by newschoolsyr | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
This fall and spring our K-2s have been learning about Earthworms. We began by digging for real worms outside. We found some. We observed their behavior and drew them. We learned about what worms need to survive, their external features,their internal body parts, and...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Towards the end of the year we started a unit to learn about Syracuse’s past. We started with learning about how the development of the Erie Canal in the 1800’s impacted our city, bringing economic prosperity and immigrants to our region. In class discussions and...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
At the end of the year the students started learning about electricity. They were challenged to figure out how to light a lightbulb when given only a lightbulb, battery and one wire. In the process they learned about complete circuits, and the important parts of a...
by newschoolsyr | May 24, 2024 | language arts, Social Studies
Students read the book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Each week they were responsible for reading a set of pages and writing 5 sticky notes. Each sticky note had a fact they learned about Chinese culture from the book. Students were also required to participate in...
by newschoolsyr | May 24, 2024 | grades 3 - 6, Social Studies
At the beginning of our Ancient China unit, the class filled out a KWL (Know, Want to know, and What I Learned). They were only able to fill out the K and W parts, however most of what people knew was about the Great wall of China. So the unit began by learning about...
