by newschoolsyr | Mar 10, 2014 | 2013-2014, math
Children in Kathy’s fraction class began by reviewing what a fraction is and what its parts represent. We developed our understanding of fractions and equivalent fractions using various tools, such as pattern blocks, fraction bars, pictures, number lines, and...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Emily, Mira, Dash and Jonah are taking part in a class called Brain Bank. Brain Bank is a reading and writing program with science as the main topic. They take turns reading books out loud to each other before completing comprehension, vocabulary or writing...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 10, 2014 | 2013-2014, math
Our oldest two students have been participating in a math table all year where we work on math topics that include adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals, fractions and multi-digit numbers. We’ve also worked on deductive thinking and story...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 10, 2014 | 2013-2014, math
Children in Rebecca’s fraction class started with a quick review of what a fraction is, the parts of a fraction and how to add and subtract fractions with like denominators. We then moved on to equalizing fractions, reducing fractions and what a factor and...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 27, 2014 | 2013-2014, language arts grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
Ancient Greece has been a theme discussed by all of the children recently. The oldest children started with comparing Greece to Mesopotamia. They quickly discovered, from the maps we compared, that the geography had a huge influence on each...
