The Raven Report

Join us for STEM's inaugural PTSA Meeting and Curriculum Night on Monday, September 16th!

PTSA Meeting: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Curriculum Night: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

We look forward to seeing you for an evening of engaging discussions and valuable insights into our curriculum. Let’s make it a great night together!

STEM Academy, is anyone craving pizza?

Help us fundraise for teacher supplies and rewards for jobs well done by purchasing a pizza discount code from Little Caesars! Apply that code to your online order for any Little Caesars Nationwide. Share this page so that everyone, no matter where they live can have their pizza and fund us too. ❤

Click "Little Caesars Discount Code" below to purchase.

Show your pride, Raven Nation, and Live the 8!

LYP is selling spirit shirts to raise money for LYP reward days. Each shirt is $25, and a small shipping fee that will change depending on how many shirts you order. Shirts are available in short and long sleeve options. Customink will ship them right to you, so no hassle of stuffing it in that backpack. 🙂

Orders will close September 12th, and will be delivered by September 30th.

These shirts are Admin approved for Spirit days! Sizes start at Adult Small and go all the way up to 4XL.

STEM LYP invites your to experience PANDAmonium!

Panda Express fundraising day is September 9th. Apply code 925649 in the Fundraiser Code box during online checkout at www.pandaexpress.com or via their App and 28% of sales will be donated to: STEM Academy at Bartlett LYP! Love your People, Love Your Panda. This code works at any Panda Express Nationwide, so anyone can participate!

Picture day is September 9th! Students may dress UP in professional/semi-formal attire or wear their school uniform--absolutely no casual or athletic wear (jeans, t-shirts, etc.) permitted. All students and staff must be photographed, regardless of a media opt out form on file.

BPI Photography is now digital. No ordering forms or proofs will be sent home. Click "Picture Ordering" below to purchase.

Students must have the Sports Physical and Athletic Packet on file with Coach Winter Frost-Roundtree, our Athletic Director, prior to participating in tryouts. Sports physicals are valid for one calendar year. Contact Coach Winter with questions at winter.frost-roundtree@sccpss.com.

The SCCPSS athletics packets may be found at this link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C2bDY-R6g-R3bNo7JWvN2ooVwnIlU3vu/view

*Please be advised that sports practices cannot be missed to attend other school activities.

The deadline to order Cross Country spirit wear is September 1st. Click "Cross Country Spirit Wear" below to purchase.

Interested in trying out for your Lady Ravens Volleyball? Sign up on the interest form! Tryouts will be held the week of September 16th from 2:45-5:00pm in the STEM Academy gym. Monday will be 8th grade only, Tuesday will be 7th grade only, Wednesday will be 6th grade only. Callbacks/Invite only will be on Thursday, the last day of tryouts. ALL student trying out for volleyball must have a valid physical filled out by the doctor by Friday, 9/13 to Coach Winter, winter.frost-roundtree@sccpss.com.

STEM is headed to Pigeon Forge to explore the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dollywood and more! Informational meeting in the cafetorium September 9th at 6pm for all interested!

Click "Pigeon Forge Information" to see more.

We have a great opportunity for STEM families in need who are experiencing an economic hardship. We have an organization who will be providing nutritious food/snacks for students that may otherwise not have enough food on the weekends. That program will begin in about 2 to 3 weeks. Students will be able to pick up the weekend healthy snack food items on Friday afternoons before bus dismissal.

Please submit your request for food items by clicking "Back Pack Buddies Sign Up" and completing the form by Friday, September 6th by COB. Your request will be treated with the utmost discretion. Once you sign up, you will need to also complete and sign the permission form linked below. Please email it using a pdf format directly to Rachel.Newsome@sccpss.com.

This year, the School Counseling Department in collaboration with Mary’s Place, will be using a program called MBF Teen Safety Matters to deliver safety lessons to our students. The program is from the Monique Burr Foundation and helps keep teens safe. If you do NOT want your child to participate, please complete the opt-out form and return to the School Counseling office by Friday, August 30th, 2024 by 1:30 pm. If you have any questions about the curriculum, please do not hesitate to reach out to the school counseling department via Ms. Newsome at Rachel.Newsome@sccpss.com (Students Last Name A-K) or Ms. Ross at Jonette.Ross@sccpss.com (Students Last Name L-Z).

If you are interested in joining FBLA, please see Dr. Colonel in Room H2 to obtain an application.

Starting at the beginning of Quarter 1, the attendance team will email out attendance letters when your child has been absent for 3 or more days. Letters will not be sent if days are excused absences. These letters will include the dates of the absences and request parent or doctor excuses. Examples of the letters have been included below.

3 Day Attendance Letter

5 Day Attendance Letter

Free and Reduced Lunch Application/Meal Prices/Menus

https://www.sccpss.com/district/operations/snp

Please use the link below to sign-up for SchoolCash Online

https://sccpss.schoolcashonline.com/

Use the link below to view uniform guidelines:

Please see the student handbook for more details:

Our goal is to create an environment that enhances learning and minimizes distractions. To support this, we will ensure that personal technology devices are not present in the learning space during school hours. We strongly encourage parents NOT to send students to school with cell phones, personal devices of any kind, and/or Smart Watches. Bluetooth earbuds are not permitted. Personal devices brought to school will be collected and stored until the end of the school day.

The STEM Academy @ Bartlett is a 1-to-1 iPad school. Each student is expected to bring a fully charged school issued iPad to school daily. Students will use their iPad daily in multiple classes. Only wired headphones are allowed at school.

We are thrilled to announce the release of our newly revised 2024-2025 Student Handbook! This comprehensive guide is designed to provide students and parents with all the essential information needed for a successful and enriching school year at The STEM Academy @ Bartlett.

Students and parents are expected to adhere to the guidelines in the student handbook. These guidelines have been put in place to protect the learning environment and provide a safe, structured school for all. Many adjustments were made based on feedback from parents, students, staff, and the community to ensure we are providing the best, safest, and most equitable learning experience for everyone. Some areas with major revisions are listed below:

New: Technology Guidelines/Cell Phone Policy (pages 14-15)

New: Dress Code/Student Uniforms/Non-uniform and Spirit Wear Days (page 21)

Appendix I: Cafeteria Meals/Outside Food Guidelines/Celebrations (page 24)

Appendix II: Uniform Violation Guidelines and Next Steps (page 25)

We believe these updates will further enhance the learning experience and help us maintain a positive and productive school community.

Click the link below to view all information regarding STEM ipads.

Please click on "School Supply List" to access this year's supply list.

Morning drop off is 7:10 am -7:40 am. The earliest drop off time is 7:10 am. There will not be adult supervision available prior to 7:10 am. School begins promptly at 7:40 am. Students are expected to have eaten breakfast (if they chose to eat breakfast at school), be in their classrooms and ready to engage in learning by 7:40 am.

Dismissal of 6th grade, 8th grade, and carpool begins at 2:35 pm. Dismissal of 7th grade students begins at 2:45. All students will need to be picked up by 3:10 pm.

We ask that you please be patient and follow the directions of staff members and campus police to ensure car rider drop off and pick up are safe for everyone.

To assist with traffic flow, we have developed a color code system to designate car riders by grade level. Parents will be able to pick up their assigned color card at open house in the cafeteria. We ask that parents write their child's first and last name on the color card to display in your windshield during morning drop off and afternoon pick up.

6th Grade (Green)

7th Grade students whose team is on C-wing (Yellow)

7th Grade students whose team is on D-wing (Pink and Purple)

8th Grade (Blue)

Carpools (White)

Click on the link below for morning drop off and afternoon pick up directions for your color code.

Every parent/guardian should monitor his/her child's grades at least once a week. Parents can have direct access to each teacher's gradebook. Grades will begin posting after the 10th day of school and will be updated at least once per week. Student report cards will be viewable only online at the end of each quarter via Power School Parent Access.

If you had access last year at any SCCPSS school, your login information and access code remain the same. If you have never had access before, please use this link for accessing the Request for a PowerSchool Parent Access account.

Students should have access so they may monitor their own grades as well.

Important Reminder: Students may never bring medication of any type to school - no aspirin, Motrin, vitamins, prescriptions, inhalers, epi-pens, sunscreen, over-the-counter products, etc. All medication and over-the-counter products must be signed in with Nurse Jamie by a parent or guardian. A blank authorization form has been provided below.

jamie.vanderark@sccpss.com

With proper physician orders, inhalers and epi-pens may be issued to students by Nurse Jamie to carry on campus.

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