AOMS Email Blast


ASB Annual Magazine Drive
By now, parents should have seen materials come home with their student for AOMS' annual magazine fundraiser.  Our school earns 45% profit and we hope that your family will get involved. Even one sale from each student will insure our success!

There are 3 easy ways to get involved:
1. Purchase and sell from the catalog provided. Renew or purchase new subscriptions. You can even order on-Line at http://www.qsp.com/. Click "Just Shopping" and enter Aviara Oaks' online code: 425014136. Our daily online reports will let us know of Internet purchases and the students who will receive prize credit.
2. For Out Of Towners- We've included a very easy way for you to reach out-of-town friends and relatives. Simply fill out the Postcard Booklet ("MagNet") and we'll insert and mail each postcard along with magazine orderinginformation.
3. Email Family & Friends. Send e-mails to friends and family inviting them to shop online and support our school. Just head to http://www.qsp.com/ and click on "Register Now" (Online Code: 425014136).

For more information on our Magazine Drive click here and for more information on Prizes, click here.

Fred Becker Student Assemblies
The PTSA is sponsoring Fred Becker assemblies this month on bullying, harassment and violence prevention for students. Mr. Becker will be speaking to each grade level about such topics as avoiding becoming a victim, staying in control, changing the rules of the game and how to respond as a bystander. Be sure to ask your child about it!

Students Vs. Staff Volleyball
Save the Date!!  On Wednesday, November 15th, the Varsity Girls take on the AOMS Teachers right after school.  There will be a raffle with tons of great gifts, refreshments to buy and lots of fun!  Game time is 3pm.  Be there!

Proposition P Phone Bank Volunteers Still Needed for 10/21 and 10/24
AOMS is currently in need of volunteers to man phone banks, rally support and remind voters to get out and vote on election day (10 volunteers needed per session).  Volunteer for a few hours at Prop P headquarters which are located at 5919 Farnsworth Ct. (off of Faraday and Rutherford).  Volunteers are needed from Noon-2:30PM on 10/21 and 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm on 10/24.  We are at crunch time with only a few short weeks until the election. You can bring your middle schooler along with you too! Please contact Shellie Robinson at 431.5445 or shellandsons@sbcglobal.net if you can help on either of these dates. 

COMMUNITY NEWS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Autumn Harvest Festival
The Carlsbad Village Farmer's Market will be hosting its Autumn Harvest Festival this Wednesday, October 18, 1-5pm and
Saturday, October 21, 9am-1pm at Carlsbad Village in the Roosevelt Street Parking Lot between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue. Come on Wednesday to visit our Pumpkin Patch and pick out a fine specimen, then register it to enter the Jack O'Lantern Contest.  In addition to seasonal produce and fresh flowers, check out these tasty delights: Tasty Pumpkin Tamales - Wed & Sat, Decadent Pumpkin Flan - Sat, Incredible Dessert Crepes - Sat, and Delicious Pumpkin Bread - Wed. For more information call 760.687.6453 or 760.434.2559.

Sign Up Now for Carlsbad Youth Baseball
Carlsbad Youth Baseball (CYB) will be opening registration for its 15th season of spring baseball on October 15th.  Registration forms can be downloaded from the CYB website here
and mailed in with payment.  Tryouts for the spring season will be held on January 13th and 20th, and Opening Day will be held on Saturday, March 3rd.  CYB is a Non-Profit Organization that serves hundreds of players and their families in Carlsbad, California and surrounding cities. 

Register for Carlsbad Softball Spring 2007 Season Now
Registration for Carlsbad Girls Softball Recreational League is scheduled for Saturday, October 21, 2006, Saturday, October 28, 2006 and Saturday, November 11, 2006 between 9AM to 1PM at Calavera Hills Park near the Snack Shack. Registration fees are payable by check or money order and are $110 for ages 6U, $120 for ages 6-8 and $135 for ages 9 and up. For more information, please see their flyer here or contact the Carlsbad Softball Association at 760.434.9969 or go to their web site here.
Sign Up Now for LCYO Spring Baseball and Softball
It's time to register for LCYO 2007 Spring Baseball and Softball. Go to
www.LCYO.org and follow the easy instructions to register your child for the spring season. Hurry as fields are very limited and some divisions will fill quickly. Don't be left out. Late fee after December 1st. Sign up now! For more information, click here for the registration flyer.

Miguel de Hoyos Concert
Classical and contemporary guitarist Miguel de Hoyos will be performing at the Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 19th at 7pm.  Tickets are $10 and are sold at the door.  For more information, contact TR at
trobertsasb@yahoo.com.

 

Upcoming Events:
10/18: Salute to Our Parents Concert MP Rm 6:30PM
10/18: Reflection Entries Due
10/19: Earl Warren vs. AOMS Girls Volleyball, 3:30PM
10/19:  Magazine Drive 1st turn-in day
10/20: Magazine Drive 1st prize day
10/20: Progress Reports Issued 7th Period
10/24: Diegueno vs. AOMS Girls Volleyball, 3:30PM
10/26: Magazine Drive 2nd turn-in day
10/27: Red Ribbon Essays Due
10/27: Coffee with the Principal
10/30-11/3: Red Ribbon Week
11/15: Varsity Volleyball Girls vs. AOMS Teachers, 3PM

Parent/Teacher Conferences
The week of October 23rd through October 27th, school will be dismissed at 1:10. During this week, we will be having parent/teacher conferences.  Unlike the elementary schools who have conferences for every student, we will only be holding conferences for students who may be at risk.  You will be notified my mail if a conference is needed for your child.  Please remember our early day bell scheulde is different than our regular day schedule. Both bell schedules are posted on our Website
here.

Special Prop P/Election Newsletter
The AOE PTA recently published a special edition of the AOE newsletter in which candidates for election to the school board responded to a series of questions posed to them.  It also briefly mentions Prop P.  Take a look 
here.

PTA Reflections Program
The PTA Reflections Program is officially underway.  We hope all your kids have been reflecting about their favorite places and have begun to express their thoughts through writing, music, photography, art, video, or dance!  If you have any questions or need an entry form, please contact Barbara Oetting at 931-6826 or go to the PTSA web site here.  Entries are due by October 18th.

Red Ribbon Week is Coming!
We hope parents join our efforts by displaying red ribbons on their cars during the week of 10/30-11/3 as red ribbons will be passed out during afternoon pick up on Monday and Tuesday of that week. They can also be picked up at the office at anytime during that week.  Lots of fun activities are planned for the week including a visit from a Carlsbad Police Officer and his K9 companion, a Pledge/Sweet Treat, "I can make a Difference" support cards for friends or teens in crisis, a Sports Day, and  some "Slam Dunk - Drugs are Junk" basketball games at lunch.  Students will earn raffle tickets all week for their participation and on Friday raffle ticket winners will be announced.  Raffle prizes include 2 tickets to Magic Mountain and  free races at K1 Speed.  Essays for Red Ribbon Week are due Oct. 27th, Winners will be announced Oct. 31st! 



E-mail Notifications & Submissions
Please limit submissions to 80 words and PDF files to 200K max! If you are an outside organization, you must contact Libby Knapp (
lfbknapp@sdcoe.k12.ca.us) first at the Carlsbad District office for CUSD approval prior to review by AOMS administration. To find out more about submitting announcements to the email blast, visit http://aviaraoaksmiddle.com/contact.htm.

Outside organizations are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Carlsbad Unified School District.
The District's policy is to permit distributional flyers as a community service.

STAY INFORMED - BE INVOLVED!
Dana Love AOMS PTSA Volunteer Communications Coordinator