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For Amana Text Alerts -text @amana to 81010
Give to the Annual Fund - Help us Reach our $50,000 Goal!
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Cross Country Meet
Mill Springs Academy
4:00 PM
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PIE Potluck Meeting
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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October 2
Grades 3-5 Community Circle
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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Grades 6-8 Community Circle
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM
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Grades K-2 Community Circle
12:25 PM - 12:50 PM
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Volunteer Orientation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Parent Center
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Soccer Game
Amana @ Sandy Springs MS
5:00 PM
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October 6
School Picture Day ** October 9 Student Led Conferences ** October 12 Columbus Day School Closed
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285 South Main Street
Alpharetta, GA 30009
678.624.0989
info@amanaacademy.org
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 This year, we are celebrating 10 successful years of educating students at Amana Academy! It's hard to believe that an idea conceived by parents and talked about over kitchen tables is now a vibrant, thriving school community. We are so glad that you are a part of the continuing legacy of Amana Academy, and we hope you'll help us continue to grow and thrive for the next 10 years and beyond.
Please take a moment to consider how much you might be able to contribute. You can make a one-time gift, or become a member of our 10 for 10 Crew, which allows donors who give $250 or more to pay in 10 installments (all pledges should be paid in full by the end of our fiscal year, which is June 30, 2016). If you'd like to donate by check or cash, please return the donor card linked here to the front desk along with your donation. If you've already made all of your charitable contributions for 2015, you can pledge now and make your payment in 2016. If you'd rather donate via credit card, you can do so at our secure online giving site by clicking the button below, or in the sidebar of this newsletter.
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All IXL roads are leading to success at Amana Academy! We love how students are embodying one of our EL design principles: Collaboration and Competition. As of Friday, September 25th, 2015, we have 32 Amana students who drove through 500 LN working through 500 problems and two students who already passed 1000 Street! Our two leaders of the IXL challenge are Ahmad Echols with 1,532 problems worked out andMakayla McCain with 1,316 problems worked out.
Check out the IXL board and look for your child's name if they reached the 500+ milestone. Please submit certificates ONLY when he/she reaches 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, and 5000 problems worked out. Students who get their names on the IXL board and will be candidates for a drawing to win an iPad!
Parents: If you would like to receive certificates sent to you by email, go to settings once your child is logged into IXL and enter your email address. Here are the students of the week: K - Jayden Dominguez 1st Grade- Rey Victoria-Duarte 2nd Grade - Langston Laifang 3rd Grade - Talha Mohammed 4th Grade - Adam Adas 5th Grade - Sarah Raad 6th Grade - Makayla McCain 7th Grade - Jose Legoretta 8th Grade - Ahmad Junearick-Echols
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Our School was filled with Scarecrow making last week, we had all of our Middle School Book Buddies help our Elementary students create and have some fun in this annual Alpharetta event. Thank you to all the parents for material donations and for listening to the stories told by your children. We look forward to making this an annual event as well for Amana as we make lasting relationships with our local communities.  All of our Scarecrows are located North of the school on Roswell St. and going past the downtown intersection Milton Ave. by the Corner Deli.SCARECROW HARVESTOctober 3, 201510:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Milton Avenue, Alpharetta, GA http://awesomealpharetta.com/what-to-do/scarecrow-harvest/  Alpharetta's downtown streets will be lined with over 100 scarecrows to celebrate its fall spirit. Join in on the free family entertainment that includes groovy country music, games of crow-cornhole, hay rides to the log cabin, quirky face painting, historical demos, artsy activities, stimulating story-telling, yummy festival food and engaging inflatables. 
Take a hay ride between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to the Future Farmers of America log cabin. At 12 pm, SCARECROW AWARDS and prizes will be given to Accredited K-5 Schools classrooms for Most Creative, Best Constructed, Best Personality, "Go Green" Crow and SchCOOLEST (school with the most participating classrooms) Scarecrows.
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| PIE GENERAL BODY MEETING & POTLUCK DINNER |
Join us at the Amana Academy for PIE General Body Meeting and Potluck. PIE will be holding a general body meeting and our fall potluck dinner. PIE will supply drinks, paper products and ice. We ask that our families sign up to bring a dish to share. It's always a courtesy to let us know if your family will not be in attendance or if you will have additional guests. Keep in mind that we ask for no pork or nut products.
If your family has dietary restrictions or food allergies, please be sure to email bridgettejharris@live.com so that we can update our signups.
DATE: 10/01/2015 ( Thu 6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT )
LOCATION: Amana Academy
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It is our 10 year anniversary! Students may enter a creative drawing for our yearbook cover contest. Submissions will be judged by a panel. There will only be 1 winner! To enter, draw a picture of what you think best represents this theme, our school, and YOU!
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| JOIN US AT THE MAKER FAIRE EXPO |
Enjoy a day of science at the family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and celebration. Saturday October 3 or Sunday October 4. Please reserve your free tickets at
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Middle School students may enter the video pitch contest to earn free registration to 'Innovation Weekend 2015"! Deadline Monday, October 5
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Dear Families,
We are excited to have Village Photography take portraits of your child on Tuesday October 6, 2015. Students are to dress in uniform this day. We will take class pictures in addition to individuals.
Your child's portrait is something that both of you will cherish for years to come so I encourage you to remind them to bring their best expression.
We look forward to a great Picture Day.
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| STUDENT LED CONFERENCES: FRIDAY OCT. 9 |
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Amana Academy Student-Led Conferences are scheduled for October 9, 2015. This is an Expeditionary Learning structure that allows dedicated time for students to share academic and character progress with their parents/guardians. Please note: Amana will not hold a regularly scheduled school day on Friday, October 9.
The school will be open for Student-Led Conferences only.
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| IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM PIE |
IMPORTANT UPDATES FROM PIE
Didn't get to pay your PIE Dues at Open House? - if you didn't get a chance to pay your PIE dues during Open House, you can still do it by filling out the form and sending it in with your payment. The 2015-2016 PIE Dues is only $30 per family. Our goal is to reach 100% participation.
Box Tops - we have kicked off our Box Tops program for this school year. Please submit your Box Tops. Submissions are due by October 9. The top class in the school will receive a party. Send box tops with your child in a clearly marked bag with your child's teacher's name and grade level. For a list of all Box Tops items, go to www.boxtops4education.com . Amana will receive 10 cents for every box top we turn in.
2015-2016 PIE Budget v3a - click here to review the 2015-2016 PIE Budget. Budget Final Vote will take place at the PIE General Membership Meeting.
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