AGS NEWS

Eric Rettenmund, Principal

Jordan Seath, Assistant Principal

Melissa Welsh, Counselor

Tiffany Peeler, Counselor

Carol Manners, Secretary

Denise Bakker, Clerk

Barb Stinson, Clerk

May

5/1 - No School for students/staff word day

5/3 - Spring Fling Dance for 6th and 7th graders

5/2 - Kindness for Crumbl Campaign begins (see below)

5/19 - 8th Grade Awards/Dance (6:30 - 7:30/Dance immediately following until 10:00)

5/29 - NO SCHOOL

On behalf of the AGS staff and students we would like to recognize our AWESOOME AGS Office Staff - Mrs. Manners (Secretary), Mrs. Stinson (Clerk), and Mrs. Bakker (Clerk). These wonderful ladies have many daily responsibilities and they always seem to do their job with a smile. We appreciate them everyday, but celebrate them during Administrative Assistants Week!

Congratulations to 8th grader, Jerome Montgomery, for being named P2 Student of the Month. He is a LINK Mentor, a member of the basketball team, and the robotics team. His teacher, Mrs. Sutto, had this to say, " Jerome brings humor and enthusiasm in all that he does, and I really enjoy having him in class. He is also a leader in the classroom." Way to go Jerome! Thank you for helping to make AGS a positive place to be!

Congratulations to AGS Clerk, Denise Bakker for being named Staff Member of the Month. Mrs. Bakker, like all of our AGS office staff, helps to keep the office running smoothly. She assists students, staff, and parents in various ways when they enter the office. Mrs. Bakker also handles all of the AGS athletic duties. Thank you, Mrs. Bakker for ALL you do for our students, staff, and families.

Last weekend Clare competed it the Region 5 Gymnastic Championships! She competed against the best level 6 gymnasts across 5 states (Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan) where she placed 1st in her floor routine (champion) 5th on vault and 9th on beam. To get a 1st place finish takes grit, determination, strength, growth mindset and more!!! Congratulations to Clare and keep up the good work! AGS PROUD!

Students from our AGS Leadership Council welcomed 5th graders (Tomek, State Road, and North Road) with Tiger Paw High Fives on Wednesday for Transition Day. Leadership students led 5th graders on a tour of AGS and ate lunch with them. Thank You Leadership students for helping to make 5th grade Transition Day a huge success!

AGS Students and Mr. Rettenmund celebrating Autism Acceptance Week on Hat Day! Thank you to all of our students and staff for participating and celebrating Neurodiversity.

As the nice weather approaches, please be mindful of the school dress code. A few reminders:

• Length of Shorts/Skirts
• No 1/2 shirts or bare midriffs
• No tank/tube/spaghetti tops unless covered
• Inappropriate sayings or logos on clothing (i.e. NO Playboy Bunny logos, drug/alcohol messages, etc.)

Thank you to Crumbl Cookie of Fenton for supplying AGS with Free Crumbl Coupons! Starting May 2 we will be running a Kindness for Crumbl Campaign and students will have the opportunity to earn a Free Cookie Coupon. Shout out to Makynze Stoll, 8th grader and Crumbl Connoisseur, who helped to come up with the idea. AGS is very thankful for our Community Partners!

8th grader Makynze Stoll showing off her Crumbl swag!

It's that time of year again...it's time for the Carlsons' Flower Sale. These flowers are from a local greenhouse and you can pick them up right at the middle school parking lot! They are fantastic flowers!!

Orders are due April 28th, sent to agsfentonpto@gmail.com. Payments can be made by cash, check (AGS PTO), or Venmo @AGS-PTO

Pick up is Thursday, May 18 from 2-4pm in the parking lot by the baseball fields.

Any questions please contact agsfentonpto@gmail.com

The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with the 2023 Teacher and Staff Appreciation week (Week of May 8)

Sign up for Snack Donations at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4AAFAA22A7FE3-agsthursday

Sign up to Volunteer at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4AAFAA22A7FE3-volunteer

AST is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. AGS Teachers are present and transportation is available for students residing within district. A light snack will also be provided.

Please complete the brief form (linked below) if your child will be attending AST:

https://forms.gle/FAWndVJTnTs6n7cD6

Please email Mrs. Seelbinder or Mrs. Sayer for more information.

Mrs. Seelbinder: mailto:jseelbinder@fentonschools.org

Mrs. Sayer: mailto:esayer@fentonschools.org

ABC12, ELGA Credit Union and the Flint Diaper Bank have teamed up for the "Dimes for Diapers" drive. Students/staff are asked to drop off loose change to the canisters in the Main Office.

Collection dates are April 1st to April 30th!

#WeAreFenton

Email: erettenmund@fentonschools.org
Website: http://fentonschools.org/andrew-g-schmidt-middle-school/
Location: 3255 Donaldson Drive, Fenton, MI, USA
Phone: 810.591.7700
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Twitter: @fentonschools