1. Accelerated Middle School
Incoming Parent Night
May 10, 2017

2. AMS Staff Principal – David Loutzenheiser
Dean of Students – Amanda Cook
Administrative Assistant – Chris Taylor

3. Mission Goal
We will provide an individualized education for our students based upon placement exams where students are exposed to accelerated curriculum in
Mathematics
Foreign Language
Science
Pre – AP English
Pre – AP Social Studies
STEM Electives

4. Security Supervised at all times Security guards radio movement
Released before the bells
Not mixed with High School population
AMS bathrooms
Escort for signed out students

5. Starting the Day Three bus routes using Depots – Look at population
Drop-off in the morning – 7:00 to 7:25 – See Map location East Side – Be early
Meeting in the Cafeteria – Security
Collect and go to 1st period together
Instrument drop off in classrooms

6. Classes for 7th and 8th Grade
Elective Wheel 6th or 7th period
4th period – Fine Arts/PE Alternating
Lunch after 5th period
Language and core classes

7. Classes for 6th Grade 1st period – Elective wheel
2nd through 7th period
Language and Core classes
Lunch after 5th period
4th period – Fine Art , PE Alternating
Primarily in H building

8. Elective Wheels and Fine Arts/PE
6th grade: Ac Prep, Speech, Engineering, Art
7th grade: Speech, Java, Engineering, Art
8th grade: Digital Photo, Speech, Engineering, MMF
Fine Arts and PE on a Day 1, Day 2 rotation
Two levels of each Fine Art
Possible 4th Fine Art – Creative Musician

9. Lunch Between 5th and 6th periods – 12:30 to 1:15
Snack during AM classes
43 minutes
Supervised – Mrs. Cook, Security
Choices similar to high school
Lunch accounts – may use myschoolbucks.com

10. Ending the Day 3:15 release bell
Pickup – see map – on the loop off of Riggs
Buses in front of Front Office
Late pickup – students go to public library as a group

11. Dress Code Hunter green or white polo
Khaki bottoms – pants, skirts, shorts
Shorts and skirts must come to the fingertips
Friday – Spirit shirts and denim
Target.com or JC Penney’s
PE Uniform – purchase during Bear Down

12. Extra Activities Clubs, NJHS, Running, Yearbook
Spirit weeks and assemblies
Dances
Student Council – Elections in August
Field Trips
Spelling Bee, Battle of the Books
6th grade Science Camp

13. Bear Down Days July 18th from 2:00 – 5:00 Get your schedule
Get your photo taken for ID’s
Tours by NJHS
Buy PE Uniform
Buy a Yearbook!
Buy a spirit shirt that night!
SEE YOU IN JULY!!!!!