Flagstaff Junior Academy

Hello 6th Grade Families: Mr. Cola and Ms. Mitchell report that all is well at Camp Colton! Students are studying the water cycle, participating in geology labs at the Lava River Caves, and having fun with community-building activities like the group ski challenge. There's good food, campfires, and lots of fresh mountain air, so rest well, parents.

The weather is great and it's definitely field trip time at FJA! Here's some recent pics of Ms. Shawna's students learning about animal habitats at The Arboretum!

FJA celebrates Bike to School Day this Wednesday, May 18th! Grab a helmet and your bike and ride to school this Wednesday! FJA's Parent-Teacher Group will have breakfast foods available for all riders when they arrive at school! Don't live close to campus? You can still participate by bringing your bike into town and meeting up with your teachers and classmates. Take the scenic route to campus! Cedar Campus students meet at Jay Lively at 7:30 a.m. and Bonito Campus students meet at Flag Downtown Library at 7:15 a.m.

Here's about 25 FJA 7th and 8th graders, along with Close-Up Trip Sponsor Mr. Kuzara, at Sky Harbor Airport early this morning! Safe travels and enjoy Washington, D.C.!

Who remembers their middle school dances? Glad we could hold one before the end of the year for our 7th and 8th graders! The students were awesome...we'd expect nothing less! Thanks to Mr. Chee and Student Council for hosting the night and to our amazing chaperones--Ms. Patterson, Ms. James, Ms. Kaia, Ms. Whitney, Mr. Chee, and Dr. Mo!

Summer is just around the corner and FJA is hosting free summer camp for Arizona students who will be in kindergarten through 8th grade this August. Spaces are limited, so register soon! #AZOnTrackSummerCamp

Summer is just around the corner and FJA is hosting free summer camp for Arizona students who will be in kindergarten through 8th grade this August. Spaces are limited, so register soon! #AZOnTrackSummerCamp

Thanks to Eddie Diaz from Discing4Kids for volunteering his time and sharing his equipment with some of our middle school Wellness classes today. The kids had a blast!

This past week was Educator Appreciation Week at FJA. From pastries to seed packets to homemade cards and gifts, we felt the love! Thanks to all of our students and families and the larger community for showering us with gratitude! An extra special thanks to Brenda Neeley for coordinating all the donations and to Aubrey Sonderegger for designing our banner. Thanks to Ms. Jeanne, Ms. Anna, and Ms. Natalie for setting up goodies each day. And, thanks to the following businesses for their generous donations: Home Depot, Chick-Fil-A, Warner's Nursery, Bookman's, Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Mother Road Brewing Company, Barre3 Flagstaff, Safeway, Jessica Williams Massage, Natural Grocers, and Sprouts Market.

New Family Registration Week: If your child has been accepted for enrollment at FJA for the 2022-2023 school year, it's time to complete your child's registration. Please stop by either campus this Monday through Thursday, 9:00-11:00 a.m. or Friday, 12:30-4:00 p.m. to drop off enrollment packets, birth certificates, proofs of residency, and immunization records. We can also accept activity fees and answer any questions you may have. We 're excited to welcome your family to Flagstaff Junior Academy.

After studying the life cycle of a butterfly and watching the four stages of their metamorphosis, Mrs. Bax and Ms. Kaitlin's students released their butterflies! Just look at the excitement and pure joy on the students faces as they watched the butterflies start the next part of their journey.

Lots of student service happening at FJA these past two weeks! Our elementary students raised over $1,400 for The American Heart Association through their Jump Rope for Heart event. And, our middle school students collected over 100 bags of trash on Earth Day yesterday. Pledges for the Trash-a-Thon are due this Friday, and students will select to which environmental non-profits they want to donate monies! Thanks for your support, families!

FJA Families Impacted by the Tunnel Fire: FJA is here to support you. Please call the school if you'd like our school counselor to check in with your child during this stressful time. In addition, let us know what you need by emailing Emmanuelle Giumelli at emmanuellegiumelli@fjacademy.com. We can reach out to our FJA community for some help with specific requests. Here is the Coconino County link for resources: https://www.coconino.az.gov/help

Thanks to talented student artists Avery F. , Diego L., and Sydney C. for their original designs that will grace this year's FJA gear! Orders are in and we can't wait to see the finished t-shirts, hoodies, and stickers!

Our 7th graders took to the San Juan with Grand Canyon Youth and their amazing teachers recently. Days on the river, nights sleeping under the stars, learning more about yourself, your friends, and the world...it doesn't get much better than this!

Hey All You FJA Parents, Teachers, and VIP's! We're reviving our school's Parent-Teacher Group and would love for you to attend today's meeting. Let's share ideas about how we can partner together and make FJA even more amazing! We'll meet today via Zoom at 4:30 p.m. Thanks to Ms. Patterson for getting this important group going again! Meeting ID: 859 4386 3821 Passcode: 523609 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85943863821?pwd=OUEwY08xQ0h3alFlS2pERVZkLzJsQT09

As part of the Vaccine Equity Grant, K-12 students in Coconino County can access behavioral health services. Care is being coordinated by Sarah Hester with Health Choice AZ. If you know of a student in need of behavioral health services reach out to Sarah at sarah.hester@azblue.com.

FJA Book Drive—3/21 through 4/11: Donate gently used or new middle-grade books for our new Bonito Campus Library! Drop them off at either school office. Thank you!

Congratulations to our Girls Basketball athletes and coaches on winning the Championship Game against Sinagua Middle School!

The last day to order the FJA 2021-2022 Yearbook is Thursday, April 7th. Yearbook packages start at $25. We have approximately 50 yearbooks left for both campuses, so purchase yours before they sell out! To order, go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order and enter our school code: 14441822.