STEAM DAY WAS LOTS OF FUN!

Your students had a BLAST this past Thursday at STEAM Day. We traveled to many different activities and experiences, each one better than the next...

Students started the day with taping Principal Sener to the wall for the fundraising of Destination Imagination Team and traveled to many wonderful activities such as Reptiles, bubbles, marshmallow shooters, handmade musical instruments, origami, Cosplay, astronomy, string art, face painting, magician, lasers and more!


A huge thank you to our parent volunteers who helped make this day a major success. It was an amazing day for everyone. The best STEAM day we ever had for sure!

Enjoy a few photos below:

FSAPS STUDENTS VISITED GOOGLE HEADQUARTERS

Fulton Science Academy student team NYAN, second place finalists of the 2015 Tag-Ed Web challenge, was invited to Google headquarters in downtown Atlanta for an awards ceremony on May 6, 2015. Team members Elena Juarez, Elaine Wen, and Shreya Rekapalli enjoyed a lovely evening meeting with other finalists, company representatives, teachers, and Google employees. The trip gave team members a very insightful and inspiring learning experience. Thanks to Mr. Sanal for being an awesome mentor! For all that are interested in entomophagy, the link to the website is: http://newfutureoffood.weebly.com/
- NYAN (Elaine, Elena, Shreya)
(credits to Ananya Terala)

2ND GRADERS PREPARED FLOWER POTS FOR OUR WONDERFUL MOTHERS!

2nd grade had a great time reviewing the plant life cycle, while also creating flower pots for our wonderful mothers. The students decorated the pots themselves, and planted their very own flower in the pot using loam soil. We discussed the benefits of loam soil verses sandy soil or clay soil. What a fun and messy hand-on experience! Happy Mother's Day from 2nd Grade!

KINDERGARTEN CLASS BUTTERFLY FUN!

We have had the best time watching our caterpillars turn into butterflies. Today we set our 7 butterflies free! Your students said 'goodbye' to each one as they flew out of our butterfly net. It was an awesome experience to see the life cycle of these butterflies happen right in our very own classroom!

1ST GRADE MOTHERS ENJOYED MUFFINS WITH MOMS

​First grade had a terrific time this morning celebrating with our moms at Muffins with Mom. Students had breakfast with their moms and drew portraits of each other. They also gave them some gifts that they had worked on this week. It is so special to see our moms and kids together, and it was a wonderful way to wrap up Mother's Day weekend. We love our moms so much!

FSAPS STUDENTS HAD A GREAT TIME AT SPACE CAMP

Please see some pictures from our recent end of year field trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama here.

Students returned from Space Camp during Mother's Day and they gave roses to their mothers who came to school to welcome them. 

END OF YEAR PICNICS WERE LOTS OF FUN!

End of year family picnic was lots of fun! Please see some pictures here:

Leaf and Tree Study Walk

On Saturday, 2nd May, Elementary Science Olympians studying Leaf and Tree Finders went on a Tree Identification Nature Walk. Kavitha Kuppusamy, Lakshya Jasti, Raaga Ajay and Niyomi Shah spent two hours on Big Creek Greenways with their coach Ms. Doraiswami. They identified and saw the leaves, bark, fruit, seed balls etc. of many trees from their list of 20+ trees including Black Tupelo, Loblolly Pine, American Sweetgum, American Sycamore, Yellow Poplar, River Birch and Red Maple. They ran short races with Avinash on the boardwalk, drank water, took notes, had cookies, saw a green snake whip hrough the water into swamp grass, saw a duck, drake and ducklings swim in the water, saw some bracket fungi and had a lot of fun! Each student had a parent accompany them on the walk and they served as backpack carriers, water bearers and pullers of tall branches!

Leaf and Tree Finders are preparing hard for their State Tournament on May 16th and this Nature Walk helped them get a hands on work for their event. Thank you for putting this together Ms. Przedpelski & Ms. Minor!

STUDENTS PERFORMED FOR THEIR FAMILIES

Our recital was on Thursday, May 7th, (S.T.E.A.M. Day at FSAPS) at 7 PM in the school cafeteria! During the recital students in the Private Music Lesson Program shared their music with the families and friends of Fulton Science Academy Private School. Please see some pictures here:

FSAPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY PREPARED A FLASH MOB FOR PRINCIPAL SENER ON HIS BIRTHDAY

This is what happens when you have wonderful students and teachers. This Tuesday, May 5th was my birthday and I was called to the main hallway at the end of the morning announcements. I went there not knowing what to expect. It was a big surprise. It's amazing to me that all of the students, faculty, and even my own children kept this a secret right up until it actually happened. I must revisit the confidence I usually feel that I always know what is going on at our school. Haha! This is a birthday I will treasure for the rest of my life. I am very happy to be part of Fulton Science Academy. You made my day. THANK YOU!

The Epic FSAPS Yard Sale Was a HUGE SUCCESS!

A BIG THANK YOU to all of our wonderful parents and faculty who donated items and time to make our yard sale a big success!!!!
We were able to raise $1200 for our Destination Imagination team.

FSAPS TEACHERS CELEBRATED COMPLETION OF THEIR GIFTED ENDORSEMENTS WITH DR. GOLLMAR

As you might already know, a group of FSAPS teachers were taking gifted endorsement classes from Metro RESA for the last two years. The classes were every other Wednesday between 5pm and 7pm. We truly enjoyed and benefited from this gifted endorsement class and will always treasure the time we spent with our amazing professor, Dr. Gollmar. Dr. Gollmar has years of experience in gifted education and she designed the class in most beneficial way for our teachers. With the competition of this gifted endorsement our teachers have the knowledge and the tools to better serve the big gifted population we have at FSAPS. It certainly takes us to the next level. FSAPS teachers thanked Dr. Gollmar with a party organized for her honor during last class this April. THANK YOU Dr. Gollmar!

We plan to start another gifted endorsement cohort for the new teachers next year.

FSAPS ENROLLMENT UPDATE & NEW CAMPUS TOURS

We are pleased to inform you that we now have a waiting list for our 1st and 2nd grade classes for 2015 -2016 school year. Seems like soon we will have a waiting list for most of our grades. Beginning next year, we will no longer do rolling admissions as we will not have that much space in each grade. Instead, we will place a deadline and announce accepted students after the deadline just like other well established private schools do.

As you know the campus will be ready on June, 2015. The new campus is about 75,000 square ft. and have 35 classes. We are currently reserving some classes for our high school grades which we plan to start in August, 2016. As announced earlier, we will have two classes of each grade in elementary level and four classes of each grade in middle school level.

Many families have toured new campus on Saturdays. Our wonderful construction manager, Tony enjoys giving guided tours to our families personally. You are most welcome to bring your children to new campus tours as well. If interested, please contact Mr. Turan at nturan@fultonscienceacademy.org.

Our official opening ceremony for the new campus will be on Thursday, August 13 noon with the attendance of State Superintendent Richard Woods, the world's tallest man, and many other specials guests. It will be a great day for our students, teachers and parents.

Next year will be an exciting year!

CONGRATULATIONS TO FSAPS MATH TEAM!

The FSA Math team continues its trend of competing and bringing home awards at every level! This past weekend, FSA Math Team competed @ the 6th Annual Cheetah Cup Math Competition, a Math Competition for 4th, 5th and 6th Graders at Creek View Elementary School in Alpharetta, GA. Our 6th grade team received 3rd place @ the 6th Annual Cheetah Cup Math Competition on April 25th among 40 teams participated! Congratulations to our students & FSA Math Teachers! We are proud of them! Keep up the good work!!

DUKE UNIVERSITY TALENT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM CEREMONY

Dear Parents,

FSAPS will be providing transportation for the State Duke TIP Award ceremony on May 6. If you are a winner and interested in bus transportation for your child and possibly yourself and other members of your family, please send an e-mail to Mr. Turan by this Friday and let us know how many people from your family will attend.

SPACE CAMP TRIP REMINDERS MAY 8 - 10

 

Students going to Space Camp should arrive at FSA on May 8th at 7:00am. This will begin a fun filled weekend at Space Camp with friends.

Please see some helpful information here. Teacher chaperones will meet with attending students and provide detailed information before the trip as well.

Packing List: (suggested by space camp)
· Padlock for your locker
· Toiletries: soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush
· Sleeping bag or twin size sheets, blanket and pillowcase (pillow provided)
· Towels and washcloths
· Appropriate clothing for changing weather conditions
· Shower shoes
· Change or $1 bills for vending machines
· Closed toed shoes (students will not be able to participate in some activities without closed toed shoes)
· Don’t forget your camera
(Any student who brings electronic devices does so at their own risk. Space Camp will not be responsible for lost or stolen items.)


ITINERARY
Friday, May 8, 2015
7:30 AM Load motor coaches
8:00 AM Leave FSA
11:30 AM Arrival to Space Camp & eat lunch at Space Camp
12:30PM Check into the habitat at Space Program (Central Time Zone)
Attend briefing and move into the Habitat. (Bring sleeping bag or blanket, sheet and towels)
Begin program with counselors
Eat dinner at Space Camp (as well as all meals during stay)
9 PM Finish with Pathfinder Program for a good night’s sleep
Snacks can be eaten outside (Vending machines available)


Saturday, May 9, 2015
Eat breakfast with your Pathfinder Counselor
Pathfinder Program and meals throughout the day and evening


Sunday, May 10, 2015
11:00 AM Pathfinder Program is completed at 11:00 AM
Bring everything to motor coaches for loading
11:00 AM Load motor coaches
11:30 AM Eat lunch at Space Camp
12:15 PM Leave Huntsville (This is 1:15 PM Eastern time)
5:00 PM Approximate arrival at FSA
5:30 PM Enjoy a delicious dinner at FSA

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Campbell at mcampbell@fultonscienceacademy.org

LAST ANIME CLUB LOCK-IN FOR THE YEAR WAS LOTS OF FUN!

On Friday, April 24th the FSAPS Anime Club had a Lock-In as an opportunity for students to collaborate with others who are fans of the Anime art form and interested in both traditional and pop Japanese culture. The Lock-In began at 4:30 pm with attendees watching some classic Hayao Miyazaki films and finishing up sushi and hibachi dinner orders. As the night went on, we created marbled paper using the Japanese paper marbling art form Suminagashi, cooked our own blueberry bubble tea, and participated in a marshmallow chopstick race for prizes!J The almost all night long event (students took a break in the wee hours of the morning to grab a quick nap) concluded with a breakfast of cheesy eggs, fruit, doughnuts, and Ramen noodles (yes, Ramen).


A big thank you to Mr. Seker and Mrs. Unal for helping this event run so smoothly.

 

 

 

A BIG THANK YOU GOES TO KINDERGARTEN PARENTS & MR. UDUK

The week started with two delicious luncheon this week. As part of monthly teacher appreciation luncheons kindergarten parents served us an amazing lunch this past Monday. I would say this was the for best luncheon we have had this year so far. We thank all kindergarten parents. Special thanks to two kindergarten parents ,Mrs. Nobile and Mrs. Galvis for coordinating the events and serving teachers whole day. THANK YOU!

 

 On Tuesday, one of our 6th grade parents, Mr. Uduk prepared this wonderful Gyro meal for us. He brought the gyro machine and cooked for us at the school. It was wonderful! THANK YOU Mr. Uduk! 

PARENT BOARD ELECTION

 

Dear Parents,

Please review the 4/27 email update from the PVO Board regarding open 2015 / 2016 Board and Committee positions.

If you are interested in filling a role, please write a very brief paragraph about yourself, your background, why you would like to be on the board or chair a particular committee, and if there was a particular role that you would like to assume (Treasurer, Student Services, Membership, 8th grade Graduation,) etc. Several sentences will be fine (or more for those who feel inspired!) Send that information to Kate Webster (webskg.2200@yahoo.com) who will forward that information on to other Board Members who will determine a best fit given given the mix of candidates and their interests/skills, etc.

The PVO Community Meeting will be on 5/12/2015 at 3:45pm in the Cafeteria. We will review the proposed slate and vote in the Board at the time.

ORDER YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLY BEFORE MAY 15

 

 

This year we have partnered with SchoolKidz, a Staples company, to provide our student's school supplies. The school supply kits are the supplies teachers requested for the coming year. We hope this will help reduce some of the back to school stress and will allow you to obtain school supplies in a cost effective manner. You can place your order on line or return the paper order form that was sent home with your student earlier this week. Your order will be delivered with your child's name and next year's grade directly to the new school in July and will be ready for pickup on Orientation Day in August.

Use the link and account number below to conveniently order your child's school supplies. On line orders must be completed no later than May 15th!

Please make sure to choose the correct kit based on your child's grade level next school year.

www.shopttkits.com

Enter Account Number: 95955

Paper order forms must be returned to the front office no later than May 11th.

All students will need a non rolling backpack of their choice. If your student is entering 6, 7 or 8th grade they will also need a USB thumb drive and 6 binders in total, the supply kits have 5 binders included with the option of ordering a 6th or supplying one of your choice. Please keep in mind additional organizational supplies (such as pencil cases, lunch boxes, etc ) may be required based on your students preference.

Please remember orders must be completed no later than May 15th!

THIS WEEK WE HOSTED CITY OF ALPHARETTA ADMINISTRATOR, ROBERT REGUS AS PART OF COLLEGE MENTORSHIP SPEKAER SERIES

We thank Mr. Regus very much for the wonderful speech and advices he gave to our students. Our wonderful student council president, Mira Mutnick gave beautiful flower and thanked Mr. Regus on behalf of all students. Please see a picture from this wonderful event here: