by newschoolsyr | May 28, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 2, grade 3, language arts
In our Book Club class we read and discussed the book “The Littles” by John Peterson. Our focus during this Book Club was on reading comprehension. The students in class were reading but were having difficulty recalling what they had read. We worked on strategies to...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 27, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, math
A small group of students in first, second and third grade explored fractions using multiple representations of ONE. With parquetry pieces they considered the fractional parts of a hexagon. In the process they learned that the denominator means how many equal parts...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 15, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, science
In January, we continued our butterfly class. As always it allowed for wonderful conversations on big ideas. One day we began to talk about butterflies, discussing that they don’t stay around to nurture their young. We talked a little about the difference...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 7, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, science
The youngest students have recently begun a unit on electricity. We follow the same format we used for our Butterfly class. We meet once a week for 50 minutes. For the first half hour we read and talk. For the next 20 minutes we have a studio time where we break...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 29, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, science
Our second through fourth graders have recently wrapped up a science unit on bats. In this unit we studied unique qualities and characteristics of specific bat species, compared bats to birds, learned about echolocation, and contributed to bat conservation. Some of...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 29, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 2, grade 3, language arts
For the past several weeks our book club read Jackie French Koller’s fantasy chapter book, Dragonling. This book follows the relationship of a young boy, Darek, who goes against everything he knows and befriends a young dragon in hopes to return him to his homeland...
