Beginner Band Concert - February 3rd! Location - Roy Johnson STEM Academy Gym, Start Time - 6PM.
Summarizing! Instructor Burciaga's students practice summarizing text by reading a passage and identifying the key points! Encourage your student to read and tell you a summary of what was read.
Lost ID? Use the flyer attached to pay for your students Lost ID. Every student must have an ID for Safety and Security. This is a school district policy.
One Goal … One Purpose … Student Success! "Roy Johnson STEM Academy B.A.R.K.s" Newsletter link - https://secure.smore.com/n/6m0r5
🏀 Bulldog Basketball! Results from 1/24/25: 7th grade girls A -team WON 47 - 3, 7th grade girls B-team WON 20 - 5, 7th grade boys A-team Lost 69 - 32, 7th grade boys B-team Lost 35 - 18, 8th grade girls A-team WON 44 - 11, 8th grade girls B-team WON 15 - 13, 8th grade boys A-team Lost 39 - 35, 8th grade boys B-team Lost 36 - 33.🏀
Lost ID? Use the flyer attached to pay for your students Lost ID. Every student must have an ID for Safety and Security. This is a school district policy.
Top Dog Attendance Award! Roy Johnson STEM Academy earned the attendance award for the 3rd Six Weeks for secondary schools. We want to thank our parents and students for remembering to turn in doctor notes the same day or day after the visit. We also want to thank our parents for remembering to write parent notes for absences. Please remember to turn in the 3 parent notes per semester. Reminder - Second Semester Perfect Attendance Award - for zero absences.
National Handwriting Day is January 23rd! We encourage our bulldog families to: start a journal, and write a poem/letter/note to a friend or family member.
🏀Basketball! Support our B-ball Teams! Gym Sporting Event Expectations. Junior High Students: No Loitering; Must sit upstairs. All students below the 8th grade and below are required to be accompanied by a paying adult in order to attend home games. Parents are responsible for their own children. Students 8th grade and below not accompanied by a paying adult will not be allowed into home contests. No Exception! All parents and visitors must sit on the appropriate side.🏀
The transportation department would like to advise that we have a temporary change to Route 26. This route will combine between Route 13 and 14. Please check with your student for updated information.
Character Traits! Burciaga's students identified character traits for either Odysseus or Polyphemus. Students were instructed to write words that describe their chosen character alongside with textual evidence to support their traits.
Sam Cooke! Instructor Lee's and Instructor Shed's B Day 7th grade classes were able to visit the Bass Hall on January 20th to watch Sam Cooke perform. Sam Cooke is referred to as "The King of Soul." Our students represent Roy Johnson STEM Academy well.
STEM Robots! Etchison's students are at it again. Using long-exposure photography concepts, students programmed their Sphero robots to create fantastic scenes using the LED matrix on the robots. Students really get to explore many things at Roy Johnson STEM Academy!
8th Grade Science! Instructor Bural's and Instructor Patterson's classes are working on W.I.N.D. stations. Students are looking at the "W" -Water Cycle and Wind Map, "I" - Interactive Convection Currents, "N" - Notice and Sorting, "D" - Describing with CER (Claims Evidence and Reasoning).
STEM Robots! Instructor Etchison puts a different spin on reading. After hearing the story of the tortoise and the hare, students programmed their robots to compete in races to observe the differences in speed vs control. keeps learning fun.
Yearbook! Order your yearbook online. Order forms have been sent home with students.
Advisory teachers passed out the order form . Yearbooks are $30 until 3/15/2025. Order online at www.strawbridge.net Online Code: YB32262
Text Evidence! Instructor Burciaga's students search for text evidence using annotation strategies in order to support their answers. Students are working hard to master this skill. Keep up the great work!
"The time is always right to do what is right." On Monday, January 20th, students and staff have a school holiday on MLK Jr. Day. "Roy Johnson STEM Academy B.A.R.K.s" Newsletter link - https://secure.smore.com/n/4fm2t
Band! Brass instruments are played using breath and changing vibrations from the lips and mouth shape. Our Roy Johnson STEM Academy band is getting ready for their concert coming up in February.
National Thesaurus Day is January 18th! Today's challenge: 1) Use a thesaurus to find the right word in your writing. 2) Challenge friends/family to describe people/places in as many words possible without using a thesaurus. Then ,use a thesaurus to see how descriptions improve