A Message from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

I spend most of my day talking to people. I am an extrovert by nature, so this suits me. Although I readily admit to being a chatterbox, the real value of those conversations is in the connections and relationships that grow out of them. The interesting thing is that the conversations are not always easy. I don’t shy away from conflict and I am liberal with my opinions and thoughts. I engage in this way because I trust the people I communicate with. I trust that the Trivium community is so full of good will that there isn’t room for ego or any other divisive element in conversation. The result, most of the time, is a productive, connective exchange that allows the participants to openly and honestly pursue truth together.

If you have ever spent time in an intensive care unit, especially a pediatric unit, you have seen a strong example of how this works. As the doctors, nurses, and specialists make their rounds in the morning, the conversation sounds anything but friendly. It is respectful, but often heated. They don’t care about “being right” and they certainly don’t care about each other’s feelings. Every person in that group has a single objective, and that is the wellbeing of the patient in that bed.



Schools are not much different in this regard. We hash things out until a good answer appears. The path forward is sometimes new to everyone involved and emerges from the conversation itself. It is in these moments that I am grateful for people with stout hearts, clear eyes, and varying perspectives. Whatever your role is in our community, thank you for being who you are. Thank you for trusting us enough to disagree.

Heartily Devoted,

Clay Scott, Ed.D.

Headmaster, Archway Trivium

Student Pledge Leaders: Beckett S., Franco H., Victoria Q., Lillyanna H., Xavier A.

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

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Upcoming Events

View the Events Calendar

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Contact Information and School Hours

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

Open Enrollment is Coming! Great Hearts Open Enrollment for new families is coming November 6-December 8, 2023. This enrollment is primarily for students applying for in Kindergarten in 2024-25 and 5th grade students applying for 6th Grade enrollment at Trivium Prep in 2024-25.

Current K-4th grade students DO NOT participate in Open Enrollment. Re-enrollment for Kinder-4th Grade families will take place in March 2024. More information to follow.

It's almost time to live "Happily Ever Snowstorm." Look for more information next week!

Did you know that you can double or even triple your Community Investment donations to Trivium Prep? Many companies will match their employees’ donations to our school through their Corporate Gift Matching Programs. And it’s an easy way to increase the impact of your donations!

Search our directory to see if your company is listed. If they aren’t listed here, please take the extra step to inquire with your Human Resources department to find out if your company offers a matching gifts program. Please contact Aydin Martin, at amartin@triviumprep.org with any questions.

Thank you so much for your donations and for your matches!

Haven’t made your gift to Community Investment or Tax Credits yet this year? Click the links below.

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Winter Concerts. Archway concerts will be held on campus on Thursday, November 9 in the Trivium Gym. To give scholars time to rehearse on stage before the concert, doors will open 5 minutes before the concert. Scholars wear Concert Attire (see below, from our Family Handbook). This is a wonderful celebration of our music program at Archway Trivium. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, November 9

• Kindergarten, 11 AM (arrive 10:30 AM)
• 1st Grade, 1 PM (arrive 12:30 PM)
• 2nd Grade, 2 PM (arrive 1:30 PM)
• 3rd Grade, 3 PM (arrive 2:30 PM)
• 4th Grade, 4 PM (arrive 3:30 PM)
• 5th Grade (feat. Luke Honor Guard), 5 PM (arrive 4:15 PM)

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

Save the Date for our annual Literary & Historical Figure Day on the half day, Friday, November 3. 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 3. 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 by Friday, October 27 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.

Our next Trivium-wide Spirit Day is Friday, November 3. This is a half day of school. Students at Archway Trivium who are not participating in Literary Figure Day 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!

You won’t want to miss the PSO Ren Faire on Saturday, November 4 from 4-8PM. Food Trucks and a Free Outdoor Market will also be on site from 3-8PM. Vendors can apply here.

Online tickets sales continue, but halt! You don’t need magical spell to get a free ticket! All you have to do is sign up to volunteer for a shift in the realm. When you purchase your tickets on Configio, be sure to select “free adult volunteer ticket” and huzzah! You’ll get to enjoy the Faire and be part of a royal guild, too!

For more information, visit:

www.archwaytrivium.org/events

Paper Pie Book Fair coming November 6-8

The annual Paper Pie book fair will be held in the school library during school hours on November 6-8. Parent volunteers are needed to help this run smoothly! Set up is on Friday, November 3 in the morning and the book fair will be open for parent shopping during the Ren Faire on Saturday. Classroom visits are indicated on the sign up so you may volunteer for the time block when your scholar’s classroom comes. 

Volunteer at the Book Fair

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

The 2023-24 Archway Trivium yearbook is on sale now! Reserve your yearbook today! Save $5 with early-bird pricing until January 1, 2024. Don't miss out on the memories!

Yearbook Pricing (through 1/1/24):

Softcover- $38.00

Hardcover- $43.00

Personalization available for SOFTCOVER ONLY. (Add your scholar's name and portrait to the front cover for $5).

Click Here to Order your Yearbook

Thank you to the PSO and 3rd grade families for the delicious lunch you provided our faculty and staff this week! Your generosity is always appreciated!

Read-a-thon Results

64 scholars participated in the Paper Pie Read-a-thon earlier this month! They read a total of 29,601 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 both 1A, Mrs. Villegas and Mrs. Wild, and 1C, Mrs. Velarde’s classroom, each with 5 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: 16 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 4,097

First Place Reader: Joyce S. 1A, 720 minutes

Second Place Reader: Ryleene J. 1C, 685 minutes

Third Place Reader: Adeline Y. 1B, 400 minutes

Second Grade: 11 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 6,312

First Place Reader: Joy P. 2D, 2,168 minutes

Second Place Reader: Ryan E. 2C, 900 minutes

Third Place Reader: Hannah R. 2E, 895 minutes

Third Grade: 10 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 2,877

First Place Reader: Emily M. 3A, 867 minutes

Second Place Reader: Jennifer P. 3B, 366 minutes

Third Place Reader: Ethan B. 3A, 312 minutes

Fourth Grade: 11 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 6,767

First Place Reader: Thomas S. 4A, 1,725 minutes

Second Place Reader: Jenna O. 4E, 1,312 minutes

Third Place Reader: Ezrie R. 4B, 1,075 minutes

Fifth Grade: 11 Participants

Total Minutes Read: 9,001

First Place Reader: Zyker R. 5D 1,911 minutes

Second Place Reader: Molly G. 5C, 1,708 minutes

Third Place Reader: Jason M. 5D, 1,277 minutes

Thank you to all who participated!

Save the Date: Desert Farm Lights - December 19

Join our PSO on Tuesday, December 19 from 5-10 PM for PSO Night at Desert Farm Lights!

Location: 14629 W. Peoria Ave, Waddell, AZ, 85355

Use the code trivium when reserving your tickets online and a portion of sales will benefit our school. www.desertfarmlights.com

Late Pick-up Policy

We have been doing very well with our on-campus student pick-up and drop-off routines as of late. Every year, it takes a few weeks for us to settle into a routine so that the pickup runs smoothly. Now that pick-up times are running efficiently, we ask parents to ensure they arrive on time to pick up their students.

We will begin enforcing our Late Pick-up Policy on Tuesday, September 5. Please make sure you are arriving within 30 minutes of the end of school to pick up your scholar in order to avoid being charged a late pick-up fee. Parents arriving after this time will be required to sign out their child from the MPR and may be assessed a $2 per minute, per student late fee. All late pick-up fees will be added to your Configio account and are due upon receipt. For more information, please see page 46 of our Family Handbook.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - You will be charged from 3:35pm

Wednesday - You will be charged from 1:55pm

Half days - You will be charged from 12:25pm (excludes Half Day Kinder)

Donations Needed

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

• Band-aids (standard size)

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!

Great Hearts Holiday Card Art Contest

Great Hearts is looking to feature student artwork on the cover of this year’s holiday card. We are excited to see what artwork graces the cover of our holiday card this year, as it could be your own student’s! If your student is interested in creating a holiday or wintry-inspired image, please submit their

information and a photo of the artwork here:

https://arizona.greatheartsamerica.org/holiday-card/

All entries must be submitted on or before October 31.

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.

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. 

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! Faculty Favorites lists are available on our PSO Community page.

Abigail Kuhns - KB Lead Teacher - October 26

Maureen Robinson – Music Teacher - October 26

Tennille Loeffelholz – SLPA - October 29

Guadalupe Navarro - 5E Assistant - November 5

Kim Semenza - ESS Admin - November 7

Saylor Cordova - ESS Assistant - November 7

Kristina Archambault - Assistant Office Manager - November 8

Caleb Kirk - Latin Teacher - November 8

Isaiah Smith - 4D Assistant - November 14

Laura Bader - 4A Assistant - November 15

Michael Garcie - 4D Lead Teacher - November 16

Sara Sutter - KD Assistant - November 21

Travis Turley - Music Teacher - November 21

Gabrielle Medina - 2E Assistant - November 24

Sara Gashler - Latin Teacher - November 25

Christie McLendon - 5B Lead Teacher - November 30

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.

Save the Date for these Upcoming PSO Events:

• PSO Uniform Collection and Game Night, 5-7 PM - October 20
• PSO Uniform Exchange and Goodwill Drive - October 21
• PSO Teacher Appreciation Lunch Sponsored by 3rd Grade Families
• Ren Faire and Craft Fair - November 4
• PSO Family Photo Shoot - November 18
• PSO General Meeting - November 27
• PSO Night at Desert Farm Lights - December 19

• 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.