Contact info.

Main Office
513-6450
Attendance
513-6451
Michael Wood

Valentines Grams
Order a Valentine Gram for your child! Grams will be on sale
January 11-15 before and after school at the student office
window. Please see the order form for details.

Walk from School

Principal
Jennifer Whitney
Vice Principal

Walk from School Wednesday is this Wednesday, January

13th. Students can sign in as they leave the bus loop area on
their way home.

Albert Strong
Vice Principal

Black Out Bristow

Quick Links
Our Website
See AMS website
Math help schedule

The boys 7th and 8th grade basketball team will be playing our
rivals Bristow on Thursday January 14th. Students are
encouraged to wear all black the day of the game to support
our team! 7th grade game starts at 3:45 and 8th grade starts
at 5:00. Concessions will be sold for $2.00 each.

Brentwood Union School District Announces

Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten Registration
for 2016-2017

District Website
Report Water Waste
925.513.6321

KINDERGARTEN - Eligible child must be five years old on or

before September 1, 2016

Non Profit Flyers

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN - Eligible child must be 5

years old between September 2 and December 2, 2016

The Kindergarten Readiness Act (SB 1381)

Comp Tryout Flyer 2016

Please contact your resident school site
beginning February 16, 2016 to schedule your registration
appointment.
Appointments will be held March 1, 2 and 3, 2016.

See BUSD website for further information @

www.brentwood.k12.ca.us
BUSD Food Service website.
Link it to:
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/foods

Heritage High School - 8th

Grade Parent Night

Attendance Information
Parents are invited to come and hear about Heritage High
See our website under
information tab for the following
information:

Attendance Education Code

School and explore the various programs, courses and

activities that will be offered to their student.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in the Heritage High
Multipurpose Room from 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM.

Every School Day Counts

Attendance Poster

California Junior Scholarship Federation

information

English/Spanish

Important Dates!
January 12
*Improv team workshop 3:00-4:30

We are excited to welcome the a chapter of the California

Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF) to Adams Middle
School this year. What is CJSF? The California Junior
Scholarship Federation is a statewide organization of over
600 chapters dedicated to high standards of scholarship,
service and citizenship. Qualification for membership is
available based on grades earned in the 7th and 8th grade.
CJSF prepares students for CSF membership in high school.
Members enjoy get-togethers and special activities. Honor

room 53

January 13
Walk From School Wednesday

January 14
*7/8 Boy's Basketball at AMS vs
BMS (Black out Bristow) wear
black
*6th Grade Boy's Basketball at
BMS

January 15
*Improv team audition
application are due to Mrs.
Kennealy by 3:00pm

membership also brings a gold seal for your 8th grade

promotion certificate, the opportunity to earn scholarships
for college, and awards. To obtain honor membership, you
must apply and qualify for membership in 3 out of the 4
semesters of your seventh and eight grade years.

Who should join? Students who earned a minimum of 8 points

based on 3 points for an A, 1 point for a B and no D's and F's
in their core classes (Language Arts, Math, Social Studies,
and Science) during both 1st and 2nd quarter (fall semester)
or 3rd and 4th quarter (Spring semester) should join. Please
pick up a CJSF membership packet from the Student Office
or from Mrs. Kennealy in room 47. Your advisory teachers
have a few copies or you can print the form from the CJSF of
Mrs. Kennealy's webpage.

**7th and 8th graders may apply for Quarter 1 and 2 from
this school year using the "Fall 2015" application. Students
can use a copy of the grade report from Q-web.

January 18

*Martin Luther King Birthday

*8th graders who did not apply in December have one last
opportunity to apply based on their 7th grade grades-please
use appropriate application form that says "8th graders only
school 2014-2015". If you need help accessing these grades,
please ask one of your teachers to help you.

No School

January 19
*AMS Spelling Bee
*AMS Music Booster Meeting
*Improv auditions 3:00-4:30

All applications must include a copy of your report card or

grade report and are due to Mrs. Kennealy of the Student
Office no later than 3:00 pm on Friday, January 22nd.

January 20
*7/8 Boy's Basketball at
Excelsior

Traffic Relief

*6th grade Boy's Basketball at

AMS

In an effort to increase student safety and relieve some of

the traffic before and after school which occurs at the stop
sign by the Heritage High School upper parking lot, we are
proposing a new walking route for our students who use the
walking path between the Deer Ridge development and
American Avenue. Starting Monday, January 11, we will ask
those students to use the crosswalk at the very end of
American Avenue to cross over to the campus. Using this
crosswalk will not impede traffic flow and, therefore, will
both increase student safety and provide some much needed
traffic relief at the top of the hill before and after school.

January 21
*School Site Council Meeting
3:00 pm at AMS
*7/8 Boy's Basketball at AMS
*6th grade Boy's Basketball at
EHS

Working Lunch Program

January 22
*Honor Society Honor Roll
Celebration at 7:15 am in the
AMS gym
*Last Day to purchase tickets to
the AMS Night with the
Stockton Heat. Flyer in AMS
office

January 25
*LUHS Parent night at 6:00 pm

We all want our students to experience academic success

each and every reporting period. In an effort to add an
additional layer of academic support for students who
struggle to regularly complete classwork and homework, our
Student Study Team will be assigning a "working lunch" for
select students. Starting Monday, January 11, we will hold a
daily working lunch for assigned students, where they can eat
their lunch and finish class assignments at the same time.
When the students demonstrate they no longer need this
additional layer of support, we will exit them from the
program.

*7/8 Boy's Basketball at AMS

AMS Yearbook
January 27
*Heritage High School 8th Grade
Parent Night 6:00-6:45 pm
(contact Heather Harper for
more information 925.634.0037
x 6040

January 28
*7/8 Boy's Basketball at O'Hara
Park
*6th grade Boy's Basketball at
AMS

January 30
*Last day to purchase a
Yearbook Dedication AD for
yearbook.
*AMS Might with the Stockton
Heat at 7:30

Adams Yearbook Staff is proud to announce Online Yearbook

Sales! Please visit the Adams Website www.ams-brentwoodca.schoolloop.com and click the Yearbook button on the main
page to order and pay for your yearbook online!

Weekly Tardy Sweeps

We know that being on-time is an important life skill in
today's world and we want to impress that upon our students.
In addition to the recognition we give students for positive
attendance and timeliness, we will be holding weekly tardy
sweeps this semester. We will be alerting students each week
via morning announcements about the tardy sweep. Students
caught up in a tardy sweep will be assigned a detention. We
believe that the positive recognition and the weekly
accountability will help our students embrace the importance
of getting to class on-time.

Student Lunch Drop-Off

February 1
* 7/8 Boy's Basketball at AMS
6th grade at Delta Vista

February 4

It is critical that we minimize the disruptions to the learning

environment when class is in session. Therefore, we will no
longer be "delivering" lunches to classrooms,as it poses a
regular disruption to the learning environment. Parents may
still drop lunches off at the Student Center and students may

*7/8 Boy's Basketball at BMS

6th grade at AMS

February 8

come to retrieve that delivery on their way to the lunch area,

but we will no longer be interrupting classes to make those
deliveries. Please make sure your child knows ahead of time to
check the Student Center on a day you have arranged to bring
them a lunch delivery.

*7/8 Boy's Basketball at AMS

6th grade at Excelsior

February 11
*7/8 Boy's Basketball at EHS
*6th Grade at AMS

February 16

Attention Parents!
AMS has an electronic marquee located by the bus loop. You
now have the opportunity to purchase a birthday message to
be displayed on the school's marquee on the day of your
child's birthday! For more details, please see the full
document under Parents and Resources tab on our AMS
webpage.

*Improv. Rehearsal 3:30

*AMS Music Booster Meeting at
7:00pm

February 17
*7/8 Boy's Basketball at
Knightsen

February 24-26
*Parent/Teacher Conferences

Student release during school day

If anyone besides the parent picks a student up during school,
the office needs prior authorization. Even if an aunt, uncle or
friend is on the emergency list, we cannot release a student
to them. The emergency form is for us to call if there is an
emergency at school. It is not setup to be used for pickup
during the school day. So if you are sending someone to pick
up your child, call the office and let them know who is picking
up and that it is approved by you.

Helmets!!

Liberty High School Parent Night

In accordance with California

Liberty High School is having Parent night on January 25th

Vehicle Code 21212 (A) All

at 6:00 pm. Please click here to see flyer.

students under the age of 18

riding scooters, long boards,

Parent Connect

bicycles, roller blades to school

must wear a certified helmet
with chin strap. Please help keep
our students safe by insisting
your child wear a helmet and
obey traffic laws as they come
to and from school. Violators

Did you know that you can check your child's attendance and
grades online? It's a great way to monitor progress and keep
your child on the right track. If you don't know the pin or
password, call the office. "At the end of the day, the most
overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive
involvement of parents." Jane D. Hull

may be cited.

AMS Band Fundraisers

Also,students are not allowed to

ride skateboards/scooters/bikes

Eat at Yogurt Pizazz January 8th - January 31st.

on campus. Any student caught

riding on campus may have their
equipment taken away and
release to parents. Students may
store their skateboard/scooter
in their 1st period class. Bikes
should be locked in the bike rack.

AMS Sports on Twitter!

Want to know what is going on
with AMS Sports after school?
Check the scores, see pictures
of the action during the games.
Just follow us on
twitter@adamsathletics.

Please remember to send your

child to school ready for
the learning environment and
dressed appropriately. Slippers,
pajamas, blankets, loose fitting
shirts exposing midsection, back-side or
undergarments, are not
appropriate school clothing and
must be left at home. The AMS
administration reserves the right
to determine the
appropriateness of the student
attire.
Students wearing inappropriate
clothing will be required to
change. Please refer to the
student handbook or AMS
website for picture samples and
do not represent all dress code
violations.

During the month of January, eat at Yogurt Pizazz and Help

the Adams Band! Every time you spend $10.00 or more, you
will receive a gold coin. All you have to do is put the coin in
the Adams Booster jar program, it's that easy, Adams will be
one of the three jars located in the front of the store at
both the Streets of Brentwood and the Balfour location. At
the end of the month, the coins will be tallied. The jar with
the most tokens receives $250.00, the Second most receives
$100.00 and the Third most receives $50.00. Please help
support the band, jazz band and choir raise funds for
equipment and materials to help make their musical
educational experience an awesome one.

Also, AMS Band is having a family dine out fundraiser at Five

Guys Burger on January 20th

Parents Club Fundraiser

January 30th Hockey Night with Stockton Heat. Click here to
see more information. Last day to purchase ticket are
January 22nd.

PAL
Follow @brentwood_pal on Instagram to find about new and
exciting after school activities. PAL is starting boxing
lessons soon as well as hosting a Super Smash Bros.
Tournament in November. If you're not on Instagram, email
Officer Rucker- mrucker@brentwoodca.gov

Reminder Text

Sign up to receive text or email reminders about school

events and deadlines! Even if you signed up last year, you need
to sign up again to be a part of the 2015-2016 group. To sign
up go to this link on your phone or computer: remind.com/join

Safety First
Please help make student dropoff and pick-up safe! We realize
traffic is a concern, please help
us by not leaving your car
unattended, never park in a red
zone, and never allow your
student to walk thru moving
traffic. Please be courteous. We
understand traffic jams occur,
your patience is very much
appreciated. Please drive safely
and be aware of where students
are walking at all times.

Open Enrollment Period

January 11, 2016
Through March 1, 2016
Students who reside within
district boundaries may apply for
enrollment in any school in the
district. Applications for
Intradistrict Transfer will be
accepted during the period of
January 11, 2015 through March
1, 2016 for the next school year,
or for students entering the
district after March 1st, with 5
days of enrollment. If you wish
to return to the school from
which you were displaced, or if
you wish to attend another
school for any reason, your must
submit an Intradistrict Transfer
request.

Applicants who submit an

Intradistrict
Transfer request no later than
4:00 p.m., March 1, 2016 will
be notified on April 1, 2016.
Forms are available at all school
sites, and at the District Office

Enter this class code to join: @amsupdate

Adams Middle School Quarter 3

Extracurricular Enrichment
There is no charge for enrichment opportunities, though
additional supply donations may be requested.
Classes begin the second week of the quarter.
Enrichment classes are not "drop-in" classes. Students are
expected to attend every week.

Melodrama Madness with Ms. Clapp

Melodrama Madness is a class that will aid in all aspects of
theater (analysis, character development, plot structure,
script writing, peer editing, and performance). Students will
be expected to collaborate with their peers to select,
prepare, and share their creative and original ideas. Students
will sharpen their understanding of melodrama and its many
avenues in a safe and fun environment.
Mondays Lunch A and B in room 53 (drama room)

Running with Coach Daldorf and Coach Brown

Do you need to get into shape for your Spring sport or would
like to work on your running form to get ready for track
season? Coach Brown and Coach Dalldorf will work with
runners. We'll meet at the lunch tables and run down to
Heritage Track to work on form and cardio! Tuesdays after
school from 2:50 - 4:00 pm until Track starts up

Police Activities League (PAL) Robotics

Strengthen your collaborative skills as you create robots. You
may attend one section only. Space in this enrichment class is
limited, weekly attendance and a PAL registration form is
required.
Please see the session teacher of your choice for a PAL
Robotics registration form.
Space in these classes will be filled in the order received.
Tuesdays before school from 7:00-7:50 am in Room 25
with Mrs. Foreman
Tuesdays after school from 2:45-3:45 pm in Room 30 with
Mrs. Pool

beginning on January 11, 2016.

Intradistrict Transfer Forms
MUST be returned to any school
office, or the District Office, no
later than 4:00 p.m. , March
1, 2016 to be considered by
the April 1st notification
date.

3D with Mr. Bullington

Thursdays after school from 2:45- 3:30 pm in Room 30

Creative Writing with Mrs. Sund

We will play around with language, try our hand at fun poetry
and narrative writing activities, and think outside the box to
expand our writing skills.
Thursdays after school from 2:45-3:45 in Room 20

Intradistrict Transfer requests

on behalf of students who have
been displaced from the closed
schools will be considered.

Gardening with Mrs. Bartling & Mr. Thornhill

Thursdays after school from 2:45 - 3:45 pm in Room 24

If space becomes available,

Intradistrict Transfers for
siblings of students enrolled at
these schools for the 20162017 school year will be
considered.

6th Grade Leadership Enrichment Class with

Mrs. Coplan & Mrs. Ambuehl

Snack Hut Thursdays:

any interested students to ASB; Involve 6th graders in ASB;

Allow 6th graders to be a part of student government
meetings; To provide 6th grade teachers with representatives
for ASB activities (to do spirit count, make announcements,
etc). Those 6th graders who were elected at the end of
Quarter 1 as 6th grade representatives will be required to
attend as well.

The snack hut is open this every

Thursday! We have new items!
Everything is $2.00 except
lollipops, which are .50 cents.
Come by after school to room 3
and check it out!

CYBER-BULLYING

E.C. 234.1 No student or group

of students shall,
through physical, written, verbal,
or other means,
harass, sexually harass,
threaten, intimidate, cyberbully,
cause bodily injury to, or commit
hate violence against any other
student or school personnel.

6th graders are you interested in being in

Leadership?

How about running for student

body? If so, this

ANY 6th GRADE

ENRICHMENT class is for you!

STUDENT INTERESTED SHOULD ATTEND THIS AFTER
SCHOOL CLASS. The purpose of this class is to: Introduce

Thursdays after school from 2:45-3:45 in room 11

Junior Achievement - It's My Future

Key Topics will include, developing a personal brand; skills,
interests, working environment, and job outlook
considerations; exploring careers and industries, career
mapping; job hunting tools; and soft skills, work ethics and
professionalism. Following participation in the program,
students will be able to: explore potential careers; discover
how to plan for a job...and how to keep it; and develop
personal branding and hob-hunting tools for earning a job.
Fridays after school from 2:45 - 3:45 pm in Room 47.

COME TO WORK IN THE

Cyberbullying includes the

transmission of harassing
communications, direct threats,
or other harmful texts, sounds,
or images on the Internet, social
media, or other technologies
using a telephone, computer, or
any wireless communication
device. Cyberbullying also
includes breaking into another
person's electronic account and
assuming that person's identity
in order to damage that person's
reputation..

Liberty Union High

School District Open
Enrollment
The Open Enrollment period for
requesting INTRAdistrict
transfers within the Liberty
Union High School District is in
the month of February.

Students currently enrolled in

your school through an
INTERdistrict transfer from
Oakley,Byron, and Knightsen will
need to request an
INTRAdistrict transfer to
attend a high school outside
their high school attendance
area.

This information is being

provided to you so that students
will have the opportunity to
register for the appropriate high
school in the spring. Students
will be enrolled in their home
high school based on their
attendance area util the
INTRAdistrict process has been

BRENTWOOD UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED
Do you love working with kids?
Do you have a bachelor's degree and passed CBEST?
Apply to be a substitute teacher in our district!

For more information, ask for the substitute teacher

application
packet at the
BUSD District Service Center
255 Guthrie Lane
Brentwood, CA 94513

completed in May.

The appropriate transfer form

can be obtained beginning
February 1st from the District
office located at 20 Oak Street
in Brentwood or online at
http://luhs.net or by calling
Valerie Noble at 634-2166,
extension 2021. If you have any
y
question or would like copies of
the INTRAdistrict Transfer
Policy, please feel free to
contact me or Valerie.

J. Douglas Adams Middle School

School, 401 American Avenue, Brentwood, CA 94513
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