The fourth graders are currently studying the human body systems in science. Thank you to Southside Meats for donating various cow organs for the students to dissect! We are so thankful for community support in our student's education.
The Student Council is thinking Spring!! We will be holding a Spring Cleaning donation drive for the Bargain Shop. Items can be brought to the school till March 27th. Items can be brought to the classroom or marked and brought to foyer. Thank you for the support!
Our phone is back up 10:32 am, March 13.
Monday, March 13, 9:20 am. We are currently experiencing phone issues at Avon School. Please use email until phone system is back up. Thank you.
Gold Standard Pirates of the Week!
PK-4: Wyatt Avant
5-8: Bree Vanderlei
9-12: Aaden Kuchta
The 4th grade have been working on coding this semester. Today they were putting their skills to the test using Sphero Bolts. The Bolts are a small robotic ball that the school was able to get through a STEM grant.
Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Monday, March 13th, 2023, 6:30 PM
Board Room
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1. Call to order
2. Approve the agenda
3. Conflict of Interest
4. Financial report
5. Approve the minutes of the February 15th,2023, March 1st, 2023, and March 8th, 2023, board meetings.
6. Principal’s report
7. Superintendent’s report
8. Public input
9. Payment of the bills
10. Curriculum committee report
11. Approve Election Officials
12. Building committee report
13. Offer contracts to certified staff members.
14. Other Business
a. Food Service Surplus Items
b. Maintenance Surplus Item- Karaoke Machine #00434
c. Liveticket
15. Executive session, if needed
a. Discuss 2023-24 teacher negotiations (executive sessions)
b. Discuss 2023-24 classified (executive session)
c. Discuss 2023-24 administrative negotiations (executive session)
16. Adjournment
The Student Council will be hosting a blood drive on March 21. Please contact a student council member (Sarah Swier, Kley Heumiller, Brady Bierma, or Kim Tolsma) or the school to register. You can also register by going to the website or using the QR code. Thank you!
This week the elementary celebrated Dr. Suess' birthday with dress-up days and reading books. Read Across America Day is in honor of Dr. Suess and is celebrated on or around March 2. The students ended the week with a Dr. Suess movie with popcorn and cookies!
Gold Standard Pirates of the Week:
PK-4: Rykr Hamilton (not pictured)
5-8: Brenson Ratzlaff
9-12: Mylie Bares
Congratulations!!
Avon School District 4-1
Special Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Wednesday, March 8th 2023, 7:00 pm
Board Room
1. Call to order
2. Approve the agenda
3. Conflict of interest
4. Executive session per SDCL 1-25-2 (1) and (2) for personnel and student matters.
5. Adjournment
Here is the link for the Spring Booster Club apparel order:
https://stores.inksoft.com/avon_pirates/shop/home
We would like to thank everyone who supported the Avon Science Fair. We gave out around $2700 in prize money! Thanks to everyone who bought a Sportsman’s raffle ticket to help this cause. Other prize money was sponsored by Jim and Carol Frey, Michael and Amanda Ratzlaff, Paul and Brenda Pudwill, Berndt Farm Equipment and the Avon Community Bank. A special thanks from the Tolsma’s Cove NFL Wind chime and Friends for their donation. All proceeds from the wind chimes were donated to the science fair! We are now looking forward to the Regional Science fair, which is in Brookings on March 28th.
Preschool - 4th grade enjoyed Muffins with Mom yesterday. Thank you to all our special guests for coming to read with the students and enjoy some muffins!
February Student of the Month
MS Student of Excellence: Jordyn Voigt
HS Positive Pirate: Ava Cline
MS Positive Pirate: Jaelin Ratzlaff
HS Student of Excellence: Sarah Swier
Elementary Positive Pirate: Spencer Dykstra
Elementary Student of Excellence: Cowan Wolf
Congratulations!!
Avon School District 4-1
Special Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Wednesday, March 1st 2023, 7:00 pm
Board Room
1. Call to order
2. Approve the agenda
3. Conflict of interest
4. Executive session per SDCL 1-25-2 (1) and (2) for personnel and student matters.
5. Adjournment
The Avon Pirate boy's basketball team will play in the first round of the Region 5B tournament Monday night at 7:00 PM. The Pirates will host AC/DC. Go Pirates!!
Congratulations to the Bon Homme/Avon wrestling team for placing 2nd at the 2023 State Team Duals!
The JH team took home 3rd place at the Avon tournament! Congratulations!!
Congratulations to the 5/6 boys for getting 3rd place at the Avon tournament today!
