Don't forget, Amana's PIE is striking up some family fun this Friday afternoon from 2:30-4:30 pm at the Roswell Brunswick Bowling Center (785 Old Roswell Rd., Roswell , GA 30075).  Tickets must be ordered in advance.  There are a limited number of tickets available, so please order your tickets TODAY via the Amana Family Fun Events page.

Your Partners' In Education would like to congratulate Salema Hamid as January's Volunteer of the Month award recipient! Ms. Hamid has demonstrated outstanding volunteer support at Amana.  She has logged the most volunteer hours of any Amana parent thus far!  We send Ms. Hamid our warmest congratulations and hope you all continue to log in your volunteer hours on our online Volunteer Hours Log.  Feel free to contact Khadeejah Farooq, our PIE Volunteer Support Coordinator, for more information on how you too can get involved.

Thank you Amana for making the Sky Car Wash campaign such an enormous success!We raised close to $900 in less than two weeks (and still counting)!  We have been advised by Sky that the car wash vouchers will be honored through February 14^th to make up for the inclement weather conditions we experienced when the fundraiser was launched.  You may still purchase your discounted car wash vouchers up until Feb. 7^th by clicking the Sky Daily Deals page.

Be sure to check the Amana website on a regular basis for the latest information on school events, special programs, clubs and enrichment opportunities...

Rayyan Thaaj

Our District Spelling Bee will be held this Thursday, February 3rd at 5 pm at Sweet Apple Elementary School (12025 Etris Rd., Roswell, GA 30075, 770-643-3310).  Fourth grader Faris Mahayni and seventh grader Rayyan Thaaj will be representing Amana!  

Faris Mahayni with Mr. Credi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information on Amana's Spelling Bee competitions and to view the names of our finalists at all grade levels, please visit our Spelling Bee page. Congratulations to all our Spelling Bee winners!

Wow!  With a deal like this there's no excuse to not get fit this year!  Just Fitness is located on Alpharetta Hwy and Mansell Road is offering Amana families a $10 a month membership fee and no enrollment fee for two years (month-to-month, no contract!).  Flyers are located in the front of the school.  Why not work out with your Amana friends?  Youth ages 12 and up are welcome.  Just Fitness offers equipment with TV monitors, never any waiting, high energy classes like Zumba, yoga and spin, plus a HUGE movie screen, so there's no excuse not to go!  Just stop by the gym at any time and ask for Andrea when signing up.

February is when your PIE forms the Nominating Committee that is

responsible for presenting a slate of candidates for next year's board positions.  We encourage those of you who are interested in a PIE leadership position for 2011-12 school year to be sure to attend our next PIE meeting on Tuesday, February 8^th, from 2:00-3:00 pm.  This is also a great time to learn about and get involved in the upcoming Verizon Fun Walk, Scholastic Book Fair, Earth Day Celebration, Family Fun events, Teacher Appreciation Week, Eighth Grade Promotion and much more!  We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday!

Amana middle school Environmental-Club ambassador Lindsay Thomas and secretary Diba Moghaddari together with the crew have done a fantastic job planning and advancing new environmental initiatives for Amana Academy.  Among their achievements is the development of a fundraising campaign that will benefit Amana by raising money through smart recycling practices.  The E-Club has established a partnership with Cartridge World and the crew is collecting used ink cartridges around the school to submit to the Cartridge World organization in return for cash.  Also, the E-Club is busy collecting used batteries and is actively looking for recycling solutions for them.  The E-Club is continuing to work with the Terra Cycle Organization that turns everyday trash into new products and provides payment to the contributing school.  The E-Club hopes these proceeds will go to fund their new initiatives, so please begin sending in your spent toner cartridges, batteries and cell phones.   

The E-Club is also working to secure an Ace environmental grant for Amana. Acquisition of this grant requires a number of steps and the E-Club is currently focusing on choosing their project track.  In addition, the E-Club is launching several other initiatives which include establishing a "trash cops" organization where students will take on the role of insuring that recyclable waste is not disposed  at lunch time - their goal is zero waste!   

E-Club members are also trying to find opportunities to raise money to stop animal poaching and are interested in becoming advocates for animal rights. Finally, the E-Club crew is considering the idea of creating a line of eco-friendly products.  We are very proud our E-Club crew and the work they do to make Amana shine!   If you or someone you know would like to help support the Amana E-Club, feel free to contact Peter Epstein, Amana's E-Club adviser.

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.