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📢 Check out our October Newsletter! 📢 Our Steel City Journalism class has put together an newsletter filled with exciting updates, key dates, and highlights from around Steel City! 🍂✨ From back-to-school events to College Go Week and beyond, there’s so much to catch up on! ✅ Moving forward, the newsletter will be released on the first of every month to make sure our Steel City family is aware of all the awesome upcoming events ✅ Don't miss out—take a look at the newsletter for all the details! 🎃

🌟 At Steel City, we celebrate what we value, and going above and beyond in living out our core values is key to who we are. Every month, our senior leadership team recognizes staff members who truly embody these values. 🌟 Give a HUGE shout-out to our staff members recognized for the month of September: 🔥 Ms. Mitchell (Middle School Paraprofessional) - Team ⚙️ Ms. Brown (3rd Grade Teacher) - Grit 🔥 Ms. Riddle (School Counselor) - Team ⚙️ Ms. Payne (Middle School ELA Teacher) - Joy 🔥 Ms. Osborne (2nd Grade Teacher) - Team Thank you for your dedication and passion! 💪🔥 #WeAreSteelCityStrong #SchoolBuiltOnCoreValues

🔥 Exciting New Club Offerings at Steel City Academy! 🔥 We are thrilled to announce two new opportunities for our students to grow, learn, and lead in a positive environment! Unity Club (Grades 6-12) 🗓 Every Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM 📍 Room R11 Unity Club is a space where students can develop essential life skills such as etiquette, self-awareness, confidence, and social skills. Additionally, it focuses on raising awareness about school prevention, bullying advocacy, and cyberbullying. 💡 Lead by Ms. Jackson & Ms. Ringo Contact: dyneen.jackson@steelcityacademy.org | amriatta.ringo@steelcityacademy.org Save Promise Club (Grades 3-5) 🗓 Every Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM 📍 Ms. Riddle’s Office Save Promise Club helps our younger students build social skills, self-awareness, confidence, and more, preparing them to make a positive impact on their community! 💡 Lead by Ms. Riddle Contact: Reach out to Ms. Riddle for more information! Let’s unite and build a stronger, safer, and more confident Steel City community together! 🏫❤️ #SteelCityAcademy #UnityClub #SavePromiseClub #BuildingLeaders

Get into the spooky spirit this October! 🎃🍬 Join us for a frightfully fun time decorating your very own caramel apple 🍏, crafting the perfect hot chocolate ☕ with all sorts of creepy toppings 👻, and creating spooky cookies 🍪 with your friends. It’s going to be a boo-tiful time! 👻🎉 Activities are available while supplies last. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Wallace for more details! 🎃👀 #WeAreSteelCityStrong

It's hard to believe that tomorrow is October, but a new month means new breakfast and lunch menus! 🎃🍂 Check out our October breakfast and lunch menus, also available in the dining section of our Steel City app! 💙⚙️🔥

🎉 Exciting news at Steel City Academy! Last Friday, we hosted our first-ever Club Fair : showcasing the amazing after-school clubs available to our Flames 🔥! From aspiring filmmakers 🎥 to National Honor Society scholars 🏅, Student Government leaders 🗳️, Key Club servant leaders 💪🏼 Girls on the Run 🏃‍♀️, and more, there’s something for everyone. We love creating opportunities for our students to discover new passions, deepen their skills, and build a strong, supportive community. 💪 #WeAreSteelCityStrong #AspirationalEnvironment

🎉 Today kicked off Day 1 of College GO! Week with an Indiana University Theme Day! 🎓🔥 Our students and staff rocked their IU gear in crimson and white, showing off their Hoosier pride! ❤️🤍 We also had an incredible opportunity to learn from admissions representatives from Indiana University Northwest and IU Bloomington, plus a special session on the IU Groups program! 💡📚 Excited for what’s to come this week as we continue exploring college pathways for our students! 🚀 #CollegeGoWeek #WeAreSteelCityStrong

This week kicked off our Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program 🍊🥬🍌helping expose💡our K-6 students to new fruits and vegetables and promote healthy eating 😋 habits! Students enjoy a fruit or vegetable twice a week in the classroom while learning 🧠 nutritional information and fun facts about the fruit or vegetable. This week students enjoyed cantaloupe🍈 and celery! 💙⚙️🔥

📸 Picture Day is Coming! 📸 Mark your calendars, Steel City Academy families! Picture Day is happening on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Here's what you need to know: *Pre-order online at mylifetouch.com using Picture Day ID: EVT2644P7 *Or, complete the envelope (coming home next week) and send it with cash on Picture Day. *Photos will be sent home with your student after Picture Day! Let’s get ready for those smiles! 😄✨ #SteelCityAcademy #PictureDay2024 # For questions, visit lifetouch.com/support-us.

🎉 Parents & Guardians! 🎉 Join us for our Title I & McKinney Vento Meeting on Tuesday, September 24th from 5:00-6:00 pm at Steel City Academy! 🍎 Learn how we’re using funds to support our students & families, and get valuable insights into our programs! 💡 🍽️ Snacks and refreshments will be provided! We can’t wait to see you there! Let’s work together to ensure the best support for our Flames! 🔥✨ #SteelCityAcademy #ParentPartnership #TitleI #McKinneyVento #FamilyEngagement

Our college and career readiness team has been hard at work, 💪🏼 planning college tours 👨🏾‍🎓📍and helping our students explore the #BoundlessOpportunities after high school! This past week students had the chance to explore both University of Illinois at Chicago ❤️ and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 🧡💙, alma mater of our very own Mr. Moore and Mr. Stevens! They enjoyed campus tours, getting to see a typical dorm room, and the dining hall experience!

🎉 We've made it to Labor Day weekend, Steel City! 🥳 It's time to celebrate all the hard work we've put in so far this year. A quick reminder: there will be no school on Friday, August 30th, and Monday, September 2nd, in observance of Labor Day. Wishing our Steel City family a relaxing and joyful weekend. You've earned it! 💙🔥 #WeAreSteelCityStrong #OnPurposeWithPurpose

🌟 What a beautiful sight to see! 🌟 Every time you walk into a classroom at Steel City, you’ll see learning in action, smiles on faces, and purposeful work! From our littlest learners to our graduating seniors, from Language Arts to Math classes, our Flames are building their knowledge base! 🔥📚 #WeAreSteelCityStrong #OnPurposeWithPurpose

🎒✨ Steel City Families, mark your calendars! ✨🎒 Join us for Back to School Night on Tuesday, September 3rd, from 5:00-6:00 pm! Meet your child's teachers, explore their classrooms, and learn more about the exciting schoolwork ahead this year. Let's kick off the new school year together and set our Flames up for success! 🔥 We can't wait to see you there! #SteelCityAcademy #OnPurposeWithPurpose #WeAreSteelCityStrong

🎉 Yesterday was an incredible start to the school year for our Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders! 🌟 Our amazing teachers created beautiful, welcoming spaces where our Baby Flames shared about themselves, built community, practiced routines, and, most importantly, felt the JOY of school! 🥳 We’re so excited to welcome our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders today—get ready for another day of fun, learning, and community! 🚀🔥 #SteelCityAcademy #BuildingCommunity #OnPurposeWithPurpose

🎉 What a morning! We kicked off the first day of school with the biggest welcome for our Kindergarten, First, and Second graders! 🎒✨ Our amazing staff created a tunnel of high fives, fist bumps, and hugs with the background music bumping. 🎶💥 The smiles, the excitement, the energy—this is how we do it at Steel City Academy! 💛🔥 Here’s to a year filled with learning, laughter, and experiences for our Baby Flames! 🌟 #SteelCityStrong #FirstDay #OnPurposeWithPurpose #WeAreSteelCityStrong

Field trips don't end just because it's summer! 🚌📍 A few students enrolled in our summer school P.E. course took a trip to Planet Fitness to work up a sweat!💪🏼💦🏃🏿‍♂️Shoutout to Ms. Moss for helping these students build fitness habits that will last a lifetime!

It's hard to believe that summer is almost over and the 2024-2025 school year is about to begin! Check out all the details on the attached flyers for registration, orientation, and first day of school! 💙 🏫 ✏️

High School Students: We are so excited to partner with Planet Fitness to provide all of our high school students a FREE SUMMER GYM MEMBERSHIP!💪🏼🏋🏽‍♂️ Now through August 31st, teens ages 14 - 19 can work out for FREE at Planet Fitness! Don't wait, register now! planetfitness.com/summerpass

Is your child attending summer school? Check out the summer breakfast and lunch menus here or by visiting the School Nutrition Program page on our website! 🥪☀️🧃