AVMS – Halloween Dance Tonight; Red Ribbon Next Week

Aliso Viejo Middle School

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10/25/13

111 Park Avenue, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, (949) 831-2622

Principal: Jennifer Smalley

School Website: http://avms-capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/

PTSA Website http://www.avmsptsa.org/

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RED RIBBON WEEK AVMS will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 28 – 31. We will have special dress-up days to help support our commitment to living drug-free lives.

Monday, Oct 28: “Jump Away” wear Crazy Socks

Tuesday, Oct 29: “Loopy Goggles” wear sunglasses

Wednesday, Oct 30: “Smarties” wear RED

Thursday, Oct 31: “Scavenger Hunt”

Below are the business’ that support Red Ribbon Week and will give the following incentives when a STUDENT wears a Red Ribbon Bracelet in their business:

Aliso Viejo Ice Palace: $2.00 off regular admission, not valid with any other offer
Baskin Robbins-La Paz and most southern California locations: receive kids cone for $1.00
Boomers: 1 round FREE miniature golf, not valid with any other offer
Bowers Museum: Students will receive FREE admission
Carl’s Jr-Aliso Creek Rd, La Paz and most southern California locations: receive 1 free kids fry, no purchase necessary
Costume Castle: 10% off entire purchase, valid at ALL locations, not valid with any other offer.
Dairy Queen: FREE small orange Julius with any sandwich purchase for students
Ocean Institute: FREE admission for students
Papa John’s Pizza-La Paz and most southern California locations: receive 1 large 1 topping pizza for $8.88
Santa Ana Zoo: enter the zoo for FREE with the purchase of an adult admission, limited to 8 admissions per adult
Subway-Aliso Viejo and most southern California locations: FREE 21oz beverage with purchase of any sandwich
United Studios of Self Defense-Mission Viejo, Dana Point, San Juan, please call for more participating locations: FREE 2 weeks of instruction and silicone bracelet

ANHS BOYS LACROSSE The Aliso Niguel High School boys lacrosse booster club will be hosting two introductory youth clinics next month. The clinics will be run by ANHS Head Boys lacrosse coach Pat Jenkins. They will take place on Saturday November 9^th and Saturday November 23th at Creekside Park in Aliso Viejo. The clinic times are from 10am – 12noon and is open to all boys in grades 4^th – 8^th. The cost of each clinic participant is $25. Participants can pre-register as www.leaguelineup.com/alisoniguellacrosse or pay on the day of the clinic. Checks should be made out to ANHS Boys Lacrosse. If you have additional questions or need info please check us out on the web at http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=alisoniguellacrosse

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BOO GRAMS ON SALE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS! Halloween Boo Grams go on sale until 10/28 at the attendance window at lunch. Send a gram with either a plush Halloween ghost, a witch’s broom pen, a Halloween finger puppet, or just by itself to your friends, teachers, or students. Gram costs range between $2 and .50. All proceeds go to helping pay for our great student activities!

HALLOWEEN DANCE AND HAUNTED HOUSE FOR 7^th AND 8^th GRADERS Are you brave enough to venture into the forest of fear? Join us on Friday, October 25th from 3:30-5:00 pm in the MPR for our Halloween dance and haunted house. Permission slips and $3 entrance fee must be turned into the attendance window from Friday 10/18 through Wednesday 10/23. The fee includes entrance to the dance, haunted house, game room, and a drink and snack. Permission slips can be downloaded on School Loop.

HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP DAY AND COSTUME CONTEST IS OCTOBER 25 Students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and are encouraged to participate in the lunchtime costume contest next Friday, October 25. Please make sure costume follows the guidelines below:

Halloween Dress Code

For anything not addressed on this list, AVMS dress code applies. Please check with Mrs. Nero or the office if you have any questions.

● You must be able to sit, walk, breathe, see and hear!

● Students wearing inappropriate costumes will be sent to the office to call home for a change of clothes or

will be given loaners, and/or may receive disciplinary consequences.

● Costumes that promote the use of illegal substances or activities, are derogatory, or are disrespectful are

not allowed.

● Teachers may take away any accessory that is used improperly or is considered inappropriate for school.

● Skirts or shorts shorter than dress code must have leggings or shorts underneath.

● All temporary hair color and makeup must be applied at home and removed before the next school day.

● No offensive or inappropriate graphics or language.

● No offensive religious costumes.

● No props that resemble weapons.

● No gruesome costumes.

● No flashing lights or noise makers.

● No fishnet tights.

● No heels/platforms higher than 2 inches.

● At minimum, shirts must have 2inch wide straps.

● Masks may only be worn at judging contest and otherwise must be left in front office.

● Face paint is allowed.

● Hats may be worn, but individual teachers may request they be removed.

● Morph suits are allowed as long as shorts are worn over them and the head/face section is not worn.

YEARBOOK The yearbook staff would love your very recent pictures of students on vacation in interesting locations, especially if there is more than one Falcon featured! We will take pictures for possible inclusion in the yearbook up until January. Please bring snapshots to Mrs. Persinger’s room (603) or email a picture to mkpersinger@capousd.org. All hard copies will be returned.

FALCON SHOUT-OUTS Does someone you know have a birthday coming up? A big game? Did they accomplish a goal? You can order a customizable message for our digital marquee to commemorate the event! Marquee messages:

· May have 4 lines with 22 characters (letters, punctuation, and spaces included) each.

· May be customized with the following options: text color, text outline, text effect, and background

· Must be submitted and paid for one week prior to the message being displayed. Cash or checks should be delivered to the front office attached to your order form. Please print out your order form before hitting the “SUBMIT” button. Visit this link to order your shout out: http://avms-capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/shoutouts

SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESENTATION ON 10-29-13 AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE There will be a free parent training on Tuesday October 29, 2013 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm in the District Office Board Room at 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. The presentation “How to Organize your Child’s IEP Binder” is hosted the Special Education Community Advisory Committee (CAC). All participants will receive a three-ring binder and instructions to guide them in maintaining their child’s special education records. Adults only please. For additional information regarding this training please contact the CAC at CapoCAC@gmail.com

BOX TOPS – Keep clipping those box tops and turn in to your social science teacher. Every ten = a front of the line pass.

AVMS ROBOTICS TEAM SEEKING SPONSORS The robots are coming! The robots are coming! Last year AVMS’s robotics club placed 23^rd at the World Robotics Championships and now robotics is a year-long elective at AVMS. This year AVMS will be putting two robotics teams together to compete in the REC-VEX IQ Add it Up challenge. Student teams will design and build a robot that attempts to maximize their points during the challenge and attempt to qualify for the World Robotics Championship in Anaheim this spring. Do you know of a STEM company that might be interested in sponsoring one of our teams? If so please contact Mr. Groothuis at mdgroothuis@capousd.org.

INK AND TONER CARTRIDGE RECYCLING AVMS is recycling used ink cartridges and toner cartridges. There is a box in the front office where you may place used cartridges.

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

October 18-28 Boo Gram Sales at Attendance Windows

October 25 Halloween Dress-Up Day and Costume Contest – See Guidelines Above

October 25 Halloween Dance and Haunted House for 7^th and 8^th Graders 3:30 – 5:00, MPR

October 28-31 Red Ribbon Week

October 28 “Jump Away from Drugs” wear Crazy Socks Day

October 29 “Loopy Goggles” wear Sunglasses Day

October 30 “Smarties” wear Red Day

October 31 Red Ribbon Scavenger Hunt

October 31 Wear Orange and Black Day

November 1 No School for Students (Office is Closed)

November 5 Cookie Dough Pick-Up and Prize Collection