by newschoolsyr | Dec 2, 2022 | grades 6-8, Social Studies
To start this unit, students were asked to analyze a Lewis Hine photograph of children working in factories using the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). This led to a discussion of child labor. Each student was assigned to read and present an historical fiction novel...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022-2023, grade 4, language arts
Starting in late September, this grammar class learned about nouns and verbs. This class took place either during morning meetings or during snack time. During the first two lessons, students learned about possessive nouns, specifically where apostrophes and “s” are...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 1, 2022 | grade 4, language arts
Starting in September, we read a book called Mississippi Bridge by Mildred D. Taylor. Due to the dark content and usage of derogatory words, the group of students had to have a mature mindset to read this book. This book gave students insight into the unjust...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
From September to the end of October the Second and Third graders learned about the explorers who traveled across the United States to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean. One of the first things that students learned was that it was that a large part of the U.S. was...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2022 | language arts grades K-2
Students in Kindergarten and First Grade have an art class each day. Second grade joins us once a week. K-1 has free art at least once a week where students can work on longer individual projects or experiment with new materials. We have made and colored...
