by newschoolsyr | Mar 27, 2011 | science, whole school
On Friday afternoons all the children had a chance to make a microscopic slide, put it on the stage, focus the microscope and change the magnification of the microscope. They were then asked to draw the images they saw. Older children used stains (iodine and onion...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 17, 2011 | grades 4 - 8, language arts, Social Studies
During Read Aloud, the 5th – 8th graders listened to “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” by Grace Lin. In this story Min-Li, a young Chinese girl, becomes a hero as she travels to find her family’s fortune by talking to the Man in the Moon....
by newschoolsyr | Mar 17, 2011 | Grades 5 - 8, math
The oldest group of students as well as a few 5th graders, participated in a three week integer class. We started with the basics of the number line and what lies to the “left” of zero. We then moved on to adding and subtracting with positive and negative...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 17, 2011 | affective education, Community events
Martin, a fifth grader, proposed a day of sledding at school. Teachers took his idea and made it a reality. During investigations the whole school took off to the golf course down the road for an afternoon of fun! When we returned, we had cookies (made at school by...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 7, 2011 | Grades 5 - 8, language arts
The older students were part of an eight week book club where they read The Fledgling by Jane Langton.At the start of the book club we set up expectations. All book marks needed to exhibit responses that were Detailed Articulate Thoughtful and...
