Oriole's Nest
January 15, 2021
Avon Middle School South
Email: msattendance@avon-schools.org
Website: https://www.avon-schools.org/mssouth
Location: 7199 East US Highway 36, Avon, IN, USA
Phone: 317-544-5700
Twitter: @avonsouth
Click below to take you the ACSC 2020-2021 School Calendar
Please note there has been an update to the 2020-2021 school calendar. Click the link below to take you to the updated calendar.
Upcoming Important Dates
Monday, January 18, 2021 - NO SCHOOL - MLK, Jr. Day
Upcoming Athletic Events & Information
Girl's Basketball Games Next Week
1/21 - AWAY vs. Plainfield MS 5:00
Good luck!
Boy's Basketball Games Next Week
1/20 - AWAY vs. Brownsburg West MS 5:00PM
Good luck!
Wrestling Match Next Week
1/20 - HOME vs. Chapel Hill 7/8th Grade Center 5:30
Good luck!
Celebrating Birthday's this week!
Happy Birthday
to our students celebrating a birthday this week:
Jazer Rivera Reyes
Noah Dasgupta
Skylar Dillard
Noah Boeke
Rushmore Hartzell
Rishant Multani
Nicholas Duman
Brayden Green
Kolton Ticen
Natalie Karnes
Rion Bolden
Isaac Reyes
** Missed birthday from our 2nd Quarter Parent Newsletter **
Aidan Lotspeich
2020-2021 Yearbook Information
Yearbooks are still available! Buy yours today for $26.00. Want to personalize it with your child's name, or an icon? Personalization for yearbooks will only be available until January 29th.
Just follow this link and it will bring you to our school's page: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1073425/Avon-Middle-School-South/
If you have questions, or aren't sure if you have purchased one already please contact Ms. Jalk via email: lljalk@avon-schools.org
STUDY TABLES
National Junior Honor Society will offer after school study help sessions on Monday’s and Wednesday's after school from 2:45 - 3:30PM. Students will then go to the cafeteria and wait for the late bus. During this time, there will be a supervisor in the cafeteria with the students while they wait for the late bus to arrive. Students that will be a car rider home on these days can be picked up at door 1 at 3:30PM.
If your student will be staying for the study session and they need bus transportation home they must sign up for the late bus in the Guidance Office at lunch that day. For those students taking the late bus home, the bus will leave AMS South at 4:30pm.
TEAM NEWS
Each week your child's team will give an update about the current week or week ahead. Please find your child's team below for that information. In addition, you will find news from our Encore teachers, Media Center, and PE/Wellness teachers.
Grizzlies News
Ms. Weinstein, Ms. Tomlinson, Mr. Livingston & Mr. Fields
In Science, we are cracking open the Earth to see what is inside. It turns out onions, ogres, and the Earth have something in common. Do you know what it is? Language Arts students will continue to read about Phineas Gage and how brain science has an effect on Phineas's case. In Social Studies, we will be begin learning about the ancient Indian civilizations of the Indus River Valley. In Math 7, students will begin solving one-step, two-step, and multi-step equations. They will have a quiz over solving equations and combining like terms on Friday. In Pre-Algebra, students will work on slope-intercept form, combining like terms, and solving one-step equations.
Jaguars News
Mrs. Ringham, Miss Hickey, Mrs. Fee & Mr. Wolf
Math 7 classes will be working on 1- and 2-step equations. Students in Pre-Algebra will be learning slope and intercept form as well as equations. In Science, students will explore Earth structures. Social Studies will begin learning about ancient India. Language Arts will continue to read the story of Phineas Gage. They will learn the functions of the parts of the brain and how the location of Phineas’ brain injury affected his character.
Jaguars who stand out:
Maliah Thomas, London Taylor, Xavier Esslinger, Joshua Couch, Leanne Betances,
and Amarri Cannon.
Knights News
Mr. East, Miss Skoniecke, Mrs. Snyder & Mrs. Wheeler
In Social Studies, students will continue learning about the ancient world. Students will be working on a series of lessons to learn about the culture of ancient Mesopotamia and learning about their achievements. Math 7 will be learning about solving equations and have a quiz on 1/22. Pre-Algebra will have a quiz on 1/20 over graphing and slope. Science students will be exploring the Earth’s structure and then move on to learning about minerals. They will be doing a mineral identification lab. In Language Arts, we will continue to read the story of Phineas Gage. Students will explore the physical and psychological effects of his terrible accident and determine whether he was truly "recovered."
Foresters News
Mrs. DeBow, Ms. Tobin, Mr. Rodgers & Mr. Thoennes
Language Arts students are continuing to explore the space race. Science students will complete two labs exploring Darwin’s survival of the fittest. Algebra students will wrap up exponential functions and applying them to situations. Pre-Algebra students will begin learning about the properties of 3D figures in our new geometry unit. Social Studies students will continue learning about the early presidencies and the first political parties.
Greyhounds News
Mr. Gullion, Mr. Casey, Mr. Osen & Mrs. Warthan
In Math, students will be studying the Volume of 3D figures. Algebra is continuing Exponential Functions and making connections between graph, tables, situations and graphs. In Social Studies students will be beginning our in-depth look at the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark. Science students will be working on the Evidence of change. In Biology, students will be studying cancer cells. And in Language Arts, students will be working on Space Blogs.
Panthers News
Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Hood, Mr. Jaynes & Mr. Williams
In Language Arts, students will be researching an astronaut or cosmonaut. They will use the information they find to write blog entries from the point of view of their person. Science will continue our investigations on survival of the fittest. Biology will continue our investigations on the processes of mitosis. In Social Studies students will be beginning our in-depth look at the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, and how his policies and decisions expanded the power of the executive branch of government. Pre-Algebra is will begin our Geometry Unit. This week we will learn about Attributes, Cross Sections & review Volume of Prisms and Cylinders. Algebra is continuing Exponential Functions and making connections between graph, tables, situations and graphs. Check out the students using Skittles and M&M’s to understand Exponential Decay. There will be a TEAM QUIZ on Tuesday Jan 26 and Unit Assessment on Thursday Jan 28.
Encore News
Señora Barker (Spanish), Mrs. Hauptmann (Japanese), Mrs. Rewolinski (Computer Science), Mrs. Leonard (Art), Mrs. Gleissner (FACS), Mr. Hamsley (Engineering and Technology),
and Mrs. Kimmell & Mrs. Woods (ELL)
Spanish
Students will continue to study –ar verbs in Spanish and have a quiz on Thursday.
Japanese
Japanese students will continue the study of kanji numbers and will begin learning katakana characters. We will also be working with common prepositions.
Computer Science
In Computer Science, we will continue exploring coding in HTML and JavaScript, and beginning our first projects.
Art
Next week we are using a variety of paper sculpting techniques to create a series of sculptural reliefs with texture.
FACS
7th Grade
Students will begin the Sewing and Textiles Unit.
8th Grade
Students will begin the Adult Roles and Financial Literacy Unit.
7th grade Engineering and Design
7th grade with be completing their 3 piece puzzle.
8th grade Gateway to Technology
8th grade students will be completing their charging station design.
ELL - Mrs. Kimmell & Mrs. Woods
7th grade ELL classes will be taking the WIDA ACCESS online assessment January 19-25.
8th grade ELL classes will be testing January 25, 26, 28, and 29.
Students need to come to class with charged laptops and bring their chargers with them each day.
Mrs. Woods' ELL classes will begin testing February 1.
PE/Wellness News
Mrs. Porep, Mrs. Lucas & Mr. Jackson
The following students were selected as students of the unit for weightlifting:
Lillian Sparkman, Lily Pigg, Melanie Jones, Luke Sharp, Joshua Elliott, Elle Armstrong, Allison Baltierra, Leo Njuguna, and Edgar Espinoza-Marcos
Congratulations!
PE Shuffleboard Champions!
Fabricio Guzman, Samantha Dillon, Emma Roland, Carlie Finnerty, Eunice Amusan,
Olorunkayinsola Tokan-Lawal, Gavin Oliver-Raikes & Nathan Stamm
Congratulations!
Music Department News
Mrs. Wagoner (Band), Mr. Zimmerman (Choir) & Mr. Ziolkowski (Orchestra)
Orchestra
All orchestra students are back at it and working hard making wonderful music. Most classes have started sight reading or receiving their next round of music to start practicing. 7th grade is working on two new keys, Bb and F. while 8th grade dives into two octave scales.
First Period has ana EEi assignment due on Friday January 22nd.
All students have been spoken to about ISSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest. Registration forms are due back on Friday January 22nd. These forms and information sheet will be posted on Schoology and sent via ParentSquare by Friday (1-15-2021).
Band
Jazz band will rehearse on Wednesday only next week because of Martin Luther King Holiday. I would like for the brass section only to attend.
All bands will finish quizzing for their chair placements on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
Students should take their horns home daily and be practice sheet music and warm ups.
Solo and Ensemble forms are due on Friday, January 22nd. No late entries will be allowed this year.
Media Moments
Mrs. Winningham
Do you enjoy reading? Do you enjoy discussing books?
Then join the AMS South Book Club hosted by Mrs. Winningham
Students need to sign up at the links below by January 24th, 2021.
8th Grade will be reading The Declaration by Gamma Malley- This futurist story features Anna, the child of parents who refused to sign the Declaration, which forbids people to have children, must choose between cheating the law and facing certain death.
8th Grade will meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. See the sign up for more information.
7th Grade will read Surface Tension by Mike Mullin. This fast paced mystery set in Indianapolis begins after Jake witnesses an act of domestic terrorism. Jake experiences memory loss and is targeted by the terrorist leader's teenage daughter, bullied by an FBI agent, doubted by his mother, but aided by his girlfriend through it all.
7th Grade will meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. See the sign up for more information.
Tasteful Tuesday's with Mrs. Winningham
Tasteful Tuesdays’ First Chapters is a blog by Mrs. Winningham where she is reading the first chapter of a book for students, teachers and family to enjoy. The books are available in the school library and may be requested by students thru Destiny Discover.
HOMEWORK HOTLINE
Need help with Math and Science homework?
Call the Homework Hotline
1-877-ASK-ROSE
Click below to visit their website
OFFICE PROCEDURES
AMS South's Attendance Policy
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. You may also send an email to us to notify us of your child's absence at msattendance@avon-schools.org.
EARLY DISMISSALS
msattendance@avon-schools.org with all the necessary information: students name, date and time picking up, and the name of the person picking your child up if someone other than a parent or guardian will be picking up. This email will go directly to the front office secretaries and they will be able to get your child an early dismissal pass so that they can be in the front office when you are ready to pick them up. If leaving early for a doctor/dentist appointment, please provide doctor/dentist verification to ensure that the absence is excused.
If someone other than a parent or guardian will be picking up your child we MUST have this information in writing from a parent/guardian, 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 you are unable to email us we will need you to come into the office with your valid ID, once we verify it is a parent/guardian picking up we will be able to call the student down for dismissal.
Using this email will ensure your child will get a pass out of class to be in the office. Please do not use Parent Square to send a message to your child's teachers as we cannot guarantee that this message will get to the front office to get your child a pass. Our teachers are very busy throughout the day and may not be able to check Parent Square often, or if the teacher is out that day we would not get that message in the front office in time to get your child an early dismissal pass.
We want to make sure that your information is getting to the right person in a timely manner, and hopefully prevent any miscommunication or missed messages.
Please be advised that we cannot take early dismissal information over the telephone.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Mary Lee Maier Community Pantry Information
The Mary Lee Maier Community Pantry is available to Avon school families and employees.
Every Thursday from 5:00 - 6:00PM (when school is in session)
at Avon Intermediate School East
Please do not arrive before 4:30PM due to AIS bus/school traffic
Enrollment is simple. Please complete your 2020-2021 enrollment before you shop. Below you will find more information for enrollment, please click the link below.