Clubs and sports are a great way for your middle schooler to connect with peers and explore their interests. Click on the link below to see all that FJA has to offer our 5th through 8th graders this year! https://5il.co/2413t
FJA Snow Wolves hard at work learning and discovering this first month of school!
The FJA September Newsletter is now in families' inboxes and you can also read it here:
https://5il.co/250lh
A little rain is no deterrent for FJA families! Thanks to everyone who came out for the Back-to-School BBQ yesterday...looking forward to a great school year!
An early morning game of Boom Ball at Bonito. Love how much energy our middle schoolers have at 7:45 a.m!
Read the Back-to-School Editiom of FJA's FAmily Newsletter:
https://fjacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FJA-Monthly-Newsletter-Back-to-School-2023-revs-FINAL-1.pdf
Thanks to everyone who responded to our all-call for FJA special topics teachers! We are so appreciative to the many parents who reached out and wanted to share their talents with our students. We are still seeking a dance and/or yoga instructor who enjoys working with 12-14 year olds and has a couple of hours to teach 2 classes on Fridays (10:15-11:15 and 11:15-12:15), with an additional hour paid to prepare. Come teach two classes on Fridays, earn about $100 for your time, and have fun with our amazing students! Our Friday elective classes start on August 18th, so reach out to Carissa Morrison at carissamorrison@fjacademy.com soon to learn more and apply.
Join us: FJA is still looking for a few wonderful community members to come and share their talents with our students as a part-time special topics teacher! What’s your passion? Yoga, gardening, dance, guitar, theater, coding, or something else? Whatever it is, we’d love to talk more and see if working with our students anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days each week is a good fit for you. Special topics teachers can join FJA for just a few months or the entire school year. Pay rates start at $30 per hour. Please email Executive Director, Carissa Morrison, at carissamorrison@fjacademy.com to learn more.
FJA is hiring! We are looking for caring educators who are committed to serving students and their families through academics, experiential excellence, and community. We have openings for a full-time mental health specialist, a part-time Spanish teacher, and a part-time experiential education teacher. For more information, please click:
https://fjacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FJA-3-Job-Openings-2023.docx
Hope you are enjoying the first weeks of summer, FJA Families! Thanks to all of you, our Donors Choose C-Pen project was recently fully funded. Also, our graphic novel project totally funded--amazing! We have one more Donors Choose project that will close on June 22 if not funded. Please consider supporting our middle school students and contribute to the creation of a Positive Behavior Paw Shop:
https://tinyurl.com/FJAPawsStore
A heartfelt thank you to Tim Joyce and the whole team at Flagstaff Family Food Center! FFFC has been preparing and delivering free student lunches to both FJA campuses this entire school year. FFFC is reporting higher demand and use of their food services over the past 6 months. On one recent evening, their eastside kitchen served 400 dinners! If you're looking for a way to give back, FFFC has volunteer shifts open/unfilled almost every single day. Help once a week or just help once...it all makes a difference! Go to www.hotfood.org to learn more.
Hello FJA Middle School Families. This evening is our Bonito Spring Showcase! From 5-7 p.m., there will be art, student projects, and performances. Garden Club will have a plant sale and a nachos/chili dog sale will benefit FJA field trips. Finally, bring $5 and a 100% cotton clothing item for the tie-dye station. Hope to see you tonight!
Thank you for supporting the Scholastic Book Fair at our Cedar Campus last week. Sales have been tallied and this was our biggest year yet, with over $1,000 more in sales than last year! Your purchase directly benefits our school--each Cedar Campus teacher now has a $250.00 credit to spend on books. Thank you again!
Thanks to our amazing families for their thoughtfulness this past week during Teacher Appreciation Week. And a special thank you to our PTG--especially Brenda Kania-Neeley, Jill Sokol, Jennifer Mast, and Jill Knuth--for seeking out donations and giving their time to make sure every single FJA staff member was remembered last week. From the homemade goodies to the catered lunch to the gift cards, we were all truly spoiled--and loved it!
This will be the last newsletter of the 2022-2023 school year. And, even though there's only a few weeks of school remaining, we do have quite a few special events planned and promoted in this May newsletter. Hope you have a little time to review the attachment and looking forward to seeing you on campus soon!
https://fjacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FJA-Monthly-Newsletter-May-final.pdf
Looking forward to this year's Scholastic Book Fair at our Cedar Campus! The fair is open Thursday, May 11 after school--3:15pm-5:30pm and again on Friday, May 12--8:00 am-12:15 pm. Families are invited to stop by during these times to browse and/or purchase books...just head over to Ms. Conway's room! Coinciding with the fair is FJA's Grandparents' Day on Friday. Teachers have more information on how each class is welcoming grandparents to campus.
May 12th, 2023, from 8:00am-12:15pm
FJA is hosting a Summer Day Camp and we'd love for all new and returning FJA students aged 4 thru 4th grade to attend! The camp will run for three weeks in June, Mondays through Thursdays, and half-day or full-day options are available. Campers can attend as many or as few days as your summer plans allow. Camp will be a blast...click on the link below for more details:
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May is Flagstaff Bike Month and it's for all kinds of cycling! Whether you are riding to work or school, or mountain biking or riding at the bike park, you can participate. Special events happen all month long and amazing raffle prizes will be given away to those who log their rides. Simple and fun! Learn more here:
https://flagstaffbiking.org/may-2023-is-flagstaff-bike-month/
Thanks to all the families who came to garden, excavate, plant, and clean this morning! We'll be here for another hour if you want to swing by and help for a bit.
Join us for the FJA Cedar campus clean-up tomorrow, 4/29. Breakfast and coffee will be provided at 9:00 and beautification projects will happen from 9:30-11:30. Please bring gardening tools, wheelbarrows, and other items that might be helpful.
