Happenings Nov. 13 PTSA Meeting in the Media Center at 6:30pm. Date change due to Than sgiving Brea .

November 13 - As part of American Education wee AMS is hosting a Parent Open H ouse for current and prospective parents. All parents are invited to join us bet ween 8:30 and 1:00 to visit class. All details can be found on the school websit e http://www.aacps.org/aacps/anms/index.asp Also on November 13 from 3-4 pm, any 8th grade parents are invited to join Ms. W estley after school for a conversation with the Annapolis High School's IB Coord inator, Nancy Heiles. Contact Ms. Westley with questions, ewestley@aacps.org Nov. 16 Report card distribution Nov. 19 - Dining Out at Ledo's Pizza. Just mention AMS when ordering they will d onate from sales for the entire day 11am-10pm! Nov. 19-20 Schools closed for students. Parent/Teacher conferences for elementary and middl e schools. Professional Development/Wor day for high school Nov. 21-23 Than sgiving Holiday - All Schools and Central Offices Closed

Donations Needed for Teacher Dinner The PTSA will once again sponsor dinner for the teachers on Mon. Nov. 19, which is a full day for student-led conferences. Any donations are welcomed - drin s, desserts, and/or monetary donations, and can be dropped off at the front office at any time, or contact Monica Lynch at monica.lynch@comcast.net for more inform ation. We will be ordering dinner from Ledo's for the teachers Nov. 19, and Ledo's wil l be holding a dining out the same day, from 11 am to 10 pm, with a portion of a ll money spent supporting AMS. No flyer needed, just mention AMS that day, for t a e out or in-store dining. Honor Roll Ice Cream Party The first quarter honor roll ice cream party will be held Wednesday Nov. 28. Any donations are welcomed to be dropped off at the front office, including bowls, spoons, nap ins, plastic table cloths, plastic serving gloves, whipped cream, ma raschino cherries, sprin les, M and Ms, Oreo coo ies, chocolate syrup, and/or sm all denomination gift cards. Any monetary donations toward these supplies are al so welcomed. Parents are needed to come scoop ice cream that afternoon. Please c ontact Gabrielle Byrd at gibberb5@verizon.net or Henna Bauer-Feldlaufer at henna 39@comcast.net if you are available or able to donate. Many than s! Ta e Charge of Education at Target Another simple way to help your school! Sign up for Ta e Charge of Education and designate AMS to donate 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target. It is that easy !

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AMS needs Sweaters and Sweatshirts! Donate new or gently used school sweaters and sweatshirts. Drop your donation o ff in the main office at Annapolis Middle School. Please label your bag with "S weater Drive".

* All sizes are welcome. * Crew nec s, V-nec s, and cardigans * Must be school uniform colors: navy blue, gray, white or dar purple. * Solid colors only

K and B True Value Hardware Store on Forest Drive is once again generously including AMS in its fall school giving program. From September 1-Oct. 31, 10 percent of sales made by AMS supporters will be donated to the school. No coupon is necessary - just tell the cashier that you wish your purchase to support our school. Ma e sure to remind friends and family about this great program as well!

Did you now that there are 11 International Baccalaureate Schools in AACPS now? There are three high, three middle, and five elementary schools offering IB pr ograms to our students. Keep up with the latest AACPS IB news through our AACPS IB Community Faceboo page. Clic the lin below and "Li e" the page to follow the news and happenings around the county. https://www.faceboo .com/pages/AACPS-IB-Community/128273747189720

AACPS IB Community on Faceboo