Learning without Limits! 2017-2018 MCAA Highlights

TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

1:1 laptops for students 3D Printers 3D Pens 10 ipads per grade level BrainPOP Britannica Image Quest BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) Initiative Discovery Education Drones Google Apps for Education Google Expedition Virtual Reality Goggles Hummingbird Robotics Kit Kids Galileo Minecraft Education Movie maker Scratch SMART Amp Collaboration Tool Spheros Tynker, and Tynkercad Video game design, sponsored by KSU

STUDENT LIFE

Academic Competition Teams Lego Robotics

Math Olympiad

Odyssey of the Mind

Reading Bowl

Science Olympiad Annual Talent Show Career Fair Drama Club Evening of the Arts Field Days Gardening Project, sponsored by parent gardeners and KSU Girls without Limits Hour of Code Honors Ceremonies Invention Convention

STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS

2017 AdvancED STEM Certified School 2017 Intel Schools of TechXcellence Award 2016 Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Highest Performing Platinum Award 2016 STEM Re-certification Awarded 2015 Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Highest Performing Platinum Award 2015 Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Greatest Gain Gold Award 2015 Two State Finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching 2015 National Association for Elementary School Principals, Crayola Champion Creativity Alive Grant Recipient 2013 National Blue Ribbon School 2012 Georgia School of Excellence 2012 First STEM Certified School in the State

of Georgia 2012 Named a SMART Showcase School 2010 Georgia School of Excellence 2010 Lab School for the National Association

for Gifted Children Conference 2008-2013 Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Platinum Award

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

MCAA is ranked third in the state on the Georgia’s College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) - Score 102.5/100 MCAA is raked 3 out of 1233 elementary schools in Georgia on Schooldigger.com

Marietta City Schools Elementary STEM Magnet School

MCAA SCHOOL FACILITIES

Art room, Music room, and Gymnasium Outdoor Student Theatre Technology Lab Makerspace Minecraft Lab School Garden STEAM Store Student Production Studio Two Science Labs Three Outdoor Classrooms

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

American Society for Civil Engineers Applebees Chattahoochee Technical College Chick-fil-A Marietta Trade Center Kennesaw State University KSU Students for Sustainable Communities Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Microsoft Novelis SMART Technologies Tech Matters, LLC United States Navy Zaxby’s

PHENOMENAL PTSA

Active Social Media Accounts Annual Rocket Booster Fundraiser Blessings in a Backpack Dad’s Club Activities, Fundraising and Construction Projects Family Fun Nights

Rocket Park Concert

Fall Ball

Winter Carnival Family Curriculum Nights

Engineering Night

Makerspace/Minecraft Night Fifth Grade Fundraisers FYI Folders, Home-School Folders Marietta Reads Initiative MCAA Yearbook Model PTSA Monthly Newsletter Reflections Sponsored School Achievement Awards Zaxby’s Spirit Nights Teacher Recognition

CURRICULAR FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCES

Andretti’s Atlanta Zoo Booth History Museum Camp Fortson Overnight Trip for all students Chattahoochee Nature Center Cobb Youth Museum Georgia Aquarium Georgia State Capitol High Museum of Art Huntsville Space Station KSU Holocaust Museum Patriot’s Point—Charleston, South Carolina Six Flags Stone Mountain Sparkles Tellus Science Museum

Learning without Limits! 2016-2017 MCAA Highlights, Continued

Marietta City Schools Elementary STEM Magnet School

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STUDENT LIFE, continued

Red Ribbon Week Activities Rocket Fuel Student News Rocket Advisement Expectations for Excellence School-wide Service Leadership Program, K-kids School Uniform Strings Project (KSU) Student Council Student of the Month STEM Fair Town Hall Meetings