Elementary

Macon East Academy’s Lower School collected donations for the Wounded Warrior Project with a penny war competition between grades. Students brought in money to help their grade win the competition. Pennies and paper money earned positive points for their grade, while silver coins could be used to subtract points from other grades. After careful calculation and much anticipation, Fifth Grade had the highest number of points, winning the penny war! The Lower School raised a total of $1313.71 to donate to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Macon East Academy held its fifth annual Back to School Bash and Silent Auction on August 20, 2023. This was a fun event for the school and community hosted by the MEA PTO. Kids enjoyed carnival games and prizes, inflatables, face painting, balloon animals, petting zoo, and the dunk tank. This year several trucks were set up for our touch a truck event along with a food truck and Bama Chill snow cones. Our high school kids were a great help in running the games and we appreciate all our great volunteers! The day was topped off with a silent auction, featuring a wide variety of items up for the bidding. The Bash was a wonderful success thanks to a great turnout, generous local sponsors, and many hardworking volunteers. The PTO is already planning for even more fun for next year!

Our lower school, preschool, and MDO students enjoyed a fun filled day of learning at our Environmental Fair last week. Dixie Electric brought several of their reptiles to see up close while an area vet tech and her trusty sidekick dog, Chester, taught how to care for your pets. Alabama PALS spoke about how to keep our community litter free while the American Red Cross taught our students the importance of having a home plan for emergencies. Bonnie Plant Farm and our Green Team volunteers spoke about different plant life and our students got to plant their own succulent to take home. One of our very own teachers, Tim Davenport, is part of the Muskogee Creek Indians east of the Mississippi and he brought many artifacts to share with the classes. Woodie Hodges enjoyed showing how he trains dogs and had 2 very well-behaved dogs do some tricks for our students. We were glad to add the Claybird Bee Education Association to speak about how important bees are to us and for Haigler’s Forestry and Wildlife Management to teach about animal habitats and things made from different parts of our forest. They enjoyed making the different edible layers of soil as a treat with the National Resource Conservation Service and going on a hunt for natural resources outside. It was a beautiful day to finish our Environmental Fair with a visit from the ice cream truck for their Fun Run reward incentive from our PTO.

On Friday, March 3, 2023, Macon East Academy hosted its first annual Light Up the Night Daddy Daughter Glow Dance! The girls and their fathers danced the night away with music provided by the great DJ OZZ. The girls were dressed in their best and helped to light up the night with the dances’ glow theme. The attendees enjoyed a great meal, glow goodies, portraits, glow dance floor, and a dance competition. Trophies were given out for first and second place along with numerous other prizes for great participation. Fun was had by all! Huge thank you to all our sponsors and helpers that made this special night possible. We look forward to next year!

Our fifth graders graduated from their D.A.R.E. program with Deputy Ivey yesterday. 𝗧𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 was awarded “The Most Improved Student.” 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗲𝗻 was awarded “The Top Student.” They were both given Daren the Lion. 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘁 and 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗸 won for the best Dare Essay and were awarded a medal. We have loved our time with Deputy Ivey and learning about the “Decision Making Model Practice.”

Each year Macon East fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students participate in the Science Fair.  With entries in either the biological or physical category, each student is required to present a project complete with display board, research paper and experiment results.  The fair is judged by a panel of experts, and the top projects advance to the AISA District and State Science Fairs.  This year 5 MEA students were honored at District and advanced to the State fair – Sophie Clark, Jon David Spires, Reese Hasson, Ella Grace Hagans, and Wyatt Streetman. 5th grader, Ella Grace Hagens, won 2nd place for her project at the State fair, “Are Dogs Really Color Blind”, in the elementary physical science division.  Congratulations to all our wonderful students!

School Science Fair Winners:

𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘:

1st place:

“Are Dogs Really Color Blind” – Ella Grace Hagans

“Sports Drinks vs Water” – John David Spires

“Does a Dog Have a Dominant Paw” – Sophie Clark

2nd Place:

“Stroop Effect” – Caroline Vocino

“Aliens Among Us?” – Lee Battle

3rd Place:

“Is a Dog’s Mouth Cleaner than a Human’s Mouth” – Bella Ann Spires

“Don’t Judge a Worm by Its Color” – Ramsey Harless

‘Christmas Photosynthesis” – Taylor Freel

“Science Behind Sheds” – Perry Harless

𝗣𝗛𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘:

First Place:

“Potato Power” – Amelia Jean Freeman

“Air Jordan or Deflate Gate with Air Pressure” – Wyatt Streetman

“How Temperature Affects Magnetism” – Reese Hasson

Second Place:

“Shine Bright Like a Penny” – Caden Luis

“The Paper Towel Challenge” – Lane Wallace

“How the Electric Light Works” – Kwesi Jernigan

“Cleaning Coins Experiment” – Berklee Grimes

“Wind Energy” – Hayden Herring

Third Place:

” Apple Browning” – Ava Noffsinger

“Crazy Hair, Don’t Care” – Harper Sirmon

“Time to Chill” – Logan Sconyers

Macon East’s Mother’s Day Out students are counting down the days until Christmas and they have been busy with many Christmas activities. From reviewing our academic skills using Christmas themes to making ornaments and surprises for our families, the classroom has been buzzing. They have also learned that giving is just as important as receiving. The students collected can goods for the Dixie Electric Food Drive and donated toys for the Heart to Heart Foster Care Ministry. They took their first off-campus field trip to Choctafaula Farms where they participated in Christmas games, took a trail ride to see camels, goats, horses, cows, wildebeests, ostriches, and zebras, and topped off the day with a visit from Santa.