Science Homework This Week (2/16-2/19)

Email sent to students 2/16/16:

Dear Students,

Below you will find the links to the homework for the rest of the week (2/16-2/19). Be sure to prepare for the last quiz which will be on Monday, 2/22/16.

DAY	Assignments
Tuesday Night	Reading activity pages 485-495 due Wednesday
Wednesday Night	Video: Archimedes’ Principle
Thursday Night	Video: Boyle's Law  Worksheet:  F11 Properties of Fluids due Friday
Friday – Sunday	Video: Charles’s Law Principle   Worksheet:  F11 Properties of Fluids due Friday  Study for Quiz: Study Guide

See you in class.

Sincerely,

Mr. Haskins

Grade 8 article in The Herd

AMS Grade 8 student, Caitie Bellotti, had an article posted to The Herd website this week.  Read it here:

Veterans experience at the history center

8th Grade Veterans Experience

On Wednesday, December 3, thirty-two 8^th grade students traveled to the Heinz History Center for the annual Veterans Experience Workshop.  

These students spent the school day with local veterans who shared their personal stories of service in our nation’s military.  Students earned eligibility for this field trip by completing an essay and creating questions for the veterans.  

While at the History Center, students rotated through four stations, each featuring a veteran from a different war.  Students listened to first-hand testimonials, examined primary source artifacts, and asked questions to veterans from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War.  

In addition, the students participated in a panel discussion with all of the veterans where they discussed topics such as segregation in the military, the difficulty in returning home after combat, changes in communication technology, and their favorite military related book or film.  Students took detailed notes from all of the veterans’ stories and were encouraged to share them with others in the future.  

Thanks again to veterans Walter Patton (World War II), Dave Borland (Korea), Jack Sheehan (Vietnam), Larry Woods (Vietnam), and Debbie Dapper (Gulf War) for spending the day with our students.

Carson Scholars Fund

The Carson Scholars Fund awards $1,000 college scholarships to students in grades 4 through 11 who excel academically and are dedicated to serving their communities.  To be nominated for this award, the student must have a 3.75 or better GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Anyone may refer a student to Mr. Pellicano that meets both the qualifications! Avonworth Middle School can only nominate one student.  Each nominee will be required to write a short essay.  See or email Mr. Pellicano for more details! Deadline is December 10, 2014.

Good Luck 'Lopes!

Good Luck 

AHS 

'Lopes Football

at Heinz Field! 

We WILL have school tomorrow! The Grade 8 team will be conducting classes with so many long-term projects underway! Go Avonworth Antelopes!

The Diary of Anne Frank fall play

Our eighth grade students went on a field trip to see live theater right here under our own roof!  Senior high English teacher and fall play director Deb Frauenholz and the high school cast and crew of The Diary of Anne Frank fall play presented an impressive assembly to the eighth grade class today. 

The performance was a terrific opportunity for Avonworth middle and high school students to make a curricular connection.  In the spring, eighth graders will read the Goodrich and Hackett Pulitzer prize play The Diary of Anne Frank that the high school is currently performing. The assembly broadened our eighth graders' understanding of theater and provided a sneak peek of the future eighth grade text. 

 

   

Prudential Spirit of Community Award

Students may apply for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award! Learn more by clicking on the link below:
http://www.edline.net/files/_4EK7N_/fb100197baf71fec3745a49013852ec4/2015_Prudential_Spirit_of_Community_Award.PDF

Back to School!

Students:

Welcome back!

Congratulations Katie!

Post by Avonworth School District (Official Page).

Read more.

Vote for Katie's video!

From the Avonworth School District's Facebook page:

Voting begins today in the “Take a Shot at Changing The World” viral video contest. Please visit this site: http://ow.ly/xatlX and search "Avonworth" to vote for AMS student Katie Carlson's video about the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community.

Post by Avonworth School District (Official Page).

Way to go Will and Richard!

Posted on the Avonworth School District Facebook page:

8th Grade students Drew Ronk & Will Colenbrander donated a brick from the old Ben Avon School to Richard Herchenroether and the Ben Avon Area Historical Association. The students interviewed a local man for a class project who says he picked up the brick from the wreckage after the school was demolished in the '90s. http://ow.ly/i/5EDwu

Congratulations Richard!

Avonworth Middle School eighth grade student Richard Danylo has been named a semi-finalist in the Stossel in the Classroom national essay contest. Read more from the school district's webpage!

Peanut Butter + Jam Slam

The 8th grade team is assisting DoSomething.Org’s Peanut Butter + Jam Slam.  Donations will be accepted to Ms. Costantino’s room until April 14^th. Donated peanut butter will be given to the North Borough’s Community Outreach food bank.

Congratulations Isabel Talarico!

The 8th grade team would like to congratulate Isabel Talarico for being a recipient of the 2014 Youth Volunteer of the Year Award, from InCommunity’s Community Award for Service Excellence. We look forward to reading about your accomplishments in the magazine!

Congratulations Katie Carlson!

Congratulations to Kathie Carlson, 8th grade student, for being selected as a Carson Scholar. Read more about this accomplishment on the school website.  The 8th grade team is very proud of you!

Congratulations Ethan Woodfill!

The 8th Grade Team would like to congratulate Ethan Woodfill for being honored with The President's Volunteer Service Award. Read more about this accomplishment on the school district website.

In honor of Ethan’s accomplishment, the 8^th grade team will be collecting jars of peanut butter for DoSomething.Org’s Peanut Butter + Jam Slam.  Donations will be accepted to Ms. Costantino’s room until April 14^th. Donated peanut butter will be given to the North Borough’s Community Outreach food bank. 

AMS grade 8 student receives recognition on airwaves

WESA reported on AMS Grade 8 student, Ethan Woodfill, president of the Do-Something Club. Read and listen to the radio report on the radio station's website.