Hello AVA Families,
The Community at AVA continues to AMAZE me! From getting behind the pay for dress down day, to supporting the Fun Run, to attending our inaugural AVA Casino Night – what an AWESOME Community we have! The AVA Community consists of students, parents and staff – we all support each other as well as the surrounding Castle Rock community.
Congratulations! With 1/3 of the 2018-2019 school year behind us, we are already thinking ahead to the 2019 school year, and as always, Community is at the top of our minds, specifically the AVA Community. The AVA PTO focuses on Fundraising, Events and Community, and without the AVA Community, there wouldn’t be fundraising or events. On behalf of the PTO and the school, I ask that you take a few minutes to decide what impact you would like to have on the AVA Community;
here are a few volunteer opportunities that are available.
Additionally, the PTO is currently looking for volunteers for the following PTO positions:
- PTO Chair
- PTO Fundraising Chair
- Positions on sub-committees which includes specific events as well Staff Appreciation, Staff Luncheons, assisting with school assemblies, and Talent Show.
I strongly encourage each AVA family to find a way to get involved - whether it’s in the classroom volunteering, the lunchroom, carpool or as a PTO Officer or on a PTO sub-committee, volunteering provides parents with the opportunity to become an integral part of the AVA Community, foster new friendships, and make new connections…..AND the volunteer hours are amazing!! (who couldn’t use a few more volunteer hours?)
If you have ideas or suggestions on events & fundraising at AVA, please reach out to the PTO. We love new ideas!
In closing, the PTO meets the first Thursday of every month at 6:00 pm in the AVA Library. Our next regularly scheduled meeting will be January 3, 2019!
Thank you for being a part of the AVA Community,
Rachelle Nye
PTO Chair
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2019-2020 Lottery for Enrollment
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Aspen View Academy is now enrolling for the 19/20 school year. Please let your friends and neighbors know. The first round will close on December 3rd at 4pm.
Click here to enter the lottery (not for current AVA students)
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Kids Heart Challenge
Kids Heart Challenge (formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart) encourages our students to live heart-healthy lives, share the message with family and friends, and provides an opportunity to support the American Heart Association, which works to fight our nation’s #1 and #5 killers, heart disease and stroke. The AHA invested 14.1 million dollars into 41 research projects last year in Colorado alone.
We are looking for several volunteers. Please
click here if you are able to help. We need volunteers confirmed by Friday, December 7th. This is a great opportunity to get a lot of your volunteer hours complete.
Please contact Kaycee Damm @
[email protected] for more information/questions. Thank you so much for your consideration and help towards this wonderful service-learning project for our students!
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AVA Robotics
Aspen View Academy has entered its second season in the First Lego League robotics competition. Over the last two months we had 8 students work to build an EV3 robot that could complete up to 15 challenges created by the First Lego League(FLL). They were also expected to complete a project based on social and physical challenges of traveling in space and to find a solution to the challenge that they chose. The teams were judged based on robot design, First Core Values, and missions completed.
This past Saturday AVA had two teams compete in this competition. One team consisted of three 5th graders, Cooper Dow, Reilly Butler, and Alexis Bodiker that finished in the top 30 out of 50 competitors of the competition.
The second team that competed was made up of four 7th graders that included Nick Madrid, Jonas Archibald, Magnus Sutton, and Jack Huish. This team finished 3rd in points with 96, 2nd in robot design and finished in the top 10 overall at the competition. For this, they will be competing in the FLL State Championships in Denver on December 15th.
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AVA Casino Night
What an amazing night with the AVA community. If you missed this event, please make sure that you are receiving the Thursday newsletters sent to your email from AVA. If you're not receiving the weekly AVA newsletter, email
[email protected]. Also make sure you download the Aspen View Academy app for mobile alerts available for
Google and
iPhone.
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Used Uniform Sale
The Used Uniform Sale is happening right now until 7pm.
Come shop during the
CASH ONLY
sale located in the
AVA Foyer (just past the front doors)
and save, save, save!!
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This United parking pass was found in our cafeteria during Donuts with Dads. Please stop by the front office if this belongs to you.
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After School Clubs are now open for sign up for grades K-8. Please
click here to see what we are offering this session.
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PTO News
Please join us in welcoming Kirsten Butler as our Community Outreach PTO Officer. Kirsten and her family have been a part of the AVA Family since our doors opened. Kirsten has a heart for our Community and the Communities that surround us; she is going to be a great addition to the PTO! If you are interested in volunteer opportunities, please
view them here.
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Wolf Shack Hours
Open today from Noon – 8 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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