Thursday, April 25, 2019—Seven 9th-grade girls attended a STEM workshop at SRC, Inc., a nonprofit research and development company involved in the defense, environment and intelligence industries. During the workshop, students witnessed an inspiring Syracuse Stage performance about Annie Easley, an African American woman who worked for NASA in the early 1960's. A mathematician, Annie figured out the math needed to send a NASA rocket into orbit, which led to the success of the space program. The girls took a tour of the SRC facilities and learned about the company’s various programs, primarily developing technologies for the military. They experienced hands-on team-building exercises in which they had to create something out of two paper bowls, two paper cups, four toothpicks, and ten gummy bears, and then explain to their partners how to reconstruct it. The girls also learned some basic coding. All the activities required them to use the four C's of STEM, Collaboration, Creativity, Communication and Critical Thinking.

Thursday, April 11, 2019—Kindergartners received an exciting visit from some Syracuse City Firefighters. Fire Chief Davis read the book No Dragons for Tea to the students and spoke with them about the importance of fire safety. Students were able to see firefighting gear up close and learn the stop, drop, and roll fire-safety technique. Students were then able to sit inside the fire truck and see its bells and whistles. They enjoyed asking questions and posing for pictures with the fire hose. Each student received a helmet, stickers, pencils, and literature to take home, and they were encouraged to share all they learned with their friends and family. Thank you, Syracuse City Fire Department, for helping us to live safely!

Thursday, April 25, 2019—During a field trip to Syracuse Yoga, students learned the importance of the mind/body connection and experienced the positive effects of some yoga poses and breathing techniques. For example, they learned how to perform a downward-facing dog and an upward-facing dog position, reaping the stretching and strengthening benefits of both. In a group exercise, the whole class of students formed a tree pose. Best of all, they relaxed and danced to some awesome yoga music.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019—Without visiting the ocean, second graders from Syracuse Academy of Science Elementary School painted their very own baby sharks--doo doo doo doo doo doo. At Painting With a Twist, students created their own works of art in an artist-led workshop and learned new skills. Expressing their creative and artistic sides is one way we are building success one ATOM at a time!

On Monday, April 8, 2019, two #SASAtoms, Amina ANdelija and Lalita Dahal, received recognition letters from Senator Antonacci for their accolades and awards they earned during the 2019 Central New York Science and Engineering Fair. Way to go, Atoms! 

On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, First Graders at our elementary school spent the day checking out the awesome STEM exhibits at The MOST downtown. They had a chance to rock climb, dig for fossils, watch a movie about the Amazon on the only domed IMAX theater in NY State, and enjoy the humongous interactive science playhouse! Integrating hands-on Science and Technology into our curriculum is just one of the ways we are building success one ATOM at a time!

On Friday, April 5, 2019, SASCS high school hosted its first Turkish Language Competition. Students from Turkish I classes from SASCS and UASCS competed to demonstrate their Turkish Language knowledge. Both teams made tremendous efforts and were excited to show their skills and talents. Students from SASCS finished the competition in first place, with 25 more points than students from UASCS. As a SANY family, we congratulate all the students who participated and their teachers. Keep up the good work!

On Sunday, April 7, 2019, students in third-grade took time to learn about artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her representation of flowers. To create a line drawing, they explored various flower-reference photos and experimented with the use of oil pastels to add color and detail to their flowers. The New York State Art Teachers Association, Region 3 currently is hosting a month-long celebration of elementary-level student artwork at Beaver Lake Nature Center. Five students were selected to have their work shown in the celebration, along with 105 students from 20 different schools from 13 area school districts. The artwork will be on display during business hours at Beaver Lake Nature Center until April 29.

On Monday, April 1, 2019, Students who earned 100 Dojos in the month of March were invited to attend a Dress to Impress dance for each grade. Participants wore their fanciest clothes to school, then danced the afternoon away!

On Wednesday, April 19, 2019, to convert waste into a renewable product, SAS students have been busy packing up 380 markers for recycling through the Crayola Color Cycle program. Their ongoing efforts to make the world a greener place include constantly looking into new ways to make a greater impact locally.