A Note from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

The idea of community has been on my mind lately. Even during the rough and divisive COVID years, we were able to maintain unity and mutual respect for each other. Our community has nearly doubled in size this year, yet we have been able to serve each other well and connect in the same sincere fashion. I see this when a parent shares concerns about what is happening in their child’s class, not to revile the teacher, but to support her development as a teacher. I see it when a family arrives late to school and dutifully walks to the office, with smiles on faces, to sign the child in. I saw it vividly this week when, in two different concerts, a mother and a grandmother shared their musical talents with us all so our scholars could have accompaniment for a special piece. I saw it when chairs were set up and taken down—primarily by parent volunteers. This semester we saw the rebirth of our traditional fall festival in the form of an amazing Renaissance Faire. We engaged in grade-level activities, field trips, after-school clubs, reading groups, and countless other activities. We are big, but as long as we are committed to the a shared pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty, we will be united. Thank you!

Heartily Devoted,

Clay Scott

Headmaster

Archway Classical Academy | Trivium

Student Pledge Leaders: Victoria N., Preston P., Penelope C., Matthew M., Aurora L. 

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:

Open Enrollment for New Students Ends Friday, December 9

Great Hearts Open Enrollment for new families is open from November 7-December 9, 2022. This enrollment is primarily for students applying for in Kindergarten in 2023-24 and 5th grade students applying for 6th Grade enrollment at Trivium Prep in 2023-24.

Current K-4th grade students DO NOT participate in Open Enrollment. Re-enrollment for Kinder-4th Grade families will take place in March 2023.

Please share this information with friends and family who might be interested in enrolling at Great Hearts. https://www.greatheartsamerica.org/enroll/

Thanks to the incredible outpouring of new donors that joined us as part of Giving Tuesday. Collectively, our Archway Trivium donor family has now helped us moved to 93% of our fundraising goal for the year! We are almost there!! 

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe Torres (Mikayla Torres ’33 accepting on their behalf). They were drawn as our random Giving Tuesday Grand Prize winner, and they chose a $100 Amazon gift card for their prize. Don’t forget that we still have an incredible year-long reward for one donor to receive a pair of VR goggles, sponsored by Trivium family business Altered Combat (www.alteredcombat.com).

As we move into the end of the tax year, consider a tax-deductible charitable gift for 2022 to claim on your return. Your giving goes to the HEART of helping to support every operating expense at the school and bridge the funding gap we have as a charter school. We appreciate you! If you have any questions, please reach out to Annann Hong at ahong@archwaytrivium.org or (773) 307-6779.

In our weekly random drawing, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Regan (Hannah Regan ’34 accepting on their behalf) were drawn to win a $25 Amazon gift card as a thank you for their participation. Set up your 2022 Tax Credit before 12/15 for a chance at next week’s give-away! Ask family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. with an AZ state tax liability to do the same, and double each of your entries while also helping us move closer to our Tax Credit goal!! Tax Credits are essential for supporting our Field Trips so the fees to our families are kept as low as possible. They also help support our after-school clubs!

The Barnes and Noble bookstore on Litchfield Road will be hosting a Book Fair from December 3-11. During this time, they will have tables set up in the store with consumable books for each of our grade levels and sales from ANY store purchases will benefit our school. Be sure to mention Archway Trivium at checkout. You can also order books from Barnes and Noble online using the information below.

December Book Fair - Dec 3-11, 2022; online through December 16

Visit bn.com/bookfairs and use code 12627864

Registration for our Wednesday, Quarter 3 clubs and select Spring 2023 clubs will open on Friday, December 9 at 4 PM. Additional spring-semester faculty-led clubs will be announced in late December/early January. Registration is offered on a first come, first serve basis, so don't delay! If a club is full, please join the Wait List to be notified should additional spots become available.

Registration opens Friday, December 9 for the following clubs:

Wednesday - Quarter 3 Clubs

SportsKidz AZ - Co-ed Flag Football (K-5) starts 1/18

Play-well LEGO (K-2, 3-5) starts 1/4

Young Rembrandts (K-2, 3-5) starts 1/4

Spring Semester Clubs

Chess Emporium Chess Club (K-5) - Tuesdays, starts 1/31

Mad Science (K-5) - Fridays, starts 2/17

Steppin' Out Dance (K-2) - Mondays, starts 1/23

Yoga Club (K-5) - Thursdays, starts 1/26

Registration for faculty-led clubs (Piano, Gardening, Crafts Club, etc.) will open on Friday, January 6 at 4pm.

Quarter 3 Early Drop Off Club

If your student participates in this club, please don't forget to register for Quarter 3.

Visit our website for more information and to register.

www.archwaytrivium.org/clubs

The half day, Thursday, December 15, is a Trivium-wide spirit day. Students at Archway Trivium and Trivium Prep are encouraged to wear Spirit Wear on these days.

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!

Look for information on a Winter PSO Spirit Wear sale coming soon!

Is your pickup card stuck between the seat and the console?

Did your dog eat it? Or perhaps it's in another car you sold and on its way to Mars, CA…

Have no worries, you can order additional pick up cards at a cost of $1.00 for two cards. Using the link below, order your cards specifying yellow, pink or both cards. These cards will be ready Thursday 12/8, Friday 12/9 and Monday 12/12 in the front office. Please have exact change. Don’t wait till January, the turnaround time will be greater!

Order Replacement Pick-up Cards

A quick reminder that all school library books are due back by Thursday, December 15. We want to ensure all library books are returned prior to winter break.



Any questions, please contact the school librarian at jtinker@archwaytrivium.org.

The 2022-23 Archway Trivium yearbook is on sale now! Reserve your yearbook today! Save $5 with early-bird pricing until January 13, 2023. Yearbooks will feature both in-person and distance learning students. This year's book has been expanded to 100 pages. Don't miss out on the memories!

Yearbook Pricing (through 1/13/23):

Softcover- $32.00

Hardcover- $38.00

Personalization available for SOFTCOVER ONLY. (Add your scholar's name and portrait to the front cover for $5).

Click Here to Order your Yearbook

We are excited to announce that our annual Trivium "Run the Virtues" race is coming Saturday, February 25! This yearly event sponsored by our PSOs is a great way to build community.  There are options for a 5K race or 1-mile fun run/walk. Additionally, if you are interested in a business sponsorship of this event, please reach out to our event coordinator at runthevirtues@gmail.com.

Early Bird Registration is underway now through January 15! Follow the link to learn more and register:

Register for the Run the Virtues Fun Run

Save the Date for these upcoming PSO Events!

• Saturday, January 28 - Dancing with Daughters

• Saturday, February 11 - Son's Adventure Day

• Saturday, February 25 - Run the Virtues 5K/1-Mile Fun Run/Walk

This week, the PSO treated our faculty and staff to a beautiful holiday breakfast to celebrate the end of the semester and the generosity of our families who gave to the PSO Snowstorm. The breakfast was a joyous time of fellowship over a delicious meal! This is a beloved Trivium tradition. Thank you, PSO and families!

Our teachers need your help making copies! Sign up for a day (or more!) and not only will you be helping our teachers and scholars, but you will have the opportunity to connect with our fantastic parent community! Your littles are welcome to come!

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered for the Copy Program thus far. Your time and effort has helped our teachers so much! We'd love to have you sign up again!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Typically, Tuesdays we make copies for Kinder-2nd grades and Fridays we make copies for 3rd-5th grade. We'd love to see you there! Thank you!

All Copy Program volunteers must have Raptor clearance to participate. 

Volunteer to Support the Copy Program 

Come see your fellow Trivium students dance in Southwest Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker December 15-18 at Estrella Mountain Community College. Tickets and other information at www.swbtballet.org.

Great Hearts will be hosting a Barca Soccer Camp at Scottsdale Prep on December 17-20 for boys and girls ages 6-14 years old! All Great Hearts students will have the opportunity to have a 10% reduced rate. Spots are filling up, so register today! Use Promo Code BAPX22

Please see the following link for camp information and registration: https://barcaresidencyacademyusa.com/phoenix-winter-camp/

Reminder: No Student Drop-off/Pick-up from Neighboring Businesses

Parents - You may not use the parking lots of neighboring businesses for student drop-off/pick-up. We have received multiple complaints from the Southwest Kidney Institute. Per the City of Goodyear police, this is considered trespassing and citations may be issued.

School Office Hours

As a reminder, the Front Office open at 7:30 AM each morning and closes at 3:30 PM on regular school days and at 1:50 PM on Wednesdays. If you need to stop by the office, please plan to do so during Office Hours. Thank you!

Health Policy Reminder

As a reminder, scholars must stay home from school if they have:

• a fever of 100.0 degrees or higher
• vomiting and/or diarrhea
• a wet, productive cough and/or nasal drainage that is not clear in color
• difficulty breathing or uncontrolled coughing
• mucus or pus draining from the eye
• an undiagnosed, new, and/or untreated rash or skin condition
• live lice

Students may return after 24 hours without fever and without use of fever-reducing medications, and 24 hours since the last incidence of vomiting and/or diarrhea. If a student returns to school prior to 24 hours without these symptoms, he or she will be sent home.

Donation Requests

Our Health Office is looking for donations of the following items to support our students:

• Size small uniform shirts
• Cases of water bottles
• Boy/Girl Underwear - all sizes
• White Socks 
• Lysol sanitizing wipes

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!

If your child was sent home with a loaner uniform, please wash and return it to the nurse's office as soon as possible.

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

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! (Raptor Clearance is required to volunteer). 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 info@myhotlunchbox.com 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

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." Clearance through Raptor is required for all lunchroom volunteers.

Click Here to Volunteer as a Lunchroom Helper

With the expansion of Archway and addition of the new building, there are significant changes to the traffic flow for the upcoming school year. Please carefully review the new Archway Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off and Pick-up and reach out 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. 

Carpooling Update: Our east side pick-up lane has had a faster track and will now be our designated carpool lane. 

If you have 2 or more Archway ONLY pick-up cards, you will be guided into this fast-track lane for a faster pick-up. Please be sure to have your pick-up cards ready to show our traffic controllers that you are carpooling so they can guide you to the appropriate lane. To maintain the flow of pick-up, others may be directed to the fast-track lane, but carpools will be given priority. Please do not enter the carpool lanes until you are directed to do so.

As a reminder, if you are picking up Middle School students DO NOT ARRIVE to campus before 3:15 PM. This creates significant delays. If you arrive before 3:15, we will ask you to go back into our pick-up lanes and try again. 

Please follow the link below to review the DETAILED Archway Traffic Flow Plan and be sure to share this link with anyone authorized to drop-off/pick-up your children.

*View the DETAILED Archway Traffic Flow Procedures*

We are looking forward to welcoming volunteers back to campus this year! All Archway Trivium volunteers must have Raptor clearance before volunteering on campus. Raptor clearance must be renewed annually, so if you were cleared last year, you must complete the clearance process again for the 2022-23 school year.

Additionally, volunteers must complete a school-specific one-time-only Mandatory Volunteer Training.

Follow the link below to complete your Raptor clearance. The cost is $5 and it only takes a few minutes.

Click Here for More Information or to Register

Join us in wishing "Happy Birthday" to the following Archway Trivium faculty and staff with recent/upcoming birthdays! Faculty Favorites lists are available on our PSO Community page.

Jodi Ann Thompson - 1D Lead - December 4

Jamie Stephens - ESS Reading Interventionist - December 7

Leanne Schirmer - Floating Teacher - December 8

Alyssa Rodriguez - Floating TA - December 9

River Smith – KA Assistant – December 10

Rubi Vasquez - Dean of Operations – December 11

Melissa Stuart - 2B Lead – December 24

Star Grijavla - 3E Assistant – December 28

Cynthia Cerny – P.E. Teacher – December 28

Leann Higbee - Dean of Academics – December 30

Annann Hong - Family Giving Officer – December 30

Samantha Uphoff - Assistant Headmaster - January 3

Kattyang De Jesus - 2E Assistant - January 7

Audree Morecraft - 1A Assistant - January 8

Jodi Tinker - Librarian - January 18

Stephen Soter - Facilities - January 19

Stefany Dean - Office Manager - January 21

Yasmin Powell-Santiago - 3B Assistant - January 21

Emma Kirk - 2D Lead - January 27

K'Tera Bartels - 4C Lead - January 30

Derrick Wilson - ESS Coordinator - January 30

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2022-23 Academic Calendar
• Upcoming Events Calendar
• Extracurricular Clubs/Early Drop-off Club
• Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off/Pick-up
• Order Extra Pick-up Cards (2/$1)
• Order Hot Lunch
• Raptor Volunteer Approval
• Mandatory Volunteer Training

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

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

2022-23 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.