STEM ACADEMY OF HOLLYWOOD

Dear Families, Students, Staff and Teachers,

This week is Teacher Appreciate Week! Please take a moment to thank our educators for their dedication, hard work and passion to serve our students.

See below for exciting news, announcements and opportunities.

Respectfully,

Marly Escobar Suarez

• Good luck to all students taking AP exams! Families encourage your students to sleep early and have a healthy breakfast.
• This week is Teacher Appreciation Week - make sure you to thank your teachers for all of their work and support!
• The Health Fair and the Medical & Engineering Freshmen PBL presentations are this Wednesday evening! We welcome all professionals, community members, families and students to join us in the celebration and demonstrations of learning. See the flyers for additional information.
• Thursdays at 9:30am in the Parent Center. See flyer for more details or reach out to Ms. Sandra.
• Students - keep your friends and our campus 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!

• Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Please stop by the STEM Office each day to pick up your appreciation gift and join us on Friday for lunch.
• Take the time this month to speak about and educate yourself and your students about AAPI culture & history in all your classes. See resources below.
  
• This week students will begin taking their AP exams. Wish them Good Luck!
• The Health Fair and the Medical & Engineering Freshmen PBL presentations are this Wednesday evening! Please reach out to parents and community members personally to invite them to attend.
• Review the Newsletter with your students for important information.
• Please submit your Field Trip requests 3-5 weeks in advance in order to give the nurse time to check the list of students who are attending.

AAPI Heritage Month celebrates the collective accomplishments of Asian Pacific Islanders who comprise many ethnic groups with diverse backgrounds, histories, languages, and cultures. Based on Board Rule 1102.

Please visit the Asian Pacific Heritage for more information.

We have curated select Advisory Lessons to highlight notable AAPI folks and cultural events:

Stories of Excellence - Tammy Duckworth - Introduces students to the double amputee Senator and war veteran.

Stories of Excellence - Rob Bonta - Introduces students to the first Filipino American to Serve in the CA Legislature

Stories of Excellence- Kim Ng - Introduces the first woman executive in Major League Baseball

Obon - August 13-16 2021

Dawali - November 14 - learn the Indian festival of lights

Bodhi Day - January 20- learn about this Buddhist holiday

Lunar New Year - February 12 - learn about the new year celebrated by many Asian countries

Ramadan - April 10 - May 9, 2024