by newschoolsyr | Nov 5, 2013 | 2013-2014, Community events, mystery guest, science, whole school
Mike Wolfin, a graduate student from Cornell’s Department of Entomology, was a recent “Mystery Guest” at The New School. As a spokesperson for Insectapolooza, he brought with him a stick bug that both excited and captivated all our students. Mike shared...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 4, 2013 | 2013-2014, Community events, mystery guest, Social Studies, whole school
“Two mystery guests in one week,” the children shouted with glee! Our second mystery guests of the week were Matt Robinson and Maryellen Sheehan, farmers and owners of Hartwood Farm. Their 70 acre farm sits in the hills of Fenner, about 2 miles east of the...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2013 | 2013-2014, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, Lemoyne Student teacher
Our youngest children (kindergarten and 1st) loved listening to Johnna, our student teacher, reading The B.F.G. by Roald Dahl. This is a fantasy story that explores the B.F.G.’s kidnapping of Sophie. He carries Sophie away to giant country and leads her on...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2013 | 2013-2014, grade 3, language arts, Social Studies
Six students took part in a book club and read Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborn. This book club gave the students a chance to further their knowledge about mummies and pyramids. At book club meetings the students shared predictions for the up coming...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2013 | 2013-2014, grades 3 - 6, language arts
This fall, students in 3rd through 6thgrades were introduced to letter writing by our student teacher, Johnna. Students began by exploring the elements of a friendly letter; including the heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature. Each student was asked to...
