2nd Quarter Parent Newsletter

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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

The Outstanding Oriole Award is presented to recognize and honor students whose overall excellence in school is exemplary. The award winners are selected by the faculty and administration after being nominated by individual teachers.

Second Quarter Honorees

Cardinals - Dammy Adeola & Basit Okunlola

Grizzlies - Cora Ven & Max Brennan

Jaguars - Camille Ladner & Reid White

Jagsters 7th grade - Haylee Bennett & Peyton Gee

Jagsters 8th grade - Tani Okanlawon & Gurtaj Shergill

Foresters - Josie Eilert & Ian Hodges

Greyhounds - Chloe McCaslin & Coen White

Panthers - Sydney Higgins & Ethan Hemphill

Great job, everyone!

Each Encore teacher selects students who do outstanding work or show improvement in class. It is not necessarily for the “highest grade” but instead the overall achievement, effort, and attitude in class. The second quarter winners are:

Spanish - Shaniya Smith & Kyle Kippenbrock

Japanese - Jesus Linares

Computer Science - Mia Wheeler, Drey Chauvigne-Hines, Max Henderson, & Sydney Higgins

Art - Zoey Esqueda, Jayce Beemer, Katie Dong, & Shawn Rivera

Engineering & Technology - Jesus Linares, Yara Zaidi, Alex Hengemuhle, & Kennedy Rollins

Digital Literacy & Communication - Bentley Schlageter, Nhi Nguyen, Kadance Whitt, & Juliet Begines

Flight & Space - Demi Adegbite, Ev McAdams, Max Brennan, & Jaxon Denson

Medical Detectives - Raigen Brisentine, Alondra Juan, Rowyn Lang, & Derin Ayantoye

Robotics - Haley Roy, Izzy Bullen, Parker Henderson, & Cole Snellenberger

Band - Katie Williams, Daliah Jackson, Aaron Field, & Tony Romo Lopez

Choir - Reese LaFave, Sophia Jimenez Butcher, Grant Wilbanks, & Blake Crockett

Orchestra - Fareedah Abolade-Lawal, Gwyn Gonzalez, Dean Wright, & Brennan Greene

ELL/Mrs. Schroer - Rosalie Ngandu Cibangu & Jasmeen Kaur

PE - Maxwell Johnson, Samuel Ajewole, Dereck Gonzalez, Ainhoa Vigo Sanchez, Eva Vineyard, Izzy Rose, Logan Hodge, Jake Woods, Bini Leulseged, Abby Akinwekomi, Brenna Toole, & Heather Mazu

Congratulation to all!

Students playing Mrs. Barker's Spanish twist on Jenga to review for their final!

Mr. Uhl would like to recognize students from the Cardinals Team for the

second quarter in each subject.

Language Arts: Sydney Parker & Maxwell Johnson

Math: Roxane Buanga & Jacob Cruz

Science: Skylar Darden & Alen DeLaCruz

Social Studies: Ella Beehn & Andrew Fisher

Great job, everyone!

Ms. Weinstein would like to recognize students from the Grizzlies Team for the

second quarter in each subject.

Language Arts: Sophia Mabus & Ben Helpingstine

Math: Laila Gilles & Alex Hengemuhle

Science: Racheal Fajana & Liam Swain

Social Studies: Lydia Wyatt & Omar Atiq

Great job, everyone!

Mrs. Ringham would like to recognize students from the Jaguars Team for the

second quarter in each subject.

Language Arts: Annaliese Patterson & Drey Chauvigne-Hines

Math: Madison Pope & Rithwik Veeravalli

Science: Maria Knefelkamp & Ayden Plouchard

Social Studies: Precious Okanlawon & Rohen Bell

Great job, everyone!

Mr. Thoennes would like to recognize students from the Jagsters Team for the

second quarter in each subject.

7th Grade

Language Arts: Saiyal Puri & Jerek Martinez Sanchez

Math: Kadesha Maragh & Sylvanus Paelay

Science: Izzy Short & Dereck Gonzalez Cruz

Social Studies: Helen McAdam & Ayrton Franco

8th Grade

Language Arts: Hadassah Gappy & Emmanuel Balogun

Math: Raigen Brisentine & Brody Crain

Science: Khloe McGrath & Oyin Abimbola

Social Studies: Star Windapo & Diego Linares

Great job, everyone!

Mrs. Zimmerman would like to recognize students from the Foresters Team for the

second quarter in each subject.

Language Arts: Preszler Zeronik & Lucas Sullivan

Math: Esther Shodeinde & Ian Lugo

Science: Star Windapo & Aiden Hoff

Social Studies: Posi Lawal & Eamon McLain

Great job, everyone!

Mrs. Warthan would like to recognize students from the Greyhounds Team for the

second quarter in each subject.

Language Arts: Bella Stucker & Kayden Jones

Math: Addilyn Gossett & Caleb Ferman

Science: Riley Hackett & Simon Tapa

Social Studies: Aurelia Allen & Brennan Wiles

Great job, everyone!

Mrs. Hood would like to recognize students from the Panthers Team for the

second quarter in each subject.

Language Arts: Jane Hersam & Alex Guptill

Math: Laura Maldonado Moreno & Landon Fuller

Science: Shaniya Smith & Bini Leulseged

Social Studies: Charlie Cooley & Abdul-Fareed Aromire

Great job, everyone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to our student's celebrating a birthday in December & January while we are on break!

1/9 HOME vs. Tri-West 5:30PM

Good luck!

1/8 AWAY vs. Brownsburg West 5:30PM

Good luck!

ILLNESS:

As a reminder, if your student is showing signs of illness please keep them home. Your student should be fever, (below 100.0 F) vomiting and diarrhea free for 24 hours before returning to school after being ill.

MEDICATIONS:

The clinic is stocked with OTC Tylenol, Ibuprofen and Tums. If you have not already done so, please review your students account in School Care to provide permission for these medications to be administered. School Care is also where you can update and edit any pertinent medical information for your student.

FEVER:

Students that have a fever will need to be fever free for 24 hours without the help of fever reducing medication before they are able to return to school.

HYDRATION:

Please remember to send your student with a water bottle each day. We have water refill stations throughout the school building.

A full copy of the AMS South Student Handbook with further details related to your student’s health can be found on the link below.

https://amssouth.avon-schools.org/students/student-handbook

As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns!

I hope you all find time to rest, relax and enjoy your families over the break!

Heather Smith, BSN, RN

AMS South Nurse

I wanted to reach out with a couple of reminders as the weather is getting colder and illnesses are rising. Students are not allowed to have any medications with them in their lockers, backpacks, computer bags, etc. If they need medication (prescription and/or over the counter) during the school day, it must be kept in the nurse’s clinic. I do have Ibuprofen, Tylenol, and TUMs. Please make sure that if you are ok with your student having these medications that you update the form in school care. If not, I must call every time your student needs any of those meds for permission/consent. There are also forms that need to be filled out before I can administer any medications that are brought from home. This also includes a change of doses in medications if the student already has a form on file. Parents must bring in any medication that is a controlled substance. Students should never bring those in themselves. The forms can be found on the Avon School website under quick links and then the nursing tab. There is one for prescription medications and one for over-the-counter medications. If needed, I can send a form home with your student. I will not be able to administer the medication without a signed form for consent.

Please remember that if your child is sick and has a fever and/or is vomiting, they must remain home until they are fever free without fever reducing medications and/or without vomiting for 24 hours.

Please remind your child(ren), that if they are feeling ill during the school day, they should come to the clinic to be assessed to determine if they need to go home or not. Students are not allowed to call or text home on cell phones during the school day.

If your child(ren) have restrictions, please make sure we receive a doctor’s note, so we can make sure their teachers know and provide accommodations as needed.

Thank you,

Dr. Peo

Principal AMS South

Mrs. Heather Smith, BSN

AMS South School Nurse

• Boys Golf
• Boys Track
• Girls Track
• Girls Tennis
• Baseball - 8th grade ONLY - will be a combined team with students at AMS North
• Softball - 8th grade ONLY - will be a combined team with students at AMS North

More information to come once we get closer to Spring time.

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)

A physical must be dated after April 1, 2024, uploaded to your PRIVIT account and cleared by the Athletic Trainer before an athlete is eligible to participate in any tryout or workout.

Sports Physical forms can be picked up in either of the offices at school, downloaded from the Athletic webpage, or downloaded/printed from the link below.

Please encourage your child to log into PowerParent to find their Quarter 3 encore classes.

Final grades for Semester 1 and Quarter 2 will be sent through ParentSquare on January 12th. Please watch your ParentSquare account for your child’s report card that evening. If you do not receive the report card, please call the guidance office for assistance.

Second Quarter: January 10, 2025

Third Quarter: March 14, 2025

Fourth Quarter: June 6, 2025

Please contact Mrs. Diaz in our guidance office with any changes to phone numbers or an address change so we can have accurate information on file for your student in case we need to contact you.

National Junior Honor Society will offer after school study help sessions on Wednesday's after school from 4:05PM - 5:00PM. Students will then go to the front commons area and wait for the late bus. 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 child 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 during their lunch on that day. For those students taking the late bus home, the bus will leave AMS South between 5:05 - 5:10PM.

Please note, the late bus will not stop at your child's regular bus stop. The late bus has specific stops in each neighborhood they will drop students off at. Please talk with your child about where this stop is in case of inclement weather and you need to pick them up from this bus stop.

Indiana started the 21st Century Scholars Program in 1990 to ensure that students from low and moderate income families can afford a college education. Income-eligible 7th and 8th graders who enroll in the program and fulfill a pledge of good citizenship can receive up to four years of undergraduate tuition at a participating Indiana college. (The scholarship amount is based on the family’s ability to contribute to a college education.)

If you qualify for free and reduced lunch you are automatically signed up.

How to apply

The 21st Century Scholars application is only available online. Eligible 7th and 8th grade students and their parents or legal guardians may access the online application at www.Scholars.in.gov. Applications must be submitted by June 30th of the student’s 8th grade year. Please review income eligibility requirements online before applying: https://scholars.in.gov/

Need help with Math and Science homework?

Call the Homework Hotline

1-877-ASK-ROSE

www.askrose.org

Avon Middle School South Student Handbook is now available on the school website under the Parents tab. The handbook contains general information, policies and procedures, and code of behavior.

ParentSquare is your primary communication link with Avon Schools. Whenever there is timely and important news or updates, you can expect to hear it first through ParentSquare.

And, the best way to interact with ParentSquare is through the mobile app. It's available in the App Store and Google Play.

If you need any assistance getting connected to ParentSquare, please contact Mrs. Stewart in our guidance office.

Parents can create an account in Schoology to track the class schedule regarding assignments, tests, and quizzes. To create a parent account, you will need to contact the guidance office an get your unique 12 digit access code.

Schoology can be accessed through any computer with internet access, cell phones, and tablets with the Schoology App.

Students will use Schoology to do many things such as:

· Receive assignments from teachers

· Access documents such as worksheets and PowerPoint presentations

· Submit assignments to teachers

· Keep track of missing assignments

· Ask teacher’s questions

· Communicate with classmates about assignments take quizzes and tests

If a student is absent from school, the PARENT must call the school by 8:30AM to report the absence. The parent can also email the school at msattendance@avon-schools.org with attendance or early dismissal information. If no call or email is received, the automated school system will make an effort to contact the parent, but if no PARENT CALL has been received by 3:00PM the day following the absence, the student will be charged with an unexcused absence.

If your child needs to leave school early during the school day you can email us at

msattendance@avon-schools.org with the students name, date and time picking up, and the name of the person picking your child 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.

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 will not be granted during the following circumstances:

• NWEA and ISTEP+ 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

Did you know that ACSC has a designated page where you can find flyers featuring important information in Hendricks County? Sections include Community Events, Arts, Athletics and Educational. New flyers are added to this page regularly, so be sure to visit often!

Dr. Wyndham has posted the Superintendent’s Message on the main page of the ACSC website. Just click the tab to read it and be sure to check back periodically for updated messages.