Friday, June 14, 2019—Raised glazed, jelly filled, powdered sugar, sprinkles on top. Each so sweet, and uniquely different all on its own, just like dad! In honor of Father's Day, Atoms celebrate dad and the father figures in their lives at our annual event, Donuts for Dad. Thank you, to all the dads for being a part of our Atoms lives and for all that you do.
Monday, June 10, 2019—Founder and chair of the Wisdom Thinkers, Ralph Singh, spoke with our first grade Atoms about creating a climate that nurtures character. In addition, he shared with the students the importance of diversity, how to respect people's difference of opinions and used stories to illustrate anti-bullying morals. Atoms were able to learn how they too can grow to become assets to their community.
Monday, June 24, 2019—Atoms invite you to come and 'feel the magic in the air' with their end of year music video. A time-honored tradition, our elementary school students, teachers and staff from not only Syracuse Academy of Science, but Utica Academy of Science and Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship schools partook in the event, as well. We hope you enjoy this video. Great job Atoms!
Music: Magic in the Air by Magic System
Saturday, June 1, 2019—Three, two, one … blast off! Middle school Atoms compete in a challenge that was out of this world, the 17th Annual Central New York Rocket Challenge. Hosted by the MOST, teams were judged on the quality of their construction, knowledge of the subject, how well they estimated their trajectory, and whether or not their "eggstronaut" survived its ride into the sky. Unfortunately, none of our "eggstronauts" survived the journey. The competition was held at Syracuse University's Skytop Field.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019—Atoms take a walk on the 'wild' side for their latest field trip. Embarking on an adventure filled with a variety of domestic and exotic animals, The Wild Animal Park is certainly a class favorite. Students enjoyed feeding giraffes, Jasmine and Jace their afternoon snack of carrots, and watching super fast cheetahs chase each other. In addition, Atoms loved seeing the bears, kangaroos, leopards, and petting animals too. Needless to say, everyone had a 'wild' good time.
June 13, 2019—Inspired through cultivation and conservation, the middle school STEM club took in beautiful new sights, and floral smells at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. A favorite amongst Atoms was the Mundy Wildflower Garden. This garden is the centerpiece of Cornell Botanic Gardens' native plant education program and is known for its exceptional diversity of early spring blooming wildflowers such as skunk cabbage, trout lily, marsh marigold and trillium.
Thursday, June 6, 2019—Throughout the year, Atoms spent quality time through volunteer work with the residents of Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Through this opportunity, students were able to become more involved with their community, learn new skills, and were able to get to know the residents and hear their life stories. As we get ready to wrap up another successful school year, Atoms celebrated the connections they made with the residents. To make this special day even more sweet, everyone enjoyed some delicious ice cream sundaes.
Friday, June 7, 2019—Atoms are on a roll, the Honor Roll that is. It's time to give a round of applause and kudos to all our Atoms for their hard work this school year. A time-honored tradition, the middle school Dean's List Dinner, recognizes students for their academic success. Atoms who maintained a 90% or higher average for the first three quarters were invited to celebrate this moment with their friends and family. We are so proud of their accomplishments and look forward to a much larger group of Honor Roll students next year.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019—Animals in action are so much fun … especially when you have hands-on experience with a beautiful Painted Lady Butterfly. Atoms witnessed the stages of their soon to be butterfly. From an oh so tiny caterpillar, to watching it form a cocoon in the chrysalides stage, to emerging into a Painted Lady butterfly two weeks later, to finally entering metamorphosis. This is an experience that they will never forget. Atoms safely released their new friend into the wild on a beautiful sunny day.
Friday, May 17, 2019—Students from ten counties in Central New York competed in Destiny USA's Wonderworks WonderKid program. Nominated by their teachers, this program highlights the student achievement in categories such as: Academic Excellence, Service to Community and Future Scientist. 7th grade Atom, Maria, was named the 2019 WonderKid recipient in the category of Academic Excellence. In this category, the student not only displays excellence in academia, but exceeds expectations of their teachers and peers and realizes the importance of educational rigor in their future. Recipients also had the opportunity to meet their keynote speaker and award presenter, former NASA Astronaut, Dr. Don Thomas.
- Atoms step out on to the 'Red Carpet' for Reading Night
- Atoms Love to Read at Betts Branch Library
- Kindergarteners Field Trip to Onondaga Lake Park
- Atoms Create Business Plan for School Store
- Fourth Grade Atoms Help Clean Up Our Community
- Atoms visit Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Atoms share their Creative Writing in a Poetry Slam
- SASCS Middle School Choir Sing National Anthem
- Atom's School Dance Raises Funds for PBL Classes
- Atoms receive Student of the Year Award