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Contact info.
Main Office 513-6450
Attendance 513-6451
Michael Wood
Principal
Jennifer Whitney
Vice Principal
Albert Strong
Vice Principal
Quick Links
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http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/foods
Attendance Information
See our website under information tab for the following
information:
Attendance Education Code
Back to School Night/Parent Meetings
Back to School Night is, Thursday, August 6th, from 5:30-7:00.
This is a great opportunity to meet your child's teachers and learn
about the curriculum and classroom expectations. Please remember to
bring a copy of your child's schedule. Our 6th grade camp
informational meeting will be held 5:00-5:30 in the gym. Our 7th
and 8th grade Math orientation meeting will be held from 5:00-5:30
in the AMS Theater. Also, our AMS GATE meeting will be held from
7:00-7:30pm in the AMS Theater. On Wednesday your student will be
given a Back to School Night sheet in Advisory. It consists of a
helpful map and schedule sheet for your child to complete. A copy
is also available on the AMS website. Feel free to print and ask
your child to fill in their schedule.
#icanhelpshirts Students can order a #icanhelp shirt to support
the message from our awesome assembly last Friday! Shirts can be
worn on Wednesdays for spirit day! Orders will be accepted at the
student office window August 3-7 before and after school. Show your
dedication to deleting negativity online and in social media!
Orders will take about two weeks to arrive and are expected at the
end of August. Click here for an order form.
Student Handbook
Please make sure to review the student handbook with your child.
There is important information regarding school safety, strategies
for academic success, school rules and policies. The handbook
requires a student and parent signature and should be returned to
your student's advisory teacher. The handbook is located in your
student's planner, if you do not have a planner, please ask your
advisory teacher for a copy of the handbook or go to our website
under the student handbook tab.
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Every School Day Counts
Attendance Poster
English/Spanish
Important Dates!
2015
August 4 *Softball Tryouts after school *Boy's Volleyball
Tryouts after school *AIM Club meeting in the Drama room (53) from
2:45-3:00 August 6 *6th grade camp informational meeting
5:00pm-5:30pm in AMS Gym *Back to School Night 5:30pm-7:30pm *8th
grade Zero period Health will start at 5:15pm August 6-15 *AMS
Music Booster Coffee Fundraiser August 11 *AMS Boys Volleyball at
Delta Vista *AMS Softball at Delta Vista August 12 *Walk to School
Wednesda *AMS Band Booster Fundraiser *AMS Boys Volleyball at AMS
*AMS Softball at AMS August 13 *AMS Boys Volleyball at Excelsior
*AMS Softball at Excelsior August 18 *AMS Boys Volleyball at AMS
*AMS Softball at AMS August 19 *Wresting Match at EHS at 4:00pm
August 20 *AMS Boys Volleyball at AMS *AMS Softball at AMS
Safety First
Please help make student drop-off and pick-up safe! We realize
traffic is a concern, please help us by not leaving your car
unattended, parking in a red zone, encouraging your student to walk
thru moving traffic, and please be courteous. We understand traffic
jams occur, patience is very much appreciated. Please remember all
middle students riding skateboards, scooters, and bikes to and from
school must wear a safety helmet, it's the law. Also, Students are
not allowed to ride skateboards/scooters/bikes 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
racks.
Math Help
Please see our AMS website for Math help schedule.
Calling All Yellow Jacket Artists! If you are interested in
having your art work displayed in the Brentwood Art, Wine, and Jazz
Festival at the Street of Brentwood the weekend of August 29 &
30th, please fill out an entry form and turn in your art work to
Mrs. Thornhill in room 2 or 3 by August 14th. Entry Forms are in
the student office. Email [email protected] with any
questions.
Dress Code
AMS Dress Code Please remember to send your child to school
ready for the learning environment and dressed appropriately.
Slippers, pajamas, blankets, loose fitting shirts exposing
mid-section, 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.
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August 24 *Wrestling Match at Excelsior at 4:00pm August 27 *AMS
Boys Volleyball at O'Hara Park *AMS Softball at O'Hara Park August
26 *Make up picture day August 31 *Wrestling Match at BMS at 4:00pm
September 1 *AMS Boys Volleyball at AMS *AMS Softball atAMS9Game B
cancelled) September 2 *Wrestling Tournament at BMS September 3 AMS
Softball at BMS September 3rd and 4th *Softball try out after
school September 4 *Adams Middle School Family Baseball Outing at
7:05pm Oakland Coliseum September 8 AMS Boys Volleyball at AMS *AMS
Softball at AMS September 9 *AMS Boys Volleyball at BMS *Wrestling
Tournament at Excelsior September 10 *AMS Boys Volleyball at EHS
*AMS Softball at EHS (b game cancelled) September 14 *Wrestling
Match at AMS September 15 *AMS Boys Volleyball at Knightsen *AMS
Softball at Knightsen (A game only) September 17
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. 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.
AMS Family Baseball Outing
All AMS Families and friends are invited for an evening of
baseball and fun on Friday Setpember 4, 2015 Oakland A's vs.
Seattle Mariners. Click here for ticket order.
For more information contact Ed Runge at 925.207.1222
Spirit Days: This Friday is our first Black and Gold Spirit day!
Wear your class shirt or any black and yellow! Don't have a class
shirt? They are $15. We still have some available from walk thru in
room 3 or you can order one! Order forms are available in the
student office. Don't wait, you have until August 7th to place your
order! Click here to see all spirit days and ASB events for the
quarter!
AMS Band Booster Fundraiser!
Wednesday August 12th will be the Adams Band Boosters first dine
out of the year. Please join us at the Streets of Brentwood Subway
anywhere between 10am-5pm. Just mention the Adams
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*AMS Boys Volleyball at AMS *AMs Softball at AMS September 3rd
and 4th *Softball try out after school September 4 *Adams Middle
School Family Baseball Outing at 7:05pm Oakland Coliseum
Dress Code
AMS Dress Code Please remember to send your child to school
ready for thelearning environment and dressed appropriately.
Slippers, pajamas, blankets, loose fitting shirts exposing mid
section, 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.
Walk to School
Wednesday: Hey Yellow Jackets, on Wednesdays we Walk to School!
Our first official Walk to School Wednesday will be August 12th
Band and 20% of your total will be donated to the band boosters
to purchase music and instruments. See you there!!
Snack Hut Thursdays: The snack hut is open this Thursday and
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!
Friday School Detention
At AMS student are required to move from class to class
daily. It is expected that all students arrive to every class on
time. Tardies create a disruption to the classroom and to our focus
on academic success. Students who earn 3 or more tardies per week
will receive Friday School Detention.
Friday School Detention is every Friday From 2.:45-3:45.
Students and their parents are responsible for their own
transportation home. Students will receive notification of their
detention in their advisory class 48 hours in advance. Students
should bring something to work on during detention, this may
include homework or a book to read but electronics and food are
strictly prohibited. Failure to attend detention may lead to
further consequences from site administration.
Remind: Sign up to receive text or email reminders about school
events and deadlines! If you signed up last year, you need to sign
up again to be a part of the 2015-2016 group. Click here for more
information.
School Site Council Member Needed
If you are interested in running for a position on School
Site
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before school. ASB students will be stationed at the pick-up
loop starting at 6:45am for you to sign in. If you walk, ride your
bike, scooter, or skate to school you could win a gift card to
Willy's! Plus, Willy's has new shirts and if you buy a bagel and
smoothie, you get your shirt for free! If you participate in both
Walk to School Wednesdays, you will be invited to the Menchies
party at the end of the quarter! Don't miss out.
Helmets!!
In accordance with California
Vehicle Code 21212 (A) All
students under the age of 18
riding scooters, long boards,
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
may be cited.
Also,students are not allowed to
ride skateboards/scooters/bikes
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.
Council, please submit an application and a one paragraph
description of the reasons you would like to represent the J.
Douglas Adams Middle School community. Applications can be picked
up in the main office or on the website under Parent and Resources
tab and should be returned by September 2, 2015.
COME TO WORK IN THE BRENTWOOD UNION SCHOOL DISTRIC
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 or call Cheryl Cados at 513-6313
