Welcome To Amelia County Middle School!
Our vision at Amelia County Middle School is to provide a learning environment where all persons are working together cooperatively and collaboratively to become critical thinkers and productive citizens in our society.
SOL Testing Information and Schedule
ACMS Parents:
This is providing you with information regarding upcoming state assessments to be administered at the middle school beginning April 13, 2021. Students who are enrolled in Grades 6-8 and attending school hybrid/in-person will be administered SOL tests in Reading, Math, and Science (Gr. 8 only). SOL testing will be administered by school personnel under standardized testing conditions with social distancing and other required COVID-19 related guidelines in place. Students who are enrolled in Grades 6-8 and attend school fully virtual will also have the option to come into school and be administered SOL testing on Wednesdays (Parents please contact Mr. Balducci at balduccin@ameliaschools.com or Ms. Lacks at lacksa@ameliaschools.com) to make arrangements for your student to come in. An Assumption of Risk waiver form will need to be completed for each virtual student entering the building for testing.
VDOE recognizes that some parents of students learning virtually may refuse to have their students come into school and be tested due to concerns related to COVID-19. Because information on students’ achievement is so important this year, VDOE is providing another testing option for students who are not administered the SOL tests in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. Students who are enrolled in Grades 3-8 and attending fully virtual who are not administered SOL testing will be administered the Virginia Remote Student Progress Tests (VRSPT). These assessments will be available for reading and mathematics in grades 3-8 and for science in grades 5 and 8. The assessments will include items measuring the Standards of Learning and will be administered remotely to students beginning in late April. Students eligible for the VRSPT assessments are those who continue to receive all of their instruction remotely and whose parents have refused to allow them to come to school to take the SOL test.
A copy of our SOL Testing Schedule can be found by clicking below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hDHSPIsTHR21gbUJ0uSMfyFTnP3dvmfD9PXXeWyD8Fg/edit?usp=sharing
ACMS Volleyball Schedule
Volleyball Schedule
Volleyball Monday 3/29 @ Nottoway
2020-2021 Amelia Bell Schedule Hybrid Schedule
ACMS Community Engagement Session Sign-up
ACMS Parents,
The middle school will be conducting parent engagement sessions beginning December 2, 2020. The purpose of each session is to increase the number of meaningful contacts between families and ACMS school-based personnel. It is our hope that increased contact will result in our families being able to communicate their concerns regarding students and schools. We also hope to solicit ideas regarding how we can better serve our families. I ask that you complete our Community Education Session Public Survey by November 20, 2020. The survey can be found in the e-mail sent to parents and it can be accessed on the ACMS homepage, along with the ACMS Facebook page.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUW8OrB73KiN5a3ZKLfvjk7fGz21rFfCgMQMfQwQyp2yohJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
ACMS Virtual Learning Site
https://sites.google.com/ameliaschools.com/acmslearnsonline/home
Virtual Attendance Form
Attendance Form
Yearbooks on Sale Now!
The ACMS 2020-2021 Yearbooks are now on sale!
They are $40 through Feb. 28 and will be $45 starting March 1.
All yearbook orders will be taken online. Please use the following link to order a yearbook:
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/FMYB113322
ACMS Yearbook Ordering Information.pdf
Uploading Portraits:
If your student is virtual and was unable to come into school to get their picture taken, you can upload a portrait to be put in the yearbook. Use the following link and follow the instructions to upload a picture following the required guidelines for yearbook portraits. (We cannot guarantee uploaded pictures will be added to the yearbook if they do not follow the portrait guidelines.)
Link to upload portrait photos: plicbooks.com/go/L1HCU
ACMS Yearbook Portrait Instructions.pdf
Please contact Ms. Terry (terryc@ameliaschools.com) or Ms. Lowery (loweryj@ameliaschools.com) with any questions.
Read with the Principal
Raider Parents,
I am launching my Read with the Principal program and am looking for 10 students from each grade level to read with. Because of the limited number of books available, this will have to be first come first served. The purpose of the program is twofold: share the importance of reading and building relationships. I have selected one book for each grade level. My sixth-grade students will be reading The Stars Beneath Our Feet, seventh graders will read The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind and my eighth-grade students will read Blended. If selected, students will be provided the books and a schedule of chapters to read weekly. They will also be expected to participate in weekly discussions through Google Meet to talk about what we are reading. The meets will take place every Wednesday at a time to be determined. If your child would like to participate, please have the student complete the Google form (link attached to this communication), and posted on the Middle School’s website or contact me here at the school. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSespa30cF4NDsmCSMMOYcNMfz1ouHTeVre76MVOg7a8Pu-47Q/viewform
I hope that your students find this opportunity as fascinating as I do.
Educationally,
Bobby
Google Classroom Codes
Classroom Codes.docx
2020-2021 School Supply Lists
Grade 6 Supply List.docx
Grade 7 Supply List .docx
Grade 8 Supply List.docx