ATTENTION PARENTS!

AMS Office will close at 1:30 on November 4th due to our office staff attending a mandatory
training. The office will reopen on Thursday, Novemer 5th at 7:30am.

Contact info.
Main Office
513-6450
Attendance
513-6451
Michael Wood
Principal
Jennifer Whitney
Vice Principal
Albert Strong
Vice Principal

November 11th is Veterans Day no school

Thank you AMS Parents' Club
Thank you AMS Parents' Club for providing refreshments for our
AMS Honor Roll and Honor Society Movie Night.
Over 200 students kept our volunteers busy popping
corn and supplying drinks all night long! We really appreciate your
support.

Attention Parents
We are experiencing an increase in birthday balloons at school.
Please beware balloons are prohibited and if brought to school will
remain in the student office until the end of the day.

Quick Links

PAL

Our Website
See AMS website

Follow @brentwood_pal on Instagram to find about new and

exciting after school activities. PAL is starting boxing lessons
soon as well as hosting a Super Smash Bros. Tournament in

Math help schedule

November. If you're not on Instagram, email Officer Ruckermrucker@brentwoodca.gov

District Website

Come Prepared To Have A Fulfilled Learning Day

Report Water Waste
925.513.6321
Non Profit Flyers
Community Chest
Boys Scout Troop

Please remind your child to bring everything needed for

school each day. Responsibility is a trait we encourage.
Whether it is lunches, homework and/or instruments, it
causes interruption to instructional time to deliver or have
the students come to the office.

AMS Parents Club

Patriots Pen
All Middle School Neon Dance
Brentwood 2015 Late Fall
Soccer

Did you know that AMS has a Parents Club? Our next
general meeting will be in November.
To learn more about the AMS Parents Club, please go
to our webpage on the Adams Middle School website.

Event Announcement Flyers

Yearbook Orders
BUSD Food Service website.
Link it to:
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/foods

Adams Yearbook Staff is proud to announce Online Yearbook

Sales! Please visit the Adams Website www.ams-brentwoodca.schoolloop.com and click the Yearbook button on the main page
to order and pay for your yearbook online!

Attendance Information
Math Help
See our website under information
tab for the following information:
Attendance Education Code

6th grade math help is offered after school on

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursday with Mrs.
Brainerd in room 7

7th grade math help is offered after school on

Mondays in room 37, Tuesdays room 19
Thursdays room 9 and Fridays room 16. Math
help is offered on Wednesdays during lunch in

Every School Day Counts

Attendance Poster
English/Spanish

room 13.
AImportant Dates!
November 3
*7/8 Girls Basketball at AMS

Making Arrangements for Appointments During the

School Day

6 at Knightsen
November 5
*Cross Country meet at O'Hara
Park meet begins at 3:45
November 6
*Improv. Show in AMS theater
from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm

To avoid interruptions to classroom instruction , please

send a note with your student to give to the classroom
teacher if your student has an appointment during the
school day. Please arrive early enough to get to the
appointment on time as it can take up to 15 minutes to get
a student out of class due to PE, lunch, and passing
periods, etc.

November 10
*7/8 Girls Basketball at O'Hara
Park 6 at AMS
November 11
*Veteran's Day no school

2nd Quarter AMS Sports

Cross Country
Coach Dalldorf

November 12

Girls Basketball

*Cross Country at AMS

6th grade - Coach Spencer

Meet begins at 3:45

7th grade - Coach Pool

*7/8 Girls Basketball at AMS

6 at Delta Vista

8th grade Coach Bradley

November 17

Unified Sport Basketball

*7/8 Girls Basketball at BMS

Coach Mellott and Asst. Coach Karleskind

6 at AMS
*Unified Sports play at AMS before
6th grade basketball game
November 18
*7/8 Girls Basketball at AMS

AMS Quarter 2 Enrichment

Classes

6 at Excelsior
*Unified Sports Basketball practice
3:00-4:00

Conexin de la danza: Latin American Music

and Dance

November 19

This enrichment class was designed to introduce

students to Latin American culture through music and
dance. This class will explore the basics of salsa,

*Cross Country at BMS

meet begins at 3:45

*7/8 Girls Basketball at EHS

6 at AMS
*Unified Sports Play at AMS before
6th grade basketball game
November 23- November 27
*Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30 -December 4
*AMS Scholastic Book Fair

Snack Hut Thursdays:

The snack hut is open this
Thursday and every Thursday!
We have new items!! Everything
is $2.00 except lollipops, which
are .50 cents. Come by after
school to room 3 and check it out!

Helmets!!
In accordance with California

merenegue, cha cha, bachata, mambo, rumba, and

tango. The goal of this enrichment class is to bring the
energy and passion of Latin dance to AMS. As long as
you have music in your heart, anyone can learn and
enjoy the magic of dancing! (Yes, really!) Students will
have opportunities to participate in discussion, explore
the relationship between dance, movement and music,
develop awareness of rhythmic skills, execute different
rhythmic movements,
and build community.

Mondays Lunch A and B in room 53 (drama

room) with Ms. Clapp

Rubik's Cube with Mr. Fujinaga

Ever wanted to solve a Rubik's cube? Come join the
club after school and learn how to solve a Rubik's
cube! Already know how?
Come try to set the school record or learn how to solve
a 4 x 4 x 4 or a 5 x 5 x 5!
Cubes will be provided or bring your own to practice at
home!

Tuesdays after school from 2:45- 3:30 pm in Room

13

Vehicle Code 21212 (A) All

students under the age of 18
riding scooters, long boards,

Inspire! with Mrs. Blasingame

with chin strap. Please help keep

Friendship building activities for girls to build selfesteem and develop leadership skills,
as well as activities to recognize the importance of
community service.

our students safe by insisting

Thursdays after school from 2:45-3:45 in Room 26

bicycles, roller blades to school

must wear a certified helmet

your child wear a helmet and

obey traffic laws as they come
to and from school. Violators
may be cited.
Also,students are not allowed to

Gardening with Mrs. Bartling & Mr.

Thornhill
Thursdays after school from 2:45 - 3:45 pm in Room
24

ride skateboards/scooters/bikes
on campus. Any student caught
riding on campus may have their

6th Grade Leadership Enrichment Class with

equipment taken away and

release to parents. Students may
store their skateboard/scooter
in their 1st period class. Bikes
should be locked in the bike rack.

AMS Sports on Twitter!

Want to know what is going on
with AMS Sports after school?
Check the scores, see pictures of
the action during the games. Just
follow us on
twitter@adamsathletics.

Mrs. Coplan & Mrs. Ambuehl

6th graders are you interested in being in Leadership?
How about running for student body? If so, this
ENRICHMENT class is for you! ANY 6TH GRADE
STUDENT INTERESTED SHOULD ATTEND THIS
AFTER SCHOOL CLASS. The purpose of this
Enrichment class is to: Introduce any interested
students to ASB; Involve 6th graders in ASB; Allow 6th
graders to be a part of student government meetings; To
provide 6th grade teachers with representatives for ASB
activities (to do spirit count, make announcements, etc).
Those 6th graders who were elected at the end of
Quarter 1 as 6th grade representatives will be required
to attend as well.

Thursdays after school from 2:45-3:45 in room 11

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COME TO WORK IN
THE
BRENTWOOD UNION
SCHOOL DISTRICT

SUBSTITUTE
TEACHERS NEEDED
Do you love working with kids?
Do you have a bachelor's
degree and passed CBEST?
Apply to be a substitute teacher
in our district!

For more
information, ask for the

Junior Achievement-It's My Business

In JA it's My Business! You will explore higher
education and career choices. We have fun, challenging
activities including an entrepreneurial quiz game,
completing a blueprint for club, participation in an
auction of businesses, and creating entrepreneur profile
cards. Friday after school from 2:45-3:45 pm in Room
47
Safety First
Please help make student drop-off and pick-up safe! We realize
traffic is a concern, please help us by not leaving your car
unattended, parking in a red zone, encouraging your student to
walk thru moving traffic, and please be courteous. We understand
traffic jams occur, patience is very much appreciated.
Please remember all middle students riding skateboards,
scooters, and bikes to and from school must wear a safety helmet,
it's the law. Also, Students are not allowed to ride
skateboards/scooters/bikes on campus. Any student caught
riding on campus may have their equipment taken away and release
to parents. Students may store their skateboard/scooter in their
1st period class. Bikes should be locked in the bike racks.

substitute teacher
application
packet at the
BUSD District Service
Center 255 Guthrie Lane

or call Cheryl Cados at

513-6313
Dress Code
AMS Dress Code Please
remember to send your child
to school ready for
the learning environment and
dressed appropriately.
Slippers, pajamas, blankets,
loose fitting shirts exposing
mid-section, back-side or
undergarments, are not
appropriate school
clothing and must be left at
home. The AMS
administration reserves
the right to determine the
appropriateness of the
student attire.
Students wearing
inappropriate clothing will be
required to change. Please
refer to the student
handbook or AMS website for
picture samples and do not
represent all dress code
violations.

Spirit Days:
Every Friday is Black and Gold
Spirit day! Wear your class
shirt or any black and yellow!
Don't have a class shirt? They

Friday School Detention

At AMS, student are required to move from class to class
daily. It is expected that all students arrive to every class
on time. Tardies create a disruption to the classroom and to
our focus on academic success. Students who earn 3 or
more tardies per week will receive Friday School Detention.

Friday School Detention is every Friday From 2.:453:45. Students and their parents are responsible for their
own transportation home. Students will receive notification
of their detention in their advisory class 48 hours in
advance. Students should bring something to work on
during detention, this may include homework or a book to
read but electronics and food are strictly prohibited.
Failure to attend detention may lead to further
consequences from site administration.

are $15. We still have some

available! Order forms are
available in the front office.
Click here to see all spirit
days and ASB events for the
quarter!

CYBER-BULLYING
E.C. 234.1 No student or
group of students shall,
through physical, written,
verbal, or other means,
harass, sexually harass,
threaten, intimidate,
cyberbully, cause bodily injury
to, or commit hate violence
against any other student or
school personnel.
Cyberbullying includes the
transmission of harassing
communications, direct
threats, or other
harmful texts, sounds, or
images on the Internet, social
media, or other
technologies using a
telephone, computer, or any
wireless
communication device.
Cyberbullying also includes
breaking into another
person's electronic account
and assuming that
person's identity in order to
damage that person's
reputation.