Avon School District 4-1

Congratulations to these athletes for making LMVC All-Conference team. Rilyn Thury, Brielle Voigt, Dominic Doom, Al'Shamon Gunter, and Zander Fathke *Shout out to Nikki Fathke @sunwashedacres for all her graphics she provides for the our athletes and school! We appreciate you! https://www.instagram.com/sunwashedacres?igsh=MXFxcXZ6NTlmbjB1cg==

Softball and Baseball sign ups are this Sunday, March 15 at 6 pm in the gym. If you have questions, please contact Annie Thury 605.680.4405.

Time is ticking to earn our students more books! You can contribute through the invitation from your favorite student or community link. Don't forget! When you register and send 10+ invitations, it helps classroom teachers earn shopping sprees for classroom supplies or books. Thanks for supporting our teachers! 

Congratulations to Brielle Voigt and Rilyn Thury for being selected to the LMVC All-Conference Team.

Congratulations to Blair Beeson! She was the lucky winner of the drawing for the second treasure box from Book Blast! 🏴‍☠️

Attention Book Blaster families! We have only a few days left! Now is the time to contribute through the invitation from your favorite student or to make a school-wide contribution. You have until Sunday night to contribute.

Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond that who has contributed to our Book Blast event! Your support will help students take home as many books as possible, up to 10 each. In our quest to promote literacy and reading, every new book is like gold to be treasured!

Our athletes competed today in Baltic at State Powerlifting 💪 Bree Vanderlei and Caleb Tallman placed 4th in their divisions. Lance Odens placed 5th. Congratulations to all our athletes!

These gentlemen won their division at the Tri-State Tournament this weekend! Congratulations 🏴‍☠️🏀

Tomorrow is the day!!! Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with Bingo beginning at 7:00 p.m.!!! $10 hard card buy-in, buy as many as you want!! Soft cards will be sold for each game!! Come check out the silent auction baskets and support the Avon Post Prom & Emmanuel Reformed Church LIT Youth Group.

We wrapped up Dr. Suess week with some books and activities. Students rotated between four classrooms reading different books and then doing an activity that tied to the book. It was a fun afternoon 📚

Good luck to our Power Lifters tomorrow in Baltic at State Powerlifting! 💪 Mason Jolley, Caleb Tallman,Treyvan Talsma, Aaden Kuchta, Cale Cooper, Abby Odens, Bree Vanderlei, Lexi Vanderlei *not pictured Lance Odens

Gold Standard Pirates of the Week PK-4: Tenley Van Winkle 5-8: Sydney Johnson 9-12: Abby Gretschmann Congratulations! 🏴‍☠️

The senior government class started this semester by learning about the Political Process: political parties, interest groups, campaign funding, regulations, media, and the election process. The class finished the unit by running their own mock election.  The class was divided randomly into political parties. Each party is represented by a color of their choosing. We do not use names of the real parties, so students listen to the candidates during the debate to see and hear the stances and policies that candidates would enact if they were elected to office.  The parties also used posters, commercials, and in-depth bulletin boards to show their views. Election Day was Tuesday, and Treyvan Tolsma of the Pink Party won with 88 votes, Lance Odens of the Orange Party came in second with 65 votes, and the Teal Party finished third with 64 votes.  We did have three write-in votes this year that pulled votes from the major candidates, which is a good lesson to show that every vote counts.  Those three votes could have changed the outcome of the election.

Congratulations to Kate Swier and Abby Gretschmann for earning the Academic All-State award.

Spring Blood Drive is coming up!
If you would like to sign up, please use the QR code or contact Mrs. Fathke or Ms. Wynia at the school. Students may be reaching out in the next couple week as well.
Thank you!

Beckett Schultz was the lucky winner of our first treasure chest drawing from our Book Blast! There is still time to sign up!

Avon 3rd graders joined other 3rd graders in celebrating National Third Graders Day on the third day of the third month of the year. The class had a lot of ideas on ways to celebrate. We decided on a field trip to the Community Bank, fun games throughout the day, and a movie encouraging the power of education and knowledge, resilience, and individuality. The 3rd grade enjoyed their day and we would like to say thank you to the Community Bank for teaching us the behind the scenes part of banking.

Dr. Suess dress-up day is hat day! Preschool is looking pretty good with their Dr. Suess hats!

This Friday, the elementary school will participate in literacy activities to wrap up Read Across America Week! If you are interested in volunteering to come in and help with activities, we'd love to have you!
When: Friday, March 6
Time: 12:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Please let Mrs. Fathke know if you'd like to come in and help our kiddos!
Lindsey.Fathke@k12.sd.us
605-286-3291 ext. 110