AMS Weekly Update

Happy Friday, AMS! Thank you for a great week! I hope that you are enjoying the long weekend!

Progress Reports will be viewable on Tuesday, February 20 after 4:30 in Parent Portal. This is the 6 week check - the last progress report before Cycle 3 Report Cards!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. Remember to be the difference and have a great Bearcat Day!

MONDAY - FEBRUARY 19

• No School for Students - Teacher Work Day
• Aledo ISD School Board Meeting (6:00)

TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 20

• Early Voting Begins
• AMS Track @ Peaster
• AMS Spring Tennis Tryouts - Boys
• 5:30 - 7:30 @ AHS
• Progress Reports Available in Parent Portal (4:30)

THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 22

• AMS Spring Tennis Tryouts - Girls
• 5:00 - 7:00 @ AHS

MAP Growth results will be sent home with your student the week of February 20-23rd. Click here to learn more about MAP Growth including how it works, what it measures and common questions. Haga clic aquí para obtener más información en español.

Stay #AllinAledo and informed about the latest legislative updates that impact our public schools and the Aledo ISD community! We appreciate you all staying engaged and making a difference!

To learn more, visit: www.aledoisd.org/lege

We are proud to celebrate 7th Grader Ashley Lawrence as our Bearcat of Character for Kindness. Ashley is such a sweet person with a kind heart. She volunteers to help others if they don't understand something. She is also the first to offer whatever a fellow classmate may need like a pencil, charger, paper, etc. She always has a smile on her face and spreads positivity in the hallways.

Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, and continues through Friday, March 1, 2024. Election Day is Tuesday, March 5, 2024! Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.

VOTING SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED ONLINE AT:

www.AledoISD.org/BearcatsVote

AMS Journalism needs your help! Please complete the form below telling us who you think is most likely to... (Students must be logged into Aledo ISD Account to complete the form.)

Thank you for submitting your course requests for next school year! If you need to change a selection please complete the form linked below. This form needs to be completed by a parent or guardian.

Course Change Request Form 24-25

The Aledo Independent School District wants its students, staff, and parents to know the priority we place on safety and security. Proactive measures include extensive emergency operations plans, regularly scheduled safety drills, video camera monitoring throughout the district, controlled access to all facilities, and School-Based Law Enforcement at all district campuses. Inan additional effort to prioritize school safety Aledo ISD will require all 6th - 12th grade studentsto wear ID badges whenever present on school property during the school day.

Each 6th - 12th grade student will receive a photo ID badge and a lanyard at the beginning of

each school year. Throughout the school day, students will be required to clearly display their

ID around the neck with school-issued lanyard. Students will be required to wear the lanyard

and ID at all times unless the lanyard and ID pose a potential safety concern for a class activity, such as PE/athletics or in a science lab. Teachers will instruct students to remove their lanyard and ID if there is a safety concern for the class activity.

Requirements:

• ID badges must be worn with the picture facing out.

• ID badges must not be defaced or altered in any way

• ID badges must be worn on top of the outermost layer of clothing.

Don't forget to order your CLASS OF shirt from Bigfoot Ink! Click the link below!

This year we are working to improve our attendance rates - because if you're not here, you're not learning!

What that means - prioritize school attendance!

What that does not mean - we are NOT encouraging students to come to school sick!

For Cycle 3 our CHALLENGE once again is 97%+ !

We will continue to recognize grade levels who meet this goal each week!

Check out this week's percentages:

6th Grade - 95.69%

7th Grade - 93.47%

8th Grade - 96.29%

AMS - 95.17%

WEEKLY WINNER - 8th Grade

Our current Cycle 3 percentages:

6th Grade - 94.68%

7th Grade - 93.67%

8th Grade - 94.51%

AMS - 94.29%

Let's get to 97+%

Our Parent-Teacher Organization is a volunteer group dedicated to supplementing the needs of every campus in the district.

Aledo PTO strives to provide exceptional educational experiences for AISD students through community building, partnerships with local sponsors, school supplies for classrooms, scholarships, and staff appreciation throughout the district. Aledo ISD staff can join the Aledo PTO for only $5!

More about Aledo PTO | Follow the Aledo PTO Facebook page

Tutorials in core classes are available weekly!

Check out the schedules below:

6th Grade

• Tuesday - Jones (RLA) and Bernard (Science)
• Wednesday - Shifflett (Math) and Griffith (SS)
• Thursday - Penner (RLA) and Click (Math)
• Friday- Lasater (Science) and Blanton (SS)

7th Grade

• Tuesday - Newkirk (Science) and Cantu (Math)
• Wednesday - Jenkins (Science) and Jones (RLA)
• Thursday - Watson (Math) and Tom (RLA)

8th Grade

• Monday - Pokrifcsak (RLA)
• Tuesday - Lyle (Math) and Daves (Science)
• Wednesday - Seals (RLA) and Winn (Math)
• Thursday - Shreck (SS) and Cook (Science)
• Friday - Coyne (RLA)

Starting Monday, January 22nd, Nurse Hammons will conduct daily vision and hearing screenings for all 7th grade students. Please reach out to the nurse for any questions or concerns! Email: mhammons@aledoisd.org

Please see link below for the following forms:

1. Medication Form
2. Authorization for Self-Administration/ Self-Carry of Asthma or Anaphylaxis Medication
3. Special Dietary Needs

https://www.aledoisd.org/Page/3028

Dear Families,

This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Humility. Humility means you do not seek the spotlight. You let your actions speak for themselves.

Humble people have an accurate (not underestimated) sense of their abilities and achievements. They hold the capacity to acknowledge their mistakes and limitations, and are open to advice and new ideas. They do not show off their possessions or accomplishments.

Developing humility is associated with positive developmental outcomes in individuals. It allows a person to honestly reflect on their abilities and acknowledge how and where they can improve. Humility opens them up to new ideas, advice, and (consequently) abilities that pride, arrogance, or pretentiousness often block. Therefore, humility makes them desired members of a team.

To practice and encourage the character strength of humility with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2) where together you will watch a video, read a quote and talk about the answers to three questions.

Have a wonderful week!

Payments for Damaged Chromebooks - Payments MUST be paid online through the AISD InTouch platform. In person payments are not permitted. Please instruct your front office staff not to accept any payment for broken devices. Please refer parents to this link for further information.

https://www.aledoisd.org/Page/4320

In the event that you need to deliver lunch to your student, please follow the steps below:

1. Please be sure that the lunch is clearly labeled with your student's first and last name.
2. Upon entering AMS, please place your student's lunch in the bin assigned to your student's grade level lunch.
3. The bins will be delivered at the start of each lunch period. Students will be responsible for getting their lunches from the bin.

Again, we request that you limit lunch deliveries when possible. Also, in order to limit distractions, we will not call students out of class to receive lunches.

Thank you for your help with this!

Email: mmusselwhite@aledoisd.org
Website: https://www.aledoisd.org/AMS
Location: 416 FM 1187, Aledo, TX, USA
Phone: (817)441-5198
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AledoMSBearcats
Twitter: @aledo_ms