AMS Important Dates
REMINDER TO SEND ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO C. JONES OR DITTO BY MON. AND WED 11AM.
AMS HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK
Jan. 7 Staff Development Day:
ALL Staff Breakfast Huddle - Library 8:30am
STAFF PLC’s on your own - 9:00am - 11:30 am
Staff Workday - 1:00pm - 3:45pm
Middle School ELAR New TEKS Textbook Overview/Review 8:30-3:30
Support Services - Active Shooter Training in AMS Cafeteria
Jan. 8-11 Interim Assessments in ELA for Math & Reading (TEA Assessments)
Jan. 8 CTE Ambassadors 8th Grade SS & Science Classes
Jan. 9 CTE Sign Up’s for CTE Visit to GHS in Gonzalez & Brister Class
Jan. 10 AMS Boys Basketball at AMS
AMS PTO Meeting - 2pm
Jan. 11 PURPLE OUT
Boys Purple BB Tourney - Stephenville
Jan. 12 Girls Gold BB Tourney - AMS/GMS
DATES TO REMEMBER
Jan. 14 GISD Board Meeting - 6pm
Jan. 15 8th Grade Students Visit GHS CTE Building
CTE Open House / Elective Fair at GHS 5pm-6:30pm
Pennington & Gilmer Out for Textbook Adoption Review
Jan. 16 AVID Site Team Meeting - 7:30 am
Jan. 17 AVID Site Visit from AVID Project Manager
ESL Field Trip - Weatherford
Pennington & Gilmer at Textbook Adoption Meeting
Finance Focus Group Meeting - 5pm
Girls BB @ AMS
Jan. 18 AMS PTO Incentive Day
Jan. 21 MLK Holiday - NO SCHOOL
Jan. 22 Academic Focus Group Meeting - 5pm
Jan. 23 GISD Area 18 Spelling Bee
Jan. 24 AVID 7th Grade To UTA - Field Trip
Personnel Focus Group Meeting - 5pm
AMS Boys BB @ AMS
Jan. 25 Annual CTC Team Training & Work Day (Counselors)
New Student Breakfast
8th Grade Theater & Choir Students - Field Trip to GHS 12:30-2:30
Jan. 25-26 Boys Gold BB Tourney - Cleburne
Girls Purple Basketball Tourney - AMS
Jan. 28-29 Dawson out for Mid-Winter TASA Admin Conference
Jan. 28 AMS Boys Basketball at AMS
Jan. 29 Yearbook Staff will take Group Pictures of Each AMS Organization
Jan. 31 Technology Focus Group Meeting - 5pm
Feb. 1 Spring Picture Day
PURPLE OUT
Feb. 5 UIL Academic Meet Day 1 (Oral Events)
CTE Focus Group Meeting - 5pm
Feb. 6 Band-8th gr students to GHS in the AM
Feb. 7 AMS Department Head Meeting - 7:45am
UIL Academic Meet Day 2 (Finals of Oral Events and All other Events)
Facilities Focus Group Meeting - 5pm
Feb. 7 AVID Site Visit - Grand Prairie - Feb 7th
Kristi Jones
Christine Bridges
Stacy Bishop
Jennifer Pennington
Landry Mullins
Feb. 11 Campus Leadership Team Meeting - 4:20pm
Feb. 12 TITLE I Schoolwide Planning Training (Dawson/Berryman/Pennington)
Extracurricular Focus Group Meeting - 5pm
Feb 13 AVID Site Visit to North Garland
Michelle Jackson
Michael Pickett
Jimmy Dawson
Jennifer Pennington
Landry Mullins
Feb. 15 END OF SIX WEEK - EARLY RELEASE
SPRING DATES TO BE AWARE OF FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING:
February 20 Beginner Choir Festival (9:30am-2:30pm) @GHS
February 25 Varsity/Non-varsity Choir Pre-UIL Concert @GHS (times TBD)
February 26 OLC-Baccus 1st
ALL 6th & 7th Grade Students to GHS for Ft. Worth Orchestra Presentation.
Feb 28th AVID Site Visit to Richardson High
Stephanie Bosch
Kim Keys
Jeri Ann Dewberry
Jennifer Pennington
Landry Mullins
Feb 28 7th Grade “Stroll Through Texas History” Event Acton Cemetery
March 4-5 Varsity/NV Choir Concert & Sight-reading Contest @Aledo HS (Times TBA)
March 18-21 Spring Scholastic Book Fair- March 18-21
March 19 AMS PTO Spirit Night at Acton Sonic - Teachers will CAR HOP for Cash!
March 23 League of Extraordinary Readers Field Trip- North Texas Teen Book Festival
March 26 OLC-5th Gr STAAR Review
March 28 AVID Site Visit Fossil Ridge High - FtW
Ronda Coffer
Lenzi Lewis
Jimmy Dawson
Jennifer Pennington
Landry Mullins
March 30 AMS Solo & Ensemble Competition @AMS (8:00am-1:00pm)
April 11 OLC-AES 1st
April 16 OLC-5th Gr STAAR Review
April 17-18 One Act Play (All day events)
April 18 OLC-5th Gr STAAR Review
April 23 OLC-5th Gr STAAR Review
April 25 OLC-5th Gr STAAR Review
April 30 OLC-5th Gr STAAR Review
(5th STAAR Reviews-6 Days reserved but only 5 needed/will confirm as we get closer)
May 6 Combined AMS Choirs Spring Concert @GHS (Warm-up 6:30pm/Concert 7pm)
May 7 Beginner Band Concert - AMS Cafeteria 7:00pm
AMS Bands Calendar Dates for 2018-19
Feb 6th - (tentative) All 8th Gr band students to GHS in the AM for Pride of Granbury 2019
show reveal
March
- 1st - Night of Percussion Concert. For ALL Percussion students. 7:00pm. Location - Granbury High School.
- 21st - Pre-UIL Evaluation Concert. For Symphonic and Honors Band members. Will take place during the school day, schedule TBA. Location - Granbury High School.
April
- 3rd-4th - UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest. Schedule TBA. PLEASE DO NOT SCHEDULE ANY APPOINTMENTS OR PLAN ON MISSING SCHOOL ON THESE DAYS!!!!! Location - Burleson Centennial High School.
- 23rd - Keller Central High School Band Festival-7th/8th Symphonic & Honors Band
May
- 4th - HYPE DAY! For all 8th graders continuing high school band! All day. Location - Granbury High School.
- 7th - AMS Beginner Band Spring Concert 7pm at AMS Cafetorium
- 9th - Advanced Bands Spring Concert. For all Concert, Symphonic, and Honors Band members. 7:00pm. Location - GHS.