March Updates on the Hill

Parent Conferences

AHMS will be hosting Spring Parent conferences on March 12th, 13th, and 17th.  Conferences will be held at the following times:
Thursday March 12 - 4pm-7pm
Friday March 13 - 1pm-4pm
Tuesday March 17 - 3:30-5:30pm at the Friends Association, 1004 St. John St., Richmond, VA.

If you would like to have a conference please fill out and return the form that will be sent home with your student by Friday, March 6th.

Q2 Awards Assembly this Thursday

Due to the missed school days resulting from inclement weather, we have rescheduled our Q2 Awards Ceremony, again, this time for this coming Thursday during each grade level elective block.  Students will be honored in the following categories: all A’s (Principal’s List), A/B average (at least 3.0) (Honor Roll), Citizenship, and most improved.  Science Fair award recipients will also be acknowledged during this time.

Grade 7 Gets a New Teacher!

I have some bitter-sweet news to deliver.  Albert Hill’s beloved grade 7 math and science teacher, Ms. Zahara Harrison was recently required to take on another role in our building due to a licensure matter.  While we miss her presence as a member of the grade 7team, we are grateful that she continues to be able to work with our students in an auxiliary capacity.  In the meantime, we consider ourselves fortunate to have found a brand new recruit to take over for math and science.  Ms. Kristin Strand, who hails from Petersburg with a degree in mathematics, will now be serving as one of our math and science teachers at the seventh grade level, replacing Ms. Harrison.  She is a brand new teacher whose desire and passion to ensure that students learn and understand mathematics at a high level is so encouraging.  Please join me in welcoming Ms. Kristin Strand to the AHMS Tiger Family!  We know you will be pleased.  

All NEW Parent Link App!

As you know, I’ve communicated now both through our Parent Link system and during my February Chat and Chew that as a division, we’ve collectively moved away from Engrade and now have a new RPS app, powered by Parent Link, that is linked directly to our new student information system called Aspen.  This app gives you on-the-spot, handheld access to your child’s grades, changes in performance, lunch account and more right from your smart phone.  In the interest of protecting your child’s confidential information, parents are required to come to the school and present a valid photo ID in order to get your child’s access code information.  We will be sending home a letter tomorrow detailing the process along with your first invitation to get your child’s information during our upcoming Spring Conferences or during another convenient time.  Please look for details on this and more in your child’s back-pack tomorrow.