A Message from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

This week we held our first of eight Socratic seminars. It has long been the practice at Great Hearts that faculty will periodically join together to study a great book together. There is some irony in a common saying of the day—“I’m not ‘book smart,’ I’m street smart.” The implication is that the speaker has learned wisdom through experience, struggle, interactions with diverse people, or any other encounter one might have on a street. The irony exists in the fact that someone who reads extensively is going to have far more encounters of this kind than the person who does not, assuming he or she is reading good books. The reader can meet with Frederic Douglass and Little Bear, brave the high seas with Nathanial Bowditch, and persevere through Mordor with Frodo and Sam. Doing so creates in the reader a deep inner world that can be drawn upon in times of difficulty and in times of pleasure. It is true that those who over-emphasize the inner world do so to the neglect of the actual world, which may be why the saying exists. Nevertheless, we should not quickly dismiss the value of great books as they relate to “real world” experience. It is the inner world of the mind and heart that allows us to ascribe meaning to those “real world” experiences. Happy reading!

Heartily Devoted,

Clay Scott, Ed.D.

Headmaster, Archway Trivium

Student Pledge Leaders: Britta G., Ashlyn C., Leah D., Alexander M., Alyssa P.

Here are a few important reminders about upcoming events at Archway Trivium. Please visit our website, www.archwaytrivium.org, for more information.

The latest Friday Flash newsletters can always be found on our website under 

Parent Resources->Latest News.

Upcoming Events

View the Events Calendar

View the Volunteer Opportunities Calendar

Contact Information and School Hours

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

Archway Trivium is partnering with Grads Photography for our school pictures and yearbook. School Picture Day is Tuesday, August 29. Students must wear their school uniform and follow dress code on Picture Day. Follow the link below to pre-order online.

Click Here to Pre-Order School Photos



If you would like to serve as a parent volunteer on Picture Day, please email our office manager, Stefany Dean at sdean@archwaytrivium.org. You must have current Raptor clearance to serve on campus.

Archway Trivium will be hosting a Spalding Phonics and Singapore Math Information Night for Parents on Tuesday, August 29. These sessions will provide parents with an overview of our phonics and math curricula. Parents will learn about the curriculum, walk through examples and have the opportunity to ask questions. This event is for parents only. We hope you will join us!

Spalding Phonics - 5:00 PM

Singapore Math - 5:30 PM

Aloha 5th grade families! Thank you so much for supporting our teachers and staff by donating an item for our Teacher Appreciation lunch on Wednesday, August 30. Please review the sign-up below to donate. Items can be store bought or homemade. Volunteers helping with set up/clean up will need to have a current Raptor clearance to serve on-campus. Thank you!

Donate to the Teacher Appreciation Lunch on August 30

All Trivium families are invited to join us for upcoming sporting events to cheer on the Trivium Prep Crimson Knights athletic teams. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Parents must attend with their children. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Home Games:

• Thursday, August 31 - Volleyball (5pm JV, 6pm Varsity)
• Friday, September 8 - Volleyball (5pm JV, 6pm Varsity)
• Friday, September 8 - Varsity Football, 7 PM

Great Hearts is thrilled to once again be partnering with the Arizona Diamondbacks to bring our families another Great Hearts Day at Chase Field. Let’s kick off the school year with America’s pastime! Join Great Hearts families on September 1st at 6:40pm for Great Hearts Day at Chase Field as the D-backs take on the Baltimore Orioles. Enjoy exclusive discounted tickets for Great Hearts Family and Friends.

Purchase Tickets Online

Beginning August 22, Archway Trivium scholars will come to the library as a class on a rotation schedule. They will be allowed to check out a library book approximately every 2 weeks. Teachers will communicate in their newsletters when their class is scheduled to come to the library.

Library Checkout Policies are available on our website. This is also an opportunity to talk to your scholars about good stewardship of library books. If you would prefer to opt-out your student from library checkout, please use this form. They will still visit the library during class time.

If you would like to volunteer in the library, please sign-up here.

Fall clubs registration ends this week! Limited spots remind for Drama Clubs (3-5). Registration is offered on a first come, first serve basis, so don't delay! If a club is full, please join the Wait List to be notified should additional spots become available. Registration for Quarter 2 Wednesday clubs will open in mid-September.

Fall Semester Clubs

Mondays

• Crafts Club (3-5) with Mrs. Semenza - Starts September 11
• Piano Keyboard Club (1-5) with Dr. Hong - Starts September 11

Tuesdays

• Chess Emporium Chess Club (K-5) starts September 5
• Drama Club (3-5) with Ms. Bartels - Registration now open
• Steppin' Out Dance (K-2) starts September 5

Wednesday - Quarter 1 Clubs

• SportsKidz AZ - Co-ed Basketball (K-5) starts August 16
• Play-well LEGO (K-2, 3-5) starts August 9
• Young Rembrandts (K-2, 3-5) starts August 9

Thursdays

• Mad Science (K-5) starts August 24
• Yoga Club (K-5) starts August 24

To learn more and register, visit:

www.archwaytrivium.org/clubs

Donations Needed

Our Health Office is looking for donations of the following items to support our students:

• Lysol sanitizing wipes
• Paper towel rolls

Parents, if you would like to donate these items for our nurses to use in emergencies, this would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be left in the front office labeled for the Archway Trivium nurse. Thank you!

NEW in 2023-2024! We are excited to launch a brand new platform for the new School-wide Class Directory and one stop shop for Volunteer Sign Ups!

We invite you to visit the Archway Trivium PSO Membership Toolkit website to create an account and explore our new site! Detailed instructions to set up your account are included here.

Once you do, you will have access to upcoming calendar events, volunteer opportunities and the new school directory for the 2023-2024 school year.

While we are excited to launch this new platform, we anticipate a learning curve and possibly a few changes as we begin utilizing this software. We look forward to suggestions on ways to help better serve our community and request patience as we grow in this area!

If you are interested in volunteering this year, please complete the Volunteer Interest Survey.

Parents, if you have had issues with the Dennis Uniform shirt logo patch falling off, Dennis Uniforms is replacing the shirt. Please complete the form below:

Great Hearts Logo Item Replacement Form

Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off/Pick-up

Please carefully review the Archway Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off and Pick-up and reach out to the front office with any questions. Taking the time to understand these procedures will help to ensure the safety of our students/staff and a smooth traffic flow. 

General Reminders:

• Morning Drop-off is from 7:20-7:47 AM. Parents who wish to drop-off earlier must enroll in Early Drop-off Club. 
• Parents in the drop-off/pick-up zone must remain in their vehicle. Faculty will assist students exiting their vehicles, however, faculty are not allowed to assist students with car seats, so parents are highly encouraged to practice prior to the start of the year so that students are able to do that independently.
• Please have your GREEN or ORANGE pick-up card clearly displayed on your dashboard during pick-up to help keep our process running smoothly. Pick-up cards will be handed out at Meet the Teacher in your oldest Archway child's classroom.
• Due to limited parking, there will be NO walk-up option for student drop-off/pick-up at this time.
• Parents with both Archway and Prep students: There is NO Archway drop-off/pick-up on the Prep side of campus. You must use the Archway Traffic Lanes to pick up your Archway/Prep students. Please review the pick-up procedure with your Trivium Prep students emphasizing the importance of arriving to the Archway Pick-up/Drop-off Zone promptly after school to be ready to load into your vehicle.
• Parents picking up Archway and Middle School Students, DO NOT arrive to campus before 3:15 PM. You may not wait for your middle school student in the Archway Pick-up Line if arriving before this time.

View the Archway Traffic Flow Procedures

My Hot Lunchbox is excited for another great year of delivering school lunch!

Online ordering is now available at: ordernow.myhotlunchbox.com/. If you are a first-time customer, visit the My Hot Lunchbox website to create your free account. Families with students at multiple Trivium schools should create only ONE account per family.

Important Note: You will need to update your profile with the student's grade for the current school year in the "My Profiles" section before ordering.

If you have any questions, please review the Parent Lunch FAQ or contact My Hot Lunchbox at (888) 894-8295 or by email at info@myhotlunchbox.com. Ordering is easy! Follow the link below to get started or visit the PSO Lunch page on the school website for more information.

Click Here to Order Lunch

Fall 2023 Vendors include:

• Monday - Panda Express
• Tuesday - Red Robin
• Wednesday - Noodles & Co
• Thursday - Chick-fil-a
• Friday - Streets of New York

The Trivium Lunch Program is entirely managed and distributed by our Parent Service Organization volunteers. This program is open to all students, faculty, and staff at Trivium. 

Volunteer in the Lunch Room

Sign up as a volunteer to help distribute lunches and receive free lunch from My Hot Lunchbox! (Volunteer Clearance through Raptor is required to serve). We will be awarding a $5 a day/per person credit to each school. All credits will be applied at the end of each month. Please email us at psolunch@archwaytrivium.org if you have any questions regarding the credits. Thank you for helping to make the lunch program a success at our school!

Click Here to Volunteer as a Hot Lunch Server

Additionally, we ask parents to help serve in the lunchroom to assist our 1st-5th grade classes and keep the lunchroom running smoothly. Younger siblings are welcome to serve alongside parents as a "Lunchroom Buddy." Volunteer clearance through Raptor is required for all lunchroom volunteers.

Click Here to Volunteer as a Lunchroom Helper

Volunteers serving on campus must have a current Raptor clearance. Clearance is valid for one school year from July-June and volunteers must reapply each year.

Additionally, new volunteers must complete a school-specific one-time-only Mandatory Volunteer Training.

Click Here for More Information or to Register

Happy Birthday!

Join us in wishing "Happy Birthday" to the following Archway Trivium faculty and staff with recent/upcoming birthdays! aculty Favorites lists are available on our PSO Community page.

Christine Caloviras - 3D Lead - August 3

Nataly Salman - ESS Assistant - August 5

James Sones - ESS Assistant - August 6

Eisley Minten - 1B Lead - August 7

Ricardo Gil - 3D Assistant - August 17

Kyle Tran - 3C Lead - August 22

Deeann Guymon - SLP - August 23

Melissa Villalobos - Reading Interventionist - September 1

Jennifer Hiles - 5B Assistant - September 3

Amanda Ortiz - Counselor - September 7

Jennifer Roberge - Instructional Coach - September 10

Jennifer Pitts - 2B Lead - September 12

Christopher Wright - 3A Lead - September 15

Idaly Martin - 3E Assistant - September 22

Christen Arbogast - Dean of Faculty - September 26

Audrey Barton - 4B Lead - September 26

The Parent Service Organization (PSO) is looking for passionate volunteers to round out their team this coming school year. If you are interested in leading an event, sharing your ideas, participating in a committee, volunteering in any supportive role around campus, or if you'd simply like to get more involved and you're not exactly sure how, contact us to find out more! 

It's true! It takes a village. Because our school community is so wonderful, we're building teams early in support of our teacher appreciation rockstars, Ren Faire committee, Son's Adventure Day, Run the Virtues 5k race, lunchroom support team, uniform exchange, Dancing with Daughters, Spirit Wear presales, and more! 

Have questions or want to learn more? Reach out to Kimberly Alvidrez at psopresident@archwaytrivium.org.

Did you know there is a bin for uniform donations in the Trivium front office?

If you have used school uniforms that you no longer need, you are welcome to drop off items here anytime throughout the school year. They will used to support the PSO Uniform Exchange, the school health office and other needs. If you would like to receive a donation voucher for Dennis/Anton items, please hold onto your items and watch the Friday Flash for PSO Uniform Collection dates to be announced throughout the year. Thank you for supporting our school in this way.

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2023-24 Academic Calendar
• Upcoming Events Calendar
• Extracurricular Clubs/Early Drop-off Club
• Volunteer Approval Process
• Mandatory Volunteer Training

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

2023-24 School/Office Hours: 

School Messenger Communication

Great Hearts and Archway Trivium continue to utilize the system School Messenger for emails, robo-calls, and text messaging to inform families of campus related academy emergencies and other communications. SchoolMessenger has a new automatic opt-in for text feature. During the registration/re-enrollment process families confirmed their wish to participate in text communications. Great Hearts will now automatically opt in contact information given during the registration/re-enrollment process with the options you selected. You will notice at the beginning of July you will be opted in for text messaging. If you would like to opt out of text messages simply reply STOP to the text from 67585. You can also enter the code 67585 with the message STOP to block any text messaging. Please note, if opting out, you will not receive texts regarding emergencies on campus.

Email Communications

If you know of parents who are not receiving these communications, please ask them to check their junk/promotions email folders, and then email bmcdonald@archwaytrivium.org for assistance. 

You can also find ALL school-wide communications on our website on the Latest News page.