by newschoolsyr | Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Some of our 2nd and 3rd graders read Loius Braille, The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Margaret Davidson. While reading and learning about the life of Louis Braille, students were answering comprehension questions, making predictions, and using text evidence...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our K-2 students studied sound to present at this year’s Science Celebration. They investigated how sound travels and questioned if we can see sound. They used tuning forks in a bowl of water to see how the vibrations traveled through water. Students...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 22, 2025 | grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, youngest students
Maryrose, a student teacher from SUNY Cortland, had the opportunity to take over an author study during snack time. She chose to have the students listen to books by the author Jane Yolen and her books titled “How does a Dinosaur….” Maryrose’s objective for the author...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Before teaching this class, our student teacher, Maryrose, interviewed students and asked them what the phrase (idiom): “don’t lose your head over this” meant. 9 out of 12 students were able to understand what the phrase meant but they didn’t know it was called an...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 7, 2025 | science
This spring students in grades 4-8 participated in science experiments that looked at how changing variables affect the outcome of the experiment. We started with dissolving sugar in water and having students crush or stir the sugar cube as a variable. Each group...
