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Monday, February 27th, 2012 - by Jennifer Grant
The grade 5/6 class made a model of a tornado in a jar as part of their study of weather.
Community Service Project
Monday, February 27th, 2012 - by Dawn Fix
As part of our community service project, the students in the high school resource program at Eaton Academy worked extremely hard at collecting canned and boxed foods for the North Fulton Community Center food pantry. Over the last two weeks our students collected, counted, sorted, and boxed over 400 food items!!!!! On Friday, April 24th we went as a group over to the center and brought in all the collected food and helped to put some of it on the shelves. We all came away with a wonderful feeling of pride and accomplishment in knowing that we contributed in helping the less fortunate people of North Fulton County. We would like to thank all the students, administrators, faculty, and families at Eaton Academy who, once again, showed their kindness and generosity for this very worthy cause. We are so proud of all of you!!!!!
Flag Football
Friday, February 24th, 2012 - by Dawn Fix
Second semester activities have started. Below our high school students enjoy a game of flag football after school.
Food Drive Update
Friday, February 24th, 2012 - by Dawn Fix
Eaton Academy Students Fill NFCC Empty Pantry Can you help too?
On Friday, February 24, students from Eaton Academy will deliver food and pantry items to the North Fulton Community Center.
Using the Academy’s character education program, BEST, the students created the idea to raise materials for the Center in an attempt to restock their pantries which empty every month. These ten students organized the project, created flyers for advertising within the school, and collected and sorted food and pantry items.
North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC) is a non-profit human service agency dedicated to preventing homelessness of individuals residing north of the Chattahoochee River in Fulton County (Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park and Roswell). NFCC assists families with basic needs such as food, rent and utilities, and clothing during short term emergencies. The organization helps the less fortunate people of North Fulton County and last year assisted more than 5000 families with food and financial assistance. In 2011 alone, they distributed food over 20,500 times, provided clothing vouchers to 2,000 families, and gave $1.2 million dollars to our clients in need of financial assistance.
The Eaton Academy students’ initiative to help others in their county is an inspiring example of community awareness and compassion. Together they have collected a substantial number of items and are addressing a problem that only requires us to reach out. To view the most recent pictures of the students’ activities using BEST, visit http://www.eatonacademy.org. For more information, or if you would like to donate or volunteer, visit the North Fulton Community Charities website at http://nfcchelp.org/.
THINGS THAT THE NORTH FULTON COMMUNITY CENTER NEEDS
All types of kid friendly cereal, Brown, yellow, or white rice, Size large disposable diapers, Canned fruit, Toothpaste, rackers, Boxed macaroni and cheese, Canned vegetables, Peanut Butter, Hamburger helper box, Cup of noodles, 100% Fruit juices or Juice boxes, Ramen noodles, Canned pasta, Canned spaghetti sauce (no Glass jars), Jelly (no Glass jars), Canned soups, Shampoo, Canned meat, Boxed pasta, Flour, Sugar, Cookie mix, Cake mix, Frosting, Brownie mix, Muffin mix, Cooking oil, Instant oatmeal, Salt and Pepper, Healthy granola bars, Canned evaporated milk, Canned beans, Dry beans, Salad dressing, Bisquick, Raisin.
Motivate Yourself to be Your BEST®
Friday, February 24th, 2012 - by Dawn Fix
Bridgit Eaton-Partalis conducts presentations and workshops focusing on helping children and adults motivating themselves to become their personal best. By implementing specialized strategies, participants are able to practice techniques that help them achieve their personal goals.
B.E.S.T.
Befriend only those who bring out the BEST in you.
Excel in your natural talents.
Set goals and do something everyday to achieve them.
Treat others with the same level of respect of which you want to be treated.
On the way to becoming
MY B.E.S.T.
While we integrate the principals of B.E.S.T. on a daily basis, we dedicate a day to focus on each of the components. Below are the 3 components we have worked on this year.
23 September 2011 “B” Day Plans
Befriend only those who bring out the BEST in you.
Students read the article below
How Many Facebook Friends Do We Have, For Real?
They were then instructed to ask themselves these questions.
Do your friends inspire you or make you feel good about yourself?
Do the activities you engage in with your friends lead you to make good or bad choices?
Have those choices affected your life positively or negatively?
Are your friends “there for you” when you most need them?
As a group, come up with an example of a situation for each of the questions.
Discuss ways to handle yourself if a ‘friend’ tries to lead you to make a bad choice.
List and explain at least 3 ways to bring out the best in your friends.
List and explain at least 3 ways to make sure you are “befriending” the people who are best for you.
2 December 2011 “E” Day Plans
Excel in your talents
Eaton students took an online survey to find out what career is right for them. We then watched Triumph of The Nerds…
Robert X. Cringely’s in-depth look — via this 1996 PBS series — examining the rise of Silicon Valley giants from nerd-dom to success is exacting in detail, providing an impressive history of personal computing. All three installments (“Impressing Their Friends,” “Riding the Bear” and “Great Artists Steal”) invite viewers into the lives of modern movers and shakers such as Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Apple’s Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
Afterwards we discussed the video and students’ individual quiz results to emphasized talent vs. skills. Students were able to recognize and share their individual talents with the group.
10 February 2012 “S” Day Plans
‘Set goals and do something every day to achieve them.’
For setting goals we went over long-term goals vs. short-term goals as well as the word ‘failure’. We brought in guest speaker Mr. Joey Shonka who speak about his experiences on the Appalachian Trail and the Central Divide. Students were amazed by his accomplishments.
Assembly covers W.O.W and B.E.S.T
Friday, February 24th, 2012 - by Jennifer Grant
The 8th grade group gave an insightful presentation on helpfulness, which is the word of the week (W.O.W) this week. They created a banner depicitng different ways of being helpful, and another group read journal entries.
We also had a guest speaker, Haley Burgess, who addressed setting goals (S. in B.E.S.T) and her achievements. She also discussed how she has been able to succeed in school and college with ADD. Eaton students were very intrigued and asked many interesting questions. All this month, and part of March, we will continue to discuss goal setting and its importance.
Georgia Science Teacher Association’s Annual Conference
Friday, February 24th, 2012 - by Jennifer Grant
Mrs. Susan Radle, middle school science teacher, experimented with endothermic and exothermic chemical reactions at the recent Georgia Science Teacher Association’s Annual Conference. It was a very exciting conference with Mrs. Radle bringing back new ideas for classroom experiments, integrating literature and science, and science based field trips.
Students make toothpaste
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 - by Jennifer Grant
Some of Mrs. Hall’s students are learning the importance of good dental hygiene. Each student made their own toothpaste to take home. Happy brushing!
K-8 Valentine’s Party
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 - by Jennifer Grant
Students enjoyed nice eats and treats at our Valentine’s Party on Tuesday, February 14. Each class also participated in fun group activities for the afternoon.
Students test for infectious disease
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 - by Dawn Fix
Students in the Senior Environmental Science class modeled disease transmission using a phenol red indicator. Students were given a chloride solution and tested the solution to determine whether it contained a strain of a foreign disease. The phenol red indicator turned pink to indicate the presence of infectious disease.
