It's not too late to align your tax dollars with what you value by contributing your AZ School Tax Credit to FJA. Support extracurricular clubs, field trips, PBIS, and our mindfulness program by choosing FJA as your School Tax Credit recipient! With this program, you save dollar-for-dollar on state taxes owed up to $200 for single filers and $400 for joint filers. Click here https://5il.co/2enbb to access our tax credit brochure and donate by check. To donate by credit card, click here: https://www.fjacademy.com/o/fjacademy/page/donate
Today is our middle school’s first day at South Beaver! Lots of great energy in the air and gratitude all around to NAU for offering us this beautiful temporary home before we move to our permanent Gemini Campus. This would not have been possible without NAU Space Manager Valerie Barret having the vision and coordinating all the moving parts to make things happen swiftly. On behalf of FJA’s students, staff, and families, many thanks to NAU Facility Services, Fire Life Safety, Police Department, Property Surplus, CPRM (Contracts, Purchasing & Risk Management), Information Technology Services, and the university as a whole.
Today was the end of our Bonito Era. Thanks to FUSD for hosting us all these years.
Not surprisingly, our students were exceptional in their attitudes and actions today. We had schoolwide matches of boom ball, student farewell songs, and student odes to the building read-aloud. Some favorites included "Ode to Mr. Irwin's Rickety Desks," "Ode to the Other Side of the Building," "Ode to the Gluestick on the Ceiling," and "Ode to the Lack of Windows (sarcasm)." Feeling thankful and ready for our fresh start!
Elementary and middle school staff came together this past Friday afternoon to continue set-up at South Beaver School. The space is beautiful and we are super appreciative of everyone's support. The final push will be this weekend and then it's "opening day" for students on Tuesday, April 2nd!
Please help us spread the word: This Tuesday is FJA Day at all 3 Fratelli Pizza locations! Dine-in or take-out all day long. Eat Fratelli's Pizza this Tuesday 3/26 and support FJA's field trip program! No need to bring an ad or even mention our school name. Thanks to Fratelli's and you!
Thanks to Dr. Alice and Tynkertopia for hosting our students for what are always the most imaginative and fun-filled field trips! Egg Drop Challenge--those smiles say it all!
Attention Families: Mindfulness First is expanding their FREE Spring 2024 program offerings to ALL adults affiliated with a PreK-12 school community! That means parents and guardians can sign up and participate for workshops at no cost. Not sure how long program spaces will remain open, but registering for a workshop only takes 2 minutes. Go here for more details: https://www.mindfulnessfirst.org/spring-2024-public
Thank you, Johnny Marcus, for sharing "Traveling the Universe" with our fifth graders this semester, and thanks to Creative Flagstaff for funding the project. The classroom lessons were inspiring and the culminating field trip to Lowell was outstanding!
No better way to spend a good part of the school day than at Jay Lively! Thanks to all of our teachers and parent chaperones for supporting our young skaters on recent field trips.
Thanks to Ms. Cole for facilitating wax-wrap workshops with our 3rd and 4th graders! FJA's units of study and curriculum support environmental literacy.
Love this annual tradition! The sixth-grade team taking our fifth graders skiing!
FJA believes in equity and increasing access. We will offer free full-day kindergarten beginning in the 2024-25 school year! Thursday 2/29 is the last day for families to enter our first-round lottery. Spread the word among your friends with soon-to-be kinders! Read more here: https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/flagstaff-junior-academy-to-offer-free-full-day-kindergarten-next-school-year/article_8a7613fa-c9be-11ee-b5d0-fba7b6c0bba0.html/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shareArticleButton&utm_campaign=shareArticleButton
FJA Tech Squad won the Judges Choice Award twice in a row! They also qualified for the state competition. What an inaugural year for our middle schoolers competing against high school students. Kudos to Mr. Chee, our parent volunteers, and the middle school robotics team!
Thank you to our thoughtful PTG for delivering lunch to each campus for staff today. With family conferences till evening, it was nice to just enjoy the delicious meal and not have to plan ahead/bring food!
Flagstaff Junior Academy is relocating and expanding its Middle School Campus for the 2024–25 school year. So far, we've raised over $40,000 of our initial fundraising goal of $150,000! Learn more and make a pledge today by visiting: https://givebutter.com/giveFJA
FJA is looking for a talented, experienced grant writer to help tell our school story and secure funding for the many programs and resources we want to offer our students and families! Please share this linked request for proposals with others: https://5il.co/2dy8u
Friday 2/9--Drop the kids off for pizza, crafts, and a movie while you enjoy the night off! $25 per child, 4:45 -8:00 p.m. Space is limited, so register your child now!
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Spread the word: FJA's Annual Open Houses are next week! Prospective families should attend to tour our campuses, have questions answered, and meet our staff. Cedar Elementary Campus Open House is Wed 1/24 at 6 p.m. and Bonito Middle School Campus Open House is this Thur. 1/25 at 6 p.m.
It's hard to believe, but our FJA eighth graders are almost high schoolers! Flag High is hosting their annual 8th Grade Family Night for prospective students on February 13th. Click on the link below for more information: https://5il.co/2bhct
Our PTG showered us with kindness this December! From hosting a Parents' Night Out to coordinating staff end-of-semester feasts at both campuses to heading to the forest and donating trees to our school and families, they made sure we felt the love. Thank you to this small but mighty group for making our holiday season lighter and brighter!
