Science Leadership Academy Middle School
School District of Philadelphia
Extracting Strawberry DNA in the Classroom
Students in 7th grade had an exciting day in science class getting DNA out of strawberries. Students used a variety of household items, including soap, salt, water, rubbing alcohol, cheesecloth and wooden skewers to help them collect DNA from their strawberry samples. Below are how students explained what it was they did to get their…
Talking About Digital Citizenship
Techsplorations classes for all grades are starting the year with a discussion on the importance of Digital Citizenship, and what that means for them. Fifth and Sixth grade classes are focusing on the basics of online safety and how to protect personal information. Seventh grade classes are learning how to check the credibility of information…
Upcoming Dates – September
Thursday, September 6th: Breakfast with Mr.Boyle, 9am, downstairs in the lobby Monday, September 10th: No School, Religious Holiday Wednesday, September 19th: No School, Religious Holiday Thursday, September 27th: Back to School Night, 5:30-7:30 (stay tuned for further details)
First Days Of School
Last Monday we kicked off our 2018-2019 school year at Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS)! This year’s start was made unique by the school’s move to its new location at 36th and Market. The courtyard was filled with smiles and laughter as community members made new friends and reconnected to classmates missed over the…
Building News
Hello SLA-MS families! We wanted to let everyone know that construction is proceeding well at the new Market Street location. The contractors are hard at work prepping our new classrooms. In order to let them get the work done safely, we cannot accommodate visitors to the building yet. We should be ready for tours by…
School Dates & New Location
Happy summer, everyone! We hope you have been enjoying your time with family and friends. The new school year is upon us, and SLAMS will be kicking off its third year soon! First Day Of School Monday, August 27, 2018. Doors open for students at 7:45 and classes BEGIN at 8:15. New Location SLAMS has…
Learning from Ourselves, Learning with Others
In Humanities, students at SLA-MS have been exploring the questions: How do we learn? How do we learn from ourselves? How do we learn from others? As a whole school, we read “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds and worked on determining theme and understanding why determining theme helps us to be stronger readers. As we read,…
Lead Like A Girl
On Saturday, April 14 several SLAMS students attended the Lead Like A Girl conference in Princeton, NJ. Joselyn M., Jayla J., and Sophia C. joined Ms. Martin to help present two sessions at this event. This conference is designed to showcase and inspire girls’ confidence and creativity in STEM, entrepreneurism, and leadership. The first session focused…
Rovercast Episode 2
After a long wait, Episode 2 of our podcast, Rovercast, is live! You can find us on iTunes, or any of your favorite podcast providers. Just search for Rovercast. You can also listen to it on our podcast page. We hope to have one more episode before we break for summer. Thanks, as always, to…
Field Trip to the Museum of the American Revolution
On Monday, SLA-MS students headed to the Museum of the American Revolution as part of the wrap-up to our most recent unit in Humanities – Societies Becoming Braver: The American Revolution. For the past month students have been working on a dual perspective journal. Part of their journal comes from their perspective as they analyze…