Dear Abington Middle School Families,
We hope you've had a wonderful summer break and are ready to embark on another incredible school year with us. We are excited to welcome everyone back for the 2025-2026 academic year!
Throughout the summer months, our hardworking maintenance and custodial team, educators, and support personnel have been busy getting our classrooms and facilities ready for your children's arrival. We're eagerly anticipating seeing all our students on Wednesday, August 28th as we kick off the new school year. Please remember that classes will not be held on Friday, August 29th.
We're particularly excited to welcome our newest students and team members who are joining the Abington Middle School family!
As we prepare for the year ahead, we cordially invite you to attend our open house event on Monday, August 25, 2025, from 4:30-6:30 PM. This is a drop in open house for all students and families in grades 5-8. We're looking forward to a great year ahead, filled with academic achievement, personal development, and strong community connections.
See you soon!
Mr. MacCurtain, Principal
Ms. Sullivan, Assistant Principal
*Please see below instructions for accessing Grs. 7 & 8 schedules and
Grs. 5 & 6 teacher placement. We have also included arrival and dismissal procedures.
ACCESSING SCHEDULES AND HOMEROOMS
Student homeroom assignments for Grades 5 and 6 and student schedules for Grades 7 and 8 will be available in Aspen on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 12:00pm. Directions for accessing this information can be found below. Students can log into Aspen using the same username and password that they used last year to log into the district owned computers. If you have difficulty accessing this information, please call the middle school office for assistance (781) 982-2170.
· Go to the Abington Public Schools website: www.abingtonps.org
· Select Staff and Parent Portal log on under Technology Resources
· If you use Family Portal enter your Family Portal Username and Password and Select your student.
· If you do not use Family Portal, enter your student’s individual Username (Login ID) and Password
· Make sure the My Info tab is selected at the top of the screen
· All students will find their homeroom teacher and homeroom number at the bottom right-hand side of the screen
· Students in grades 7 and 8 can also choose Current Schedule on the left-hand side of the screen to access their Trimester 1 Schedule.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM OUR SCHOOL NURSE
Welcome to the new school year at AMS! My name is Joan Smith and I am the nurse at Abington Middle School. Parents who need their child to have medication(s) in school may drop them off at the AMS on August 21, 2025 from 8am – 2pm or make an appointment with me to drop off completed medical forms and the pharmacy labeled medication in its original prescription bottle. You may reach me at 781-616-2951 or by email at joansmith@abingtonps.org to set this up. As a reminder, all incoming new students need a copy of their most recent physical and immunizations to start school.
Thank you!
Joan Smith
Fax (781) 347-5240
ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
Student drop-off and pick-up occurs at Door 10, which is located directly adjacent to the tennis courts. Parents who are dropping off students in the morning will enter the campus off Gliniewicz Way and proceed around the right side of the building past the athletic fields. Door 10 will be open at 7:20am and will remain open until 7:50am, when students are expected to be present in homeroom. Students wishing to receive breakfast may do so beginning at 7:20am. Students will be dismissed at 2:22pm. AMS staff members will be present at Door 10 during arrival and dismissal to assist. Students designated as walkers will leave the building through the Abington Middle School main entrance at the front of the building and will use sidewalks along the bus loop to exit the property. If you have any questions regarding drop-off or pick-up procedures, please contact the Abington Middle School main office at (781) 982-2170.
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
Abington Public Schools will continue to provide a cost-free breakfast and lunch for all students. Please note that a second breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. The cost for a second breakfast is $1.50, the cost for a second lunch is $3.00.
Breakfast is served during arrival, prior to the start of homeroom, from 7:20am -7:35am
Lunch 1 begins at 11:26am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 11:35am on Tuesday on Thursday and serves grade 5
Lunch 2 begins at 11:52am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 12:01pm on Tuesday on Thursday and serves grades 6&7.
Lunch 3 begins at 12:18pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 12:27pm on Tuesday on Thursday and serves grades 7&8.
SUPPLY LISTS
Supply lists can be accessed through our website at www.abingtonps.org by clicking onto the Abington Middle School tab in the dropdown menu. Additionally, students in Grades 7 and 8 will receive information specific to their content level needs directly from their teacher.