AVA Newsletter - August 11, 2022

Newsletter

August 11, 2022

A Message From The Principal

As we welcome the 22-23 school year, we are excited to be welcoming the following new staff members to AVA.

Teachers Elementary

Brandi Quattrone (Kindergarten)

Branka Savic (Kindergarten)

Drew Stengel (5th Grade)

Rocio Alonso (Spanish)

Teachers MS

Steve Broberg (6th English)

Jennifer Bohnsack (7th Science)

Marty Denham (8th Science)

Hester Krohn (Art)

Aile Saldivar (Spanish)

Admin/Front Office

Kristen Krieger (Assistant Principal K-5)

Jacenta Wirth (Nurse Consultant)

Student Wellness

Shuka Hall (Psychologist)

Paraprofessionals

Kristen Teuscher

Marlee Valitutti

Kiri Cash

Please join us in helping these wonderful new additions to the AVA team feel a part of the AVA community.

We also have a few positions for which we are still hiring (Middle School Gifted and Talented Teacher, Pre K Team Teacher), if you or someone you know is interested in being part of the amazing team of people here at AVA.

Announcements

Student Photos

Student Picture Day- August 15th and August 16th

Student Pictures for Yearbook and Student ID are scheduled to be taken during the following schedule:

August 15th 11-6pm and August 16th 8:30-12:30pm during Meet and Greets

Please note: all students need to be photographed in their AVA Uniform since this photo will be used for both their Student ID as well as the Yearbook.

Middle School

Students will get their photos taken during the school day on either Monday or Tuesday.

Pre K-5th Grade

Students in Pre K- 5th grades will need to get their pictures taken during the Meet and Greets which are scheduled for Monday, August 15th and Tuesday, August 16th.

Please plan extra time prior to your meet and greet time or after your scheduled time.

This will give you an opportunity to be here when their photo is taken and reduce the need for retakes.

Please have your student dressed in their AVA Uniform.

Additional Dates for Photos

Retakes-Wednesday, October 12th

Class Groups & Spring Individual Pictures- Friday, March 31st.

Please click on the link here to prepay online. There will also be paper forms on picture day.

First Day of School

Grades K-5:

ALL K-5 students will be in school on Wednesday, August 17th and will follow the published school calendar for the remainder of the school year.
Parents are allowed on the First Day Only to walk their student into the building and to their classroom.

Grades 6-8:

ALL 6-8 students will start school on Monday, August 15th and will follow the published school calendar for the remainder of the school year.

Elementary School Hours are 8:15 am-3:30 pm

Middle School Hours are 8:00 am-3:30 pm

Paid meals will resume on August 8th, 2022 for the 2022-23 school year. The waivers that the USDA issued during COVID to allow schools to provide free meals to all students will not continue into the next school year. Students who are approved for Free and Reduced Meal benefits will still receive free meals. Lunch Price at Aspen View Academy will be $3.90. You can easily put money on your child's lunch account for these purchases by visiting MySchoolBucks.com

A message from the nurse

Please remember to drop off any prescription and Over the Counter Medications with the signed MD orders this week or can drop them off during Meet and Greets on August 15th and 16th. All the medication forms can be found here on our website. If you have any questions please reach out to our school nurse, Jacenta Wirth or our health room assistant, Mindy Baumann.

Soccer Coach Needed

We are in need of a boys soccer coach(es). Please contact Shannon Sherburne if you are interested in coaching or just need some information. You can use coaching for some of your volunteer hours. Thank you all so much.

If you know someone who didn't receive this newsletter, have them check their spam folder and if they still didn't receive it. Please have them email me at dcarson@aspenviewacademy.org

PTO Events

Used Uniform Sale

On Saturday August 13th in the gym from Noon to 2pm.

Drop off any uniforms you want to be sold, in the school lobby by Aug.12th before 10am. For information on how to price your items for sell please refer to the information in this sign up genius.

The Aspen View Academy PTO is excited to celebrate the 8th graders last FIRST Day at AVA!

Please join us for donuts and drinks on Monday, August 15th at 7:30 am at the AVA Amphitheater.

Parents and 8th graders are all encouraged to attend! Looking forward to seeing you there!!!

Click here to RSVP

Kindergarten Boo Hoo Yahoo

We know how exciting and anxious the First Day of Kindergarten can be for parents. After you drop off your kindergartner, stop by the front of the school August 17th to meet the Principal and other kindie parents and get some first-hand information of what to expect for your AVA student. Also meet a few of the PTO members and see how you can get involved.

If you have any questions, please email PTO@aspenviewacademy.org.

Volunteer Corner

Welcome to another school year at Aspen View. We have a lot of volunteer opportunities so keep a look out for Sign-up Genius', Newsletter announcements and emails from the PTO. Below is an excerpt from the AVA Handbook.

VOLUNTEERING COMMITMENT – AVA believes that the success of each student will be a shared responsibility of students, teachers, parents, staff, and community leaders. Volunteers enhance the school and its culture and character through their involvement. Accordingly, a strong family involvement program will be implemented. AVA expects 30 volunteer hours per family per school year. Single-parent families are expected to volunteer 15 hours per school year. The volunteer school year shall coincide with AVA’s fiscal year, and hours shall accrue from July 1 through June 30. If your family has special circumstances that make it difficult for you to meet the expected volunteer hours, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator. Many volunteer opportunities exist within AVA’s PTO. The PTO is an organization comprised of parent volunteers for the purpose of providing community support, fundraising and planning various events within our school community.

Preregistration on the Raptor Volunteer site is required, this only needs to be completed one time.

To log volunteer hours, please visit the Volunteer Portal.

These volunteer opportunities can also be found on the volunteer page of our website. *We are working on these volunteers pages and they will be up and running in the next week*