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AMS, a longstanding Arizona Title I charter school network dedicated to educating and supporting underserved students, proudly announces that five AMS campuses have achieved coveted A ratings and five have secured B ratings. According to ADE, an A rating denotes excellence, and a B rating represents high performance. These exceptional results highlight the tremendous effort of AMS students, families, administrators, teachers, and staff who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to quality education.

I hope you are ready for 2023 and all that it has in store for AMS Avondale! We ended 2022 on a high note and we are going to continue with the same momentum! We have so much planned for the second half of the school year and January will kick things off with events, activities, and re-enrollment opportunities!

We can't wait to see everyone this week as we welcome all of our families onto campus for Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. All of our teachers should have already communicated and scheduled with you or provided you the open times available. We'll be releasing early this week at 1:15pm Tuesday through Friday. Please know it's our goal to participate in 100% voice-to-voice conferences. This means if you can't make it into the school; we still want to see you and speak with you about your child's progress. October may be a spooky month but these conferences aren't! We have our Interim Assessment data to share, DIBELS reading data, and of course our first quarter report cards. We can't wait to work directly with you to ensure all of our students are growing and meeting their learning targets.

Hello Nighthawk families! We are so excited to be back from our break and back into the swing of things. In reading and writing we are working on letter names, letter sounds, syllables, and parts of sentences. In math we are learning our numbers all the way to 100! The scholars are having so much fun learning to count so high. With the holiday season here we are having a blast adding fun winter crafts into our days as well. We can't wait to show you all of the fun we are having!

SHARP STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
At AMS Advanced Virtual Academy, We Always Stay SHARP!

eam and Family,

How do you plan to recommit to the work and show up as your best self each day?

With a new year comes a fresh start. While the feeling of a "new chapter" is exciting and liberating, it also brings the need for recommitment.

It's our responsibility as the adults to reflect and recommit to our core duties in serving our kids and pushing ourselves to be better each day for them. This new year will bring inspirational moments, stiff challenges, and the formation of strong bonds between colleagues and students.

Join me in being that "push" to our students and ourselves to believe that every day matters and has impact. It's up to us to put in the work and ensure that the impact of our efforts each day is positive and conducive to student success!

In Service to You,
 
Mr. Walker
Principal

Dear MASSA Families,

Thank you so much for your support throughout this first semester of school. We were able to successfully end our first semester by completing the second interim. Our teachers have already begun to collect the data and dive into the data. Collectively we analyze it, develop a plan accordingly and look forward to executing the plan upon our scholars' return to school. Our goal is to always ensure that we reach every one of our scholars and help them be successful. A huge shout out to the amazing, dedicated staff for making sure that our scholars are successful.
 
Our MASSA family would like to wish you and your family a Happy Holiday Season! Please take advantage of this precious time and make joyful family memories. We will be ready to welcome our scholars back to school on Wednesday, January 4, 2023! Be safe and Happy New Year!

Wow, Semester one flew by so fast. We've had so much fun being back to in person school events. From trunk or treat and fall festival to Peter Piper Pizza and cheer/dance shows, we are having a blast being together. Thank you for being a community that turns out and supports us for the various events we put on. We could not do it without you. Special thank you to those that donated water for the Reindeer Run. It was a huge success, and we are thankful that our community took care of those that could not bring for themselves. Dragons take care of dragons!!

We're looking forward to your student continuing their educational journey with us for the 2023-2024 school year at AMS AVA!

So much is happening on campus and we are thrilled to have each of you to experience it with us. Our first quarter is ending and we are jumping right into second quarter ready to learn and have fun! This month started with interim assessments, where our scholars demonstrated how much they’ve learned so far this year. Their test scores are definitely worth celebrating!! And, although it still feels like summer outside, here at AMS Avondale we are gearing up for a month full of fall activities and events! From Parent Teacher Conferences and the Scholastic Book Fair, to our Fall Break and our Annual Fall Festival, we are excited to keep the momentum going! Let’s not forget sports! Our Lady Tigers Volleyball Team is on a roll and will be representing our school in the State Playoffs! Way to go Team!! We are continuing our goal of creating a culture where our school and the community are able to come together and build the ‘village’ for our scholars. I truly look forward to learning and creating memories together as an AMSA Family as the school year continues. Bring on Quarter 2 (and the cooler weather!).