We are loving our new Steel City Academy app! Have you downloaded it yet?š¤³š½ Stay up to date with our events calendar, contact staff, see great photos and access important documents! š
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Our Freshman Focus exhibits what working as a #TEAM looks like! Both classes combined, allowing students to work with one another to present presentations focusing on different cultures over a series of modules and aspects of these cultures they found to be most intriguing āØšššÆ
After a three year hiatus, it was so incredible to see our Steel City Middle School Girls Basketball team in action last night šš„š After weeks of practice and a steep learning curve, they pulled out a great victory in their first game of the season š£ļø A special shout out to Coach Douglas and Coach Johnson who stayed standing the entire game coaching our girls- passionately teaching them the game, instilling life lessons and continuing to inspire š„ We are so proud of our girls for their GRIT and commitment to working together for a common goal! šš #WeAreSteelCityStrong
Because in February sometimes you just need something to BRIGHTEN YOUR DAYāļøšš
Our Senior Leadership Team loves to model our core values. #StartsAtTheTop Yesterday we manifested gratitude as we surprised our staff with goodies in the lounge to BRIGTHEN their Day! Our staff works so hard and all deserve to feel the appreciation we have for themš #TEAM #Gratitude
Yesterday marked the šÆth Day of School at Steel City š. This joyful day marks our kids being 100 days smarter and our teachers making 100 days of impact š„. Students and staff dressed in their 100 outfits and many classes participated in activities to learn more about the special number 100 šÆ Always a great day when JOY and PURPOSE come together! #WeAreSteelCityStrong
Our Kindergarteners CAME with it for the 100th Day of School yesterday with their "I Can Read 100 Words" shirts, Ms. Moore & Ms. Dunlap homemade "I Survived 100 Days of Kindergarten" shirts and so many fun 100 counting activities! Thank you so much Ms. Moore & Ms. Dunlap for creating these special memories for our students! š š„ #SafetyHumanConnectionLearning #SchoolBuiltOnCoreValues
Nacho Average 10-Day Attendance Challenge! šÆ
Starting February 13th-February 28th students who attend all 10 days will receive FREE Nachos on February 28th during lunch. š§ All you have to do is come to school EVERY day! š #AttendTodayAchieveTomorrow #ShowingUpMattersforREAL
In a time when so many people across our nation are leaving the field of education, we are so grateful for our Steel City teachers and staff who live in their purpose and work so hard for our children of Gary each and every day š At Steel City, we intentionally create time and rituals to celebrate and honor our team- including starting Teacher and Staff Member of the Month Awards š£
Our Leadership Team is proud to announce our January winners: Mr. Ford (Elementary Fitness Teacher), Mrs. Haddad (High School English) and Ms. Riddle (Counselor). These incredible educators were recognized today in front of our entire staff and will continue to be celebrated with their reserved parking spot and customized swag š„šš„ #WeAreSteelCityStrong
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!
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#WeAreSteelCityStrong
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
