by newschoolsyr | Jan 6, 2013 | 2012-2013, affective education, gross/fine motor, language arts phonemic awareness, math, visual arts, youngest students
Centers are an important part of the day for Kindergarten and First Grade students. Every day they participate in at least one language arts, math and gross/fine motor center. Children learn by playing games in these centers, whether they are adding,...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 30, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, whole school
Once a year all students at The New School are invited out to lunch by the teacher responsible for his/her individualized curriculum. This year we changed the restaurant from Friendly’s to A La Mode on Nottingham Road in an effort to support local businesses....
by newschoolsyr | Dec 29, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, whole school
Jessica Ryan Gostin, NS parent, gave us the idea to create “Family Posters” to display in our entranceway. Families were sent a brief set of questions and asked to supply a family photograph. At school their children created a family portrait using flair pens and...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 29, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Physical Education, whole school
Students at The New School formed two Quidditch teams this year. After spending two afternoons practicing, the two teams came together to play in earnest. It...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 26, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, language arts, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
On Halloween the whole school gets into the spirit by creating skits based on their costumes. The skits had to include music, props, and be non-violent. In addition they were challenged to have at least one of the characters immigrate! You might ask what do a panda, a...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 19, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, language arts grades K-2, whole school
Gross motor and fine motor play is an important part of a child’s learning. Building, creating,discovering, problem solving, imagining and more (!) happen when children work together to play with blocks, tinkertoys, legos, lincoln logs, trains and tracks,...
