The Hawk Connection

Hello, AMS Students and families,

We’re excited to kick off Spirit Week this coming week! It’s a wonderful opportunity for students to show their school spirit and celebrate the season. Here are the daily themes:

• Monday: Ugly Sweater Day – Wear your most fun or festive sweater!
• Tuesday: Student-Teacher Switch – Dress as a teacher or how you think they’d dress.
• Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday – Embrace mismatched and quirky outfits or crazy hair!
• Thursday: Blizzard Blowout – Cozy snow day attire is encouraged.
• Friday: Candy Cane Day – Dress in red, white, or candy cane stripes!

To wrap up the week, we’re hosting our Winter ASB Event on Friday, December 13th, from 5:30–8:00 PM. The evening may include activities like karaoke, movie rooms, a DJ/dance room, sports tournaments, hot cocoa bar, video game competitions, and PTSA-hosted concessions.

Details:

• Tickets: $5 (lunch sales) or $7 (at the door, cash only).
• Concessions: Cash only—please bring exact change or smaller bills.
• Doors open at 5:30 PM, with entry closing at 6:30 PM.
• Eligibility: Students must have minimal discipline infractions and absences during the two weeks prior to the event.

We can’t wait to see our students embrace their school spirit and enjoy a fantastic week of celebrations!

As we get closer to Winter Break, we also have our winter band and choir concerts the following week, please be sure to join us and experience the beautiful musicians of grades 6-12. We are also collecting photos for yearbook page submissions, see the ad below for how to submit photos to be added to the yearbook for our school events.

Best,

Kia duNann

Principal

Please note that student eligibility to attend the event depends on having little to no discipline infractions in the two weeks leading up to the event and little to no absences.

Theresa McCartney:

Our 7th grade science classes are studying the causes of health issues and their impacts on human body systems. Students get to choose a health condition that has impacted someone they know as a focus for their end of unit research project. Then, we'll begin our unit on growth, focusing on processes that contribute to the creation of new cells through reorganization of food molecules.

Our 6th grade science class is studying the processes within the Earth's asthenosphere that creates movements of tectonic plates, and how different interactions of plates can create different experiences and features on Earth's surface. Next we'll be studying the Cascadia Subduction Zone as a specific and local example, to help us understand why large earthquakes could happen in Washington State.

William Hensey:

Choir 6th: We are gearing up for our Winter concert on Dec. 18th. Students have been hard at work cleaning up our music and having it sound our best all while laughing and having a good time.

Math 7: We just wrapped up our unit all about Circles and we are starting to dive into Percent Change as well as building more confidence with multiplication and division of fractions. Students have been making major strides in explaining their thinking to others and working with others to problem solve and persevere when they face a new problem.

Math 8: We are currently closing out our unit introducing Linear Relationships and will be heading into work Solving Linear Equations. 8th grade math can be pretty challenging as it is a major step in the direction of abstract thinking and students have been working hard to tackle this and extend their thinking.

Volleyball is underway! The first of 2 grade checks will be happening this week. Athletes can pick up their grade check form in the front office beginning Friday, December 13 and will be due Tuesday, December 17. Join us next month for a home game to cheer on our Hawks!

Clubs are in full swing at AMS! Check out the options here and sign up on FinalForms if something catches your eye. Have an idea for a new club? Stop by the front office to get a "Starting a New Club" form.

Happy December! Just a few notes from the PTSA for this short month of school:

Chaperone at Candy Cane Chaos! ASB students need 16 adults to supervise at their next event 12/13. We need you!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA9A822A7FCC52-52997661-asbwinter

Thank you to all who donated Holiday gift cards for AMS staff!

Buy Cookie Cards (https://anacortesmsptsa.givebacks.com/store/items/1055128) Upcoming Cookie Friday is December 13th.

Join the PTSA! (https://anacortesmsptsa.givebacks.com/store/items/1066638)

Contact us!

anacortesms.ptsa@gmail.com

https://anacortesmsptsa.givebacks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AnacortesMiddleSchoolPTSA/

https://www.instagram.com/anacortesms.ptsa/

Parents/Guardians have several ways to notify the school of an absence, tardy or early release need.

-Call: 360-503-1248

-Email: amsattend@asd103.org

-Use Skyward Family Access

Pre-Planned absence forms are required for any absence that will be longer than three days. Students can stop by the office for one or can email to request one be sent to them.

Students that are just arriving or leaving early from school must come and sign in/out.

Here is a link directly to the attendance tab on our website as well: AMS attendance website

Please see our graphic below for information regarding our process for reporting activity restrictions or student injuries. You can also click the graphic to download it as a PDF and access it's links.

Welcome to the Anacortes Community Connect our new online community bulletin board. This platform is designed to connect local organizations with the Anacortes School District Community.

If you are a local organization and would like to request electronic flyer distribution to the Anacortes School District Community, you may do so through our online request form. Please note that programs, activities, or events must be appropriate for school-aged children and their families.

We hope that this platform will help foster a stronger sense of community and provide a space for local organizations to share their events and activities with the wider community reach. Each event is clickable that takes you directly to the event signup and website!

Check it out and upload your events here:

https://www.asd103.org/District/1589-Anacortes-Community-Connect.htmlhttps://www.asd103.org/District/1589-Anacortes-Community-Connect.html

Do you need help or assistance? If so, the following people are available to assist:

Attendance:

Mrs. Tarleton- amsattend@asd103.org or 360-503-1248

Counseling:

Last name A-K Mr. Flynn- Sflynn@asd103.org or last name L-Z Mrs. Newall Rnewall@asd103.org

If you have concerns about your student's grade or classroom experience, please contact their teacher directly:

Staff Contact Directory Linked Here

If you need to speak to an administrator please contact Mrs. King at Aking@asd103.org or 360-503-1232.

Monica Frost, Assistant Principal

Website: https://ams.asd103.org/

Location: 2202 M Avenue, Anacortes, WA, USA
Phone: 360-503-1230

The Anacortes School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination, or you may mail complaints to the address below.

Kristen Koehler Section 504/ADA Coordinator

(360) 503-1216

Connie Sheridan, Civil Rights/RCW/Title IX Coordinator

(360) 503-1221

csheridan@asd103.org

Written Complaints

2200 M Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221

The Anacortes School District provides interpretation and translation services upon request as needed. Please contact the Student Support Services Department for more information: (360) 503-1216.