Athey Notes
Week 6
Welcome to Week 6! October 3rd to 7th
This week has brought us a number of incredible events!
On Tuesday, the PTSA created a brand new tradition for our 6th Graders - GAME NIGHT! PTSA volunteers - Krista Oswald and Barbara Stratte - spearheaded the new event. Students stayed after school and visited the Game Truck, had Jamba Juice and Pizza, made crafts, goofed around in a photobooth, were inspired and motivated by the AMAZING Dennis Dixon - former University of Oregon Duck quarterback (he brought his two Super Bowl rings for us to see!) and most importantly they had a chance to meet new friends and bond as class. A huge thank you to ALL of the volunteers who made the night possible. You gave our students memories to last a lifetime!
Our leadership students have chosen early release days to be spirit days and last Wednesday was Jersey Day! Students and staff were very eager to participate and it was a great opportunity to appreciate the various choices of teams!
On Thursday we gathered for an all school assembly for our film festival! Previously, each advisory was assigned a location within the school (bathrooms, front office, classroom, etc) and the students created videos to help explain the behavioral expectations of those locations. Students then voted by secret ballot on their favorites. The winners were revealed in an Oscar night themed assembly, complete with red carpet, trophies and MC's! All of the content they created was incredible and winners were hard to pick, but there were a few stand outs. It was amazing to watch everyone celebrate each other and their efforts!
Immediately following the film festival was our first at home Cross Country Meet. Over 75 Athey Students competed! A huge turn out of parents, siblings and staff, complete with noise makers and pom poms to form our first ever "SUPER FAN" cheering section - GO COUGARS!
This week we look forward to more events including our Back to School Dance. It's been wonderful to see the students connecting with each other and creating a community here at Athey and we are grateful to the parents who are helping plan events to build those bridges too.
Sincerely,
Joel Sebastian
Athey Creek Middle School Principal
Sincerely,
Joel Sebastian
Athey Creek Middle School Principal
Mr. Sebastian and Mr. Hertel had a fun time at Game Night too!!
New Information!
1. Parent Teacher Conference
2. Scholastic Book Fair!
3. Back to School Dance Information
4. PTSA Update
5. Anxiety 101
6. Oregon State Assessment Information
Important Information From Last Week
1. Food Delivery Information
2. Cougar Counselor Corner
3. Become a Paraeducator! We Need You!
Parent Teacher Conferences
*** CONFERENCE SIGN UP ***
Sign ups will be live on ParentVue onWednesday at 4PM We will be sending out invites by email to sign up for conferences early next week. Stay Tuned!!!
The Scholastic Book Fair is back!
The book fair starts Monday, October 10th and runs through Thursday, October 13th. Students are able to shop before school starting at 9 a.m., during their lunch, and during conferences. Students also have access to e-wallet to shop at the fair during school. These accounts must be activated each book fair and can be set up using the link below. Also, use this link to find more information about the book fair: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/atheycreekmiddleschool.
Time To GLOW Dancing!
Welcome back to our school dances! Our first one is Glow in the dark/Neon themed.
Athey Creek Students (all grades!) are welcome to come October, 7, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:00pm. $5 at the door gets them a glow stick, dancing in the commons with DJ, use of a photo booth and an open Gym. There will be concessions available for an extra charge. Please join us for this sure to be fun first dance! (Athey Creek Students Only.)
Volunteers needed please sign up with the district here:
https://www.wlwv.k12.or.us/volunteer
And with our Dance Coordinator here:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0c48a8ab2ea7f49-athey
PTSA Update!
Thank you Julie, who is busy planning the first dance of the year! All grades, this Friday!
Also our first TASA event will be next week during conference and we can cook! Please reach out to me alainakuehn@gmail.com if you’d like to help.
Sadly, it seems that digital volunteer form was not sending your information to us! Thank you for the grace and patience as we try to rebuild our Volunteer base. If you filled out the purple volunteer sheet, and your kiddo turned it back into school, we have it.
If you filled out the digital copy, please fill it out again with our thanks.
https://forms.gle/bxDPcUoF5LZLWCuP8
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to volunteer or help make this year run more smoothly. Have a great week!!
Anxiety 101
Join our School Social Workers as they present information on the basics of anxiety for students. We will provide information about how anxiety works and tools to effectively work through anxious feelings for ourselves and students. See the attached flier!
10/20/22 5:30 to 7:00 PM @ Trillium Creek
12/08/22 5:30 to 7:00 PM @ Meridian Creek
Oregon State Assessments
Riverside High School Information Night
In Case You Missed It From Last Week's Edition...
Important Lunch Information
Cougar Counselor Corner
Meet our Counselors! Ms. Alisa Doll and Ms. Snapp are our amazing counselors and they have provided us with a slideshow that will introduce them and share how they support students in a variety of ways!
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Alisa and Toni
Click here to read more about them!
We Need YOU!
Pros of becoming a Paraeducator at ATHEY:
- You'll get to assist incredibly grateful and amazing teachers every day!
- You will be vital to the learning environment of outstanding kids EVERY DAY!
- You only work days students are in school!
- You get to work at Athey (we have fun here!)
- You'll get to come with us to work at the new school when it opens next year!
- Can't say it enough - You will make a difference in students' lives every day!
If you or someone you know is interested, we'd love to hear from them!
Click here to read more!
APPLY NOW!
About Us
Email: cheneves@wlwv.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.wlwv.k12.or.us/acms
Location: 2900 Southwest Borland Road, Tualatin, OR, USA
Phone: 503-673-7400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACMSPTSA