by newschoolsyr | Apr 3, 2013 | 2012-2013, grade 3, science
Starting in January 2013, all the third grade students were part of a “Mystery Powder” unit. The unit started with the shocking news of a “robbery” at the Temple up the road! Left at the scene of the “crime” was a white powder as the only evidence. All the...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 2, 2013 | 2012-2013, Community events, field trips, Grades 3 - 5, Grades 5 - 8, visual arts
The older students at The New School thoroughly enjoyed Syracuse Stage’s production of Midsummer Night’s Dream. Once again we were treated to front row, center seats. Following are comments, compliments and observations made by our studentsBen, Ciara, Ace, and...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 24, 2013 | 2012-2013, grade 3, science
The third graders here at the New School have been participating in a Lego science class for the past several weeks. This class focuses on simple machine components, as well as forces and structures. Students are assigned to a partner and must work...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2013 | 2012-2013, language arts phonemic awareness, visual arts
Once a week the youngest students take part in a class called “Word Stretch” which gives the students an opportunity to write words. Each class begins with the students writing their names, the date and numbering their paper 1-6. As a group we brainstorm a topic such...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 10, 2013 | 2012-2013, grade 3, science, visual arts
Children in the middle grades created landscapes of the biome they researched earlier in the year. First they were asked to consider where the horizon would be on their landscape. Then they considered the time of day. Would it be at dawn, dusk, at night or in the heat...
