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Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

A Message from Dr. Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

I was talking with a fellow headmaster about reading and she conceptualized reading practice in a way I had not previously considered. A young reader can read about 100 words per minute, older students read around 140 words per minute. We ask each scholar to read individually for 20 minutes per night. At the rates provided, that is 2,000 or 2,800 words read per night, respectively. If this is carried out over the course of a full calendar year, a younger student who reads daily will have read about 730,000 words more than the peer who does not read daily. For the older student, the difference is over 1 million words. That is an enormous difference in the amount of practice a student can get. If you want your child to improve academically in almost any way, the most valuable thing you can do is to be extremely consistent in having him or her practice reading. Have a great weekend!

Clay Scott, Ed. D.

Headmaster, Archway Trivium

Pledge Leaders: Amaiya V., Elizabeth K., Ethan W., Cole K., Roiyale J.

Open Enrollment is Coming! Great Hearts Open Enrollment for new families is coming November 4-December 6, 2024. This enrollment is primarily for students applying for in Kindergarten in 2025-26 and 5th grade students applying for 6th Grade enrollment at Trivium Prep in 2025-26.

Current K-4th grade students DO NOT participate in Open Enrollment. Re-enrollment for Kinder-4th Grade families will take place in Spring 2025. More information to follow.

Many hands make light work! There are many ways to support the mission at Archway Trivium. Please follow the links below to volunteer. As a reminder, volunteers must renew their Raptor clearance annually (beginning July 1) in order to serve on-campus. Visit the Volunteers page on our website to compete a Volunteer Application.

Current Opportunities:

New! Dad's Club - Recess Volunteers - Every Wednesday

Uniform Exchange - November 2 - Set up/Event Staffing

Book Fair - November 4-8 - Set up/Staffing

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities - Library Helpers, Copy Program, Lunch Room Volunteers, Staff Fruit Basket - Check it out!

Our Health Office is in need of donations for Clorox Wipes and water bottles. If you are able to contribute, please deliver donations to the front office labeled "Archway Trivium Health Office." Thank you!

Thank you to the Pangrazio family for your support of the Teacher Excellence Fund at the upcoming Great Hearts Gala! All families can bid on a chance to win a 2-night stay for up to 10 guests at @ThePrescottTreeHouse 4-bedroom property. Gala attendees who are present at the Gala can also bid during the live auction for a 3-Night Stay in a 2-bedroom Nashville condo at @TheNordicNash, only 2 miles from Broadway Street! All proceeds are distributed as bonus compensation to faculty this December.

Visit www.GreatHeartsGala.org to place your bid or for more details.

The PSO will host a Uniform Exchange on Saturday, November 2 in the Archway MPR.

11 AM-12 PM: Exclusive Early Shopping Window for those with a VOUCHER along with those who either have compliant Items to EXCHANGE the DAY OF or those with non-compliant items to DONATE to the school.

12 PM-2 PM: Doors open for ALL Trivium families to shop! (Donations and Exchanges will also be accepted during this time.)

To make this event a success, we need volunteers. If you can help out with set up or during the event itself, please sign up below.

Volunteer at the Uniform Exchange

HOW SWEET! GOOD JOB! The PSO is excited to announce flowers and kettle corn for sale at the Winter Music Concerts for your amazing performers! It’s such a sweet way to make this event even more special, and a fun way to share appreciation for a wonderful performance and job well done by our scholars. If you’d like to be part of the preorder, please get your orders in by November 2, 2024.

Preorders will be available to pickup outside the MPR along the sidewalk anytime on concert day beginning at 2 PM. There may be additional Flowers and Popcorn available to purchase the day of the event on a first come, first serve basis and only while supplies last. Day-of sales are cash only.

Pre-order Online by November 2

Our Winter Concerts will be held on Tuesday, November 5 in the Trivium Gym. This is a half day of school, with concerts taking place in the afternoon/evening. Please take note of the schedule below. Concert Dress is described below in accordance with the Family Handbook. Reach out to your child's music teacher with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Concert Date: November 5, 2024

• Kindergarten Concert - 2:30 PM (students arrive to MPR at 2:00 PM)
• 1st Grade Concert - 3:15 PM (students arrive at 2:45 PM)
• 2nd Grade Concert - 4:00 PM (students arrive at 3:30 PM)
• 3rd Grade Concert - 4:45 PM (students arrive at 4:15 PM)
• 4th Grade Concert - 5:30 PM (students arrive at 5:00 PM)
• 5th Grade Concert - 6:15 PM (students arrive at 5:45 PM)

Concert Dress:

Boys wear white collared dress shirts with black pants and black dress shoes. Girls wear a white blouse with black skirt or black dress pants and black dress shoes (open-toed shoes and reasonable heels are permitted). 

Girls may also wear a solid black dress. No spaghetti straps, sequins, or logos are allowed.

Our next Archway Spirit Day is the half day, Tuesday, November 5. Students at Archway Trivium are encouraged to wear Spirit Wear on this day.

Archway scholars may wear one of the following shirts: Archway Trivium Spirit Wear, a Class t-shirt, an Archway athletics t-shirt, a Run the Virtues 5K t-shirt, Trivium Prep spirit wear, any previously purchased Archway Trivium West/East spirit wear, or a solid t-shirt of any color. This is optional and a uniform shirt can always be worn. All other uniform components should be worn according to our dress code. Show your school spirit!

Please join us on Wednesday, November 6 from 4-8 PM at Chipotle Goodyear (1560 N. Litchfield Rd) for a PSO Family Night! A portion of sales will benefit our school. We hope to see you there!

The annual Paper Pie book fair will be held in the school library during school hours on November 6-8. From set up, assisting scholars while shopping, and tear down, parent volunteers are needed to help this event run smoothly! Classroom visits are indicated on the sign up so you may volunteer for the time block when your scholar’s classroom comes. https://archwaytriviumpso.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/139424

This year, we also have an online option to pre-pay and send funds electronically if you’re not comfortable sending cash with your scholar. Please be sure you still fill out the envelope that was sent home this week with your scholar as that is their “ticket” to attend the book fair. https://form.jotform.com/242976277846172

New this year, the book fair will be open during the Winter music concerts on Tuesday, November 5, from 2-7 pm. Parents and scholars will be able to shop together during this time. All scholars must have an adult present with them while shopping on Tuesday. This is a great chance to get a jump start on holiday shopping as well.

Please reach out with any questions to the school librarian at jtinker@archwaytrivium.org.

We had 121 scholars participated in the Paper Pie Read-a-thon over fall break. This was a highest participation ever, nearly double over last year! They read a total of 46,070 minutes over 10 days! 

Keeping with tradition, the classroom with the most participants in the Read-a-thon will be rewarded with a popcorn party by the Archway Trivium PSO. Congratulations to 2D, Mrs. Kirk's and Ms. Miramontes' classroom, with 10 scholars participating! The date of the popcorn party will be coming soon!

As in previous years, there was a grade level reading challenge proposed to all scholars in grades 1-5. The original goal was to read 300 minutes over 10 days and many of the scholars went above and beyond. The Archway Trivium PSO will reward the top reader in each grade level with a book of their choice at the book fair, coming up November 6-8. 

First Grade: 19 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 3,977

First Place Reader: Santiago Z. 1E, 595 minutes

Second Place Reader: Devin U. 1E, 521 minutes

Third Place Reader: Jacob P. 1C, 310 minutes

Second Grade: 31 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 10,047

First Place Reader: Mia F. 2C, 975 minutes

Second Place Reader: Camden J. 2D, 960 minutes

Third Place Reader: Serra S. 2E, 897 minutes

Third Grade: 23 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 7,043

First Place Reader: Abigail F. 3C, 790 minutes

Second Place Reader: Hannah R. 3C, 740 minutes

Third Place Reader: Yasmina Y. 3C, 663 minutes

Fourth Grade: 20 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 11,820

First Place Reader: Mercedes S. 4A, 1,828 minutes

Second Place Reader: Emily M. 4D, 1,706 minutes

Third Place Reader: Alex M. 4C, 1,605 minutes

Fifth Grade: 13 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 11,110

First Place Reader: River T. 5C, 4,260 minutes

Second Place Reader: Jenna O. 5E 1,960 minutes

Third Place Reader: Thomas S. 5E, 1,639 minutes

Thank you to all who participated! 

Our brand-new Dad's Club is up and running! We're seeking Dads who would like to engage in play with our scholars on the playground and grow their love of reading in the classroom. Raptor clearance is required and younger siblings are not permitted. If you have any questions, concerns or need to change your signup, please contact our Dad's Club Chair, Rupinder Singh, at azrupindersingh@gmail.com. 

Sign up for the Dad's Club Volunteering!

Save the Date for our annual Literary & Historical Figure Day on Friday, November 22. Scholars are invited to choose a literary or historical figure from the Archway curriculum and come to school dressed as that figure* on Friday, November 22. This is a great way to celebrate our love of history and literature. All students are encouraged to participate! 

Please Note: Students must complete and return a Costume Proposal Form to their classroom teacher in order to participate.

*Please remember that the character you choose should be from one of the Classics-to-Keep from the K-12 list, Greek or Roman Mythology or a historical character from our History or Science curriculum. It’s preferred, but not required, that your character looks like the author’s description of the character and not a movie version. If your costume will be at all see through, you must wear your uniform underneath. If you choose not to participate, you will need to come in uniform.

*All costumes must abide by dress code guidelines in the Family Handbook and must exclude any frightening or aggressive costumes or accessories.

Thank you, PSO and 3rd Grade families for the delicious lunch this week! The soups, sandwiches and caramel apple station were amazing! We are so thankful for your generosity.

Support our school and check something off your holiday list at the same time! Order Harkins 2025 Loyalty Cups, Popcorn Perks or Gift Cards! Order online by Monday, December 2. Vouchers and gift cards will be delivered to your oldest student before winter break. For more information and to order, follow the link below.

Place your Harkins Order

Young Hearts Preschool is a nurturing and enriching educational environment for preschool and pre-kindergarten children, located on the Great Hearts Roosevelt campus in Buckeye. They are enrolling now! Visit their website to learn more: https://younghearts.greatheartsamerica.org/.

A Great Hearts education is meant to be shared! Invite your friends and family to learn more at an upcoming Prospective Family event! Trivium's Info Night is Thursday, November 7 at 6 PM, but there are other opportunities at school's around the valley.

Learn More and RSVP

The annual Title I Annual Parent Meeting will be held virtually Thursday, Nov 7, 2024. Two sessions will be available: 

Session 1 at 9:30 AM: https://greathearts.zoom.us/j/99754631785 

Session 2 at 1 PM: https://greathearts.zoom.us/j/92130844812 

These sessions will answer the questions: What is Title I? What is the Title I Grant Program? What resources are available for students who qualify for this assistance? The meeting will conclude with an open Q & A. Following the meeting, a brief survey will be distributed to collect feedback from attendees. 

Questions about this event or Title I: Please email Missy Penniman.

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 both Archway Trivium and Trivium Prep schools should create only ONE account per family.

Note: Please ensure your scholar's correct grade is indicated to ensure lunch orders are received. Half day Kindergarten does not eat lunch on campus.

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. Visit our website to learn more.

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

As a reminder: The front office does not accept food deliveries for students from restaurants/third-party vendors. Students must bring a lunch from home or order through My Hot Lunchbox.

Membership ToolKit is our one-stop shop for volunteering and connecting with other families through the schoolwide directory.

New families are welcome to begin creating accounts now! Detailed instructions to set up your account are included here.

Returning families should login to update your child(ren)'s teachers for the 2024-25 school year. Please reach out to Lisa Regan at community.archwaytriviumpso@gmail.com with any questions.

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

Guadalupe Navarro – 5E Assistant - November 5

Fabiola Garcie – ELL Teacher - November 6

Kim Semenza – ESS Admin Assistant - November 7

Caleb Kirk – 2-5 Latin Teacher - November 8

Kristina Archambault – Assistant Office Manager - November 8

Laura Bader – 4A Assistant - November 15

Michael Garcie – 4C Lead - November 16

Travis Turley – K-1, 4-5 Music Teacher - November 21

Gabrielle Medina – 2B Assistant - November 24

Christie McLendon – 5B Lead - November 30

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

For a snapshot of current volunteer opportunities, log into Membership ToolKit to view the calendar.

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! 

Open positions:

• Fruit Basket - Help stock the fruit basket in the faculty lounge weekly/bi-weekly. Expenses are reimbursed.
• Social Events team members/leads - Work with our Social Chair to plan upcoming events like Dancing with Daughters, grade-level socials, etc.

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

Meet the 2024-25 PSO Board:

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2024-25 Academic Calendar
• Upcoming Events Calendar
• Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off/Pick-up
• Extracurricular Clubs/Early Drop-off Club
• Volunteer Approval Process
• Mandatory Volunteer Training
• Membership ToolKit - Volunteer Opportunities/Family Directory

• Order Spirit Wear (ships directly to your home)
• Shop Label Daddy and Support Our School

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

2024-25 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.