A Message from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

At the beginning of the year, one of the things we ask our teachers to be particularly attentive to is our school uniform. The first thing a uniform does is demonstrate belonging to a group. When one dons a uniform he or she steps into a specific role. In our case, it is the role of a Trivium Squire, and within that, as a scholar. A uniform is a visual demonstration of one’s commitment to a particular group. The good of the group is elevated above individual tastes and preferences. The strong sense of community we enjoy comes about through many factors, and one of the major factors is our uniform.

Though it may seem ironic, the second thing a uniform does is promote individual expression. Obviously, individual expression can happen in many forms. By committing to unity, our scholars lose the opportunity to judge based on outward appearance. If I cannot make a statement about myself by dyeing my hair, wearing raggedy pants, or sporting the latest sneakers, then my statements have to come through my words and my behaviors. Without this option, our scholars are forced to look inward—to see and understand each other on a more humane level.

I am grateful for our uniform policy. It has done much good over the years, and will continue to do so. I am often asked about the details of our uniform policy, and I am always open to clarify any of these finer points. However, I think parents and students can make many of the decisions on their own simply by asking “what statement am I making with this [backpack, hairstyle, shoe, etc.]?” I would encourage you, when making these decisions, to always make the statement that solidifies and prioritizes your role as a scholar and a squire.

Heartily Devoted,

Clay Scott, Ed.D.

Headmaster, Archway Trivium

Student Pledge Leaders: Chloe J., Stephen P., John N., Channing R., Shane C.

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

View the Events Calendar

View the Volunteer Opportunities Calendar

Contact Information and School Hours

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

Academy Giving

On this last day of service to Trivium in my current role, I wanted to express my humble gratitude for the amazing community that we have. For a decade, I have been moved by the incredible generosity of our families. This year is no different; we are off to an amazing start with our current list of donors to Community Investment. Thank you, donors! Please remember that Altered Combat, a Trivium family business, is sponsoring yet another give-away of VR goggles to one lucky donor for 2023-24. If you have never thought it was important to support the school with a gift to Community Investment, I ask you to please re-consider. If everyone gave something in support of the school we have chosen for our children, imagine the even bigger mountains we could move together and keep us #TriviumStrong.

The ever-popular tradition of our magnet calendar will be distributed again this year as a thank you to our community investment donors. Due to the generosity of this year’s family businesses that have sponsored the calendar, Kim Penn Realty Group and Benefit Air, we will be able to also provide the calendars to all of our families! We are grateful to the Penn and Vargas Families. The magnet calendars, which do include the half days this year 😊, will be sent home through your youngest scholar very soon.

After Monday, August 21 and until further notice, please send any questions about Community Investment and Tax Credit to Tina Swartz, our Regional Family Giving Manager Arizona, at tina.swartz@greathearts.org or (623) 271-2660. I highly encourage anyone with a desire to make a difference at the school to consider applying for this position. It has been an incredible opportunity for me to learn about and appreciate so much more about the inner workings of Trivium. We truly have the best families, faculty, and staff. Even if you do not have specific fundraising experience, do not underestimate the many transferable skills you might possess to fulfill this critical role for the school. Someone from within our own Trivium community will already organically have a foundation of relationship-building that will serve as an important asset for being successful in this position. If you know someone eager to join us as a Trivium family, this might also be an excellent in-road for them. Please encourage them to apply! Thank you, Trivium.

Hearing and Vision Screening Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers to help with annual hearing and vision screening for the 2023-2024 school year. The screening dates are August 22-24.

*Volunteers must have current Raptor clearance in order to serve on campus*

Volunteer for Hearing & Vision Screening

Donations Needed

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

• Lysol sanitizing wipes
• Paper towel rolls

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!

Parents, if you have had issues with the Dennis Uniform shirt logo patch falling off, Dennis Uniforms is replacing the shirt. Please complete the form below:

Great Hearts Logo Item Replacement Form

We hope you will join us for PSO Popsicles in the Park on Saturday, August 19 from 9-11 AM at Goodyear Community Park (3151 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear). Enjoy the splash pad, playgrounds and popsicles with other Trivium families.

All Archway Trivium parents and guardians are encouraged to join us on Friday, August 25 for our PSO General Meeting followed by Coffee with the Headmaster. These are informal opportunities to connect with other parents, ask questions and learn more about our school. Both events will take place in the library and you are welcome to attend one or both events. Younger children welcome. Families may park in spaces along the north edge of campus or along pickup lanes around the field after 8:05 AM and walk to the front office. Please do not park in Student Parking.

Friday, August 25, School Library

PSO General Meeting - 8:30-9:15 AM

Headmaster Coffee with Dr. Scott - 9:15-10 AM

Archway Trivium is partnering with Grads Photography for our school pictures and yearbook. School Picture Day is Tuesday, August 29. Students must wear their school uniform and follow dress code on Picture Day. Follow the link below to pre-order online.

Click Here to Pre-Order School Photos



If you would like to serve as a parent volunteer on Picture Day, please email our office manager, Stefany Dean at sdean@archwaytrivium.org. You must have current Raptor clearance to serve on campus.

Archway Trivium will be hosting a Spalding Phonics and Singapore Math Information Night for Parents on Tuesday, August 29. These sessions will provide parents with an overview of our phonics and math curricula. Parents will learn about the curriculum, walk through examples and have the opportunity to ask questions. This event is for parents only. We hope you will join us!

Spalding Phonics - 5:00 PM

Singapore Math - 5:30 PM

Aloha 5th grade families! Thank you so much for supporting our teachers and staff by donating an item for our Teacher Appreciation lunch on Wednesday, August 30. Please review the sign-up below to donate. Items can be store bought or homemade. Volunteers helping with set up/clean up will need to have a current Raptor clearance to serve on-campus. Thank you!

Donate to the Teacher Appreciation Lunch on August 30

Beginning August 22, Archway Trivium scholars will come to the library as a class on a rotation schedule. They will be allowed to check out a library book approximately every 2 weeks. Teachers will communicate in their newsletters when their class is scheduled to come to the library.

Library Checkout Policies are available on our website. This is also an opportunity to talk to your scholars about good stewardship of library books. If you would prefer to opt-out your student from library checkout, please use this form. They will still visit the library during class time.

If you would like to volunteer in the library, please sign-up here.

Registration for vendor-led fall semester clubs is now available. Faculty-led clubs registration open on Friday, August 18 at 4pm.

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.

Fall Semester Clubs

Mondays

• New! Crafts Club (3-5) with Mrs. Semenza - Registration now open
• New! Piano Keyboard Club (1-5) with Dr. Hong - Registration now open

Tuesdays

• Chess Emporium Chess Club (K-5) starts September 5
• New! Drama Club (3-5) with Ms. Bartels - Registration now open
• Steppin' Out Dance (K-2) starts September 5
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Wednesday - Quarter 1 Clubs

• SportsKidz AZ - Co-ed Basketball (K-5) starts August 16
• Play-well LEGO (K-2, 3-5) starts August 9
• Young Rembrandts (K-2, 3-5) starts August 9

Thursdays

• Mad Science (K-5) starts August 24
• Yoga Club (K-5) starts August 24

To learn more and register, visit:

www.archwaytrivium.org/clubs

Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off/Pick-up

Please carefully review the Archway Traffic Flow for Student Drop-off and Pick-up and reach out to the front office 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. 

General Reminders:

• Morning Drop-off is from 7:20-7:47 AM. Parents who wish to drop-off earlier must enroll in Early Drop-off Club. 
• Parents in the drop-off/pick-up zone must remain in their vehicle. Faculty will assist students exiting their vehicles, however, faculty are not allowed to assist students with car seats, so parents are highly encouraged to practice prior to the start of the year so that students are able to do that independently.
• Please have your GREEN or ORANGE pick-up card clearly displayed on your dashboard during pick-up to help keep our process running smoothly. Pick-up cards will be handed out at Meet the Teacher in your oldest Archway child's classroom.
• Due to limited parking, there will be NO walk-up option for student drop-off/pick-up at this time.
• Parents with both Archway and Prep students: There is NO Archway drop-off/pick-up on the Prep side of campus. You must use the Archway Traffic Lanes to pick up your Archway/Prep students. Please review the pick-up procedure with your Trivium Prep students emphasizing the importance of arriving to the Archway Pick-up/Drop-off Zone promptly after school to be ready to load into your vehicle.
• Parents picking up Archway and Middle School Students, DO NOT arrive to campus before 3:15 PM. You may not wait for your middle school student in the Archway Pick-up Line if arriving before this time.

View the Archway Traffic Flow Procedures

If you need to drop off your child between 7:00-7:20 AM, Early Drop-off Club is available in the Archway MPR. For more information and to register, visit our website. Early Drop-off Club begins on the first day of school.

• Click Here for More Information
• Click Here to Register

Parents needing after-school care may enroll for Athenaeum. For more details, please visit our website.

NEW in 2023-2024! We are excited to launch a brand new platform for the new School-wide Class Directory and one stop shop for Volunteer Sign Ups!

We invite you to visit the Archway Trivium PSO Membership Toolkit website to create an account and explore our new site! Detailed instructions to set up your account are included here.

Once you do, you will have access to upcoming calendar events, volunteer opportunities and the new school directory for the 2023-2024 school year.

While we are excited to launch this new platform, we anticipate a learning curve and possibly a few changes as we begin utilizing this software. We look forward to suggestions on ways to help better serve our community and request patience as we grow in this area!

If you are interested in volunteering this year, including being considered for the role of classroom parent, please complete the Volunteer Interest Survey.

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

Fall 2023 Vendors include:

• Monday - Panda Express
• Tuesday - Red Robin
• Wednesday - Noodles & Co
• Thursday - Chick-fil-a
• Friday - Streets of New York

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! (Volunteer Clearance through Raptor is required to serve). 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 psolunch@archwaytrivium.org 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 as a Hot Lunch Server

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." Volunteer clearance through Raptor is required for all lunchroom volunteers.

Click Here to Volunteer as a Lunchroom Helper

Volunteers serving on campus must have a current Raptor clearance. Clearance is valid for one school year from July-June and volunteers must reapply each year.

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

Click Here for More Information or to Register

Great Hearts is thrilled to once again be partnering with the Arizona Diamondbacks to bring our families another Great Hearts Day at Chase Field. Let’s kick off the school year with America’s pastime! Join Great Hearts families on September 1st at 6:40pm for Great Hearts Day at Chase Field as the D-backs take on the Baltimore Orioles. Enjoy exclusive discounted tickets for Great Hearts Family and Friends.

Purchase Tickets Online

Effective this year, the front office will no longer accept food deliveries for students from restaurants/third-party vendors (ex. Jimmy John's, Door Dash, etc.).

Students should bring a lunch from home or order ahead from our PSO-sponsored lunch program My Hot Lunchbox. If a student forgets lunch, a parent may bring it to the lunch cart in the front office before 10am and the student will be notified. For lunches arriving after 10am, it is the student's responsibility to collect it from the office during their lunch period or after-school. Class time will not be interrupted for lunch delivery.

Happy Birthday!

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

Christine Caloviras - 3D Lead - August 3

Nataly Salman - ESS Assistant - August 5

James Sones - ESS Assistant - August 6

Eisley Minten - 1B Lead - August 7

Ricardo Gil - 3D Assistant - August 17

Kyle Tran - 3C Lead - August 22

Deeann Guymon - SLP - August 23

The Parent Service Organization (PSO) is looking for passionate volunteers to round out their team this coming school year. If you are interested in leading an event, sharing your ideas, participating in a committee, volunteering in any supportive role around campus, or if you'd simply like to get more involved and you're not exactly sure how, contact us to find out more! 

It's true! It takes a village. Because our school community is so wonderful, we're building teams early in support of our teacher appreciation rockstars, Ren Faire committee, Son's Adventure Day, Run the Virtues 5k race, lunchroom support team, uniform exchange, Dancing with Daughters, Spirit Wear presales, and more! 

Have questions or want to learn more? Reach out to Kimberly Alvidrez at psopresident@archwaytrivium.org.

The PSO has partnered with Label Daddy to give our school community a solution for all those lost jackets and water bottles! Label Daddy offers high quality vinyl name labels that are ultra durable and washable (both laundry and dishwasher!). Shop using our link and Label Daddy will donate 25% of each purchase back to our school. Share our link with friends and family!

www.labeldaddy.com/atpso

Did you know there is a bin for uniform donations in the Trivium front office?

If you have used school uniforms that you no longer need, you are welcome to drop off items here anytime throughout the school year. They will used to support the PSO Uniform Exchange, the school health office and other needs. If you would like to receive a donation voucher for Dennis/Anton items, please hold onto your items and watch the Friday Flash for PSO Uniform Collection dates to be announced throughout the year. Thank you for supporting our school in this way.

• Book and Supply Lists
• Uniform Information
• 2023-24 Academic Calendar
• Upcoming Events Calendar
• Extracurricular Clubs/Early Drop-off Club
• Volunteer Approval Process
• Mandatory Volunteer Training

Archway Trivium Main Office: (623) 414-4883

Attendance Line: (623) 565-5490

Website: www.archwaytrivium.org

2023-24 School/Office Hours: 

School Messenger Communication

Great Hearts and Archway Trivium continue to utilize the system School Messenger for emails, robo-calls, and text messaging to inform families of campus related academy emergencies and other communications. SchoolMessenger has a new automatic opt-in for text feature. During the registration/re-enrollment process families confirmed their wish to participate in text communications. Great Hearts will now automatically opt in contact information given during the registration/re-enrollment process with the options you selected. You will notice at the beginning of July you will be opted in for text messaging. If you would like to opt out of text messages simply reply STOP to the text from 67585. You can also enter the code 67585 with the message STOP to block any text messaging. Please note, if opting out, you will not receive texts regarding emergencies on campus.

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.