by Rebecca Dwyer | Nov 4, 2025 | 2025-2026, grade 3, grade 4, Social Studies, Uncategorized
The third and fourth graders this fall have begun to learn about the history of the 13 Colonies. We started this unit by reading a book titled Small Wolf by Nathaniel Benchley. In this book, a young native boy discovers people on Manhattan Island that he has never...
by Miranda Hine | Oct 25, 2025 | 2025-2026, grade 2, grade 3, language arts
Adrian, Caelum, Arcadya and Cora were part of a book club reading Alexander McCall Smith’s Akimbo and the Elephants. Children were assigned to read a chapter of the book each week. Some children read independently, and others read out loud to a teacher. In class we...
by newschoolsyr | May 25, 2025 | grade 2, grade 3, science
This spring our 2nd and 3rd graders participated in a study of habitats. We began by thinking about what a habitat is and what a habitat provides for animals. They decided a habitat must provide air or oxygen, food, water, shelter, and space.Students had many amazing...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 22, 2025 | grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, youngest students
Maryrose, a student teacher from SUNY Cortland, had the opportunity to take over an author study during snack time. She chose to have the students listen to books by the author Jane Yolen and her books titled “How does a Dinosaur….” Maryrose’s objective for the author...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 10, 2023 | grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, language arts
Lucy Calkins inspired a poetry unit for our students in grades K-3. Starting in September, each week of this unit inspires children to consider a new “ingredient” or strategy. The unit began with experimenting with looking at ordinary things in a new way. Subsequent...
by newschoolsyr | May 26, 2023 | 2022-2023, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 7, Uncategorized
At a student’s suggestion the New School has decided to start a mini spelling bee. We have students at a variety of ages and levels testing their spelling skills every week. They are using words that come from the school’s sight words as well as the official...
