January 8, 2021
Greetings families,
I hope this email finds you and your children well. It has been a delight to see our students back in session and working away to learn more about their historical figures! Please see below for several key announcements and updates going into next week.
Grades/Evaluations
The Parent Portal for reviewing your child’s grades and evaluations is now open. If you have any questions about grades please feel free to contact your child’s teacher.
Project Day
Next Wednesday, January 13, we will be celebrating project week with a culminating event! We want to preserve the unifying spirit of Project Week, while adhering safely to the protocols we have in place. In lieu of an in-person Project Night, we will be putting together a Historical Wax Museum and sharing this with families.
All students should come to school on Wednesday dressed as their historical figure. The guidelines surrounding dress-up can be found below:
Costumes may be simple and should reflect what the historical figure would wear or look like. Everyday objects and materials that families already have around are welcome and purchasing elaborate costumes is not required. Appropriate props are also welcome if they add to the representation of the historical figure. The same guidelines as Historical/Literary Figure Dress Up Day should be used:
- Your costume should cover at least the same areas as the Archway polo and shorts/skirts (just above the knee).
- Items in your costume should not have any logos on them.
- You may wear non-uniform shoes (such as sandals), provided that they are appropriate for your character.
- No masks, face paint, or hair dye are permitted.
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Small props are allowed, but should be put away during class. No props that are weapons are permitted.
- Students who do not follow the guidelines may be sent home.
During the school day, we will ask one class at a time to come out to the field and a short video clip will be taking highlighting the class. We will put together a video to be shared with all of you! We hope that this event replicates to some degree the unifying experience of our previous years. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Administrative Change
As announced over the break, Dr. Clay Scott has taken on a position as the Headmaster of Archway Trivium West. We are, once again, both saddened to lose him here at home and thrilled at this opportunity for him. He has composed a letter he would like to be shared with the Athenian community. As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have.
Please see his words below:
Dear Athenian Families,
Many years ago, while living in Virginia, I set a goal to build a classical charter school. I worked to develop a vision and build the needed political and financial capital, but ultimately failed. It was at that time that Headmaster Washburn invited me to help found Archway Trivium East. Although it is not “my school,” contributing to the establishment and development of this great academy has been a dream come true. It is everything I imagined and more.
I would like to thank each of you for the wonderful outpouring of support I have received in this transition. Please know that if I have served your families and, specifically, your children well, that service pales in light of the blessings I have received in rendering it. Although we are parting ways in a physical sense, we will continue our shared pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty. In and through that pursuit, we will always remain united. Thank you for five and a half amazing years.
Heartily Devoted,
Clay Scott
With Devotion,
Stephen Philabaum
Headmaster
Archway Trivium East
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Early Bird Discount Deadline to Purchase Yearbook
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Project Day: Historical Figure Wax Museum |
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No School: Civil Rights Day/MLK, Jr. Day |
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PSO Night at Chipotle, 4-8 PM
Click Here for Flyer
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Half Day Dismissal - 12 PM
* Trivium Spirit Day *
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Important Reminders for Student Drop-off/Pick-up
Parents, as a reminder, at this time there is NO student walk-up for drop-off or pick-up at any entrance.
Parents will need to have their pick-up cards in order to be scanned at pick-up. If you do not have a pick-up card, please email strujillo@archwaytriviumeast.org.
Please review these slides in coordination with the Traffic Flow Procedures in our Family Handbook for information on how to navigate drop-off and pick-up next week. If you have questions about the drop-off and pick-up procedure, please reach out to the Front Office.
Quarter 2 Student Evaluations
Student grades for the 2nd Quarter will be available Friday, January 8. At that time, the PowerSchool parent portal will be opened temporarily for you to view your students' report card(s). You will be notified by email on January 8 when evaluations are ready to view.
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New! Archway Trivium East 20-21 Yearbooks Now On Sale!
*Early Bird Discount through January 12 *
The 2020-21 Archway Trivium East Yearbook is on sale now! Reserve your yearbook today! Save $5 with early-bird pricing until January 12, 2021. Yearbooks will feature both in-person and distance learning students.
Yearbook Pricing (through 1/12/21):
Hardcover- $23.00
Softcover- $18.00
Starting January 13, 2021 – March 1, 2021
Hardcover- $28.00
Softcover- $23.00
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Trivium Spirit Days - Friday, January 22 and February 5
Our next Trivium-wide Spirit Days are Friday, January 22 and the half day, Friday, February 5! For Trivium Spirit day, ATE students are encouraged to wear one of the following: Athenian Spirit Wear, a Class t-shirt, an Athenians Sports t-shirt, a Run the Virtues 5K t-shirt or a Trivium Prep spirit wear shirt. This is optional and a uniform shirt may always be worn. All other uniform components should be worn according to our dress code (uniform bottoms with belt, shirt tucked in, and uniform shoes) on this day. Show your school spirit!
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PSO Night at Chipotle - Wednesday, January 27
Join us for PSO Night at Chipotle Goodyear on Wednesday, January 27 from 4-8 pm. Present the flyer below when ordering or use the online code 83T6FX8 in the promo field during online checkout (carry out only) and a portion of sales will benefit our school.
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Help Make Copies for ATE Staff
The copy room sign up for January-April is now available! This year we will be helping our amazing teachers and staff make copies on Tuesdays and Fridays. If you're interested in volunteering please sign up using the link below. All volunteers must be cleared through the Raptor system to volunteer.
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Happy Birthday!
Join us in wishing "Happy Birthday" to the following Archway Trivium East faculty and staff with recent/upcoming birthdays!
Pilar Garcia - 2B Assistant - January 3
Veronica Neal - ESS Academy Lead - January 7
Deanna Rakoz - KA Assistant - January 8
Stefany Dean - Academy Giving Manager - January 21
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Register Now for the 5th Annual Trivium "Run the Virtues" Fun Run!
We are excited to announce that our annual Trivium "Run the Virtues" race is going VIRTUAL this year! Save the date for Saturday, February 27 and register today! This yearly family fitness event sponsored by our PSOs is a great way to build community among the three Trivium schools. While it may look a little different, we know it will be a great event! There are options for a 5K race or 1-mile fun run. Additionally, if you are interested in a business sponsorship of this event, please reach out to our event coordinator at runthevirtues@gmail.com. Thank you!
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PSO Upcoming Events
Save the date for these PSO events, coming in the spring semester:
- January 27 - PSO Night at Chipotle
- February 8 - PSO Quarterly Meeting via Zoom, 8:30am
- February 9 - PSO Night at Panera Bread
- February 12 - Great Hearts Day
- February 27 - Trivium "Run the Virtues" Virtual 5K/1-Mile Fun Run
- March 18 - PSO Night at Panda Express (Virtual)
- Late March - Spring Social Event
- April 6 - PSO Night at Cafe Zupas
- May 10 - PSO Annual Meeting, 8:30 am (Board and Budget approval for AY 21-22)
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Order Hot Lunch
My Hot Lunchbox is excited for another great year of delivering school lunch! Lunch service in now available for all Trivium students.
If you are a first-time customer, follow these steps 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 correct teacher to view the meal calendar.
If you have any questions, please contact My Hot Lunchbox at (888) 894-8295 or by email at info@myhotlunchbox.com or visit the PSO Lunch page on the school website for more information.
New! Quarter 3 Lunch Volunteer Sign-up Now Available
If you would like to volunteer to help distribute lunches, please sign-up online using the link below. Volunteers must have completed the 2020-21 volunteer background check process and follow all campus health and safety procedures. 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 info@myhotlunchbox.com if you have any questions regarding the credits.
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Quick Links:
Archway Trivium East Main Office: (623) 866-4718
Attendance Line: (623) 218-6607
Communications Updates
You can find all school-wide communications on our website on the Latest News page.
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.
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