Tomorrow your student will be taking the State Writing Test. Students will not be permitted into testing late. Make sure your students arrive on time and well-rested to school. Students will need to have their chromebook and chargers upon arrival. We know our students are prepared and are going to do great!
APMS Families: Report cards were sent home with students today. Please take some time to review these with your students and set some goals for the fourth nine weeks!
APMS Families: Tomorrow your students will be bringing home a letter that contains information on the upcoming Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing Assessment on April 2nd, 2024. Please make sure to review this information with your students. There are several important reminders on this paper in regard to Electronic Devices, Testing Rules, Discussion of Test Content after Testing, Leaving Campus during a Test, and Testing Accommodations. If you have any questions after reviewing this document, please feel free to contact Dr. Phipps at (863) 452-4333.
Please review the following information with your student about traveling to school. Stay safe!
With the recent time change, students will be traveling to bus stops and/or school while it is still dark. With the sun not rising until after 7:00 am, please be reminded of these safety tips while traveling and waiting at bus stops, or walking/bicycling to school.
APMS Families: Reminder that tomorrow we will have our March SAC/PTO meeting at 5:30pm in Room 201. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Congratulations to our February Students of the Month!!!!
6th Grade Myla Jenkins
7th Grade Vaneza Gomez-Perez
8th Grade Gage Pursifull
APMS Parents/Guardians: Your student will be bringing home a letter in regard to our upcoming Resiliency Education Program that will begin after Spring Break. For more information, you can visit the website mentioned in the letter.
This morning there was a minor incident on campus that required an admin response. This call for assistance resulted in the campus being inadvertently placed in a lockdown. At no time was there ever any threat to the campus nor was the school in danger. The lockdown was lifted and classes continued as normal.
"Let Your Light Shine" Annual Talent Show hosted by Avon Park High School showcased the talents of Mr. Allcorn and Ms. Brandyberry's students last week performing a choreographed class dance which also included some of our APM Student Mentors. Our students shined bright!
Reminder Students: Charge your Chromebooks each night and come to school prepared with your school supplies each day including pencils, paper, and your school-wide binder.
College and Career Week: Dress Up Days this Week!!
PBIS is hosting it's next event on Friday, March 8th. We will be hosting a Staff vs. APMS Volleyball Team In School Tournament. It is a $1 donation to attend and students may also bring money for concession. Also, students may not have any silent lunches or referrals from 2/28/24 up until the day of the event. We are looking forward to this event with students before they are out for Spring Break!
On February 29th, APH will be holding an 8th Grade Parent Night for incoming freshmen. This will be a wonderful opportunity to meet with administration, counselors, and to see various clubs and classes that are available.
Start time is at 5:30 PM in the APH Auditorium. We hope to see you there!
This Wednesday, February 28th, Guidance Counselors will be coming to us from APHS to talk with our 8th graders.
Also, APHS is holding an 8th-grade parent night on Thursday, February 29, at 5:30pm in the APHS auditorium. They want to invite all incoming 9th graders and their parents to attend. Counselors will be on-site to answer questions, and they will also have staff and students at tables representing their AP program, AVID, sports, and clubs for students and parents to visit. The evening's events will help students and their parents discover ways for their children to get involved and ultimately create a schedule to set them up for success.
This is just a reminder that today is a two hour early release! Students will be dismissed at 1:15pm. Due to the early release and teacher professional development afterschool, there will be NO afterschool tutoring today. Afterschool tutoring will resume on Thursday.
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 21st is a 2-hour early release day. Due to the early release and teacher professional development afterschool, there will be NO afterschool tutoring tomorrow. Afterschool tutoring will resume on Thursday.
A special shout out to our Regional Science Fair Winners. Judith Hernandez-Mendoza placed first in her category and is a state alternate for her project titled, "Elastic Girl." In addition she was also nominated for the Thermofisher Junior Innovators Challenge Award. Case Silver placed 2nd in his category for his project titled "Super Cutters!" Way to go APM Scientists!
We wrapped up showing our appreciation for how "fourtune"-ate we are to have our staff with catered Chinese food lunch. We would like to end this week by saying thank you to our Cory Cole, owner of Red's New and Used Tires and Red's Auto Options, for sponsoring today's lunch! We truly appreciate your support in helping us show staff how much we appreciate everything they do for students.
Reminder that on Monday, February 19th we will have our SAC/PTO Meeting at 5:30pm in Room 201. We look forward to seeing you all there!