DAILY LEARNING ACTIVITY ORGANIZER DOCUMENT
As featured on Tuesday’s Morning Announcements, below is a link to a Daily Organizer to help students organize and plan what they will be doing on a given day for their school work. Students and families who find this format useful can jot down tasks to do based on the Team Google Homework Calendar and then also document questions students may have.
Those questions can be answered by having the student visit a teacher’s Access hours, which are also linked to this document. The link will force users to “make a copy,” which will provide them with a blank document to work from.
Simply using the link below will give students a fresh document to work with each day.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qRF0j0QLRpdC_YpGacTep3UCwBzGPCVP6-wUXd2RbS4/copy
AMS GARDEN CLUB HONORS EARTH WEEK
The AMS Garden Club is honoring Earth Week this week. Each day activities in the document linked below are highlighted on the Morning Announcements. Students are encouraged to send their submissions to Ms. Caboot and Ms. Wood. We hope that you will encourage your child to participate in this fun and educational theme week.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1frZqxj-iLcFMDg-LayKbGmerhQ5IQUfT0tmboGXFyps/edit?usp=sharing
THIRD MARKING PERIOD REPORT CARDS
AMS Third Marking Period Report Cards will be available in SchoolTool for parents to view on Wednesday, April 22nd.
For this marking period, report cards will use special Pass and Fail codes instead of numeric grades.
Students will receive one of two possible grades for each class in the third marking period: “Pass-Coronavirus 19” or “Fail-Coronavirus 19.” These will appear in the grade column on the report card as “P-c19” or “F-c19.” This special coding, utilized by both Algonquin and the Averill Park High School.
Students will also receive two comments per class on their report card.
One comment will reflect a grade range that their average was at the time of the school closure on March 16, 2020.
The second comment will reflect the student’s level of engagement in online learning since the school closure. Those comments are:
Student was highly engaged in distance learning activities
Student successfully engaged in distance learning activities
Student demonstrated limited engagement in distance learning activities
Student did not engage in distance learning activities
Thank you for your understanding and support.
NEED TECH SUPPORT FOR YOUR CHROMEBOOK?
The Averill Park CSD Technology Office is here to help with Chromebook and instructional software challenges students may face in the days ahead. Please click on this link for FAQ:
https://sites.google.com/apcsd.org/onlinelearning/tech-support?authuser=0
If you need to submit a request for technical support, that can be done by using the following link:
https://www.averillpark.k12.ny.us/contact-us/39-track-it
FROM THE LIBRARY:
ONLINE SAFETY TIPS:
As a result of the coronavirus, kids are spending more time online than ever before, increasing their risk for exploitation. These articles have some great safety tips to help keep your child safe online:
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/devices-bedrooms-tips-keeping-kids-safe-online-predators-69957569
https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/keep-your-child-safe-online-at-home-covid-19
PLEASURE READ BOOK CLUB:
If your child likes to read or wants to find out what other people are reading, they can come to the Pleasure Read Book Club on Google Meet on Wednesday, April 22nd from 2:15-3:15.
Students just need to share a middle school book they’ve read recently.
If your child would like to come, please email Mrs. Ekstrom and she will email your child the link to the Meet. ekstromr@apcsd.org
We hope to see lots of readers there!
-Mrs. Ekstrom and Mrs. Dowd, (retired Literacy teacher)
FROM THE APO
**SCHOLASTIC ONLINE BOOK FAIR**
*Online Book Fair runs from April 15th to April 28th*
*FREE shipping to home with $25 BOOK purchase* (any non-book purchases will incur shipping even if you are also buying books).
Every purchase from the book fair earns rewards for our school.
Contact Denise Nero with any questions: danero530@gmail.com
Shop online at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/algonquinmiddleschool4
AMS YEARBOOK – ORDER DEADLINE EXTENDED
The deadline for ordering a yearbook has been extended to April 25th. The website is ybpay.lifetouch.com school code:11617120. We will not be ordering extra yearbooks this year. If your child would like a yearbook, you need to order online.
8th grade parents: it is not too late to send in a baby picture of your 8th grader to be put in the yearbook. Send in a jpeg format to amsyearbook@apcsd.org.
Aslo, if there are any 8th graders who would like a yearbook but it is not financially possible at this time, please send me an email at winkleyc@apcsd.org and we can make that happen.
GOOGLE TEAM CALENDARS
Parents and guardians are reminded that our Team Google Homework Calendars are the central hub of learning activity information for your child.
Each team’s calendar is available, as always, linked off of the AMS website. Simple click on the gray drop down menu at the top of the page that says “Homework Calendar.” Click here to visit the AMS website: https://www.averillpark.k12.ny.us/ams
As a reminder, students and parents can subscribe to the Google Homework Calendar. To do so, simply click on the “+Google Calendar” button at the bottom of the team calendar.
TEACHER ACCESS HOURS
AMS teachers hold Access Hours, generally by Google Meet, each day. Students are encouraged to check in with their teachers should they have questions about learning activities or need additional support.
Please encourage your child to reach out to their teachers, as needed, based on the schedule provided below, which is updated weekly.
Click Here to View Access Hours: https://bit.ly/3bTkt2S
FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR AVERILL PARK STUDENTS
Free grab and go breakfast and lunch is available for students free of charge during the school closure
PICK UP HAS NOW MOVED TO THE AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL
9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Drive-thru pick-up stations. Remain in your car and meals will be brought to you.
Monday: Lunch for Mon, Breakfast and Lunch for Tues, Breakfast for Wed
Wednesday: Lunch for Wed, Breakfast and Lunch for Thurs, Breakfast for Fri
Friday: Lunch for Fri, Breakfast for Mon
Dietary restrictions, please contact Colleen Wise at wisec@apcsd.org.
AMS MAIN OFFICE PHYSICALLY CLOSED, VOICEMAIL BEING CHECKED
The AMS Main Office is physically closed, however we are checking the main office voicemail. If you need assistance please leave a message with a good contact phone number and someone will return your call.
SCHOOL COUNSELORS HERE TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD
During this time of school closure, the AMS Counseling Center remains open, virtually, for students and families. If you need support or assistance for your child at any time during this closure, please reach out to you child’s counselor listed below:
Grade 6:
Team 1 – Tim Herbs – herbst@apcsd.org
Team 2 – Mary Anne Valentine – valentinem@apcsd.org
Grade 7: Teams 3 & 4 – Tim Herbs – herbst@apcsd.org
Grade 8: Teams 5 & 6 – Mary Anne Valentine – valentinem@apcsd.org
Social Social Worker: Linda Bille – billel@apcsd.org
School Psychologist: Amber Williams – williamsa@apcsd.org
Student Assistance Counselor: Samantha Keenan – keenans@apcsd.org