AMS Weekly Update

Happy Friday, AMS families! Thank you for a great week! Please remember that next Friday is a student holiday and Professional Learning Day for our staff. We also kick off basketball season next week and will host Aledo Reads!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. Remember to be the difference and have a great Bearcat Day!

mmusselwhite@aledoisd.org

MONDAY - NOVEMBER 18

• AMS Game Day - Bearcat Basketball
• Boys Basketball teams will travel to Burleson Hughes
• Aledo ISD Board Meeting
• AMS Campus Presentation

TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 19

• Aledo Reads - 8th Grade

WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 20

• Aledo Reads - 7th Grade

THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 21

• Aledo Reads - 6th Grade
• AMS Game Day - Ladycat Basketball
• AMS vs. Burleson Hughes @ AMS (5:00)
• 7th Grade in SS Gym
• 8th Grade in MPC

FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 22

• Professional Learning Day - Staff
• Student Holiday

As a reminder, we have streamlined absence reporting for all of our campuses for this school year. It is very important that we have documented reasons for absences so that we can ensure your student is given an excused absence when needed.

Each week we compete as grade levels for the highest weekly attendance rate! We also set goals to be better each year. See below for this week's winner and our Cycle 1 challenge.

WEEKLY CHALLENGE

6th Grade - 95.85 - Improvement!

7th Grade - 96.00 - Improvement and WEEKLY WINNER!

8th Grade - 93.99

AMS - 95.31 - Improvement from last week!

CYCLE 2 SO FAR...

6th Grade - 96.21

7th Grade - 96.72

8th Grade - 95.12

AMS - 95.88

CYCLE 2 CHALLENGE

2023-2024

6th Grade - 95.93

7th Grade - 95.72

8th Grade - 95.49

AMS - 95.71

Goal - 96+

We are proud to honor our Bearcat of Character for Open Mindedness, 6th Grader - Elliot Skinner. Elliott consistently shows open-mindedness in class discussions and activities. He is always willing to consider new ideas and perspectives, even when those ideas differ from his own. His ability to listen respectfully to his peers and thoughtfully reflect on different viewpoints greatly enhances classroom conversations. His openness to learning from others shows a mature and adaptable mindset, which will serve him well in future academic and personal challenges

46 AMS Band students competed in the highly competitive region band audition process last week. Over 1400 students from 40+ middle schools auditioned for less than 300 spots. Congratulations to the students who were named members of the 2024 Region 30 All-Region Band! These students will get to participate in a clinic and concert with the All-Region band in early December.

Thank you to those who have signed up to volunteer for our upcoming Aledo Reads event on November 19-21. We still have a few volunteer opportunities available! See the links below, and we hope to see you there. Remember, you must be an approved volunteer. Thank you!

Aledo Reads PTO Snack Sale Volunteers

Aledo Reads Activity Station Volunteers

Reminder that our 7th Graders will be travelling to Austin on March 26, 2025 on the "Texas History Alive" tour through ECHO Education Services. Students will experience the Texas State Capitol, Capitol Visitors Center, Capitol Grounds, and the Bullock Texas State History Museum.

This will be a full day of fun! We will leave at 6:00 AM and return around 7:15-7:30 PM. We will send more information as the day nears!

This trip is $127 per person and payment is due by Friday, December 6.

If you need financial assistance, please contact Mrs. Drake (7th Grade Counselor) at edrake@aledoisd.org or call (817) 441-5198 ext 1511.

TO DO LIST (DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6):

1. Everyone must complete the permission forms linked here, even if your child is not attending.
2. Make payment through MySchoolBucks which can be accessed here. You will also be able to make a donation in $15 increments to assist those in need.

CHAPERONE INFORMATION: Lastly, we will have a limited number of chaperone spots available to attend the trip. If you are interested in chaperoning, please complete the Chaperone Request Form by November 22, 2024.

1. Chaperones must be an approved Aledo ISD volunteer and will be required to attend a virtual chaperone meeting hosted by ECHO Education Services.
2. The meetings will be hosted via Zoom on March 17 (2:00 PM) and March 19 (5:30 PM) - you must attend one of the two sessions!
3. Chaperones will be notified by December 3, 2024, and payment will be due December 6.

We are looking forward to this opportunity for our students! If you have any questions, please contact the 7th grade counselor, Elisha Drake, edrake@aledoisd.org.

Are you looking to support our Aledo ISD students? Did you know we have a method for community members wishing to donate to cover fees for those in need through the My School Bucks platform? Donations made will help cover various fees like device protection program fees, athletics fees and more.

It's SIMPLE!

• Open your MySchoolBucks account on your phone or on the website.
• Make sure you are under "Store" and not the "Meal Money" section.
• Select a Aledo ISD or a Campus and then select the option to "Donate to Pay Fees for Students in Need"
• Enter your donation amount and "Add to Cart" and complete the payment process.

In the event that you need to deliver lunch to your student, please follow the steps below:

1. Please be sure that the lunch is clearly labeled with your student's first and last name.
2. Upon entering AMS, please place your student's lunch in the bin assigned to your student's grade level lunch.
3. The bins will be delivered at the start of each lunch period. Students will be responsible for getting their lunches from the bin.

Again, we request that you limit lunch deliveries when possible. Also, in order to limit distractions, we will not call students out of class to receive lunches.

Thank you for your help with this!

Email: mmusselwhite@aledoisd.org
Website: https://www.aledoisd.org/AMS
Location: 416 FM 1187, Aledo, TX, USA
Phone: (817)441-5198
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AledoMSBearcats
Twitter: @aledo_ms