Contact Info.: Attention Parents

ATTENTION PARENTS
There is no school for students on October 30th. As BUSD has a Professional Development
Day.
Contact info.
Main Office
513-6450
Attendance
513-6451
Michael Wood
Attention Parents!!
AMS Offices will close at 1:30 on November 4th due to
our office staff attending a mandatory training. The office
will reopen on Tuesday, November 5 at 7:30AM.
PAL
Principal
Jennifer Whitney
Vice Principal
Albert Strong
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
November. If you're not on Instagram, email Officer Ruckermrucker@brentwoodca.gov
Vice Principal
Congratulations Honor Roll and Honor Society

Recipients for a job well done!
Quick Links
Our Website
In addition to school rewards such as certificates and front of

the line pass for lunch, AMS is hosting a free movie night on
October 29 from 6:00-8:30PM. The film,
Jurassic World, will be shown in the school theater, a permission
See AMS website
slip is required for attendance, free popcorn and a soda will be

provided by our wonderful parents club. Permission slip and the
Math help schedule
District Website
Report Water Waste
school coupon will be attached to the certificate packet

distributed during Advisory this week. Extra permission slips are
in the student office. The list of Honor Society and Honor Roll
students is posted in the student office window next week.
Come Prepared To Have A Fulfilled Learning Day
925.513.6321
Non Profit Flyers
Community Chest
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.
Boys Scout Troop

Patriots Pen
All Middle School Neon Dance
AMS Parents Club
Brentwood 2015 Late Fall

Soccer
Did you know that AMS has a Parents Club? Our next
general meeting will be in November.
Event Announcement Flyers
To learn more about the AMS Parents Club, please go

to our webpage on the Adams Middle School website.
Yearbook Orders
BUSD Food Service website.
Link it to:
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/foods
Attendance Information
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!
See our website under information

tab for the following information:
Red Ribbon Week Spirit Week Oct 26-30
Attendance Education Code

Every School Day Counts
Attendance Poster
English/Spanish
This week is Red Ribbon Week. To help bring awareness to living a

healthy, drug-free lifestyle, we have spirit days and activities in
Advisory. Each day in Advisory, students will have a question they
can answer about respecting themselves and being drug free. We
will pick the most thoughtful and unique answer from each grade
level and announce the winners at the end of each day. Winners
will be able to get a regular size candy of their choice and a pencil
from room 3 at the end of the day. Our spirit days will be-
Important Dates!
Monday: Save the World from Drugs! Super Hero Day.

Tuesday: Black Out Drugs! Wear all Black.
2015
October 26- 29
*Red Ribbon Week
October 27
Wednesday: Hugs Not Drugs! PJ's and Stuffed Animals Day.

Thursday: We Scare Drugs! Costume Day. Please remember,
dress code rules apply to costumes and do not bring masks,
weapons, or fake blood.
Friday: No School. Show you respect yourself, Yellow Jackets! Be
Drug Free!
*7/8 Girls Basketball at AMS

Black out BMS wear black to
school 7th grade game at 3:45
Math Help
8th grade game at 5:00

6 grade at BMS
*Unified Sports will play before
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
room 13.
6th grade basketball game at BMS
October 28
*Cross Country meet at AMS
All meets begin at 3:45
*7/8 Girls Basketball at Excelsior 6
at AMS
*Unified Sport Basketball practice
3:00-4:00
October 29
6 at EHS
*Unified Sports play at EHS before
6th grade basketball game
*Honors Recipients Movie Night
6:00 pm -8:30 pm
October 30
* No school for students
November 3
6 at Knightsen
November 5
*Cross Country meet at O'Hara
Get to Know Contest

The Get to Know Contest is calling youth all across America
to get outdoors and get to know nature! Submit art, writing,
photography, video, and music inspired by the great
outdoors. So whether it's a visit to a local park in
your neighborhood, a local zoo or aquarium, or a nearby
National Forest or Wildlife Refuge, we want you to get
outdoors and get to know! Then send us your artwork and
you could win big! Winners will receive wild prizes, including
the chance to have their entry published in the electronic
2016 Get to Know Contest Calendar and other exciting
partner prizes. The Contest is now open and runs until
November 1, 2015! To learn more and find out how to
enter, go to www.gettoknow.ca. Have a question? Email
info@gettoknow.ca.
Park meet begins at 3:45
Making Arrangements for Appointments During the

School Day
November 6
*Improv. Show in AMS theater
from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
November 10
*7/8 Girls Basketball at O'Hara
Park 6 at AMS
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 12
*Cross Country at AMS
Meet begins at 3:45
2nd Quarter AMS Sports

6 at Delta Vista
Cross Country
Coach Dalldorf
November 17
*7/8 Girls Basketball at BMS
6 at AMS
*Unified Sports play at AMS before
Girls Basketball
6th grade - Coach Spencer
7th grade - Coach Pool
8th grade Coach Bradley
November 18
6 at Excelsior
*Unified Sports Basketball practice
3:00-4:00
November 19
*Cross Country at BMS
meet begins at 3:45
Unified Sport Basketball

Coach Mellott and Asst. Coach Karleskind
AMS Quarter 2 Enrichment

Classes
*7/8 Girls Basketball at EHS

6 at AMS
*Unified Sports Play at AMS before
Snack Hut Thursdays:

The snack hut is open this
Thursday and every Thursday!
We have new items!! Everything
Conexin de la danza: Latin American Music

and Dance
This enrichment class was designed to introduce
students to Latin American culture through music and
dance. This class will explore the basics of salsa,
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
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
Vehicle Code 21212 (A) All
students under the age of 18
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
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
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
ride skateboards/scooters/bikes
on campus. Any student caught
Inspire! with Mrs. Blasingame
riding on campus may have their
Friendship building activities for girls to build selfesteem and develop leadership skills,
as well as activities to recognize the importance of
community service.
equipment taken away and

release to parents. Students may
store their skateboard/scooter
in their 1st period class. Bikes
Thursdays after school from 2:45-3:45 in Room 26
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.
Gardening with Mrs. Bartling & Mr.

Thornhill
Thursdays after school from 2:45 - 3:45 pm in Room
24
6th Grade Leadership Enrichment Class with

Mrs. Coplan & Mrs. Ambuehl
6th graders are you interested in being in Leadership?
How about running for student body? If so, this
Remind:
Sign up to receive text or email
reminders about school events
and deadlines! If you signed up
last year, you need to sign up
again to be a part of the 20152016 group.
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
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,
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

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.
Friday School Detention
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
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,
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.
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.

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ATTENTION PARENTS

Follow @brentwood_pal on Instagram to find about new and

Congratulations Honor Roll and Honor Society

In addition to school rewards such as certificates and front of

Jurassic World, will be shown in the school theater, a permission

See AMS website

slip is required for attendance, free popcorn and a soda will be

Math help schedule

school coupon will be attached to the certificate packet

Come Prepared To Have A Fulfilled Learning Day

Please remind your child to bring everything needed for

Boys Scout Troop

AMS Parents Club

Brentwood 2015 Late Fall

Event Announcement Flyers

To learn more about the AMS Parents Club, please go

Adams Yearbook Staff is proud to announce Online Yearbook

See our website under information

Red Ribbon Week Spirit Week Oct 26-30

Attendance Education Code

This week is Red Ribbon Week. To help bring awareness to living a

Monday: Save the World from Drugs! Super Hero Day.

Wednesday: Hugs Not Drugs! PJ's and Stuffed Animals Day.

*7/8 Girls Basketball at AMS

8th grade game at 5:00

6th grade math help is offered after school on

7th grade math help is offered after school on

6th grade basketball game at BMS

Get to Know Contest

Park meet begins at 3:45

Making Arrangements for Appointments During the

To avoid interruptions to classroom instruction , please

2nd Quarter AMS Sports

*7/8 Girls Basketball at AMS

Unified Sport Basketball

AMS Quarter 2 Enrichment

*7/8 Girls Basketball at EHS

Snack Hut Thursdays:

Conexin de la danza: Latin American Music

is $2.00 except lollipops, which

you have music in your heart, anyone can learn and

Mondays Lunch A and B in room 53 (drama

riding scooters, long boards,

Rubik's Cube with Mr. Fujinaga

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

Inspire! with Mrs. Blasingame

riding on campus may have their

equipment taken away and

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

should be locked in the bike rack.

AMS Sports on Twitter!

Gardening with Mrs. Bartling & Mr.

6th Grade Leadership Enrichment Class with

or call Cheryl Cados at

ENRICHMENT class is for you! ANY 6TH GRADE

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

Friday School Detention

loose fitting shirts exposing