AMS Weekly Update

Happy Monday, AMS families! We hope you had a fantastic Spring Break and cannot wait to see you tomorrow! It is hard to believe that we are kicking off the final grading cycle of this school year! Teachers are finalizng grades today and report cards will be available in Parent Portal on Thursday afternoon. Click here for instructions for accessing report card grades in Parent Portal.

As always, thank you for your continued support of AMS! If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Remember, be the difference and have a great Bearcat Day!

At AMS, our motto is Be the Difference! Each month, we recognize students who are living out this motto and making a difference in our community. To nominate a Community Champion, please click the link below!

Monday

Professional Learning - Teacher Work Day (Student Holiday)

Aledo ISD Board Meeting

Tuesday

Cycle 4 Begins

Wednesday

TELPAS Testing

DATE CHANGE - AMS Track @ MMS

Thursday

GRIT @ Carroll MS

Report Cards

Friday

TELPAS Testing

Did you know that if you recently moved, you likely still need to take steps to make sure you’re registered to vote based on your new address? Anyone who lives in the Aledo ISD boundaries and pays property taxes to Aledo ISD is eligible to vote in the May 6, 2023, Aledo ISD Bond Election, but you must be registered to vote! The deadline to vote in the May 6, 2023, Aledo ISD Bond Election is Thursday, April 6, 2023!

Visit www.votetexas.gov to check your voter registration status and/or to find the steps to register to vote. Remember: the deadline to register to vote in this election is April 6!

Questions about the Aledo Bond 2023 proposal? Visit aledoisd.org/bond or submit them via email to aledobond@aledoisd.org.

And don’t forget these important upcoming dates:

April 24-May 2: Early voting for bond election

Saturday, May 6: Election Day

And join us at a community presentation at one of our AISD campuses! Parents and community members may attend any presentation listed below!

SHOTS FOR CURRENT 6th GRADERS PREPARING for 7th GRADE

Parents of current 6th graders, please continue to turn in the two shots required for 7th grade. Turning in early is always appreciated and helps prevent a hold on your child’s schedule

What shots are needed for 7th Grade? TDAP (adacel) and MCV4 (menactra or meningococcal)

Where can parents see the immunizations once turned in? These shots are entered electronically after a record is provided and can be found in your child’s parent portal

Next week (March 27-31) we will celebrate Art Spirit Week in honor of our district Art Show! Dress up and have fun!

The Aledo ISD Student Climate Survey conducted by Panorama will be given to all Aledo ISD 5th-12th graders the week of April 10. The Student Climate Survey covers how students think about their school and their experience in school.

Surveys will be emailed to student email addresses and completed at school during designated dates/times on each campus the week of April 10. To review the survey questions, please visit this webpage.

Parents/guardians may notify the district by Friday, March 24, 2023, if you would like to opt your child out of taking the survey by emailing communications@aledoisd.org with the following information (remember this is for students in grades 5-12 only):

· Student's first and last name

· Student's grade and campus

· Student's ID number (lunch number)

Dear Families,

This week our school community will be focusing on the Other People Mindset of Identifying and Appreciating the Good in Others. It’s important to deliberately work to identify and appreciate others’ character strengths.

Identifying and appreciating the good in others is a core tenet of the Other People Mindset. This isn’t always what comes naturally. Often, it’s easier to blame others for our problems or find flaws in others to use as excuses for our own jealousy, bitterness, or resentment. The problem is that this negativity usually leads to problems -- for ourselves, for the other person, and for our relationships.

Identifying and appreciating the good in other people helps you see the world through a more positive -- and less threatening -- lens. If you’re constantly seeing the negative traits of people, you’re going to think the world is comprised of bad people -- and you’re going to operate from a defensive posture. This isn’t to say that we should be naive or see the world, and its people, through “rose-colored glasses.” It’s just that we should strive to understand people’s intent. If you see the good in another, they are likely to see the good in you.

To practice and encourage the character strength of perspective 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!

Please remember that our traffic circle is a cell phone free zone! We have had a lot of distracted cell phone users - please help us keep our students and staff safe!

Mark Ogden is always positive and optimistic in class. He displays this character daily! I don't think I have ever heard him complain and he regularly lifts up others around him with his words of encouragement! Mark deserves the honor of being nominated as AMS Bearcat Most Optimistic Student.

The Aledo ISD Middle Schools soccer season will begin on April 3, 2023. This school year athletes from both AMS and MMS will combine to form a 7th Grade and 8th Grade team for both boys and girls. The teams will practice at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus practice fields beginning at 5:00 PM. If you have questions, please contact Derek Vierling (dvierling@aledoisd.org) for Boys Soccer or Bryan Johnson (bjohnson@aledoisd.org) for Girls Soccer. Stay tuned for more details and updates!

Make plans to take the whole family to watch a Texas Rangers game and celebrate Aledo ISD Night at the Rangers game! When you purchase a special ticket through texasrangers.com/schools you'll be eligible to receive the Aledo/Texas Rangers hat!

The game is at 7:05 p.m. on Monday, June 5 at Globe Life Field against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Please remember that 1st Period starts at 8:40 - please make every effort to be on time! If students arrive after 9:00, they must have a medical note or a parent/guardian must escort them into the building.

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