by newschoolsyr | Jun 23, 2021 | 2020-2021, Cortland Student Teacher, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, language arts
During the beginning stages of our transition from distance to in-person learning at the school, our K-3, in-person students, participated in a read-aloud series during snack that addressed and discussed the importance of children and young people following their...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 19, 2021 | 2020-2021, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, science, Uncategorized
When Animal class began again in January of this year, we started with a book called The Butterfly and the Lamb. As is often the case, while the book seems very simple it is addressing an important issue: the difference between animals who need to be nutured for some...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 17, 2021 | 2020-2021, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, Social Studies, youngest students
Post Card Museum After completing a scavenger hunt in the Syracuse area to find a place from a historic postcard, students had to compare their postcard to the current location. Using a visual thinking strategy they tried to notice all the similarities and...
by newschoolsyr | May 30, 2021 | 2020-2021, grades 6-8, language arts, writing workshop
A group of our six older students were part of a poetry class inspired by Amanda Gorman’s spectacular presentation of “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January 2021. Gorman’s poem provided a natural extension for our year-long study of...
by newschoolsyr | May 29, 2021 | 2020-2021, Community, grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
New School students, grades 4 – 8, were assigned to find the answer to a number of questions teachers posed relating to Education, Syracuse’s Police Department, Lead Poisoning, Housing and Health. Their findings were discussed with the class. After digesting all...
by newschoolsyr | May 29, 2021 | 2020-2021, Cortland Student Teacher, grade 4, grade 5, grades 4 - 6, language arts, writing workshop
From about mid-March to mid-April Misha, Sam, RJ, Stuart, and Jiyong participated in a short story unit where they further developed their writing skills and critically examined the parts of a short story and learned how to write one themselves. The unit started off...
