Welcome to AMS

6th Grade Encore Opportunities Form

Greetings future 6th grade families, we are excited to welcome you to AMS in the Fall! At this time, we are busy planning for next year and we need more information from you in order to complete this process.

Please let us know if your student will be choosing to include a yearlong Band or Orchestra class in their AMS schedule. Students in yearlong Band or Orchestra will have PE/Health classes on the opposite day of their music class.

NOTE: Beginning Band and Beginning Orchestra classes are only offered during 6th grade. No previous experience is necessary.

Please watch the video above for more details about these options before making your final selection.

Beginning Band – No prior experience needed. This class is for students that want to learn to play a band instrument (see the instrument list here). Band is a year-long class.

Beginning Orchestra – No prior experience needed. This class is for students that want to learn to play the stringed instruments (see the instrument list here). Orchestra is a year-long class.

Intermediate Orchestra – Prior experience necessary. This class is for students who participated in the 5th-grade Orchestra program or who have taken lessons outside of school. Orchestra is a year-long class.

No Band or Orchestra – This is a set of trimester classes through which students will rotate during the three trimesters. The rotation of classes will include one trimester of Art, WAMS (video production class) and Wellness (PE/Health combo)

Follow this link to complete the 6th Grade Encore Opportunities Form. This form must be submitted for all ASD returning students in order for us to schedule classes.

Completed Student Registration Includes:

• Online Registration - Returning ASD student registration is now open. Please log-in to PowerSchool with your parent access account.
• Proof of Residency - This is required for all 6th graders. You can upload it with your registration, or email it to kerri.mallory@ashland.k12.or.us.
• ENCORE Opportunities

Team placement letters, supply lists, and school fees were mailed home at the end of June.

• Cascades Supply List
• Siskiyous Supply List
• Grizzly Peak Supply List

* Students new to the district and/or transfer students from Trails or Willow Wind will be placed on a team in August.

School fees can be paid by mail, in person, or by calling the AMS main office. Printable form attached below.

• $35.00 Student Body Fee
• $20.00 Cultural Arts Fee
• $25.00 Yearbook (Optional)
• $30.00 6th Grade Experiential Learning Fee

Resident Outdoor School

October 8-10 Siskiyou

October 15-17 Cascades

Fee: $30

More Info (2nd page of fee letter)

In 6th grade at AMS, we value opportunities that give students experiences outside of the classroom. A significant portion of the 6th grade science curriculum at AMS includes Resident Outdoor School experience where students learn about ecology and the environment while on a multi-day and night adventure.

Thursday, August 22nd

10:30am – 12:30pm

Join Abdiaziz Guled, AMS Student Advocate, and 7th & 8th grade Leadership students on the AMS lower soccer field for games and activities that will help students meet other 6th graders and get to know your new school community.

Thursday, August 22nd

6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

The sixth grade teachers are SUPER excited to welcome students and parents to AMS next fall! Please come to meet your child’s teachers and visit the NEW classrooms in our beautiful new building. We value your attendance at this meeting as we develop the parent-teacher partnership that is essential for your child’s success. We are looking forward to a great year!

The first day of school is August 26th for 6th-grade students. It is a 1/2 day, from 8:40 am to 12:00 pm.

Please register now for any AMS sport you anticipate your student might want to participate in for the 24-25 school year. The number of student-athletes has been inconsistent over the last couple of years, so your early registration will help us make sure we have the correct number of coaches for each team and sport.

AMS 6th Grade Sports Include: Cross Country, Wrestling, Track

Sports Check List:

• Register NOW Online at FamilyID
• Have a current Sports Physical on file by the first practice. (A new physical is required every 2 years.)

We need adult coaches and mentors!

Participants will be part of a team as they compete in Robot Games, Robot Design, Core Values, and Innovation Project.

Please contact Nikki Steidler

(701) 330-5194

Email: kerri.mallory@ashland.k12.or.us
Website: http://ashland.k12.or.us/ams/
Location: 100 Walker Avenue, Ashland, OR, USA
Phone: 541-482-1611
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ashland-Middle-School-143374639027500/

The school district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and services and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated at our school to handle inquiries and complaints regarding nondiscrimination policies and to coordinate compliance efforts:

Name: Steve Retzlaff Title: Principal
Address: 100 Walker Ave
Telephone: 541-482-1611
Email: steve.retzlaff@ashland.k12.or.us

Inquiries or complaints may also be directed to the Student Services Office at 885 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland Oregon (phone: 541-482-2811)

Complaints may also be directed to: Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington D.C. 20202, or by calling (800) 421-3481 or (877) 521-2172 (TTY).