In the following link you will find the Winter 2024 Edition of our digital newsletter, ASD Highlights & Happenings: https://secure.smore.com/n/fgdsp
In a recent lab 6th grade scientists measured the kinetic energy of wind up cars and investigated how adding mass changes the amount of energy it has.
Any 7th Grade Boys interested in trying out for the basketball team, please join the Google Classroom with the Code: 3WNQQCH There will also be an interest meeting with Coach Cawley in the Little Theatre during Advisory on Tuesday December 17th (9:30 to 9:55). Please plan to attend to hear information on try-outs and P-I-A-A Clearances.
The next Reading Olympics meeting is this Tuesday, December 17th, after school in the library. Please bring novels with you!
Themes for next week's Winter Break Spirit Week!
The Builders Club will be selling Candy Cane Grams all week long before school in the science wing lobby. For just one dollar, you can send your friend a candy cane and a positive message. All proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Make-A-Wish helps provide wishes for critically ill children and teens.
6th grade science students learned about how work and power are connected during a recent lab. They measured how much work it was to carry a backpack up the stairs and how changes in their walking speed changed the power they produced.
Winter is coming! Inclement weather procedures for the 2024-2025 school year have been emailed to parents/guardians and teachers and staff. Please familiarize yourself with our plans in the event weather conditions warrant an early dismissal, late arrival or school closure.
Ms. Moskowitz & her seventh graders are learning about human body systems. Today, they observed cells and tissues under the microscope. They looked at long tissue, bone, tissue, nerve tissue, and cardiac muscle tissue!
Abington Middle School's 8th grade student Sinai presented to 6th graders about bullying and how to address bullying. We are proud of the engagement of our students and look forward to continuing to address bullying as a whole.
Photos from Stem class
Photos from art class 🎨
Photos from last week's 7th grade girls basketball game
Photos from last week's orchestra rehearsal 🎻
Yesterday, 6th grade students in Mrs. Ambrose’s ELA class enjoyed learning about poetry and trying novels in verse with a Starbooks book tasting. Shout out to the Jenkintown Starbucks for providing some treats and supplies for students to enjoy!
Any 7th Grade Boys interested in trying out for the basketball team, please join the Google Classroom with the Code: 3WNQQCH
There will also be an interest meeting with Coach Cawley in the Little Theatre during Advisory on Tuesday December 17th (9:30 to 9:55). Please plan to attend to hear information on try-outs and P-I-A-A Clearances.
More photos from yesterday's Starbooks book tasting :)
The GSA will have its next meeting on Wednesday 12/4 after school in room C54. Please reach out to one of the sponsors if you have any questions.
Today our sixth graders did an exciting lab studying the properties of matter states!
This year's Thanksgiving 🥫Food 🥫Drive was a huge success..
AMS donated 1,175 items and yesterday several Student Council reps packaged 60 "baskets".
Each team contributed to the donations, with some significant contributors*:
6th-Sharks (152) and StingRays (239)
7th- Bobcats (131) and Bears (136)
8th- Eagles (98)
*Numbers are "straight" item donations (we awarded extra points for focus items and decorated collection boxes. There was no change to "winners").
Huge shout out to this year's StuCo for all their efforts and the AMS community for their generosity!
