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Contact Information

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

A Message from the Headmaster

Dear Archway Trivium families,

As we close out this first quarter of our school year, I would like to encourage all families who have not yet done so to sign up and attend a conference with your child’s teacher. This is an integral step in partnering with the teacher for the benefit of the scholar.

Secondly, I would like to report on our three key areas of focus for the school year. Our first area of focus is in the area of academic intervention. We have implemented the Foundations math intervention program and it has been running smoothly through most of the quarter after a few initial hiccups. Likewise, our reading intervention program is in full swing. At the end of just one quarter of work, we have about 8 scholars per grade who have exited intervention because they are now reading at grade level. We also reworked our data tracking system for identifying students needing extra support and preliminary numbers indicate we are on track.

Our second area of focus is on team health. Although this has not been a problem area, our leadership team decided that we wanted to do something to make our campus a more enjoyable and connective place to work. In the first quarter our teachers received specific training on handling challenging conversations, holding peers accountable, and reflective listening (among other topics). These trainings were conducted within grade-level team meetings so they could be practiced within that space. It is too early to tell if the efforts in this area are paying off. However, I will say that our leadership team has been working on these same things and I feel stronger than ever because of that work. I hope that feeling is present throughout the academy.

Finally, we have adjusted our work on teacher coaching. This has been a financial investment as well as a time investment because we added some teaching assistant positions specifically focused on developing lead teachers. We have already seen the benefit of this decision in 5th grade where one of our apprentices has been able to fill in seamlessly for the lead teacher who is currently on maternity leave. Other benefits have included a much higher number of observations completed after one quarter compared to previous years. Again, the benefits of this work are more likely to be visible in the second semester, but we have seen growth in our teachers.

Thank you for your support and partnership in the noble work of forming human souls. I realize that today’s letter may be more technical than usual, but I also believe there is value in letting our parent community understand the things we are striving to improve at our academy. I hope you all have a great fall break and I look forward to seeing you all at conferences!

Heartily devoted,

Clay Scott, Ed.D.

Headmaster

Pledge Leaders: Mercedes S., Gema R., Anastasia A., Maliyah O.

APS Supply My Class Awards Four Archway Teachers

Congratulations, Ms. Medina, Ms. Hunt, Ms. Smith and Mrs. Kolia, on being this year's APS Supply My Class winners. Thank you, APS, for investing in our scholars’ success!

APS Supply My Class winners are K-12 full-time teachers in Arizona Public Service's service territory who are randomly selected to receive a $500 gift card to buy classroom supplies. The program, funded by APS shareholders, aims to help teachers who often spend their own money on classroom needs, ensuring students have the resources necessary for success.

Registration for Quarter 2 Clubs Now Open!

Registration for Quarter 2 Wednesday Clubs is now open. Registration is first come, first serve, so don't delay! Offerings will include:

• SportsKidz AZ Co-ed Soccer (K-5) - starts 10/15
• Play-well LEGO Club (K-5) Minecraft - starts 10/15
• Young Rembrandts (K-5) - starts 10/15

For more information and to register, visit: archwaytrivium.configio.com

Lost & Found Reminder



Our Lost and Found is full of lunch boxes, water bottles, etc. Please 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 available during Conferences in the breezeway outside the MPR for parents to look through. After that time, these items will be donated.

Read-a-thon - October 3-12



The annual Read-a-thon will be held Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 12. Read-a-thon information was sent home with Archway scholars the week of September 29. Continuing tradition, the classroom with the most participants will be rewarded with a popcorn party by the PSO! The annual Paper Pie book fair will be held in the school library in November. More details will follow after Fall Break.

Read-a-thon Instructions

Read-a-thon Reading Log

Parent/Teacher Conferences - October 13-14

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday - Tuesday, October 13-14. These evaluation conferences run 15 minutes as you meet with your child's homeroom teachers. You may also sign up to meet with specials teachers during conference week. The evaluation meetings are designed so your child's teacher may further describe their academic performance and discuss any questions you may have. These conferences are for parents/guardians only. Students should not be on campus on conference days.

If you haven't already done so, you will need to create an account in Membership ToolKit (MTK) in order to sign-up. You may need to update your student's grade/homeroom to view this year's sign-ups. Reach out to Lisa Regan at lregan@archwaytrivium.org with MTK questions.

Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions or for information regarding conferences.

Sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences

Quarter 1 Student Evaluations



K-5 student evaluations for Quarter 1 will be available by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10 in the Powerschool Parent Portal. We ask that parents please log on to the parent portal before the office closes for fall break to ensure that you are able to access your account to view your child's evaluations. A successful login attempt will result in a message indicating the portal is closed. The portal will remain disabled until evaluations go out. At that time, the portal will be opened temporarily for you to view your students' report card(s). You will be notified by email on October 10 when evaluations are ready to view.

• If your child was a student at Archway Trivium last year, you will use the same login as last year.
• If you have new students for the 2025-26 school year (example: returning 4th grader but a new kindergartener or new from outside of the Great Hearts network), you received an email with their Access ID and Password information to add them to your existing account on Tuesday, September 23.
• If you are new to Archway Trivium this year but attended another Great Hearts school last year, you will still use the same login and password that you used last year. 

You can access the Powerschool Parent Portal website here. We have found that using Google Chrome or Firefox as your web browser is best. Please reach out to Stefany Dean at sdean@archwaytrivium.org if you have any questions about your Powerschool Parent Portal account.

Fall Concerts - Tuesday, November 4

Our Fall Concerts will be held on Tuesday, November 4 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 4, 2025

• 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, button-down dress shirts with black pants and black dress shoes. A black necktie or bow tie is optional. 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.

Attend the Desert Fall Festival October 6-9 and Support our School!

The PSO has partnered with Desert Fall Festival in Surprise, AZ during Fall Break. Purchase tickets to the event Monday-Thursday, October 6-9 using the code Trivium and you will receive $3 off/ticket and benefit our school! Please note, the school discount only applies 10/6-10/9.

Learn More and Purchase Tickets

Archway Spirit Day - Friday, October 17

Archway Spirit Day is Friday, October 17 for Trivium Prep Homecoming. This is a FULL day of school. Students at Archway Trivium are encouraged to wear Spirit Wear on this day.

Additionally, the half day, Friday, October 24 is an Archway Spirit Day.

25-26 Spirit Wear Guidelines:

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 in school colors (blue, white, gray, or black). 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!

The PSO sells Spirit Wear online for delivery to your home.

Order Squire Spirit Wear

Volunteer to Support the Fall Recess Craft

Parent volunteers are need to help scholars decorate leaves of gratitude to hang throughout the school during the month of November. If you would like to help during students' lunch-recess, please follow the link below to sign up.

You must be Raptor-cleared to volunteer.

Volunteer for the Fall Recess Craft

Open Enrollment for New/Current 5th Grade Students starts October 20

Open Enrollment is Coming! Great Hearts Open Enrollment for new families will take place from October 20-Deacember 31. This enrollment is primarily for students applying for in Kindergarten in 2026-27 and 5th grade students applying for 6th Grade enrollment at Trivium Prep in 2026-27.

Current K-4th grade students DO NOT participate in Open Enrollment. Re-enrollment for Kinder-4th Grade families will take place in Spring 2026. More information to follow.

PSO Uniform Exchange - Saturday, October 25

Our PSO will be hosting a Uniform Exchange on Saturday, October 25 in the Archway MPR from 12-2 PM. Early shopping for parents with donation vouchers begins at 11 AM.

Families may purchase used uniforms at a discounted price or may receive credit for donating used uniforms. Only Dennis/Anton/Lands' End brand uniforms in good condition (no holes, stains or frayed edges) will be accepted for exchange credit.

We are looking for parent volunteers to help with setup/cleanup and during the event.

Volunteer to Support the Uniform Exchange

Please reach out to the PSO at uniforms.archwaytriviumpso@gmail.com with any questions.

Volunteer Opportunities

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 in order to serve on-campus. Visit the Volunteers page on our website to compete a Volunteer Application.

Current Opportunities:

• Hot Lunch Server - Daily

• Lunchroom Helper - Daily

• Fruit Basket - Weekly, Mondays

• Copy Program, Mondays/Fridays, 8-10am

• Fall Recess Craft - October 21 & 23

• New! Dad's Club Recess & Reading, Monday/Fridays - Quarter 2

• New! Uniform Exchange - Saturday, October 25

• New! Library Volunteer - Quarter 2

Cheer on our Trivium Prep Knights!

You are invited to join us in cheering on the Trivium Prep Crimson Knights Varsity Football and Volleyball teams are upcoming home games. This is a fun, family event and a great way to connect to our community. Tickets are $6 adults/$3 students and can be purchased online or at the door. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Home Games:

10/14 - Lady Knights Volleyball, JV-5PM, Varsity-6PM, Theme: Hawaiian

10/17 - Varsity Football-7 PM, Homecoming, Theme: Pink Out

10/24 - Varsity Football- 7 PM, Theme: Country v. Country Club

10/27 - Lady Knights Volleyball, JV-5PM, Varsity-6PM, Theme: Senior Citizen

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 will need to login to update your child(ren)'s teachers for the 2025-26 school year. Please reach out to Lisa Regan at Lregan@archwaytrivium.org with any questions.

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.

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.

Order Hot Lunch

Fall 2025 Vendors include:

• Monday – Raising Cane’s
• Tuesday – Red Robin
• Wednesday – Olive Garden
• 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

Join the PSO!

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! 

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

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.

Kiara Leonard – 2-5 Latin Teacher - October 4

Iris Montoya – 4D Assistant - October 6

Dolores Miramontes – 2D Assistant - October 9

Kendra Montoya – 3C Assistant - October 21

Tori Maynard - P.E. Teacher - October 22

Abigail Richards – KB Lead - October 26

Maureen Robinson – K-3 Music Teacher - October 26

Tennille Loeffelholz – SLPA - October 29

Registration for after-school Athenaeum for the 2025-26 school year is now open. Visit our website for more information and to register.



Learn More about Athenaeum in the Athenaum Newsletter

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2025-26 Academic Calendar
• Upcoming Events Calendar
• Give to Archway Trivium
• 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

25-26 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.