News Archive: April, 2010

Band and Orchestra Spring Concert

April 22, 2010 The AGIS Band and Orchestra will be presenting their Spring Concert this Wednesday, April 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the AGIS cafetorium. We hope many of you will plan to attend this special evening as we showcase the talents of our wonderful students.

AGIS PTA Needs You

April 22, 2010 Please consider volunteering your time. The PTA is a great way to get involved with the school and to meet new friends. The following positions are currently open and need to be filled by September:

Officer Positions:

Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary

Committee Positions

Market Day Co-Chair
Membership Co-Chair
Recording Secretary
Fundraising Chair
Nominating Committee Chair
Nominating Committee Co-Chair
Hospitality Co-Chair
SCRIPT Co-Chair

Unfortunately these programs will not be available for our students and families next year unless we find help to run them. If you are interested or just have questions, please contact Christine Plankinton at 610-274-0331 or Plankinton@msn.com.
Thank you for your support.

Security Request

April 22, 2010 Parents/guardians and other adults coming to AGIS are reminded to cooperate with our security procedures. Upon entering and leaving the school, they must always sign in and out in the PURPLE VISITORS SIGN IN & SIGN OUT binder next to the receptionist’s desk, regardless of the reason they come to the school.

If they are in AGIS to volunteer as a chaperone on a field trip or to volunteer in a classroom, they also need to sign in and out on their own page in the BLUE SIGN IN & SIGN OUT PARENTS/ VISITORS WITH VALID CLEARANCES binder. This keeps their clearances valid for the current and next school year.

The purple binder is a record of everyone who visits our building for any reason. The blue binders track the volunteers’ attendance and validate their ongoing clearances for the next school year.

These procedures are under the direction of Dr. Massaro, AGSD Superintendent. We appreciate your cooperation.

Superintendent Presents Budget Update on April 8; Next Presentation Scheduled April 22

April 16, 2010 At the April 8 meeting of the Board of School Directors, Dr. Augustus J. Massaro, Superintendent of Schools, presented an update on the District's efforts to balance the 2010-2011 General Fund Budget. The proposed plan that was outlined calls for reducing district expenditures by about $2 million, increasing real estate taxes by 3.8 percent, and using $1.5 million from the general fund balance to balance the proposed $74.5 million budget. Members of the Avon Grove school community are encouraged to review the presentation and additional details on the District's Financial Updates page. Community members can submit questions and/or feedback through the online Budget Feedback Form. The 2010-2011 preliminary budget is scheduled to be presented to the Board of School Directors on April 22. The Board is scheduled to consider preliminary adoption of the proposed 2010-2011 budget on May 13. A Board meeting is also scheduled May 27. The Board is scheduled to consider final adoption of the budget on June 10. >>Read More. (Posted 4/16/10).

School Board to Consider Student Activities Fee Proposal April 22

April 16, 2010 Avon Grove’s Student Activities Fee Committee recommended on March 25 that the Board of School Directors consider implementing a pilot program that would require high school students to pay a onetime, $25 annual fee if they participate in one or more interscholastic sports and/or other activities that involve nonacademic interscholastic competition, including cheerleading, the marching band, color guards, and indoor percussion. The fee would be nonrefundable. The Board is scheduled to consider adoption of the student activities fee program at the April 22, 2010, School Board meeting, scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Avon Grove Intermediate School Audion. If approved by the Board, the pilot program would begin in the 2010-2011 school year. >>Read More. (Posted 4/16/10).

School and District Summer Office Hours Effective June 21-August 15, 2010

April 16, 2010 At the March 25 School Board meeting, the Board of School Directors approved a four-day summer work week for year-round employees. The four-day work week will begin June 21, 2010, and will end on August 15, 2010. All school buildings and the district administration building will be closed on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during this time period. School and district offices will be open to the public Monday through Thursday during the core hours of 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. District and school offices will be closed on Monday July 5, 2010, in observance of Independence Day. (Posted 4/16/10).

Awareness Month

April 7, 2010 DAD (Disability Awareness Days) will take place on April 15-16. During physical education classes there will be presentations and activities about disabilities to increase awareness and respect for others.
On Friday, April 30, at 2:20 p.m. all of our students will participate in an Awareness Walk on the school grounds. The walk will combine the ACES Walk (All Children Exercising Simultaneously) and the Autism Awareness Walk. Students and faculty are encouraged to wear a shirt that has a positive health and fitness message, or a red, yellow, blue, or turquoise shirt to represent the colors in the autism ribbon. We are asking that all students and faculty help celebrate by wearing an autism ribbon that will be provided.
Thank you for helping AGIS celebrate Autism Awareness Month, DAD, and ACES!

Pi Day Celebration

April 7, 2010 Pi Day is celebrated by many a math enthusiast on March 14th of each year. However, due to the snow and the fact that March 14 actually fell on a Sunday, we have chosen to celebrate on April 23. The fifth and sixth grade math enthusiasts at Avon Grove Intermediate will participate in games and activities that will reinforce the math curriculum and the understanding of Pi and its relationship to circles. Pi, the Greek letter p, is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is represented by the number 3.1415926535…
More information will come from your child’s homeroom teacher.

AGIS Band Performing for Blue Rocks

April 7, 2010 For the second year in a row, the AGIS Band will be performing “The Star Bangled Banner” at the Wilmington Blue Rocks home opener Friday evening, April 16, at 7:00 PM. Please join us for this fun event by calling 302-888-BLUE for tickets and ask for the AGIS Band sections.

From the Nurse's Office

April 7, 2010 Our nurse’s office is in need of gently used or new t-shirts, shorts, and sweat pants in sizes 8-16 for students who need to change for various reasons during the school day. Your donations will be gratefully received.

Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day

April 7, 2010 Thursday, April 22, is designated as Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day all across the United States. If you plan to take your child to work with you that day, you must send a note in prior to April 22 in order for the day to be considered a field trip and not an absence. If a note is received after the day, it will be counted as a day absent, but excused.

News Archive

AGIS Home Page