AMMS Lion's Roar

National Bullying Prevention Month is a campaign in the United States founded in 2006 by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign is held during the month of October and unites communities nationwide to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention.

At AMMS we will participate in National Bullying Prevention Month through many different school-wide activities. We encourage all students, staff, and visitors to participate as we inspire everyone to unite for kindness and help create a world without bullying.

October 3 – SuperHERO Day – Help Everyone Respect Others – Dress as your favorite superhero, wear a superhero shirt, dress as someone you admire, or wear your AMMS Spirit Wear!

October 6 – PJ Day – Wear school appropriate PJ’s and “Put Bullying to Rest”.

October 13 – Crazy Sock/Crazy Hat Day – Wear crazy socks or a crazy hat and show that “Everyone is Different and We Embrace Those Differences”.

October 18 – UNITY DAY – Wear orange – to unite for kindness and send a visible message that no one should ever experience bullying.

October 20 – ERA Day – Wear clothing from your favorite era to show that “Bullying is a Thing of the Past at AMMS.”

Mr. Mathew McNamara, 8th grade Assistant Principal

Mrs. Melanie McCollum, 7th grade Assistant Principal

Mrs. Ashley Perry, 6th grade Assistant Principal

Mrs. Wendy Wilson, Assistant Administrator

October 2nd - Wear Blue for World Bullying Prevention Day

October 3rd - SuperHERO Day – “Help Everyone Respect Others” - Dress as a superhero, wear a superhero t-shirt, or dress up as someone you admire.

October 4th - Marlow's Spirit Night (15% of all proceeds go to AMMS)

October 6th - PJ Day – “Put Bullying to Rest” – Wear PJ’s

October 9th - Holiday (no school)

October 10th - Teacher Workday (students off)

October 11th - Professional Development Day (students off)

October 13th - Crazy Sock/Hat Day – “Everyone is Different – Embrace each Other’s differences” – Wear crazy socks/hats.

October 13th - Soccer Game AMMS vs Northwestern (away)

October 18th - Unity Day – Wear ORANGE

October 20th - ERA Day – “Bullying is a Thing of the Past” – Dress in your favorite Era

October 25th - Picture Retake Day

Autrey Mill has been having Volleyball Pink Outs since 2015.

For the second time we’d like to have teacher's vs students' volleyball games.

Yes, we said it — students vs teachers' games!!!

The Pink Out will be on Wednesday, October 25th — everybody please wear pink on Wednesday to raise awareness, support those fighting breast cancer and those we have lost. The teacher's vs student's volleyball games will be immediately after school in the gym. If you want to be on the court, playing against your teachers use your PBIS points to purchase raffle tickets — 1 point = 1 ticket. The more you “buy” the greater your chances of winning. The games will start immediately after school and go until ~5:15pm. After the teacher's vs student games, the Autrey Mill boys' and girls' volleyball teams will play against FAST. All are welcome to stay — parents should arrive at the school no later than 7:30 pm to pick up students.

You must go through the volunteer process first before signing up in signup genius.

1. Parent Volunteer Procedure: Safety & Security / Register as a Volunteer (fultonschools.org)

2. Parent Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F44A5AE2AA0F49-pbis3

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!).

Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school.

October 16th through October 20th will be the dates for the AMMS Media Center book fair. We will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/autreymillmiddleschool1

1. Remember that you must have completed the Parent Volunteer Procedure before you can sign up! Safety & Security / Register as a Volunteer (fultonschools.org)

2. Want to help? Consider signing up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094AA8A622A6FA7-amms

Click here to sign up

My Payments Plus

You must create an account.

There are two categories that parents can deposit their students' lunch money:

General and Meal.

If deposited in a student's Meal account, the student can only purchase whole breakfast and/or whole lunch meals (not sides or extras).

General account is for meals, snacks, and extras.

Note:

You may also send cash with your student that can be given directly to cashier in the lunchroom.

If you pay by check, please make sure the check is made out to "Autrey Mill Middle School" and in the notes/Memo section, please put students name and student ID number. This can be handed directly to cashier in the lunchroom.

Greetings Autrey Mill Family,

Great news! Autrey Mill will be using the Rank One platform to clear student athletes trying out for extramurals. Please use the following links below to better understand how to upload physical forms, sign off on your student’s electronic forms, and upload images of your medical insurance cards.

Rank One

https://www.rankonesport.com/content/Parent/Parent

Tutorial

https://5starassets.blob.core.windows.net/multi-media/2484213/hub/Parent%20tutorial%20with%20an%20account.pdf

Rank One App
https://www.rankonesport.com/content/Parent/ParentApp

Please feel free to reach out should you have any questions and/or concerns.

Thank you,

Chelsey Lloyd, Ed.D.

Autrey Mill Middle School

Extramural Director
Physical Education/Health
FCS Vanguard Member

lloydch@fultonschools.org

Tumbling Coach Larson (larsonj@fultonschools.org)

Paperwork due: October 27th by 4:04 p.m. - Handed directly to Coach Larson.

Practices: mornings determined by team

Tumbling Exhibition: December 1st

Fulton County Public Schools is now offering a secure website to facilitate student records requests and transcripts.

All requests for student records/information will be submitted and paid for (if applicable) online. Phone and fax requests will no longer be accepted.

Fulton County Schools Transcripts and Records Requests (scriborder.com)

STUDENT ILLNESS / INJURY We will continue to take extra precautions to keep students and staff safe. We will maintain clinic guidelines and protocols to manage the care of students who present with flu-like illnesses and COVID-19 symptoms (which are similar). Students who have these symptoms, who are ill, have a fever of 100.4°F or greater, have chronic diarrhea or vomiting, and/or may have a contagious illness (potential or actual) MUST NOT be sent to school and will not be permitted to remain in school. To return to school, a student should be well (have improved symptoms) and they must be free of fever for more than 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin), diarrhea and vomiting. In some cases (i.e., contagious illnesses, respiratory illnesses, chronic diarrhea, or recurrent fever), students may be asked to obtain clearance from a healthcare provider before returning to school and a note must be provided. When a student becomes ill at school, has a fever, or a potentially contagious/communicable illness the parent/legal guardian will be notified to pick up their child immediately. The parent/legal guardian MUST ARRANGE for the student to be taken home. Again, a note from a healthcare provider may be requested by the school before your child can return to school. We are also implementing the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in our clinics for students who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19. In case of a serious accident, illness, or emergency at school, your child will be transported by ambulance to an emergency medical facility if deemed necessary by EMS. The parent/legal guardian is responsible for all expenses regarding such transportation.

How to Protect Yourself and Others | CDC

The school store is still selling these wonderful computer bags. The price of the bag is $20.00 (cash or check).

You may also purchase a computer bag from a vendor of your choice. The bag should be comparable to the description below. Any laptop bag used by students should be clearly labeled with the student’s first and last name along with grade level.

Description: Gray Lenovo laptop bag is lightweight and measures 12.21” x 2.17” x 16.15”

Attention Lions! We have already sold 50% of our yearbooks so purchase yours HERE to guarantee a copy!

8th grade parents and guardians! Space is limited for our 8th grade yearbook recognition ads, so purchase yours ASAP using this LINK!

Our yearbook staff is asking for photo submissions in the following categories: pets, family trips/vacations, extracurricular sports/activities, and Junior Gladiator sports. Please use this link to submit photos.

23 - 24 Full Code of Conduct Final.pdf (fultonschools.org)

To join the PTA https://autreymillmspta.membershiptoolkit.com/home

Parent's Responsibility When a Child is Absent

• Parents should notify the school before or after the absence(s)
• Notes should be directed to attendance owner at the school
• Handwritten note or email
• Notification from parents should happen no later than 5 days after absence

Middle School

• Middle School messages begin going out around 4:30 p.m. on the day of the absence.
• If your student is absent or misses one or more periods of the school day, they will be marked with an "A" (for absent) in our attendance system, and you will receive an automated phone call and email message to the designated contact info you provided in Infinite Campus. This includes excused absences that are approved in advance.
• Errors can occur and if you feel you received a phone call by mistake, contact your school front office to verify that your student’s attendance record is accurate.
• If your student's absence was unexpected, please remember to contact your child's school by sending in a note or email so the absence can be marked "excused" in the system.

FCS COVID 19 Reporting

Due to the ever-changing nature of this pandemic, the district will continue to monitor COVID data and recommendations, consult with public health officials, and make additional adjustments as necessary. If your child is sick, please keep them home. Families are still required to report a confirmed positive case of COVID-19, a pending COVID-19 test result (regardless of the reason for testing), and a direct contact with a person who is COVID-19 positive. FCS student/parents must use the Parent Reporting Portal to make the COVID-19 report.

After reporting a positive COVID case through the parent portal, please email Matt McNamara at mcnamaram@fultonschools.org

Date: Wednesday, October 4th.

Time: 4:00 p.m. till close of business.

Where: JOHNS CREEK

3719 Old Alabama Road Johns Creek, GA 30022

15% of all proceeds (dine in and take out orders) after 4 p.m. will go to Autrey Mill Middle School, just mention "Autrey Mill."

https://jchs.redpodium.com/jchs-2023-5k-for-heroes

Innovation Academy will be hosting a free STEM Saturday for all 7th and 8th grade students who are eligible to apply on 11/4/2023 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

This day each student will engage in STEM activities that will be led by our students and teachers. Registration for the day will begin at 8:30 with activities beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Sign-ups will be available to the first 100 students who sign-up. Every sign-up after the first 100 will be waitlisted.

Deadline to apply is 10/22/23.

Any questions, please reach out to quraishyh@fultonschools.org

All middle school students must be accompanied by an adult, 18 or older, to enter Johns Creek High School Football games. Football games are not a drop-off event. If a non-high school student is without an adult, that student will be escorted from the stadium and asked to call his/her parent/guardian for pick up.

Attention Middle School Parents!

It’s never too early for your student to start thinking about a career path.

Join us on Saturday, October 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North Springs High School (7447 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs) and jumpstart your child’s future at the Middle School Career Expo. It’s a great opportunity to explore various Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) career pathways. There will be fun and engaging hands-on activities, demonstrations, prizes, giveaways and more!

Entrance is free and open to all Fulton County Schools students in grades 6-8 (students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian).

Please click here to register or use the QR code in the flyer below.