by newschoolsyr | May 5, 2011 | affective education, Community events, science, visual arts, whole school
Earth Day fell during April Break this year, so a week later we brainstormed ideas on what we could do to help care for the Earth. We came up with lots of ideas and ended up with students collecting trash, sweeping the parking lot, raking leaves, cleaning up flower...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 17, 2011 | affective education, Community events
Martin, a fifth grader, proposed a day of sledding at school. Teachers took his idea and made it a reality. During investigations the whole school took off to the golf course down the road for an afternoon of fun! When we returned, we had cookies (made at school by...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 2, 2011 | affective education, whole school
This fall we wanted to generate a discussion based on Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences. We started off the discussion asking the question, “What do we mean by intelligence?” which led to an animated discussion about how everyone has...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 22, 2010 | affective education, language arts, Social Studies, youngest students
In early December the youngest children performed a play based on the Ancient Chinese story of how the rooster lost his horns. Ladies and Gentleman. We are glad you are here to watch our play. The play was a collaborative effort, with each child adding details until...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 4, 2010 | affective education, math, science, visual arts, youngest students
Every day kindergartners and first graders enjoy opportunities for creative play. In small groups of three or four, as they play with blocks, cars, geotracks and marble runs, they learn how to collaborate, share ideas, and negotiate with each...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 21, 2010 | affective education, Community events, Press Clippings
Humane Society of United States published this article about Martin in their September 13, 2010 issue. Orders for his bracelets continue to pour in!
