The Weekly Update #4
February 27th, 2024
March 8
Athey Creek Middle School
Important Dates
March 13: ELD parent night ( 6pm-7:30) ACMS library for multilingual families whose students receive ELD services
March 20: Coffee with the Principal (7:30-8:15)
March 21 and 22: Conferences
March 25-29: Spring Break
April 2-5: Outdoor School (6th graders)
Reminders😀
Thank you for your continued support. Please remind your student of the following:
Backpacks need to be in lockers
If your student has forgotten their combination, we can get it for them
If an item goes missing from your student's bag, but it was not in their locker, we will not review camera footage for missing items
Cellphones are creeping back out! Please remind your student they belong in the locker all day
If your lunch bag is not claimed and it's attracting ants or fruit flies, we will throw them away. With the weather getting nicer, we're already seeing an influx of both!
Spring Conferences - March 21st and March 22nd
Spring Conferences - March 21st and March 22nd
Sign-ups will open for families on Monday, March 11th at 6 pm in ParentVue through Synergy! Conference sign-ups will close on Wednesday, March 20th at 5pm.
6th Grade Families
- Thursday evening is an open house for you to stop by your student's advisory classroom to show you what they have been working on!
- Friday morning, there are time slots for you to schedule time with your student's Advisory teacher if you would like to have a separate time to talk with them about your student.
7th & 8th Grade Families
- Times are available both Thursday evening and Friday morning for you to schedule time with their Advisory teacher.
PTSA News
The PTSA supports Athey Creek with funding to enhance our children's middle school experience. To make that happen, we need to fundraise. This year we're planning a Spring Fun Run. There is a planning meeting Friday, March 8th at 4pm in the Athey commons. Please join us to help create a successful and fun event. If you're unable to attend in person but would like to be involved, reach out to AtheyCreekPTSA@gmail.com
Do you have free time before school, during lunch, or at dismal? We're looking for volunteers to help with students crossing at Dollar Street before and after school, with the highest priority being after school. We're also looking to provide students with access to more options during lunch. Could you come and help supervise? Both of these volunteer opportunities require you to be cleared by the district. Fill out the WLWV District Volunteer Application if you haven't yet and let us know you're interested via the Volunteer Interest Form or contacting the school directly.
Mark your calendar: the next regular PTSA meeting will be on Tuesday, March 19th at 4pm in the Athey commons. Stay tuned for opportunities to help feed our teachers and support the book fair during Spring Conferences.
Athey Creek Book Fair Starting March 18th
The Spring Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Athey! Our book fair starts in less than 2 weeks on Monday, March 18th and will run through conferences, ending on Friday, March 22nd at noon. Students can pay with either cash, a card, or through an e-wallet. An e-wallet is an account that a parent/guardian sets up online and puts a predetermined amount of money in the student's account to be used at the book fair. For more information about an ewallet, click here. To set up an ewallet before the fair starts, please follow this link: Book Fair Ewallet Setup Link. If your student set up an e-wallet during the fall book fair, a new e-wallet will need to be set up for this upcoming fair. All proceeds from the book fair sales go directly back to the Athey Library to purchase books and other items for the library. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at the book fair!
OSAS testing
- State Testing will take place in May for Science (8th grade only), ELA, and Math
- You will receive Opt-Out Information April 8th
YEARBOOK:
If you'd like to order a 2023-2024 yearbook for your student, please do so by April 28th!
Incoming 6th grade dates:
- March 19th: Assistant Principal and Counselors visiting Cedaroak Primary
- April 4th: Incoming 6th Grade Visit to Athey Creek
- April 10th: Incoming 6th Grade Family Night 5:30-6:30
- April 11th: Incoming 6th Grade Instrument "Petting Zoo" 4:00-6:00
Incoming 9th grade dates
- April 12th: Incoming 9th Grade Visit @ Riverside High School
- April 16th: Incoming 9th Grade Visit @ West Linn High School
- April 23rd: Counselor Forecasting Visit for WLHS, WHS, and RHS @ Athey Creek
Current Athey Creek Forecasting Dates:
- April 12th: Forecasting Open All Grade Levels
- April 16th: Advisory Lesson for forecasting and forms sent home to families
- April 23rd: Forms due and forecasting in Advisory
- May 3rd: Forecasting deadline for all Athey students
ACMS: TRACK
Track will have their introduction meeting on March 18th and the first practice on March 19th.
If your student has not signed up, see information here.