Good evening, Avalon Families.

Tomorrow, Monday, August 31st, is the day to turn in FundRays Coupon Book orders. A call will be made first period for students to bring orders to the front office.

In addition, please remember that families can join the AMS PTO. PTO dues are $10 per family.

Thanks for all you do, and Go KNIGHTS!

Hello, Knights,

This message is to inform you that we conducted a lockdown drill at school today as part of our regular emergency drill protocol as required by state law. All students are safe, and this was simply a required lockdown drill. Thank you for your understanding and support.

#GOKnights

Good afternoon, Avalon Families.

In twenty-five plus years of working in Santa Rosa County School District, this has been, by far, the best first week of school I’ve ever had. It is good to see the parents in the morning at parent drop-off. Interacting with the students in the hallways has been fun. They seem genuinely happy to be back at school. Seventh and eighth graders are setting great examples, and our sixth graders appear to be finding comfort in their schedules and routines. Even the adults appear to be rested and enjoying themselves. Thank you for helping to prepare your students for another successful school year. Our kids will accomplish more this year than ever before.

There are some important items I wish to bring to your attention.

First: Our Avalon Middle School PTO will kick off their coupon book fundraiser this coming week. Please be on the lookout for information pertaining to this fundraiser. Also, please consider joining the AMS PTO as they do many great things for our students and school. PTO dues are $10 per family, and our first meeting is Tuesday, August 18th @ 5:30 PM in the AMS Media center.

Second: Please pay close attention to our district calendar which is found on the district website. There are many important dates, including holidays and semester exam dates. We know “life happens” and students need to be absent from time to time, but attendance is very important. We need our students to be present to be successful. Students exhibiting patterns of excessive absences may be subject to truancy procedures.

Third: When dropping off in the morning, please use only the first lane, the lane closest to the sidewalk. The other lanes are for through traffic only and we wish to maintain a safe student drop-off. In addition, please do not drop students off prior to 8:35 AM as there is no supervision prior to that time.

A great school year requires a great start, and I strongly believe we are meeting that goal. Thank you for your help with this. As always, please reach out to the school if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks for all you do & Go KNIGHTS!

Ryan Stokes
AMS Principal
StokesR@santarosa.k12.fl.us

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Immunization Clinics available

Hello Knights!
The new school year and cross country season is fast approaching! We'll have our first interest meeting on Friday, August 14th. If your student is interested in cross country, please have them at the school by 7:30am. We will meet in the multi purpose room (drop off at car riders).

Running Wild in Pensacola has extended an invitation to our school for their Spike Night! Please see the flyer on this post. There will be representatives from shoe brands on site to answer questions, there will be giveaways and if 10 or more athletes from our school attend, they will donate $100 to our cross country program! So if you’re in need of new shoes go check them out! Proper running shoes are a must for cross country and track.

We will have cross country meets quickly after the season starts. More info will come out soon but expect some meets as soon as the first week in September with a local one at Sims and the Gulf Coast Stampede in Pensacola.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Huntington or Coach Richardson.

Please join for our summer SAC Meeting. We would love your input on the 26-27 school year. #GOKnights

Dear Students,

Due to your strong efforts and exemplary success on this years FAST & EOCs, all Semester Exam Days will be PAJAMA DAYS! We want to make sure you are rested and comfortable next week so feel free to wear your SCHOOL APPROPRIATE pajamas each of the early release semester exams days next week.

Congratulations on a great year. Three ½ days left.

Go KNIGHTS!

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Keep Reading Over The Summer! Check Out what the Public Library has going on!

It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN until Summer FUN!

The Media Center will be open every Wednesday in the month of June from 10-3. Come and play games, code, do puzzles and reading activities!

Good day, Avalon Middle School Parents & Guardians.

This is Mr. Stokes with a lengthy, but particularly important announcement.

Immunizations info for incoming 7th graders:
• Florida requires incoming 7th graders to have a Tdap booster on or after their 11th birthday.
• Proof of this booster is required on a certified form DH 680. This form can be obtained from your pediatrician or local health department once the Tdap booster is received.
• Students without updated shot records will not receive schedules during the 26/27 Open House.

Important info for Summer School/Course Recovery:
• If you have received a message (email or letter) concerning your child potentially attending Summer School, please sign and return them asap.
• Transportation for summer school is only provided the first week of June (6/1-6/5). Those students attending summer school need to find their own transportation for the remaining weeks of June or as long as it takes them to finish.
• Summer School Course Recovery Session Information:
o June 1st – June 5th, Mon- Fri, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Transportation provided
o June 8th – June 11th, Mon- Thur, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Transportation not provided.
o June 15th – June 18th, Mon- Thur, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Transportation not provided.
o June 22nd – June 25th, Mon- Thur, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Transportation not provided.
• Summer School will take place at Avalon Middle School.
• Lunch will be provided on our campus during the first week only.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call me at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for your time & Go KNIGHTS!

Ryan Stokes
Avalon Middle School Principal
StokesR@santarosa.k12.fl.us
850-983-5540

Last Day!

Good evening, Avalon families.

While yesterday was the last day of spring End of Year State Assessments, we are still offering students' make-up sessions. While not all performance data is currently available, I am extremely proud of the results I have seen thus far. Now that FAST assessments and EOCs are behind us, it is time to focus on finishing the year strong. For some, this means focusing on raising grades as much as possible. If your child is at risk of failing, please work with your student and their teacher to bring their grade up as much as possible prior to Semester Exams. Semester Exams are 10% of your child's semester average, and 30% of their final grades in Civics, Algebra & Geometry.

If your child has brought home a Summer School letter, please fill this out and have them return it to their first period teacher as soon as possible so we can make necessary arrangements for transportation during summer school. Transportation for summer school is only provided during the week of June 1st through June 5th.

Also, we will have our accelerated math meeting, but it will not be tomorrow evening, May 14th. This meeting has been rescheduled for next Thursday, May 21st at 5:30 PM. Students who need to attend this meeting (with their parent) will be notified prior to leaving for this weekend.

I wish to thank you for a great year at Avalon Middle School. I am proud of our students and teachers as they never cease to amaze me.

Go KNIGHTS!

Ryan Stokes
AMS Principal

8th Grade Parents
We will be providing students with morning study hall in RM 611 on Friday, May 8th and Monday, May 11th @ 8:00am to work with science review materials in preparation for the 8th grade science EOC. We will have several teachers present to assist students.

Good evening, Avalon Families.

Thank you for helping to prepare your students for end of year testing. Our kids are doing great so far, and I know they will continue to make us proud.

Avalon Middle School needs your help with a couple of other issues as well.

First: NeeDoh Toys (squishy toys) have become quite a disruption. In addition, students are busting them on purpose, which leads to vandalism/destruction of property concerns. Please remind your child that middle schoolers do not bring toys to school.

Second: Testing days are not Pajama Days. Pajamas are not acceptable school attire. If you have any questions as to whether your child may be out of dress code, please have them change into attire that is well within dress code guidelines (found in the SRC Code of Student Conduct and AMS Handbook).

It is the end of the school year, and everyone is ready for a break. Please help us to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students, as well as the learning environment of Avalon Middle School. If your child has received a summer school letter recently, please make sure they return them to their first period teacher. We will also schedule an accelerated math meeting next Thursday evening (5:30 PM) for those kids who will have the opportunity to accelerate in mathematics. These students and families will be notified before the end of this week.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please call me.

Again, thanks for all you do & Go KNIGHTS!

Ryan Stokes
AMS Principal
StokesR@santarosa.k12.fl.us
850-983-5540