AIS EAST NEWS

P. Persevere

R. Respect

I. Inclusive

D. Dependable

E. Excellence

In This Issue

Building Renovation

PBIS Program

Spirit Week

Laptop Insurance

Skating Party

Hurricane Relief

Dates to Remember

From the Principal Our renovation project is underway! This week, contractors began

constructing our six temporary classrooms in the multi-purpose room (old

pool area). This work is expected to take about two weeks, which will put us

on schedule to move prior to Fall Break. Six teachers (Pearcy, Gamble,

Drosche, Mr. Brooks, King, and Mathis) will move into these temporary

classrooms. Mrs. Ransdell and Miss English will also move into other classrooms in the 400

hallway of our building.

Over the break, demolition will occur and Phase 1 construction will begin. I want to assure

you that student safety is our number one priority throughout the process and the following

policies were reviewed in our pre-construction meeting this week:

All contractors have background checks

No contractors are to communicate with students or staff

A construction barrier (temporary walls) will be in place to isolate the area under

construction

Contractors will not have access to occupied parts of our school without a key or access

from school administration---they will have a separate entrance to the work area.

Contractors will not use the building restrooms

Noisy work or activities that may create smells will happen at non-student times

We will continue to keep you informed throughout this transformation. We are excited about

the opportunities this project will provide our students.

Jenny Shayotovich

The construction of temporary classrooms began this week!

Avon Intermediate School East Monthly Newsletter September 2017

PBIS Rewards Program

Part of our positive behavior program at East is to recognize students for making positive decisions and being

leaders in the classroom as well as throughout the building. Each student has been given a PBIS badge and is able to earn points to spend in their classrooms for certain privileges or in our East PRIDE store. Even though we are in full swing, teachers will often spend

time reviewing expectations and procedures with students in order to create a consistent and positive

environment. Teachers also recognize students with PRIDE tickets that are earned and entered into a weekly drawing. If a student’s ticket is drawn, they will have their picture taken and

posted outside their classroom for the week, along with a group photo posted in our front hallway.

Mr. Bates, Assistant Principal

Be a positive role

model at all times

regardless of others

Ask questions for

understanding

Always give your

personal best

Learn from mistakes

I WILL PERSEVERE

School Skating Party

Mark your calendars…….

Tuesday, October 3rd 6pm-8pm

@ Avon Hot Skates

Flyers will be coming home with

students next week!

I WILL SHOW RESPECT

Clean up after yourself

Greet visitors politely with a smile and wave

Keep desk materials clean & organized

Academic Group in Hall~Voice Level 1

Use the appropriate Voice Level for the activity

Gray Brother’s

PIE SALE

AIS East will sell Gray Brother’s pies to raise money for our

clubs and student incentives. Please help us by selling

pies to friends and family just in time for Thanksgiving.

Order forms will come home with students on Friday,

October 6th.

Sale Dates: Friday, October 6—Friday, November 3

Delivery/Pick-up Date: Friday, November 17

Great job EAST!!!!!

This past week, students at AIS East “Dressed to Donate” in

an effort to help raise funds for Hurricane Harvey victims.

We are elated to say that the students raised $3,332.22 in just

five days!! A check will be sent directly to the

Jewell S. Houston Academy along with letters of

encouragement from several of our East students.

Congratulations to the top classes in both grades:

Mrs. Fluharty’s 5th grade class with $490.91

Mrs. Dougherty’s 6th grade class with $271.40

I WILL BE INCLUSIVE

Positively acknowledge others’ ideas

Be a fan

Be patient with yourself & others

Be willing to work with everyone

I WILL BE DEPENDABLE

Be on time and be prepared

Complete and submit assignments on time

Use technology as a learning tool

Secure your laptop in your laptop bag

AIS East P.A.S.S

Interested in getting involved?

We would love to have you at our next Parents Assisting Student Success (PASS) meeting on

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH

9:30am in the cafeteria

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook #AISEPRIDE to get more information about our

school!

LAPTOP INSURANCE

The next opportunity for existing students to purchase

laptop insurance is Dec. 18—Jan. 15. The amount will be

prorated to reflect only the second semester. You can find

information by going to the ACSC website, clicking on the

“ACADEMICS” tab, choosing Stepup from the drop-down

menu and scrolling all the way to the bottom.

Thanks to a generous donation from the Rotary Club of

Avon, scholarships are available to assist families with

purchasing insurance for their 5th through 10th grade

students’ school owned devices. If chosen, families must

submit proof that they have purchased a policy for their

device, and will then be reimbursed.

Information can be found on the same ACADEMIC tab.

Mrs. Winger will host a movie

and snack party for all 6th

graders who return their

Graduation Plans by the

deadline. See the

Counselor’s Corner for

additional details!

Fall Intern We are grateful to have a counseling intern for the fall semester at AIS East. She will be supporting the counseling program by meeting with students individually, in groups, and doing classroom lessons. Please welcome Mrs. Bobbie Frazier to our team!

Conflict Managers We are starting a new Conflict Manager program at Avon Intermediate School East this year. This program teaches students how to help each other resolve conflicts. Students will be apply-ing to be Conflict Managers on September 8th through a link on Schoology and one student per homeroom will be chosen to be a part of the program. The students chosen will go through training the week of September 18th-22nd. Conflict Managers will then have regular meetings to discuss how the program is going and if we need to make any changes.

College Go! Week September 25th- 29th

Every fall, Learn More Indiana supports College GO! Week in schools and communities across the state. The 2017 campaign at East is kicking off September 25th-29th. Website:http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/ (Check this out for contests to win scholarships throughout the year)

During this week teachers will be talking with students about their college experiences and doing college related activities. All students will receive their Learn More Magazines and are encour-aged to look through those with their parents.

Sixth graders will be filling out the 6th grade graduation plan. Students that turn in their plans by Friday September 29th will be invited to participate a reward time with a movie, snack, and free time on your laptop!!

Students and staff are encouraged participate in the dress up days.

Monday: Career Day- Dress up like the career you want

Tuesday: Mismatch Day- Which college will be a match for you?

Wednesday: Teacher Day- Dress up like one of your teachers!

Thursday: College Spirit day- Wear your favorite college t-shirt, jersey, pants etc..

Friday: Avon PRIDE Day- Success in school now will lead to a brighter future. Color Wars 5th wear black and 6th

wear yellow.

Graduation Plans: 6th graders!

Now is a perfect time to start looking at the 6th grade Graduation Plan. All 6th graders are required by the State to complete a Graduation Plan with their parents. You can access that information by clicking on the following link: (This link is also posted on my webpage in the Counselor’s Corner) http://www.avon-schools.org/cms/lib02/IN01001885/Centricity/Domain/4374/6th%20Grade%20Graduation%20Plan%20Sample%202010-11.pdf

Graduation plans can be completed online through Indiana Career Explorer, but please also complete a paper copy. Make sure that your student completes his/her plan and returns it to the Guidance office by Friday September 29th.

Please check my webpage regularly for helpful information,

upcoming events, groups, and guidance lessons. (Go to the Avon Intermediate School East page and click on Guidance)

Community Flyers

Did you know that ACSC has a designated page where you can find flyers featuring important information in Hendricks County? Sections include

Community Events, Arts, Athletics and Educational. New flyers are added to this page regularly, so be sure to visit often!

Click here: http://www.avon-schools.org/domain/46

Participate

Use positive words

Use whole body listening

Complete all work with best effort

Kroger Community

Project

Did you know you can

support Avon Intermediate

East just by shopping at

Kroger? It's easy when you

enroll in Kroger Community

Rewards®! To get started,

sign up with your Plus Card

by clicking here. While

registering, use the NPO

number 69242 or select AIS

East as the local

organization you wish to

support. Once you're

enrolled, you'll earn

rewards for your students

school every time you shop

and use your Plus Card!

October 3 School Skating Party at Avon Hot Skates

October 4 K-12 Staff Development (1-Hour Delay)

October 6 Report cards go home

October 16-27 Fall Break (No School)

November 1 K-12 Staff Development (1-Hour Delay)

November 7 Student E-Learning Day/Teacher PD Day

November 10 Veterans Day Program

November 17 Progress Reports and Pie Pick-up

November 23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday (No School)

Here Comes the Bus FREE Again for the 2017-2018 School Year!

Here Comes the Bus gives a real-time location of a child's school bus on the

website via a computer, tablet or on a smartphone app thru Synovia, Here

Comes the Bus website.

Here Comes the Bus offers up to the minute bus information thru the

smartphone app, email alerts or push notifications. Parents will have access

to historical information and the ability edit the alert radius (geofence). To sign up for Here Comes the Bus, use the following link:

http://www.synoviasolutions.com/here-comes-the-bus/#DownloadTheApp The school code for Avon Community School Corporation is: 78330

Contact information: (technical assistance)

877-796-6842 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday) OR herecomesthe-

bus@synoviasolutions.com

Parents may also contact the Avon Transportation Center at 317-544-6140

A walk thru video for users/parents of HCTB on how to create an account:

https://youtu.be/VcXmT1vA-ss

If parents not receiving notifications via email, ask them to add HCTB email

to their “safe senders” list so emails are not caught in the spam filter.

(silverlining@synovia.com )