Weekly Newsletter
Important updates and news 5/14/2023
Week Eighteen (Spring Semester)
Happy Mother's Day!
⭐Better Together Week at STEM⭐
Let's Celebrate Our Differences and Spread Kindness
- Monday (5/15): 🌈Acts of Kindness💓
- Tuesday (5/16): 📍Keep Our Community Clean 🏫✨
- Wednesday (5/17): 👭 Help a 👫 Peer 👬
- Thursday (5/18): 🍏 Help a Teacher 🍎
- Friday (5/19): 🚶♂️Step Out🚶♀️of your Comfort Zone 😎
See below for exciting news, announcements and opportunities.
Sincerely,
Esther Dabagyan
Important Announcements for Families & Students
- Juniors! We have over 20 colleges represented for your College Fair on campus during 5th period on Wednesday! Go to 5th period for roll call and your wrist bands, then head down to the Big Gym with your 5th period teacher! Please make note of the special bell schedule.
- Better Together Week: Participate for a chance to win cool prizes! Turn in your tickets at our table in the quad after school on Friday, May 19th to receive a prize in the following week.
- The BBQ Party for students who got ALL A's and B's on the 15 week report card will be this Thursday. You will get a summons from class!
- Join us in supporting the Lady Dragons as they face off against Rancho Dominguez this Monday at 3PM in the Softball Quarterfinals at home!
- Congratulations our entire ACE Team and to Ethan Garcia for winning a $3000 ACE Mentorship Scholarship & Anthony Ragasa for winning a $4000 ACE Mentorship Scholarship AND a $4000 Morley Builders Terry Dooley Scholarship!!
- Senior laptops will be collected starting May 25th. Please use the following step by step guide to migrate all the data/files/emails stored in Google Drive and LAUSD email (which is gmail) to a Non-LAUSD Google account. If you have anything saved on your hard drive, upload it to you non-LAUSD Google Drive. You will also need to turn in your laptop charger!
- Wearing your STEM lanyard and ID is MANDATORY at all times on campus.
- Having tech trouble? Fill out a Tech Ticket HERE (make sure you are using your LAUSD account) to get help from Mr. De Leon!
- Students - we are family - keep each other safe, See Something? Say Something! by talking to an adult right away or filling out this anonymous form on our website!
- Families - want to leave us feedback? Have a non-urgent question? Use the Parent Feedback Form on our Website!
Not Getting Phone and Text Notifications?
Parents and employees can choose to Opt back into receiving Outreach (general) messages by calling (855) 502-7867 from any phone number that was previously Opted-Out.
You can also sign up for Parent Portal and get notifications on the Schoology App!
Opportunities & News!
Congrats to Bryan Ramirez!
Young Women in Engineering!
Want Greener Schools?
Interested in Public Health & Leadership?
Juniors - Apply to be a Peer Mentor!
College Signing Day Events!
9th and 10th Grade Summer Program @ STEM!
AP Exam Calendar
We are here to help! Call 323-817-6461 M-F 8-4PM
College Fair @ STEM!
Give Input to the School Board!
After-school Clubs & Support!
Be your BEST at STEM!
See Something? Say Something!
There is Narcan on Campus!
Follow us on Social Media!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemacademyhollywood/
Email: stemacademy@lausd.net
Website: www.stemweb.org
Location: 1309 North Wilton Place, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone: 323-817-6461
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STEMAcademyofHollywood/
Twitter: @STEMAcademyBer1
News for Teachers & Staff
Announcements for Teachers and Staff
- If you teach Juniors (predominantly) during 5th period on Wednesday please take roll, ensure students put on wrist bands and then head down to the Big Gym with your 5th period for the College Fair! Students will be able to stay until 11 AM, then head back up to your class. Please make note of the special bell schedule.
- Better Together Week: Teachers: You will receive five tickets in your box each day. Please award them to students each day of the week according to the theme! Try to shout out students who might not always get recognized for their positive behaviors.
- The BBQ Party for students who got ALL A's and B's on the 15 week report card will be this Thursday, Advisory through end of day.
- Senior laptops will be collected starting May 25th. Advisory teachers, please use the following step by step guide to help students migrate all the data/files/emails stored in Google Drive and their LAUSD email (which is gmail) to a Non-LAUSD Google account. If students have anything saved on their hard drive - they should upload it to their non-LAUSD Google Drive.
- Use the resources below and HERE to honor & affirm student identity in your Advisory! The Slide A Day thematic activities and the Ready Made Community Circles are updated each week and identity affirming!
- Please enforce hall pass rules! One student per pass, sign-out for a pass, wear your lanyard & ID, and no hall passes in the first or last 10 minutes of class!
- Teachers must sign in at the STEM office first thing in the morning and before 8:05 am to ensure compliance with the EWA.
- Don't forget to wear your lanyard and ID at all times when you are on campus, please also enforce this rule for all your students, especially when they ask to use the pass to exit your room for any reason.
- Take accurate attendance in each class within the first 10 minutes. Ensure you indicate the time of arrival for those students who are tardy. (Have them sign in using this form)
- Useful faculty links are on our website HERE.
Ready Made Community Circles!
Trust & Connection before academics! If you are having issues with racist or homophobic language, consider using this community circle in your ACADEMIC or ADVISORY class to address that language as a whole group. Click HERE for community circles for ALL your classes this week! LAUSD SSO Required.
A Slide a Day!
Click HERE for this week's PBIS Thematic Community Building slides and HERE for this week's SEL lessons. LAUSD SSO required for all resources