A Note from Headmaster Scott

Dear Archway Trivium Families,

A greedy fellow? I should say!

They passed the apples around this way

and then he snatched- he couldn’t wait-

the biggest one upon the plate.

Such greediness I do despise!

I had been keeping both my eyes

upon that apple, for, you see,

the plate was coming, next, to me.

‘Twas big and mellow, just the kind

a greedy chap would like to find.

He laughed as if he thought it fun-

I meant to take that very one.

-Sydney Dayre

Heartily Devoted,

Clay Scott

Headmaster

Archway Classical Academy | Trivium

Student Pledge Leaders: Ashlyn C., Jonathan R., Logan A., Benjamin K., Emma M. 

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 -

November 7 - 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/

We are incredibly humbled by the outpouring of generosity that happened around Giving Tuesday this year. We far surpassed the goal of $10,000 at each school. Please watch to see just some of the grateful faces of our students and faculty as we announce how much we raised. All the funds that we bring in to support Community Investment and Tax Credit, not only for Giving Tuesday but all year round, help to bridge the funding gap between the public schools and what we receive as a charter school. We are doing more with less, so every bit of additional support from our families helps to ensure we can pay for the building mortgage, the utilizes, books, copies, salaries, benefits, and so much more! We will be posting additional recognition of our newest donors and announcing our Giving Tuesday winners next week.

It’s time to focus some attention on our Tax Credit Drive! Congratulations to Ms. Rubi Vasquez for being randomly selected to receive a $25 Amazon gift card in our faculty TAX CREDIT DRIVE drawing. We are excited to report that a majority of Archway Trivium faculty and staff have already participated in the 2022 AZ Public School Tax Credit. They do so by redirecting their tax dollars at the point at which they are deducted via Payroll. They have so far re-directed over $11,000 of their AZ state tax dollars to benefit Archway Trivium, collectively contributing nearly 13% of our Tax Credit goal!!!! Thank them, and then DO THE SAME!!! Among a few ways it can be used at Archway Trivium, the AZ Public School Tax Credit allows us to subsidize the cost of taking scholars in every grade on typically 2 field trips every year.

Thank you to Altered Combat, a Trivium family business, for sponsoring all of our Tax Credit Drive 2022 incentives this year…All you have to do is re-direct your tax dollars through the Tax Credit here before the listed dates to be included in the drawing for that week.

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Winter Concerts. This year, our Archway concerts will be held on campus in the Trivium Gym. Scholars wear Concert Attire (as described below). This is a wonderful celebration of our music program at Archway Trivium. We look forward to seeing you there!

New! We need a few parent volunteers to help with chair setup/take down in the gym. If you can help, please sign up here.

Winter Concert Dates

Monday, December 5

Kindergarten, 5 PM (arrive 4:30 PM)

1st Grade, 6 PM (arrive 5:30 PM)

2nd Grade, 7 PM (arrive 6:30 PM)

Thursday, December 8

3rd Grade, 5 PM (arrive 4:30 PM)

4th Grade, 6 PM (arrive 5:30 PM)

5th Grade, 7 PM (arrive 6:30 PM)

Concert Attire: Boys wear white collared dress shirts with black pants and black dress shoes. Girls wear a white blouse with a black skirt or black dress pants, or a solid black dress, and black dress shoes (open-toed shoes and reasonable heels are permitted).

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

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

Registration for our Wednesday, Quarter 3 clubs and select Spring 2023 clubs will open on Friday, December 9 at 4 PM. Additional spring-semester 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.

Wednesday - Quarter 3 Clubs

SportsKidz AZ - Soccer (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 2023 - Chess Club (Tuesdays, beginning 1/31)

Spring 2023 - Mad Science (Fridays, beginning in February)

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

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

Join our PSO on Tuesday, December 6 for PSO Night at Desert Farm Lights! Use the code ARCHWAY when reserving your tickets online and a portion of sales will benefit our school. www.desertfarmlights.com

Support our school and check something off your holiday list at the same time! Order forms/payment are due to the front office by Friday, December 9. For more information and the order form visit: https://bit.ly/ACT-Harkins

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

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 

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!

Family Handbook Signature - PAST DUE

Families who have not yet signed/returned the Family Handbook must complete and return the paper form sent home with your scholars. Please reach out to the front office with questions.

2021-22 State Test Results

If you did not receive your child's state test results during conferences, they are now available in the front office. This only applies to current 4th and 5th grade students who attended Archway Trivium West. If your student did not attend Archway Trivium West last year, you will need to contact your former school for test results. 

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.

Sara Sutter - 2D TA - November 21

Amanda Schwamburger - 4E Lead - November 26

Rocio Leisinger - 3-5 Floater TA - November 28

Christie McLendon - 5B Lead - November 30

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

• 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.