ELEMENTARY DESTINATION IMAGINATION

February 13, 2016 kenansener Academic-Teams, Clubs, News, STEAM STEAM

Students involved in Elementary Destination Imagination are working hard completing their Central Challenges for the GA Regional Showcase that will be held here at FSAPS.

Two of our teams are working on the structural challenge, Musical Mashup. This involves designing and building a structure that supports weight and is a musical instrument. They must play a musical solo and tell a story with at least one musical character. All ideas and work must be done by team members only.

Four of our teams are working on the technical challenge, Pace of Change. These teams must design and build a vehicle able to carry at least one team member across the presentation area, multiple times. They must also change the vehicle propulsion system and the vehicle movement method during the presentation, as well as present a story about change. All ideas and work must be done by team members only.

Thank you to all of the parents, of our team members, who have stepped forward to help the teams prepare. Without our wonderful parents, the teams would never be able to accomplish their challenges!

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First Grade Hands on Science Club

February 1, 2016 kenansener Clubs, STEAM STEAM

Below you will see a picture of the kids using magnifying glasses to observe meal worms. The students identified how many legs they have, how the bigger ones compare to the smaller ones, how many body segments they have, where their heads are, and they used words or phrases to describe the meal worms!

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

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 fsapsauthor Clubs, Events, News Fulton Science Academy

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.

EXPLORING FORCES AND MOTION IN 1ST GRADE SCIENCE

April 26, 2015 fsapsauthor Clubs, News Fulton Science Academy

Mrs. Whitlock’s first graders just finished exploring motion. We learned that a force affects how something moves, using either a push or pull. We explored forces such as gravity and magnetism. We also got to experiment with different kinds of pushes and pulls. One of our favorite experiments was using rubber bands to launch toy race cars.

PRE-K & K HANDS-ON SCIENCE CLUB EXPLORES MAGNETS!

April 26, 2015 fsapsauthor Clubs, News Fulton Science Academy

Last week, Pre-K and kindergarten students were able to explore magnets. We discussed how magnets attract metal objects, and we discussed how magnets can attract or repel objects. Students were able to explore magnets first hand, and had a great time doing it! They were able to see how a magnet can attract an object without actually touching it first.

FSAPS STUDENTS ENJOYS MUSIC CLUBS WITH MRS. PEACOCK

April 26, 2015 fsapsauthor Clubs, Events, News Fulton Science Academy

Music and Drumming (3rd – 5th Grades)
During this semester Music & Drumming we have learned how people go to great lengths to connect with others through music whether cultural differences, religious beliefs, borders or physical boundaries. We have learned that those in countries not as rich as ours, make their own instruments out of recycled goods/garbage and play in an orchestra! We have composed and arranged our own music within different boundaries/guidelines decided upon as a team. We are also working on our OWN composition for a potential performance in the spring talent show!
Music and Movement (1&2 Grade)

“Feel the beat in your feet!” During this year in Music and Movement, students have enjoyed learning new dance steps from a variety of different styles of music. We are learning how to differentiate a variety of sounds we hear with respect to instruments and their respective families, musical genres with how they make us feel, and important musical figures. We LOVED our jazz unit back in February and always earn time at the end, to dance like “Mr. Bonjangles.” We have overall sharpened our skills with note reading, working as a team and creating rhythms/music both with our bodies, and different instruments.

PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN HANDS ON SCIENCE CLUB

April 11, 2015 fsapsauthor Clubs, Events, News Fulton Science Academy

Pre-K and kindergarten Hands-On Science loves animals! We have had such a blast this semester talking about everything from skunks to lions, from peregrine falcons to chameleons! This past week, in honor of Character Dress Up Day, we talked about one of Mrs. Whitlock’s favorite characters, the Very Hungry Caterpillar. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and then looked at the life cycle of caterpillars as they grow into a butterfly.

CREATIVE WRITING CLUB

March 24, 2015 fsapsauthor Clubs, News Fulton Science Academy

Ms. Ramsey’s Creative Writing club has been loving their poetry study! The students started the unit by writing an Autobiographical Poem. These poems are posted outside Ms. Ramsey’s classroom, so come take a sneak peak into what your child wrote about themselves! Additionally in our poetry unit, the students have written Cinquains and Haikus. Tomorrow we will be learn about Limericks. After the poetry unit, the students will transition into writing Mysteries. Here are some websites to help your child get creative in their writing!

Elementary Science Olympiad Students Advance to State Competition!

March 12, 2015 fsapsauthor Academic-Teams, Achievements, Clubs, Events, News Fulton Science Academy

The hard work of the Elementary Science Olympiad students paid off this past Saturday, March 7th at the State Qualifying Competition. Our Elementary Science Olympiad students completed against 17 other teams and placed 2nd Overall as a team earning themselves a spot in the State Competition in May!! Head Coaches Ms. Minor and Ms. P could not be more proud of our ESO students and how well they represented FSAPS at the competition. A huge thank you goes out toall of our coaches for their hard work and dedication, and a giant CONGRATULATIONS to all of the students on the Elementary Science Olympiad team! A special shout out as well to the following students for their individual awards:

Bridge Building – 3rd Place: Celil Teber and Fatima Safdar coached by Mrs. Ayer
Disease Detectives – 6th Place: Kavitha Kuppaswamy and Siyona Patel coached by Mrs. Daley and Ms. Doraiswami
Don’t Bug Me – 2nd Place: Shreyan Ghelani and Amrita Kaur coached by Mrs. Ghelani
Elements Compounds Mixtures – 6th Place: Logan Kersey and Michael Rico coached by Mr. Kersey
Grasp a Graph – 5th Place: Damien Davis and Bhavin Shah coached by Ms. Minor
Leaf and Tree Finders – 3rd Place: Kavitha Kuppaswamy and Lakshya Jasti coached by Ms. Doraiswami
Mystery Architecture – 7th Place: Logan Kersey and Siddarth Yamujala coached by Ms. Ramsey
Paper Rockets – 4th Place: Anastasia Kefalas and Neel Bhatt coached by Mrs. Yamujala
Rock Hound – 2nd Place: Nick A. and Fatima Safdar coached by Ms. P
Simple Machines – 7th Place: Nick A. and Neel Bhatt coached by Mrs. Ayer
Starry Starry Night – 2nd Place: Siyona Patel and Lakshya Jasti coached by Mrs. Flowers
Straw Egg Drop – 8th Place: Celil Teber and Neel Bhatt coached by Ms. Ramsey
Which Way is North – 10th Place: Austin Gardner and Greyson Osekevage coached by Ms. Minor
Water Rockets – 1st Place: Austin Gardner and Greyson Osekavage coached by Mr. Kurt

Way to go ESO students and coaches… we are so proud of you and we wish you the best of luck at State in May!

Fulton Science Academy Science Olympiad Team Best at Regionals!

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 fsapsauthor Academic-Teams, Achievements, Clubs, Events, News Fulton Science Academy

It was a sweet victory for the Fulton Science Academy Private School Science Olympiad Team as they won first place in the Regional Tournament held on Valentine’s Day at the University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus. Competition at the tournament was tough as FSAPS was up against perennial rival Dodgen Middle School. “Our students always enjoy competing against Dodgen,” said Head Coach Pam Walsh. “They are such a strong team and our students know they’ve got to be at their best.” The awards ceremony was intense as the lead switch from FSAPS to Dodgen several times, but in the end, FSAPS won by 8 points.

The top five schools from the tournament will advance to the State Science Olympiad Tournament in March, so FSAPS will be up against Dodgen once again. “We’ve got our work cut out for us to prepare for the State Tournament,” said Walsh. “We know Dodgen and the other teams will be working hard and the competition will only get tougher.” The team’s goal is to qualify for the National Science Olympiad Tournament to be held at the University of Nebraska. Only the top two teams in Georgia will advance.

Individual awards were earned by the following students:

Air Trajectory – coached by Ms. Tang

1st Place – Simon Wang and Akash Bhatt

Anatomy – coached by Ms Doraiswami

4th Place –Araneesh Pratap and Sanjeev Uppaluri

Bio Process Lab – coached by Mrs. Uppaluri

2nd Place – Brian Shoffeitt and Elaine Wen

Bottle Rockets – coached by Mr. Seker

1st Place – Maryam Unal and Saad Maan

2nd Place – Sarah Lucas and Ananya Terala

Bridges – coached by Mr. Seker

3rd Place – Faith Lucas and Elaine Wen

4th Place – Ethan Gardner and Pranav Madadi

Can’t Judge a Powder – coached by Ms. Lang

3rd Place – Hasan Unal and Sarah Lucas

Crave the Wave – coached by Mr. Wang

2nd Place – Simon Wang and Brian Shoffeitt

Crime Busters – coached by Ms. Lang

2nd Place – Sarah Lucas and Hasan Unal

4th Place – Maryam Unal and Soleil Moffitt

Disease Detectives – coached by Mrs. Bhatt and Ms. Chirumamilla

1st Place – Brian Shoffeitt and Akash Bhatt

Dynamic Planet – coached by Mrs. Walsh

1st Place – Mira Mutnick and Sanjeev Uppaluri

3rd Place – Christina Wang and Sophie Richardson

Elastic Launch Glider – coached by Mrs. Walsh

4th Place – Shreya Puvvula and Shivani Naraharishetty

Entomology – coached by Mrs. Butler

3rd Place – Soleil Moffitt and Will Mutsch

Experimental Design – coached by Mrs. Stathos

2nd Place – Simon Wang, Mira Mutnick, and Ananya Terala

3rd Place – Sophie Richardson, Maryam Unal, and Shreya Puvvula

4th Place – Karen Pederson, Ameya Rekapalli, and Sruthi Chatrathi

Fossils – coached by Ms. Beres

2nd Place – Araneesh Pratap and Faith Lucas

4th Place – Callie Webster and Will Mutsch

Green Generation – coached by Ms. Larson

1st Place – Faith Lucas and Elaine Wen

2nd Place –Christina Wang and Sparsh Kudrimoti

Meteorology – coached by Mrs. Walsh

2nd Place – Araneesh Pratap and Ananya Terala

3rd Place – Neha Marupudi and Chance Crigler

Picture This – coached by Ms. Fichter

1st Place – Elaine Wen, Sarah Lucas, and Sanjeev Uppaluri

3rd Place – Christina Wang, Avinash Pratap, and Katherine Li

Road Scholar – coached by Mrs. Stathos

3rd Place – Mira Mutnick and Karuna Kumar

Robo-Cross – coached by Mr. Kaya

2nd Place – Mira Mutnick and Hasan Unal

4th Place – Sruthi Chatrathi and Destiny Abbey

Simple Machines – coached by Ms. Duzyol

1st Place – Karuna Kumar and Brian Shoffeitt

2nd Place – Vihan Karnala and Ethan Gardner

3rd Place – Katherine Li and Avinash Pratap

Solar System – coached by Mrs. Walsh

2nd Place –Araneesh Pratap and Andre Hamelberg

Wheeled Vehicle – coached by Mr. Seker

1st Place – Andre Hamelberg and Akash Bhatt

2nd Place – Saad Maan and Arul Selvakumar

Write It, Do It – coached by Mrs. Stathos

1st Place – Mira Mutnick and Karuna Kumar

2nd Place – Katherine Li and Christina Wang