AMS STUDENT COUNCIL HOLIDAY THEME WEEK
The AMS Student Council is sponsoring a theme week for December 20th through December 23rd. Below are the holiday-inspired themes:
Monday- Crazy hats
Tuesday- Ugly Sweaters
Wednesday- Holiday spirit
Thursday- Pajama day
________________________________________________________________
ONE SCHOOL, ONE BOOK – SEVENTH MOST IMPORTANT THING
This coming week AMS will be concluding our annual “One School, One Book” Program. This year’s book, which each student in our school has been reading, is the Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall. This week all Morning Meeting groups have been working on our school-wide door decorating contest which will conclude on Friday. Coming up on Monday, students will participate in a virtual assembly during an extended Morning Meeting where we will meet author Shelley Pearsall and have student questions about the book answered over Google Meet.
________________________________________________________________
WARRIOR WEDNESDAY – 12/22/21
Our next Warrior Wednesday will be coming up on December 22nd. Students are encouraged to wear Blue and Gold on each Warrior Wednesday.
________________________________________________________________
AMS SPELLING BEE – DEC 10-17
The annual APO Spelling Bee will be virtual this year and take place beginning on December 10th and running through December 17th. Interested students and families should see the letter linked below from Ms. Reese, our spelling bee coordinator. Thank you!
Click here for more information:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DmiGFSSrdGnrgtUtIdLdcIh_mM_62vmXb8HGGr6vEoA/edit?usp=sharing
________________________________________________________________
REMINDER FROM THE AMS HEALTH OFFICE
Per district and DOH policy, students who experience ANY symptoms associated with Covid-19 infections (sore throat, cough, headache, runny nose/congestion, chills/fever, muscle/body aches, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, fatigue, shortness of breath or new loss of taste/smell) should stay home until a negative Covid test result or a medical provider’s note allowing them to return to school (listing an alternative diagnosis as the reason for his/her symptoms) is provided to the health office.
Students should remain home until their symptoms are improving and they are able to maintain proper mask wearing and hand hygiene throughout the school day.
Rapid tests are accepted! However, results that we CANNOT accept include rapid antigen tests and at-home tests. Please call the main office or health office prior to scheduling a Covid test for your child if you have questions.
AMS health office phone: (518)674-7103
AMS health office fax: (518)674-8426
________________________________________________________________
AP WARRIORS POP WARNER
For information on early registration for the 2022 season, please click on the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C5xm9e7QOEavWRG-nN8wIQFtPIKJV_Mk/view?usp=sharing
________________________________________________________________
TOYS FOR TOTS
The AMS Student Council is sponsoring our Annual Toys for Tots drive once again! We are collecting new and unwrapped toys to be distributed to needy families in our local area. Collection boxes are located in the main lobby, the gym lobby, and at the end of the 7th grade hall by room 713. We will be accepting toys from now until the week of December 13-17. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
________________________________________________________________
GRADE 8 FAMILIES: TECH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
Are you interested in hands-on project based learning? If so, Tech Valley might be the school for you! Tech Valley is a small school that offers a unique STEM focused high school experience. If you are interested in applying, please reach out to Mrs. Baker for information on how to apply. Students are selected through a lottery system. Please check out www.techvalleyhigh.org for more information about the school and a schedule of virtual/in person informational sessions.
________________________________________________________________
ALGONQUIN PARENT ORGANIZATION (APO)
Did you know you can support the Algonquin Parent Organization (APO) at no extra cost to you when you shop at smile.Amazon.com?
When you enable this feature on a desktop it does not transfer to your Amazon Shopping phone app so you will need to make the selection there in a couple of simple steps. Android devices need version 7.0+ and iOS devices need version 12+
1. Open the Amazon app and click menu (3 horizontal lines bottom right corner):
2. Scroll your shortcuts and select “Amazon Smile”
3. Select Algonquin Parent Organization, turn on Amazon Smile button and follow the prompts to confirm.
_______________________________________________________________
AMS KIWANIS BUILDERS CLUB
Algonquin Kiwanis Builders Club is collecting hats, mittens, masks, scarves to donate to Joseph’s House in Troy. If you would like to contribute please place items in the box near the holiday tree outside the cafeteria anytime between November 30th and December 20th.
Thank you from Builder’s Club!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FMwar_2g_F-7_a6aoPO3clc2t8-2Af1rvboWqvQpQ0E/edit?usp=sharing
_______________________________________________________________
FROM THE LIBRARY
Our One School, One Book program has all of AMS reading the book: The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall. On Monday, December 20th, Mrs. Pearsall will present virtually to AMS. Students will hear details about the book, her personal writing process and they will be able to ask questions as well. One major theme of the book is redemption. It may be worthwhile to have a discussion with your child about this important concept, and what it means to them. Redemption is also the topic of our Warrior Wednesday discussion in Morning Meeting on Wednesday, December 22nd.
From the North Greenbush Public Library:
Hoopla has lots of holiday eBooks, audiobooks and movies for the whole family this December. Check out Hoopla today! Hoopla Digital allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.
North Greenbush Public Library provides you 5 instant borrows each month. These digital borrows will reset every month and you can borrow more than one title at a time. Books are available for 21 days, videos are available for 72 hours, and music titles are available for 7 days after you borrow.
Hoopla is available on your desktop, phone, tablet, Alexa devices, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV. Make sure to download the app to take your borrows anywhere. Any questions or issues, email us at library@northgreenbushlibrary.org.
N.G. Public Library Holiday Take Home Crafts: Holiday themed take home craft kits for children will be available starting on Monday, December 13th. We will also have a snow globe ornament craft kit available for teens and adults. The kits will be available at the circulation desk while supplies last.
Sora Ebooks and Audiobooks: All Averill Park students have access to thousands of free and amazing ebooks and audiobooks through Sora. https://soraapp.com/welcome Students log in through their Google account. They select Questar III Boces and then APCSD and then can begin searching for books. Please email Mrs. Ekstrom if you have questions: ekstromr@apcsd.org These e-books are available through the generous support of the Questar III School Library System.