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Bowie Parents,

I read a recent study about today’s teens and one of the statistics was that a

teen spends at least 9 hours a day on their phone, watching TV or some other type of

social media. 9 hours is the average. If you think about it, that is 1/3 of a day. I was

amazed by that stat. Why bring that up? I encourage you to carve time in the evening

to study and read. Facts show that reading improves vocabulary, it trains the mind

and it increases literacy. If you take one hour in the evening and turn all media off, it

will make a big difference in the long run. The question then turns to what do they

read? The answer is whatever interests them. It doesn’t matter if it’s a book, maga-

zine or paper as long as it is of interest. Elementary schools would have D.E.A.R.

Day. D.E.A.R stands for Drop Everything And Read. I encourage you to carve some

time out in the evening to Drop Everything And Read.

Embrace Bowie

John R. Smith

Bowie Middle School

Principal

Monday night, November 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the Bowie Library we

have our monthly parent meeting. We will have the Amarillo Public

Library bring a presentation and a short activity. Most importantly,

we have Panhandle Community Services bringing a presentation about the changes coming up on

January 1st regarding the Affordable Care Act and what those changes will mean for you. As you

know, all persons are required to have health insurance coverage or have exemption status by

January 1st or they can be fined. Panhandle Community Services will be here to talk about that

and help you enroll or fill out the exemption application. This is a meeting you don’t want to

miss; please come and bring another Bowie Parent with you. We will have a few door prizes to

hand out as well. We look forward to seeing you Monday Night, November 16th at 6:30 p.m. in

the Library.

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Elayna

Martinez

7th ELA

Chief Fairchild

Brave Enough

Teacher Award

Christopher

Hernandez

Office

Jaell

Orozco-Vargas

8th Electives

Erik Guerra

8th ELA

Rey Lugo

8th Math

Sativa Salomon

7th Science

Jaylan Cuellar

8th SS

Danielle

Martinez

7th Math

Leslie Deleon

7th SS

Deyton Guara

8th Electives

Vic Ovalle

8th Science

Click here to donate:

Bowie’s SNACK PAK

4KIDS Program.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Mon Nov 16, 2015

4:30pm—6:30 pm Full Orchestra Wind Auditions—Cafeteria

Bowie Monthly Parent Meeting in the Library

Wed Nov 18, 2015

4:15pm - 6:30pm 7th Boys Basketball Silver Followed by Gold vs Houston @ Bowie

4:15pm - 6:30pm 7th Girls Basket Ball Silver followed by Gold vs. Houston @ Houston

Thu Nov 19, 2015

4:15pm - 6:30pm 8th Girls Basketball vs. Houston @ Bowie - 8th Boys Basketball @ Houston

Sat Nov 21, 2015

9am - 11am Theater Costume Parade @ Bowie Auditorium

Mon Nov 23, 2015

All day District Common Assessment 8th Grade Science

4pm - 6pm Theater Dress Rehearsal 2 Bowie Auditorium

Tue Nov 24, 2015

All day District Common Assessment 8th Grade Science

Faculty Student Volleyball Game

Ipod Day - 8th Grade Fundraiser

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2901 T-Anchor Blvd

Amarillo, Texas 79104

Phone: 806-326-3200

Fax: 806-371-5719

Click on the link below to go to the

Bowie Website:

http://bowieamaisd.sharpschool.com/

James Bowie Middle School

John Smith , Principal

Melanie Jones, Associate Principal 8th Grade

Micah Timmons, Assistant Principal 7th Grade

Attention Bowie Parents;

The Bowie Parent Leadership Committee is providing a Thanksgiving lunch on November 20th for teachers and staff

of Bowie 6th and Bowie 7th & 8th during the teacher lunch periods. The Bowie Parent Leadership Committee

would like to ask for volunteers for this event. If you would be interested in volunteering the help with this

event, please contact the Bowie Parent Leadership Committee at their e-mail bowieparents@yahoo.com or you

may contact George Hutcheson at george.hutcheson@amaisd.org.