Wednesday, November 30th, 2022: As part of our Culturally Responsive Teachings, throughout November, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary Atoms worked on a family project: Family Traditions. Every family has unique traditions held near and dear to their hearts. They are part of what makes each family special and unique. Families were encouraged to talk about beloved traditions within their homes. Following this conversation, we asked families to help their students draw and write out the four steps of a family tradition to share with our community. Family traditions ranged from holiday traditions, birthdays, family vacations, and the first day of school rituals. We loved getting a glimpse into our students' families and home lives. Stay tuned for December's family project!      

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Wednesday, December 7th, 2022: Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school celebrated the character trait of Citizenship in November. To be a good citizen, you must do your best to improve your school, community, and country.

Students of the Month receive a dress-down pass and get to wear a Student of the Month button around school all day. Everyone that sees them gets to congratulate them for being good citizens! Great job, Atoms!

Thursday, December 8th, 2022: It’s day four of College and Career Week, and Syracuse Academy of Science had a special guest stop by our school. Syracuse Mayor, Ben Walsh, visited our first graders. Mayor Walsh explained the election process, how it’s his job to keep the community safe, and what he does every day! He also told the students all about his family, his two daughters, and their dog. Atoms were very excited to welcome Mayor Walsh into their class and were eager to learn more about him! Scholars asked the mayor some great questions. 

Thank you, Mayor Walsh, for joining us today!

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Tuesday, December 6th, 2022: It’s College & Career week at Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school. Parent volunteers will be coming into classrooms to talk about their careers and what they do in the community. Our third graders had two parent volunteers to start the week. One parent is a truck driver, and the other works for National Grid. Mr. Contreras told students how he travels from city to city and all across the state, bringing just about everything we have in our house to food in the store! Mrs. Contreras talked about how electricity works in your home and how it’s her job to turn the power back on when it goes out during a storm.

Thank you, Mr. & Mrs. Contreras for taking the time to come and speak to our students! It’s important for them to know about every opportunity they will have after they graduate.

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