by newschoolsyr | Nov 24, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, Community, Kindergarten and 1st grade, science, visual arts
This year we were very fortunate to get a donation of a program called ZOO TO YOU which brings the zoo animals and personnel to our school every other month for the year. As a team we began to think about how to make the most of these experiences. We decided to build...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grade 4, language arts
Students participated in a weekly book club to discuss the book Secret Soldier. This book took place during the revolutionary war and was about Deborah Sampson, a woman who pretended to be man so she could fight in the war and find adventure. Students completed...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grade 3, language arts, Social Studies, Social Studies grades K-2
The explorer’s unit required students to first examine the difference between nomadic and settled homes. Students also examined nomadic lifestyles and how they are similar/different to an explorer. Students discussed why explorers choose to explore (to find new...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grade 1, Kindergarten, language arts
Small Moments was a lesson that met once a week for four weeks. Each week we would read a small moment from a children’s book to notice the details used by the author. The students would then have time to journal their own small moments and focused on enhancing their...
