From Walk-a-Thons to Gear Swaps to ice cream/bake sales, FJA students have fun while raising money for the family portions of our end-of year field trips. Most recently, thanks to Fratelli Pizza for donating almost $500 to our 8th Grade San Juan River Trip through their FJA 10% Tuesday Event. And thanks to all of you who supported local business and had Fratelli's for dinner back or choose FJA for your school tax credit donation: https://www.fjacademy.com/o/fjacademy/page/donate
Loved recognizing our talented instructional aides yesterday on National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Their hard work and dedication make a daily difference in our students' lives and provide support to teachers in countless ways. If you see one of these folks around on campus, please join us in thanking them for the valuable impact they have on our whole school community!Â
Excellent research and presentation skills were on display this past week when Ms. Shawna's, Ms. Conway's, and Ms. Cernohous's classes invited Children's House students over to learn about insects. Thanks for sharing your knowledge in such a fun way!
Nothing like a brisk before-school run to get pumped up for the day! Thanks to Ms. Tati and Ms. Patterson for starting our Friday Morning Running Club!
Congrats to 6th grader Fiona G. and 8th grader Lukas M. Their art entries both won the Annual T-Shirt Contest and will be featured on this year's student-designed and silkscreened t-shirts and hoodies. Order yours by April 2nd! You'll look great and support FJA field trips in the process! Order here: https://forms.gle/wSd5UcdYx3WFFdzK6
Thanks to NAU for hosting our students at today's Link Up Concert! Mr. Williams prepared our kiddos well for the big stage and the entire experience was a blast!
This Just In! Fratelli's Pizza will donate 10% of all their downtown location sales on Tuesday 3/18 to support FJA's 5th and 8th graders' river trips. No presentation of flyer needed, but share this info with friends and family and plan for pizza tomorrow.
https://5il.co/3ar37
Our PTG is hosting a restaurant fundraiser this Wednesday 3/5! When you dine in or take-out at Someburros that day, just show this flyer or mention "FJA Parent Teacher Group" at checkout and 30% of your bill will go directly to our PTG. Thanks and please help us spread the word.
Good vibes at the Glow in the Dark Dance tonight. Thanks to Ms. Mitchell, Ms. Goodell, and Ms. Tsinnijinnie, our parent chaperones, and the Student Council for making it all happen!
Friday's snow day could not deter Valentine's Day festivities at our Cedar Campus. There was crafts and songs and card/treats exchanges. Thanks to our PTG for their creativity and making it fun for the staff, too!
Thanks to Ms. Bax and upper elementary students for coordinating The Great Kindness Challenge and its subsequent Spirit Week. Here's some sweet, silly pictures from last week. Cedar students and staff performed thousands and thousands acts of kindness. Let's keep the momentum going and focus on kindness, FJA!
FJA's first-round lottery closes this Sunday, February 9th at 11:59 p.m. Looking forward to notifying future Snow Wolf families about their acceptance and waitlist status in the upcoming weeks!
We just love this student created flyer about Kindness Week! Our elementary students are participating in The Great Kindness Challenge all weeklong. Here, our 4th and 5th graders use "talking chips" to dialogue and share thoughts about their kindness maps. We can't wait to be a Kindness Certified school!Â
Please share: Only two weeks until FJA's first-round lottery closes at 11:59 p.m. on Sun 2/9.
The new year is an ideal time for a PBIS school climate refresh! This past month, Cedar students created class vision boards and continued learning about self-regulation and reflective strategies like reset breaths, guided imagery, and mindfulness. South Beaver students worked together on teamwork challenges, analyzed Hammurabi's Code and its school code of conduct implications, and set school culture goals. Thank you Ms. Shawna, Ms. Bax, Ms. Patterson, Ms. Carrie, Mr. Sarnoski, and Ms. Angerbauer for developing these unique-to-FJA lessons and activities based upon best practices!
Thanks to the GeoFamily Foundation's recent $57,500 donation, we've reached our original $150,000 Gemini Campus fundraising goal! This donation will be used for our Gemini recreational field. We are overwhelmed with gratitude to the Giovale family and to all in our school community who have contributed time and other charitable gifts to ensure a bright future for FJA. If you'd like to support FJA, you can donate here: https://givebutter.com/giveFJA. You can also support FJA via the Arizona School Tax Credit: https://www.fjacademy.com/o/fjacademy/page/donate
First-round lottery deadline for Fall 2025 Enrollment is February 9th. Apply here: https://www.fjacademy.com/o/fjacademy/page/admission and learn more at our January Open Houses.
It was a busy and fun couple of weeks leading up to the Winter Break. Thanks to everyone who participated in and supported the FJA Middle School Winter Arts Showcase and Crockpot Meal Night. Also, heartfelt thanks to the PTG and the many families who donated delicious food for the Staff Appreciation Luncheons. We are grateful for all of you. Happy holidays!
