Aquarian News

October

10/12 Indigenous Peoples' Day (No School)

10/14-10/15 Explorations

10/15 Last Day to Order Original Works

10/16 Inservice (No School for Students)

10/19 APC Work Session 5:30-7:30 in the Library

10/23 Bake Sale

10/26 2nd Quarter ASA Signups

10/26 Morning Bake Sale

10/26-10/29 Book Fair

10/28 House Hour 10:15-11:45

10/28 Early Dismissal 12:00/ Parent Teacher Conferences/ Student Dress Up Day

10/29 Conferences (No School for Students)

10/30 Conferences (No School for Students)

10/ 30 Trunk or Treat

10/31 Last Day for Discounted Yearbook Ordering

Please remember that families should not park on the neighboring side streets or in the alleys at any time. Parking there can block driveways and mailboxes and make the streets too narrow for residents and emergency vehicles to pass safely.

We want to be respectful, considerate neighbors and honor the requests of those who live near our school. If the Aquarian parking lot is full, please park at City Diner and walk over.

Thank you for helping us maintain a positive relationship with our neighbors!

A note from Ms. Lisa in the art room…

This Thursday, October 15th is the last chance to order products from the Original Works Art Fundraiser!

The Original Works Company scans your child’s artwork and prints it on quality items such as notecards, magnets, mugs, towels, and more. Proceeds from this fundraiser make up a significant portion of Aquarian’s art room supply budget. Thank you for considering ordering to support the art program!

Artwork, catalogs, and price lists came home last week. Orders are due October 15th, and items will be mailed to Aquarian by late November. Please see the packet for more information. There is a helpful list of FAQ’s on the back of the price sheet in the packet.

Email questions to Ms. Lisa at chelmo_lisa@asdk12.org. Thank you for supporting Aquarian’s art program!

Thank you so much for supporting the Spanish Club Pulsera Sale! Thanks to your amazing generosity, we raised $2,158! It has been wonderful seeing students proudly wearing their colorful pulseras around school.

We still have about 100 pulseras left. If you would like to purchase a few more, please feel free to stop by the Spanish room on Tuesdays or Thursdays after school from 3:30 - 4:30. Remaining pulseras will be available until October 15th, after which they will be returned to The Pulsera Project headquarters.

Sincerely,

Sra. Lisa & the Spanish Club 🙂

Get Ready for the Aquarian Science Fair!

It’s time for students to start brainstorming topics and building a project plan! While K–2nd classes are completing group projects in school, individual entries are open to all grades (required for 3rd–5th). Starting early allows for adjustments and unexpected occurrences and, best of all, a positive science fair experience!

Download the 2026/27 Science Fair Packet on the school website to explore project types (Experiment, Research, or Demonstration/Model). Hard copies are heading home for 3-5th grade students this week. Struggling to pick a topic and want more information? Check out our science fair website!

Key Dates:

• Dec 4: Entry Forms Due to Teachers

• Feb 3: Projects Due to School (or sooner if specified by your child's teacher)

• Feb 4: Science Fair Presentations

Volunteer Judges Needed: We are looking for 30–40 volunteer judges on February 4th from approximately 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Parents, family members, and community friends are all welcome! If you are interested in judging, please sign up here or contact Stacy Campbell directly.

Please reach out if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing our students' incredible projects!

Your science fair committee,

Stacy Campbell campbell_stacy@asdk12.org

Brady Neel neel_brady@asdk12.org

Kristen Ryder holmes-ryder_kristen@asdk12.org

Connie Tracy tracy_connie@asdk12.org

The House of Compassion Presents:

It’s time to SOCK it to kindness! Our school is celebrating Socktober with a sock drive from October 5th–28th!

We are collecting new, unused socks to help people in need in our community. Socks are one of the most-needed items at shelters, and even one pair can help make someone’s day a little warmer and brighter.

🧦 When: October 5th–28th
🧦 What: New, unused socks
🧦 Who: All students and families are invited to participate!

Let’s see how many socks our school can collect! Together, we can spread kindness from head to toe! 💛

Help our fifth graders by supporting our fundraiser for next year’s field trips! Show your school and house pride with stickers, keychains, car magnets, and buttons. All proceeds will go toward our field trip fundraising goals. Printed copies of the order forms were sent home last week, but you can also print your own here. Thank you for supporting our amazing fifth-grade field trips!

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16CNP-iIW6pYUfowN7FBpSGYEC0epZ_Eb/view?usp=sharing

At Aquarian, we teach, model, and live by our 25 Rules to Live By. These expectations help students develop respect, responsibility, integrity, perseverance, and compassion, skills that support their success both in school and throughout life.

We encourage families to review the attached rules with their children and reinforce them at home whenever possible. When school and home work together to uphold consistent expectations, we help our students grow into thoughtful, responsible, and compassionate members of our community. Thank you for partnering with us!

Get ready for a night of family fun, costumes, candy, and community! Join us for Aquarian Charter School’s Trunk or Treat on October 30th from 5–7 PM in the West High School Parking Lot! 🕷️🧡

We’ll have tons of fun for the whole family, including:
🍫 Hot chocolate
🎟️ A raffle with amazing prizes
🌮 Food trucks
🎶 Music
🍬 Trunk or treating
🎉 And a whole lot more!

🚗 Want to Be a Sponsor?

We’d love to have local clubs, organizations, and businesses join us! 💙

Have an idea or want to get involved? Just reach out to us and we’ll make it happen! Please email aquarianpto@gmail.com to learn more.

If you’d like to personally sponsor a trunk, please fill out the Trunk Sponsor Form.

🎟️ Get Your Tickets!

Tickets are available through the Aquarian PTO website.

IMPORTANT: 🎟️ Wristbands are only needed for those who will actually be trunk or treating. Parents do NOT need a wristband! 🙌

Wristbands will be handed out on the blacktop every Friday, October 9th–23rd, and they can also be purchased the day of the event.

💙 100% Goes Directly to Our Teachers!

ALL PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS! 🍎📚

The PTO covers the cost of putting on this event so that every dollar raised goes directly into the hands of our teachers to support their classrooms and students. 🙌💙

So come out, dress up, bring the family, decorate a trunk, grab some food, dance to the music, and make some memories! 🎃👻🕸️

Let’s make this Trunk or Treat our BEST one yet! 🧡 Come participate, have some fun, and help support our amazing Aquarian teachers! 🍎✨

Our Lost and Found is overflowing! Please help us keep belongings with their owners by labeling your child’s water bottles, lunchboxes, jackets, backpacks, and other personal items.

Need labels? Shop Name Bubbles for waterproof, laundry-safe, customizable labels. Every purchase made through our link gives back to Aquarian!

https://tinyurl.com/aqnamebubbles

Early bird gets the worm! 🐛 Order your Aquarian yearbook before October 31st and receive 10% off. A portion of each sale supports our PTO and Aquarian—thank you for helping us keep our programs strong!

👉 Order Your Yearbook Here

✨ New this year:

• Can’t decide between softcover or hardcover? Stop by the front office to flip through last year’s editions.

• Order now and you can still add custom pages later in the year.

• Don’t forget to download the TreeRing app! Upload photos from events and classrooms—share them to the public folders for yearbook use, or save them privately for your own custom kiddo pages.

💡 Missed last year’s yearbook? It’s not too late! Log into TreeRing, scroll down, and order one.