Science Leadership Academy Middle School
School District of PhiladelphiaSocieties Becoming Braver: The American Revolution
How do societies become braver over time? What does it mean to fight for freedom? How was the American Revolution a fight for freedom? At the end, who was free? Who wasn’t? How does individual bravery connect to societal bravery? These are the questions students have begun to explore in Humanities this week! In order…
SLA-MS Awarded Picasso Grant!
We are very excited to announce SLA-MS has been awarded the Picasso Project Grant by the Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY). This grant highlights the mission of PCCY to advocate for equitable arts education in Philadelphia schools. Money from the grant will be used to support a spring mini-course with the Mantua Theater…
Becoming Braver in Humanities
Students are deep in their project in the Team Humanities unit, “Becoming Braver.” Students are writing an essay to compare how two characters, one from their most recent literature circle book and one from another book they’ve read this year, change over time. In doing this essay, students are working on their introductory and concluding…
Important Dates – February
Happy February! Below are several important dates to be aware of this month. Monday, February 5: Art & Tech Switch! Wednesday, February 14: Early Dismissal @ 12:20 Thursday, February 15: Early Dismissal @ 12:20 Thursday, February 15: Mobile Teaching Kitchen Visit Friday, February 16: Early Dismissal @ 12:20 Monday, February 19: Presidents Day, School CLOSED
Learn More About Our Learning Maximizer, Ms. E!
Our very own Ms. E was featured recently in an article on the Tarrant Institute’s website. SLAMS could not function without all the hard work Ms. E puts in as our SEL. Check out the article and learn more about all that our Learning Maximizer does for our students and families.
SLAMS Featured In The Tribune
Check it out! SLAMS is featured in the Learning Key section of the Philadelphia Tribune! In the Student Corner, 6th grader Johannah shares her experiences here at SLAMS. In the School of the Week section, read about the awesome Bravery In The Neighborhood Podcast project created by Ms. Hilary and Ms. Grieco. You can read…
Miss E.’s Home for Wayward Children
Beginning February 1st – “Miss E.’s Home for Wayward Children”! Need some extra help? Homework got you down? Can’t figure out that project? Missed a concept in class? Craving a little one-on-one attention? Then “Miss E.’s Home for Wayward Children” is for you!! Join Miss E. on Thursdays after school from 3:30 to 4:30. Be…
Science Updates
In science, we have been exploring the impacts of reducing, reusing, recycling at SLAMS and the world at large. In a sample collected by our 5th and 6th graders, we learned that over 60% of our waste at school is paper and nearly 80% of our total waste is recyclable material that goes to the…
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…
Environmental Art
The 6th grade just finished doing a big linocut-printing project in art! Each student chose a letter of the alphabet and researched an environmental related topic they found, expanding on the work they were doing In science on recycling! From their research they developed several designs to represent important ideas or powerful visuals that they…