MEETING REVISED
MEETING REVISED
On March 1st, the West Metro Regional Social Studies Fair was held at Mundyās Mill High School and consisted of 13 participating school districts.
APS submitted thirteen student projects for the West Regional Social Studies Fair, and eight of the thirteen projects were selected to represent the West Metro Region at the State Social Studies Fair on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Clayton State University.
Furthermore, eight of the sixteen projects representing the region at the State Social Studies Fair were created by Atlanta Public School students.
āStudents displayed social science research at its finest based on success at the West Metro Regional Fair for Atlanta Public Schools,ā said Felisa Ford, social studies coordinator at APS.
| Student Name | School | Regional Fair Placement | TeacherĀ |
| Maddie Djuric | Morris Brandon Elementary | 1st Place / State | Carla KendallĀ |
| Lawrence Harris | Morris Brandon Elementary | 1st Place | Carla Kendall |
| Hugh Trotter | Morris Brandon Elementary | 3rd Place | Carla Kendall |
| Ashanti Rice | Gideons Elementary | 1st Place / State | Darlene DobbsĀ |
| Kamaria JamesCollinsia White | Gideons Elementary | 1st Place / State | Darlene DobbsĀ |
| Richard Aytch | Gideons Elementary | 2nd Place | Darlene Dobbs |
| Nadia Beavers | Gideons Elementary | 2nd Place | Darlene Dobbs |
| Kelsey Lawrence | Young Middle School | 1st Place / State | T. StarrĀ |
| Sarena Kapoor | Sutton Middle School | 1st Place / StateĀ | Robert Weatherly |
| Jalya AshleyKameron Anderson | Sylvan Middle School | 2nd Place | CherylĀ Patterson |
| Bailey Damiani | Grady High School | 1st Place/State | Lou SartorĀ |
| Sharah HutsonTaylor Garlington | Mays High Schools | 1st Place/State | Daniel HansenĀ |
| Qiara Allen | South Atlanta, HSMĀ | 1st Place/State | Alma McCrayĀ |
Atlanta Public Schools partnered with the Scripps National Spelling Bee that is under the direction of the Georgia Association of Educators and conducted by the Atlanta Association of Educators.Ā The spelling bee was held at F. L. Stanton Elementary School with twenty-two APS schools that participated. Ā The purpose of the spelling bee is to promote literacy and vocabulary acquisition in grades 4-8.
The winners of the spelling bee:
Winner:Ā Ā Ā Ā Sydney Ragland, Jean Childs Young MS
1st Place:Ā Ā Ā Ā Hannah Littlejohn, L. P. Miles ES
2nd Place:Ā Ā Ā Ā Noorzi Raboodi, Sarah Smith ES
3rd Place:Ā Ā Ā Ā Anthony Stringfellow, F. L. Stanton ES
Runner-up:Ā Ā Ā Ā Cooper Carlson, Hope-Hill ES
āThe students displayed great energy and enthusiasm for the spelling bee.Ā The spellers did an amazing job!Ā Congratulations to our APS winners who will compete at the next level,ā said Isaac Sparks, literacy coordinator at APS.
The results of the 2013 International Student Media Association (ISMA), formerly the International Student Media Festival (ISMF), have been announced. Four projects submitted by APS students earned the coveted Top Honors award, three were designated Judgesā Favorite, and twenty-seven were awarded Excellence in Media Production.
Projects exceeding the minimum criteria earned the Excellence in Media Production award. A Judgesā Favorite was awarded when judges believe the students have great potential as media producers and particularly enjoyed or were impressed with a project. The Top Honors were awarded to entries that met 100% of the ISMA stringent criteria of excellence and were also Judgesā Favorite.
APS Media Services Coordinator, Warren Goetzel, stated that it does not matter whether a project received an award. He congratulates all APS students who designed, wrote, and produced a media project this year. Goetzel adds, āAPS strongly believes that media production empowers student learning and communication.ā
For more information about the ISMA visit http://www.ismassn.net
The award winning APS projects are listed below:
Benteen Elementary School, Atlanta GA
Kung Fu Fools, Excellence in Media Production
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School, Atlanta GA
Number Hunt in Our World 0-20, Top Honors
Bolton Academy, Atlanta GA
Booker T. Washington, Excellence in Media Production
Sugar Water,Ā Excellence in Media Production
D.H. Stanton Elementary School, Atlanta GA
“D. H. Stanton: School of Choice,”Ā Excellence in Media Production
“Ponies,”Ā Excellence in Media Production
Fire House,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Fred Armon Toomer Elementary School, Atlanta GA
The Girls’ Mysterious,Ā Excellence in Media Production
G. A. Towns Elementary, Atlanta GA
European Explorers,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Garden Hills, Atlanta GA
Sydney’s World,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Harper-Archer Middle School, Atlanta GA
Terry McMillan,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Inman Middle School, Atlanta GA
Joe’s Kabob Palace,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Vincent Van Gogh, a biography,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Jean Childs Young Middle School, Atlanta GA
Cyberbullying,Ā Excellence in Media Production,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Social Alienation,Ā Excellence in Media Production and Judges’ Favorite
Ten Tips for Promoting Tolerance,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Mary Lin Elementary School, Atlanta GA
Awesome and Amazing Animals,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School, Atlanta GA
Air quality,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Building of Success,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Don’t limit your future,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Drop Out Dreamer,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Dumb Daddy,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Special Project,Ā Excellence in Media Production
The Maynard Jackson Project,Ā Excellence in Media Production and Judges’ Favorite
The suicide,Ā Excellence in Media Production
North Atlanta High School, Atlanta GA
Farm Family Down Home,Ā Excellence in Media Production and Judges’ Favorite
In Memory of W. B. Yeats,Ā Excellence in Media Production
South Atlanta School of Computer Animation and Design, Atlanta GA
Don’t Go To The Meadow,Ā Top Honors
That Dog,Ā Excellence in Media Production
The Game,Ā Excellence in Media Production
The Wrong Saving,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Springdale Park Elementary School, Atlanta GA
Angles, Lines & More,Ā Excellence in Media Production
Lines & Angles,Ā Top Honors
Atlanta Public Schools has developed a comprehensive plan to increase time and opportunity for students to receive the critical instruction lost this school year during the district’s six inclement weather days. Ā In addition to traditional classroom instruction, students now have an opportunity to complete virtual lessons assigned by their teachers.
Using the district’s new student portal, myBackpack, whichĀ includes Microsoft Office, eBooks, and student digital tools, students can also receive supplemental lessons and materials.
APS students in grades 3-5 will find materials at http://tinyurl.com/apselementarysnow where digital resources aligned with curriculum standards in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies are located. These educational resources provide engaging ways for students to practice what they are being taught in class, from the comfort of home.
Students in grades 6-12 will find content through our new Connected Classroom course management system located at http://tinyurl.com/apssecondarysnow. Digital lessons will be loaded by teachers into each studentās personalized virtual learning environment for their use.
Students should use their APS student login to access their personalized virtual learning environment.
User Name: (sample:bwashing4567)Ā – First Initial of first name, up to seven characters of last name, and last 4 digits of student number
Password: Your Atlanta Public School Lunch Number
āHow to Videosā on how to utilize the digital resources on myBackpack can be found atĀ https://mybackpack.apsk12.org.
If you are experiencing difficulties accessing your child’s digital resources,Ā myBackpack or Connected Classroom, please contact your child’s teacher ā each teacher has access to student usernames and passwords.Ā Students who are experiencing difficulty with digital materials or who do not have access to a technology device at home can also contact the Homework Hotline for additional support and assistance at 678-553-3029.
For the past three years, Fickett Elementary School has been supporting the Pennies for Patients campaign, a nationwide program that aids thousands of children and adults in their fight against blood cancer. This year, students and staff at Fickett collected over $1,300.00 in donations towards the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The donations will benefit the life-saving cancer research to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkinās disease and myeloma.
Students and staff were encouraged to join the campaign by bringing spare change to fill collection boxes in the classrooms.Ā The classes with the most donations were rewarded with a pizza party and tickets to the UniverSoul Circus.
Counselor Mary L. King, who coordinated the program, stated that this effort āwas a good way for our students to learn how to give back and share with less fortunate children.ā
Students at Fickett Elementary School participated in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Day with each grade level engaging in hands-on construction projects.
The focus was on the technology and engineering of STEM. Through class discussions, students learned that technology is anything that helps humans solve problems, whether it is an object, system or process.
In addition, they answered questions such as āWhat Do Engineers Do?ā and āWhat Are the Steps in the Engineering Design Process?ā
Papillion Little, the STEM coordinator at Fickett, stated that āSTEM projects help students make science and technology connections to real-life situations.ā
STEM Day at Fickett ES Feb. 21 2014 from Veronica Miller on Vimeo.
Morningside Elementary School held its annual National Geographic Bee with contestants from the 4th and 5th-grade homerooms. This yearās competition had an unusual twist as 4th-grade twins, Anna and Nathan Rachwalski, both stood as semi-finalists in the competition. The audience held its breath as the twins represented their respective homerooms along with their fellow classmates and battled in the competition for the top prize.
Finally, Nathan emerged as the winner, and his sister Anna congratulated him with a big smile. Nathan will now complete a comprehensive geography test, which screens contestants for the state semi-finals. The national competition will be held in Washington D.C. in May 2014. Congratulations to Nathan, Anna, and all of the contestants for a job well done!
– written by Mark Miller, media specialist at MorningsideĀ