Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center and Strip District Field Trip

We will leave the middle school at 8:15 AM on May 9 to visit the History Center located in the Strip District. After their visit to the History Center, students will separate into small groups led by one of the teachers to experience lunchtime in the historical Strip District. Student will also complete a  scavenger hunt. Please remind your child to take money to school for their lunch purchases on May 9.

Students will return to Avonworth Middle School by2:00 PM and will take their regular buses

home. 

If you would like to attend the field trip as a chaperone, please contact Jason Smith, jsmith@avonworth.k12.pa.us. Per Avonworth policy, you must have the appropriate criminal clearances to attend the field trip.

Volunteer Symposium Tomorrow!

 Volunteer Symposium   

Tomorrow, April 25 12:00 – 1:30 PM

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#AMSVolunteers   

Open to our community!  

 

Remember to bring a non-perishable food item tomorrow for the Food Bank or peanut butter for the Do Something Club!
You can bring up to five items for five extra credit points for English class!

 

Building Bridges to STEM careers

Students have begun their next unit in science which focuses on integrating engineering, physics, and mathematics through bridge design and construction. Students will be asked to think about how bridges are planned and built. The scenario given to the students is to think about the need to replace the Center Avenue bridge in Emsworth which was deem deficient by the Port Authority and closed to large vehicles.

To assist the students, guest experts in the field of bridge engineering will visit Avonworth’s 8^th grade Thursday, 5/8/14. The experts will look at the ideas students have drawn and they will make suggestions about how basic design concepts can improve their plans.

Bridges will be built based on the students’ ideas and will be tested for strength and durability. Students will reflect on the performance of the bridges by making inferences about the data collected. The bridges will be tested on May 29 during the exposition with local engineers assisting the students.

Parents and students can follow the progress of the project on the science website
and on twitter, #Bridges2STEM.

Videoconference with a Holocaust Survivor

Students learned from a Holocaust survivor about the conditions Jews faced during World War II. The speaker said, "you are the last generation to hear about the Holocaust first hand." The videoconference connected with the 8^th grade reading curriculum’s Diary of Anne Frank unit.