AMS PTO

AMS PTO SPEAKER SERIES

The AMS PTO is pleased to offer our AMS community the following free seminars focused on Mental Health offered by Dr. Alicia Farrell, an accomplished cognitive psychologist, former university professor, national keynote speaker and founder of Clearview Consulting.

Webinar Times: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Please refer to registration links below for each webinar to sign-up!

Feb. 3, 2021
Webinar: The Pressure to be Perfect and Its Unintended Consequences
We are raising our children in complicated times where performance is valued over character. In such a competitive world, parents, educators and leaders are unwittingly passing on to their children pressure to be perfect. In turn, our children are feeling inadequate, anxious, overwhelmed, stressed, scared and tired. This talk is designed to address how we arrived at this place and what we can do about it.

Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ygexuJ45SD6T1m-T35BqGg

February 10, 2021
Webinar: Weeding out Fat from Fiction: Ma*****na, Alcohol, Ni****ne & More
Parents have the greatest influence over whether their kids use drugs and alcohol. Knowledge and Communication is key! In this talk you will learn the following: At what age should you start talking to your children about drugs and alcohol. How do you do it at different ages and stages of their development.

Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ielfmw8qREuzivkVj7NsQg

February 17, 2021
Webinar: The Negative Influences of Screen-Time and Content on Children’s Development and What We Can Do About It
With the advent of technology and its rapid dominance in our lives, our children are learning more about the world, life and themselves on a screen than through interactions with us. This dynamic is having unprecedented effects on our children’s wellbeing.

Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fT3D0YuMR1CxSFmDo98-Iw

February 24, 2021
Webinar: Boots on the Ground Parenting: Raising Children with Grit and Resilience

Our primary and overriding responsibility as a parent is to raise children so they can thrive without us. Ever feel like you don’t know what you’re doing? Join the crowd! These are difficult and unprecedented times that require a boots on the ground mentality. We need to pay more attention to what we know and less to what we don’t. We know a lot much of which we have lost sight of in this crazy mixed-up world. Come ground yourself in the basic of parenting and learn practical tools you can apply immediately to positively change the course of your children’s lives.

Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hQ6ST6rEQOiHOszMamlubg
Please contact Dawn Zavalishin, AMS PTO Family Connections at [email protected] with any questions or feedback.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Boots on the Ground Parenting: Raising Children with Grit and Resilience - Presented by Dr. Alicia Farrell. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Our primary and overriding responsibility as a parent is to raise children so they can thrive without us. Ever feel like you don’t know what you’re doing? Join the crowd! These are difficult and unprecedented times that require a boots on the ground mentality. We need to pay more attention to wh...

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Welcome back everyone!
Just wanted to give an overview of the schedule for next week.

Last names A-L = Cohort 1
Last names M-Z = Cohort 2
Drop off 7:55 - 8:05
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday dismissal is at 11:10
Weds learning is remote for all students and is completed by 11:55.

Monday 8/31
Cohort 1 - in school
Cohort 2 - remote

Tuesday 9/1
Cohort 1 - remote
Cohort 1- in school

Weds 9/2 - everyone remote 4 hour day: 8-11:55

Thursday 9/3
Cohort 1 - remote
Cohort 2 - in school

Friday 9/4
Cohort 1 - in school
Cohort 2 - remote

Hope everyone has a great first week!

Congratulations to today’s (6/12) 8th Grade Raffle winners:

Wesley Evans
Gabriel Gardner
Benjamin Gitman

Winners - please have your parents reach out to Christa [email protected] to confirm your mailing address.