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CSAS Elementary School
Syracuse, NY 13207
CSAS Middle School
Liverpool, NY 13088
Monday, September 27th, 2021—At Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school's Deans, and Academic Coaches do a daily classroom walkthrough to check-in with the teachers and the students. By spending a few minutes each day in the classroom is a great way for Deans and Academic Coaches to learn more about the Atoms and ways in which they are learning, and ensuring that everyone is working hard and staying on track.
Monday, September 27th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship 5th grade students in Ms. Edgar and Ms. Byington class practice analyzing text using a graphic organizer. For this assignments, students were tasked with using the organizer and answering the following two questions: What the author has to say (words and pictures), and what is going on in my head (thoughts, comments, questions)? This practice is a great way for students to understand and comprehend what they are reading and helps them become more confident readers.
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school students dropped a beat this past week as they explored a variety of percussion instruments in music class. One instrument was the Boomwhacker. For those not familiar with a Boomwhacker, they are lightweight, hollow, color-coded, plastic tube, turned to a musical pitch by length. In addition to a Boomwhacker, students also tried the triangle, drums and other instruments in the percussion family.
Wednesday, September 29th, 2021—At Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school learning targets and daily objectives are important and can be found in the classrooms. This teaching practice allows for the alignment of learning and helps ensure that a higher level of learning is attained, guides teachers in the process of assessment, and helps keep teachers and students on track!
And in true Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school fashion, teachers flex their creativity by making these learning targets and daily objectives look fun and colorful!
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021—To kick-off the Fall season, Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school students in Ms. Badman and Mr. Abbey’s class went on a nature walk adventure to collect leaves for their science experiment.
For their science experiment, students studied the leaves they collected, created leaf rubbings in their science journals, and wrote about what they learned about the leaves in this science experiment. Great job, Atoms!
Friday, September 17th, 2021—Did you know that reading aloud is a vital part of instruction at Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school, and each day you will find staff reading to the students during class instruction or just for fun. In fact, the 1st grade students in Mr. Cognetti's class listened to a storybook read aloud by Ms. Rudwall. Below are some 'fun facts' about reading aloud.
Below are fun facts about reading aloud and the many benefits it has for your student(s).
Reading aloud can be done at home. In fact, this is a great way to spend quality time with your Atom! Reading aloud can help create strong parent-child bonds and promotes healthy brain development. Children that are read to more often have improved language and listening skills, experience stronger emotional connections to their loved ones, and gain a lifelong love of reading.
Monday, September 13th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship kindergarten students practice their pre-writing and listening skills with online resource, Amplify. Early in September, students utilized Amplify’s learning sessions where each student was able to practice their pre-writing strokes. In addition, Atoms were also able to practice their listening skills by identifying familiar sounds. Keep up the great work, Atoms!
Tuesday, October 12th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school invites its students to mark their calendar for the first Dollar Dog Day of the 2021 - 2022 school year.
Empower Federal Credit Union's Dollar Dog Day will be Tuesday, October 12th and 26th.
For those who are not familiar with this program, Dollar Dog is an in-school banking program which teaches students the importance of saving their money, how to be money-wise and guides them to be smart money managers.
How does this program work?
If your child is interested in becoming a Dollar Dog saver please contact Lauri Hoover at (315) 728-3474 or
Membership eligibility required. Empower Federal Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration.
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021—This past week was jam-packed for the Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school Atoms!
Fourth grade students in Ms. Youker's class worked on their reading fluency and finding key words in text. For this task, students were asked to read independently, while Ms. Youker circled the room. If the students had any questions or needed assistance with a word or its meaning they would raise their hand.
In addition to Ms. Youker's class, Mrs. Rice was also working on developing the reading skills with the Atoms in a 1:1 setting. We can't forget about teachers Mr. Burns, Mrs. Natale and Ms. Martin who were busy teaching math lessons to their groups or class.
Keep up the great work Atoms, we are looking forward to seeing what this week will hold for you!
Monday, September 20th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science and Citizenship elementary school students have been busy at work sharing their impressive musical gifts and talents in Ms. Meehan’s music class. This past week, each grade has been working on the following songs and activities.
Great Music. Great Students. Great Vibes. Keep up this excellent work, Atoms!
Thursday, September 9th, 2021—It was all smiles and thumbs up from the Atoms on their second day of school of the 2021 - 2022 school year. We hope all of our students, teachers, faculty and staff are having a great year thus far. Thumbs up to a great year, Atoms!