by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, Grades 5 - 8, language arts, visual arts
Students in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade working with a partner are writing plays based of the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Books. These books are filled with short stories where Mrs. Piggle Wiggle cures children from tattletaleitis, being a cry baby, and even...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, Grades 5 - 8, language arts, Social Studies
Students in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade were each assigned a specific historical character that had an impact during reconstruction after the Civil War. They are researching different topics and finding out their characters point of view on topics such as State...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, grades 6-8, language arts, Social Studies
Over the past six weeks the students in sixth and seventh grade have been reading the book Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught. This book is about a girl named Dani who sets out to solve the mystery behind why her dying grandmother, who used to be a...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, grade 4, grade 5, math
Students in fourth and fifth grade have been learning about fractions over the past five weeks. Throughout these five weeks students have learned how to make equivalent fractions, simplify fractions, compare fractions, and order fractions. Throughout the unit the...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, math
Students in grades 1, 2, and 3 explored the concept of fractions using manipulative. First they had to identify and label all the fraction pieces, by using them to make a whole. As they made these observations we discussed the meaning of numerator and denominator. The...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, Grades 3 - 5, science
Students in grades 3, 4 and 5, used what they learned earlier about physical and chemical changes, and their powers of observation to identify a mystery white powder. Over a period of three weeks students examined and tested 8 different white powders. They had to keep...
