We Are South, We Are One!

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

May 1, 2025 - E-Learning Day

May 12, 2025 - 8th Grade Job Shadow Day

May 14, 2025 - Cultural Fair

May 23, 2025 - Oriole Flight (May 27 is the rain date)

Upcoming ILEARN Test Dates:

April 22 - 24: ELA (Tuesday through Thursday)

April 29 - 30: Math (Tuesday-Wednesday)

May 8 - 9: Biology (Thursday - Friday)

AEF will be doing Honor an Educator again this year. Families can purchase a sign for $10 to help us honor our amazing ACSC teachers and staff! Signs will be delivered to school and administrative buildings starting April 16th. Signs are available for purchase through April 25.

RSVP for the upcoming meeting by following this link https://rsvp.eftours.com/gve4u67

Scott Adams - Athletic Director

Joni Johnson - Athletic Trainer

4/23 HOME vs. Brownsburg East MS 5:00PM

4/24 AWAY vs. Plainfield MS 4:45PM

Good luck!

HOME golf matches will be at Oak Tree Golf Course

4/21 HOME vs. Zionsville West MS 5:30PM

4/24 AWAY vs. Cascade MS 5:30PM

Good luck!

4/21 AWAY vs. Zionsville West MS 5:30PM

4/22 AWAY vs. Brownsburg West MS 5:30PM

4/23 HOME vs. Tri-West MS 5:30PM

Good luck!

4/22 AWAY vs. Zionsville West MS 5:30PM

4/24 AWAY vs. Westfield MS 5:00PM

Good luck!

4/21 HOME vs. Zionsville West MS 5:30PM

Good luck!

Avon Middle School South will be offering an online ticket option for all athletic events. Online tickets will be available for purchase on the platform EventLink. These tickets will become available for purchase ten days prior to the date of the event. We encourage you to download the EventLink application on your mobile device from the App Store or Google Play Store.

All athletic tickets cost $5. Children between the ages 0 and 5 years old will be free in addition to adults who are 62 years old and older. When purchasing a ticket online through EventLink, there will be a service fee included.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU:

Tim Parker

Luciana Castillo Escoto

Conner Feeney

Janai Akintan

Matthew Stamm

Mya Smith

Tatum Zinyemba

Addison Miller

Hannah Baghiana

Mikella Kuczynski

Biz Bitar

Zach Heckman

Ben Helpingstine

National Junior Honor Society will offer after school study help sessions on Wednesday’s after school from 4:10 - 5:00PM.

During this time, there will be a NJHS teacher sponsor 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. Students will then go to the front commons area and wait for the late bus or parent pick-up.

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.

Ms. Costello, Mrs. Dugan, Mrs. Williams & Mr. Uhl

Next week in Science, we will be starting our roller coaster project. Students will construct rollercoasters out of paper to demonstrate the relationship between kinetic and potential energy! This will be a 12-day project, so students will need to stay motivated for an extended period. Be prepared for messages throughout the project with progress pictures! We will be taking the ELA ILearn test on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings! In Language Arts class, students will wrap up their work on “The Tell-Tale Heart” short story. They will also have a quiz over stems list #13 on Friday. Math will be completing several standards reviews over the topics we have learned this school year. Pre-Algebra will begin their unit on solving systems of equations. Next week in Social Studies, we will begin our next unit discussing Japan and the Koreas.

Mrs. Barnes, Mr. Blackmore, Mrs. Boroff & Ms. Weinstein

In Science, we will be starting our BIG roller coaster project where students will work in groups to build a roller coaster out of paper, applying their knowledge of Newton's Laws and potential, kinetic, and mechanical energy. We will work on this for the next 2-2.5 weeks. Math students will be working on standards review to help refresh previous skills for iLEARN testing that is taking place next week and the week after. Pre-Algebra students will be working on translations, reflections, dilations, and indirect measures on a coordinate plane. After that they will be starting their unit on Pythagorean Theorem. Next week Language Arts students will be having a busy week! On Monday, we will have a mock trial to decide whether or not the narrator from Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" can legally be held accountable for the crimes he commits in the story. From Tuesday to Thursday, students will be taking their end-of-year English Language Arts I-LEARN Assessment, so make sure students get plenty of sleep and come in with charged computers! Social Studies students will be starting a new unit on Japan and the Koreas. Starting with geography of the region, ring of fire, and Japanese history. The exam for the next unit will be May 9th.

Mr. Leach, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Ringham & Mrs. Schaffer

Mr. McDonald, Ms. Schaber, Mrs. Shambaugh & Mr. Thoennes

Language Arts

Mrs. Ringham - Language Arts students will be taking the ELA portion of ILearn Tuesday through Thursday. In class they will be finishing up their analysis of the narrator of The Tell Tale Heart and determining how the reliability of a narrator can affect a story.

Mr. Thoennes - Students will be analyzing the Tell Tale Heart. They will also be taking their ILEARN assessment for ELA Tuesday through Thursday.

Math & Pre-Algebra

Mrs. Schaffer - In Math, students will begin Module 11 where they will learn about sampling and statistics. Pre-Algebra will begin Module 4 where they will learn to identify, construct, and compare functions.

Mrs. Shambaugh - Students will continue learning about data and statistics. We will also prepare for the upcoming ILEARN test.

Science

Mrs. Miller - Next week in Science we will begin our Rollercoaster project that will model the Law of Conservation of energy.

Ms. Schaber - Students will be taking their CSA over kinetic and potential energy on Monday 4/21. We will then be beginning our roller coaster project!

Social Studies

Mr. Leach - We are starting our intro to Japan and Korea unit. Working on the geography of East Asia.

Mr. McDonald - Students will begin learning about Japanese and Korean history.

Mrs. DeBow, Mr. Goson, Mrs. Mellen & Mrs. Zimmerman

Mr. McDonald, Ms. Schaber, Mrs. Shambaugh & Mr. Thoennes

Language Arts

Mrs. Zimmerman - Students will complete the ELA ILEARN test on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. They will continue working through the Space Race unit during class.

Mr. Thoennes - Students will be starting Space Race unit. They will also be taking their ILEARN assessment for ELA Tuesday through Thursday.

Pre-Algebra & Algebra

Mrs. DeBow - Algebra students will finish their unit on inequalities and test on Friday 4/25. Pre-algebra students will learn to solve inequalities and review for math ILEARN testing next week.

Mrs. Shambaugh - Students will continue learning about inequalities. We will also prepare for the upcoming ILEARN test.

Science

Mr. Goson - Students will begin learning about balancing chemical equations. Biology students will be presenting their human genetic disorder projects.

Ms. Schaber - Students will be starting the second half of our chemistry unit. We will be learning about balancing equations.

Social Studies

Mrs. Mellen - Next week, we are starting our Civil War Unit. We will be studying sectionalism, important compromises, and the presidents of Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan.

Mr. McDonald - Students will begin learning about the causes of the Civil War.

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

Science: Students will be learning how to balance chemical equations.

Biology: Students will be presenting their genetic disorder projects.

Pre-Algebra: Students will be solving linear inequalities.

Algebra: Students will be testing over solving and graphing inequalities.

Social Studies: Students will discuss sectional differences that existed in the United States leading up to the Civil War.

Language Arts: Students will be taking the ELA portion of ILearn on Tuesday-Thursday. During class we will be analyzing texts about the Space Race.

Mrs. Cadle, Mr. Garrison, Mrs. Hood & Mr. Williams

Science: Students will be working on counting atoms and balancing chemical equations.

Biology: Students will be presenting their human genetic disorder projects.

Language Arts: Students will be reviewing some ILEARN skills. They will also continue with readings from their Space Race unit.

Social Studies: students will begin a new unit on the Civil War. They will focus on the division of the North and South.

Pre-Algebra: Students will be continuing to practice solving inequalities and representing the solutions on a number line. We will also be spending some time to doing review for ILEARN!

Algebra: We will completing our review activities for inequalities to prepare for the test on Friday, April 25. We also will spend a couple of days doing 8th grade standards review.

Señora Barker (Spanish), Mrs. Hauptmann (Japanese), Mr. Parr (Computer Science),

Mrs. Leonard (Art), Mr. McFarlin (Engineering and Technology), Mr. Wolf (Robotics),

Mrs. Snyder (Flight & Space and Medical Detectives),

and Mr. Tarnowski (Digital Literacy & Communication)

Spanish

Students will be starting a new chapter on places around the city/town and learning to say where they go using the verb IR. Students also have their Pulsera Sales beginning April 24th and going until May 2nd. Please see my parent square from April 15th regarding the Pulsera Project.

Japanese

The Japanese class topics will be: drawing katakana characters from memory, recognizing kanji characters, issuing and accepting invitations, and the date.

Computer Science

7th graders will be working on complex sprite movements and sprite interactions.

8th graders will be working on their safe projects and working on presentations for them.

Art

This week in art class we will be finishing our graphite portrait project. Once we are finished, we will begin the practice for the painting project. For the painting project we will be creating a monochromatic landscape.

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

7th Grade- Students will be finishing up their Toaster tong projects this week and starting on Project #2 which is the Puzzle cube project.

8th Grade- Students will be finishing up their Phone stand projects this week and will be starting Project #2 which is the Light Box Project.

Digital Literacy & Communication

This week in Digital Literacy, 7th graders will learn how to analyze and interpret visual media like comics and graphic novels, while 8th graders will learn the basics of film technique, how to write a screenplay, and how to make a movie pitch.

Robotics

Robotics 1 – Students will be working in groups to design and build a wind turbine project.

Robotics 2 – Students will be working in groups to design, build, and code a dragster project.

Flight & Space

Flight and Space will begin their Space unit!!!! The kids are super excited and it is my absolute favorite topic to teach. We will begin by learning what it takes to get into space-rocket fuel, thrust, orbits, and more!

Medical Detectives

Medical Detectives will begin their unit on the nervous system. They will learn the basics of how the nervous system works and what happens when it isn't communicating properly.

Below are some pictures of Medical Detectives doing their patient and doctor interview, enjoy.

Mrs. Lucas, Mr. Jackson & Mr. Van Winkle

This week, we are excited to continue our Quarter 4 units. Dressing out is crucial for participation, accounting for 30% of the overall grade. Students should wear grey shirts, black shorts, and tennis shoes to every class.

Study Resources Matter!

Students who utilized Blooket and study guides for test preparation have seen great success. We encourage all students to continue using these resources to prepare for upcoming assessments.
✅ Blookets are posted and available for students to review.
✅ Study guides are posted and available for students to review.

Quarter 4 Units

Students will continue their units this week, which include:

• Ultimate Frisbee
• Pickleball
• Fitness

Reminder

PE is a high school credit course, and the grade will be part of your student’s academic record. Please encourage your student to come prepared and actively participate each day.

Thank you for your continued support!

Mr. Basso (Band), Mr. Miller (Orchestra) & Mr. Nelson (Choir)

Band

Our band students continue to prepare for their next performances and are busy in class each day! Band parents: for more specific information, please consult Mr. Basso's band newsletter.

Choir

Our Spring Concert is just three weeks away! We are working on music new and old, and beginning auditions for solo opportunities next week. Excited to celebrate all we have accomplished on the evening of May 8!

Orchestra

We have received official confirmation that the bands and orchestra received the All Music Award presented by ISSMA this year. This is a first in the history of Avon North and South's Orchestra programs! Congratulations everyone!!!!

All new music is in the hands of students, and I'm hoping they are practicing even more at home than the beginning of the year because we only have just under 4 weeks until our Spring Concert on Thursday May 15th at 6:30pm! You will hear music by Ariana Grade, Chappell Roan, Coldplay, and Adele at this concert with a few other standard orchestra tunes!

Parents of 8th grade students, the Orchestra Playing Final/High School Audition is due on April 23rd by midnight. We have gone over the final piece that students need to complete the video for their final. We will be spending a little time in class next week going over how to submit that and then also the day before it is due as well. Students should not be waiting until the last minute to practice for this final and should be practicing at home. If so, that will lead to added stress on their part. Everything they need to complete is in Schoology. Let me know if you have any questions.

String Step up night is at Avon MS North on Wednesday, April 23rd. If you would like to upgrade your student's instrument, please sign up at this link, and then show up to your appointment. If you are planning to upgrade that night, have your student bring their current rental with them to swap it out. You will enter Door 8 or 3. More information to come.

KING'S ISLAND

Registration is now closed. More King's Island information about the trip will be available early May. Thanks!

Mrs. Sever

We had many 7th grade visitors to the library this week! To continue to celebrate Arab American History Month, students have their choice of crosswords, word scrambles, and word searches to learn more about Arab countries and the Arab Americans that have contributed to our country.

As a quick reminder, we are heading into ILEARN testing. Please encourage your student(s) to bring their library books to school to read when they finish testing for the day.

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 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.

If your child will be absent from school due to a virtual doctor appointment, whether leaving early or coming to school late, to ensure that the absence is excused we will need you to provide written documentation of the appointment from the doctor. Please be sure to ask your doctor to email you a note to provide to school for the appointment. You can either print the email out and send to school with your child to bring to the office, or you can email it to our attendance line at

msattendance@avon-schools.org.

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 will not be granted during the following circumstances:

• NWEA and ILEARN testing
• End of Quarter Assessments
• Last three days of a semester
• 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.

You can either print this form out and complete the information requested and send into school with your child to bring to the front office, or you can fill it out and email it to our attendance email address at msattendance@avon-schools.org

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

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, 2024 - July 18, 2025
  • It is up to you to renew yearly.
• Enrollment Deadline: September 6, 2024
• Cost is prorated for policies purchased after September.

Need help with Math and Science homework?

Call the Homework Hotline

1-877-ASK-ROSE

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www.askrose.org

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, see district calendar for these dates) at Avon Intermediate School East, southside of building enter door #13.

Please do not arrive before 4:30PM due to AIS bus/school traffic

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