by newschoolsyr | Dec 24, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grades 7-8, language arts, visual arts
The oldest students were part of a poetry unit this fall where they had to study the work of three different poets. Many chose lyricists. They were asked to select three poems for each poet or lyricist to study. Next they had to write an analysis on this body of work....
by newschoolsyr | Dec 24, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grades 6-8, grades 7-8, middle school, Social Studies
Students in the upper grades this fall started a unit on the Civil War. Before we delved into this history topic they were asked three questions to respond to individually and then discuss as a group. They were asked: What is history? Who Cares? Why study it?...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
This year we were very fortunate to get a donation of a program called ZOO TO YOU which brings zoo animals and personnel to our school every other month for the year. As a team we began to think about how to make the most of these experiences. We decided to build off...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 27, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grades 4 - 8, language arts
This fall, students in grades 4-8 participated in a cursive class that reviewed (and sometimes retaught) all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. There was much discussion and practice with our lowercase letters: clock climbers, kite strings, the loop group,...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 25, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts
Once a week our youngest students gather together for their own read-aloud during the school-wide reading time. Some of them are just beginning to learn to read. Others have developed some reading skills and are just beginning to read independently. They all enjoy...
