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 | Dec 6, 2010 | Community events, grades 4 - 8, language arts, whole school, youngest students
Haleigh Originally uploaded by New School-SyracuseChildren were invited to attend our Barnes and Noble poetry night. There was a great turn out of families. After the children took turns sharing their favorite poems they had opportunities to enjoy face painting and...
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!
by newschoolsyr | Nov 19, 2010 | Community events, language arts
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in ….. Hugh Humphreys came to share his love for reciting poetry, to jumpstart our enthusiasm for Poem in a Pocket Day. Hugh, a retired judge, writes for the Madison County Historical Society,...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 14, 2010 | Community events, field trips, visual arts
Holly Greenberg with studentsHolly Greenberg with LolaMax, Syris and Alaira enjoying the slimeOn November 2, 2010 the whole school visited Holly Greenberg, (Gulliver’s Mom) at Syracuse University’s Comart building to learn about the ancient Chinese art of...
