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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

ACSC 2023 - 2024 School Year Calendar is now available.

Click the 2nd link below to view.

Effective immediately, we will no longer be using Elink as a parent tool to access bus information.

Bus stop information can now be found in PowerParent. Please look in PowerParent to see your students bus number, stop location, pick up and drop off times.

2023-24 Bus route information will be available to parents July 20, 2023 in PowerParent.

May 16, 2023 - Orchestra Concert - more information below

May 17, 2023 - School Dance - more information below

May 18, 2023 - Choir Concert - more information below

May 19, 2023 - Oriole Flight - more information below

May 23, 2023 - Band Concert - more information below

May 26, 2023 - 8th grade Cookout - more information below

May 26, 2023 - Last Day of School

If your student is interested in auditioning for the fall musical at Avon High School, Mrs. Steckbeck will be holding auditions for ANASTASIA on Friday May 19th from 5-6pm for current 8th graders.

If your student is interested, students should pick an audition form/contract from Ms. Hatton or Mr. Zimmerman at AMS South.

The AMS South student council is sponsoring a neon themed spring dance for the students on Wednesday, May 17th.

The 7th grade dance will take place immediately after school until 5:30PM. 7th graders will need to be picked up no later than 5:30PM.

The 8th graders will return to school for their dance which will take place between 6:00PM and 8:00PM. 8th graders should not be dropped off at the school any earlier than 5:45PM, and should be picked up no later than 8:00PM.

If you are willing to help supervise the dance, we would love to have you. If you can supervise, please contact Mrs. Warthan at: wlwarthan@avon-schools.org, more volunteer information below under “Parent Volunteer Information”.

Drop-off for 8th graders will be at the front of the building, at door #1 (exit on 36).

Pick-up will be at the back of the building, at door #13 (exit on 267).

Oriole flight is an annual event at AMS South to promote physical fitness and school spirit. The last week of each school year we have a 5k run/walk and a field day. This year, we are transporting students to the Avon Town Hall to use their course. We are planning this event for Friday, May 19th. The actual race will take place between 10:00a.m. and 1:00p.m. Students can bring a sack lunch that day or have the school prepare one for them.

We will need parent volunteers to help us monitor the check points along the route and to man the water stations.

If you are willing to help, please send an email Mr. Rodgers at: gdrodgers@avon-schools.org

All school volunteers are required to have a completed background check through Safe Visitor. Please contact Michele Retzak in the South office (544-5700) to see if you have a background check in our system that is valid for this event. If you do not have a current background check on file, please follow the process outlined below to get a background check in place before this event. This process will take a small amount of your time and you will need to pay a $12.95 fee to conduct the background check.

Please complete this process before Friday, May 12, 2023, to have a realistic chance for your background check to be approved before the event the next Friday. Please let us know if you plan to help during the 5K by sending Michele Retzak an email message. meretzak@avon-schools.org

How do I get approved to be a School Volunteer?

https://www.avon-schools.org/services/safety/school-volunteers

1. Select this link above to start the Volunteer Background Check.
2. This link opens a lengthy document that you need to read. After reading the document, please select ACSC Volunteer Electronic Signature Agreement Form at the bottom of the page.
3. Selecting that link will open a Microsoft form that you must complete to gain access to the Safe Visitor Volunteer Background Application.
4. Follow the directions provided on the Safe Visitor webpage using the link from the previous step. Submitting your information and paying the background check will begin the process that will most likely take two business days.
5. Please pay attention to the email address you provide Safe Visitor for this background check. If you have lived out of state in the past you may need to pay an additional fee. The background check is sometimes hung up waiting for you to respond to an email.
6. You will receive an email from Safe Visitor when your background check is complete and approved.
7. We will be able to find you in our Safe Visitor system here at South once this process is complete.

Below are some pictures from this past Wednesday's Students vs. Staff basketball game, enjoy!

Mr. Will Mahan - AMS South Athletic Director

Below are some photos from past track events, enjoy!

Below is a document for athletic physicals through Hendricks Regional Health. The dates for these physical nights are after April 1st which means this athletic physical would be valid for the 2023-2024 school year.

A printable copy is below as well.

The following fees will need paid prior to participating in each sport:

• $50.00 for Avon School Corporation (This fee is paid per sport)
• $25.00 for Avon Middle School South (This fee is paid once per year)

Students should come to school each day with their laptops charged and ready to start the school day. Students are able to charge their computers in the classroom while here at school if they have their charger with them.

Please remind your student(s) to charge their computers each night.

Happy Birthday

to our students celebrating a birthday this week:

Mustafa Abdulrazzaq

Colin Stewart

Mia Towner

Jocelyn Davis

Landon ReFour

Doyinsolami Akande

Chady Boualou

Chase Spencer

Leiton Harris

Olamposi Alawiye

Dron Prajapati

Aketza Ruiz-Lam

Silas Cross

Nifemi Ogunniran

Alexander Serrano

Oluwashindara Adekanye

Sophia Muwallif

Annabelle Miller

Sehubo Agosu

Jack Clephane

Kassandra Perez

Katherine Ahern

National Junior Honor Society will offer after school study help sessions on Wednesday’s after school from 4:10 - 5:00PM. Students will then go to the front commons area and wait for the late bus or parent pick-up. During this time, there will be a supervisor 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 5:00PM.

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 5:10pm.

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.

Mrs. Dugan (Mr. Fox), Mrs. Williams, Mr. Schubert & Mr. Uhl

In Language Arts, students will be taking NWEA and wrapping up our year with a Poe Quest. Be sure to ask them about it during the last week of school! Science students will be doing virtual dissections, researching frogs, and observing a dissection demonstration led by the teacher. In Social Studies, we will wrap up Southeast Asia and begin learning about Oceania. In Math, we will be reviewing for and taking our last test of the year. Pre-Algebra students will be reviewing for and taking our Spring Semester Exam.

Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Boroff, Mrs. Schroer & Ms. Weinstein

In Language Arts, we will be setting our NWEA goals on Monday and beginning those tests. We will continue NWEA on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then we will begin our Murder Mystery Quest on Thursday! Our “Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe” quest will take us to the end of the year. Students usually have a great time with this fun activity. We have had a busy couple of weeks in Science wrapping up projects about the cell cycle and our cancer research projects. I was very pleased with the effort students put into their cell cycle projects and that they are taking our cancer research project seriously. This coming week we’ll be studying body systems before learning about dissection and watching a dissection demonstration in class. We will have one last big test to study for before the end of the year. It has been a pleasure watching the kids grow as thinkers and scientists. In Social Studies, students will be finishing the year in Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand! Our final exam will be on the last day of school, Friday, May 26th. Students will have a few days to prepare and study for the test with digital review games and a paper review sheet. In Math, students will be completing the end of the year review and take the final test on Thursday, May 18th. Pre-Algebra students will be working on a car project finding the tax, interest, and discounts. After that they will be working on review for NWEA.

Mrs. Clark, Ms. Hatton, Mrs. Ringham & Ms. Schaber

Ms. Costello, Ms. Gawrys, Mr. Thoennes & Mr. Walker

Language Arts

Mrs. Ringham - In Language Arts, students will take the second part of their Unit test, then they will take their Spring NWEA which will provide them with real-time feedback on how much they have grown this year.

Mr. Thoennes - In Language Arts, we will be completing our Unit 7D Assessment on Monday and taking NWEA Tuesday through Thursday.

Math & Pre-Algebra

Mrs. Clark - Math students will be wrapping up unit 8 with a unit study guide and then our final test of the school year on Thursday. The following week we will be testing for Math NWEA and having our end of the year celebrations. In Pre-Algebra, students will be wrapping up unit 10 with a unit study guide and then our final test of the school year on Thursday. The following week we will be testing for Math NWEA and having our end of the year celebrations.

Ms. Costello - In Math, we will be continuing to review what we have learned this year.

Science

Ms. Schaber - Science students will be diving deeper into body systems. We will be completing a dissection to view the body systems up close.

Ms. Gawrys - In Science, we will be looking at the body systems and investigating a frog dissection.

Social Studies

Ms. Hatton - Social Studies students will be finishing up talking about Southeast Asia and moving to Australia and New Zealand. We will start to learn about the geography and indigenous peoples of those countries.

Mr. Walker - In Social Studies, we will be learning about the SE Asian countries.

The goal of the project was to make a prototype enrichment device for the zoo's kangaroos. It could be toys, food/treat dispensers, etc. that stimulates the kangaroo's mental ability or natural behaviors. One winning group per science teacher was chosen to go to the zoo to present their device to animal keepers with the goal of it being implemented into the kangaroo's habitat.

Below are some photos from the students trip to the zoo to present their device.

Mrs. DeBow, Mrs. Mellen, Ms. Tobin & Mrs. Zimmerman

Ms. Costello, Ms. Gawrys, Mr. Thoennes & Mr. Walker

Language Arts

Mrs. Zimmerman - Students will complete their NWEA testing for ELA during classes from Tuesday to Thursday.

Mr. Thoennes - In Language Arts, we will be continuing Frankenstein and taking NWEA Tuesday through Thursday.

Pre-Algebra & Algebra

Mrs. DeBow - Pre-algebra students will introduce and investigate types of functions they will learn about in-depth next year in Algebra I. Algebra students will solve complex equations using a variety of strategies learned throughout the year.

Ms. Costello - In Math, we will be investigating exponential growth.

Science

Ms. Tobin - We will be diving further into our forensics unit by analyzing crime scene evidence.

Ms. Gawrys - In Science, we will be beginning our forensics unit to end out the year!

Social Studies

Mrs. Mellen - We will be continuing our study of the Civil War, looking at Reconstruction and its impact on the United States. We will have a quiz next week over our studies on the Civil War.

Mr. Walker - In Social Studies, we will learn about reconstruction.

Mrs. Warthan, Ms. Kegley, Mr. Casey & Mr. Osen

In Science, students will be investigating a crime scene unit. Biology classes will be conducting dissections. In Pre-Algebra, students will continue solving all types of equations. Algebra students will continue solving all types of equations. In Language Arts, students will continue reading Volume 3 of Frankenstein and picking teams – Team Victor or Team Creature. Social Studies classes will be wrapping up their final unit by discussing Reconstruction.

Mrs. Hood, Mr. Rodgers, Mrs. Taylor & Mr. Williams

In Science, students will complete several labs over the next 10 days to solve a murder mystery using several forensics labs. There will NOT be a semester final. Biology classes will do our shark dissections next week. The week following, we will prepare for our semester Final which is cumulative. Our Final will be on Thursday, May 25th. In Pre-Algebra, students will participate in Job Shadowing and the Oriole Flight this week. During our math class we will begin preparing for our final exam which will be given on Thursday, May 25th. Algebra students will participate in Job Shadowing and the Oriole Flight this week. During our algebra class students will complete a review/preview assignment and will begin reviewing for the 2-day exam which will begin Tuesday, May 23rd. In Language Arts, students will be taking the NWEA Reading test. Social Studies: The last thing students will learn about is Reconstruction. The Final Exam will be on the Last Day of School, May 26th.

Señora Barker (Spanish), Mrs. Hauptmann (Japanese), Mr. Parr (Computer Science), Mrs. Leonard (Art), Mrs. Gleissner (FACS), Mr. Hamsley (Engineering and Technology), Mr. Wolf (Robotics) and Mrs. Snyder (Flight & Space and Medical Detectives)

Spanish

Students will receive a final exam study guide on Tuesday, May 16th. It will be due Tuesday May 23rd. The Spanish final exam will be May 24th and 25th. There will be a listening, reading, vocab/grammar, and culture portions of the final.

Japanese

In Japanese, students will learn about giving directions; writing katakana from memory; recognizing additional verb kanji.

Art

Next week students will be completing a two point perspective drawing.

Computer Science

7th grade students will be focusing on their video games in cleaning code and fixing any bugs they have. 8th grade students will be wrapping up their final projects! With a focus n their presentations.

7th & 8th grade FACS

7th grade students have been studying ChooseMyPlate.gov and preparing Fruit Pizza. The class will begin the Child Development Unit next. 8th grade students will begin presentations this week. They have been working with their partner for a week on researching health conditions that require specialized eating/diet plans. They will present their research to the class by giving a five-minute presentation.

7th grade Engineering and Design & 8th grade Gateway to Technology

7th grade students will be finishing their model homes.

8th grade students will be finishing up their tabletop games.

Flight & Space - 7th grade

Students will learn about filtration systems in space and they will build their own modified version. They will then begin their final project-Mission to Mars. This will be a group project that will consist of 5 parts and end with an egg drop off the roof of the school. They will have until May 25th to get the project done.

Medical Detectives - 8th grade

Students will continue to work on their final project. It is a group project that students should be able to complete in class. They will have until May 25th to get the project done.

Robotics

Students will design, build, and code a spinning billboard.

Mrs. Fair, Mrs. Lucas & Mr. Jackson

This Week, students will be wrapping up the last week of their current units with our unit test on Wednesday, May 17th. On Friday, The entire student body will be participating in our annual Oriole Flight 5k run! We will start our post fitness test and Quarter final exam during the last week of school. The Quarter Final Exam will consist of content knowledge from all 3 units this quarter. Students have worked on pushups, sit-ups, stretching and cardiovascular endurance consistently throughout this quarter. We anticipate improvements in every area of fitness testing. Please continue to have your child bring clean clothes on Monday. Have a great week!

Mr. Abbey (Band), Ms. Szymkow (Band), Mr. Zimmerman (Choir) & Mr. Miller (Orchestra)

Band

Concert Information:

Concert begins at 6:30PM at AMSS in the Auditorium. Doors open at 6:15PM

7th Grade: Call time for 7th grade is at 5:45PM on the concert day.

Students are expected to be in their chairs, dressed, and ready to play at that time.

8th grade: Call time for the 8th grade is at 6:30PM on the concert day.

Students are expected to be dressed and with their instruments ready at that time, in the band room.

King’s Island: Itineraries for King’s Island will be sent out on Friday and Monday. We will leave Avon Middle School South at 8AM on Saturday, May 20th.

Orchestra

Orchestra concert is on Tuesday, May 16th at 6:30pm. Students need to report no later than 5:45pm. Students do not have to wear their black polos for this concert, they just need to dress nicely (going to a wedding, church, dance, something a little more formal). No jeans, shorts or flip flops.

As we end the year, please let me know if student instruments need to be repaired. We are going to take some time learning how to clean and repair instruments in the last few days of school. Also, it is a great time to purchase rosin(linked here) for your students since they have probably run out. Also, violins and violas need to have a better solution to store shoulder rests. Here is a link to a shoulder rest pouch I recommend.

Lastly, summer orchestra camp is June 12-16. Students can get a form from me, or you can print the one I shared on ParentSquare.

Thank you parents for all you do!

Ms. Sever

All books are due Friday, May 19th. Book overdue notices were sent home via the email provided to AMS South this past Friday, May 12th. They will continue to be sent home every day until the end of the school year. Please encourage your students to check their lockers, classrooms, and personal belongings at school and home for any books that they might need to return to the library before we leave for Summer Break, especially as students move from 8th grade to Avon High School. Any books not returned or fines not paid will be added to the student’s book bill as an additional fee.

Please have your student stop by the library or message Ms. Sever (Cassidy Sever) on Schoology with any questions. Ms. Sever can also be contacted via phone at (317) 544-5700 ext. 5730 or via email at casever@avon-schools.org during school hours. Thank you for helping your student return their library books before we move to next school year!

ABSENCE PROCEDURE

If a student is absent from school, the PARENT must call the school by 10:00 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

** Please be advised that we cannot take early dismissal information over the telephone. **

If your child needs to leave school early during the school day please send a note in with your child to bring to the office first thing in the morning or email us at

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 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.

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 leaving early for a doctor/dentist/orthodontist appointment, please provide verification note from the appointment to the main office to ensure that the absence is excused.

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.

It is our belief that students can best achieve academic success by being in school every day. We also understand that a student may occasionally have an opportunity to experience extraordinary opportunities that may result in a missed day of school. The principal or designee may grant a pre-arranged absence, if the absence provides an extraordinary opportunity for the student and/or family. The request must be submitted at least five school days in advance of the requested absence. The student will be required to complete all missed work upon his/her return to school.

No more than three days of pre-arranged absences will be approved each year. Pre-arranged absences may not be granted during the following circumstances:

• I-Learn
• During semester exams
• When the requested absence would push the student’s attendance record into excessive absence status or if the student has surpassed the allowable number of absences.

For Visitors to our Building

Avon Schools require all visitors to check-in at the front office using our visitor management system, Safe Visitor. This system requires visitors to scan their driver's license or state identification card for a check of their record. A temporary badge is provided to all visitors to wear while in our buildings. As our visitors leave school, they scan and return that badge to front office staff.

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.

Visiting Students during Lunch

At this time, we are allowing parents/guardians to have lunch with their child during their specified lunch time in our commons area outside of the cafeteria. Parents must follow our policy for entering our building listed above; present a valid photo ID and be checked into our Safe Visitor system. Please take note that this process may take a few minutes to get you checked into our system so please allow for a few extra minutes for that process.

**If someone other than a parent/guardian would like to have lunch with your student, we MUST have that information in writing in advance from a parent/guardian. You can either send a note in with your student to bring to the office when they arrive at school in the morning, or you can email our attendance line with the information at msattendance@avon-schools.org

In all Avon Schools, safety of our students and staff is our highest priority. Visitors will utilize an intercom and camera system to gain entry to the school offices.

Please be prepared to identify yourself, provide a valid photo ID, and provide a reason for your visit when you arrive. Thank you for your patience in adapting to the updated and more secure system.

7th and 8th grade parents: Your children may be eligible for a college scholarship!

View the form below for more information.

Avon Community Schools has chosen Worth Ave. Group as the vendor of choice to insure school-issued laptops rented by students. Insurance with Worth Ave. Group will protect the device against: Accidental Damage, Theft, Fire, Flood, Natural Disasters, Power Surge and Vandalism. This insurance policy will provide full replacement cost coverage and will protect the item worldwide (on and off school grounds). The policy is also transferable to a replacement unit. Insurance plans may be purchased online.

• Coverage Term: July 18, 2022 - July 18, 2023
• It is up to you to renew yearly.

• Deadline to Purchase Coverage: September 5, 2022

• Yearly Insurance Rates:
• 6th-12 Grade: Lenovo 11e Laptop $45.00
• Costs are prorated for enrollment after September 5.

Need help with Math and Science homework?

Call the Homework Hotline

1-877-ASK-ROSE

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The Avon High School Athletic Administrators asked us to pass along the following information regarding middle school students attending football games. Please read carefully as students must purchase tickets online prior to showing up at the stadium.

Students must have a digital ticket or All Sport Pass for entry. Tickets are $7 this year for Varsity events. To expedite entry, the ticket should be purchased ahead of time via the link with a credit card. Ticket info for purchasing online single event tickets and/or All Sport Passes (which will be sent to the purchaser’s phone) can be found at https://websites.eventlink.com/s/avon-high-school/Tickets. Tickets can be purchased on the link provided for Home and Away events throughout the school year.

K-8 STUDENTS ATTENDING FOOTBALL EVENTS AT AVON HIGH SCHOOL - It is highly encouraged that all elementary and middle school students be accompanied by a paid adult. Unsupervised students will be required to sit in the middle school section on the SW corner of the Football Stadium and will not be allowed to wonder around. Backpacks, shoestring bags, and sports equipment (footballs, frisbees, etc.) are not permitted at AHS athletic events.

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 2022 - 2023 enrollment before you shop. Below you will find more information for enrollment, please click the link below.

Please click on Community Flyers below to take you to the ACSC web page of all the Educational Flyers and Community Events Flyers happening in our community.