A Message from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium West families,

The final quarter of a school year is full of state testing, celebratory events, and the natural buzz of the approaching finish line. In many ways, it is a sprint to the finish and it will pass just as quickly. With that in mind, I would like to share the following thought from Andrew Zwerneman on liberal education as a reminder of what we are trying to accomplish.

We are born with free will, but we are not born free in the higher sense. We must be educated to freedom. To be free in this sense is to know the truth, to examine our thought and practice, and to seek ever greater understanding. To be free means to govern ourselves as individuals and together to meet our shared responsibilities by pursuing ends or purposes that are noble and lasting, reflective of our dignity and of the common good. Finally, freedom means generously giving to others, even sacrificially. A liberal education is an education to freedom. It guides us to the truth of things within and beyond ourselves, to noble purposes, and, above all, to others.

Thank you for partnering with us in this pursuit. 

Clay Scott

Headmaster

Archway Trivium West

Student Pledge Leaders: Lexi R., Myla S., Dominic S., Mikayla T. Sarah G.

Here are a few important reminders about upcoming events at Trivium Prep. 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 2021-22 Academic Year Calendar

View Monthly Events Calendar

We currently are at 52% of our Tax Credit goal!! We need 79 more Tax Credits to reach goal. If you are doing your taxes this weekend, don’t forget this EASY WAY to support the school. RE-DIRECT your tax dollars that would otherwise go to the state of AZ and allow them to benefit our Field Trips and Extracurricular Programs at Archway Trivium West. Encourage anyone else you know with AZ state tax liability to do the same! Help us make the Silly Sock Celebration a reality for the scholars! bit.ly/ArchwayTriviumTC

1) For 2021, The CARES Act allows taxpayers to claim a $300 (single)/$600 (married) deduction for cash gifts to a 501c3 like Trivium even if you use the standard deduction and do not itemize. This is in addition to your standard deduction!!! 

2) As a reminder, Great Hearts changed its policy for 2021, and emailed Cumulative Giving Receipts have not been sent as in years past. 

• For gifts made by check, please use mailed receipts.
• For one-time gifts made using a credit card, please search your email in-box using the following “Thank you for your gift” Trivium.
• For monthly/recurring gifts made by credit card, please search your email in-box using the following “Successful scheduled transaction.”

Any charitable gifts made to Great Hearts such as the Telethon or the Teacher Excellence Fund are receipted by Great Hearts. 

For additional assistance, please email our Academy Giving Manager, Annann Hong, at ahong@archwaytrivium.org.

Volunteers are needed to assist our younger scholars during their library visits. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Expectations for a Library Volunteer are helping the scholars find/choose a book, keeping them on task so their classmates also have time to choose and making sure the scholars check out at the computer with the librarian before returning to their seat. All Archway Trivium West volunteers must have Raptor clearance before volunteering on campus.

Volunteer in the School Library

Time is running out to purchase your 21-22 Yearbook! Order online by March 31. Yearbooks are sold by pre-sale only, while supplies last.

Hardcover - $25

Softcover - $30 (personalization $5 - Soft Cover Only)

Order your Yearbook Here

Our PSO Teacher Appreciation team is gearing up for the annual Dad's BBQ! This is a fun way to bless our teachers with a BBQ lunch during the school day. If you are available to join the fun, please sign up below.

Sign up to Support the Dad's BBQ

Re-enrollment is the time for current ATW Kindergarten-4th grade students to confirm or release your student's seat for the 2022-2023 school year and

update any contacts, residing address, and/or medical information by electronically submitting re-enrollment paperwork and uploading an updated AZ Proof of Residency document through the Parent Portal between Monday, March 14 – Wednesday, March 23.

Re-Enrollment Steps:

1. On Monday, March 14, Great Hearts will send an email with the re-enrollment instructions. It will instruct you to log on to the enrollment Parent Portal, fill out the electronic re-enrollment packet for each of your students. This will include updating important contacts, residing address and/or medical information for your child.
2. In addition to the packet, you will need to scan and upload a copy of proof of AZ Residency that matches the home address on the Re-enrollment Form. This can be a driver’s license, utility, internet, or phone bill, or a credit card/bank statement.
3. If your child will not be returning, you will still log in and click the Re-Enroll Now button but will then select the not returning option which will prompt you to print, sign, and upload a withdrawal form instead of the AZ proof of Residency document.

Please contact the office if you have any questions.

Our next Trivium-wide Spirit Day is the half day Friday, March 25! Students at all three Trivium schools are encouraged to wear Spirit Wear on these days. ATW Scholars may wear one of the following: a Spirit Wear shirt from either Archway Trivium West or Archway Trivium East, an Archway athletics t-shirt, any previously purchased Trivium spirit wear shirt, 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!

Mark your calendar and start cleaning out your closets!

Our PSO Goodwill Drive will be held Friday and Saturday, March 25-26 at the school. Please drop-off items at the Archway MPR. Drop-off times are as follows:

Friday, March 25, 5-7 PM

Satruday, March 26, 8-10 AM or 1-3 PM

Please review the on-site donation guidelines below before donating items. This year, only small appliances and small furniture will be accepted. Must be able to be easily lifted by one person and fit into bins provided (approximately 3.5' width x 3.5' length). Masks and social distancing are required during drop-off.



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!

To accommodate our families, the PSO is offering additional drop-off times outside the Archway MPR for Goodwill donations. Look for more details next week. Thank you for your support. 

Click Here for On-site Donation Guidelines

The Trivium Prep 10th Annual Golf Tournament and Auction to benefit our Athletics Department is set for April 9, 2022 at the Wigwam. Proceeds from this event benefit Trivium Athletics. Registration of Golf/Golf Sponsorships is now available on our website. Visit www.triviumprep.org/events for more information.

Support the Silent Auction

Our Silent Auction Giving Tree is looking for gift card donations. Each grade has a theme as shown. Please click to see examples of gift cards in each theme, sign up, and bring your gift cards to the Front Office ASAP. We appreciate your support!! Go Knights!

Click Here to Donate Gift Cards to the Silent Auction

Archway Trivium West families are invited to serve with us at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) in Mesa on Monday, May 2 (there is no school this day) from 11:30AM-1:15PM. Spots are limited and if you’ve been to FMSC before, you know they’ll go quickly! Volunteers ages 5 and up will pack life-saving Manna Packs together in a fun environment. Please use the Sign Up Genius link to sign up and be sure to include ALL volunteers that will be coming with you. We need to have an accurate count for FMSC, so that each packing session is as full as possible. If you have any questions, please email Lisa at triviumwestcommunity@gmail.com.

Sign Up to Serve at Feed My Starving Children

Read the FMSC Volunteer FAQ

If you love a good deal, it's a great opportunity to add to your Trivium spirit wear collection. All current designs from tees to totes on sale now online. Follow the link below to purchase! Our next Spirit Day is the half day Friday, March 25.

Purchase Spirit Wear

This is an exciting time of the school year when we realize we are halfway. Unfortunately, we are also seeing many COVID cases and other illnesses.  

Let’s review and encourage steps to follow in prevention of the spread of COVID and other illnesses.

People of all ages should: 

• Wash hands often with soap and water. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available. 
• Cover their nose and mouth with a tissue when they cough or sneeze. 
• Avoid touching their eyes, nose, and mouth. 
• Stay home when you are sick.  

Additional reminders, if your child is sick with fever over 100 degrees and/or vomiting please keep them home an extra 24 hours after fever and vomiting resolved. 

Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

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

Meet the Teacher: TBD - Week of 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

As a reminder, picking up students from the Lifetime Fitness parking lot after school is NOT permitted. Students entering the Lifetime parking lot after school is dangerous and a safety issue. Lifetime is a private business and we want to be good neighbors. Please plan to use the school's published pick-up procedures for the safety of all. Thank you for your cooperation.

Join us in wishing "Happy Birthday" to the following Archway Trivium West faculty and staff with recent/upcoming birthdays! Visit our PSO Community page to view our Faculty Favorites Lists.

Online ordering is now available for January-May school lunch! Order online:

https://ordernow.myhotlunchbox.com/

New! Updated Vendors for 2022:

Monday - Panda Express

Tuesday - Firehouse Subs

Wednesday - NYPD Pizza

Thursday - Chick-fil-A

Friday - Cafe Rio

Additionally, there are two opportunities to volunteer in the lunchroom:

Click Here to Volunteer as a Lunchroom Helper

Click Here to Volunteer as a Lunchroom Server

Thank you for your patience and caution during student drop-off and pick-up. The safety of our students and staff is of the utmost importance.

As a reminder, to minimize the backup of traffic on Encanto/Bullard before the end of the school day, we are closing the Encanto entrance to our school parking lot from 2:35-3:00pm. Goodyear Police will be monitoring traffic on Encanto and Bullard during this time, and if you are stopped on one of these roads waiting to enter campus, you may be ticketed. 

On Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday, families who are picking up Archway-only students should arrive to campus AFTER 3:10 PM. Families picking up both Archway and Prep students, please remind your Prep students to arrive to the pick-up zone promptly. 

On Wednesdays, families picking up BOTH Archway and Prep students are asked to arrive AFTER 1:40 PM. On Wednesdays, families picking up Archway-only should arrive at 1:25PM. 

Parents picking up Archway students from school MUST use the Archway pickup line. Prep students picking up Archway students to meet a parent driver may NOT load into a car in the Prep pick-up line or on Palm Lane. The entrance/exit to our parking lot from Encanto Blvd is right turn only.

Please review the following links for the modified Traffic Flow and reach out to the front office with any questions.

• ATW Traffic Safety Updates - 8/31 
• ATW Traffic Flow for Morning Drop-off - 8/10
• ATW Traffic Flow Reminder for Student Pickup -8/6

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2021-22 Academic Calendar
• 2022-23 DRAFT Academic Calendar
• Order Hot Lunch
• Register for Early Drop-off Club
• Register for After-school Athenaeum
• Volunteer Approval Process

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

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

2021-22 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.