Alice Vail Middle School

November 18, 2024

Falcon Families,

We hope you are well and ready for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday! As a reminder, there will be no school on November 28th and 29th in observance of the holiday. Enjoy this time with your loved ones, and we look forward to seeing everyone back on campus on December 2, 2024.

Upcoming Events and Important Dates:

- Thanksgiving Break: No school on November 28-29, 2024.

- 2nd Quarter Benchmarks: The second quarter benchmarks kick off with our writing assessment on December 2, 2024. We are thrilled to witness the academic growth of all our Falcons.

Important Reminders:

- 2nd Quarter Benchmarks: Please be aware of the upcoming writing assessment on December 2, 2024. Encourage your student to prepare and do their best. We are confident they will showcase their academic achievements and growth.

***If students are present for every BM2 Assessment they will receive a CELEBRATION at the End of the day on 12/6/2024***

- Stay Connected: As always, stay connected with us through our website and social media channels for the latest updates, announcements, and glimpses into the exciting happenings at AVMS.

We wish you all a wonderful and joyous Thanksgiving holiday filled with warmth and gratitude. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to a successful and enriching second quarter with our amazing Falcon community.

With Falcon Pride,

Joshua Peebles

Principal

Alice Vail Middle School

TUSD Family Engagement Survey

The Family Engagement Survey for SY2024-25 is now open to all of our TUSD families. The purpose of this survey is to gather feedback from our families regarding their engagement and satisfaction within our school communities. By obtaining your input, we can identify areas of strength and target areas for improvement. Please find the QR code the link for the survey below:

https://forms.office.com/r/mTsHD1m3yg

Extra Math Resources for our Falcons and Families!

Dear Falcon Families,

We are excited to share some amazing math resources to help our students get some extra practice in a fun and user-friendly way! Whether your child needs to reinforce skills or is looking for a challenge, these options are designed to support their math learning at home.

Math Resources:

- i-Ready My Path

- IXL(Recommended Skills/Diagnostic and Games)

- Free Rice - [https://freerice.com/home](https://freerice.com/home)

- Math with Mr. J (YouTube Channel) - [https://www.youtube.com/@MathwithMrJ](https://www.youtube.com/@MathwithMrJ)

- 99 Math - [https://99math.com/](https://99math.com/)

- Prodigy

- Brainzilla - [https://www.brainzilla.com/](https://www.brainzilla.com/)

These resources are great tools to keep math fun and engaging while reinforcing important skills. We hope they provide some extra support for your students at home!

Go Falcons!

Joshua Peebles

Principal,

Alice Vail Middle School

✍🏻FALCON TUTORING TIMES✍🏻

AM Tutoring

7:30-8:30 am M-F, Portable C - Ms. Willey
7:30-8:30 am Tues., Wed., Thurs.- Rm 103 Mrs. Conrad

PM Tutoring

M & Tues 4:00-5:00 pm, Rm. 102 - Ms. Noyce
M & Tues 4:00-5:00 pm, Portable C - Ms. Willey
M & Tues 4:00-5:00 pm, Rm. 206 - Mrs. Conrad
T & Th. 4:00-5:00 pm, Ms. Magee in Rm 103 and Ms. Giuffre in the Library

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools

The iPads students use have many great math applications to support and reinforce math skills.

Educreations has video math explanations under the Star symbol in the menu.

The 38 Times Tables Challenge helps students practice the most difficult math facts.

Mathagon has courses in Geometry and Algebra, and math tools like number tiles, fraction bars, and prime-factor circles.

Fractions by MLC has a plain interface to explore fractions.

REMINDERS

All cellphones are in students' backpacks during the school day.
2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct

https://www.tusd1.org/code-of-conduct

Pick/Up - Drop/Off on Beverly Ave. Thank you for your continued patience and grace. Safety is our number one concern. We continue to look into how we can improve this process.
Morning arrival is at 8:00 AM
Bring your water bottles each day. It's HOT out there!!

Save the Dates:

11/19 Sports vs. Naylor

11/21 Sports @ Magee

11/28-11/29 - THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL