Friday, October 29th, 2021—To get into the spirit of all things Halloween, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school held its annual Fall Festival. For this school event, Atoms had an opportunity to dress in their Halloween costumes for the classroom parade, in which their families were invited to join via Zoom.

In addition to the costume parade, various classrooms also celebrated Halloween by having their students participate in a handful of fall themed activities like pumpkin decorating.

We hope all of our students had a happy and safe Halloween! Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school's Fall Festival.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2021—Earlier this month, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary students in Mrs. Bloss' class learned about the Ancient Asian Civilization and the significance of The Great Wall of China, and why it's considered a symbol of the Chinese Nation.

For their assignment, Atoms were tasked with using their imagination to go back in time and explore The Great Wall of China and to of course write about it. This exercise allowed for the students to practice the writing process which included: drafting, and editing their writing for a final copy. Much like The Great Wall of China, the Atoms written work was turned into masterpieces and will be preserved to stand the test of time as their published work is currently on display in the hallway of Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school.

Thursday, October 28th, 2021—In the month of October, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school students were honored and celebrated for demonstrating great levels of the character trait trustworthiness. In addition to the Atoms, teachers Ms. Georgiadis and Ms. Murdie were also recognized as Teachers of the Month! 

Congratulations to all of our Atoms and teachers. Keep up the great work and remember to tune in each month as we share, and celebrate the students selected for our monthly Student on the Month celebration. Each month, students will be recognized for their demonstration of that month's character trait. Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from the October Student of the Month celebration.

Friday, October 29th, 2021—On Thursday, October 7^th, 2021 Syracuse City School District (SCSD) held a public hearing where parents, students, teachers, faculty and staff met to share their support for Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools to renew its charter school term. As per the New York State Education Department (NYSED), all charter schools are required to apply to renew their charter to continue their operation every 5-years. Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools are going through the renewal process after receiving its last 5-year term in 2017.

As part of NYSED’s charter school renewal process, home districts, like SCSD, are required to hold public hearing meetings for the public to express their views for charter schools. The comments made during the public hearing meetings are then sent to NYSED by the home district.

During the public board meeting held on October 7^th at 6:00 PM, all 19 people spoke in favor of Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools renewing its charter school contract. Below is the breakdown of the number of people who spoke during the public board meeting.

• 10 Parents
• 8 Staff members
• 1 Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School Student

At this time we would like to thank you for your continued support of Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools. Please stay tuned for any future public board meetings held by our home district Syracuse City School District.