1/31/2020 UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, 2/3/2020 Girl’s BASKETBALL AWAY vs. Paul Hadley JHS 5:30PM

Tuesday, 2/4/2020 Girl’s BASKETBALL AWAY vs. Center Grove North MS 5:00PM*

*indicates a “B” game following an “A” game

WRESTLING AWAY vs. Plainfield MS 5:00PM

Wednesday, 2/5/2020

Girl’s BASKETBALL “B” TEAM ONLY HOME vs. Speedway 5:00PM

Thursday, 2/6/2020

WRESTLING HOME vs. Lynhurst 7/8 Grd. Center 5:00PM

Friday, 2/7/2020

Saturday, 2/8/2020

**Please Note all Athletic Events are Subject to Change

Important Upcoming Dates

Feb. 12 - 1 Hour Delay - Professional Development

Feb. 17 - Possible Snow Make-Up Day

Mar. 11 - 1 Hour Delay - Professional Development

Mar. 23 - Apr. 3 - Spring Break

8th Graders - 2020– 2021 Freshman Important Dates for

Parents & Students

Feb. 4 - Parent Information Night at AHS auditorium 7PM

Apr. 8 - Parent Coffees AMS South 7PM enter door 28

July 15 & 22 - 9AM - 7PM Oriole Preview Day

July 22 - Class of 2024 Parent Meeting at AHS 7:30PM - 8:30PM

July 24 - Freshman Student Orientation 8:30AM - 2PM

July 28 - 6PM - 8PM Freshman can walk halls one last time before classes

begin the next day.

News from our Teachers:

Panthers Team News From Ms. Kennedy, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Jaynes, and Mr. Williams

Language Arts We will be starting a new unit in Amplify, Unit 8B: Science and Science Fiction. We will begin read-ing and working with Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein, a graphic novel version of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein. Social Studies We will be working through the War of 1812. Friday will be our assessment over Jefferson. Science due to AIRways testing this week, we decided as a science department to move our Evolution test to next Tuesday Feb. 4. Upon completion of the test we will begin our Chemistry unit. Monday Feb 3rd will be in class review day. Pre-Algebra will start working with exponents and the laws they have to follow. Algebra 1 will be chal-lenged as they look at the inner workings of Quadratic Functions.

Greyhounds Team News From Mrs. Warthan, Mr. Casey, Mr. Gullion, and Mr. Osen

Math Properties of Exponents

Algebra Factoring Quadratic Expressions and Graphing Quadratic Functions

Social Studies The War of 1812 and the Monroe Doctrine

Science Concluding Natural Selection Unit: Test Wednesday

Biology Concluding Cell Cycle Unit: Test Thursday

Language Arts Monday begins a new unit in language arts. Students will be reading Frankenstein. We will be reading from the graphic novel Gris Grimley which uses the original text from the classic Mary Shelley novel.

Titans Team News From Ms. Hickey, Ms. Jones, Mrs. Tharp, and Mr. Ferris

In Language Arts we’ll be finishing the story of Phineas Gage and talking about how understanding neuroscience can help us in the classroom. Social Studies will begin a new unit on ancient Egypt. Science will be studying forces and motion. Math 7 will continue practicing solving equations and Pre-Algebra will wrap up their unit on rate, rati-os, and proportions.

News from our Teachers:

Foresters Team News From Mrs. DeBow, Mrs. Jordan, Mr. Rodgers, and Mr. Thoennes

Language Arts students are starting the graphic novel Frankenstein. Socials Studies students are doing War of 1812 stations and rating some of the worst national anthems ever. Science students are testing over their natural selection unit on Tuesday and then switching over to chemistry. Biology students will finish the unit on mitosis and test on Thursday. Algebra students will learn a more efficient way to graph a quadratic equation. Pre-Algebra students will learn more about exponents and scientific notation.

Knights Team News From Ms. Skoniecke, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Wheeler, and Mr. East

In Math 7, students will continue working with solving multi-step equations.

In Pre-Algebra, students will be starting a unit over compound interest. In Social Studies, students will continue with their stations over the ancient Indus River Valley Civilization. We will then began working with ancient Chi-nese dynasties. In Science, students will be working with friction and gravity. As a culminating activity students will work on a sticky shoe lab. In Language Arts, we will analyze the legacy of Phineas Gage in brain science. We will then begin learning about the teenage brain and comparing this to Phineas.

Grizzlies Team News

From Mrs. Ringham, Ms. Weinstein, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Wolf

Pre-algebra students will begin learning how to calculate simple interest before reviewing for a unit test the fol-lowing week. Math 7 students will continue developing their algebra skills by working on two step equations. 7th grade Science is moving in to a forces and motion unit next week. Students will get to play tug-of-war in the hall-way as an immersive example of forces at work. Social Studies will be diving into ancient Egypt next week. Stu-dents will be exploring King Tut, Ramses II, Queen Nefertiti, and so much more. They will be writing in hieroglyph-ics and creating cartouches, the symbol of the pharaoh. Language Arts will be finishing the story of Phineas Gage and moving on to studying the adolescent brain.

News from our Teachers:

Encore Team News

Spanish News - Señora Barker

Spanish -students will be working on/ present a fashion show to begin their review of unit 4.

This will take place on Thursday the 6th.

Industrial Technology News - Mr. Murphy

7th grade Industrial Tech We will start a CAD drawing called Inventor, Design and Modelling.

8th grade Industrial Tech Technology Demos of the five different projects will continue this week.

FACS Family and Consumer Science- Ms. Gleissner

7th grade FACS students will be practicing and applying table settings and etiquette.

They will prepare pinwheels in food lab.

8th grade FACS students will examine the 6 nutrient categories. They will prepare breakfast quesadillas.

News from our Teachers:

Encore Team News

Art - Ms. Leonard

Art- Next week we are finishing up our final charcoal still life drawings.

Computer Apps News - Mrs. Lucas

7th Graders will be working on a project for Black History Month.

8th Graders will be working on public service announcements and will be creating a short video.

Japanese News - Mrs. Hauptmann

Japanese students will be writing large kanji numbers and interpreting physical descriptions.

News from our Teachers:

Encore Team News

Performing Arts News -

Mrs. Wagoner, Mr. Zimmerman, & Mr. Ziolkowski

Band - Mrs. Wagoner

Band- 7th Grade- Sight Reading assignment due on Sunday, February 2nd, Practice Charts due on Monday,

Students should all be working on contest music for ISSMA contest in March

8th grade- All students should be practicing on contest music for ISSMA contest in March

Jazz 7- Rehearsal on Wednesday after school until 4:00PM

Jazz 8- Rehearsal on Monday after school until 4:00 PM, Thursday evening from 6:00-7:15 PM

Solo and Ensemble is Saturday February 8th at Avon High School. Students should all have their

packets with directions and times.

Choir - Mr. Zimmerman

Students will continue to work on ISSMA/Guest Clinician Music. Sight Reading Factory assignment due Thurs-day. Work in theory books on Tuesday/Thursday. Solo & Ensemble contest is Saturday, Feb 1! Exciting!

Orchestra - Mr. Ziolkowski

7th grade – Students will continue to work on ISSMA/Guest Clinician Music. Sound Innovations Book #2 is needed in class. This was provided by the school corporation at the end of semester two.

8th grade – Students will continue work on ISSMA Music as well as their scale packet.

All students going to Solo & Ensemble will start to perform their music in class on Wednesday. Each participant will perform at least two times before Saturday. ISSMA information packets went home Wednesday with students. This included all information about performance times, arrival times, what to wear, etc. If you have questions, contact Mr. Ziolkowski.

This week’s lessons in PE:

Your Physical Educators are:

Ms. Overstreet for Mrs. Porep, Mr. Hansel, and Mr. Walden

Love to Exercise

Wellness News:

The next two weeks your students will have the opportunity to play Nitro Ball (Variation of VOLLEYBALL), continue to work on their overall fitness level in lifetime activities, and

learn the fundamentals of weightlifting in the weight room.

Please remember that students need to bring active wear clothes to change into for PE.

For our visitors to our building:

The safety, health, and well-being of AMS South students, staff, volunteers, and visitors is a top priority.

For more details on the Avon Community School Corporation’s safety

procedures please visit our webpage or by following this link

https://www.avon-schools.org/Page/6585

Entering the Building

Anyone entering our building beyond the front office will need to have a valid photo ID with them so that they

can be checked in through our Safe Visitor Solutions system. You will be given a badge to wear while in the

building so that you are identified as a visitor. When leaving you will return to the front office so that

we can check you out of Safe Visitor Solutions and take your badge.

Early Dismissal

When a student needs to leave school early for an appointment, if someone other than a

parent or guardian will be picking up your student, please include his/her name

on the note or email (msattendance@avon-schools.org).

Once we verify their photo ID then the student can sign out and leave.

For more attendance information please see Absence Procedures later in this newsletter.

Visiting Students during Lunch

If you would like to have lunch with your student we will follow the same procedures for

entering our building. If you would like someone other than a parent or guardian to have lunch with your

student we will need that information in writing, either with a note from a parent/guardian turned into the

front office before school or an email (msattendance@avon-schools.org).

Please include the person(s) name that will be visiting, we will then follow the Entering the Building

procedure and check them into Safe Visitor Solutions.

ABSENCE PROCEDURE

If a student is absent from school, the PARENT must call the school by 8:30 A.M. to report the absence. If

no call is received, the automated school system will make an effort to contact the parent, but if NO

PARENT CALL has been received by 3:00 P.M. the day following the absence, the student will be charged

with an unexcused absence.

ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION

The parent will be contacted by letter after their child has acquired five (5) absences excused or unexcused.

The purpose of the letter will be to offer help and support to the student. The parent will be contacted

again, after their child has acquired eight (8) absences excused or unexcused. The importance of good

school attendance will be stressed.

EARLY DISMISSALS

When a student needs to leave school early for an appointment, please send a note to school with your stu-

dent. Your student will then need to bring that note to the Main Office before the start of school to obtain

an Early Dismissal pass. If you are unable to send a note with your student, you may email the

school msattendance@avon-schools.org with all the necessary information: Student name, reason for the

early dismissal, and the time the student needs to leave school. If someone other than a parent or guardi-

an will be picking up your student, please include his or her name on the note or email. Once we verify

their photo ID then the student can sign out and leave.

If leaving early for a Dr. appointment, please provide Dr. verification to ensure that the

absence is excused.

EXCESSIVE ABSENCES

Students who have (10) ten absences will be required to sign a “Parent Attendance Contract” and must have a

doctor's statement verifying each absence after the tenth absence. Failure to comply will result in a referral to

the “Project Attend” program. A student with a serious medical condition should have a medical report on file.

***To view the entire attendance policy please see your Student Handbook***

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

AS THEIR BUS DRIVER Can you remember at least one of your bus drivers?

Why do we remember them? Perhaps it’s because

that driver was there with a smile and greeting,

morning and evening, day after day. Maybe that

driver helped you focus your life, encouraged you to

see your potential.

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So, are you ready to get on Board?

If so, go to the Avon Website at

www.avon-schools.org to apply for a

Bus Driver Position.

Bus Monitors are also needed.

THINKING ABOUT

BECOMING A SCHOOL

BUS DRIVER?

To be eligible to drive a school bus for

Avon Schools you must:

Be twenty-one (21) years of age

Have a clean driving record

Pass a national background check

Be drug free, and

Be eligible to work in the United States

In addition, before you start to train, you will

need your class B CDL permit complete with

passenger and School Bus (P&S) endorsements.

You are required to pass the DOT

physical by a nationally authorized physician.

We offer our own in-house Bus Driver Training

Program. In most cases we will subsidize your training,

paying a per hour wage while working and training.

Once you have your CDL license with P and S

endorsements, as a full time stand-by driver

with work agreement your pay is $114.00

per day, plus you are eligible for benefits.

School Bus Monitor/AIDE are also needed, starting at $14.76 per hour.

ALREADY A SCHOOL

BUS DRIVER?

Do you have a current CDL Class B

license with Passenger and School

Bus endorsements? We’ll get you

acclimated to being a school bus

driver for AVON in the shortest pos-

sible time.

Whether you need us to

train you or your already

fully licensed and qualified

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SIMPLY GO TO:

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onlineapp/default.aspx?

Category=Transportation

The Mary Lee Maier Community Pantry

has moved from AMS South to

Avon Intermediate School East

Every Thursday from 5-6PM

For additional Flyer information please visit the

“Community” tab on our website at:

https://www.avon-schools.org/Page/13