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 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:

May 8 - 9: Biology (Thursday - Friday)

For the first time in several years, Avon Schools will be accepting a limited number of non-resident enrollments for the 2025-26 school year. Do you know someone who does not live in Avon-Washington Township who has a child who would benefit from all the great things Avon Schools has to offer? Please encourage them to apply via the New Students webpage: avon-schools.org/new-students.

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

Do you have a son or daughter interested in STEM? If so, the Engineering & Tech teachers at AHS are putting on a STEM Summer camp for students through 7th grade. Please see the link provided for more information regarding the camp and who to contact if interested.

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1742305776/avonschoolsorg/yhy1cllpnvdh7sbnarog/STEMCampFlyer.pdf

Scott Adams - Athletic Director

Joni Johnson - Athletic Trainer

5/6 AWAY vs. Speedway Jr. HS 5:30PM

5/7 AWAY vs. Tri-West MS 5:00PM

5/8 HOME vs. Zionsville MS 5:00PM

Good luck!

HOME golf matches will be at Oak Tree Golf Course

5/6 HOME vs. Brownsburg West MS 5:30PM

5/8 HOME vs. North Putnam MS 5:30PM

Good luck!

5/5 AWAY vs. Danville MS 5:30PM

5/6 AWAY vs. Brownsburg West MS 5:30PM

5/8 AWAY vs. North Putnam MS 6:00PM

Good luck!

5/5 AWAY vs. Zionsville MS 5:30PM

5/6 HOME vs. AMS North 5:15PM

5/7 AWAY vs. Tri-West MS 5:30PM

Good luck!

5/7 AWAY @ Tri-West MS vs. County 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:

Esther Adeyeye

Taylor Keane

Antrez Williams

Ruth Fikadu

Ayomide Adewale

Madisynn Bridgewater

Destiny Robinson

Haley Roy

Makayla Roy

Maddie Mayfield

Shalom Kize

Mark Knecht

Dev Patel

Alejandra Palacios-Orta

Preszler Zeronik

Thomas Wilbanks

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

In Language Arts, students will read "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. They will analyze this intriguing story through discussion and writing and watch an animated interpretation for comparison. Last week, they met many Poe characters, and they will continue to get to know them over the next few weeks. They will also have their stems list 14 quiz on Friday. Math will be continuing their unit on sampling and statistics. Pre-Algebra will begin reviewing their Solving Systems of Equations unit and will take the Unit Test on Wednesday (5/7). They will then begin their Pythagorean Theorem Unit. Next week in Social Studies, we will continue learning about the Koreas, finishing this unit with a test over Japan and the Koreas on Friday. Next week in Science, we will continue to work on our rollercoasters! Student have done a fantastic job working as a team. I have been impressed with the leadership and drive students have shown! Here are a couple action shots:

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

In Science, we finished up our March Mammal Madness Championship! Grand Champion for 2025 is the mighty Polar Bear! Congratulations to the following class period top bracket winners: 1st Period - 1st place Demi, 2nd place Jordan, 3rd place Brady; 4th Period - 1st Reese, 2nd place Eli, 3rd place (tie) Maysen & Hunter; 5th Period - 1st place Hendrix, 2nd place Anshuman, 3rd place Rayan; 6th Period - 1st place & top score for the team! Addy, 2nd place Adam, 3rd place Lincoln K, 7th Period - 1st Period Kamren, 2nd place Travis, 3rd place Abhai. We will continue to work in our Big Roller Coaster Groups throughout this week. Coasters will need to be finished by May 9th, no later than May 12th. We will be testing and evaluating these on May 13th. All coasters must meet specific criteria including completing their track without any help along the way. Math students will continue learning about valid sampling, generating samples, and visual overlaps in data. Pre-Algebra students will be preparing for and taking their test on coordinate plane transformations and the Pythagorean Theorem. In Language Arts, students will continue reading Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado." We will finish the story by Wednesday of the week, and we will have a quiz over Stems List 14 on Friday, May 9th. Social Studies students will be finishing our unit on Japan and the Koreas. We will explore the Korean War, 38th parallel, the DMZ and changing culture of South Korea today. Our unit quiz will be on Friday May 9th.

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

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

Language Arts

Mrs. Ringham - In Language Arts, students will read another Edgar Allan Poe story, "The Cask of Amontillado" and analyze the reliability of the narrator.

Mr. Thoennes - Students will start analyzing Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” by looking at the choices the author made and choices a movie director would make when casting the story.

Math & Pre-Algebra

Mrs. Schaffer - In Math 7, students will continue Module 11 where they will learn about sampling and statistics. Pre-Algebra will continue Module 4 where they will learn to identify, construct, and compare functions.

Mrs. Shambaugh - Students will continue analyzing and interpreting data to make predictions about populations.

Science

Mrs. Blaske - Science is continuing to build their marble roller coasters. Students will begin testing their tracks and measuring the kinetic energy, potential energy, and speed of the marbles.

Ms. Schaber - Students will continue to build their roller coasters!

Social Studies

Mr. Leach - Social studies will continue to study the Korean War.

Mr. McDonald - Students will learn about the conflict between North and South Korea.

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

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

Language Arts

Mrs. Zimmerman - Students will continue working their way through the Space Race unit. Students who did not submit their blogs must get them in as soon as possible.

Mr. Thoennes - Students will be continuing their Space Race unit while looking at some of the first accomplishments in space technology. They will also begin writing their Space Blogs as if they are a space traveler.

Pre-Algebra & Algebra

Mrs. DeBow - Pre-algebra students will test over inequalities on Tuesday, May 6. Algebra students will analyze two-way frequency tables.

Mrs. Shambaugh - Students will continue to write and solve inequalities.

Science

Mr. Goson - Science: Next week, we will begin our new unit, weather. This will be our last unit for the semester! We will begin by learning about how tornadoes, storms, and flooding affect our community. We will also analyze weather maps and learn how to read them like meteorologists. Biology students will continue their natural selection unit, but learning about how adaptations help an organism survive in their environment. We will complete the survival of the fittest lab to help students determine how and why organisms adapt. Students will also be taking the Biology ILEARN on May 8-9 this week. Please remind them to charge their computers on Wednesday and Thursday night so that it is ready for their assessment.

Ms. Schaber - Students will start our new unit over weather! This will include learning about air masses, weather events and how to read a weather map.

Social Studies

Mrs. Mellen - Next week, we will be looking at the Election of 1860, the start of the Civil War, and major battles of the Civil War. They will have a quiz on Tuesday, May 6th.

Mr. McDonald - Students will learn about the conflict between North and South Korea.

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

Science: Students will be taking a quiz on balancing equations Monday. They will be studying weather the rest of the week.

Biology: Students will be reviewing for Bio-I Learn.

Pre-Algebra: Students will finish our unit over solving inequalities and take a test Friday!

Algebra: Students will be learning about data analysis with two-way tables.

Social Studies: Students will identify causes of the Civil War by using a timeline.

Language Arts: Students will be starting the collecting details from various astronauts and cosmonauts and the description of their mission.

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

Science: Students will begin their weather unit, focusing on vocabulary and major weather fronts.

Biology: Students will continue with their evolutionary unit. We will focus on the following concepts: evidence of evolution, taxonomy, and branching diagrams. ILEARN Biology will be taken this week as well on Tuesday May, 8th and Wednesday, May 9th. Only biology students are impacted so they will be pulled from their class periods 1 thru 3 both those mornings.

Language Arts: Students will research a specific astronaut or cosmonaut from the Space Race time period. They will then write three blog entries from the point of view of their person. They entries will cover the takeoff, experience in space, and landing part of their assigned person's mission.

Social Studies: Students will be quizzing on the Causes of the Civil War on Wednesday May 7 and then start learning about the major battles of the Civil War.

Pre-Algebra: Students will be taking the last unit test over including solving inequalities on Tuesday, May 6th. We will finish the week reviewing skills based on individual needs. Some students will be revising past assignments, other students will be reviewing through enrichment opportunities, connecting our learning to life skills.

Algebra: Students will be looking at ways that data can be presented in misleading ways. We will also look at interpreting data in Two-Way Tables.

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

Next week students will be getting ready for a 4a unit test, which will be on Friday, May 9th. Students will receive a study guide on Monday and it will be due Wednesday. The test will incorporate 4a vocabulary (places around the town/city, the verb ir and question words. There will be a listening, reading, culture (la plaza) and writing test.

Japanese

The Japanese class topics will be:

drawing katakana characters from memory, recognizing kanji characters, length of time, and hobbies.

Computer Science

7th graders will be finishing up Advanced interactions, and Functions before moving onto their final projects.

8th graders will be designing, picking partners, and starting their final project: Shark Tank.

Art

This week in art class we will be using plaster fabric and tempera paint on plastic cups to make canopic jars about ourselves. This project will be messy, so I am including recommendations for cleaning any clothing that may get paint or plaster on them.

We will be using tempera paint which is mostly washable but can stain as pigments are stronger than others. If any paint gets on clothing I would scrape off any excess paint, then pretreat the stain with a liquid laundry detergent, gently blot with a damp cloth, and rinse with cold water; for stubborn stains, you can try soaking the fabric in a diluted solution of laundry detergent or a commercial stain remover before washing as usual. It can sometimes take a few times in the washer for it to come out.

We will be using plaster fabric which is very dry and dusty. We will dip it into water and apply it to the plastic cups to make our sculptures. If the dry plaster is on clothing it can be dusted off. If wet plaster is on clothing, I would first scrape off any excess plaster with a knife, then pre-treat the stain by applying white vinegar and gently rubbing it in; soak the garment in a solution of hot water and vinegar or baking soda for at least an hour before washing with regular detergent as usual; repeat if necessary.

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

7th Grade: Students will be continuing to work on their puzzle cubes and prepare to challenge the class for the toughest cube in the room.

8th Grade: Students will be continuing to work on their Light boxes this week. At the end of the week, we will be testing the boxes with a small flashlight to see how well the boxes are put together.

Digital Literacy & Communication

This week in Digital Literacy, all classes are finishing up their narrative projects in the first half of the week, then on Wednesday we are starting our final unit: Argumentative Writing! 7th graders will be starting their Shark Tank project while 8th graders start their Mock Trial unit.

Robotics

Robotics 1- Students will begin construction of testbed and learn how to code various VEX V5 components.

Robotics 2- Students will break down dragster projects and will begin planning and building a 3-level elevator.

Flight & Space

Flight and Space will learn the basics of survival in space-how astronauts eat, sleep, shower, etc...

Medical Detectives

Medical Detectives will learn about the brain and begin their dissection of the sheep brain.

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.

Upcoming Test

Our next Unit Test will be on Tuesday, May 6. Students should use the Blooket and study guides to help them review and do their best.

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

Next week is concert week for choir! On the evening of May 8, we will celebrate all that we have achieved this year with some old and new music. Crazy to think the year is almost done!

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!!!! The Chamber orchestra played for the Avon Business Leaders meeting on Friday at 11:30am, and they played beautifully!

Spring Concert is on Thursday May 15th at 6:30pm! Check in with your students to make sure they are completing playing tests. We had on due on elearning day, May 1st and another due this week. 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 past due. Grades reflect work turned it and will be adjusted when it is received.

KING'S ISLAND: Registration is now closed. The trip is Saturday, May 17th. More King's Island information about the trip will be available early May. Thanks!

Mrs. Sever

Attention parents and guardians! All books are due back to the library on Friday, May 16th. If your student has any books currently overdue, you should have received an email on Friday after school. Going forward, emails will also include ANY books they currently have checked out. Please check in with your student(s) to make sure books are being returned to the library. If you have any questions, please reach out to Cassidy Sever at casever@avon-schools.org.

Thank you for your help!

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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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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