S CIENCE A CADEMY
V OLUME 1, I SSUE 1
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C HICAGO
O CTOBER 16, 2015
Exploring Our World
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L EGO & FLL
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F AMILY F UN
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NIGHT
PTO
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T EACHER
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SPOTLIGHT
5th graders at Lincoln Park Zoo.
SAC students working hard to document new
information on reptiles.
By: Karim Usman
To kick off the school year, all
grades, pre-k - 8th grade traveled to
Lincoln Park Zoo for an adventurous
field trip. Each grade level was split up,
and then they explored different
animals. They saw zebras, giraffes,
lions, tigers, see otters, and a lot more.
They heard the lion roar, they saw the
monkeys climbing and swinging on
trees, and they saw the otters swim
around the whole tank.
Social Studies teacher, Mr.Hansen,
gave students a scavenger hunt. In the
hunt,
students
discovered
new
information about animals. Also, they
located statues and read about people
who created them.
Reading Buddies
By: Tuba Korkmaz
At SAC, kindergarteners
and third graders have reading
buddies to improve kindergarteners’ reading levels. Every year
Mrs. Zorin and her Kindergarteners meet with the third graders and
either read in the Library or classroom.
Every Friday, after lunch they
meet and read. This helps the third
graders because they cooperate
with the younger children. This is
also beneficial for the kindergarteners because they learn how to
read with older kids.
Book buddies reading and enjoying the nice weather outside.
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ARTIST
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O PINION
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T HE C HRONICLE
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Letter from the Editor
Dear SAC Students and Community,
It is my pleasure to announce that Science Academy of Chicago has successfully published its first school newspaper! I would like to thank all of The Chronicle members
on their dedication for creating a variety of articles. Newspaper reporting and writing
is a very fun activity and I thank each and every student for their growing creativity.
Since this is our first issue, I would also like to thank teachers and staff members for
interviewing with The Chronicle staff members and providing them with worthy information. Keeping our school and community informed and interested in SAC is our
goal that we will successfully achieve. Franklin Roosevelt said it best, "Happiness lies
in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."
Sincerely,
Ms. Bartucci
The Chronicle Staff
Reporters
Look Who Created SAC’s First Ever Newspaper!
Mucteba Yazici
Sena Tiryaki
Dilara Berksoy
Sara Khan
Nursaida Juman
Bushra Yazjanova
Ayse Senlik
Amani Sajjad
Tuba Korkmaz
Salma Sajjad
Reviewers
Meliha Aycicek
Hatice Ucan
Burak Gulsen
Mustafa Unat
Saniye Uslu
Karim Usman
Photographers
Selma Ucan
Neslisah Kahraman
Bailey Saunders
Sponsor/Editor
Ms. Bartucci
Starting from Bottom left to right: Nursaida Juman, Saniye Uslu, Bushra Yazjanova, Burak Gulsen
Middle row left to right: Sara Khan, Ayse Senlik, Amani Sajjad, Dilara Berksoy, Mustafa Unat
Back Row left to right: Salma Sajjad, Selma Ucan, Neslisah Kahraman, Sena Tiryaki, Meliha
Aycicek, Bailey Saunders, Karim Usman, Mucteba Yazici,
By: Selma Ucan
That’s right! We started our very
own Newspaper Club! There are a total of
19 students and split into three categories:
the photographers, writers, and reviewers.
Ms.Bartucci established this club and is
really organized and helpful.
Everyone is working hard and is
excited to publish to the first issue.
Everyone is doing their best and hoping
that our school and community members
will enjoy the newspaper.
T HE C HRONICLE
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Robotics Club
Lego Club
By: Selma Ucan
By: Dilara Berksoy
Have you ever dreamt about building with legos?
Well, Lego club is the right place to go! Lego club is
a gathering in which 5th – 7th graders are involved.
Lego club is on Mondays, from 3:15 to 4:00pm. “In
Lego club, we build robots to complete different
kinds of challenges. We program the robots using
internet programing.” Says the instructors. They
create their own design with legos. Lego club
competes in the FLL league.
Robotics Club planning meeting.
Science Academy is home to a very successful
Robotics Team. To become a member of Robotics,
you have to be pre-selected. Members have to be prepared to work hard and extremely dedicated. Members
also cannot depend on others to do the work. It is a
team effort and all must participate.
Thanks to Mr. Saltas, who organized this club,
and help from other teachers too this team is ready for
another year of domination!
F.LL.
By: Mucteba Yazici
Attention Math Competitors!
What does FLL stand for? It represents First
Lego League.
By: Sara Khan
It is a league for 5th and 6th graders to build
structures and compete. There are total of fourteen
students in Robotics FLL.
The Math Competition is an intense
competition club at Science Academy of Chicago.
The hardworking math teachers are what
they need to know about math for the
competition.Mrs. Meral and Mrs. Cavus. They teach
these students all of our school’s contestants from
4th grade are Eren Alieva, Ayse Sahsivar, Ikbal
Surusu, Refia Caliskan, and Meryem Uysal.
From 5th grade there is Vera Kartal and
Musa Gulkesen. The 6th grade contestants are Ari
Fishkin and Kien Tran.
The 7th grade contestants are Om Gandhi,
Efe Caputlu, Zain Akbar, Selma Ucan, Selma Sajjad,
Kaylee Guzeldere, and Sanie Alieva. And from 8th
grade there are Layan Dhaher, Ibrahim Rafiqi, and
Zaid Usman.
These students work hard in representing our
school by showcasing their math analysis skills.
FLL purchases Lego pieces from Amazon
and EBay. Their mission is to finish certain tasks
and goals. The Robotics team is going to compete in
late December. The competition will take place near
Chicago, Illinois. So come out and cheer them on to
victory!
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Family Fun Night
Parent Teacher Organization
By: Bushra Yazjanova
By: Sena Bahar Tiryaki
Families preparing to die dye at the Family Fun Night.
Each month SAC has an enjoyable activity
where families have fun with their children. Each
class individually plans on the monthly night out. For
example, the pre-k’s had an activity about tie dying
and coloring projects. Family fun night is located in
the gym of SAC.
HOW TO TIE DYE:
You will need the following materials:
Gloves
Fabric Dye
Plastic squeeze bottle
Ziploc bags|
Salt
Rubber Bands
A white t-shirt (100% cotton recommended)
Disposable plastic table cloth or garbage bags
Large bucket or bowls
Plastic squeeze bottle
1. Grab a 100% cotton shirt
2. If you bought a kit, the dye will already be in the
squeeze bottle. All you need to do is add warm
water
3. To enable the Procyon dyes to bond with the shirt,
you need to soak it in warm water and soda ash
for 10minutes. The temperature of the water
should be same as a baby’s bath!
4. Now soak the water out. After you did that, you
get to pick any style you want! There is a striped
design and a spiral design
5. The next thing to do is rubber band the shirt
tightly
6. Now have fun with the dye and squirt any color
you want!
Parents and Teachers at the PTO Meeting.
Do you want to know what the parents are
planning? Science Academy of Chicago (SAC) Parent
Teacher Organization (PTO) had two meetings so far
for the 2015-2016 school year.
During both meetings, the PTO discussed
events that are being planned such as the Back to
School Fall Festival and the annual Thanksgiving
Dinner. The PTO’s signature event is its Thanksgiving Dinner. Last year, approximately 450 people
attended.
The PTO is still discussing the details about
the event (i.e. seating arrangements, food preparation,
date of the event)
They also discussing if they should have the
children sitting by the adults or if they should sit separately, but they are thinking if they should only let
older kids sit with adults.
The winter concert (Cutting Hall, Palatine,
December 10th) and bake sales were briefly discussed
as well.
The PTO has about 20 to 23 members, but
they are always looking for more members to volunteer
T HE C HRONICLE
P AGE 5
Teacher Spotlight
Fall Word Search
By Burak Gulsen
By Selma Ucan
Mr. Linardakis, SAC’s science
teacher for grades 4-8, is in the
teacher spotlight! Mr. L is a very
Q. Do you have any children?
A. Two children
Q. What is your favorite subject?
A. Chemistry
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Q. Do you have any pets?
A. Cat
Q. What is your favorite animal?
A. Lion
Q. What is your least favorite
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Thanksgiving
Q. What is something interesting
about you?
A. My favorite car is an Alfa-Romal!
A School of Artists
By Bailey Saunders
At the Science Academy of
Every Tuesday after school the art
Chicago, we have clubs that have the club bursts with new ideas to conquer
energy to do whatever they set their the world of art.
Ms. Choate, the leader of this
minds to.
outstanding club, is always overflowFor this particular club the
ing with new ideas to amaze her
energy is set to painting the world.
peers.
V OLUME 1, I SSUE 1
P AGE 6
Survey: Should SAC have Uniforms
By: Saniye Uslu and Hatice Ucan
Please Note: SAC will still have uniforms. This survey is for fun and to see the opinions of our 6th and 7th
graders and Staff.
Staff
6th & 7th Grade Students
Winter Showcase
Thursday, December 10
Palatine Park District
Cutting Hall | 250E. Wood Street,
Palatine, IL 60067
Admission: $10Adult, $4 for Children
V OLUME 1, I SSUE 1
Freaky Friday: A Review
By: Saniye Uslu
This movie is about a girl named
Annabel, also called Anna, who feels like
her mother can never live one day in her
high school life while her mom thinks the
same way about her. Then something
unexpected happens at a Chinese
restaurant that changes their life!
This movie stars: Jamie Lee Curtis
as the Mom, and the one and only Lindsay
Lohan as the high schooler. One of her
most popular childhood movies was The
Parent Trap.
I loved this movie and I rate it 5
stars! The only thing I would change is the
fiancé, because he doesn’t look suitable
for the mom: Jess.
P AGE 7
FUN
FACTS
School desks have
300 more bacteria
then a toilet seat.
A new born kangaroo can fit in a teaspoon.
Elephants are pregnant for two years.
CAJUN NOODLES
By: Karim Usman
One time my mom decided to
make Cajun Noodles. I thought the noodles wouldn’t be that great because it
was my mom’s first time making them.
Cajun Noodles are bow-tie noodles with
chicken and a special sauce. The sauce is
made out of several ingredients such as
butter and spice.
When my mom was finished
cooking, we came to the dinner table and
ate. And when I tried the noodles, they
were so tasty that they are now one of
my favorite foods! Also, my family enjoyed them too. It was a pleasant experience.
It’s impossible to
say “Good Eye
Might”
without
sounding Australian.
Each autumn, monarch butterflies migrate from the U.S.
to Mexico and
some
parts
of
Southern California.
Organizatio
n
The Science Academy of Chicago is a nonprofit, nondenominational, independent day
school for students' preschool (three years
of age) through eighth grade in Mount
Prospect. Our mission is to provide an
accelerated STEAM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts and Math) focused
college preparatory private education.
501 Midway Drive
Mount Prospect, IL
847.258.5254
WE
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S OCIAL MEDIA!
U PCOMING E VENTS
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Oct. 19
PK3 – 3rd Grade Field Trip
Nov. 06
Family Fun Night
Nov. 30 – Dec. 4
Scholastic Book Fair Week
Oct. 31
Haunted Hallway and Candy Walk
Nov. 11
Photo Make Up Day
Dec. 20
Winter Showcase
Nov. 25 – 27
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 14
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
T HANKSGIVING F OOD D RIVE
Please join us to help feed some hungry tummies this holiday season. Starting Oct. 22—Nov. 20th, the school will be collecting non
-perishable food items that are unopen and not expired. Please give
them to the homeroom teachers. The class that collects the most
items will win a prize.