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Reminders
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For Amana Text Alerts -text @amana to 404-941-8355
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Supporting Amana
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Weekly Annual Fund Fun Fact:
The annual fund at Amana directly supports the mission of the school, giving more and better opportunities for our students, enhancing teaching for today's world, and extending learning experiences far beyond the classroom.
To make an donation online, click the button below.
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Events
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September 5
Spirit Wear Sale
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Club Shop/Makers' Space
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September 8
Spirit Week - Pay it Forward Day
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September 9
Spirit Week - College/Career Day
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September 10
Spirit Week - Do One Thing Day
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Family Fun NIght at Chick-Fil-A
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
5180 Windward Pkwy Alpharetta, GA 30004
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September 11
Spirit Week - World Day
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September 12
Spirit Week - Amana Spirit Day
All- school Community Circle
Alpharetta Community Center
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Spirit Wear Day
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September 13
Hands On Amana
Garden Clean Up
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Picnic in Wills Park
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bring a lunch and join us for a fun Saturday afternoon in the park after Hands on Amana
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September 17
PIE General Body Meeting
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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September 20
Governance Board Meeting
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Apple Picking
BJ Reece Apple Orchard
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
9131 Highway 52 East
Ellijay, Georgia 30536
Click here to see more events on the Amana Calendar
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Stay Connected
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285 South Main Street
Alpharetta, GA 30009
678.624.0989
info@amanaacademy.org
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 Amana Academy prides itself on offering a unique educational experience for our students. Spirit Week is next week, September 8th through 12th, and we want to make sure that our Spirit Week activities reflect some of what makes Amana special. Here's the schedule: Monday, September 8: Pay it Forward Day (staff and students will be encouraged to commit Random Acts of Kindness; EL Design Principles: Empathy & Caring, Service & Compassion) Tuesday, September 9: College/Career Day (Elementary students will adopt a middle school athlete; staff and students may wear college swag; EL Design Principles: Success & Failure, Responsibility for Learning) Wednesday, September 10: Do One Thing Day (celebrating International DOT day - staff and students will reflect on one thing they can do to make a difference; EL Design Principles: The Natural World, Solitude & Reflection) Thursday, September 11 - World Day (staff and students will celebrate their heritage by dressing in heritage dress - Acitivity: Pinwheels for Peace; EL Design Principles: Diversity & Inclusion, The Primacy of Self Discovery) Friday, September 12 - Amana Spirit Day and Whole School Community Circle at Alpharetta Community Center (Wear Spirit Wear - Whole School Community Circle; EL Design Principles: Collaboration & Competition, The Having of Wonderful Ideas) |
| ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY CIRCLE - YOUR FEEDBACK IS REQUESTED |
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Elementary Community Circle is a time-honored Amana tradition rooted in Expeditionary Learning Core Practices. Community Circle meetings are a common structure in Expeditionary Learning Schools that help to build a culture of pride, success and celebration in both academics and character. Elementary grade levels take turns on a rotating basis to host Community Circle for another grade level. These meetings often include student performances, skits, and presentations that help teach an EL Design Principle.
Community Circle in Elementary School begins September 19. In years past, we have hosted Community Circle in the cafeteria where students had the advantage of the stage and sound system. This year, our school lunch program has grown to include four sections of lunch which does not allow for sufficient time to prepare the cafeteria for students to begin Community Circle before 12:35. This late start time would only allow for a 15-minute Community Circle. There are two options for this year:
1. Move ES Community Circle time to follow MS Community Circle time on Friday mornings from 8:45 - 9:15 AM. Parents would have the ability to drop off their student for school and relax in the PIE Center before Community Circle (or attend MS Community Circle if they have a middle schooler). This option would allow for continued use of the stage and sound system for the students without disruption.
2. Move ES Community Circle to the gym with a start time of 12:35. It would be necessary to move sound equipment and chairs for this option which would require a volunteer force dedicated to set up and break down.
Please submit your feedback using this form. ES Community Circle schedule will be posted to the school calendar next week and begins September 19 following whole school Community Circle on the 12th. |
| HANDS-ON-AMANA GARDEN CLEAN-UP FOLLOWED BY PICNIC IN WILLS PARK |
Last year, Amana began its Learning Garden program as part of our overall STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathc) curriculum. We transformed the ornamental planters in front of the school to raised-bed garden plots, and used the in-ground beds along the facade of the building for fruit trees and vines and pollinator-friendly plants.  Second grade classes planted lettuces and cabbages, and our fledgling garden club planted tomatoes, broccoli and peas. Fourth grade classes added to the beauty of the garden with some perennial shrubs that will attract native pollinators.
Now it's time to prepare those same beds for fall planting so that this year's students can take advantage of the learning opportunities they provide. That's where you come in!
Join us on Saturday, September 13 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM for our first Hands On Amana day of the school year. We'll pull out plants that are no longer producing, pull weeds and clean up trash that might have collected in the beds. We'll also need a team to work behind the school cleaning up a section of our property that contains an overgrown concrete retention pond.
If you are available to help, please click here to sign up. We will work from 9 until Noon, and then gather in Wills Park for a bring-your-own picnic lunch. Amana will provide water and iced tea/lemonade. |
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Spirit Week is also coming soon! if you have not purchased your spirit wear yet, you can do so online at http://www.amana.deco-apparel.com. We will also be selling spirit wear at our table in the Club Shop/Makers' Space on Friday, September 5th during dismissal. Cash and check will be accepted.
For questions, contact Sylvia Rodriguez at neire2000@hotmail.com.
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| FAMILY FUN AT CHICK-FIL-A |
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 Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 10th 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM for Family Fun at Chick-Fil-A on Windward! 20% of all sales go to Amana! There will be a coloring contest and ice cream sundae bar, too!!
Chick-Fil-A
5180 Windward Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30004
For questions, contact Jennifer Moody at jenniferleamoody@live.com.
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| SHARE YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SELFIES |
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In honor of the timeless tradition of taking a picture of your student on the first day of school, publiccharters.org is launching a "Back to School Selfie" campaign to celebrate the millions of students and thousands of teachers heading back to the classroom this fall.
Here's how you can join them:
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Tweet a photo of your student(s) using the hashtag #ChartersBack2School
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Check out publiccharters.org/Back2School to celebrate with other parents, students, and teachers across the country.
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If you don't have Twitter, you can join the fun via text message. Just text ALLIANCE to 52886 to get started.
Thanks for joining us in our celebration of #ChartersBack2School.
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JOIN AMANA AT PIEDMONT PARK FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
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Stewardship is one of the core principles that Amana is founded on as an Expeditionary Learning school, and it's time to put it into action! Join us on Saturday, September 27, from 8:00 AM until 12:00 noon at Piedmont Park for National Public Lands Day. This event is organized by REI in Atlanta.
We will be engaged in a variety of park improvement activities such as trail clearing and weed removal. Students and siblings are welcome! Please bring water and work gloves if you have them, and don't forget to wear your Amana T-shirt.
If you plan to join, please register with REI, then send a message to Sara Ead atsaraeadamanapie@gmail.com so the Amana Crew knows to expect you!
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