Habits/Traditions/Holidays...BREAK
As we gear up for the holidays and all of the tinsel and tunes greet us to announce the holiday season is here, we get to revel in the home baked goods, the family traditions, the decorations, the sounds, the smells and the tastes that make this time of year come alive and help us to reminisce about past holiday seasons. All of the rich traditions this time of year can help us to feel connected. We have the opportunity to spend time with our immediate families, with our extended families, and with our larger community. We have so many opportunities to give and to teach our children about giving. We can build traditions with our families and with our communities that become part of who we are. This time of year the heart of a community becomes even more visible through the special traditions carried on year after year, building not only individual memories, but communal ones too.
We see this sense of community and connectedness in the classes here at school too. Kindergarten teachers bake gingerbread men with their classes, elves invade classrooms in sweet and mischievous ways, decorations are hung, ugly sweaters are donned and you can feel anticipation and excitement as winter break nears. The rhythms of the season give us the chance to both take time to be merry makers and enjoy the slower moments of downtime and rest with our loved ones. We want to take a minute to thank all of the AVA staff, students, parents and community for taking the time to make this time of year special for us all through all the traditions and memories we build together.
We wish you a joyous holiday season!
Melanie Foster
Assistant Principal, Grades K-2
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Middle School Girls Basketball is just around the corner. If you are interested, tryouts will be on Wednesday, January 5th and Thursday, January 6th. Girls must attend both tryouts. If you are interested in trying out, you must first do three things:
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Fill out THIS interest survey.
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Get your physical turned in to our Athletic Director, Mr. Larson, before Wednesday, January 5th. The physical form can be found in our ATHLETIC PACKET and must be received before you tryout. If you participated in volleyball or cross country in the Fall, we may already have one on file for you.
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Visit the ATHLETICS website for more information.
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Spirit Wear - Tomorrow Friday December 10th
On AVA Spirit Wear day students can wear any AVA t-shirt or sweatshirt purchased from the Wolf Shack or from a Wolf Run, etc and they must wear their uniform bottoms. If you are not participating in Spirit Wear, uniforms will be required.
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Spirit Night at Noodles Monday, December 13th
When ordering in-restaurant mention AVA upon placing your order prior to paying. Online and Noodles Rewards app orders, apply the coupon code, “GIVING25” in the Coupon Code line at checkout and 25% of proceeds will come back to the school!
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Vision and Hearing Screening
On January 25 and 26, 2022 we will be conducting vision and hearing screening for students in grades Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7, as well as new students and those receiving special education services. Students who missed last year's screening and are in these grades now will also be included.
We are also looking for volunteers for our Vision and Hearing Screening. Please click here to sign up to volunteer.
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The third segment in our Anxiety series has been released! In this segment, Dr. Cypers presents his FACE model which is a fantastic tool for helping people to recognize anxiety and take actionable steps to vanquish it. Please see this link and scroll down to overcoming anxiety with Dr. Cypers to watch it. We hope you and your family are doing well!
DCSD Counselors
Dr. Cypers will be available to answer your questions live via this link on Tuesday December 14th at 6:00pm.
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Quarter 3 Clubs Coming Soon
Check back next week for more information.
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Lost and Found
Please be sure to check Lost and Found! All items will be donated before winter break.
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Shop for all your favorite staff in one quick and convenient way! Gift Crowd allows you to contribute funds to any select staff. Deadline is December 17th, when all funds will be distributed and staff can choose from their favorite retail outlets where they’d like to use their funds. It’s super easy and is back by popular demand! Get your holiday shopping done today!
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The PTO is looking for Volunteers for the Take Home Holiday Treats. Please sign up here if you can help. |
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Last Week to Submit your drawing for the Yearbook Cover Contest!
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.
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Happy Grams Are Back!!
Do you want to wish your student a happy birthday for everyone to see? Now you can! For only $10, you can reserve an exclusive spot on the electronic board to send your message. Purchase here and fill out the google form at least 14 days in advance.
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Uniform Sale
The next uniform sale will take place on January 8th. Stay tuned for sign ups and more information, soon.
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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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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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