by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2012 | 2011-2012, Community events, science grades K-2
Enjoying the drizzling rain our younger students had a wonderful time on our beaver walk. We were very lucky to have John Stella and Beth Moughty (Marina’s parents) as tour guides. John challenged us to search for signs of beaver and signs of spring. We counted four...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 7, 2012 | 2011-2012, science
It worked! These boys were thrilled when the circuit they built in electronics class lit up the LED (light emitting diode). The hours of learning to identify, sort electrical components, and read circuit diagrams were successful!
by newschoolsyr | Mar 7, 2012 | 2011-2012, whole school
The passion of one man to share the beauty of snow crystals and dew drops with the world has inspired our students to share their own snowflakes through Legacies. After reading Snowflake Bentley by Jaqueline Briggs Martin and looking at the marvelous...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 17, 2012 | 2011-2012, Community events, Social Studies, whole school
Time Travel at The New SchoolTo introduce our Local History unit all the children at The New School were sent home a different historical postcard of a Syracuse scene. The postcards were dated from the 1920’s to 1930’s. Using Visual Thinking Strategies...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 13, 2012 | 2011-2012, visual arts, whole school
Nothing like Valentines to challenge us to transform a shopping bag into a favorite animal.
by newschoolsyr | Feb 13, 2012 | 2011-2012, grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
After studying the early explorers to the New World we turned our attention to the people who decided to settle in the New World – the early colonists. Each student was assigned one of the 13 colonies to research the...
