The STEAM Academy @ Burke

News and Announcements

Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting Ceremony Mariachi Performance

Come out and support our STEAM Academy Advanced Mariachi as they perform at the Tree Lighting Ceremony this Sunday, December 4th. Our mariachi will be performing at 6:00pm. This event will be featuring mariachi and choral performances, arts and crafts, train rides, a snow play area, and a special visit from Santa! The event spotlights the lighting of the Holiday Tree.

When: Sunday, December 4, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Pico Rivera City Hall, 6615 Passons Boulevard, 90660

STEAM Parent Academy

The final STEAM Parent Academy will be held this Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6pm. Come learn about and participate in your child's math, PBL, and technology education.

STEAM Parent Academy

The last STEAM Parent Academy will be held this Thursday at 6pm. Come by to learn about and participate in your child's math, PBL, and technology education.

Schoolwide Fundraiser @ Falcone's

Come enjoy a great lunch or dinner at Falcone's on Slauson between 12-9pm on Wednesday, September 28th and help your Jaguar fundraise for the school. YOU MUST MENTION STEAM ACADEMY WHEN ORDERING. The STEAM Academy will receive 25% of the sales. Thank you Falcone's! And thank you for your support!

Attention Parents

Brown University is conducting research on the college-going culture and preparedness of our middle school students on behalf of ERUSD and the Cisneros Foundation.

They would like to gather information from our parents. To complete survey click on "Attention Parents" above and you will be sent directly to the survey.

Calling all parents!!

Do you think about your child’s future? Do you have questions or feel prepared to talk about college with your middle schooler? Come out to an open discussion about college and college readiness. Raha Obaei is a current graduate student at Brown University doing research on college readiness in the middle schools at El Rancho Unified School District, and she needs your input and help! This will take place on Wednesday, 3/9 from 4:30-6pm in the library.

STEAM Newsletter

Please click on this news article to see the newsletter that was sent home with your child on 3/1.

National Engineering Week

In celebration of National Engineering Week, STEAM Academy PLTW students and Robotics Team members put out a couple of tables at lunch to demonstrate things they've been working on. Students got to see dissected sheep brains, gears, and robots!

Now Accepting Applications

We are pleased to announce that the STEAM Academy @ Burke is currently accepting admissions applications for the 2016-17 school year. The deadline to submit an application is March 25th. The application can be found on the STEAM Academy’s website, steam.erusd.org. Please remember that only those students who live outside of the school’s boundaries need to submit an application.

Admission Application for STEAM Academy 17-18

We are now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year. Click on this news item to download the application. The deadline to submit your application is 3/31/17.

End of the Year Activities

Stay up to date with the Year-End Activities list!

8th Grade Nuclear Energy PBL

The 8th Grade Nuclear Energy PBL entry event was a great success! Students heard different perspectives and opinions about nuclear energy from "Dr. Ludwig Ektron" (a nuclear physicist), "Moonbeam" (a hippie and activist), "Eichi Sakai" (a Japanese farmer), "Madam President," "Haruto Miyagi" (a bombing victim), and "Citizen Amaya" (a concerned Pico Rivera Citizen).

STEAM Academy @ the California STEM Symposium

On Friday, 10/30, Mr. Ormseth and Mrs. Alcantar-Martinez presented to a full house at the STEM Symposium. They shared how STEAM Academy is using Project-Based Learning to integrate core academic classes with technology electives and the arts.

STEAM Robotics Team Competition

On Oct. 10, the STEAM Academy's robotics team competed in the Vex Jets "Nothing But Net" tournament in Lancaster, CA. The team placed fourth among twenty-four middle schools from all parts of Los Angeles county. Meeting after school and on Saturday mornings, students designed and programmed a device to carry foam balls and drop them into a goal. The team's next competition will be in Downey on December 19.

Halloween Costume Guidelines @ STEAM

Parents, here are some tips for making sure that your child's costume adhere's to school and district guidelines. Please remember that students who do not adhere to the guidelines will be asked to change.

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