Building a healthy school culture is a complex task, but also one essential to success both academically and in life. It involves a careful balancing act of key ideas such as providing for safety, implementing appropriate consequences when needed, and teaching students the skills they need to be adults. As a school we accomplish this with rules and guidelines, but also with a focus on admirable character traits. We use R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to remind our students about the value of...
- Responsibility
- Empowerment
- Sharing
- Patience
- Excellence
- Compassion
- Teamwork
These character traits are those of the well-rounded individuals that we are guiding our students to become, but they are not always easy. It is sometimes challenging to have compassion for someone who has been rude to you, work as part of a team with an individual you may not especially enjoy, or be responsible enough to take ownership for mistakes. While these can be difficult, our wonderful young people are fortunate to have so many adults in their lives to care for them and set the example. When we as parents, teachers, and staff work together to reinforce these ideals we see remarkable growth and learning. Sometimes we reinforce our values through reminders, sometimes through consequences, and sometimes by acting them out ourselves. By constantly modeling our values, and enforcing boundaries around them, we are all creating the recipe for success.
In partnership,
Bruce Gordon
MS Assistant Principal
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Middle School Announcements
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All Parents of 8th graders please mark your calendar for AVA’s first Transition to High School Night, Wednesday, 23 January, 7-8 in the Cafeteria. Eight former AVA students will represent their respective high schools as they answer prepared and audience questions about their experience of the transition from AVA’s middle school to nearby high schools. It promises to be a night to calm anxiety through answers fresh from experience! Bring your 8th grader and your questions!
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An award-winning film that probes into the vulnerable corners of family life and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games, and academics. The film offers solutions on how we can help our kids navigate the digital world.
- When: 1/24/19 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
- Where: Castle View High School Auditorium
- Tickets: $3 here to register
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Class Group Photo Day
Class group photo day is Wednesday, January 23rd. Order forms have been sent home with your student, or you can order online at
www.dr-photo.com (select Order Your Prints and search for Aspen View Academy and then click Aspen View Academy Class Groups). Students should be in AVA uniform.
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Attend Aspen View Academy's Town Hall Meeting TONIGHT and earn one volunteer hour. Please
click here
to R.S.V.P.
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AVA Spirit Day at Rita’s
Wednesday, January 30 from 12 PM – 9 PM. No Flyer required for spirit day at Rita’s Italian ice. Special thanks to Rita’s for their support! A percentage of the day’s sales will be given back to AVA!
See you there!
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Seventh grade learners would like to invite you and your family to A Night At The Museum to view their findings from the Paleontological Dig.
They have been working very hard on the Paleontology Unit. It started around Halloween with "The Dig" and ends January 30th with "A Night at the Museum". Come see many of the ancient organisms they discovered, including three dinosaur skeletons.
- When? Wednesday, January 30, 2019
- Time? 6:00-7:30 pm
- Where? Aspen View Academy Lobby
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If your student did not pass the school hearing screening in October, the district audiologist will be here on January 28 to do follow-up testing. Only students who did not pass the screenings should have received referral letters in the mail with those results. If your student already had follow-up or you wish for your student to not be retested, please email Brittney Black directly at
[email protected]
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Homework Helpers Club
AVA is always striving to find new ways to support students as they move toward success. One new opportunity for students is Homework Helper Clubs.
Some nights, homework time can be a struggle. It could be that your child struggles with what to do first, how to break assignments into approachable steps, or perhaps the difficulty is with getting the materials from school to home. We’d like to help.
Starting the week of January 14th, we are making Homework Helper Clubs available to students.
Here are the details so you can consider if this opportunity is right for your child:
- What: Students (K-4 and 5-8) can seek help with their homework from teachers. (This is not one-on-one tutoring, but it is a structured, academic environment in which to focus on homework completion.)
- When: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-5 PM (Students can go directly to Homework Helpers at all call.)
- Where: K-4 Room 103; 5-8 Room 300
- Who: Two teachers will facilitate each session. Student limit is 26 students per session
- Cost: $10/session-Sorry no refunds. Charges will be assessed to your student's account.
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If you would like to add or remove emergency contacts/authorized people to pick up your children, please log into your parent portal and click on Demographics (on the left side of the screen). If you have more than one child in Douglas County Schools, you must select a student from the drop down on the top of the screen before you see the Demographics button. This must be done from a desktop or laptop (not a mobile device).
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2018-2019 Yearbook
The yearbook is well underway, and we need your help to make sure we don't miss any important events. We will be accepting photos taken by parents, students, teachers, or staff. Submit your photos to
[email protected].
Yearbooks will go on sale later this month.
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AVA PTO Golf Tournament
We will be looking for donations and sponsorships for this year’s AVA Golf Tournament. For early questions or more details, please email
[email protected].
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AVA Movie Night
Movie night is postponed. We will update with new information as soon as it becomes available.
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Middle School artwork will be on display at the Douglas County School District Administration building during the month of January.
We encourage you to stop by to view the art gallery during regular business hours (M-Th 8:00 AM-5:00 PM/F 8:00 AM-4:30 PM).
Douglas County School District Administration Building
620 Wilcox Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104
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After School Clubs are now open for sign up for grades K-8. Please
click here for more information and to register.
Clubs being offered beginning in January:
- Coding Club
- Fine Arts Club
- Calligraphy Club
- Dungeons and Dragons Club
- American Sign Language Club
- Readers Theater Club
- Dodgeball Club
- Mad Science Experiments
- Lego Club
- Fencing Club
- Cooking Club
- Chess Club
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Wolf Shack Hours
The Wolf Shack is open on Fridays from 3-4 pm. Don’t forget that you can also shop
online, and we will deliver to your student’s classroom
If you have questions, please
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Up-coming PTO Events with Volunteer Opportunities
Take a peek at all the up-coming
AVA PTO events here. Dates are subject to change. The AVA PTO is only successful with the help of our dedicated parents. If you would like to become a PTO volunteer, please view current opportunities, and sign up
here!
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Students in Middle School (beginning with 6th Grade) are encouraged to participate in at least one sport per year. Students may only participate after the following have been submitted to and verified by the Front Office:
- Athletic Packet (This includes three pages: AVA Participation, Physician Permit, and DCSD Participation.) Please submit completed packet.
- $115 per player, per sport
STUDENTS MUST HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE ATHLETIC PACKET TURNED IN TO THE SCHOOL NURSE BEFORE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER CAN TRY-OUT.
Click here for the packet.
**AVA Sports are for students in grades 6-8**
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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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