Abington Middle School

Students who displayed safe, responsible, and kind behaviors during term 2 got to attend a session of minute to win it games. All students in attendance were also able to win the numerous raffles that were held for prizes. Many thanks to the PTO for their support and the many parent volunteers that made this even possible.

Last night, the Board of School Directors approved the 2026-2027 school year calendar, with the first day of student attendance for grades K-6 and 9 being Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, and the first day of student attendance for grades 7-8 and 10-12 being Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Visit the District Calendars page of our website for more details: https://www.abingtonsd.org/page/district-calendars

Students in the Going Green Club can’t wait for spring so at a recent meeting they learned how to propagate plants from cuttings. They set up a variety of experiments under the grow lights to test which method is the best and each member got to take some home to grow watch grow with their family.

TADA is pleased to announce sign-ups for our next event - the TADA UNIQUE BOARD GAME! Please see the flyer posted in the TADA Google Classroom for more details about this event. Sign-ups start Tuesday, February 3rd, and you must sign up for this event ahead of time (and before we sell out).

The cost for this event is $7.00 - put the money in an envelope with your FIRST & LAST NAME AND GRADE LEVEL.

You can sign up at the following locations:
Ms. O'Connor will be in COMMONS B from 7:30-8:00 AM on the mornings of Tuesday, 2/3 & Wednesday, 2/4. (You can still sign up after Wednesday at one of the other locations.)

The TADA Office, in Room 363A - the TADA office door has a locked drop box in the door that you can put your envelope in at ANY TIME OF DAY.

Room 217 during Advisory or Workshop

Attention Music Lovers!
VALENTINES IS COMING February 11, 7pm right here in the AMS Little Theater!

Come out to the Middle School Modern Music Maker's Musicians rocking with songs by Radiohead, Beabadoobie, Michael Jackson, The Beatles and MORE.

Cost is $5 and students should bring an ID to attend. It's going to be a rocking good time. You DON'T want to miss it!

Hope to see you there!

One more week to help the Builders Club collect donations for Jamaican schools affected by Hurricane Melissa! Donations will be accepted in ELA classes and the main office through Wednesday, Feb 11. Please help students in Jamaica recover from this tragedy; so many have lost everything.

We also have an amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/23IJF9XY9UV66?ref_=wl_share

Photos are of Builders Club members getting posters and boxes ready to distribute around AMS last month.

In the following link you will find the February 2026 Edition of our digital newsletter, ASD Highlights & Happenings: https://app.smore.com/n/e29tf

More photos of the Sharks hot chocolate social!

The Sharks 6th grade team enjoyed a hot chocolate social to celebrate the end of the first semester and all of their hard work this year.

💃 8th Grade Dance: February 6th, 6:30 - 8:00pm 💃

Tickets will be on sale for $5.00 during Advisory (CASH ONLY) starting Monday, February 2nd.

There will be games with prizes, DJ, photo booth, refreshments, and loads of fun!!

A new club opportunity for AMS students will begin next week. On Monday, we will have a new public speaking club! If you are looking for a place to practice your skills in a safe environment, this is a great opportunity for you. The first meeting will take place on February 2 in the library at 3:15.

💃 8th Grade Dance: February 6th, 6:30 - 8:00pm 💃

Tickets will be on sale for $5.00 during Advisory (CASH ONLY) starting Monday, February 2nd.

There will be games with prizes, DJ, photo booth, refreshments, and loads of fun!!

Thank you to our Facilities and Transportation Departments for their efforts in clearing snow so that we can safely reopen our schools and offices on time tomorrow! We look forward to seeing our students and staff!

Today's wrestling and basketball games have been postponed.

We are collecting important items to help a school in Jamaica rebuild from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa. We want to fill backpacks with important supplies for students who have lost everything because of this storm.

In every ELA classroom, there is a donation box. Just have your child place your donation inside the donation box. Plus, there is a large donation box in the office reception area. All donations need to be new, so no used items.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Goldberg in the library or Mr. Vaszily in room 236.

This collection drive will run until February 11

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P50v904-XoRTSYNCxHS74w21C0HNvTcoBYoEHJxVzVo/edit?usp=sharing

We also have an amazon wishlist if you could include the link:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/23IJF9XY9UV66?ref_=wl_share

Congratulations to Abington Middle School for being recognized today by the Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support (PaPBS) Network for meeting criteria for implementing School-Wide (SWPBIS) Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports with fidelity during the 2024-2025 school year! All seven ASD elementary schools were also recognized for sustaining these initiatives. #ASDProud

Students in Mrs. Ambrose’s 6th grade ELA class had the option to participate in Homework Club for turning zero late assignments in the month of December. They got to spend time relaxing with their classmates while enjoying a special treat.

Art Club Reminder:
If you signed up for art club already using our Google form we will see you this Wednesday:
Painting and Drawing in Ms. Nguyen's room C59
Sculpture in Ms. Steinlage's room C57
Ceramics in Mr. Synder's room S6