Thursday, June 24th, 2021—It's time to celebrate, Atoms because school's out for summer! But before we get ready to celebrate, let's take a quick peak down memory lane of all the fun we had this past week during our last Spirit Days of the school year. For this last week, Atoms had an opportunity to:

• Wear their pajamas to school on Monday
• Dress in tropical attire on Tuesday
• Wear SANY swag and show their school spirit on Thursday

We invite you to click here to visit our Facebook page, and to check out our Spirit Days 2021 photo album where we added pictures from this past week's Spirit Day celebration. We hope all of our Atoms have a wonderful, healthy and safe summer vacation, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall!

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021—Hats off to the future class of 2033! Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school celebrated a very important milestone in any student's academic career, their FIRST graduation ceremony, and most certainly not their last.

On June 16^th, without a cloud in the sky, these bright young students and their families, teachers, faculty and staff watched their Atom walk across the stage to receive their Kindergarten diplomas. As Atoms prepared to move their tassels this important academic milestone marks the next step in their academic journey. Words cannot express how excited we are for the students and their families. This year will most certainly go down in the history books, and we look forward to what tomorrow will bring. We invite you to click here to visit our Facebook page, and to view our album, Class of 2033 Kindergarten Graduation to see additional pictures from this historic event. Congratulations, Atoms, a job most certainly well done!

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021—Dare we say that things got a little ‘slimy’ at Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school when the Atoms were left with glue, baking soda and a little saline solution to create their very own slime. For their hands-on, minds-on science experiment, students were tasked with using each of those ingredients to make the perfect slime that had great texture, elasticity, was flexible and of course looked cool - just like the Atoms! Fun, laughter and excitement were had by all with this classic DIY science experiment.

Sunday, June 20th, 2021— 'Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.' - Anne Geddes

Friday, June 18th, 2021—With one more week left of school, the Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school Atoms continue their month long Spirit Day celebration. This past week, Atoms had an opportunity to:

• Dress as your favorite superhero on Monday
• Rock silly hair and or socks on Tuesday
• Wear your favorite sports team's jersey or shirt on Thursday.

We invite you to click here to visit our Facebook page, and to check out our Spirit Days 2021 photo album where we added pictures from this past week's Spirit Day celebration. Tune in next week as for our last Spirit Day week of the school year!

Monday, June 14th, 2021—Our house, in the middle of street! Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship 5th grade Atoms in Mr. Giangiobbe's class put on their construction hats, grabbed some blueprints, their rulers, straight edges, compasses and calculators for their hands-on, minds-on activity of designing their dream house!

From mansions, to houses, to duplexes and everything in between, these future architects used their mathematical skills of area, perimeter, and spatial graphing and built out and designed their dream home. No home is ever complete without figuring out the budget and how much you would like to spend when it comes to fixing up a home or even designing your own home. The Atoms put their financial skills to work, as well, when they were drawing and designing their homes.

This awesome STEM assignment is one the students will remember for always!

Friday, June 11th, 2021—Today concludes the first week of Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school's month long Spirit Day celebrations. This past week, Atoms had an opportunity to:

• Wear their favorite hat on Monday for Hat Day
• Dress to impress on Tuesday
• Dress as their favorite Disney character on Thursday
• Wear Red, White or Blue on Friday

We invite you to click here to visit our Facebook page, and to check out our Spirit Days 2021 photo album where you can view even more pictures from the first week of June's Spirit Day themes. Tune in each Friday as we add more pictures from the week to the Spirit Days photo album.

Throughout the months of April and May, Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school students, faculty, staff and community members recently collected over 3,700 diapers to benefit the families at CNY Diaper Bank. The diapers were donated to CNY Diaper Bank in person on Thursday, May 27th, 2021.

The generosity of the Atoms caught the attention of many news stations across Central New York. To name a few, their story was featured twice on Central New York’s radio station and its 93Q Ted and Amy in the Morning show. In addition, this story was also shared by Local SYR news station, and Urban CNY.

We invite you to watch this short video that captures the generosity of the Atoms, and highlights the importance of giving back to the community to help those in need. This video also includes events that led up to the delivery of the diapers such as the ‘Pie in the Face’ event, and much more! Congratulations Atoms, this is an incredible effort and monumental achievement, we are so proud of you!

Thursday, May 27th, 2021—Over the months of April and May Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school students, faculty, staff and community members collected and donated 3,773 diapers to CNY Diaper Bank on Thursday, May 27^th. This incredible effort and hard work did not go unnoticed and was in fact featured on News Channel 9!

“The idea for the Diaper Drive came about after a discussion among several staff members who were looking for innovative ways to give back to the local community that our students would feel passionate about,” said Hayley Merritt, Kindergarten teacher at Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school. “Many students welcomed siblings into the world this year and were excited about helping collect diapers for babies. As a result, our first annual Diaper Drive was launched. We selected the CNY Diaper Bank because of the large scale work they do to aid the community.”

Click here to read the full article from News Channel 9 and to view a gallery of images. Stay tuned throughout this week as we share additional pictures of this event. Keep up the great work, Atoms!

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school Atoms are back and donating more than ever to help business, organizations and communities in the greater Syracuse area. Throughout the months of April and May, students, faculty, staff and community members all joined in together to collect over 3,773 diapers which will be donated to CNY Diaper Bank on Thursday, May 27^th.

To incentivize Atoms to donate diapers, students who donated had an opportunity to participate in a fun ‘Pie in the Face’ event. Students could select which Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship teacher they would like to pie in the face. Click here to read Urban CNY’s incredible story about the Atoms in their Diaper Drive event. Please stay tuned for an exclusive behind the scenes look at this event and the donation of over 3,000 diapers to CNY Diaper Bank. Keep up the great work, Atoms we are so proud of you!