Students have had several opportunities to shop in the Charger Store on Fridays to redeem stamps they have earned by showing the “Charger Way” throughout the school day. We want to recognize the many businesses that have donated items as prizes so far this school year. If you have any ideas for places we should contact or if you have items you would like to donate to our Charger Store, please contact Mr. Shimko at brian.shimko@gocreek.org.

Thank you to the following donors:

Milano’s Pizza

Rapid Fired Pizza

Hot Head Burritos

Beaver-Vu Bowl

Tropical Smoothie Café

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Crumbl Cookies

Chick-fil-A

Jet's Pizza

Young's Jersey Dairy

Heather's Gourmet Apples

Laser Web

Individual Donors

Make sure you are receiving the latest school news which is sent home via Apptegy, our online communication tool. If you are not already subscribed, please make sure your information is current in OneView or send an e-mail to: AMSHelp@gocreek.org. We send out messages on a regular basis to keep you informed of what’s happening at Ankeney. We also post things on the Ankeney Middle School website and Beavercreek City Schools Facebook page. The Ankeney PTO has a Facebook page that we encourage you to join as well. You can check out the Daily Announcements each day on our website which is updated by 12:00 each day. There are many ways to stay informed, so choose what works best for you!

• As a reminder about our dress code per our Student Handbook, jeans with holes cannot be above mid-thigh. Volleyball Spandex shorts are also not appropriate. Shirts should cover your stomach. Shirts that just touch your stomach can’t be worn. If you wear a large sweatshirt, you must have something appropriate on under it or you will be asked to change. Our complete Dress Code is in the Student Handbook on the Ankeney website. Your compliance with dressing appropriately is appreciated. Any concerns about Dress Code should be directed to an administrator.
• Students can be dropped off between 7:00-7:25 a.m. in the Back Parent Loop behind the building entering to the far east of the building. Please have students exit along the curb and proceed to Door 14W. We do not have supervision for students prior to 7:00 a.m.
  
• If your child is staying after-school for Detention or ARC (Academic Resource Center), they will be dismissed out the Front Lobby Doors at 3:00 p.m. We do not hold Detention or ARC on Tuesdays due to staff meetings.
• Cell phones must be powered off and stowed away (such as a backpack) during the school day. Students are not permitted to use their cell phones to contact home. All communication must take place through the office or clinic as we are responsible for all students while they are in the building.
• Students are unable to eat restaurant food in our Cafeteria or have food sent via DoorDash or other delivery platforms.

Did you know we have a Facebook group, Ankeney Middle School PTO, where you can post

questions and get real-time information? We limit access to parents, guardians, and staff,

so please answer the prompts when requesting access. Please follow and share with your

Ankeney friends!

Halloween Dance

**Costumes are highly encouraged!!! Costumes must stay within the dress code and no masks.

Planning for the dance has begun. This student event is scheduled for Friday, October 28th,

from 6:00-7:30p.m.. (See picture below for details.). Please be on the lookout for a sign-up

genius for donations. If you would like to help or donate Halloween decorations, please

email Ankeneypto@gmail.com

First Friday Treats

Each month, we show our appreciation for our wonderful Ankeney staff, by providing them

with a special treat! A HUGE thanks to Philly Pretzel Company, in Centerville, for donating!

Mark your Calendars! Our Pizza Dive Fundraiser will be on November 2nd and 3rd. More

information will be sent home soon, on how you can help us make some dough!

Free ways to raise money for Ankeney Middle School!

Kroger Community Rewards

Coke Rewards

Please collect Coke codes too! Coke codes can be found under the lid of any Coke product

bottles and when you remove the perforated cardboard flap from 12 and 24 can packs.

They can also be found on the shrink wrap of Dasani water, Powerade and larger can packs.

Coke codes earn anywhere from 5 cents to 60 cents for our school! Coke codes can be

turned into 1st-period teachers or turned into the green container in the office.

Amazon Smile

When you’d like to shop with Amazon, you can earn money for Ankeney. Simply go to

smile.amazon.com and select Ankeney Middle School PTO as the charity. You will be able

to shop at the same Amazon site you are used to. This will contribute .5% of your purchase

to Ankeney PTO and Ankeney PTO will be saved as the charity for future purchases too. This is a great way to holiday shop and help Ankeney too.

Check out our PTO calendar, to see upcoming events! 2022-2023 PTO Calendar

We have great things planned for our staff and students this year, but we need your help! If

you are interested in volunteering to help, please take a moment and complete the Ankeney

Volunteer Form. If you would like to make a monetary donation through PayPal to support

our students and staff this year, it would be greatly appreciated!

10/6 - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm (Certified Orientation)

10/11 - 8:30 am - 11:30 am (Classified Orientation)

10/18 - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm (Classified Orientation)

10/25 - 8:30 am - 11:30 pm (Certified Orientation)

E-mail HR@gocreek.org for more information.

Give the gift of reading! Scholastic Book Fairs will return to Ankeney the week of November 7-11. Our fair will provide a variety of books specifically selected to appeal to middle school interests. Students will visit the fair through their ELA classes.

Cash and credit card will be accepted as payment for items purchased at the fair. Scholastic also offers the Book Fair eWallet. You can create an eWallet for your student at Ankeney's Book Fair Homepage from October 17th - November 11th. Similar to loading money on your student’s lunch card, eWallet

• is a great alternative to sending students to school with cash;

• is easily funded using a credit card, and parents can set a spending limit;

• saves any remaining funds to a gift card balance that can be used online with

Scholastic or to fund an eWallet for a future Book Fair; and

• is a convenient way for extended family members to fund student accounts.

Once again, we will have an All for Books Giving Tree. All proceeds will be used to purchase books for Michael’s House, a treatment center in Greene County that provides a coordinated team response to child maltreatment (abuse and neglect) through prevention, education, and advocacy in a safe and healing environment. Scholastic Book Fairs® will match All for Books donations with a donation of up to $1 million in books from The Scholastic Possible Fund, which distributes books to children through organizations such as the Kids In Need Foundation, Reader to Reader, Inc., and the National Center for Families Learning.

If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our Online Fair at Ankeney's Book Fair Homepage. Our Online Fair will be available from November 7th to November 20th. All orders ship to your home, and book-only orders over $25 ship free.

The Online Fair:

• includes an expanded selection of books for all ages — from preschoolers to adults;

• allows you to shop by author, reading level, grade, and price;

• provides a chance for you and your child to create and send wish lists to friends and family so they can shop at our school’s Online Fair; and

• is open for an extended time, giving you more days to shop.

Ankeney Middle School has a National Junior Honor Society Chapter.

More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship and character. NJHS looks to further develop these skills in our members and help the local community as well.

More information can be found on our Ankeney website under the “FOR STUDENTS - For Students-Ankeney” link. Membership consideration packets will be available and accepted after October 21 and are DUE NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 4 to Mrs. Back (jenny.back@gocreek.org).

If you have any questions about NJHS, please contact Mrs. Back.

National Junior Honor Society Membership Requirements and Expectations

· 7th and 8th-grade students who have a 3.7 GPA are eligible

· Leadership roles and regular community service

· Can apply for membership consideration after 1st quarter

To assist our families in getting information they need and communicating with our Main Office, feel free to use the following e-mail addresses:

Report Absences:

ankeneyattendance@gocreek.org

General Questions:

AMSHelp@gocreek.org

(Please allow up to 24 hours for a response.)

Students can now ask to speak with a counselor or building administrator by completing a Google Form when they are signed into their District account by going to: https://forms.gle/sio8VucDQ36tQGt67