AMS Weekly Update

Happy Friday, AMS families! Thank you for another great week. It is a busy week at AMS! UIL Practices are in full swing. Please encourage your student to listen to the announcements and check email regularly for updates!

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 - JANUARY 20

• Holiday - MLK

TUESDAY - JANUARY 21

• Aledo ISD Board Meeting
• UIL Number Sense Tryouts in the Library @ 8:10

THURSDAY - JANUARY 23

• AMS Game Day - AMS vs. Danny Jones
• Bearcats @ Danny Jones (Mansfield)
• Ladycats @ AMS (5:00)
• 7th Grade - Storm Shelter Gym
• 8th Grade - MPC

FRIDAY - JANUARY 24

• Finding Nemo OPENING DAY

Last day to reserve your copy of the AMS 2025 yearbook is January 20. After that books will be sold on a first come first serve basis and no personalization will be available. Also remember the deadline to secure your personal ad is on February 14. https://www.yearbookforever.com/school-store/BmqEXJweIjlx8CuPd0vv0tcr

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. Here are weekly totals and our Cycle 3 Goal!

Weekly Challenge

6th Grade - 97.65 - WEEKLY WINNER

7th Grade - 96.95

8th Grade - 97.52

AMS - 97.38 GREAT JOB!

Cycle 3 2023-2024

6th Grade - 95.27%

7th Grade - 94.22%

8th Grade - 96.31%

AMS - 94.85%

GOAL - 95+%

We had an amazing Spelling Bee! Congratulations to Braxton Smith (3rd Place), Lyla Dority (2nd Place), and our champion - Nolan Robertson! We are so proud of all of our contestants!

AJ demonstrates integrity by doing what is right when no one has asked him to. At the end of the class, he regularly straightens the journals and places them where they belong. This small step allows me time to greet my next class. I appreciate that he is doing little things like this with no expectation of recognition.

Each January, we honor the dedicated individuals who are All In Aledo serving their community as volunteers - the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees! Our board members oversee the operation of the district and work to ensure that each student has exceptional experiences every day. School Board Recognition Month is an opportunity to show our trustees how much we appreciate their work, leadership, and commitment to Growing Greatness in Aledo ISD.

This year’s theme is: Leadership for Tomorrow’s Texas! Our amazing trustees volunteer their time and expertise to listen to our community and help guide the district by showing their commitment to creating meaningful educational experiences and opportunities that prepare students for college, careers, and beyond.

Please join us this month in thanking and celebrating our Aledo ISD Board of Trustees!

UIL is February 24! Click the link below to learn more about UIL, the included events, and how to participate in this year's competition! Contact Mrs. Shifflett @ eshifflett@aledoisd.org with questions!

Are you looking for a way to support our schools and make a positive impact on students' lives? We invite you to join our team as a substitute! We need substitutes who are sub teachers, front-office staff, nurses, aides and more!

As a substitute, you’ll have the flexibility to work around your schedule, connect with our students and play a vital role in our district.

Benefits of Becoming a Substitute:

• Flexible Hours: Choose days that work for you!

• Rewarding Experience: Support students and help shape their future.

• Community Involvement: Be a part of our schools’ success.

Interested? Learn more about how to apply by visiting our website at Aledo ISD Guest Teacher Application or contacting us at staylor@aledoisd.org.

Aledo ISD Community: You may have seen that other local school districts are having job fairs to try to fill special education teacher aide vacancies. In Aledo, we are also actively recruiting special education teacher aides to become a part of our Bearcat Staff!

Benefits to being a teacher aide in Aledo ISD include:

· Teacher aides are eligible to transfer their own children into Aledo ISD to attend our schools, even if they don’t live in the Aledo ISD boundaries.

· Teacher aides are eligible to send their babies and young children to the Aledo ISD Child Development Center employee daycare.

· Teacher aides follow the same school calendar as their kids/students in Aledo ISD.

· Teacher aides who are hired to work in a special education centralized program will receive a $600 sign-on bonus [when hired between September 20, 2024, and March 7, 2025, after completing 45 days of employment and maintaining an attendance rate of 90%].

· No experience required - we will train you!

· Want to become a certified teacher? We will work with you on your path to teacher certification.

You can learn more about our special education centralized programs positions on our continuum of services page, and see the positions accepting applications now on our website. Please click the button below or visit our website to apply today!

We have moved our Winter Sports and Clubs/Organizations to 1/31!

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

1. Please remember that you may only provide lunch for your student. No group lunches (pizzas, party packs, etc.) allowed!
2. Please be sure that the lunch is clearly labeled with your student's first and last name.
3. Upon entering AMS, please place your student's lunch in the bin assigned to your student's grade level lunch.
4. 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