Today, as I pen my final newsletter article, I find myself reflecting over my years at Aspen View Academy. My husband and I will be moving to South Carolina in June. The transition is bittersweet.
I am deeply grateful for the generous career opportunities and responsibilities I have been blessed to participate in over these past six years. Education is a noble and beautiful task. As Andrew Tobolowsky writes: “What [students] are doing – whatever the name on the schedule says – is learning how to use our tools, such as they are, so that we can use them on anything. And ‘anything’ is precisely what we are preparing [students] for, no matter the title of the class. Whatever our students do, and wherever they go from here, they will live in a world of narratives, and that certainly includes job ads in addition to commercials, movies, political speeches,…columns, and even tweets.” He continues, “we teach students how to see the world around them with new eyes, and to become part of it in a different way. We teach them to read, not just texts, but discourse and ideology. What happens in the classroom is a mirror held up to show them themselves, what lies beyond, what might happen next, and how to meet it.”
This is the noble and beautiful task that we, parents and staff, have joined hands to complete. It is the task to which we woo children daily. The world that they inhabit is not static. Children need a firm foundation of family, culture, community, history, and literature to enable them to see, synthesize, and analyze all that they experience. AVA is continually honing the educational and relational components of student experience. We are not just teachers after all; we are learners.
Thank you for entrusting your children to us and for partnering with us. I have been changed by my work here. Thank you for being part of my sharpening.
Do not grow weary in doing good~
Melissa Clemmons
Dean of Academics
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19/20 7th and 8th grade students taking Latin next year have been invited to travel on the Latin international travel program to Italy over Summer Break of 2020. There is limited space available on a first-come, first-served basis for this opportunity. We are asking all parents to attend a meeting in order to learn more (details in link below). Your child will have the opportunity to learn about the language, culture, art, history, and cuisine of this amazing country, all while having lots of fun and growing in confidence, curiosity, and independence. We’ve also chosen an itinerary developed specifically for Middle School students!
Meeting Details:
- Wednesday, May 15th @ 6:30pm
- Room #300 @ Aspen View Academy
- **Please RSVP through the link below by Monday, May 13th**
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8th Grade LAST, Last Day
Wednesday May 22 at 7:15 am in the AVA amphitheater.
8th Grade Continuation
Wednesday May 22 at 6:00 pm in the AVA Gymnasium/Cafeteria.
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Tomorrow is Spirit Day. Students may wear any AVA shirt (shirt purchased from the Wolfshack, Landsharks, Fun Run, etc). Students MUST wear uniform bottoms.
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Attention New Kinder Families
Are you looking to meet other Kindergarten Families? If so, please email
abigail.remington.ge.com (corrected email address from last week) to learn more about upcoming playdates for Kindergarten Students starting at AVA for the 2019-2020 school year.
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AVA Wolf Shack
The Wolf Shack will be closed this Friday May 10th for inventory. Stay tuned for the end of the year sale!
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Looking to get a head start on next year’s uniform shopping? Take advantage of Lands’ End’s Friends and Family 40% off sale! It starts today and goes through the next seven days. You will receive free shipping on orders over $75. Enter the code: LESUFRIEND and the pin: 9643 to receive your discount. Please click
here for more details. Happy Shopping!!
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End of the Year Celebration
Friday, May 17 at 5 pm – Come celebrate another fantastic year with all of your classmates, family, and faculty. We’ll be having fun at the AVA amphitheater, field, and playground. There is going to be music, crafts, games, and food (Colorado Pizza Company, Comforts of home). DON’T FORGET to bring a plain, light colored T-shirt, to collect signatures from everyone.
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Looking for ways to help your student continue growing academically over the summer months?
We are offering tutoring at AVA over the summer for your student!
How it works:
Parents and teachers schedule tutoring sessions directly with one another by email, and parents pay the teacher directly.
- $25 per student for 30 minutes
- $50 per student for 60 minutes
- $25 per student for 60 minutes for groups of 3 or more
Click
here for more detailed information and for a list of teachers tutoring.
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AVA PTO Golf Tournament
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s tournament, dinner, and auction. A GIANT thank you to our AVA families that sponsored this event. Realty One Group, Lokal Homes, Aspen Creek Dental, CB Ink Screen Printing, Outdoor Innovations, Meadows Orthodontics, and Center for Plastic Surgery at Castle Rock. We also want to thank our other sponsers: 1st Bank, IREA, TRANE, Car Was USA Express, Assured Partners, Haselden Construction, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, and Meadows Family Dentistry. The great news is that we were able to raise $22,000, just over half way to our goal of $40,000 for the library upgrade. The year is not over yet, and the ability to donate directly is still available. Please donate directly
here, and push us over the goal!
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AVA Used Uniform End of Year Sale 2019
Ready to sell uniforms that no longer fit? Want to buy uniforms for next school year and pay less? Need volunteer hours to close out the year? This sale would not be possible without our sale families and volunteers, so please sign up and join us for the END OF YEAR sale on:
Saturday, May 18 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM in the AVA Cafeteria.
Click
here for more information and/or to sign up to volunteer.
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AVA BASE (Before and After School Enrichment) for the Fall is now open. Click
here to register.
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2019 Field Day
When?
- PreK-2nd Grade-Wednesday, May 22nd 8:45am-11:20am
- 3rd-5th Grade-Tuesday, May 21st 9:00am-2:05pm
We would like all students to bring a sack lunch. The lunch schedules will not match up with their break times during Field Day, so this is the best option. We will have middle school students helping with stations but can always use parent volunteers to help and/or to donate items (please
click here). We will have a concession stand/break station again this year. Students will be allowed to buy candy and drinks with money they bring from home. The candy sale is a great fundraiser which has helped to purchase new equipment for PE. A list of the items that we will be selling will be sent home with students before Field Day. Please talk to your students about what they can buy with the amount of money they have. Students do not need to wear their uniforms on the day they have Field Day. They can wear items from the Wolf Shack, past field day shirts, or appropriate athletic clothes (shorts must be fingertip length). We encourage students to bring sunscreen, a hat, a water bottle to carry from station to station, and athletic shoes.
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Mornings with Mom
Friday, May 10 - Make sure you Save the Date. The AVA PTO will be hosting one our most popular events. Please join us for beverages and delicious morning foods,
RSVP here.
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Wolf Shack Hours
Wolf Shack hours are 3-4 on Fridays (closed Friday, May 10th).
Online orders can also be placed and will be delivered to your student's classroom.
If you have questions, please
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Please click on a link below to sign up to volunteer in one of the following areas.
Thank you for all that you do.
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Fax: (303) 660-5959
Attendance Line: (303) 660-5940
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Aspen View Academy
2131 Low Meadow Blvd.
Castle Rock, CO 80109
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