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Sixth graders and students new to the district start school on Monday, August 31. It is a day just for them, before the whole building fills up on September 1. Students get to walk their schedule, find their classrooms, meet staff, and get to know the 8th grade WEB leaders who will be looking out for them all year. The soft start day is an abbreviated special schedule. It will start at 8:05 a.m. and end at 1:17 p.m.

Monday, August 31

 

7:45 a.m. Doors open. Students arrive through the central black gate off the AMS parking lot traffic drive-through at 505 Pacific Ave., where staff will be waiting to greet them and point them in the right direction.
7:45 to 8:05 a.m. Optional breakfast in the cafeteria. Students who are not eating can wait in the library or on the blacktop.
8:05 a.m. Everyone heads to the gym for the Welcome Assembly. Students get their name tags, and our student WEB leaders take the lead on some activities.
After the assembly Sixth graders meet up with their WEB leader groups. Seventh- and eighth-graders new to the district group up with their own leaders.
Late morning WEB activities. Team building, a tour of the building, and practice finding classrooms.
11:25 to 11:45 a.m. Closing assembly.
11:45 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Lunch in the cafeteria.
12:14 to 1:17 p.m. Practice bell schedule. Students walk all seven periods in a practice of navigating the halls, five minutes in each class with four minutes to get to the next one. By the end, they will have found every classroom on their 7-period schedule and know how long the trip takes.
1:17 p.m. Dismissal.

 

August 31 is an abbreviated day. Students are out at 1:17 p.m., not the regular 3:13 bell, so please plan pickup accordingly. Bus routes will run on Monday for bus riders.

Additional questions? AMS Office: 541-469-7427. Transportation Office: 541-469-2666 

 

Breakfast and lunch are free for every student, every day. No application, no paperwork.
For the first full day of school on Tuesday. Send a backpack, a water bottle, and a 3-ring binder for school supplies, and lunch if bringing from home. The district provides notebooks, paper, pencils, markers, scissors, glue, rulers, calculators, and art supplies. Chromebooks stay in the classrooms.
Students who are nervous about the first day are in good company. That is exactly what this day is for.
Grades 7 and 8 who are returning do not attend on August 31. Their first day is Tuesday, September 1.
After that first Monday, the only shortened days are typically early release Wednesdays and the final half day of school in June. Every Wednesday is an early release day so staff can meet for planning. Regular Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays run 8:15 a.m. to 3:13 p.m. Wednesdays are 8:15 a.m. to 1:27 p.m., and Thursdays are 8:15 a.m. to 3:11 p.m. See the full bell schedule at https://ams.brookings.k12.or.us/apps/pages/bell

We are looking forward to a great year, Bruins.