Ardis Ann Middle School

Parent University: Parent University was designed to help parents learn about course selection and career planning in our high schools. Join us. We are glad to meet you and answer your questions. Most sessions are designed for parents of 8th graders. New sessions have been added this year for parents of students in grades 5-7 who want overview information earlier. And, some sessions are more pertinent for students in grades 9-11. All are welcome. Families may attend either evening at BHS or BWHS. Both high schools will have leaders present at both events. Call 479-254-5008 if we can answer questions about this event.

Teachers are in the building today getting ready to greet our AAMS Students in the morning. They are so excited and ready to get back into a daily routine. Please read this important Winter Weather Update sent out by Bentonville Schools and our Superintendent, Debbie Jones.

Choose Love Flower sale. During morning drop off only. CASH ONLY $1 per stem

Second Annual Ardis Ann Middle School Color Run! Fundraiser for Student Council to help create a Summer Camp Scholarship Fund for current AAMS students needed financial assistance to attend summer camps. Thursday, November 16th 3:15-4:15pm. (Students will meet in the gym immediately after school. Friends and family can meet out back at the track.) The cost is $20 per AAMS student and only an additional $10 for family member or non AAMS student/friend who wants to run alongside our AAMS students. The first 100 paying participants will recieve a Color Run swag bag full of goodies at the event. Kona Ice will also be available to purchase after the race. Hope to see you there! Help support our AAMS Student Council raise money to help benefit a Summer Camp Scholarship Fund. If you can't attend the event, donations are still greatly appreciated. See flier below and contact Amy Rengers at arengers@bentonvillek12.org with any questions you might have. **Fliers will come home today in Tuesday folders.**

Reminder about Red Ribbon Week next week! The theme this year is Be Kind to Your Mind! We will kick off the week by allowing the students to wear their Halloween Costumes to school. However, with this comes much responsibility: no masks, no face paint/blood, no weapons and no inflatables. The costumes must also meet district dress code guidelines as set out in the middle school handbook. Monster Monday~ Don't let drugs turn your mind into a Monster (wear appropriate costumes) True Fan Tuesday~ Be a true fan of taking care of your mind (wear favorite sports team attire) Workout Wednesday~ Work out and increase your mind's endorphines (sweatpants/sweatshirts or working out gear) Thankful Thursday~ Be thankful for your beautiful mind (wear pink or red for your brain) Flip it Around Fun Friday~ Find fun things to do to keep your mind happy and healthy (students dress as teachers and teachers dress as students)

Weekly Shining STAR Winners. Way to go, Blazers. Keep Shining Bright!

The 1st Annual Color Run will be held in less than 1 week! Let's help make this event/fundraiser a complete blow out! If you have not signed up to run, please do so as soon as possible so you can be guaranteed a SWAG bag of goodies personalized just for the Color Run. Bring your family and non AAMS friends along for an additional $10 per person for a whole lot of fun. Bring some cash for Kona Ice as well. They will also help donate some of the proceeds to our great cause of helping send some of our very own AAMS students to local/area summer camps. You can also just donate if you cannot participate. A minimum $20 donation will also get your child a SWAG bag just for helping raise money for the Summer Camp Scholarship Fund. There is a place on the flier to mark Donation Only. Fliers can be found in Ms. Rengers office or you can print off the black/white flier also found attached to this post and turn in. Thank you to everyone who has already donated and turned in participation forms, but we want to at least DOUBLE and possibly TRIPLE the amount of participants we have currently signed up. Get those permission slips turned in ASAP!

In preparation for Earth Week 2023... Ardis Ann Middle School will celebrate Earth Day April 17th-21st. Students are welcome to join in the celebration by participation in our spirit dress up days! (flier posted below) Students will also host a Plastic Art Contest during the Earth Week. "Think Outside the Trash!" This is a competition and a way to discover the endless possibilities of using recycled plastic to create art. If you student is interested in participating see the Plastic Art Contest flier posted below.

Don't forget to order your 2022-23 Ardis Ann Middle School Yearbook! Order before April 3rd and create 2 custom yearbook pages for FREE. Yearbooks are available right now to order. Please see the fliers below for more information. Use the link below to go directly to the Treering website to being ordering your yearbook now. https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016013033844989

The AAMS Science Teachers are excited to share the online webstore for our Earth Day tshirts this year! Tshirts are for teachers, staff and students...they are for anyone and everyone who would like to purchase and celebrate the EARTH! AAMS will celebrate Earth Week April 17th ~ April 21st with some fun spirit dress up days. The dress up day themes will be shared very soon. Tshirts and die cut stickers are available to purchase online until April 2nd using the webstore linked here: https://skylinemerch.printavo.com/merch/earthday23

Does your student enjoy riding mountain bikes? Have you ever thought about letting them ride one of our local mountain bike trails? Lincoln Mountain Bike Team is a club affiliated with Lincoln Junior High for riders zoned for Lincoln in the Bentonville School District. The team is made up of boys and girls in 6th ~ 8th grade (in the fall) and volunteer coaches. Riders represent a wide range of skill and experience levels. ALL are Welcome! Practices begin in July and are usually held on Bentonville trails accessible from Lincoln. Races start in Sept. and are held at various sites around Arkansas. Registration begins April 1st. There are costs associated with participating on the team for equipment and registration fees but we have loner bikes and scholarship funds available to help offset costs. We want everyong who has the desire to participate to have the opportunity. There are expectations for riders and their families. These expectations and everything else essential to know are covered at pre-season parent/rider meetings. See the flier below and come learn more about the team. Attend the informational parent/rider meeting Thursday, March 30th in the Ardis Ann Middle School library at 7:00pm. For more info: contact Coach Keith, LJHS Mtn. Bike Team Director at tim@arkansasmtb.org

Quick reminder! Please join us Friday, March 10th at 9am for Coffee and Conversation with Principal McAuliffe. We hope to see you here.

Congratulations to two of our very own Ardis Ann Blazers! Our students have done it again! The AAMS Blazers never stop shooting for the STARS as they continue to work hard in order to achieve great things. Many of our students entered a T-shirt design contest sponsored by Kendrick Fincher: Hydration for Life Foundation. Their mission is to "promote proper hydration and prevent heat illness through education and supporting activities". Two of our very own Blazers are finalists in the 2023 Youth Run T-shirt Design contest. Congratulations to Rush Neufer (6th grade) and Prerna Prashant (5th grade). Please think about placing a VOTE for our Blazers! Voting is open March 1st through March 31st with the winner being announced Monday, April 3rd. The design receiving the most votes will be printed on the 25th Annual Race to Hydrate Youth Run T-Shirt. They will also receive a $100 cash prize, $100 for their school's art department and a complimentary shirt for themselves and their parents. Good luck, Rush and Prerna! We are cheering for you both! https://kendrickfincher.org/t-shirt-design-contest-voting/

Wow...! This school year seems to be flying by. It is hard to believe that it is already March. Take a quick look at everything happening here in the month of March and don't forget to "Spring Forward" an hour Sunday, March 12th for Daylight Savings Time.

National School Counseling Week: Feb 6-10 It's National School Counselors Week next week and it is always a great time to promote what School Counselors do to help support students, parents and staff. We thought it might be fun after a week iced in at home to have some Spirit Dress up days next week to help describe what School Counselors do. These are easy dress up days, something that everyone might already have in their closet. Easy days to help promote something so important for our students, parents and staff. Of course, we think our School Counselors are the very best. We hope you all have had the pleasure of a positive interaction with one of our School Counselors. If not, drop them an email. They are always here to help support you and your child in every way possible. Amy Rengers arengers@bentonvillek12.org Jarin Olvera jolvera@bentonvillek12.org

A huge Blazer Shout-out to Sam Barney, winner of the Benton County Spelling Bee. Sam will goon to complete in the Arkansas State Spelling Bee in Little Rock this March. Way to go, Sam! You are truly a Shining Star!

SMILE! Spring Picture day is Coming! Thursday, January 26th Spring Pictures. Order before Picture Day on mylifetouch.com with your Student's School ID or Picture Day ID: EVTWRW99H

Join Principal McAuliffe for Coffee and Conversation this Friday, January 20th at 9:00am.

Welcome Back, Friends! We are so happy to see everyone today. We most certainly have missed the smiles and laughter throughout the hallways. Hoping everyone had a wonderful Winter Break.

The AAMS Library is partnering with Altrusa of Bella Vista to collect books for students in our area. Beginning Mon, Dec. 5th please considering donating gently used books of all ages. Collection boxes will be outside the library doors. The book drive will conclude Dec. 16th.