The road map to teaching a student is an ever-evolving journey. What we do works for a class or on a specific day, but not for another class or on a different day. As an educator we must be flexible enough to reach each one of our students and meet the needs of the other students that are in the classroom that may need something different. Since no two students are the same it is important to understand how each student learns and grows differently. Aspen View does a great job of meeting the students where they are at in different ways.
The teachers at Aspen View work to recognize each student’s specific needs. One way we meet the needs of these students is through flexible grouping. In reading and math students are working on the skills that they need to become successful inside the classroom and out. By differentiating a student’s learning path, we are able to build their confidence as they continue to strengthen their skill set at the same time. We monitor this progress and make changes when it is necessary. Sometimes student's needs change, based on the skills or concepts they are learning, but as a school we adjust to their needs to ensure they continue learning.
Understanding where students are, academically, is important, but giving them opportunities to learn in different ways is just as important. Some students learn best by watching a teacher completing a skill or task like a science project or a math problem and then trying on their own. Some students learn best by trying on their own and making mistakes along the way while getting some support. Some students learn best by just listening to the information and taking notes. The fact is that each student is unique and will learn using each of these methods at some point and the teachers are giving them the opportunity to try them all out so that they know what works best for them.
When teaching students, we use as many of these methods in the classroom to ensure we are reaching all students. Each of these methods or procedures that we use is a different road or path on the journey to success. At Aspen View we pride ourselves in helping all students achieve this success and are willing to do what is necessary to ensure all students reach the end of their journey.
Mr. Dave Bodiker
3-5th Assistant Principal
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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.
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For 8th graders interested in Colorado Early Colleges Castle Rock,
visit coloradoearlycolleges.org/castlerock to sign up for a school tour. CEC Castle Rock is a public high school where you can take college classes and earn a two year college degree with your high school diploma.
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Sibling Priority for 2022-2023 Lottery
First Round of OPEN Enrollment Begins NOV. 1st
The Lottery for 2022-2023 will be held the first week in December. Please be sure to read all instructions before applying.
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.
IMPORTANT - YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO USE A HANDHELD DEVICE OR IPAD TO OPEN ENROLL
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PreK News
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.
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
The annual food drive runs from November 8th-12th.
Look for an email soon from homeroom teachers with a Sign Up Genius for items to bring. Items will be gathered throughout next week. These items will be donated to the Hope & Help Center/Parker Task Force.
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Friday November 12th
Dads, join your students for donuts in the cafeteria from 7:30am to 8am. Make sure to RSVP here
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Spirit Night at Red Robin 11/15
Join us from 5pm to 9pm and mention AVA and 20% of proceeds come back to our school!
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Construction Update
We finally have some construction going on that is interesting to watch.
The digging for the piers has begun. There will be 22 in total and they anticipate completing about 5 per day. Some of the piers will go down 70 feet (as a reference point, the existing building is about 35 feet tall). The drilling started on Tuesday and is expected to be complete early next week (barring any unforeseen issues). The good news is they said the drilling portion of the job is the loudest part of the build and that will be done soon.
The next step after that is grade beams, grading for the structural slab and pouring the structural slab. If all goes as planned, this will be complete the week before the Thanksgiving break.
Once the slab is poured, they will start going vertical and the building will start to take shape.
Thanks for your patience and understanding as this project moves forward - the end product will be well worth it.
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If your family is in need of some assistance this upcoming holiday season, we still have a few resources available that may be able to ease some of the financial burden, including holiday food boxes and an opportunity for your child(ren) to “shop” free of charge for holiday gifts for members of their family. Please reach out to our counseling assistant, Ms. Rossi, at jrossi@aspenviewacademy.org for more information or to be included. All information will be kept confidential.
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Looking for, or considering, counseling for your child? The Colorado legislature has earmarked millions of dollars to provide every kid in the state with a free evaluation and 3 free counseling sessions. Please see this link for details. Any child over 12 can self refer by filling out a survey and all kids under 12 need their parents to do it. This program is funded until June 30, 2022.
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Holiday Cards for our Military
This year we have chosen to honor our Military on Veterans Day, by joining in KYGO's 10,000 for the Troops. Each student and staff member will have the chance to write a holiday greeting that will be sent to our Military. If you wish to send any additional, please bring them to the box outside of the office.
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Parents Night Out
Parents, do you need a night out, but need someone to watch your kids? From 6-9pm on November 6th, we have some exclusive spots with Code Ninja.
Register your kids at: https://ninjascr.com/spiritnightava 50% of profits from Code Ninja will come back to AVA. You have a fun night, the kids do too, and the school gets a nice donation!
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Order your 21-22 Yearbook today!
Click the image to order!
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Now Available in My School Bucks
Easily make a donation to AVA by clicking the image.
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BASE - Before and After School Enrichment
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Click the image for more information
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Thank you!
Many thanks to our parent volunteers and student council who made the Boo Grams and the Friday Night Middle School Dance a success!
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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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