Steel City is the place for educators who are ready to learn and grow in their practice š£ļø Not only do we provide multiple professional development opportunities for our teachers, we prioritize our school leaders development through monthly leadership workshops, book clubs, 1:1 coaching and external professional development! š„
Last week we were thrilled to send six of our school leaders to the @Teach For America School Leaders of Color Conference in Los Angeles where they had the opportunity to network with leaders across the country, engage in high quality leadership workshops and continue to deepen our TEAM relationships šš£ļø We are excited to see all the amazing things they bring back to our Steel City Community #WeAreSteelCityStrong
As a reminder, tomorrow February 8th is our 100th Day of School! Get your outfits ready to celebrate reaching this important milestone with a day full of fun activities for our Elementary Students šÆšš #WeAreSteelCityStrong
Huge #gratitude shoutout to our College & Career Team for bringing such an amazing experience to our students! Thank you to Ms. Jonetta Moore who hosted a hands-on session with our students, teaching them the skilled technique of doing lashes amongst the many other practices that come with being an Esthetician. We can't wait to bring more of these opportunities to our students #SteelCityStrong šāØ
Our Steel City College and Career Team is always hard at work ensuring our students have access to the people, knowledge and experiences to the pathway of their choosing- college, trade school or the military š©š½āšš§š½āššŗšø #BoundlessOpportunities
Check out their beautiful HBCU bulletin board that shared the story of our proud HBCU alum teachers, famous HBCU graduated and HBCU facts to deepen their knowledge š©š½āš«š§š¾āš«š #YouCantBeWhatYouCantSee
At Steel City Academy, everything we do is shaped by our hope for whatās possible ā a story where Gary is transformed by our studentsā learning.ššš„ That starts with our teachers passion and planning to provide transformative learning experiences!
Check out Ms. Dzwonczyk's High School Novels students who did extensive research on the Holocaust prior to reading The Diary of Anne Frank.š Students worked collaboratively to create posters to present to their classmates to share their knowledge! Look at those smiles š. #JoyThroughLearning
Steel City Parents: As we get further into the school year, we are excited to announce our new Attendance Campaign: Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow! We know that school can and should provide so much to our kids and therefore, we know SHOWING UP MATTERS FOR R.E.A.L. (Routines, Engage with Friends & Teachers, Access Resources and LEARN) šÆ We hope this campaign brings awareness to the importance of attendance, the impact of chronic absenteeism, and provides information and resources to parents so that we can partner to improve student attendance and, consequently, student achievement! #AttendanceMatters If you have any attendance questions, please Email attendance@steelcityacademy.org. #WeAreSteelCityStrong
Mark your calendars! Next Wednesday, February 8th is our 100th Day of School! Get your outfits ready to celebrate reaching this important milestone with a day full of fun activities for our Elementary Students šÆšš #WeAreSteelCityStrong
A huge shout out to our National Honor Society for their community service work this month š NHS members worked together to make blankets for Philās Friends- an organization that donates care packages to cancer patients š„° #WeAreSteelCityStrong
Love to see our 7th grade math students bring so much joy to learning as they competed in rounds of Integer War- a competitive card game designed to practice operations with integers! šāā„ļø Ms. Kirley and Ms. Sesson even jumped in on the fun and competition šš„ #SafetyHumanConnectionLearning
Steel City Academy is launching a new mobile app to help students, parents, and community members know what is happening on campus from their phones! š Most families use their phones as a primary means of communication, so we've created an app that is custom-built for YOU!
It's everything Steel City Academy, in your pocketš²š Stay up-to-date with school announcements & celebrations, learn about upcoming events, contact staff members and more! š„
Search Steel City Academy in your app store or click the links below!
Download for Android http://bit.ly/3wFzods
Download for iPhone http://bit.ly/3HCTWJV
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Friday night marked a special milestone for Steel City Academy- a restart to our basketball program with our first game since COVIDšš„ #GoFlames
Huge shout out to our Middle School Boys for a hard fought effort- you made us so proud. Coach Ford- we are so grateful for your passion, mentorship and knowledge you are instilling in our young men! š Thank you to all of our staff who spent their Friday night cheering on our Middle School Boys Basketball Team š **Ms. Riddle and Mr. Gill not pictured** š#WeAreSteelCityStrong
3rd-12th grade Steel City Students: Are you ready to use your voice, ideas and leadership to lead school wide change? Apply to be a Steel City Ambassador- a student led, leadership group designed to brainstorm and lead school wide change to improve the student experience at Steel City! š„š Ambassador groups will meet on Monday's during Squad!
Applications are due to Ms. Kirley, Ms. Riddle or Ms. Jackson by email or in person by end of day, February 1st, 2023. #WeAreSteelCityStrong
The Steel City Academy Black History Battle of the Brains Sign Up is Live! š„ Get your team of classmates, find your staff member sponsor and sign up by Friday, February 10th to officially complete in the Battle on February 28th š§ āš½ #Purpose #SafetyLearningHumanConnection
Our second grade class with their thinking caps on as they complete their math work for the day! š§
As we get ready for the three day observed weekend in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our 2nd grade teacher- Ms. A- displayed the most beautiful bulletin board with our early elementary students' dreams - both big and small š„. From showing gratitude, to improving their reading or ultimately becoming a doctor, our young people are FULL of HOPES and DREAMS š šš #SchoolBuiltOnCoreValues #WeAreSteelCityStrong
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We have the perfect after school club for you š Unity club Unites Noble Intelligent Talented Youth through mentorship. Our club will focus on building positive relationships, self-esteem, self-love, self-care and much more to our female students starting at 5th grade. Join us after school on Tuesday, January 17th in room L3 for our first meeting š #WomenEmpoweringWomen #Community
At Steel City we celebrate what we VALUE with the work hard, play hard spirit! š š„
Last week we celebrated our 5th-7th graders who met their Middle of Year Academic Growth Goals in Math and Reading based upon the NWEA! 88%(!!) of our 5th-7th graders met their goal and had the opportunity for a day of roller skating with their classmates and teachers! š¼ The celebration feels so good after you work so hard! #WeAreSteelCityStrong
Stay tuned for our Elementary and High School Middle of Year Celebrations in the coming weeks! #QualityInstruction š
At Steel City, we do more than profess our values, we live them AND celebrate them š£ļø There are 6 core values that guide our actions, mindsets, rituals and decisions as a school community- Purpose, Team, Joy, Grit, Gratitude and Accountability- and every month our Leadership Team selects and recognizes staff members who go above and beyond living them out š„
Give our December Staff Core Value Award Winners some LOVE: Ms. Sesson (Team), Mr. Stevens (Joy), Ms. Matheny (Grit), Ms. Dorothy (Purpose), Mrs. Haddad (Gratitude) and Ms. Hunter (Accountability) āļøš„ #WeAreSteelCityStrong
Where are the Steel City Writers?!? āš½šš©š½āš» Do you like to write stories? Have an amazing character in mind? Enter the first annual Fiction Contest š Email Ms. Elnatour your submissions by February 15th šļø App genres, lengths and characters welcome! #WriteBabyWrite
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Yesterday we celebrated our incredible 3rd-5th grade students at our Quarter 2 Awards Ceremony š¤© Students were celebrated for their manifestation of our Core Values, making the Honor Roll and their attendance! Love seeing the joy on their faces AND their LOVE for one another! š #WeAreSteelCityStrong #SchoolBuiltOnCoreValues
