A Message from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

I walked in to a second grade classroom recently and was instantly recognized by some of the scholars. I try to be discreet when I visit classes, but young children often have their curiosity piqued when the headmaster enters the room. There was one boy who was new to the academy and not at all short on gumption. He politely raised his hand and asked the teacher “Who is that guy?” Some of the other children looked at him askance, but his teacher kindly answered “He is our headmaster.” This answer was insufficient, based on his reply—“What is a headmaster?”

Well, here is the answer. In the old English system a teacher was called a “master,” a term that is still used in other parts of the world, especially in the Spanish speaking world. To adjust the terminology for our space, the headmaster is the head teacher of the school. We use term, instead of the more common “principal,” to emphasize that leadership in our academies remains primarily a teaching position. Although I do not have a class, it is my constant hope to be able to teach, to fill the souls of our community, and to live up to the title of headmaster.

Heartily Devoted,

Clay Scott, Ed.D.

Headmaster, Archway Trivium

Student Pledge Leaders: Joyce S., Leonardo M., Sarahi M., Eli P.

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

View the Events Calendar

View the Volunteer Opportunities Calendar

Contact Information and School Hours

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

All Trivium families are invited to join us for upcoming sporting events to cheer on the Trivium Prep Crimson Knights athletic teams. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Parents must attend with their Archway children. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Home Games:

• Friday, September 8 - Volleyball (5pm JV, 6pm Varsity)
• Friday, September 8 - Varsity Football, 7 PM
• Monday, September 11 - Volleyball (5pm JV, 6pm Varsity)

Dear Families,

We are happy to announce that signing the Family Handbook will be done electronically this year through the Great Hearts Enrollment Parent Portal, making it more convenient and reducing the amount of paper needing to be printed. This is required of all families. To complete the process of signing, please follow the steps below:

• Please log into the Great Hearts Enrollment/Parent Portal using your username and password. If you do not remember your log-in information, please click on the Forgot Password and follow the instructions.
• Once you have logged into the enrollment system, scroll down and you will see a large box that says, Arizona Family Handbook.
• In the Arizona Academy Family Handbook section, please click on the blue “Family Handbook Link and E-Sign” button.
• For each child, please click the blue Show Application button then the green Review and E-Sign Family Handbook for the handbook link.
• Once you review the handbook, navigate back to the Enrollment Parent Portal, accept and sign with your electronic signature.
• After you accept and hit NEXT, you will receive an email confirmation to the email registered in the enrollment system.
• Please complete the above steps for each student.

If you experience any technical difficulties, please contact the front office.

Our academy flourishes because of parent philanthropy. Every gift to Community Investment and each Tax Credit designation supports a tuition-free private school caliber education in a public-school setting. For all donation inquiries, please contact Tina Swartz, our Regional Family Giving Manager Arizona, at tina.swartz@greathearts.org. We are currently taking applications for the role of a Family Giving and Community Engagement Officer. We highly encourage anyone with a desire to make a difference at the school to consider applying for this position.

Our next Trivium-wide Spirit Day is the half day Friday, September 15. Students at Archway Trivium and Trivium Prep are encouraged to wear Spirit Wear on this days. Please note: this is a half day of school.

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!

Thank you to the amazing 5th grade families who provided a meal for our faculty this week!

Our next PSO Teacher Appreciation Meal is Wednesday, September 20 and is sponsored by our 4th grade families. The theme is Italian food. Please follow the link below to sign up to donate an item. Thank you!

Sign up to Support the 4th Grade Teacher Appreciation Lunch

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:

• Lysol sanitizing wipes
• Paper towel rolls

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!

Annual Title I Grant Program Meeting 

The annual Title I Grant Program meeting will be held virtually Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Two sessions will be available on this date:

Session 1 at 9:30 AM: https://greathearts.zoom.us/j/96438604344

Session 2 at 1 PM. https://greathearts.zoom.us/j/98531593449 

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 at melissa.penniman@greathearts.org.

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

Melissa Villalobos - Reading Interventionist - September 1

Jennifer Hiles - 5B Assistant - September 3

Amanda Ortiz - Counselor - September 7

Jennifer Roberge - Instructional Coach - September 10

Jennifer Pitts - 2B Lead - September 12

Christopher Wright - 3A Lead - September 15

Idaly Martin - 3E Assistant - September 22

Christen Arbogast - Dean of Faculty - September 26

Audrey Barton - 4B Lead - September 26

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:

• School-wide directory launches - September 1
• PSO Teacher Appreciation Lunch provided by 4th grade families - September 20
• PSO Night at Yogurtini - September 28
• PSO Uniform Collection and Game Night - October 20
• PSO Uniform Exchange and Goodwill Drive - October 21
• Ren Faire and Craft Fair - November 4
• PSO Family Photo Shoot - November 18
• PSO General Meeting - November 27

Did you know there is a bin for uniform donations in the Trivium front office?

If you have used school uniforms that you no longer need, you are welcome to drop off items here anytime throughout the school year. They will used to support the PSO Uniform Exchange, the school health office and other needs. If you would like to receive a donation voucher for Dennis/Anton items, please hold onto your items and watch the Friday Flash for PSO Uniform Collection dates to be announced throughout the year. Thank you for supporting our school in this way.

• 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.