Avery Middle School

Weekly Announcements April 22-26 Rising 6th graders will visit Avery Middle tomorrow to tour the school and learn about potential academic, athletic,and social opportunities for next school year. We will administer the last round of NC Check Ins this week. Reading will be given on Tuesday, Math, including Math 1, will be given on Wednesday, and 8th grade science will be given on Thursday. Please make sure students arrive at school on time with their iPads fully charged. Sixth graders will go on their hiking trip on Thursday. Friday is an early release day. Avery Middle will dismiss students at 11:45. Athletics Monday Baseball at Rosman 4:00 Soccer at East Yancey 4:00 Tuesday Track Meet at ACHS 3:30 Soccer vs. Cane River (Home) 4:00 Thursday Baseball Tournament Round 1 4:00 (TBD) Thank you for supporting Avery Middle School!

Thank you to Newland Fire Department and Avery County EMS for teaching our students about careers in public service today!

PARENTS - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is requesting your participation in the Digital Learning Dashboard Parent Survey. Information you provide will be used to help target areas of need and ensure that all NC students have adequate access to devices and the internet to access learning. Note that the information gathered will be kept private and confidential. - Access the survey at this link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1Mf0OcxSkz27_guOx4txGVhbfU-E1YdlZ2rlP2478Ex719w/viewform

Weekly Announcements April 15-19 8th graders going on the Outer Banks trip will leave on Tuesday morning. Students going must be at AMS by 5:45 a.m. in the lower parking lot. The bus will leave promptly at 6:00. Athletics Monday Baseball vs. Bowman (Home) 4:00 Soccer vs. Madison (Home) 4:00 Tuesday Track at Mountain Heritage 3:30 Wednesday Soccer at Mitchell 4:00 Thursday Baseball vs. Cranberry (Home) 4:00 Thank you for supporting Avery Middle School!

We had a blast at the after school social and open gym today!

Ms. Shian's class learned a lot today exploring at Grandfather Mountain today.

Ms. Maggie's class learned a lot today visiting Grandfather Mountain.

8th graders reviewing Constitutional Amendments and other prior learning. Is it Charadas or Pictionary? It's both- Charadonary!

8th grade students participated in the BeProBeProud mobile workshop simulation trailer to help students explore, plan and launch careers in todays technical roles.

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You sank my battleship! Sixth grade practiced using the coordinate plane by playing paper battleship.

Eighth grade students have spent the past two days working on the Cretaceous Creatures program with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Today students searched through boxes of sediment searching for microfossils. Students were able to use an online portal to identify any fossils they found and entered the fossils into vials that have identification numbers. The fossils then go back to the Museum for further verification and potential use. How exciting!

Weekly Announcements April 8-12 School starts back tomorrow for all students and staff. Please encourage your students to remain attentive in class, turn in all assignments on time and to follow all school rules. We have 6 weeks of instructional time left before we begin EOG testing. EOG schedule: 8th Grade Science- May 21st Reading- May 22nd Math/Math 1- May 23rd There is a School Improvement Team meeting on Tuesday at 3:00 in the Media Center. Spring pictures will be taken on Wednesday. Please send the picture form with payment to school on Wednesday if you would like to have your student’s picture taken. Payments can also be made online. There will be a spring social on Friday after school from 3:00 until 5:00. The cost is $5 and concessions will be sold at an additional cost. There will be dancing and an open gym. Students will need a signed note giving them permission to stay after school. Please pick your student up by 5:15 in the lower parking lot. The Solo and Ensemble event for 7th/8th grade band students will be held on April 13th in the AMS Encore Lobby. Students have been given their performance time, and anyone with questions should reach out to Ms. Corbliss. Athletics Monday, April 8th Track at Brevard College 3:30 Tuesday, May 9th Baseball at Madison 4:00 Thursday, May 11th Baseball at Rosman 4:00 Thank you for supporting Avery Middle School!

Seventh graders had a blast at Doe River Gorge today!

Art or math? Trick question! It's both! 😀 Great job, 6th grade!!

It's Easter Egg hunting time! Thank you to all the families who donated candy!

Weekly Announcements March 25-29 We are having an Easter Egg hunt incentive on Wednesday. If you would like to support this student celebration, please send in individually wrapped candies. Seventh grade students are going to Doe River Gorge on Thursday. The release form is due tomorrow. Band students that want to attend the Carowinds trip need to turn in their paperwork and down payment by Thursday. Final payments are due April 19th. 6th grade band students need to turn in their concert t-shirt form by Thursday. Spring break will begin on Friday. There will be no school for students or staff on Friday and next week. Please encourage your students to have some fun and plenty of rest during the break! Athletics Monday Soccer at Cane River 4:00 Wednesday Soccer vs. Cane River (Home) 4:00 Thank you for supporting Avery Middle School!

Spring sports are not for the faint of heart! Thank you to the AMS Baseball coaches and parents for constructing the dugouts!!

Rocking our crazy socks today to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day and our friends we love so much!

Rock your socks tomorrow!