Thanks for a great year in English 8

Thank you to all of the parents and students for making this year’s English class so great! As students are completing their final reflection, they have had a chance to see all of the skills and material we worked with this year. It’s been a lot – but the kids handled it very well and have really come a long way since last August. Thank you to them for their hard work and dedication, and to the parents for all that they do to support that effort!

The Results are in!

Winning Bridge!

Students have done the math and the results are in! Team FD was determined to have the winning bridge!

The goal for the students was to build a bridge that was very strong but didn't cost too much to build. The students used the dead load weight (the weight of the bridge itself) to determine which bridges would cost the most to build.


There were many great bridges built this year for the STEM project!
You can see all of the bridges here!

Bridge with the highest live load, with 79 N or 18 lbs!

Student graph of the data collected during the bridge project! Students graphed the data to determine the winner of the competition!

Summer Reading Assignment in Honors English 9

Students enrolled in Honors English 9 met with Mrs. Natalie Barkovich, the Honors English teacher next year, and received their summer reading assignment. Happy reading!

Remind101: Grade 8 Commencement

Tomorrow is Grade 8 commencement. Students must be at the school no later than 6:40 PM and dressed in formal attire. http://amsgrade8.blogspot.com/2014/05/8th-grade-commencement-registration-now.html

Congratulations Katie!

Post by Avonworth School District (Official Page).

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Civics & World Language Final Exams

Students in Grade 8 will be taking the civics and world language final exams on Wednesday, June 4

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This week...

Students in Grade 8 will be taking the civics & language finals on Wed, June 4. Grade 8 Commencement will be on Wednesday evening.

More end of the year information: http://amsgrade8.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_19.html

Pool Social

Post by Avonworth School District (Official Page).

Freshman Insect Collection

Next year students will be required to make an insect collection during the first-nine weeks. You can get started collecting specimens over the summer!

Read more here.

Bridge Exposition and Test Day!

8th grade students tested their bridges today during the Bridge Exposition, part of the Bridges to STEM Careers project. Twenty-nine bridges were tested by adding weight to the span until it collapsed. The winner, yet to be determined, is the one that holds the most weight and costs the least! In math and science class, students will be creating graphs, analyzing ratios of bridge cost to live load weight, and attempting to conclude which bridge was the winner of the competition. A special thanks to our guest experts, bridge engineers and architects from the Pittsburgh Region. Representatives from HDR, Inc. and Penn Dot District 11 used their insight and expertise to help enrich this learning activity. Bridge designs can be seen on the classroom website.

Links: Bridge Gallery     Bridge data analysis assignment Penn Dot Engineer Cassie Lloyd during the bridge exposition and test day. Testing the bridges at the exposition. Post by Avonworth School District (Official Page).

Cross Country

Cross Country pre-season conditioning concludes next week with practices on Tuesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 5 from 3:00 to 4:00 at the High School Track.

Also, on Tuesday, June 3 from 4:00 to 5:00 in the Middle School Cafeteria! there will be an informational meeting for all parents and athletes who plan to join the Cross Country team.  Please plan to attend.  If you cannot attend the meeting but would still like to be included in future emails about the team, contact Coach Jason Smith at jsmith@avonworth.k12.pa.us3

Lemonade Sale fundraiser

The 8^th grade will have a Lemonade Sale fundraiser.  Cans of lemonade will be on sale for $1.  Proceeds will go to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.  The sale is sponsored by the Red Cross. If you have questions, please see Ms. Costantino in room 117.  For more information about Alex’s Lemonade Stand, go to http://www.alexslemonade.org/ .  

Memorial Day

The 8th Grade Team honors the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. It's because of their bravery and dedication we commemorate this day.

Read more about Memorial Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day