by newschoolsyr | Nov 13, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, grades 3 - 6, Social Studies
Explorers class was a class that focused on a key question throughout the entire unit which was; did the explorers explore, encounter or invade the land they found? This question was asked many times throughout the unit. We read a book on Christopher Columbus called...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 13, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, Kindergarten, math
This year we have continued math class with our youngest children by working on geometry. The first class looked at what they knew about a triangle. They drew pictures that included triangles and we talked about triangles having 3 sides and 3 corners. The second...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 11, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, science, science grades K-2, youngest students
In this science class, the students read a book called “A Suitcase for Seeds.” The students were asked to make predictions about what they thought the seeds would look like, where they were located and how many there were. The students then got to analyze different...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 6, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, youngest students
This fall, students in Kindergarten and First Grade are exploring the fun of Bernard Waber’s loveable crocodile, Lyle. Each Friday we read a Lyle book and then draw and write about one part of the book. Students enjoy predicting what will happen in the story from the...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 6, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, Kindergarten, language arts
Our kindergartner and a few of the first grader students participate in a once a week class called Copy Word. During this class, students are working on their fine motor skills through cutting and printing. Each class, students get to look through magazines and...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 4, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Grades 5 - 8, mystery guest, Social Studies, whole school
Each year our social studies curriculum builds on what we have studied in the past. In September the oldest children revisited the Declaration of Independence this time focusing on the grievances articulated by the frustrated colonists. The list of grievances...
