Parent/Teacher Conferences

Students who receive a C- or below on their progress report should have a parent/teacher conference.
If you would like a specific time please contact your child's teacher. Conferences are scheduled
Wednesday through Friday, February 24, 25, 26 between 1:15-3:00. These days are adjusted for
students so that teachers can conference with parents in the afternoon on a drop in basis. Ongoing
communication with your child's teachers is a valuable part of student success. February conferences
provide an opportunity to discuss where students are in regard to proficiency and grade level standards.

Contact info.
Main Office
513-6450

AMS Best Attendance in January

Congratulation AMS and Mr. Wood for having
best attendance in January. Click here to see photo!

Attendance
513-6451

6th Graders,

Michael Wood
Principal
Jennifer Whitney

The 6th grade ASB/Leadership Class is collecting gently used or

new clothing, canned fruit and vegetables, diapers and wipes to
donate to Shepherd's Gate, a local women's shelter.

Vice Principal
Albert Strong
Vice Principal

Student donations will be collected from February 8th-March

4th. Please drop off your donation to your 6th grade Advisory
teacher or to room 10 or 11 before school or after school. Thank
you for supporting this worthy cause!

6th Grade Leadership

Quick Links

Boys Soccer Information

Our Website
See AMS website

Math help schedule

District Website

Report Water Waste

Boy's Soccer Coach: Wes deBoer

February 17th, 3:30-4:30: Pre-tryouts Soccer Fun
Day-Just for fun 1 hour scrimmage game and
introduction for anyone that would like to play
before tryouts next week.
February 22nd and 23rd, 4:00-5:00: Soccer
Tryouts
February 29th: Soccer Team Announced in Gym.

925.513.6321

Masquerade Dance!
Non Profit Flyers

The votes are in and this quarter's dance theme is

Masquerade! The dance is February 19th from 5:00-7:00 pm in

BUSD Food Service website.
Link it to:
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/food
s

Attendance Information
See our website under
information tab for the following
information:

Attendance Education Code

the gym. Tickets will be on sale Feb 16-19 before and after
school at the student office window for $6.00. Permission slips are
available in advisory classes and at the student office. Please note,
for security and identification purposes, students will not be
allowed to wear a mask when entering the dance. But, we will have
masks available to purchase and decorate for $3.00! And the photo
booth is back! Please contact Mrs. Thornhill if you are interested
in chaperoning tthornhill@brentwood.k12.ca.us

Book Fair!
Come support AMS Book Fair February 23rd-February 26th in
the Library. Please click here for more information.

Every School Day Counts

Attention 6th Grade Parents!

Attendance Poster

TDAP Vaccine Required before entering 7th

Grade!

English/Spanish

Important Dates!

Under a new California law, vaccines required for school are no

longer excused due to personal reasons. For the 2016-17 school
year, 7th grade students are NOT allowed to begin school until
proof of TDAP vaccination, is provided to the office. NO
EXCEPTIONS!

Please help us keep all of our students and

February 16
*AMS Music Booster Meeting at
7:00pm

February 16-19
*Masquerade Dance Tickets on
Sale $6:00

community members safe:

We are receiving complaints from parents and Heritage High staff
regarding careless and unsafe behavior from some of our students
while exiting down American Avenue after school. Please remind
your student to not walk in the middle of the street, throw rocks,
or skate board through the Heritage High parking lot. Any
students caught exhibiting such behaviors will face school
discipline as well as a possible police citation.

February 17
*7/8 Boy's Basketball at
Knightsen

AMS Track Information

*Soccer Fun Day 3:30-4:30

February 18
*Science Fair 5:30-7:00pm

February 19
*Spring Fling Dance
5:00pm - 7:00pm in the
AMS Gym

February 20
*Spring Play Workdays
10:00-4:00 in the AMS Theater

February 22
*Soccer Tryouts 4:00-5:00
*7/8 Boys Basketball at AMS

It's time to sign up for Track 2016! Please begin the process by
going to Coach Dalldorf's website. All athletes must sign up online
this year using Google Forms and turn in their League Forms and
Grades. Practices start February 29th and all athletes must be
signed up by February 25th to
participate this year. If athletes are considering going out for
the school soccer or volleyball teams and only want to run track if
they don't make these teams, then they must sign up NOW. All
athletes involved in Winter sports like Basketball must sign up
NOW as well. Athletes are expected to begin attending practices
when their winter sport ends. You can click on the link below to
access Dalldorf's teacher webpage to begin the sign up process.
All athletes must also go by the student office to pick up the
League forms and Track Grade Slips as well. All paperwork can be
returned in a sealed envelope to the student office with Track on
the outside or to room 33 before school.

https://ams-brentwoodca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=138995293423
8

6th at O'Hara Park

7th
February 23
*Soccer Tryouts 4:00-5:00

February 23-26
*AMS Book Fair in the Library

February 24

Grade Adams Girls Volleyball

Coach Position Available

AMS Girls Volleyball season is during Quarter 4, tryouts 2nd week
of March $850 Stipend, No practice on Fridays or
Weekends Games are Tuesday's and Thursday in April and May.
Contact Mr. Migay for more information at

*Jazz Auditions 1:00-3:00 in the

AMS Theater

February 24-26

smigay@brentwood.k12.ca.us

14th Annual BUSD Student Art Show

*Parent/Teacher Conferences

*8th grade boys basketball end

of the season tournament at
Edna Hill School

The 14th Annual BUSD Student Art Show is coming up! ALL
students are encouraged to submit a piece of art work for
consideration. 15 pieces will be selected to be shown at the
Brentwood Community Center from April 11th -May 5th. All entries
are due to Mrs. Thornhill by Thursday, March 4th. Entries must
have a submission form attached, available from advisory teachers
or the student office or click here. If you have questions, please
email Mrs. Thornhill tthornhill@brentwood.k12.ca.us.

February 29

AMS Yearbook

*Adjusted school day-dismissal

at 12:53

February 26

*Soccer Team Announced in

AMS Gym
*Spring Play Dress Rehearsal
3:00-6:00 in the AMS Theater

March 3

Adams Yearbook Staff is winding down the 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! Last day to order is
March 11, 2016.

*District Wide Science Fair

*Spring Play in the AMS
Theater
7:00 pm-9:00 pm

March 4
*Diploma name change form due
*Promotion Activity Order form
due
*Spring Play in the AMS
Theater
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

14th Annual BUSD Student Art Show

The 14th Annual BUSD Student Art Show is coming up! ALL
students are encouraged to submit a piece of art work for
consideration. 15 pieces will be selected to be shown at the
Brentwood Community Center from April 11 th-May 5 . All entries
are due to Mrs. Thornhill by Thursday, March 4th.

Entries must have a submission form attached, available from

advisory teachers or the student office or click here. If you have
questions, please email Mrs. Thornhill
tthornhill@brentwood.k12.ca.us.

March 5
*Spring Play in the AMS
Theater
Two showings 1:00-3:00 and
7:00pm-9:00pm

SARC - School Accountability Report Cards

SARC are available to view. Parents can obtain a copy of our SARC
at the website page below or a copy may be obtained from the

school upon request.

March 11
Last day to purchase a yearbook!

https://brentwood-ca.schoolloop.com/SARC

March 14-March 25
*Spring Break

8th Grade Promotion Activities and Requirements

March 28
*District Holiday
No School

If you have a child in 8th grade, your student received an 8th

grade promotion activity packet.
A list of activities and items associated with promotion.

March 29

These activities are optional and participation is dependent

*First day back to school from

upon meeting behavioral and academic requirements. Please

spring break

go to AMS website, student life tab, promotion information

to view 8th grade promotion activity flyer information.

Helmets!!
In accordance with California
Vehicle Code 21212 (A) All
students under the age of 18
riding scooters, long boards,
bicycles, roller blades to school
must wear a certified helmet
with chin strap. Please help keep
our students safe by insisting
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
ride skateboards/scooters/bikes

Students are required to meet the following

expectations in order to participate in the 8th
grade promotion dance, the Great American
Field Trip and the promotion ceremony.
* No more than 10 tardies during the 3rd and 4th quarters
* No suspensions during the 3rd and 4th quarters
* No more than 2 F's on the 3rd quarter report card
and/or 4th quarter progress report.
* The administration reserves the right to withhold
student participation in promotion activities based on overall
behavior and or poor academic performance. We are actively
looking to support positive involvement, responsible behavior,
and academic success!
*Ineligible students may be invited to participate in a
personal planning conference to develop a contract for success

on campus. Any student caught

riding on campus may have their

Parent Connect

equipment taken away and

released to parents. Students

Did you know that you can check your child's attendance and
grades online? It's a great way to monitor progress and keep your

may
store their skateboard/scooter
in their 1st period class. Bikes

child on the right track. If you don't know the pin or password, call
the office. "At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a
child's success is the positive involvement of parents." Jane D. Hull

should be locked in the bike rack.

Calling all Box Top Clippers!

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.

Please keep clipping Box Tops for Education for AMS. We will have
another drive for Box Tops soon.

Go to http://www.boxtops4education.com/ and join to get coupons

for products with Box Tops. Thank you for your continued support.

Student Lunch Drop-Off Reminder!

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 midsection, 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.

It is critical that we minimize the disruptions to the learning

environment when class is in session. Therefore, no longer deliver
lunches to classrooms, as it poses a regular disruption to the
learning environment. Parents may still drop lunches off at the
Student Center and students may come to retrieve that delivery
on their way to the lunch area, but we will not interrupt classes to
make those deliveries. Please make sure your child knows ahead of
time to check the Student Center on a day you have arranged to
bring them a lunch delivery.

Student release during school day

If anyone besides the parent picks a student up during school, the
office needs prior authorization. Even if an aunt, uncle or friend is
on the emergency list, we cannot release a student to them. The
emergency form is for us to call if there is an emergency at school.
It is not setup to be used for pickup during the school day. So if
you are sending someone to pick up your child, call the office and
let them know who is picking up and that it is approved by you.

Weekly Tardy Sweeps

Safety First
Please help make student dropoff and pick-up safe! We realize

We know that being on-time is an important life skill in today's

world and we want to impress that upon our students. In addition
to the recognition we give students for positive attendance and

traffic is a concern, please help

us by not leaving your car
unattended, never park in a red
zone, and never allow your
student to walk thru moving
traffic. Please be courteous. We
understand traffic jams occur,
your patience is very much
appreciated. Please drive safely
and be aware of where students
are walking at all times.

Open Enrollment Period

January 11, 2016
Through March 1, 2016
Students who reside within
district boundaries may apply for
enrollment in any school in the
district. Applications for
Intradistrict Transfer will be
accepted during the period of
January 11, 2015 through March
1, 2016 for the next school year,
or for students entering the
district after March 1st, with 5
days of enrollment. If you wish
to return to the school from
which you were displaced, or if
you wish to attend another
school for any reason, your must
submit an Intradistrict Transfer
request.

Applicants who submit an

Intradistrict
Transfer request no later than
4:00 p.m., March 1, 2016 will
be notified on April 1, 2016.
Forms are available at all school
sites, and at the District Office
beginning on January 11, 2016.
Intradistrict Transfer Forms
MUST be returned to any school
office, or the District Office, no
later than 4:00 p.m. , March

timeliness, we will be holding weekly tardy sweeps this semester.

We will be alerting students each week via morning announcements
about the tardy sweep. Students caught up in a tardy sweep will be
assigned a detention. We believe that the positive recognition and
the weekly accountability will help our students embrace the
importance of getting to class on-time.

Marquee for Birthday Announcements

AMS has an electronic marquee located by the bus loop. You now
have the opportunity to purchase a birthday message to be
displayed on the school's marquee on the day of your child's
birthday! For more details, please see the full document under
Parents and Resources tab on our AMS webpage.

Working Lunch Program

We all want our students to experience academic success each and
every reporting period. In an effort to add an additional layer of
academic support for students who struggle to regularly complete
classwork and homework, our Student Study Team will be assigning
a "working lunch" for select students. we started holding a daily
working lunch for assigned students, where they can eat their
lunch and finish class assignments at the same time. When the
students demonstrate they no longer need this additional layer of
support, they will be exited from the program.

Reminder Text

Sign up to receive text or email reminders about school events and

deadlines! Even if you signed up last year, you need to sign up again
to be a part of the 2015-2016 group. To sign up go to this link on
your phone or computer: remind.com/join
Enter this class code to join: @amsupdate

Traffic Relief
In an effort to increase student safety and relieve some of the
traffic before and after school which occurs at the stop sign by
the Heritage High School upper parking lot, we are proposing a new
walking route for our students who use the walking path between

1, 2016 to be considered by
the April 1st notification
date.

Intradistrict Transfer requests

on behalf of students who have
been displaced from the closed
schools will be considered.

If space becomes available,

Intradistrict Transfers for
siblings of students enrolled at
these schools for the 20162017 school year will be
considered.

Snack Hut Thursdays:

The snack hut is open this 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!

the Deer Ridge development and American Avenue. Please remind

your student to use the crosswalk at the very end of American
Avenue to cross over to the campus. Using this crosswalk will not
impede traffic flow and, therefore, will both increase student
safety and provide some much needed traffic relief at the top of
the hill before and after school.

AMS 3rd Quarter Extracurricular Enrichment

Opportunities
Please click here to view AMS enrichment opportunities for 3rd
Quarter. Enrichment classes are not "drop in" classes. Students
are expected to attend every week.

Brentwood Union School District Announces Transitional

Kindergarten/Kindergarten Registration for 2016-2017

KINDERGARTEN - Eligible child must be five years old on or

before September 1, 2016

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN - Eligible child must be 5 years

old between September 2 and December 2, 2016

CYBER-BULLYING

The Kindergarten Readiness Act (SB 1381)

E.C. 234.1 No student or group

of students shall,

Please contact your resident school site

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

beginning February 16, 2016 to schedule your registration

appointment.
Appointments will be held March 1, 2 and 3, 2016.

See BUSD website for further information @

www.brentwood.k12.ca.us

LUHSD Open Enrollment

The Open Enrollment period for requesting INTRAdistrict transfers within

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..

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

substitute teacher application
packet at the
BUSD District Service Center
255 Guthrie Lane
Brentwood, CA 94513

the Liberty Union High School District is in the month of February.

Students currently enrolled in your school through an INTERdistrict

transfer from Oakley,Byron, and Knightsen will need to request an
INTRAdistrict transfer to attend a high school outside their high school
attendance area.

This information is being provided to you so that students will have the
opportunity to register for the appropriate high school in the spring.
Students will be enrolled in their home high school based on their
attendance area util the INTRAdistrict process has been completed in
May.

The appropriate transfer form can be obtained beginning February 1st

from the District office located at 20 Oak Street in Brentwood or online
at http://luhs.net or by calling Valerie Noble at 634-2166, extension 2021.
If you have any question or would like copies of the INTRAdistrict
Transfer Policy, please feel free to contact me or Valerie.