Arts & Technology Academy

Greetings, ATA Community!

Welcome back, and here we go… we are ready to start the 2025-26 school year!

This email communication is in lieu of the back-to-school packet we historically have sent in the mail. Below are some quick updates for your planning purposes and attached to this email are beginning-of-the-year documents and forms. We know it is a lot, and we hope you can find some uninterrupted time in the next week to peruse it. We appreciate your attention!

The ATA staff remains dedicated to continuing our connection with and support for every member of our school community. Our focus has long been on inclusion, belonging, and fostering a sense of community. We look forward to getting to know all of our new and returning families!

First Days of School

• We’ll see our 6th grade students by 9:00 am on Wednesday, September 3rd for our 6th Grade Welcome Day; doors open and breakfast starts at 8:20 am. Students do not need supplies on this day. We have a special welcome program planned, led in part by our student Justice Wolf leaders, just for our 6th grade students. Dismissal is at 2:35 pm. Bus routes are running on the regular Wednesday school. 
• We look forward to welcoming all students on Thursday, September 4th at 9:00 am; doors open and breakfast starts at 8:20 am. Students start their day in their 1^st period class. There, they will get their schedules, locker assignments, and and reconnect with friends and peers. We’ll have 1^st period class lists posted in the Family Room (our main lobby) for all students. 
• A reminder for new and returning students… at ATA, cell phones and other electronic devices are off and away in lockers all day. This includes Smart watches. As a staff, we’re committed to an educational environment where students can work and interact with each other free from the distractions these devices can bring. We kindly ask for your support with this endeavor, and we request that families not message their students during the school on their devices, if they have them. If families do need to communicate with students during the school day, please call the office (541-790-5700) and have a note delivered.
• Breakfast and lunch are free for all students this year.
• Coffee, boba, soda, etc. are not permitted inside the building. Students are welcome and encouraged to bring a water bottle. ATA has several filtered water filling stations.
• Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, September 16 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm for our first Parent Action Committee (WolfPAC) meeting.
• Please also note that Wednesday, September 17th from 5:30 – 7:30 is our Curriculum Night for families. We hope you will come in to meet your student’s teachers and learn about their classes. 

Back to School Documents

• 4J Annual Permissions and Notice of Legal Rights, 2025-26. Forms also are available for pick up in the office. 
  • Click here to complete in English.
  • Haga clic aqui para completar en español.
• Bell schedule and year-long calendar, 2025-26.  Our bell schedule is linked here and the district calendar is available on the 4j website.
• ATA’s School Pay, to submit back to school fees and purchase yearbooks, is linked here.

The Start of the Year…

... is exciting and can be expensive! We invite anyone who needs additional support to contact our front office. Our school supply list is linked here... and though we do our best to provide every student with the supplies they need, we could also use your generous support at the beginning of the year. If you’d like to make a thoughtful donation, you can do so at ATA School Pay by clicking here.  We truly appreciate any additional funding from our families, for our families.  

We'll send more program updates soon... until then, thanks for reading and we'll see you soon!