Friday, March 1, 2013


FRIDAY,  MARCH 1

All the FCS News That Is the News This Week
FCS' Newsletter is updated each Friday




ALL SCHOOL NEWS

(Use the scroll bar at the right for navigating
to each division's news)


SCHOOL SECURITY- STUDENT SAFETY
For your child's safety, MS doors are NOT to be used by parents or guests AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON. Parents and guests MUST come to the high school office before entering the building. For school security and the safety of all students, school personnel as well as parents and visitors this procedure must be followed by all. Thank you for understanding.

 LACROSSE
Friday (TONIGHT), March 1, 7:00 pm, Paladin Field. Show your Paladin pride, come cheer on our Varsity Lacrosse team as they play Mt. Paran. Go Paladins!

 MS/HS CHAPEL 
Mr. Jaap Groen
Wednesday, March 6, 1:55 pm, Gym 1. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend this special chapel. Our speaker will be Mr. Jaap Groen, a Jewish gentleman who worked with the Dutch resistance in WWII and is a concentration camp survivor. For years Mr. Groen would not speak of what happened to him but his grandchildren convinced him to tell people about the horror he went through. Mr. Groen now goes to schools to share his fascinating stories with students. We read and hear about the atrocities of this war but neither we or our children will ever forget hearing someone's story in person. Seeing a World War II survivor standing in front of us with the tattoo on his arm is an opportunity not much longer available to this generation.

WT CAFE - BOGO
Lunch menus for March are now up and ready for ordering on the WT Cafe website. WT Cafe is expanding their menus and offering a Buy One Get One deal for March (it expires on 3/11/2013). By adding the coupon code for each child's division at checkout you get 2 meals in your cart for the same child, it will not work for 2 meals for 2 different children. Use the same code for each of your children within a division. If you haven't tried WT Cafe, March is a great time to start with an extended menu and BOGO!  Click on the appropriate code and see the menu, then go to their website to order.
Elementary School -  FCSElemBOGO
Middle & High School -  FCSM&HBOGO 

BRING THE WORLD INTO YOUR HOME
March 11-18,  In North Atlanta. Up with People (UWP), a non-profit global education program bringing the world together through service and music, is currently seeking families to host students between the ages of 17 to 29 for a week. For more information see the flyer and/or contact jo.mcdonald@fcspaladins.org or aschwed@upwithpeople.org 

MS DRAMA PRESENTS . . .

Thursday & Friday, March 14 & 15 at 7:30 pm; Saturday, March 16 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Get your tickets Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 3:10-3:30 pm in the concession area.Tickets are $5.00. Buy yours now, before they sell out!

 FELLOWSHIP AND RESTORE ACADEMY
Meet Solomon, this week's featured Restore Leadership Academy student in Gulu, Uganda. 
 Read more...

 FELLOWSHIP ATHLETICS
Visit the Athletic webpage to become a fan of Fellowship athletics. Choose your sport, select the team page and click it to become a fan. You will receive immediate communication regarding schedule changes, cancellations, practice information and more. 

 @ PALADIN CENTER
CrossFit Fellowship's new performance tracking system, Wodify, has begun. If you provided an email address, look for an email from CrossFit Fellowship explaining Wodify and giving you a username and password for your child or yourself. This secure system will propel our performance tracking within the Paladin Center and sets us apart from any other school program in the country. Direct questions to xffellowship@gmail.com. We look forward to the improved safety and accountability the Wodify system will bring to our sports performance programs.

PALADIN BEANIE
Have one for your very own! 
On sale for $20.
First come, first served.
In the Athletic Office. 
Questions? Contact 

YEARBOOK
The Yearbook Staff is looking for digital action images of all Spring Sports. Please submit your favorite 20 to 30 clear images on a flash drive, CD or DVD by Friday, March 15. Label flash drives, so they may be returned. Contact cindy.hart@fcspaladins.org.

 FELLOWSHIP FUND UPDATE
Parent Participation = 77% (vs. 90%+ goal)  Cash Collected = $384,661 (vs. $600,000 goal)
If you have already contributed - Thank you!! If you have not contributed yet – We need your help! Once we reach 81% parent participation, the school will receive $1,000 from an anonymous donor for every percentage point after that!

Where does the money go? The six components to this year’s fund which go hand-in-hand with the FCS Mission Statement and Desired Ends outlined in the Strategic Plan are Spiritual Development, Campus Security, Technology Tools for Teachers, Fine Arts, Auxiliary Practice Field, and Master Plan & Design. 
Each gift – regardless of the size – will allow these projects to be completed.  
Click to make an on-line donation and for more details.

SCHOOL UPCOMING EVENTS
March 20 - FCS Spring Concert "A Taste of Gershwin"

 IMPROBABLE PHILANTHROPY
Al Andrews' book, The Boy, the Kite, and the Wind, is on sale in the ES and MS/HS offices. One student from Restore Academy will receive a scholarship toward his or her first year at school with every 50 books sold. You may purchase them online, also. 

 STRATEGIC PLAN BOOKLETS are available in both the ES and MS/HS offices. 

 CHECK OUT THE FCS WEBSITE

LITTLE PALADINS, BIG PRIDE


CHICK-FIL-A SPIRIT NIGHT
Congratulations to Mrs. Hurley's class for winning the ice cream party with the most attendees per class size! The race was close with a photo finish! Another class was ahead all night, then Mrs. Hurley's kindergarteners pulled ahead for the win in the last hour! Thank you to all the parents, students and faculty for taking the time to be with your Fellowship friends and family at Chick-fil-A.

"I'd like to buy the world a coke..."
Remember that commercial? You don't have to buy the whole world a coke, but from those you do buy for, send your "my coke rewards" to school in a baggie marked "Kim Glisson." Or, drop them in the coke box outside the ES office.

ACSI SPELLING BEE
FCS Participants in the
ACSI Spelling Bee  
FCS elementary students, grades 1-4, recorded stellar results when they traveled to the ACSI Spelling Bee Saturday, February 23. Not only was this an exciting event, it proved to be a test of endurance as the second grade competition extended an amazing 36 rounds before the top four winners were determined. Read more...

SUMMER BRIDGE ACTIVITY BOOKS
PTF is offering these books for purchase through March. No more running around looking for them before school starts. These are optional books, but recommended by Mrs. Teston and the teachers. Students who complete the book assignments will receive an awesome prize in the fall. Look for  the order form in next week Friday's folder. This program is a PTF fundraiser. Books will be delivered before the end of the year.

BOXTOPS and L4E winners will be announced in chapel next Wednesday.

SCHOOLKIDZ IS COMING BACK
FCS-ES will be utilizing the SchoolKidz program for next year's school supplies. Teachers and parents gave lots a positive feedback for this. Again, it's an optional program but it also saves time and makes back-to-school supply shopping less of a hassle. Details will be coming soon.

 SPRING MUSICAL
Tuesday, May 7 is the date for both the K4 - 1 grade musical AND the 2 - 5 grade musical. Please contact Melanie Baxley, melanie.baxley@fcspaladins.org, to help with any of the following positions. 
  • LEAD on each musical (K4 - 1 or 2 - 5)
  • Costumes
  • Backdrop/State Props
  • Backstage Crew
  • Promotions/Marketing (program, posters, etc.)
  • Acting Coach (2-5 grades only)
ES UPCOMING DATES
March 4 - 2nd grade, Fox Theatre, 8:15 am - 3:00 pm
March 8 - End of 3rd Quarter
March 13 - All School Chapel, Celtic Fire/Irish Dance, 9:40 am
April 15-18 - Terra Nova Testing, please, no trips or appointments during this time.





LOST AND FOUND CLEAN OUT FRIDAY
Friday, March 1 - TODAY - is the last day to get lost items from the Lost and Found closet. Anything left in the closet in the MS/HS building or at Paladin Center will be donated to charity. Writing your child's name in or on items will make them easier to reclaim.

 SCHOOL SECURITY- STUDENT SAFETY
For your child's safety, MS doors are NOT to be used by parents or guests AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON. Parents and guests MUST come to the high school office before entering the building. For school security and the safety of all students, school personnel as well as parents and visitors this procedure must be followed by all. Thank you for understanding.

SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
The main office of the MS/HS building has added some recent security enhancements going into effect Monday, March 4. The door to the main office will be locked. Parents and visitors will use an intercom system to the left of the door to communicate with the staff regarding their visit before being "buzzed" into the office. Parents, do not allow visitors entering the building behind you to enter the office when you are "buzzed" in. We appreciate your patience and understanding; and we are aware many visitors will wait in the lobby during busy office times. For your convenience, a dropbox will be added inside the front double doors to the right. Parking at the front entrance is prohibited, however, parents may pull up to the front entrance in order to drop items off into this box.

CHEERLEADING MEETING
Rescheduled for March 13, 4:30 pm, Room 108. For grades 5 through 12.

ROBOTICS TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to Teams E and C for qualifying to attend the Vex World Robotic Championships in Anaheim, CA in April. They are now soliciting sponsors to help offset the cost of their trip. Will your company or small business be interested in sponsoring our FCS teams? Have suggestions as to who might? Contact tammy.williamson@fcspaladins.org, if you can or know someone who can. The FCS Robotics T-shirts worn to Worlds will have the sponsor logos printed on the back. 
Team 3887-E
Austin Saladna
Avery Lear
Ben Ward
Drew Cookston
Harrison Shaw
Jack Paul
Team 3887-C
Chris Archer
Jonathan Yancey
Jordan Parker
Wesley Deal
Zack Schenken

ACSI MATH LEAGUE - ALGEBRA I ONLY
Mondays- March 4, 11, and 18; Tuesday- March 19; Mrs. Williamson's Room, during lunch.
An excellent opportunity for students to improve critical thinking and problem solving skills! Each contest consists of 5 questions, and students are allotted a maximum of 30 minutes to complete each contest. Also, there’s no limit to the number of students who can participate. No sign-ups are required!  If students participate in AT LEAST 3 of the 4 contests, they will receive a certificate of participation from ACSI. No calculators allowed. 
Direct questions to Mrs. Liz Ray at liz.ray@fcspaladins.org.

SCHEDULE CHANGES
For March and April, the Middle and High Schools will be changing the daily bell schedule, swapping periods 1 and 7 every other week. This is to reduce absences in the last class of the day due to early dismissals for spring sports.  "A" weeks are our regular scheduled periods 1 – 7.  "B" weeks will be periods 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1. Each week’s schedule will be posted in this newsletter, however, for your reference; the following is a complete schedule beginning with the first week we will be on the changed schedule:
  • March 4 – 8: "B" week
  • March 11 – 15:  "A" week
  • March 18 – 22:  "B" week
  • March 25 – 28 (off March 29):  "A" week
  • April 1 – 5:  Spring Break
  • April 8 – 12:  "B" week
  • April 15 – 19:  Middle School Terra Nova Testing, Schedule TBD
  • April 22 – 26:  "B" week
  • April 29 through the end of the year:  resume regular "A" week schedule.  
ADJUSTED BELL SCHEDULES
March 6, 13 and 19. These schedules are posted in RenWeb.

 JEKYLL DESIGN WINNERS
Congratulations to the winners of the Jekyll t-shirt and cinch bag designs! Well done, ladies!
Bella O'Keefe for the shirt front, Rae Malone for the shirt back, Blakely Willard for the cinch bag.

 8th GRADE STUDENTS
Friday, March 8, 3:30 pm is the due date for all DC packet information for students and chaperones. Please attach your final $310 payment per student and chaperone. If you have a different amount due Mr. Fickley will email you directly. Forms will not be accepted without checks nor checks without forms. We are in the home stretch!

ALL RE-ENROLLED 8th GRADE PARENTS
Please contact Terre Hughes in the Guidance Department, terre.hughes@fcspaladins.org or 770.641.6809, to set up an appointment with Susie Pridemore, HS Guidance Counselor, in order to schedule your student's 9th grade classes. This 30-45 minute meeting, with at least one parent, your student and Mrs. Pridemore, can be scheduled for before or after school, or during a lunch or elective period.

 SUMMER SCHOOL
Course and registration information is now available on RenWeb Parent Web under School Information-Resource Documents.

 MS TEST CALENDAR
Next week's MS Test Calendar is in Resource Documents on RenWeb.

 VARIETY SHOW SIGN-UP
March 1 through March 15, MS office. If you're a middle school student and you can sing, dance, act, juggle, do magic, or have another talent to share, we want you in the show! Auditions will be April 10. Show date is May 4. An detailed information packet will be available when you sign up.

 SPORTS BAGS
Students must place their sports bags on the shelves in the lunchroom before school begins for the day.

 MS UPCOMING DATES
April 15-18 - Terra Nova Testing, please, no trips or appointments during this time.


 

LOST AND FOUND CLEAN OUT FRIDAY
Friday, March 1 - TODAY - is the last day to get lost items from the Lost and Found closet. Anything left in the closet in the MS/HS building or at Paladin Center will be donated to charity. Writing your child's name in or on items will make them easier to reclaim.

 CHORUS
Well done, High School Chorus! Congratulations for earning all "Superiors", the highest rating, at the ACSI Choral competition last week.

 SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
The main office of the MS/HS building has added some recent security enhancements going into effect Monday, March 4. The door to the main office will be locked. Parents and visitors will use an intercom system to the left of the door to communicate with the staff regarding their visit before being "buzzed" into the office. Parents, do not allow visitors entering the building behind you to enter the office when you are "buzzed" in. We appreciate your patience and understanding; and we are aware many visitors will wait in the lobby during busy time office times. For your convenience, a dropbox will be added inside the front double doors to the right. Parking at the front entrance is prohibited, however, parents may pull up to the front entrance in order to drop items off into this box.

ADJUSTED BELL SCHEDULES
March 6, 13 and 19. These schedules are posted in RenWeb.

BARNBURNER
Friday, March 8, 6:00-10:00 pm, FCS campus. This will be a night of fun activities, good food, inflatables, a bonfire, music and more! This SGA sponsored event is for Fellowship high school students only; sorry, no families, siblings, or guests. Parents are still needed to chaperone, so if you can help, contact katie.smith@fcspaladins.org.

CHEERLEADING MEETING
Rescheduled to March 13, 4:30 pm, Room 108. This is for grades 5 through 12.

SPELUNKING, ANYONE?
Saturday, March 16, Tread goes caving at Raccoon Mountain Caverns, Chattanooga, TN.
Pick up registration forms outside Room 205. Details...

 SCHEDULE CHANGES
For March and April, the Middle and High Schools will be changing the daily bell schedule, swapping periods 1 and 7 every other week. This is to reduce absences in the last class of the day due to early dismissals for spring sports.  "A" weeks will be our regular scheduled periods 1 – 7.  "B" weeks will be periods 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1. Each week’s schedule will be posted in this newsletter, however, for your reference, the following is a complete schedule beginning with the first week we will be on the changed schedule:
  • March 4 – 8: "B" week
  • March 11 – 15:  "A" week
  • March 18 – 22:  "B" week
  • March 25 – 28 (off March 29):  "A" week
  • April 1 – 5:  Spring Break
  • April 8 – 12:  "B" week
  • April 15 – 19:  "A" week
  • April 22 – 26:  "B" week
  • April 29 through the end of the year: resume regular "A" week schedule. 
ACSI MATH LEAGUE
March, during lunch, Room 103. Dates and subjects are:
Mondays, March 14, 11, 18, 25  - Algebra I 
Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 - Geometry
Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 - Pre-Calculus and Calculus
Thursdays, March 7, 21, 28 and Friday, March 15 - Algebra II

SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer School 2013 course descriptions and registration information for rising 9th-12th grade students can be found under Resource Documents in RenWeb.

HS UPCOMING DATES
March 2 - Thor Day (Sr. boys); Habitat for Humanity (Jrs. & Srs.)
March 5 - Uber Gnar (Jrs.); Sr. girls to Chick-fil-A Corporate Office
March 8 - JFA @ Ga. Tech (Jrs./Srs. signed up); BarnBurner
March 14 - Pi Day (Math Career Event)
March 16 - Tread Caving Trip
March 20 - Spring Concert
March 23 - Freshman Sock Hop
April 20 - Junior/Senior Prom
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