by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2015 | 2015-2016, affective education, whole school
Every year, and more than once a year, we facilitate discussions at school to help children understand the power of the words they use. Last week we asked children to consider the following quote. This discussion involved the entire school and had children in all...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2015 | 2015-2016, Community events, field trips, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
As part of our social studies unit on Government, the oldest students went on a field trip to Seneca Falls to learn more about the Women’s Rights Movement. They visited the Women’s Hall of Fame, which was opened in 1969. The Hall of Fame’s mission is to recognize the...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 6, 2015 | 2015-2016, Community events, field trips, Grades 5 - 8, language arts, middle school, Social Studies
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” In class we discussed the meaning of these words from...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 6, 2015 | 2015-2016, Community events, field trips, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, science, science grades K-2, visual arts
The eleven youngest students started the year learning about the Rain Forest. New concepts and vocabulary were introduced as they listened to and discussed the content of many books on the subject. If I Ran the Rain Forest by Bonnie Worth and Rain, Rain, Rain Forest...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 5, 2015 | 2015-2016, Grades 5 - 8, language arts, science, Social Studies
Last year the teachers began a long term project that integrated science, technology, social studies and language arts. As teachers we began by jointly reading an inspiring book called The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. We were able to ascertain that a young people’s...
