by newschoolsyr | Jan 18, 2013 | 2012-2013, language arts
Beginning in the Fall, eight of the 3rd grade students took part in a book club that read My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. Each week the students were assigned chapters to read and a role such as discussion director, connector, word finder,...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 18, 2013 | 2012-2013, Grades 3 - 5, science, visual arts
The older students began their exploration of the human body by learning about the skeletal system. They took part in a variety of activities that helped them come to conclusions about the human body. Insightful discussion took place about what bones we have in our...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 6, 2013 | 2012-2013, language arts, Social Studies 3rd grade students
Our third book in a series for this book club is about Louis Braille, the boy who invented a way for blind people to read. All of the participants in this book club have really enjoyed learning about people who are blind, deaf or both. During our reading...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 6, 2013 | 2012-2013, affective education, gross/fine motor, language arts phonemic awareness, math, visual arts, youngest students
Centers are an important part of the day for Kindergarten and First Grade students. Every day they participate in at least one language arts, math and gross/fine motor center. Children learn by playing games in these centers, whether they are adding,...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 30, 2012 | 2012-2013, Social Studies, visual arts
The whole school has been learning about Immigration to the United States. In addition the oldest students (grades 5 – 8) studied Ellis Island. We read a book about the history of Ellis Island and how New York came to be a major gateway for immigrants coming...
