Athey Notes
Week 10
Welcome to Week 10!
Dear Athey Community,
Our spirit wear week was a huge success! The level of commitment of staff and students was tremendous. Whether it was the clusters of backwards baseball caps/baggy sweatshirt/basketball shorts of Adam Sandler's style, the sea of plaid and boots for Western Day, or the pockets of intense brightness as groups of neon clad kids traveled to class, it was great to see so much participation.
The cross country season finished this week with a Championship Meet at Memorial Park. They followed up their successful season with a pizza and game party on Tuesday. A huge thank you to Coaches Berg, Haywood and Huggins for all of their hard work to make this season so much fun. Look for Track and Field sign ups close to Spring Break.
November and December bring a lot of fun family and holiday travel. Don't forget to let the attendance office know about travel plans that would involve missing school so they can help with marking them excused and any necessary paperwork. Please see below to learn more about reporting absences, late arrivals and vacations.
As the quarter draws to a close please be sure to read below on how report cards as well as revisions and retakes work. Also, check out how to take advantage of Homework Club next quarter and get a jump on staying ahead!
Sincerely,
Joel Sebastian
Athey Creek Middle School Principal
Cross Country Championship Meet Pictures
Mark Your Calendars!
Oct. 31 NO SCHOOL
Nov. 3 West Linn Library Card Sign up Day
Nov. 6 Daylight Savings Time
Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL
Nov. 16 Picture Retake
Nov. 17 Band Concert
Nov. 18 Middle School Musical Audition
Nov. 21 - 25 Thanksgiving Break
New Information!
1. Reporting Absences, Late Arrivals, Family Vacations
2. Turkey Trot - Save the Date
3. New Club - Green Thumb Club
4. PTSA Update
5. Matilda the Musical at West Linn High School
6. Little Women the Musical at Wilsonville High School
Important Information From Last Week
1.Retake and Revision Information
2. Report Cards
3. Homework Club
4. Middle School Musical
5. Picture Re-Take MOVED
8. Complete List of Athey Creek Club Information
Attendance
Prearranged Absences & Family Vacations
If it is known in advance that a student is going to be absent for two or more days, the student is required to complete a Pre-arranged Absence Form. This form notifies the front office of the intended absence and allows teachers to provide a description of work the student will miss during their absence.
If students are absent for an extended period, they should make arrangements with their teachers regarding missing work and due dates. When absent, students are required to make up any work they missed.
Excused Absences
If a student will be absent from school, a parent/guardian needs to notify the school to report the absence. This may be done by entering the absence in ParentVue, emailing the office at perezplj@wlwv.k12.or.us, or calling our attendance line at (503)673-7425 prior to 10:00 am if possible.
If a student is absent for four or more consecutive days due to a communicable disease, a physician’s note may be required to return to school. All absences must be excused within 48 hours.
When absent, students are required to make up any work they missed. If students are absent for an extended period, they should make arrangements with their teachers regarding missing work and due dates.
Late Arrival/Tardy Policy
If a student is going to arrive to school after the 9:15 AM start time, we ask that a parent/guardian notify our office staff.
When a student arrives at school late, they need to check-in with staff in the front office prior to going to class.
A tardy must be excused within 48 hours, either by a phone call or a note.
Picking Your Student Up From School
If your student needs to leave school during the school day for any reason, please notify the office staff. Before a student leaves school for any reason, they must check-out with the front office.
If a parent/guardian needs to pick up their child during class time, we request the parent send a signed note with their child to school. The student should present the note at the office before school. Office personnel will sign the note and the student will then take it with him/her to class. At the appropriate time he/she will show it to their teacher and report back to the office to meet a parent.
Before the student can leave campus, the parent must sign the student out in the office. Due to emergencies or unknown circumstances parents can also call to request a student meet them in the office. For safety reasons, leaving school grounds to walk to the store at any time is not allowed.
Turkey Trot ACMS Fundraiser
New Club - Green Thumb Club
***The amazing Teri Willard and Shannon Yoshiwara will be leading the club. There were so many students interested in the care and life of their library plants that they created this opportunity! No fee to participate and there will be an activity bus.***
PTSA Update
First of all - THE GARAGE SALE IS BACK!! Look for the message from our leads: Jennifer and Sarah. They are looking for a couple more people to help lead. Please reach out if you are interested. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year, please help anywhere you can. Thank you!
Remember there's no such thing
as a small act of kindness.
Every act creates a ripple effect
with no logical end.
Scott Adams
This lovely jar of “Thank yous” is from the staff for all the hard work so far. I’ll keep sharing the individual stories on here or at the next meeting.
What a beautiful way to say “Thank you!”
What a huge difference you have all made this year! Thank you!!
Come see Athey Alumni in their High School Musical Productions!
Little Women, The Musical At Wilsonville High School
Six Nights Only
On Sale Now!
November 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 & 12 at 7 pm
2 Weekends Only ~ On Thursday, Friday & Saturday Nights
Please Purchase Tickets In Advance!
Recommended For Ages 8 & Up
In Case You Missed It From Last Week's Edition...
Grading: Revision & Retake Opportunities
With the end of the quarter approaching, we know there are a lot of conversations occurring about students retaking or revising summatives assessments to demonstrate their current learning. Each quarter, all teaching staff at Athey Creek dedicate two class periods for students to revise or retake summative assessments. When these days occur does vary from teacher to teacher but the two days will occur for each class throughout the quarter. If your student is needing to retake or revise a summative assessment, please check-in with them to see if one of those days will occur for that particular class this week or if they will need to make other arrangements with the teacher.
Grading: Report Cards
Quarter 1 grades will be available to view in ParentVue/StudentVue during the week of October 31st - we will send additional information about when exactly they will be available to view. There will be two options to view your student’s end-of-quarter grades, either by viewing a PDF of the report card in the “Documents” section or by clicking on the report card option in the menu - which will appear once grades are available to view. Please note that we will not be mailing home copies of report cards.
HOMEWORK CLUB
Picture Re-Take Day is RESCHEDULED
NOVEMBER 16th IS THE NEW RE-TAKE DAY!
One of Lifetouch's cameras did not upload properly to their printing lab. This resulted in a number of families not receiving their pictures. The lab now has all of the data and is working quickly to print all of the missing photos. In order to get them to families and let them have time to decide if they desire retakes we are rescheduling retake day to November 16th. Thank you all for your patient and understanding as we navigated this!
If you are buying pictures for the first time this year, and are paying by cash or check, give the money directly to the photographer. You may also visit mylifetouch.com and use picture day id: EVTZNM4W8 Also, now is a great time to order your yearbook for this year. Log on to ybpay.com and use yearbook ID code: 12414423
The Middle School Musical Auditions for The Little Mermaid
The West Linn-Wilsonville Middle School Musical is coming and this year's production is "Disney's The Little Mermaid"! Students from all 4 district middle schools (plus Three Rivers Charter School) will come together to put on a full-scale musical production in April, 2023 on the West Linn High School stage. Auditions are open to 7th and 8th graders and everyone who auditions will be cast in the show! Please see your school's choir/drama teacher, or your office for the audition packet. Sign-up times will be posted near your choir room beginning next week. Questions? Contact director, Julie Lane at lanej@wlwv.k12.or.us. Audition dates are below:
Monday, November 14 – WOOD, 4-7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15 – ROSEMONT, 4-7 p.m.
Thursday, November 17 – MERIDIAN, 4-7 p.m.
Friday, November 18 – ATHEY, 4-7 p.m.
** we realize Athey's date falls on the day before Thanksgiving Break and may be hard to attend due to travel/family plans. Students can audition on other dates at other schools. Just let us know so your student can get on the audition schedule and we can anticipate numbers of students. THANK YOU! (feel free to email Julie Lane lanej@wlwv.k12.or.us or Athey's front office cheneves@wlwv.k12.or.us)
Clubs offered at Athey Creek Middle School
2. NEW CLUB ALERT Origami Club! Origami Club will begin this week on Thursdays in room 180 after school. It will run until 5:00 PM. No fees but please sign up in the office. It is a student run club with Mr. Sweet as their host. An activity bus will be available. No Fee to Participate
3. NEW CLUB ALERT! - Scratch Coding Club - Learn to Code! Meetings on Mondays after school starting NOVEMBER 7th room 171! You can ask Ms. Hudson for additional information - hudsona@wlwv.k12.or.us An activity bus will be available. No Fees to participate.
4. NEW CLUB ALERT! - Homework Club! Come enjoy a quiet hour to do schoolwork and be able to ask questions! We will have 2 teachers and National Honor Society High School students on hand to provide help. Plan to stay the whole hour and work quietly. The club will eventually on meet Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 5:00 however, right now the dates we have available are October 25th, November 1st, 8th, 15th, and December 8th. An activity bus will be available. No fee to participate.
5. NEW CLUB ALERT! Do you like plants? Do you like nature? Then come join the Green Thumb Club! We will meet 2 times a month on the first and third Thursday of each month in the library. Green Thumb Club's first meeting is on November 3rd from 3:45 - 5:00 in the library. We will have snacks and be potting a plant at the first meeting! Come sign up in the Athey Library before/after school or at lunch!
6. Robotics - 6th grade Teams as well as 7/8 grade teams are meeting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3:50 to 5:00 PM (but not on early release day), sign ups are full at this time. Heidi Goldstrom is the coordinator. An Activity Bus will be available. $75 Fee
7. We Care Alliance - Meets each week after school on Wednesdays (but not on Early Release days) until 5:00 PM in room 214. Avalon Fox and Tzaddi Bacidi are the hosts. An Activity Bus will be available. No fees to attend.
Stay tuned for information for upcoming clubs later in the year, Wrestling, Spring Track and more!
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