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SCSD K-8 Students Enjoy Reading Initiative One School, One Book:
All SCSD elementary and K-8 schools have the opportunity to engage in a family reading event this year, thanks to a special grant.
The “One School, One Book” initiative provided each student with a book, selected by their school’s planning team. Over the course of a few weeks, students were offered engaging activities and incentives to encourage them – and their families – to read!
Thanks to a grant from the Cabrini Foundation, secured by Read ...
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Elementary Students Learn Digital Literacy in Special Summer Enrichment:
Students enrolled in summer programming at Bellevue and Frazer had a unique opportunity this year as they engaged in the City’s first-ever Digital Literacy Camp!
In partnership with the MOST, Syracuse University, AT&T and Tech4Kidz, students in 4 th through 8 th grade enjoyed a weeklong enrichment in which they learned about digital skills – artificial intelligence, fake news, search engines and more. They also got an introduction to coding, cybersecurity, blogs, avatars, ...
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Frazer Students Serve as School’s Morning News Team:
“Be kind, be respectful, and be present in everything that you do! It's a great day to be at the Frazer Frontier!"
Each morning, the Frazer Morning News Show ends with its student leaders saying this in unison. The show, which is broadcast live via Microsoft Teams, is intended to serve as the school’s daily announcements. Led by 7 th and 8 th graders, the news show features slides, messaging, and shout-outs to engage the school community. There’s even a daily ...
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SCSD Students New to the United States Experience First School Experience at ‘Welcome Academy’:
Imagine being in a new country: You don’t speak the language. You don’t know anyone outside of your family. And it’s the first day of school.
For 36 immigrants and 289 refugee students coming to the Syracuse City School District this year, this is a reality that comes with great trepidation.
“We weren’t familiar with the bus system,” Ismail Zaman Zhirzad, a freshman at Henninger, shared. “We didn’t know our bus number on the ...
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Middle School Students Receive Introduction to Career & Technical Education:
What does it take to become a chef, an automotive technician, an engineer or a drone operator? SCSD middle school students are finding out!
In an effort to help expose middle school students to the 27 Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways offered in the SCSD – as well as the skills required to enter those pathways – this year, sixth graders across the District are participating in a new 20-week class highlighting those subjects.
Filled with hands-on projects, ...
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