A Message from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium West Families,

This week we had the great pleasure of participating in our winter concerts. The children sang beautifully and we were all edified. The study of music is an essential part of a liberal arts education. The term “liberal arts” has taken on a multitude of definitions in modern times. As originally conceived, there were seven courses of study that were said to make human beings free. These were separated into the trivium and the quadrivium. Music was one of these original courses of study. So how extensive should a child’s musical studies be? Aristotle stated that children should “pursue their studies until they are able to feel delight in noble melodies and rhythms, and not merely in the common part of music in which…even some animals find pleasure.” Our children learn to produce good music so they can become, on some level, connoisseurs. Their tastes in music will grow toward those higher forms as they gain experience in those forms. As great as that sounds, I think there is even more to the study of music. I like to think about music as a form of communication that bypasses the brain and communicates directly with the soul. When we listen to substantive music we don’t really understand it cognitively; instead, we feel the ideas internally. As students begin to recognize this and develop “fluency” in this form of communication, they become empowered by way of a whole new way to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty. As this semester comes to a close, let us consider the special place that music holds in a classical liberal arts education.

As I reflect on our music program at Trivium, it is with a heart equally full of gratitude and sorrow that I announce the resignation of Mrs. Karla Cornell as music teacher at Archway Trivium West. Life has its twists and turns, and Ms. Cornell’s life has recently turned her into Mrs. Cornell and is leading her to a place across the valley such that a commute would be unreasonable. Mrs. Cornell has been a fixture at our academy and crowned her time with a series of beautiful concerts delivered this week. She will always have a place within the Trivium community and we wish her well in all her future endeavors. A forthcoming announcement will welcome our new music teacher, who will begin in January.

Heartily Devoted,

Dr. Clay Scott

Headmaster

Archway Trivium West

Student Pledge Leaders: Amy A., Ameila B., Brianna M., Ryder S., Anneliese G.

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

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Upcoming Events:

View 2021-22 Academic Year Calendar

View Monthly Events Calendar

Your PSO Board would like to express our deep gratitude and appreciation for everyone who supported Snowstorm 2021. You followed along as Buttons came to life and grew through your giving. The spirit of generosity grew so great that Buttons appeared at drop-off to say hello! 

Our goal was to join together to give $10,002 to our teachers and staff and WE DID IT! 136 families came together to make this season even brighter. These gifts will be divided among all staff members and distributed as part of the December 24 payroll. May we all celebrate and relish the relationships that we are so privileged to enjoy among the students, families and staff of ATW.

In our weekly random drawing, Mr. and Mrs. James Packer (Grace Packer ’29 accepting on their behalf) were drawn to win a $25 Amazon gift card as a thank you for their participation. Set up your 2021 Tax Credit before 12/17 to draw any day between now and April 15, 2022 for a chance at next week’s give-away! Ask family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. with an AZ state tax liability to do the same, and double each of your entries while also helping us move closer to our Tax Credit goal!!

Our December Barnes & Noble Book Fair begins on Saturday, December 4! Visit the Barnes & Noble on Litchfield Road in Goodyear through December 12 (or shop online using Book Fair ID 12609814) and a portion of sales will benefit our school! This is a great chance to pick up second semester consumable books or holiday gifts!

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Registration for Quarter 3 Early-release Wednesday clubs is now open. Offerings include SportsKidz AZ Co-ed Flag Football (K-5), Young Rembrandts (K-5) and Play-well LEGO (K-3). Registration is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Wednesday clubs begin meeting in January 2022.

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If you need to drop off your child between 7:00-7:20 AM, Early Drop-off Club is available in the Archway MPR. For more information and to register, visit our website or contact our before-school coordinator, Maria Shannon at mshannon@archwaytrivium.org. 



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Volunteers are needed to assist our younger scholars during their library visits. Classrooms are indicated below. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Expectations for a Library Volunteer are helping the scholars find/choose a book, keeping them on task so their classmates also have time to choose and making sure the scholars check out at the computer with the librarian before returning to their seat. All Archway Trivium West volunteers must have Raptor clearance before volunteering on campus.

Volunteer in the School Library

A brief reminder that all school library books are due back by Thursday, December 16, before winter break. If you have any questions, please contact the school librarian at jtinker@archwaytrivium.org.

Our Lost and Found is full of lunch boxes, water bottles, etc. During this season we are finding a high number of unlabeled uniform jackets. Please ensure your child's belongings are clearly labeled with first and last name and remind your students to periodically check the Lost and Found for missing items. Lost and Found items are kept in the Archway MPR. Unclaimed items will be donated after Winter Break.

The 2021-22 Archway Trivium West Yearbook is on sale now! Reserve your yearbook today! Save $5 with early-bird pricing until January 31, 2022. 

Yearbook Pricing (through 1/31/22):

Hardcover- $27.00

Softcover- $22.00

Prices will increase on February 1, 2022. Personalization available for SOFTCOVER ONLY. (Add your scholar's name and portrait to the front cover for $3). Prices do not include tax.

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Student grades for the 2nd Quarter will be available Monday, January 3 by 5 PM. At that time, the PowerSchool parent portal will be opened temporarily for you to view your students' report card(s). You will be notified by email on January 3 when evaluations are ready to view.

Registration is now open for our 6th annual Trivium "Run the Virtues" Fun Run on Saturday, February 19 at Bullard Wash Park. Register by January 9 for the best price! This yearly event sponsored by our PSOs is a great way to build community among the three Trivium schools. There are options for a 5K race or 1-mile fun run. Additionally, if you are interested in a business sponsorship of this event, please reach out to our event coordinator at runthevirtues@gmail.com. Thank you!

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As a reminder, picking up students from the Lifetime Fitness parking lot after school is NOT permitted. Students entering the Lifetime parking lot after school is dangerous and a safety issue. Lifetime is a private business and we want to be good neighbors. Please plan to use the school's published pick-up procedures for the safety of all. Thank you for your cooperation.

Come see your fellow Trivium students dance in Southwest Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker, December 16-19 at Estrella Mountain Community College. Tickets and other information at www.swbtballet.org.

Archway Trivium West Parents: Open Enrollment for new-to-Trivium students will begin Monday, November 8 and runs through Friday, December 10 for all Great Hearts Arizona Academies. Current K-4th Grade students at Archway Trivium West who plan to return next year DO NOT need to participate in open enrollment. Re-enrollment information will be sent to current K-4th grade families in March 2022.  

If you have a 5th grade student currently enrolled at Archway Trivium West, who plans to enroll at Trivium Prep or Roosevelt Prep please plan to enroll them during the November/December Open Enrollment period. 5th grade graduates of Archway Trivium East and West receive "Archway Graduate" priority status which is the highest priority status for enrollment into Trivium Prep. More information will be sent to 5th grade families in the coming weeks.

If you are the parent of a sibling (entering Kindergarten - 12th grades) who is not currently enrolled at a Great Hearts Academy, please plan to fill out an application during the Open Enrollment period unless you have already rolled-over an active application in the enrollment system from the 2021-22 school year. This includes students entering Kindergarten in 2022.

If you are a current Archway Trivium West student who plans to transfer to another Great Hearts Academy next year, please plan to fill out an application during Open Enrollment and request a transfer to the new Great Hearts school.

If you have questions, please visit the Great Hearts Enrollment page.

If you did not purchase a yearbook last year, we have a deal for you! We are selling 2020-21 Archway Trivium West yearbooks in the front office for $5 soft cover/$10 hardcover (cash only, please). Stop by to pick yours up today while supplies last.

Look for information on purchasing your 2021-22 Yearbook coming soon!

Join us in wishing "Happy Birthday" to the following Archway Trivium West faculty and staff with recent/upcoming birthdays! Visit our PSO Community page to view our Faculty Favorites Lists.

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

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! (Fingerprint Clearance is required to volunteer). 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 info@myhotlunchbox.com if you have any questions regarding the credits. Thank you for helping to make the lunch program a success at our school!

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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." Fingerprint clearance through Raptor is required for all lunchroom volunteers.

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Thank you for your patience and caution during student drop-off and pick-up. The safety of our students and staff is of the utmost importance.

As a reminder, to minimize the backup of traffic on Encanto/Bullard before the end of the school day, we are closing the Encanto entrance to our school parking lot from 2:35-3:00pm. Goodyear Police will be monitoring traffic on Encanto and Bullard during this time, and if you are stopped on one of these roads waiting to enter campus, you may be ticketed. 

On Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday, families who are picking up Archway-only students should arrive to campus AFTER 3:10 PM. Families picking up both Archway and Prep students, please remind your Prep students to arrive to the pick-up zone promptly. 

On Wednesdays, families picking up BOTH Archway and Prep students are asked to arrive AFTER 1:40 PM. On Wednesdays, families picking up Archway-only should arrive at 1:25PM. 

Parents picking up Archway students from school MUST use the Archway pickup line. Prep students picking up Archway students to meet a parent driver may NOT load into a car in the Prep pick-up line or on Palm Lane. The entrance/exit to our parking lot from Encanto Blvd is right turn only.

Please review the following links for the modified Traffic Flow and reach out to the front office with any questions.

• ATW Traffic Safety Updates - 8/31 
• ATW Traffic Flow for Morning Drop-off - 8/10
• ATW Traffic Flow Reminder for Student Pickup -8/6

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2021-22 Academic Calendar
• Order Hot Lunch
• Register for Early Drop-off Club
• Register for After-school Athenaeum
• Volunteer Approval Process

Archway Trivium West Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

2021-22 School/Office Hours: 

Opt in for Important GH and Trivium Text Messages

Parents and Guardians can take advantage of Great Hearts Text Messaging Service. Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts, and more.

You can participate in this free service just by sending a text message of "Y" or "Yes" to our school's short code number, 67587. You can also opt out of these messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with "Stop".

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.