by newschoolsyr | Oct 2, 2016 | Community events, Social Studies
We started off our third year of a “Government” unit, by learning about party platforms and planks. In advance of meeting with a representative from each of the four political parties with presidential candidates, the older students were assigned to read sections of...
by newschoolsyr | Sep 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Freshwater biomes has had a great start! We have had such wonderful and enriching discussions on streams and other freshwater biomes. The students are really dedicated to the subject and love to share their thoughts and ideas. Outside of great class discussion and...
by newschoolsyr | May 30, 2016 | 2015-2016, science
We began our study of the water cycle by identifying where we can find water throughout the earth. An ocean evaporation demonstration helped us understand how the polar caps and glaciers are made of fresh water. As we continued learning about evaporation,...
by newschoolsyr | May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Breathing Room Book Club by Neona (an 8th grader) This year I taught a book club on the book the Breathing Room. I taught the book club to Ace, Jonas, Juliette, Maia and Jake. They are in 6th grade. The Breathing Room is about a girl named Evvy who is sent to a...
by newschoolsyr | May 16, 2016 | 2015-2016, grades 4 - 8, science
Students in grades 4th-8th participated in a science class this winter that explored and created inventions. We started this unit by reading a book called What Can You Do With a Shoe? We then applied the ideas in this book to a coat hanger. What could we do with a...
