Alcoa Middle School

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VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILD, THAT YOU TURN IN ANY NEW PHONE NUMBERS, CONTACTS, OR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS (IN CASE BUSES DO NOT PICK UP), TO THE OFFICE.

THIS WAS EVIDENT LAST THURSDAY WHEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD TO CLOSE DUE TO PLUMBING PROBLEMS.
MANY STUDENTS HAD NO TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THE BUSES DID NOT RUN, MANY PHONE NUMBERS WHERE NOT CORRECT, AND NO EMERGENCY CONTACTS WERE LISTED.

PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE WITH ANY UPDATED INFORMATION FOR YOUR CHILD.

Tennessee Department of Education - Report Card

Official Textbooks for 2009-2010 Adoption

Skills Tutor Web Site

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Congratulations to the Alcoa Middle School Lady Tornadoes for winning the Blount County Championship once again!

AMS Calendar

March

4 Tornado Talk – 9:00

Volleyball – Away – Carpenters – 4:30
5 Half day – early dismissal – 11:30 -- end of 3rd nine weeks – grade cards go home
Intersession begins
Baseball – Home – Eagleton – 4:30
8-19 Spring break
6 Baseball – Home – Vonore – 2:00 (DH)
8-9 Intersession
13 Baseball – Away – Clinton – 2:00 (DH)
14 Daylight Saving Time begins – “spring forward”
15 Baseball – Away – Union Grove – 4:00
16 School board meeting – 5:00
17 St. Patrick’s Day
18 Baseball – Away – Heritage – 5:00
22 1st day of 4th nine weeks
23 Volleyball – Away – Maryville – 4:30
25 AIMS testing – 7th grade
Baseball – Away – Carpenters– 4:30
Volleyball – Home – 4:30
Track – Heritage HS – 4:30
26 AIMS testing – 8th grade
AHS Winterguard performance – 2:15
Baseball – Away – Eagleton – 4:30
29 AIMS testing – 5th grade
Volleyball JV & V – Home – 4:30
Track – William Blount HS – 4:30
30 Arbor Day program – 9:00
AIMS testing – 6th grade
Passover
Volleyball – Away – Eagleton – 4:30

April

1 Tornado Talk – 9:00

Basketball tryouts – 5th grade – 3:15
Volleyball – Away – Union Grove – 4:30
2 Good Friday
4 Easter
2,5 No school
6 Volleyball – Home – 4:30
Track – William Blount HS – 4:30
7 Baseball – Home – Carpenters – 4:30
8 Systemwide emergency evacuation – 9:00
Basketball tryouts – 5th grade – 3:15
Volleyball – Away – Eagleton – 4:30
Track – Oak Ridge HS – 4:30
Spring choral concert – 6:00 – Clayton Center for the Arts

9 Baseball – Home – Union Grove– 5:00
13 Track – CAK – 4:30
14 Baseball – Home – Horace Maynard – 5:00
15 Baseball – Home – Heritage – 5:00
16 – 23 TCAP testing
17 Volleyball JV Playday – Away – Heritage
19 – 24 Baseball tournament
20 Volleyball – Home – 4:30
22 Basketball tryouts – 5th grade – 3:15
JV & V Volleyball – Away – Heritage – 4:30
23 Progress reports go home
24 Baseball tournament game – Home – 12:00
26 Volleyball Tournament – Away – Union Grove 28 - 29 Spring band trip – Six Flags
29 – 30 3 on 3 Tournament

May

4 Band concert – 6:00 – Clayton Center for the Arts

5 Cinco de Mayo
6 Tornado Talk – 9:00am
ETMG Sports’ physicals – 5:00pm
7 Chorus trip – King’s Island
11 – 16 Tornado Club trip to Florida
24 8th grade Awards Day
25 Field Day

A Message From Mr. Kirk

Can you believe this is the end of our third nine weeks? Things seem to be going too fast. They say when you get older things go faster, but why would that be happening to me? I hope everyone has a great two-week break; we certainly need it. Our intersession, for those who have failed and qualify to come, will start on March 5 from 12 to 3, and will continue on March 8 and 9, from 8 to 3. We will all be back in school on Monday, March 22.

Our last nine weeks, of course, is testing time. We will be testing from April 16 through the 23. This is a very important time. Make sure your child is here daily and he or she gets plenty of rest and a good breakfast, which can be purchased here at school. Of course, these are things that most of us focus on daily with our children.

As usual, there will be many activities coming up at the end of the school year. Information about these activities will be sent home as they are planned. Our next Tornado Talk will be April 1.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Thanks for your continued support and all you do for us; without your help we could not be as successful as we are.

Sincerely,
JIM KIRK

There are 5 slots still available for the Walt Disney trip. If you are interested you need to contact Mr. DeLozier or Mr. Fox as soon as possible.