UPDATES

March 25, 2024:

• Recruiting for SLAM volunteers for the 2024/2025 school year is now under way!  Visit the Volunteer tab to learn more about open roles and sign up to volunteer.  Please help spread the word!

Sept 12, 2023:

• Join us for SLAM Info night on Tues, Sept 19th @ 6pm in the Sycamore Valley MPR! Hear about the programs, meet the volunteers, and learn how to sign up.

April 26, 2023

• Science Olympiad: Sycamore Science Sharks placed FIRST in the egg drop competition in March! We are egg-ceptionally proud of our team: Shanaya, Amaya, Adhira, Yashika, Sophie and Renee.

• Research: Shout out to Vanya Dodeja, Zoya Kashif, Renee Kim, Saanvi Lakhotia and Arshan Maharaj for completing the Women's History Month Project in March.

• Odyssey of the Mind:

  • The 5th grade team placed 3rd at the Norcal State Tournament and is advancing to the WORLD FINALS!! Way to go Julian, Amaya, Zoya, Allen, Saina, Maddie and Stefan!!

  • The 3rd/4th team had a great showing at the Norcal State Tournament. We know you worked hard Karthik, Saanvi, Rohan, Priyansh, Tvisha, and Parinaz!

• Science Fair: Congrats to the following students who earned awards at the Science Fair

  • Most Creative: Addie Baldwin

  • Best Presentation: Shanaya Dhamija

  • Most Unexpected Result: Saanvi Lakhotia

  • Shout out to our other participants who had amazing projects: Maddie Sjoberg, Calvin Sjoberg, Vanya Dodeja, Will Bond, Yashika Singh

• Dynamath: Answer sheet for May has been posted on the Math Tab.

Mar 6, 2023:

• Research: Shout out to Vanya Dodeja, Zoya Kashif and Renee Kim for completing the Feb Project for African American History month! The last Research Project is Women's History and is due Fri, March 24th.

• Odyssey of the Mind:

  • Major Kudos to the 5th grade team for placing 2nd at the Regional Qualifying Tournament! Julian, Amaya, Zoya, Allen, Saina, Maddie and Stefan will advance to the Norcal State Tournament.

  • Also advancing, the 3rd/4th team who placed 1st at their Regional Qualifying Tournament!! Way to go Karthik, Saanvi, Rohan, Priyansh, Tvisha and Parinaz!

• Science Fair: The date for the Science Fair has been announced! It will be Fri, April 14th at 2:30 in the MPR.

Jan 13, 2023:

• WordMasters Congrats to 5th grader Lucas Acon who scored a perfect score on the 1st WordMasters Challenge!! Only 55 students nationally achieve this honor. Also a shoutout to 3rd grader Karthik Jayaraman who achieved outstanding results while competing at the 5th grade level.

Nov 8, 2022:

• The first WordMasters Challenge will be on Fri, Nov 18th after school in the library. Good luck to our WM students!

• Dynamath: The Oct/Nov issue is due Fri, Nov 18th.

• SuperScience: The Sept and Oct/Nov issues are due Thurs, Dec 1st.

• Research: Shoutout to 3rd grader Vanya Dodeja for completing the Nov research project of College and Career Aspirations with her report on Northwestern University! Our next project is African American History Month due Fri, Feb 24th.

Oct 4, 2022:

• STEAM Art & Play and WordMasters are now closed for sign ups.

Sept 21, 2022:

• Math Madness is now an option for your student! Thanks to our parent lead, Lisa, for agreeing to take it on. You are now able to select it on the Sign Up Form. If you have already signed up and are interested, please contact Lisa at lisabond654(at)gmail(dot)com.

Sept 19, 2022:

• Join us for SLAM Info night TONIGHT Mon, Sept 19th @ 6pm in the Sycamore Valley MPR! 

• Sign ups are NOW OPEN! Please complete the Google Form - one per student. You should hear from the project leads in about a week.

• The 1st Research project is Festival Around the World! Create a tri-fold, video or slideshow on the country of your choice! Check out the Research tab for more info.