AMS Weekly News
November 12, 2021
Amherst Middle School
Email: ams@sau39.org
Website: https://sau39.org/ams
Location: 14 Cross Road, Amherst, NH, USA
Phone: 603-673-8944
Calendar
November 16: Zoom Empower Parent Portal Support Session, 5:30pm
November 19: Fall Social for grades 5/6, 3:30-4:30pm
November 24, 25, 26: THANKSGIVING Holiday, NO SCHOOL
December 4: Lion's Club Craft Fair
December 14: LATE START, School begins at 10:30AM
December 14: Chorus Concerts
December 21: Band Concerts
December 24-31 Holiday Break, NO School
Wellness Wednesday
This week we want to share with all parents and caregivers several upcoming dates for Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings through the UNH Cooperative Extension:
December 1, 2021
January 5, 2022
February 2, 2022
March 2, 2022
The registration link can be found here: https://extension.unh.edu/health-well-being/youth-family-resiliency/mental-health-first-aidr
Information page here: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/060921-Youth-MHFA-One-Pager_Rebrand-v2.pdf
This is a virtual training for any and all adults that come into contact with youth!
Empower Parent Portal - Support Session - Tuesday, November 16th at 5:30 PM
Join us on Zoom for an overview of the Empower Parent Portal, our K-8 grading and reporting system. You can access the grading portal here and information on how to log on is posted here. If you would like to join our support session on Tuesday, November 16th at 5:30 PM please register prior to this session here.
Fall Social, Friday November 19
Friday, November 19, 2021
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Admission: $2 or nonperishable food items to be donated to SHARE
Games, crafts, and more!
Snacks available for purchase.
Walk-a-thon for Veterans, Accepting Donations through Nov. 19
8th Grade Yearbook News
Attention parents and guardians! Purchase the 8th-grade yearbook now, starting at only $23! The yearbook will focus on 8th-grade events, and will hold all the memories from your child’s last year at AMS!
In addition, when you buy a yearbook, you get 2 pages just for you in your yearbook to customize with your own photos and memories!
We also encourage students to submit artwork to use in the yearbook for cover art and for use on pages throughout the book.
Purchase link: https://www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=1016177605214052
Amherst PTA November Newsletter
Late Bus
Clubs and Activities
Clubs have gotten off to a good start, with many opportunities available now.
JOIN US! Club information/contact info for club advisors can be found on our website. Most clubs are drop in/come when you can opportunities!