by newschoolsyr | Feb 20, 2021 | 2020-2021, grade 7, grades 7-8, science
Students in 7th and 8th grade participated in a light class this fall that explored the topics of reflection, refraction, absorption and color. To start this unit, students were asked to build a “chamber” out of paper where they had to reflect the light into the...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 1, 2021 | 2020-2021, grades 7-8, language arts, Lemoyne Student teacher
During the fall semester, our student teacher, Julie, hosted a book club with the 8th grade students. The book she chose was “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. She chose this book as an extension of the student’s learning about systemic racism....
by newschoolsyr | Jan 27, 2021 | 2020-2021, grade 4, grade 5, grades 4 - 6, Lemoyne Student teacher, science
In the fall, 2020, the 4-6 graders got to learn about rocks and minerals. To start our rocks and minerals class, we learned about the three rock types (Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous) and some characteristics of each type of rock, including how each type is...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 18, 2021 | 2020-2021, affective education, grades 7-8, language arts, writing workshop
A group of older students studied speech writing in a 5-session, online class. We listened to speeches written by Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, and watched Martin Luther King deliver his “I have a dream” speech. We also discussed techniques...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 18, 2021 | 2020-2021, affective education, grades 7-8, language arts, writing workshop
A group of older students studied speech writing in a 5-session, online class. We listened to speeches written by Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, and watched Martin Luther King deliver his “I have a dream” speech. We also discussed techniques...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 15, 2021 | 2020-2021, grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
After the social injustice occurrences this past summer, The New School took it upon themselves to educate our students on the history to gain a better understanding of what is happening in our country. You could see our students learning about slavery and injustice...
