Ankeney students will continue to participate in our PBIS Program focusing on the “Charger Way” which aligns with the three phrases pictured below. Each Wednesday during Flex Period, students will be meeting with the same staff member to work on character and anti-bullying activities. With a consistent, small group of around 20 students in each class, students will be able to form a positive connection with others.

Ankeney staff have been rolling out our PBIS Program with students during Flex Period the first two weeks of school. Students had the opportunity to participate in relays and a scavenger hunt as they learned about the positive behaviors that we should see at Ankeney (See The Charger Way Matrix below). Students will be able to earn stamps for showing positive behavior throughout the school day. Students can redeem their stamps in our Charger Store every Friday for great prizes such as bowling passes, free pizza, school supplies, ice cream, smoothies, and much more! If you or someone you know would like to donate items, please contact Mr. Shimko at brian.shimko@gocreek.org.

Student pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 15. Picture envelopes were sent home with students in their First Day Packet. Please make sure to send in your payment envelope or order online! You can also order online HERE. Retakes will be announced soon.

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, no hats, hoods, or other types of headgear are to be worn inside the building. Shorts and shirts must not be revealing. No shirts that expose the midriff and/or low-cut necklines. Jeans with holes may only be worn if skin-exposing holes do not appear above mid-thigh.
• 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!

We are in need of someone to fill our fundraising chair. If this is something you are

interested in or would like more information about, please reach out to us at

AnkeneyPTO@gmail.com

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!

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.

Please join us for our next board meeting. It’s virtual! Thursday, September 8th, at

7:00 p.m. Here is the link to join: September Board Meeting Link

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

Ankeney Intramurals will begin Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Intramurals run all year on Mondays & Wednesdays from 2:15-2:45 p.m. Students must have their own transportation to participate. Permission slips, schedules, and more information can be found outside of the new gym and Room 158 (Health Room). Parents must complete the permission slip and join the Remind App for updates. Please contact Mrs. Fouts or Ms. Powell with questions.

9/8 - 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm (Certified Orientation)

9/15 - 8:30 am - 11:30 (Classified Orientation)

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.

We are excited to have a full stadium for the first time in more than a year this coming Friday for our Varsity Football home game. Friday Night Football games are an exciting community event and opportunity for our student-athletes, cheerleaders and marching band members to showcase their talents. We wanted to take this opportunity to review ticketing procedures and expectations for student etiquette of those in attendance.

The athletic department has moved to all electronic purchases for the 2022-2023 season. We will be 100% digital this season for all ticketing at high school athletic events, we will not be selling any tickets at the gate. We have partnered with Ticket Spicket which will make purchasing tickets, athletic passes and reserved seats faster and more efficient for years to come. Please make sure to purchase tickets prior to your arrival for the game at https://events.ticketspicket.com/home

All Elementary and Middle School students in attendance Friday night are expected to arrive with an adult who is staying for the duration of the game. We ask that elementary students sit with that adult to watch the event AND that middle schoolers either sit with the adult they arrive with OR sit in the designated area for middle schoolers in the student section in the South Endzone bleachers (far west section of the student section).

We look forward to seeing you at a game! Go Creek! Go Beavers!

Is your student creative and imaginative? Does he or she like to tell stories? If yes, Power of the Pen may be for your child! Power of the Pen is an interscholastic writing competition for seventh and eighth graders. The writing at tournaments is impromptu, creative writing. Practices for the tournaments are held once every other week after school, and the district competition is usually in January. Students can advance to regional competition (usually in March) and then the State Championship in May. If your seventh or eighth grader is interested in participating on a team, there will be an informational meeting in mid-September. More information will be coming soon on the morning announcements. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Carol Brown.

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