January 22, 2016 - Aubry Bend Middle School Weekly Newsletter
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All-School News
January 22, 2016
Geography Bee: Congratulations to Anusha Bajracharya for winning the ABMS Geography Bee!! Anusha will take a
qualifying test to see if she will be one of 100 students that qualify to go on to compete in the state level. Good luck,
(http://abmsnews.weebly.com/blog/januaryAnusha! 22-2016)
“Night at the Wax Museum”, the ABMS spring play will be presented on February 25 & 26th, 2016 at 7 pm. Tickets will
be available to purchase for families of cast & crew members on February 1st. All tickets will be purchased through an
online ticketing website. Information about how to purchase your tickets will come home with you student next week.
Ticket sales will be open to the general public on Friday, February 5th.
Sunflower Ambassador Program
It is time to start the nomination process for the 2016 Sunflower Ambassadors. This is the 18th year of this program
honoring character education in Blue Valley! BVEF will be honoring our 2016 Sunflower Ambassadors in each
school in April and at our 26th Community Breakfast on August 31, 2016.
If any student or parent has an Aubry Bend teacher they would like to nominate, please fill out the attached
nomination form and return it to Tracy Cook in the school o"ce by Friday, February 19, 2016. The school
administration will choose three candidates for submission. Those are then sent to the BVEF who will select the
final winner.
Click the following link for the nomination form: Sunflower Nomination Form
(http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=95673&)
Please contact Tracy Cook at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) if you have any
questions.
Student Council News:
Tuesday, January26 is 80’s Day! Show your Wolverine spirit by dressing in 1980’s style!
Candy Grams are back! Students can show their friends how much they care by sending them a special treat! Student Council members will be selling Candy Grams during lunch February 4-8 and will be distributing them
during 8th hour (B day) on Wednesday, February 10. Each Candy Gram costs 50¢ and there is no limit to how
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many you can purchase! Parents are welcome to send their students Candy Grams as well. Just bring a sealed
envelope labeled Candy Grams to the o"ce containing the money in exact change for the number of candy grams
desired, student(s) name and 8th hour teacher(s) no later than 2:45 pm on Monday, February 8. “Night At The Wax Museum” t-shirts and hoodies are now available for order!! Please go to the following website to
order directly from the vendor! https://www.messengerclothingcompany.com/?page_id=1256
(https://www.messengerclothingcompany.com/?page_id=1256) Mrs. Tomas will receive all t-shirts & hoodies at ABMS
and will distribute them at dress rehearsal. Crew is expected to order a shirt and wear it during all 4 shows. This is like your
costume. Cast usually orders shirts as well for a keepsake, advertising or memory of the show. Parents and family members
are also welcome to purchase a shirt as well! Please let Mrs. Tomas know if there are any questions or concerns.
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
AMC 10 Competition: AMC 10 is coming to ABMS on February 17th!!! If your child would like to participate in this
riveting math competition, please email the following information to Ms. Huckabey by 8 am on Monday, January 25th. No additional contestants will be accepted after this date. Child’s name:
Parent’s name:
Grade level:
Parent email:
Child’s math teacher:
PTO News
Our February PTO meeting is on Tuesday February 2nd at 6:30pm at ABMS. We would love to see you there! Wolverine Activity Night is coming up on Friday Feb. 19th. A sign up for volunteers will be posted in the
ABMS blog next week!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Boys Basketball Concession Volunteers is below. We would appreciate all the
volunteers that we can get to work the concession!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054ba4a62ea3fe3-boys (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054ba4a62ea3fe3boys)
Counselors' Corner
During many of our counselor lessons, we utilize the website Naviance with students. One of the great features of
Naviance is the ability to search di#erent career possibilities.
One way we do this with students is by having the students complete the Career Cluster Finder. Career clusters are
a way of grouping careers with common features and skills and that typically require similar education and training
The Cluster Finder helps students learn what career clusters may be a good match based on activities that interest
the student, personal qualities that he/she has and subjects the student enjoys studying in school. This week in our lesson with 7th grade, we had the students take the Career Cluster Finder and they added any of
the clusters that were of interest to them to a list that is saved on Naviance. This is a great feature with Naviance. The students can go back at any time in the future and review and/or edit their results.
We feel that taking the time to explore clusters can be a useful way to find a good career match, especially if
students have general areas of interest but are not sure what specific careers match those interests. Career clusters
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can also help a student better understand how his/her coursework in school can prepare you for certain types of
careers.
Since Naviance is a web-based program, students can access it from home or school. Students are always welcome
to utilize the college and career search tools provided to look into possible college and career choices. Naviance is a
great resource for you and your child to explore.
Thanks,
Jennifer Schulte (A-K) & Mary Shellenberger (L-Z)
District News
Warm up with thoughts of summer at the 2016 BVPAGE Summer Opportunities Fair!
Students and parents are invited to explore 2016 summer programs from robotics to theater for any students who
are high ability or gifted. Visit the vendor tables to find something that interests your child or something new to
try. Drop by anytime between 7:00 and 8:30 PM, Tuesday, February 2nd in Conference Room A at Hilltop
Conference Center—7700 W. 143rd Street, northeast corner of the building. Signs will be posted outside to
point you to the event entrance.
Inclement Weather Note: If Blue Valley schools are closed that day for inclement weather, the event will not
take place. Every e#ort will be made to reschedule.
Delora Crawford, BVPAGE Program Chair
Tracy Elford, BVPAGE President
6th Grade Reminders
ELA: Our next book project is due February 26th. Science: Lockard: Plate Tectonics Quiz Friday 1/29. Study guide will be done Wednesday in class. It will be attached to
my agenda for this week if anyone wants to get started on it early.
Spanish: 2.1 Reading assessment on February 4/5 (all teachers)
Reimer Math:
Math Lab – Tuesday and Thursday Morning 7-7:30 am
Core Classes – DO Unit TEST on Tuesday/Wednesday
DO Spiral Checklist and Vocab due on Wednesday
Advanced Classes – ATN Inv. 3 Quiz on Tuesday
Drama: Monday props due, Tuesday costumes due, Thursday & Friday perform
Huckabey’s math class: Advanced: Students will continue working in Accentuate the Negative! We will have the a Quiz over investigation 3 on
Tuesday, January 26th.
Core: Students will continue working in Decimal Ops! The unit test will be on Tuesday, January 26th. Be on the
lookout for the study guide!!! http://abmsnews.weebly.com/blog/january-22-2016
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7th Grade Reminders
Spanish: Spanish speaking countries map quiz on January 27 (Oliver)
Speech: Home practice record due Tuesday. Present Tues.-Fri.
Math - Advanced – MSA Investigation 3 Quiz Friday
Math - Standard – C & S Investigation 2 Quiz Friday
Science – Next week in class we will be starting the unit dealing with genetics. During this time your student may have
questions regarding various aspects of genetics and family traits. Please be aware that this unit usually peaks the students
interest and they tend to have lots of questions. Thank you. Mr. Miesner and Dr. Bergerhofer
8th Grade Reminders
Spanish:
6.2 lesson quiz on January 25 (all teachers)
Frases quiz on January 26 (Klimek)
Writing assessment on Feb 1 (all teachers)
Speech: Home practice record due Wednesday. Present Wednesday-Friday
Social Studies: Debating the Treaty of Versailles
Reading/ELA- We are finishing our White Rose informational rotations with all ELA teachers and our librarian, Mrs.
Yeager. By Friday, we will start organizing our notes and materials from these rotations and outlining our essay.
Math- Math 8 – Continue Thinking With Mathematical Models Algebra 1 – Continue Growing Growing Growing Stewart math lab: Wednesday @ 7am
Salzmann math lab: Wednesday @ 3pm
From the Desk of Mrs. Tate...
I have to admit that I made up the topic for this column. I’m not sure there is even a diagnosis of teen phone addiction –
other than by teachers and parents – but there is a serious concern among the adult generation about the future of
meaningful, personal, social interactions. This column is based upon experience and professional opinion with a little mom
experience thrown in for good measure.
The last couple of columns have been about risks…the risk to let our kids fail and learn how to handle it…the risk to solve
their own friendship issues. Over winter break, I spent a day or so mapping out the topics I wanted to write about this
semester and sketching out some outlines. The first two topics previously mentioned were topics I regularly talk about
with parents one-to-one, but “phone addiction” has become even more popular in the past year or so.
For the past couple of weeks, I have been observing life inside and outside of ABMS in relation to this topic, and it’s pretty
amazing. We have done a “recalibration” with our kids at ABMS reminding them of our expectations and defining
appropriate use of devices used during school. They have responded well. They’re not perfect; we are smart enough to
know that they won’t follow the rules to the letter of the law, but teachers and students, alike, are more aware and more
responsive to appropriate use during school. Outside of school (and even in the car lane), I’ve noticed that kids aren’t the
only ones addicted to the instant-gratification of information from their devices. Adults of every age are also glued to their
devices. The million dollar question, however, is how to strike the balance for everyone so that we take the fight out of the
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expectations.
Here are some ideas:
It’s never too late to set or reset expectations for device use. It’s perfectly fine to set the limit to 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Have a designated place for the phone to be plugged in at night – NOT in the student’s bedroom. Studies have
shown that students’ sleep is interrupted by the buzz, vibration or tone, even if they aren’t checking it or “waking
up.”
Model the behavior you ask your kids to exhibit. If you don’t want phones at meal time, don’t have yours
anywhere near the table. Model the social expectations at all times.
Monitor your student’s activity. They are minors. There is no reasonable expectation of “privacy” for a child. It is
our responsibility as parents to monitor and teach. If my kids misused their phones, I took them away. Period. I
don’t have to explain myself. I’m the parent.
Openly share your expectations for communication, conversation, and social interactions. Model those behaviors
and create opportunities for your kids to practice.
Try just one of these ideas for a couple of weeks and see what kind of changes it makes in the lives of your kids and your
family.
Have a great week!
Diana Tate, Principal
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