Fulton Science Academy Blank Family Foundation Visits FSA

On Thursday, March 23, Fulton Science Academy proudly hosted Ms. Ayana Gabriel, Program Officer from the Arthur Blank Family Foundation in charge of the foundation's portfolio of STEAM funding. The purpose of Ms. Gabriel's visit was to tour the school, learn more about our short and long term vision, and discuss possible collaborative projects between the two organizations.

Formed in 1995, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation promotes innovative solutions to transform the lives of youth and their families, seeking results that move communities beyond what seems possible today. One strategic funding initiative is their emphasis on the expansion of STEAM education in the greater Atlanta area, including the Pipeline Project.

Over the past decade, the Foundation has invested nearly $10 million into efforts to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods on the west side of Atlanta. To further its work in additional areas of need, the Foundation has created the Westside Neighborhood Prosperity Fund, a $15 million long-term commitment to invest in catalytic projects that will ignite positive change and transform both people and place in Atlanta’s Westside communities.

Mr. Blank, chairman of the Foundation, co-founded The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, in 1978 and retired from the company as co-chairman in 2001. Through the Foundation and his family’s personal giving, Mr. Blank has granted more than $300 million to various charitable organizations.

Fulton Science Academy Students Raise More Than $1,500 For ST. Baldrick's Foundation

We are happy to say that FSA raised $1,584 for the 

St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Our student council members did a great job motivating their peers to raise money for such an important cause. The student council members shared information with their homerooms and encouraged everyone to purchase St. Baldrick’s shirts and to donate money to the cause, which aims to eradicate childhood cancer.

As promised, if the school raised $1,500 or more, Mr. Parlak agreed to shave his head. Please stay tuned for more details on this event!

You can learn more about this organization as well as continue to donate online. https://www.stbaldricks.org/ Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!

Fulton Science Academy Players to Perform Black Boots Lost Loot

MUSTANG PLAYERS TO PERFORM BLACK BOOTS LOST LOOT

This one-act comedy chronicles the rivalry between two pirate crews, Black Boot and his men and Scurvy Sal’s crew of lady pirates. Be prepared for a whirlwind of treasure hunts, mistaken identities, and pirate romance. Shiver me timbers!

Through this work, students have the chance to memorize lines, learn about stage presence and voice control, and even lend a hand with set design and costuming. It is certainly hard work, but in the end, the cast members are left with memories that last a lifetime.

December 8 and 9 on the FSA Stage

Ticket information is coming soon.

2ND ANNUAL FULTON SCIENCE ACADEMY S.T.E.A.M. VIDEO CONTEST

Dear Students, Faculty, and Parents,

We are pleased to announce FSA’s 2nd Annual S.T.E.A.M. Video Contest.

EXCITING TIMES! Once again, we will have a Red Carpet Awards Show on Friday, January 27, 2017 with fun activities and surprises to celebrate our students' skills in different areas of movie making.



THEME
This year we will once again invite video entries with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) theme. This broad concept allows students to create their video on a topic that they like. Participants can do anything from exploring a science or math theory/concept to something more charitable in nature that discusses a community need and how it can be addressed. You name it! There is a wide spectrum of opportunities under the umbrella of S.T.E.A.M.

FORMAT
Feel free to use any video editing software and upload your finished video to YouTube. Suggested duration of the video is 3 to 5 minutes. Please only use materials recorded by you.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
This will be a great project for all students in grades four and higher to work on during their Thanksgiving and winter holidays. Therefore, the submission deadline is Sunday, January 8, 2017.

LAST YEAR"S WINNERS
Please see last year's winners here to get submission ideas: http://fultonscienceacademy.org/2016/01/congratulations-to-the-winner-of-the-1st-s-t-e-a-m-video-contest-awards/

JUDGING COMMITTEE
We have four wonderful parents that are professional in different categories of the film industry. These parents formed a judging committee together. If any other parent has some expertise and wish to be part of the judging committee, please send an e-mail to Principal Sener at ksener@fultonscienceacademy.org

CONTEST LEVELS
Students will be competing in two different levels.
1st Level: 4th Grade through 6th Grade
2nd Level: 7th Grade through 10th Grade

AWARD CATEGORIES & AWARDS FOR EACH LEVEL
4th Grade through 6th Grade Level
Best Film Category
Best Acting Category
Best Writing Category
Choice Award Category – This category will be voted on through Facebook.

7th Grade through 10th Grade
Best Film Category
Best Acting Category
Best Editing Category
Best Special Effects Category
Best Writing Category
Choice Award Category – This category will be voted on through Facebook.

AWARDS FOR EACH CATEGORY
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $50
3rd Place - $25

RED CARPET AWARD CEREMONY DATE & TIME
Friday, January 27 at 1 p.m.

SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO
Please CLICK HERE to submit your Youtube video link.

Any questions, you might have, please send an e-mail to ksener@fultonscienceacademy.org

Enjoy your time preparing your videos.

Fulton Science Academy Fall Celebration

On Friday, October 28th all the Kindergarten students enjoyed a Fall Centers Party between our two Kindergarten rooms and the grassy area in the front of the school. Students decorated cookies (one to eat and one to keep!) and enjoyed a cup of “Spooky Brew” at the “Cookie Decorating Station.” Our little artists painted beautiful wooden frames at the “Frame Station”. After adding a little glitter glue, acrylic paint, a few 3-D stickers, and the commemorative picture of all their friends from our field trip to the Art Barn- this Fall keepsake brought smiles to everyone’s face when they got to take the frames home!

Students were finally able to put the last two weeks of daily morning estimation practice to good use during the “Estimation Station” activity. Parent Volunteers helped students look at several containers filled with treats and prizes and had each member of the group come up with and write an estimate for the amount of items inside one jar they chose as a group. After counting every item in each jar, the child that guessed the closest to the actual number received two items from the jar to put in their goody bag. The other children in the group each received one. Students had tons of fun estimating like crazy and earning prizes until it was time to switch stations!

In the “Storytelling Cave” students helped select and then listened to some of their favorite Fall stories inside a cozy tent complete with fluffy pillows and a cozy pumpkin blanket. During the “Ugly Pumpkin” writing and craft center, parent volunteers teamed up to help students complete a graphic organizer with kind adjectives to describe the poor ugly pumpkin and then make an ugly pumpkin craft. Check out the masterpieces resulting from this activity by the Kindergarten classrooms!

In front of the school, students added points earned during “Pumpkin Buckets” and used pumpkin sponges to transport water as fast as they could from a giant cauldron to plastic pumpkin buckets in the “Jack-O-Lantern Relay.”

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a big success. The students couldn’t stop talking about all the fun they had on Friday all day today. They said it was the “best day all year.” Oh, if only they knew how many fun events they have to look forward to yet in Kindergarten…

Fulton Science Academy Book Fair Begins This Monday!

We’re excited about our upcoming Book Fair (Nov. 14 – 18, 2016). Parent Volunteers will transform the Media Center into our very own book store. Students will visit the Book Fair during their Foreign Language and Language Arts classes. 

There will be hundreds of books from new and favorite authors, popular series, cool posters, school supplies, and fun for everyone! Don’t miss the chance to light up a young reader’s face with a good book.

We need your help. We will begin transforming the Media Center during the week of November 7th.

Sign up to help cashier, restock or assist students finding a book. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C49A4A628ABFA7-book

Sign up to help decorate and setup at. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C49A4A628ABFA7-november

Fulton Science Academy AND THE WINNER IS....

AND THE WINNER IS...
#fsacares
Wow! What a contest! I don't think any of us could have expected so many likes and loves in response to the Red Red Ribbon Week door decorating contest posted on our Facebook page this week. Not only did people from all over the Georgia vote for their favorites, but we've been told that some FSA supporters from other countries voted as well. We had so much fun!

And now, onto the winner...

Drumroll, please.... :)

Ms. Ramsey's 3rd grade class won 1st place with 717 likes and loves! YAY!

Congratulations to Ms. Ramsey, her students, and her parents for the wonderful door design. Ms. Ramsey's class has now won a personalized classroom door mat and a dress down day.

Our administrative team decided to award the amazing runner up class as well. This classroom was very close with 594 likes and loves.

Congratulations to Mrs. Whitlock's class!!!

This class has won a dress down day as well!

A big THANK YOU goes to our parent volunteer, Mrs. Shelley Kersey, for organizing this awesome event for our students. We appreciate you!

Regardless of likes or votes, we view every participant as a winner. Thank you to those who created such innovative and inspiring designs. Your hard work is both recognized and appreciated.

Photos of this year's winner and runner up are below.

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you again for your support of FSA.

Red Ribbon Week Door Contest Decoration

#FSACARES ABOUT RED RIBBON WEEK

FSA is proud to announce the launch of “Red Ribbon Week.” This important initiative, which is supported annually by schools all across the nation, creates awareness about alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, as well as violence prevention issues.

Please help us recognize the incredible work of our FSA teachers and students who have worked hard to decorate their homeroom doors with themes that support Red Ribbon Week.

You can show your support by voting for your favorite door design(s) by “liking” photos on our Facebook page below. Votes will be collected through noon on this Friday, October 28, 2016, and you can vote for as many different door decorations as you wish.

This Friday, once votes are tallied, the winning homeroom teacher will receive a personalized doormat for their classroom compliments of the MSO.

FULTON SCIENCE ACADEMY SECOND GRADERS CELEBRATE JOHNNY APPLESEED DAY!

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This past Monday, second grade students entered the building in their plaid shirts and skirts to get ready for a day filled with apples and Johnny Appleseed! Students left the school completely dressed as Johnny Appleseed... including a pot hat and everything!

It was a fun day filled with apple-themed learning. Students rotated to the three second grade teachers for a lesson and activity centered around Johnny Appleseed. When students visited Ms. P's classroom, they learned about the life cycle of the apple and put this life cycle into their own words. They created a 3-D version of an apple, showcasing the 4 main stages of an apple's life cycle.

In Ms. Minor's classroom, students dove into apple math centers. They found the weight of apples, measured apples, they found out how many apples tall they were! They had a blast using standard and non-standard measurement.

Students visited Mrs. Adam's class and heard a story about Johnny Appleseed to learn more about his history. Students discussed fact vs. legend, and sorted different ideas into fact or legend categories. After their reading comprehension activities, they created a hat to turn themselves into Johnny Appleseed!

At the end of the day, students finished their "Apple Investigations," including graphing the taste of their apples (their favorite part of the day!) It was a very exciting day to be in second grade at FSA!

Fulton Science Academy Roswell Youth Parade Pokemon Theme

After a fun and productive afternoon sewing, painting, building, engineering and decorating yesterday, our Fulton Science Academy kids were rockin the Pokémon Go theme at the Roswell Youth Day Parade this morning! Well done Fulton Science-Academy staff, students and parents....it was a S(team) effort! Roswell Youth Day Parade...

Fulton Science Academy Last Blast Splash

LAST BLAST SPLASH WAS LOTS OF FUN! 

We would like to thank our wonderful parents for organizing such an awesome Last Blast Splash event for our students and teachers. Everyone agrees that this was the best ever Last Blast Carnival at Fulton Science Academy. Please see some videos and pictures here: