A Note from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

This piece is called Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. When I first saw this painting, I had trouble finding Icarus. I eventually found his leg sticking out of the water in the bottom right corner. It is the unfortunate reality of mortal existence that, much like the characters depicted in the painting, we obliviously encounter tragedy without so much as a glance as it passes us by. It would be completely unrealistic to pass through life fully aware of the burdens of our fellow travelers. I don’t begrudge the plowman for failing to notice a human being falling from the sky (why would he ever consider such a thing?). Instead, Bruegel’s work reminds me of what I don’t know and encourages me to treat others with compassion. Next time you come into our Archway atrium, please enjoy the print we have posted and take a moment to reflect. Have a great weekend!

Heartily Devoted,

Clay Scott

Headmaster

Archway Classical Academy | Trivium

Student Pledge Leaders: Cody L., Cleopatra W., Salene F., Sophia M.

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:

School Office Hours

As a reminder, the Front Office open at at 7:30 AM each morning and closes at 3:30 PM on regular school days and at 1:50 PM on Wednesdays. If you need to stop by the office, please plan to do so during Office Hours. Thank you!

Late Pick-up Policy

We will begin enforcing our Late Pick-up Policy on Monday, September 19. 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. See more here.

2021-22 State Test Results

Last year's state test results for current 4th and 5th grade students who attended Archway Trivium West last year will be given to parents during our Parent/Teacher Conferences in October. If your student did not attend Archway Trivium West last year, you will need to contact your former school for test results. 

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this last week. Crossword Puzzles came in every day this last week, and we sure hope you learned some things about Trivium if you took the time to do that! Congratulations to the following folks who so far have been drawn to win some fun items over the last four days. We will do our last drawing today after school!

Our GRAND PRIZE DRAWING will happen after midnight tonight, which is the deadline for submission of entries. Families will receive one entry for their Community Investment giving, one entry for their pledged Tax Credit (you set it to draw any day between today and 4/15/2023), and one entry for every additional Tax Credit pledged by a friend or family member that lists you as their referral. Check the donor list as of 9/1/2022. We will update it before our two Grand Prize winners are drawn next week!! Winners can choose from the following:

Remember that we are asking our Trivium Family to rally together in support of our school community by pledging a tax-deductible gift to Community Investment. Why? Because Community Investment giving in partnership with our Trivium families makes our school possible and our classrooms thrive for the scholars! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Family Giving & Community Engagement Officer, Annann Hong, at ahong@archwaytrivium.org or (773) 307-6779.

We are excited to be able to offer additional clubs after school beginning in September and October. Club registration and start dates are listed below.

Registration opens Friday, September 16 at 4pm for Q2 Wednesday Clubs:

Wednesday - Quarter 2 Clubs

SportsKidz AZ - Soccer (K-5) starts 10/19

Play-well LEGO (K-2, 3-5) starts 10/19

Young Rembrandts (K-2, 3-5) starts 10/19

Quarter 2 Early Drop Off Club

If your student participates in this club, please don't forget to register for Quarter 2.

Registration is FULL for the following clubs which begin in September:

Mondays

Piano Keyboard (K-5) starts 9/19

Steppin' Out Dance (K-2) starts 9/12

Tuesdays

Chess Club (K-5) starts 9/6 

Gardening Club (3-5) starts 9/22

Mad Science (3-5) - Coming in Quarter 3!

Visit our website for more information and to register.

www.archwaytrivium.org/clubs

Grads Photography will be on campus on Tuesday, September 27 for School Picture Retake Day. If your student is new to Trivium since the last picture day or was absent on Picture Day (August 30), they will have their picture taken. If you ordered school pictures and would like a retake, your student must bring in the picture package on retake day to give back to the photographer. School photos are mailed directly to your home. 

You may PRE-ORDER your pictures by

CLICKING HERE

If you have any questions, please call Grads Photography at 623.580.4723.

Hello 4th grade families! 

On Friday, September 23, our 4th grade families are asked to support a "soup-er salad" appreciation lunch for our faculty and staff. Follow the link below to sign-up to donate items or help with set up/clean up. Thank you for supporting our teachers in this way!

Donate to the Teacher Appreciation Lunch

Mark your calendar and start cleaning out your closets! Our PSO Goodwill Drive will be held Saturday, October 22 from 9am-3pm at the school. Please review these donation guidelines before donating items.

This event is open to the community, so please share with your friends! We earn money based on the weight of donations received, so the more, the merrier! Look for more details as the date approaches. Thank you for your support. 

You won't want to miss the PSO Ren Faire on Saturday, November 5 from 4-8 PM. It will be a "knight" to remember! Please mark your calendars and look for more information coming soon.

Want to help the teachers have more time for our scholars? Then sign up to help make their copies! Volunteering for the copy program will free up valuable time for our teachers enabling them to spend more time on what really matters - our children!

On Tuesdays from 9am-11am we will be making copies for the Kindergarten 2nd grade teachers. On Fridays from 9am-11am we will be making copies for the 3rd-5th grade teachers. 

Please click on the Sign Up Genius to sign up to volunteer. Volunteers must have current Raptor clearance to serve. Thank you! 

Volunteer to Support the Copy Program 

The Great Hearts Gala is Saturday, September 24, 2022 at the Chateau Luxe. The theme is "Journey to the Emerald City." Proceeds from this event benefit Arizona teachers through the Teacher Excellence Fund.

The hosted cocktail hour begins at 5:30pm, followed by dinner, program, auction, raffle, and music and dancing under the stars on the patio. Attire is semi-formal, black tie optional for this 21 and older event. Visit our website for more information or to purchase tickets.

Learn More about the Great Hearts Gala

Health Policy Reminder

As a reminder, scholars must stay home from school if they have:

• a fever of 100.0 degrees or higher
• vomiting and/or diarrhea
• a wet, productive cough and/or nasal drainage that is not clear in color
• difficulty breathing or uncontrolled coughing
• mucus or pus draining from the eye
• an undiagnosed, new, and/or untreated rash or skin condition
• live lice

Students may return after 24 hours without fever and without use of fever-reducing medications, and 24 hours since the last incidence of vomiting and/or diarrhea. If a student returns to school prior to 24 hours without these symptoms, he or she will be sent home.

Donation Requests

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

• Size small uniform shirts
• Cases of water bottles
• Boy/Girl Underwear - all sizes
• White Socks 
• Lysol sanitizing wipes

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!

If your child was sent home with a loaner uniform, please wash and return it to the nurse's office as soon as possible.

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! (Raptor 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!

Click Here to Volunteer

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." Clearance through Raptor is required for all lunchroom volunteers.

Click Here to Volunteer as a Lunchroom Helper

With the expansion of Archway and addition of the new building, there are significant changes to the traffic flow for the upcoming school year. Please carefully review the new Archway Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off and Pick-up and reach out 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. 

Carpooling Update: Our east side pick-up lane has had a faster track and will now be our designated carpool lane. 

If you have 2 or more Archway ONLY pick-up cards, you will be guided into this fast-track lane for a faster pick-up. Please be sure to have your pick-up cards ready to show our traffic controllers that you are carpooling so they can guide you to the appropriate lane. To maintain the flow of pick-up, others may be directed to the fast-track lane, but carpools will be given priority. Please do not enter the carpool lanes until you are directed to do so.

As a reminder, if you are picking up Middle School students DO NOT ARRIVE to campus before 3:15 PM. This creates significant delays. If you arrive before 3:15, we will ask you to go back into our pick-up lanes and try again. 

Please follow the link below to review the DETAILED Archway Traffic Flow Plan and be sure to share this link with anyone authorized to drop-off/pick-up your children.

*View the DETAILED Archway Traffic Flow Procedures*

We are looking forward to welcoming volunteers back to campus this year! All Archway Trivium volunteers must have Raptor clearance before volunteering on campus. Raptor clearance must be renewed annually, so if you were cleared last year, you must complete the clearance process again for the 2022-23 school year.

Follow the link below to get started. The cost is $5 and it only takes a few minutes.

Click Here for More Information or to Register

The academic calendar for the 2022-23 school year is available on our website. Here is a summary of "Important Dates" for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.

Meet the Teacher: Monday, August 1, 2022

First Day of School: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Fall Break: September 30-October 7, 2022

In-service/Conference Days: October 10-12, 2022

Winter Break: Friday, December 16-Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Spring Break: March 10-17, 2023

Click Here for the 2022-23 Academic Calendar

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.

Melissa Villalobos - Reading Specialist - Sept 1

Micah Durias - 5A Assistant - Sept 2

Jennifer Hiles - 5B Assistant - Sept 3

Vanessa Ayala - 2B Assistant - Sept 7

Jenn Roberge - Dean of Students/SST Coordinator - Sept 10

Christopher Wright - 3A Lead - Sept 15

Valiere Velazquez - 1B Assistant - Sept 20

Christen Arbogast - Dean of Faculty - Sept 26

Audrey Barton - 4B Lead - Sept 26

Nuriana Eminger - 3C Lead - Sept 27

Anthony Allen - ESS Aid - Sept 27

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2022-23 Academic Calendar
• Extracurricular Clubs/Early Drop-off Club
• Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off/Pick-up
• Order Extra Pick-up Cards (2/$1)
• Order Hot Lunch
• Volunteer Approval Process

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

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

2022-23 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.