Wednesday, October 21st, 2020—It's not every day that you have the opportunity to virtually meet a musician let alone a composer. As you can imagine, we are going to toot our own horns when we share with excitement that Maryland based composer, Adrian Sims took the time out of his busy schedule to Zoom with the high school band and choir students.
Syracuse Academy of Science high school band is currently working on a piece that was composed by Sims. The piece titled, “Champions Rising,” resonates well with the year 2020. In the piece there are unexpected twists and turns, as well as a section that is about working through challenges.
During the Zoom meeting, Sims shared with the students the importance of exploring and engaging in all musical opportunities you have in high school. In addition to being open minded about the music you listen to and play. Thank you, Adrian for taking the time to speak with us and for answering our questions.
Friday, October 9th, 2020—Kindergarten Atoms get creative with their ‘Show Me Another Way’ math lesson. Keeping health, safety and social distancing in mind Atoms were able to not only show us their solution to their math problem to solve their equation but to use technology, as well. Students were able to use an iPad that interacted with their Smart Board to solve their equation and find a solution to their math problem. The iPad was sanitized after each student use. Great work, Atoms!
Monday, October 5th, 2020—“Books are the best way to entertain, inspire, and excite all kinds of kids,” said Syracuse Academy of Science middle school ELA teacher, Ms. Hutchinson, recent recipient of at $500 grant. It is with books students are able to explore different cultures, languages, learn about history, get in touch with their creative side, and so much more. Books should be made more readily available to students both inside the classroom and at home. Ms. Hutchinson will be using her grant money to build up her classroom library, as well as, to get more books in the homes of students. Congratulations, Ms. Hutchinson, we are very excited for you and are grateful to have an incredible educator like yourself on our team!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020—Stellaluna, a story that teaches its readers a timeless lesson about friendship, embracing one's differences, as well as, similarities amongst others. This story is an adaptation of classic children’s novel, ‘The Ugly Duckling.’ Stellaluna, a fruit bat, finds itself living amongst a family of birds. The birds of course try to teach Stellaluna to be a bird, but challenges do arise, as she tries her best. The only time she feels like herself is when she is in fact flying. Both Stellaluna and her bird friends discover that it is challenging to be something you are not, and it is important to embrace each other's differences and maintain a friendship.
Thank you, Mrs. Miller for sharing with the elementary Atoms this great story, Stellaluna, and for leading us in a discussion about embracing each other’s differences and similarities.
Saturday, October 17th, 2020—Full steam ahead and a round of applause for our very own Elementary Atoms, Leyla Hayali on winning this year’s CNY Steamboat Challenge brought to you by The MOST. On Saturday, October 17th STEM students competed in a ‘pop-pop’ or a ‘putt-putt’ boat engineering challenge. Students could compete individually or in groups of 2 or 3. Each team was tasked with not only designing their own boat, but also constructing it. Boats were to be miniature working steamboats powered by only a single tealight candle. In addition, students had to discuss their designs virtually to the judges and describe how their boat was constructed. Congratulations, Leyla for being this year’s Division I champion. We are very proud of you!
Friday, September 25th, 2020—Science rules, especially when you get to conduct your own experiment with food coloring, soap and liquid! Fourth grade Atoms, or should we say scientists, head to their ‘lab’ for a hands on application of their latest lesson, the scientific method. Students would write their hypothesis, list of materials needed and the procedure. The results, which you can imagine were bold, and creative just like our Atoms!
Monday, September 28th, 2020—Each month, Syracuse Academy of Science hosts a Student of the Month ceremony to recognize Atoms for their hard work. For the month of September, the Elementary Student of the Month ceremony was held virtually to keep health and safety in mind for all students, faculty, staff and families. Please click here to view the September Student of the Month Ceremony. Keep up the great work Atoms!
Thursday, October 8th, 2020—Legendary point guard, Symir Torrence, scored the hearts of many during his basketball career at Syracuse Academy of Science. But now, he is making great strides to impact his new team, the Golden Eagles at Marquette University. Syracuse.com catches up with Torrence and discusses not only his thoughts on his first year as a Golden Eagle, but what he was also doing during the off-season to train and prepare for this upcoming season. Keep up the great work, Symir, we look forward to seeing what this season holds for you and your team.
Thursday, October 1st, 2020—Much like a snowflake, tie-dye is unique, one-of-a-kind, and is beautiful in every way. While the aspect of tie-dying an object can seem fairly simple, the science behind it is quite complex. From how you arrange the ties, to the design, to even how long you leave the object in the dye will determine the hues and dye saturation and ultimately your finished masterpiece. Middle school artists/scientists had a design in mind, and they put their science and creativity to work when designing their own tie-dyed piece. Congratulations to Zi’Asia, this year’s first tie-dye winner. Keep up the great work, Atoms.
Friday, September 25th, 2020—While this year has been quite different for most, one thing remains the same. Syracuse Academy of Science strives to create an atmosphere that fosters student success and achievement. For our school this starts with our home visits. Something that is truly unique to our schools, teachers perform a minimum of twelve home visits each academic year. The goal of these home visits is to understand the student’s challenges and to create a better triad of parent-student-teacher relationships.
Teachers Ms. Figueroa and Ms. Martinez put their creativity to the test for their home visits this year. Keeping safety first, they conducted their visits outside in the beautiful weather, wearing masks and social distancing.