by newschoolsyr | Oct 23, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Social Studies, visual arts
On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 the older children visited Art Rage, an amazing gallery which celebrates the use of art to raise awareness of social justice issues. The current exhibit, Seen and Heard, invited local women artists to submit artwork to commemorate the...
by newschoolsyr | May 31, 2017 | 2016-2017, grades 6-8
Spanish this semester went so well! Ace, Ben, Greer, and Jonas were all such wonderful students ready for each class with great participation and questions! We started off the semester working with “Las Palabras del Día” (The words of the day) where we started basic...
by newschoolsyr | May 28, 2017 | 2016-2017, math
Students in 5th, 6th and 7th grade participate weekly in a 50 minute math table that explores 5th, 6th and 7th grade math topics. This spring, we have spent a lot of time on fractions. Those pesky fractions have tested us with adding, subtracting, being mixed with...
by newschoolsyr | May 10, 2017 | language arts
In our dictation class this year students have been working with spelling patterns for long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words. For example, the short vowel sound is typically spelled CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) and the long vowel sound for many words is...
by newschoolsyr | May 7, 2017 | language arts
Students who participated in the Fudge Book Club read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume. This is the first in a series of books featuring Fudge, a toddler, and his older brother, Peter. Fudge’s mischief-making always causes problems for Peter....
