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Dear Amana Family and Friends,
Welcome to the new and improved edition of the "This Week at Amana" E-newsletter. We hope that you find this newsletter format to be as great, if not better, than the E-news of the past. This is our fourth month of issuing our weekly newsletter, and we are very excited about the progress and success that we are seeing as a result of this communication tool. Thank you to all our hard working faculty, staff and PIE volunteers for your ongoing contributions. It would not be possible without your input! Feel free to forward on to other family and friends. Enjoy! |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS | | Be sure to check the Amana website on a regular basis for the latest administrative updates, special announcements and other important reminders... |
| Amana Awarded Highly Competitive DOE Grant | |
We have just learned that our school has been recommended for a one-year grant award of $90,000 from the Georgia Department of Education for facility improvements effective in January. Grant funding will be used to transform our rear gym into a useful and pleasant space for PE and after school sports, add state-of-the- art science lab stations to our middle school classrooms, improve our campus safety infrastructure, and other facility improvements. Amana received the 4th largest award (out of $100,000) among dozens of applicants from across the state! Congratulations to our Fund Development team for achieving this honor! |
Way to Go National Elementary Honor Society! | |
The Amana Academy National Elementary Honor
Society students would like to thank the Amana community for their generosity. Members of the society collected 17 boxes of food that were donated to the North Fulton Community Charities to be distributed to needy families in our area.
Developing habits of service is central to the Amana philosophy. It is an honor to see our students demonstrate such high-level service at the elementary level! 
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| Upcoming Showcase Nights | |
 Learning expedition showcase nights happening later this month will be confirmed in the coming days. See listing below for tentative dates.
In Expeditionary Learning schools, students produce high quality work. To do excellent work, students take their projects through multiple drafts and critique. Creating real work for real audiences motivates students to revise and to meet standards. In the process, they develop perseverance and realize they can do more than they thought they could. In portfolio presentations and public exhibitions, students articulate what they have learned and why it is important.
TENTATIVE DATES (teachers will send out final dates)
December 8th - Grades 6 & 7
December 9th - Grade 8
Dec 14th - Grades KG, 1, 2
Dec 16th - Grades 3, 4, 5
Dec 17th - Grade 4 (8 AM) |
| School Day Start Time Reminder | |
School doors open at 7:30 a.m. We respectfully request that parents wait until that time to bring children to school as it is very chilly in the morning and we hate seeing our students waiting out in the cold. Thank you for your understanding! |
| Weather Bulletin - School Closing Procedures | |
If the Fulton County Schools District closes on any day this winter due to weather conditions, Amana too will be closed. Please check WSB Channel 2, your email inbox and/or the Amana website for the latest updates on those days. |
| EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES | |
Be sure to check the Amana website on a regular basis for the latest information on school events, special programs, clubs and enrichment opportunities... |
| Ice Skating Anyone? | |
It's that time again! Time for our next Amana Family Fun event! Come and join  us for an afternoon of ice skating fun! Grab your Mom! Grab your Dad! Grab your brothers and sisters too! This fun-filled event will take place on Friday, December 10, 2010 at The Cooler Family Skate Center (Alpharetta) from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. The cost of admission, including skate rental and $1 proceeds returning to Amana, is only $7 per person. Please check the Amana website and visit the Parents/PIE tab and look for "Family Fun Nights" for more information. Hope to see you there! |
| Girls Basketball Team Sign Up |
 Join the Amana Girls Basketball Team for grades 5,6 and 7 (only $20). The practice will be every Wednesday (started Dec 1st) from 3.30-5.00 pm at Alpharetta community center (1 block from Amana). The games are schedule on December 15th and January 19 and a final tournament on January 25th and 26th at Crabapple Government Center. For more information, please email Coach Ivan or visit our website basketball page.
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Legal Spelling Bee Registration is Now Open | |
The Michael B. King "Legal" Spelling Bee registration is open. This annual competition is a great opportunity for your children to participate in a regional spelling bee focused on terms associated with the legal profession. Last year we had many Amana students participate, place,and take top  honors!
Please see registration forms and information on our Spelling Bee Club website. There will be two levels of competition (4-6th and 7-9th grade) and the entry deadline is December 16, 2010. The competition will be held on Saturday, December 18 at the National Archives in Morrow, GA. Prizes include: 1st Place: $150; 2nd Place: $100; 3rd Place: $75. Contact Mr. Credi for printing, emailing or faxing registration. |
| Math Kangaroo Competition Sign Up | 
Amana students will be participating in the national Math Kangaroo Competition for a second time! The competition will take place after school on March 17, 2011. This national math competition takes place every year on the third Thursday in March in locations throughout the US. All participants receive a T-shirt, diploma and special memento, and the top winners from each level are awarded special prizes. If you are interested in signing up, please click here. |
| Two Local Public Library Book Sales This Weekend | |
Both the Alpharetta and Roswell Public Libraries are having used book sales this Saturday, December 4th from 10am - 4pm. Parents are encouraged to shop for donations to Amana's Media Center and Classroom Libraries. Please see out Media Center Wish List on the Amana Website for the most needed items. Please direct any questions you may have to our Librarian Mrs. Singh or our PIE Library Chair Tracie Burr. |
| Support Amana While You Shop Til You Drop |
 With all the wonderful online sales going on this time of year, it is very easy to support Amana while doing your online shopping. Simply go to the Box Tops 4 Education Website and sign up to support Amana Academy. Once you do, head to the Boxtops Marketplace on that site and you will find tons of stores to choose from (including such popular stores as Barnes and Noble, Toys R Us, Petsmart, Walmart and more). Click on the store you were planning to shop at anyway, and Amana gets a percentage back in BoxTops for every $10 spent. You can still use whatever coupons or special offers you have as well. If you are going to shop online anyway, why not support Amana while you do? Don't shop online? Be sure to use your Kroger and Publix keytags and if you have a Target RedCard, be sure to designate Amana as your school of choice. Questions? Email Tracie Burr.
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| Don't Forget to Order Your Child's Yearbook |
 Orders are being taken for this year's annual memory book. The 2010-2011 edition will be bigger and better than ever with 68 full-color pages with class photos, field study photos, community circle photos, club photos, and more. Be sure to reserve your copy today! Order forms are available at the front desk and additional ordering instructions can be found on the Amana Academy website, under the PIE page. Contact our Yearbook Chair Tracie Burr with any questions.
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| Nominate Our PE Teachers and Help Amana Win $10,000 |
 Don't forget to nominate our PE teachers so that our school can win a $10,000 grant for school athletics. Visit the Keeping Gym In School website today!
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| LEARNING SNAPSHOTS | | Be sure to visit the classroom website and check your child's communication folder on a regular basis for the latest information on what your child is learning at school. To further promote our institution and communication coming from the school, the Amana website offers you additional insight into the richness that is the Amana learning experience. |
| 8th Grade Science Power Hour |
 | | 8th grade students testing out rocket design simulations with NASA |
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| THANK YOU | |
Of course, if you ever have any questions or concerns, please contact your child's teacher directly, or any one of our administrative team members or Governing Board members. We're all interested in hearing from you at any time you need or want to speak with us. Amana's main number is (678) 624-0989 and you may also find email contact information for all of our faculty and staff by visiting the Amana Staff Directory.
On behalf of the Governing Board, the Amana faculty and staff, and the school administration, thank you for entrusting your child's education to us. With your continued support, we'll continue to mold the very best and brightest global leaders within our community. What an amazing journey! Thank you for making it possible and worthwhile.
Sincerely,
Ehab Jaleel
Executive Director, Amana Academy
ejaleel@amanaacademy.org
"We are crew, not passengers..." |
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| Reenrollment Deadline Fast Approaching |  |
As you know, admission to Amana Academy is open to all students who reside in the Fulton County Schools District. In accordance with state and local regulations and because of space and enrollment limits, charter schools in GA give preference to existing students and their siblings. New students will be admitted only if space is available after waiting lists are exhausted. Parents of existing students who plan to have their child/ren attend Amana next year must submit an INTENT TO RETURN form to school in order to hold their spaces.
To secure your child's space for next year, we ask that you complete the online
recommitment form
before January 31st. Please note that in order to be fair to all our families and applicants, we strictly observe deadlines. Be sure to submit your INTENT TO RETURN via the website before the deadline as our open enrollment for the 2011-12 school year begins end of January and any unreserved spaces will be offered to new families. Please do not delay as our registrar's office has already received a great deal of interest for next year. We have many anxious families of children at all grade levels repeatedly calling to be placed on our waiting list! |
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