"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
Let's Celebrate Roy Johnson STEM Black History Month Program! Date: Feb. 26, 2025, Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM, Location : Roy Johnson STEM Academy Cafeteria
6th Grade English! Instructor Burciaga's students are completing a scavenger hunt in putting the events in order of Odysseus escape from the cyclops cave!
B-ball Results from last nights games: 7th grade girls A -team WON 88 - 5, 7th grade girls B-team WON 41 - 17, 7th grade boys A-team WON 50 - 23, 7th grade boys B-team WON 27 - 17, 8th grade girls A-team WON 71 - 19, 8th grade girls B-team WON 41 - 2, 8th grade boys A-team WON 29 - 24, 8th grade boys B-team WON 48 - 39. Way to go Bulldog Coaches, Athletes, and Families!
Robots! Instructor Etchison's students programmed their Sphero robots to recite a poem out loud according to its position.
Winter Grade Level Meetings! We covered Attendance, Perfect Attendance Award, B.A.R.K. Schoolwide Expectations, B.A.R.K. Reward Opportunity, Academic Reminders, Chromebooks and Repairs, ID Badges and Replacements, Cell Phone/Headphone Policy, EISD Dress Code, Student Code of Conduct, Safety Protocols, and more.
Robots! Students were challenged to create their own obstacle course and navigate their Sphero robots to the finish line. To command their robots, students had to create a program using block code.
6th Grade Science! Students explore the 4 spheres of Earth: Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere. Be sure to ask your student what they know about each of the spheres of Earth.
6th Grade English! Instructor Burciaga's students are identifying textual evidence of who is the trickier character in “The Cyclops.” Either Odysseus or Polyphemus!
🏀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.🏀
Earth's Spheres. Instructor Franz 's students are working on a review. Students are actively working. Keep up the great work bulldogs!
B.A.R.K. Reward opportunity for our Bulldog students! One winner announced on February 7th to win kite. National Kite Flying Day on February 8th. Here is a link with the details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CJJsRmB5xYBlqHd6yJHLR3zusXszw4onzhv3eNk4BDk/edit?usp=sharing
International Kite Day is January 14th! Soon will be National Kite Flying Day on February 8th. Why is this a neat opportunity for our Bulldog Students? Roy Johnson STEM Academy has a Reward Opportunity for displaying B.A.R.K. schoolwide Expectations. More info shortly ...
Louisiana Purchase. Ask your 8th grader about the Louisiana Purchase. Instructor Martinez has his students looking at documents to learn.
Grammar Mistakes! Instructor Lalonde's students are looking to find grammar mistakes in a paragraph. Students are competing against other tables to see which group finds the most mistakes. Way to make grammar fun!
Add, Subtract, and Multiply Monomials. Instructor Rich's students are hard at work. Keep up the hard work Algebra 1 students.
Squares and Square Roots. Instructor Copeland's students are using games on the computer to enhance their knowledge with squares and square roots. Way to keep things fun for students!
Plate Tectonics. Students are working in stations to learn about the formation of crustal features. Instructor Bural and Instructor Patterson make sure students learn academic content in stations.
