Eagle Weekly Updates 
Important Information - Please Read
Give to the Annual Fund
IXL Students of the Week
Governance Board Meeting
Student Led Conferences - October 9
Roswell Youth Parade
Middle School Kickball Game
Upcoming Contest
Reminders
  
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Give to the Annual Fund - Help us Reach our $50,000 Goal!
Events
October 9
Student Led Conferences
School Closed 
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October 10
Roswell Youth Parade
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October 10
Roswell Youth Parade
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October 12 
Columbus Day 
School Closed
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October 13 
Governance Board Meeting 
8:00 AM 
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  October 16
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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October 19-23
ITBS Testing
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October 20
Vision/Hearing Screening
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October 21
Board Town Hall Meeting
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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October 23
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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October 26-30
Red Ribbon Week
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October 26
Fall Picture RETAKES
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October 30
Pop Open a Good Book Day
Grades K-5
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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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Middle School Kickball Game
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Wills Park


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IAMANA ANNUAL FUND
The Annual Campaign will run through the end of November.  We ask all of our families to make a gift that is meaningful to them, knowing that it can make a huge impact for all of our students.  This year, the Annual Fund will directly benefit the STEM Certification process as well as help offset some of our general operating costs.  

Our goal this year is $50,000, and we know that if every family contributes, we can get there.  When your family makes a donation, your students' names will be entered in a drawing for an iPad, to be held at the end of the campaign.  Every student whose family donates will also receive a wrist-band commemorating our 10-year anniversary. 

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. 


  
IXL STUDENT OF THE WEEK!
The IXL board has been updated as of Friday October 2nd, 2015.  Students are doing a fantastic job practicing their math skills using this math tool.  Look for your child's name on the IXL board in the main hallway.  Please submit certificates at the front desk ONLY when you reach 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, and 5000 problems worked out.  Students who reach 5,000 problems will be receiving awards in the Honors Ceremony in January.  Additionally, students who get their names on the IXL board and will be candidates for a drawing to win an iPad!

Here are the students of the week:

K - Josue Ayala Dominguez
1st Grade- Shree Soni
2nd Grade - Somie Shrestha
3rd Grade - Halit Tashtanov
4th Grade - Megan Elsawy
5th Grade - Zaira Rashid
6th Grade - Makayla & Michele McCain
7th Grade - Mohammed Alkhatib
8th Grade - Ahmad Junearick-Echols

And the class of the week with 4,835 problems worked out is Mrs. Barnett's class.

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.
GOVERNANCE BOARD MEETING
The Amana Academy Governance Board will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 8:00 AM in the Parent Center (suite 109A).

The first portion of the meeting will be a public session to approve the budget for FY 16. After the public portion of the meeting, the Board will convene an Executive "private" session to discuss a real estate matter.

All meetings of the Amana Board are posted to our website calendar and open to the public unless designated as "executive session" where, by law, the Board must convene in private to discuss land, legal or personnel items. Any vote resulting from executive session discussion, however, will occur in an open public setting.
          
STUDENT LED CONFERENCES: FRIDAY OCT. 9
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. 
No School Friday. We will only be open for Student-Led Conferences.
ROSWELL YOUTH PARADE: SATURDAY OCT. 10
Amana Academy is celebrating 10 years strong by being part of the Roswell Youth Parade~we want YOU to join us!  There will also be a Youth Festival at the parade end at Roswell Area Park that starts after the parade.

ARRIVAL TIME: 8:45-9:15 am on Mimosa Boulevard (Look for our float~a stack of books with a globe on top. Between the First Baptist Church and the Presbyterian Church). This parade waits for no one, so please make sure that you arrive early enough to find parking & find our float.  There will be road closures~plan accordingly.

IMPORTANT INFO: K-2 MUST have an adult walking with them!  There is no limit as to how many walkers we have~ the more the merrier!  Walkers MUST sign in if they are NOT walking with a parent 3rd-8th.  This is a youth centered parade and all walkers are expected to be handing out candy to the families watching the parade.  

WHAT TO BRING: 
*    One bag of candy per walker.
*    Wear your Amana Field Study shirt ~parents and friends please wear blue/green
*    YOUR SMILE!!!

WHERE TO PARK: Information regarding the parade & the parade route can be found here~ 
http://www.roswellgov.com/home/showdocument?id=1510


 
MIDDLE SCHOOL 2ND ANNUAL KICKBALL GAME
This year we are excited to announce
 our 2nd Annual Kickball Game for our Middle School Students. This game will be played against the faculty and parents on Friday Oct 30 from 1:30-3:30 @ Wills Park. Permission slips must be turned in order to participate. 
YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST
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!
Click Here contest details