Cheesecake Factory For Me!

Congratulations Naomi, Raven, & Molly! These students were the top
readers in Potential Christian Academy's Middle School. They carried
their class to a 3rd place overall! For their leadership and example,
they were rewarded with lunch out, at Cheesecake Factory! With 7 weeks
left in this quarter, the other 6th Graders are being challenged to
get in on competition.

Middle School Field Trip Is The MAC Daddy!

Mrs. Perez set up possibly the coolest field trip ever for 6th Grade.
They are visiting the Apple store at Aventura Mall. Students are
getting hands-on experience with creating their very own videos.
Students are doing a great job and learning new things that will help
them reach their POTENTIAL! Future film
producers...programmers...designers...artists...no limits!

Sneak Peak At New Middle School Uniform Skirt

Here is the new black & white plaid skirt for our middle school girls. 6th Grade girls have the exclusive privilege of wearing these new skirts for the remainder of the year! They go great with the solid white polo, ladies! And you may order yours today at Sunshine Uniform starting this week!

While we will introduce new items in this fresh color pallet starting next year, students will be able to purchase and wear the current uniform design through the 2011-2012 school year.

Robotics & Engineering At Potential!

Within hours of announcing our newest addition to after school activities, Mr. Garay's Potential Engineers Robotics Club was full. A waiting list was created and a second section added the following day! Many students that have not taken part in after school clubs in the past, jumped on this opportunity. We are excited and blessed to have Mr. Garay on the team. The passion he has for helping students reach their potential, through his love of robotics, math and engineering, will create a flourishing program. Here is a fun promo clip from LEGO Education.

LEGO WeDo Robotics System Introduction Video from Joel on Vimeo.

Missionaries in 5th Grade

Hi Potential Christian Academy! Just wanted to update you on Mrs. Poyet's awesome 5th Grade class! Recently they had a visit from... Don Don Na Nah! Nah Nah! They are Mrs. Poyet's parents! Mr. Rex and Mrs. Brenda! They came for a visit a few days ago! The Morgans have been missionaries in Papua New Guinea, and here locally in Hialeah.

Mr. Rex showed the class a really cool slide show about Latin America, his TV show, and radio broadcast. It was cool! Then Mr. Rex let some students record a little advertisement about being a missionary. In the end the whole class made a little show. You can listen to it!

We had a great visit from Mr. and Mrs. Morgan!

Reporting from Mrs. Poyet's 5th Grade Class, this has been Emily Welch!

Name Change, Pre-announcement!

The Big Announcement from Flamingo Road Church on Vimeo.

FRC/FRCA Name Change!

UNLEASHING YOUR GOD POTENTIAL from Potential Church on Vimeo.

Tropical Storm & Hurricane Information

FRCA follows Broward School announcements regarding school closings. Should Broward Schools require an extended closure, FRCA administration will determine safety of reopening our campus independently. Should we reopen prior to Broward Schools, your classroom teacher will contact you.

Middle Schoolers Model Great Science

6th Grade is in the thick of studying plant and animal cells with Mrs. Hewlett!

2nd Grade Constitution Day Play

Chapel This Week

Coming off a great launch to the WILD! series at FRC, Pastor Scot Mendenhall will share a fresh perspective on how God wants to work in the lives of our students and families.

You do not want to miss chapel, Wednesday morning 8:10am in the main auditorium. See you there amongst the WILD! things.

Eagles WIN!

Our FRCA Eagles volleyball team really lived up to their POTENTIAL as they fought hard to the first sports victory in FRCA history! The match went to 3 games; with FRCA winning game 1: 27-25, Bethany winning game 2: 20-25, and FRCA pulling out the decision making game 3: 15-10! Great job Coach's Osman and Sichts. Thanks to Mrs. Diaz for organizing our Eagle Athletics.

The Eagles enter the next match, against The Masters Academy, looking to even their record at 2-2. Come out and support your Eagles volleyball team on Monday, September 20th at 4:00pm. The Masters Academy/New Testament Church is 1/2 mile west of Flamingo Road, on Griffin Road. See you their in your Eagle green & white!

WILD Weekend! Join Us!

"How fast do you have to be to outrun a lion?" Check back in after 'Czar' visits FRC this weekend for the kick-off of WILD!, our new weekend series. You do not want to miss the teaching this weekend, as Pastor Troy shares God's truths learned through the animals of the Bible.
Preschool, Children's and Youth programs will all have a special age-appropriate twist to the WILD! animals of the Bible.

Service Times: Saturday 5:00 & 7:00pm, Sunday 9:15 & 11:00am, 12:45 & 5:00pm

FRCA's 1st Volleyball Game EVER!

Our girls are excited to be on the way to the very first sports event
today. Coaches Osman & Sichts have been working hard with our girls
for the last few weeks. They are ready to go!

We Have A Winner!

Bianca Felipe and her mom, Mrs. Jeralin, will start the summer with a $75 shopping spree at the mall! 5th Grade parents have been running a fun raffle for the school. Proceeds from the raffle will help with the purchase of materials for our new Science Lab!

We have great projects starting this summer, that will prepare us for a wonderful start to middle school this coming August! Thank you to all our parents for making FRCA an amazing school!

You Become Who You Spend Time With

Growing up in the Hewlett house, my dad was full of wisdom and powerful quotes.....and we were constantly reminded of it! Back then it was a bit of a pain, but now I am thankful for all that I learned from him. A couple statements he loved included: "Remember who's you are" and "You become who you spend time with." Mom, dad, grandparents, it is so important that we be closely involved in the lives of our children. We need to know their friends, real and virtual. In my youth, all my friends were real. If you had 'Virtual' friends, it meant they existed in your head, and then you were a little strange! Today 'virtual' friends and relationships are all over. Maybe through text, facebook, blogs or myriad other social media sources.
"You become who you spend time with" takes on a much expanded meaning for todays children. Dr. Bob Barnes wrote in a recent blog post: "Comments, as well as, pictures/videos that are posted can damage their future. Even comments that friends make on their pages reflect who they are." I encourage you to read his entire entry, and invest time in thinking about how you can both protect and grow your child in this age of social media and virtual friends.

http://parentingtoday.org/index.php/parenting/social-networking-and-your-childs-reputation/

FRCA Choir Performs At Epcot

Our Kindergarten theough 5th Grade choir did a magical job performing
at Disney's Epcot Center! Following a pre dawn bus ride, students were
more than ready to get out and perform. Madison, Anna, Andres, Ashley,
Robby, and Zachary did great in their solos and spoken word.

Family and friends of FRCA, as well as many Disney guests filled the
Majestic Garden performance center. Thank you to all that showed
support.

And much gratitude to Mr. S., and Ms. Jenny for preparing our students
for success. Mrs. Perez, well, without her this trip would not have
happened. Thank you to our chaperones for keeping our children safe.

May God continue to bless, and allow for many more opportunities to
honor Him with our gifts.

Easter At FRCA

What an amazing Easter at FRCA! We kicked off the celebration with 15
students getting baptized at a special service held in our courtyard!
And over the weekend, more than 5 other students and parents got
baptized. These families from FRCA were joined by more than 600 others that took the step of baptism at FRC during Easter weekend!
God was stirring in the hearts of thousands this weekend. We had
25,000 in attendance, and over 1,600 decisions for Christ! He is risen
indeed! This picture is from our Easter sunrise baptism. How awesome
it was to take a few moments to pause, and appreciate God's beautiful
creation.

The Fun Factory - March Registration Is Open!

"The Fun Factory" is an interactive, Mommy/Daddy & Me, experience brought to you by FRC Academy Preschool. FRC Academy is the weekday school ministry of Flamingo Road Church, and we are excited to partner with you in this new experience. Professional teachers from our preschool will be your guides as we interact through:

Music & Movement
Big Book Story & Puppet Time
Creative Hands-on Art Projects

Event Information:
When: Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Where: The Children’s Ministry Building
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Ages: 2 - 5 years old (All mommies/daddies are welcome!)
Cost: FREE

Space is limited. Register today by contacting us at (954) 434-1550 x117 for more information.

See you there!

Royalty - Chapel Connection

We are kicking off our brand new series in The Dream Factory called "Royalty." The children will be studying Philippians and learning what it means to be God's children: Princes and Princesses! This series will challenge and encourage your child to reach their God-potential by learning how to live like Royalty. We are so excited to see what God is going to do in all of the students during the next couple weeks as we all begin to live like Royalty!

Today, we are going to begin with a lesson about being children of the King, what that means and how we should live as God's children. Our goal is to partner with your family by providing an opportunity to have a conversation with your child about The Dream Factory and what we are studying. A purple paper will be going home today that has notes from today's teaching. Included are Bible verses, main points, and questions for your child to answer based on the teaching. We encourage you to talk with your child about what they learned and how they can apply it to their lives. Don't miss out on the opportunity to help your child grow in Christ!

Check your email, and your child's book bag for The Dream Factory Home Connection.
After you have discussed the verses and questions with your child, share your comments here on this blog site!

Junior Scientist @ FRCA

Ms. Sandy did an amazing job putting together a wonderful Science
Experiment Lab for our prescoolers! Colors, textures, bugs and stars.
We learned about nature near, and far. Thank you Ms. Sandy!

100th DAY!

You experienced quite a treat this morning if you were around FRCA! Students with all kinds of crazy outfits, and uniforms decorated like something out of Dr. Seuss. With all the "100 year olds" walking with canes, you would think it was Grandparent's Academy! Teachers even got into the act with "colorful" clothing combinations, white hair, curlers and glasses. Nicki Sprecklemeier was the 100th student to arrive at school. He received balloons and some sweet gifts.

FRCA Service Club has been collecting "100 Pennies For Haiti" from students. Over the last two weeks, FRCA students filled water bottles with "100 Pennies". The money collected is being donated to Feed My Starving Children, the same organization that we made meals for Haiti with. Based on early estimates, our students will raise well over $250 for Haiti. We are proud of our students and families positive attitude of service.

Fun was had by all. Thank you for celebrating the 100th Day of school with us.

What A COOL Week!

Yes, actually so cool we nearly froze here in South Florida! While it was pretty cold, the weather forecasters made us feel kind of wimpy. With temp's in the mid-30's, they were talking about wind chill in the 20's. I didn't ever think about the "wind chill factor" kicking in until it was well below freezing. And I am not sure "wind chill" should be a recognized term in South Florida! Is it really right for South Floridians to discuss the impending doom of "wind chill", when other states are hitting sub-zero temps? Hmm, interesting. When we have hurricane force winds, do the reporters say, "It is 80 degrees today, but with the 100mph winds, the "wind chill" is 68 degrees."?

So the question I pose to FRCA students and parents is: When is it acceptable to use the term 'wind chill'? Is there a temperature point, or maybe a temperature differential?

FRCA students and teachers had an 'Arctic' blast with the cold weather. Many classes enjoyed snow days filled with hot chocolate, 'snow writing', and lessons about snow flakes....have you ever pondered the snowflake? How God designed each beautiful, glistening flake as a unique piece of art. How mighty our Creator, not one single flake is the same as another! Just like God created you and me, and every other person; we are unique and special in our design. We each have unique characteristics, for which God has a special and unique life-plan! Wow!

Search the web, ask your teacher, find the answer to the question: When is it acceptable to use the term 'wind chill'? Is there a temperature point, or maybe a temperature differential?

Popsicles to the first class that gives Mr. Hewlett the answer and the verifiable resource used. Post your answer here!