by newschoolsyr | Nov 9, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, Kindergarten, language arts, youngest students
Our youngest students typically have an ABC center once a day. During this time they play language arts games with a teacher or an older student. Sometimes the activities involve all three Kindergarten students, sometimes one other student and sometimes the game is...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, science, Social Studies, visual arts
Our world is a magical place. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade have been exploring the unique qualities of each of the seven continents. First we looked at maps of the world, showing the seven continents, and then we made our own map. After each child was...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, grade 3, grade 4, language arts, Uncategorized
This fall, a group of 3rd and 4th graders were assigned to two writing classes during journal time. Writing Prompts was designed to help these reluctant writers develop creative ideas and to get their ideas on paper. At our school children have a half hour of...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
We were thrilled to invite Vanessa Johnson back to our school as a mystery guest in late October 2018. Vanessa introduced herself as a griot, which is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician. Griots consider themselves as a repository...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the many empowering experiences at The New School happens during Investigations in the afternoon. For an hour, all children have the opportunity to teach what we call a “Legacy.” The tradition was started many years ago when we initiated a...
