by newschoolsyr | Jan 27, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, math
Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 were part of a three week measurement unit where we explored length, weight, temperature and volume. In each lesson students used tools to explore the huge world of measurement. After studying a thermometer and the two scales of...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 27, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, Kindergarten, math, Uncategorized
In math class over the last six weeks we worked on breaking numbers up to twelve into two parts, which helps the students start to develop basic addition skills. I used many different things in class to help the students see that numbers can be broken into two parts....
by newschoolsyr | Jan 27, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, science, Uncategorized
In our seeds class the students were able to examine multiple different types of seeds. They looked at both dry and wet lima and kidney bean seeds. We first examined what the outside looked and felt like then the students were able to cut the seeds open and examine...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 5, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, visual arts, whole school
Step Right Up! The whole school spent this fall creating circus acts for our very own circus. We were inspired by the work of Alexander Calder and his amazing circus. We first watched a video of Alexander Calder presenting his circus (circa 1950). After generating...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 13, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
Our Industrial Revolution unit focused on the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution. First we had to compare life in an agrarian society and how it was different during the industrial society. We looked at maps from 1860, 1900 and 1920 that showed how...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 10, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Grades 5 - 8, science
Children in grade 5-8th have participated in a class that has been exploring the periodic table. We started with thinking about how elements “look”. We built three different types of models to try and visualize these tiny building blocks. Our discussion included...
