RYSS STEM ACADEMY AT FIRST FRIENDS PASADENA

Atkinson is an amazing school with awesome teachers who are attentive and nurturing.

Both of my children have attended Fisher since they were in kindergarten (3rd and 4th graders now), and I've never had any problems with their teachers, however; the front desk staff has almost always been RUDE! You will hardly (if ever) get a smile from those ladies. It's clear in their expression and tone that they do not like their job. I've done teaching observations at other schools and not one has had their front administration be so unfriendly.

I GREW TO LOVE THE SCHOOL. AT FIRST WHEN MY CHILD ATTENDED IN PRE K, I GOT A PHONE CALL EVERYDAY OR EVERY OTHER DAY. KINDER WAS A WHOLE LOT BETTER. THE DUFFEREBCE WAS MY CHILD SEEN THE DIFFERENCE HIS TEACHER MADE WITHIN THE CLASS ND ACTED OUT. HE FELT AS IF THE TEACHER DIDNT LIKE HIM. I AS A PARENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN THE CLASS/SCHOOL WOULD DO SOMETHING SPECIAL AND HE WOULD BE ONE OF THE FEW STUDENTS THAT WOULDNT PARTICIPATE, SO HE FELT LEFT OUT. ONCE I GOT THE HINT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, SCHOOL WAS ALMOST OUT. 1ST GRADE MY BABY DID ABOVE AND BEYOND. HE PARTICIPATED IN ALMOST EVERYTHING AND I HAD MAYBE 2 TO 3 PHONE CALLS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR. PLUS HE GOT STUDEBT OF THE MONTH LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR. SO, IT IS SHOWING HIS PRE-K TEACHER DID NOT LIKE MY BABY!!!!! IM COOL WIT IT THO CAUSE GOD GOT US!!!!! IT WAS THE TEACHER NOT THE SCHOOL. I LOVE JENSEN!!! LETS SEE HOW 2ND GRADE GO!!!!!! I ALSO CAME TO THE CONCLUSION, THAT IF WE PARTICIPATE AS PARENTS, YOUR CHILD WILL BE MORE HAPPY WITHIN THEIR SOULS, AT LEAST MINE IS. EVEN THOUGH MY BABY ISNT PERFECT, AND IT WAS A FEW INSTANCES WITH HIM AND OTHER STUDENTS, HE STILL MAINTAINED A GREAAAT ATTITUDE AND POSITIVE MINDSET!!!THE SCHOOL ITSELF, CONSTANTLY HAVE ACTVITIES INCLUDING PARENTS AS WELL. FOR INSTANCES FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCES, MOTHER/SON DANCE, WHICH WAS A FIRST, BUT ONCE ENOUGH MOTHERS STARTED TO BE VOCAL, THEY HEARD US AND MADE IT HAPPEN!!! I LOVE THIS!!!! THE DISCIPLINE AT THE SCHOOL I FEEL IS APPROPIATE FOR THE AGES OF OUR BABIES, IF IT'S NOT FAIR TO SOME PARENTS, THEN IT HAVE TO BE SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON CAUSE THEY TRY TO BE AS FAIF AS POSSIBLE, I BE WATCHING WHEN THEY THINK I DON'T!!!THEN THE PRE-K TEACHER FORCED MY CHILD TO DO HIS WORK WITH THE CRAYONS HE BROKE UP THAT I BOUGHT!!! I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE MY CHILD FINGERS WAS HURTING, AND IF I BOUGHT A MILLION OF THEM AND HE BROKE ALL BUT ONE, GIVE HIM THAT LAST ONE, YOU AIN'T BUY NOTHING, GIVE MY BABY HIS STUFF THAT HIS MAMA BOUGHT!!! OTHER THAN PRE-K HE'S MASTERING THIS THING CALLED ELEMENTARY!!!! THANKS JENSEN FOR THE PATIENCE AND CONCERNS WITH ALL OUR CHILDREN!!!!!!!

The language lab program is the best thing ever. Don't change a thing.

This is our second year in this school and we are very happy to be a part of it. My daughter loves her teachers and they give personal attention to each child.