Science Leadership Academy Middle School
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Events
SLAMS Rovercast Podcast Is Now Live!
Great news! The first episode of SLAMS Rovercast, the podcast for SLA Middle School, is now complete and available for download. The Podcast Club has been working hard for the past month to decide on their topics, write scripts, record, select music, and put the episode together. You can check out our current episode and…
Walking Tour of West Philadelphia
Today is the day! Join us on our walking tour of West Philadelphia as we celebrate Bravery In The Neighborhood! In Humanities, students have been studying bravery from both a personal and historical perspective. We’ve looked at bravery within ourselves as readers and writers, literacy as bravery throughout history, and bravery in middle school. In…
Home & School Fundraisers in December
SLAMS Families and Friends, Home and School is having THREE fundraisers! On Thursday, 12/14 and Wednesday, 12/20 they will be hosting bake sales during student lunchtimes. Students will be able to purchase a variety of delicious baked goods during their lunch break. On Friday, 12/21 they will be hosting the Winter Solstice Bazaar. The Bazaar…
Join Us For Our Bravery In The Neighborhood Walking Tour December 19
On Tuesday, December 19th, students will have the final presentation for their Bravery in the Neighborhood project. For this project, students chose a location in the neighborhood, did extensive research on the site, and then outlined, drafted, revised, and recorded a podcast about their site. Now, we have compiled these podcasts to create an audio…
Open House At SLAMS
With School Selection upon us, we invite families of prospective students to visit us during the month of October and the first week of November. Open Houses will be on Fridays, with both an AM session and a PM session. RSVPs are required, as each session is limited to 15 participants. Please RSVP by clicking…
Back To School Night Thursday, September 14
Welcome back to school! We are excited to see our 6th graders again, and to meet our new 5th graders. This Thursday, September 14 is our Back To School Night. We invite all families and students to join us for a pot luck dinner with your student’s advisory followed by time to meet with their…
New Family Night June 12
To the Families and Students of the Class of 2021: Welcome to Science Leadership Academy Middle School! We are thrilled that you have chosen SLA-MS and we promise to do all that we can to be worthy of that choice. The next step in joining the SLA-MS community will be at our New Family Night,…
Site Selection Open House at SLAMS on 5-17
Interested in working with an amazing group of students and educators? Want a chance to learn about the school and open positions first hand? On Wednesday, May 17, SLAMS will be hosting a Site Selection Open House. If you are interested in one of the open positions at SLAMS, we will be hosting visitors from…
Sometimes a T-Shirt is More than a T-Shirt
On Monday, March 13, 5th graders surprised Mr. Boyle with a new T-shirt. The T-shirt in question was special because it was the first mass produced SLA-MS T-shirt. It was made even better by the addition of every student signature on the front in bright colors. Charlotte S. organized the secret. With the help of…
SLAMS at Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League’s Playoff Finals
Last Thursday, SLA-MS participated in the Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League’s Playoff Finals. After defeating Blankenburg in the quarter finals five matches to two, the team was defeated the following week by PPACS, so the team was playing for third place in the city against Meredith. After Brian E. and Kai P. both had very quick…