On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, first-grade #SASAtoms hopped on over to Tim's Pumpkin Patch in Marietta. The students enjoyed a tractor ride around the pumpkin patch, a corn maze, interacting with farm animals, and enjoyed some fresh apple cider and donuts. Before leaving, the #SASCS Scholars were given a compliment on how nice their manners were and how polite and respectful they were for the duration of the visit. We are so proud of our #SASAtoms, and can't wait to see where they are off to next.

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On Monday, October 1, 2018, our third-grade #SASAtoms were visited by Margaret Lane, Executive Education Programs Director at the Maxwell School, and her associate, Magda. Margaret is part of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and travels the world learning, promoting, and gathering knowledge to help support education. She spoke with #SASAtoms about personal and career goals, as well as about some of the work that she does for the education programs at Maxwell. These opportunities teach our #SASCS community about leadership and encourage our #SASAtoms to visualize their futures. We are building success one ATOM at a time.

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On Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25, 2018, #SASCS Elementary held our Student of the Month Ceremonies for the month of September. We started off the year by awarding students for the character trait of respect. All students who were given this award showed high levels of what it means to show respect both to the adults in the building, and also their peers. We are building success one ATOM at a time.

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On Monday, September 24, 2018, guest speaker, Azra Gradincic, spoke to the fifth-grade #SASAtoms about growing up during the Bosnian war. Gradincic helped the students make connections with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the articles that the students had been working on. #SASAtoms listened attentively to the stories from her youth. Gradincic had to hide in her home to be safe, ran out of certain foods because the shops weren't open, and had to leave her possessions behind to find a safer place to live. The students connected these stories to the human rights they are studying. Guest speakers are just one of the ways we are building success one ATOM at a time.

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On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the #SASCS Elementary school held its Olweus kick-off. Students have been learning about our Olweus program which is a school-wide anti-bullying initiative. Students participated in grade-level team building activities, had their faces painted, and even shared their silly side with the props at the photo booth. #SASAtoms signed the Olweus Pledge which will be hanging in our hallway for students to have a daily reminder to be respectful, prepared, safe, ready and responsible. 

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On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, Ms. Liotta took a group of ninth-graders to two locations around Onondaga Lake to collect water samples. The water collection was for an invasive fish detection program through Cornell University. The collected samples were filtered and sent to Cornell to be tested for eDNA (environmental DNA). Once at Cornell the samples were analyzed through the process of quantitative PCR looking for traces of eDNA from invasive fish species in our local waterways. These hands-on experiences are just one of the ways we are preparing our #SASAtoms for their futures. We are building success one ATOM at a time.

On Friday, September 14, 2018, #SASAtoms invited their grandparents to share snack-time with them. Grandparents spent the last part of the day with their students and enjoyed activities and quality time with their #SASAtom. These moments help build our school community and remind us that together we are building success one ATOM at a time.

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On Monday, September 24, 2018, #SASCS Fourth-Graders visited Beaver Lake in Baldwinsville. #SASAtoms hiked through some of the many trails and were able to observe nature and wildlife up close. The tour guides taught us about different animals and plants, like the turtle we came across in the water. It was a beautiful autumn day to appreciate nature, just as the Haudenosaunee, whom we are studying in our current ELA unit, do everyday. We are building success one ATOM at a time. #SASCS #SASAtoms