by newschoolsyr | Nov 22, 2016 | language arts
Writing Prompt is a journaling time where the students are given a specific story starter or topic to write about. After introducing the prompt, the students briefly brainstorm what they might write, offering relevant words that I write on the board. Once they begin...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 21, 2016 | 2016-2017, field trips, science, visual arts, whole school
Cornell Museum of Ornithology The whole school spent the day in Ithaca at Cornell’s amazing Museum of Ornithology. What a treat. The original reason for going was to view the extraordinary mural that is painted on one of the walls – it shows life-sized...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 21, 2016 | 2016-2017, Grades 5 - 8, mystery guest, Social Studies
The older students welcomed Lisa Sacco, Democratic delegate and Chief of Staff for Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter to The New School. She came to answer tough questions from our students about the Democratic platform. We discovered that Lisa is a Mohawk and was a...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 21, 2016 | 2016-2017, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
The older students welcomed Tom Dadey, Chairman of the local Republican party to The New School. He came to answer tough questions from the children about immigration, family values, and military spending after they had read sections of the Republican platform.
by newschoolsyr | Nov 21, 2016 | 2015-2016, field trips, grades 6-8, visual arts
Have Van Will Travel: A small group of the older students took a field trip to Cazenovia to visit the studio of illustrator, designer, Syracuse University professor, Roger De Muth. During the visit Roger explained his creative process, and showed the evolution...
