can ensure they receive "Sibling Priority." The first round of open enrollment is available until December 1st at 4:00pm.

There is no need to complete this for current AVA students who already attend AVA as an elementary or middle school student. They will automatically be enrolled the following year.

Current AVA PreK students must complete the Open Enrollment Tool by clicking here. 

If you have any questions, please stop by the front office or email enrollment@aspenviewacademy.org.

Time is running out to add you future PreK student to the waiting list for 2022-23. 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 2022-23 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 2022-23 is Tuesday, November 30th. PreK is a full day program 8:15 am -3:30 pm. More info can be found on our website. PreK students are eligible for aftercare BASE. Please reach out to Debi Stalker if you have any questions.

On November 22 at 6:00pm, Dr. Cypers will host a live zoom session for any parents or teachers that would like to get more information after watching this video. To access, please click this link https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/92060062793

The previous video and future videos are available at https://www.youtube.com/user/dougcoschools

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.

To log volunteer hours, please visit the Volunteer Portal.

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

General Information: (720) 733-3436 office@aspenviewacademy.org 

Attendance Line: (303) 660-5940

Health Room: mbaumann@aspenviewacademy.org

Volunteer Coordinator: dcarson@aspenviewacademy.org

Before/After Care: (303) 888-3040 tlund@aspenviewacademy.org

Lunchroom Manager: xsknight@dcsdk12.org

Pre-K: aspenviewprek@gmail.com

Enrollment: enrollment@aspenviewacademy.org

Registrar: adixon@aspenviewacademy.org

PTO: pto@aspenviewacademy.org