by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grade 3, language arts, Social Studies, Social Studies grades K-2
The explorer’s unit required students to first examine the difference between nomadic and settled homes. Students also examined nomadic lifestyles and how they are similar/different to an explorer. Students discussed why explorers choose to explore (to find new...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grade 1, Kindergarten, language arts
Small Moments was a lesson that met once a week for four weeks. Each week we would read a small moment from a children’s book to notice the details used by the author. The students would then have time to journal their own small moments and focused on enhancing their...
by newschoolsyr | Aug 5, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, affective education, gross/fine motor, investigations, whole school
A part of every afternoon at The New School is a time called Investigations. During this hour children can choose between several activities: art studio, construction materials, strategy games, or work on individually designed projects. For several years we have...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 24, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, Community events, field trips, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, science, Uncategorized, youngest students
Our younger students joined other children on a Wildflower Romp at DeWitt Library in early June. They explored the meadow behind the library that is full of many kinds of wildflowers and were encouraged to pick all the flowers they wanted. With an assortment of...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 4, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, middle school, science
This spring students in eighth grade participated in a science class that explored density and viscosity. Our class started with viewing a short video on density with water, oil and syrup. Students were then asked to come up with ten questions they had and then...
