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March 2009 SACS CASI Accreditation & NIPSA Accreditation
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Art-Centered Education March 16th - 19th Tech for Elementary

Musical
Montessori Inspired Curriculum
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March 20th Spanish Festival
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March 20th 3rd Term ends Registration fee is $100.00 How I enjoyed the Middle School
program. I am proud of our students
and their willingness to try anything.
¡Bienvenido a Nuestro Festival March 27th - April 5th Spring Break
I hope you are registering your
Español 2009! children for next year. We are
March 30th Home School Day # 8
interviewing an average of five
Welcome to our 2009 Spanish Festival! families a week who are applying
for the 2009-2010 school year. We
Each year The Foundation Academy celebrates the grand and are not planning on adding any more
diverse cultures of the Spanish world. The students choose a APRIL 2009 classes for the next school year so
country to research and present on the day of the festival. They The elementary musical is just around the corner, March please register now so you will have
a place with us.
celebrate their countries by creating expositions of Latin foods, April 6th Return to School 19th! We have decided to do only one performance of the
dances, cultural artifacts, indigenous clothing and customs. This
year we have chosen to include our essential question; “Why show, so be sure to get there early for a good seat! The March is a time for new blooms,
fresh grass, and great entertainment.
April 9th Student Led Conference # 3
change?” Focusing on global Spanish influence our question became: theme for this year's musical is songs from around the world. The elementary musical is fast
How has your country effected ‘change’ in the world? This can The students have been working very hard on songs and approaching. Be sure it is on your
range from authors, artists, inventions, political ideas, artifacts, food, April 10th School Closed (Good Friday) calendar. Be sure you will also be at
and more. This year our students will be playing Spanish music on dances for the show, even learning different languages! I our amazing all inclusive Spring
guitars and drums, they will be dancing, doing skits, and several April 13th School Closed (Easter) know you will love seeing your students on stage, so mark Concert.
students will be representing famous and influential people from your calendar now! The seniors presented their projects.
throughout Latin America. It is even rumored that King Ferdinand April 19th H.E.R.O.E.S. Fund Raiser I wish you all could have been there.
and Queen Isabel from Spain will be making an appearance. Plenty Growth and maturity was evident.
of authentic Spanish food and Latin flavors from every country will April 20th - 24th Senior Portfolios Elementary Musical Thursday, March 19th, 7:00PM. The students all did meaningful
be served to all explorers. The Foundation Academy proudly Presented   community work. Their service was
presents our 2009 Spanish Festival on Friday, 20 March from 10:00 based on research that gave evidence
to 12:30. All parents and families are invited to join us on an
Get there early to reserve your seat! for meeting community needs.
April 24th Grad Night Congratulations seniors.
international journey through this year’s Latin Festival and to share
in this very special experience that our students create.
Student Exhibitions It was great seeing you at our
student led conference. I know you
were pleased to see samples of
Find all of your TFA photos at:
Summer School Students of the 5th and 6th Grade
class at The Foundation Academy
school wide exhibitions. I am sure
you are as proud as I am about the
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$50.00 Registration Fee $700.00 presented their exhibition project
on the Aztecs, Incas and Mayas
$350.00 Half Credit of Central and South America. "Come let us sing for joy to the
The presentation included a Lord; let us shout aloud to the rock
9:00am - 3:00pm of our salvation. Let us come before
research project with visual and Him with thanksgiving and extol
Register Online at: written representations of the Him with music and song."
indigenous cultures. For more Psalms 95:1-2

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 Project Listen
On February 19th, Project Listen brought Charlotte Mabry, professor of percussion at UNF, and
her students to TFA for a performance. What a treat! Charlotte and her team performed pieces
with snare drums, toms, tambourines, and even 5 gallon buckets! It was great to hear our black
box full of percussive sound, and our students learned a lot about what percussion actually is. We
heard many different instruments used to tell a story with sound, from a woodblock, to sleigh bells!

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Besides the gross looking stuff….

Before the actual dissection of the minks, Mrs. Clifford’s students studied several centers. In one center,
students predicted what they thought they would learn during the dissection. In center two, students
learned about the physical traits and adaptations of the species. In the next center, students compared and
Foundation Nation: Join In On The Blog Excitement contrasted the mink anatomy to that of humans. In the final
center, students studied the vocabulary involved. For more
With the ever changing world of technology that we witness as students, teachers and parents, we must realize that the internet preparation, the students viewed a virtual dissection on-line.
has become a portal where everyone can go to get information, comment on topics that interest them, and even network with After the dissection, students reflected on what they did learn
people that are interested in the same things that we are. and then wrote a review of the process. Here are some ex-
Statistics prove that 79% of Americans are getting online everyday. Even more interesting than that, is that 75% of those users amples.
are watching streaming videos while they're online. This is a fascinating number, and one that we have to grab by the horns. Absolutely, I would give this a thumbs up. Dissection is
We want our friends, family, and neighbors to know more about The Foundation Academy, and the positive results that being a always a
part of the Foundation Academy can have on students and parents. So we're on a mission to really expose what TFA is all smelly yet
about with the use of our blog! It's relatively new, only being up for a couple of months, but with its main structure in place, it's wonderful
time to really start hammering away at it and filling it up with great content for the whole world to see. experience.
Tracy Caywood, our new Blog Chief, will be talking to students, teachers, and staff at The Foundation Academy, as well as But besides
recording quick video clips to add to the blog. These videos are sure to draw attention to the exciting events, activities, and all the gross
creative ways of learning that take place right here at The Foundation Academy. Be sure to check out the blog at looking body
www.tfablog.com . Participate in the Foundation Nation by leaving comments, offering suggestions, and being ready for the parts, the
camera when Ms. Tracy heads your way.
dissection
was a fun
experience.
What is the purpose of life? I think it
What a great question: What is the purpose of life? What are we here for? What has God planned for our lives? helped a lot
Do you have the answer? Have you ever thought about the big picture? Do you care? Anyone can look in any spiritual, doing the
religious or “new age” book and come up with a plethora of answers according to beliefs of the author or religion they centers and
represent. But what is it that YOU think? Not what your parents think, not what your friends think, not what the MTV then the
thinks, not what the government thinks, not what your girlfriend or boyfriend thinks. But what do YOU think. This planet is dissection because I could identify things. Highly
full of hatred, prejudice, wars, corruption, greed, and racism. What is the point? To answer this question I would look to
educational and informative. All in all a good time. Thumbs
Jesus for my answers. In the Bible, what is the gospel of Jesus? Jesus told and showed his followers many things in his
ministry. The basic message is to love each other and to love God. This is the task given to us by our master and by doing up. I think this whole mink dissection was great. I had a lot
this we will to make the people of the world more Christ-like, and help them to manifest God’s kingdom on earth. “ Thy of fun doing it. Also at the same time I was grossed out. At
kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” We must start here and “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and first, I didn’t want to touch it, but then I saw other students
his righteousness…” -Mr. Cris enjoying it. I got brave and started dissecting.

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