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

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

Thanks for the hard work today on the exam

Mrs. Costantino would like to thank all of the algebra students for their hard work on the Algebra I Keystone Exam.  The students completed all of the requirements at a high level of mastery, and is sure the test scores will reflect that mastery for students this summer!  

Thank you for your support!

STEM Bridge Project funded by MAC Grant

The 8th grade students and teachers are grateful for the financial support from Greater Pittsburgh Area McDonald's Restaurants with the $210 MAC Grant. The funds were used to buy the drinking straws, hot glue, and presentation materials for the Building Bridges to STEM Careers activities during the month of May. This is the second year mini-grants were used to reduce the cost to build the bridges in 8th grade science.


The goal of this activity is to promote problem-solving, teamwork, perseverance, and confidence while tackling a STEM project. The goal for the students is to build a bridge that is very strong but doesn't cost too much to build. The students have been tracking the amount of material used to construct their bridges. Also, they've explored best practices for construction with plastic drinking straws.

Construction completion has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 28. The competition and exposition of student work will be on Thursday, May 29 when the guest bridge experts return to Avonworth Middle School. To see pictures of the project coming to a conclusion, see the science 8 website: www.HaskinsSci8.info

Students designing their bridge for the STEM project in the 8th grade.

AMS Grade 8 awarded a digital badge

The 8th grade team has been recognized with a digital badge for our commitment to parent and student communication using Remind101.The Expert Communicator badge is presented to users of the service that have sent more than 100 sms messages. Since August, the team has also posted over 300 articles to the AMS Grade 8 blog and provided more than 35 newsletter emails to parents and students.

MS Olympics Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the Middle School Olympics!  
Be sure to bring sunscreen and water! 
Wear clothes for athletic events!
Dress for the weather!

End of the School Year

End of the School Year Information

Library
Students can no longer check out books.

All books are due back to the library by May 30.

Textbook Return
Be sure you return your textbooks to your teachers before the end of the school year. Due dates are listed below:

Mathematics ......................May 30

Reading ................................TBA

Science ..............................June 2

Social Studies ………........ June 5

Important Dates

Olympics…………….…..May 23

Memorial Day .…………..May 26
No School
AR due …………………..May 28

Bump Up Night…………..May 29

Engineers Visit AMS…..…May 29

Pre-Algebra Exam …….…May 30

On Exponents
Awards Ceremony…….…..June 2
Grade 8 Commencemen.t....June 4
Civics Final.........................June 4
Last Day ............................June 6

Computer / Technology
 Files in the students' Drop Boxes will be purged this summer. 

What are you doing this summer?

What are you doing this summer?  Here are some great experiences for our 8^th graders who would like to make a difference in the Pittsburgh community while also getting some great free “work” experience.  Summer volunteer opportunities are available at http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/life/volunteering.cfm.  For more information on volunteering this summer, please see Ms. Costantino.