Aliso Viejo Middle School
AVMS News
9/12/13
111 Park Avenue, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, (949) 831-2622
Principal: Jennifer Smalley
School Website: http://avms-capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/
PTSA Website http://www.avmsptsa.org/
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BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT IS NEXT WEDNESDAY, 9/18/13 Back to School Night is from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. More information will be coming home with your child next week.
AVMS SPIRITWEAR ON SALE DURING BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Show your falcon spirit! Spirit wear for both students and parents will be sold near the 6th grade lunch tables. Sweatshirts $25; t-shirts $10.
MAGAZINE/COOKIE DOUGH STUDENT FUNDRAISER BEGINS TOMORROW AVMS will launch our annual magazine and cookie dough fundraiser tomorrow. We are encouraging all students to try to sell 7 orders and we have lots of great prizes to reward them. We truly appreciate all of our Falcon Families’ support of our yearly fundraiser. The money earned goes towards funding all of our student activities including dances, lunchtime activities, motivational speakers, award programs for academics, 8th grade awards, Falcon Service Awards, Student of the Month, prizes for the wheel, and much, much more. Students will receive informational packets and order forms tomorrow.
PE UNIFORMS If you would like to purchase PE clothes, please go to the attendance windows and see Mrs. Rogers.
TURN IT IN THURSDAYS BEGINS NEXT WEEK – SEPTEMBER 19 Please save all those water bottles and cans you collected this summer for our weekly collection. Volunteers will be setup at the entrance of the parking lot (just like last year). Just drive up and we will help you unload. Students receive front of the line passes and other prizes for making any size donation and the top recyclers win awards at the end of the semester.
RECYCLING PARENT COORDINATOR NEEDED Please email Mrs. Thomas at jthomas@capousd.org if you are interested in coordinating the Thursday Recycling program.
AVMS BOOK FAIR Our Fall Book Fair is arriving next week, and will be open in the library during break, lunch, and during Back to School Night from 5:30-7:00. Our Online Fair starts today and runs through October 11. Please visit this link: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/alisoviejoms
AVMS BOOK FAIR PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Please sign up for AVMS Book Fair – here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/nGDzuz
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
AVMS BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES TO START ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16! Aliso Viejo Middle School will again offer before school Math Support classes to help students with their math progress 3 days/week and Homework Club to provide additional time for homework 4 days/week. In addition, this year there will also be a Homework Club class offered after school 2 days/week!
All classes are on a “drop in” basis. Students should arrive at 8:00 AM for the morning classes and 3:30 PM for the afternoon classes at the locations noted below and sign in. Information sheets with the schedule of classes are available in the front office and are listed below.
These classes have been made available through the financial support of the City of Aliso Viejo, the City of Laguna Niguel and the AVMS PTSA!
MATH SUPPORT
Math Support – Math-6th Grade Mr. Hackstadt Room 605
Mon/Tues/Wed 8:00 – 8:30 AM
Math Support – Math-7th Grade Mrs. Haehn Room 708
Mon/Tues/Wed 8:00 – 8:30 AM
Math Support – Math-8th Grade Mrs. Royal Room 605
Mon/Tues/Wed 8:00 – 8:30 AM
In the event that a teacher is in a Parent Conference students may attend any of the other Math Support class for that day. A sign will be placed on their door with the other room numbers.
HOMEWORK CLUB
AM Homework Club – Grades 6-8 Mrs. Anderson Library
Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri 8:00 – 8:30 AM
PM Homework Club – Grades 6-8 Mrs. Mills Library
Mon/Thurs 3:30 – 4:00 PM
ALISO VIEJO MIDDLE SCHOOL PARKING LOT SAFETY PROCEDURES THANKS FOR THE GREAT OPENING DAY!! PLEASE READ THESE NOTES REGARDING THE PARKING LOT SAFETY PROCEDURES: Please take time to read and observe the following guidelines to ensure the safety of your child, other children, parents, visitors, and staff. When driving your child to school or picking them up after school, please consider carpooling, having the student ride a bicycle or walking from a nearby drop off area.
Drop Off/Pick up Procedures in the Parking Lot
· Remind your child and everyone you are picking up or dropping off to be ready to load or unload as soon as you arrive.
· Use the specifically designated lanes to the right to drop off and left lane to exit. Do not stop or drop off in the passing lanes.
· Exit only on the passenger side of the vehicle.
· Parents are to remain in their vehicles when picking up and dropping off. If you must leave your vehicle, park in an available spot and secure your vehicle.
· Pull forward as far as possible when driving into the parking lot.
· Only enter the park if you are picking up or dropping off in the park. When exiting the park use the pass through lane.
· Remember to be courteous to others and model appropriate behavior for children.
· The center of the parking lot should not be used as a pass through lane. Only people who are parking and coming onto campus for some reason should enter the center of the parking lot.
SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL
· Students should not walk across the street or a driveway when entering or exiting school.
· Plan ahead and communicate where you will pick up or drop off so that all students know which way to enter or exit school and are not forced into crossing the street.
· Bike riders must wear helmets and walk their bikes while on school grounds.
· Students are NOT to walk up or down any of the slopes or embankments around the school.
· Unless you are participating in our Homework Club or attending Math Support, students are not to arrive at school before 8:15 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Students are not to arrive at school before 9:15 a.m. in the morning on Thursday’s, late start day.
THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT AMAZON We received just received a check for almost $100 from all the summer purchases made by Falcon Families. As a reminder, just use the link on our webpage when purchasing from Amazon, and we receive a donation from Amazon.com. http://avms-capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1326974725143
THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT RALPHS We received a check for $643.51. If you haven’t re-registered your Ralph’s card this year, please do so and select AVMS as your designated school.
RALPH’S REWARDS CARD Each year, AVMS raises $7,000 – $8,000 by having families register their Ralph’s Rewards Card and use it at the checkout. On or after September 1, you will need to reregister your card so that Aliso Viejo Middle School will continue to receive these wonderful donations. As of 9/1, our school will not receive the rewards anymore until you reregister. There are two ways to register: either go online to www.ralphs.com OR take the scan code into the store when you shop. This scan code was given to all families in the summer packet or you can download it from our School Loop page under Support AVMS. Here are the online directions:
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED YOUR REWARDS CARD ONLINE
1. Log in to www.ralphs.com
2. Click on ‘Create an Account’
3. Follow the 5 easy steps to create an online account
4. You will be instructed to go to your email inbox to confirm your account
5. After you confirm your online account by clicking on the link in your email, return to www.ralphs.com and click on ‘my account’ (you may have to sign in again first).
6. View all your information and edit as necessary
7. Link your card to your organization by clicking on:
a. Community Rewards
b. Edit my community contribution and follow the instructions
c. Remember to click on the circle to the left of your organizations’ name
AVMS PTSA MEETING The AVMS PTSA welcomes you to the 2013-2014 school year as members of our Falcons Family. We have an exciting year planned, and invite you to join us in supporting our children, teachers, staff and parents at AVMS.
Our first association meeting will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 6:00 PM in the library. This is your opportunity to voice your concerns, approve PTSA budget and activities, and hear Principal Jennifer Smalley’s most up-to-date development of the school. The PTSA meets the 3rd Thursday every other month in the library, with the following dates planned for this year: Nov 21st (6-7 pm), Jan 16th (10-11 am), March 20th (6-7 pm) and May 15th (10-11 am). Mark your calendars!
PTSA REFLECTIONS Does your student have artistic talent? Then urge him or her to participate in the 2013 PTSA Reflections art program! The categories include literature, photography, visual arts, musical composition, dance choreography and film production, and this year’s theme is “Believe, Dream, Inspire.” Details and forms are available in the front office or at www.avmsptsa.org under PTA programs and Reflections. Entries are due in the front office by 3:30pm Fri., Oct. 18 for judging and awards. Winning entries move on to district judging. Any questions? Email Angela Geiser at anggeiser@yahoo.com.
ATTENTION PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN SPECIAL EDUCATION The Special Education CAC will have the first meeting of the school year on: Tuesday, September 17th at 9:30 AM in the CUSD District Offices located at 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano 92675. The Special Education CAC is a positive force that works to enlighten the general school population about special education issues. The CAC helps to bridge the gap between general and special education and offer educational opportunities of interest to special education families. .
SECOND WEEK SCHOOL SCHEDULE We will not have block schedule the second week of school due to Back to School Night. Below is a review of the second week:
Monday – Periods 0-6
Tuesday – Periods 0-6
Wednesday – Periods 0-6 Minimum Day Schedule with 12:52 Dismissal
Thursday LATE START – Periods 1-6
Friday – Periods 0-6
HELP AVMS EARN MONEY FROM TARGET BY VOTING FOR US Target is giving away up to $5 million dollars to schools ($10,000 max per school) in a program called “Give with Target.” All you have to do is Vote online, once per week at the following website: https://givewith.target.com/ – choose Aliso Viejo Middle School as your school to support. Tell your family and friends and everyone on Facebook to vote for Aliso Viejo Middle School! We need 25 votes to get started, which will get us $25, and then for EVERY VOTE after that we get $1. Please hurry and vote – this opportunity ends September 21st, or when the $5 million is reached, whichever comes first. Last year it ended by September so every vote we can get now counts. Last year we earned $100 that we used to purchase prizes for student incentives.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH HEALTH OFFICE If you are interested in assisting in the AVMS Health Office during the school day, please contact Kyne Thompson at KNTHOMPSON@CAPOUSD.ORG with your availability. Kyne will be in contact during the first two weeks of school.
INK AND TONER CARTRIDGE RECYCLING AVMS is recycling used ink cartridges and toner cartridges. There is a box in the front office where you may place used cartridges.
ALISO NIGUEL PEP SQUAD Join the Aliso Niguel Pep Squad for their FALL CHEER & SONG CAMP for girls 5 and over. The camp will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in the Aliso Niguel High School Gym from 8:30am-1pm. Pep squad members will teach your future cheer/song leader football game cheers and a dance routine to be performed at the Aliso Niguel Varsity football home game on Friday, October 4, 2013. The campers will be cheering during second quarter of the game and performing their dance during halftime. Camp Includes T-shirt & hair bow for game performance, photo with mascots, & pizza lunch! (Does not include game day or tailgate ticket) Reserve your spot now for this fun and exciting event: please contact Shannan Mingo @ shamingo@cox.net
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
September 13 Magazine Sale Kick Off Assembly
September 16 Picture Day – Pictures Taken During Students’ PE Classes
September 16 Before and After School Support Classes Begin – See Above for Specifics
September 16-October 11 Book Fair
September 18 Back to School Night – Minimum Day Schedule – Dismissal at 12:52
September 19 PTSA Meeting at 6:00 PM in the Library
September 23 Picture Make up Day
September 24 First Day of Block Schedule (Periods 1,3 &5 on Tuesday)
September 25 Second Day of Block Schedule (Periods 2, 4 & 6 on Wednesday)
October 18 Reflections Contest Due Date – All Entries Must Be Submitted by 3:30 PM
Jennifer Smalley
Principal
Aliso Viejo Middle School
(949) 831-2622
