by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2022 | grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, Grades 3 - 5, Social Studies
Students in the middle grades are participating in a class that is using the Jack and the Beanstalk story to explore underlying principles of our system of justice related to fairness and honesty. Students are engaging in activities that encourage their own opinions...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 22, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 2, grade 3, science
This year was the continuation of an animal class that had begun 2 years ago. Many of the activities of the class continued through this year. However, we had several new students join us and our group size became 11 children. We continued to read books...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 1, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, Social Studies, Uncategorized
Students in 2nd – 4th grade participated in a class this spring about the American Revolution. Students listened to and discussed the books such as: Sam the Minuteman, George the Drummer Boy, Can’t You Make them Behave King George and Phoebe the Spy. They have...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 11, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 3, grade 4, science
This fascinating investigation was created by Larry Schafer, the amazing science educator at Syracuse University. It starts with a box wrapped up as a gift. In the box is a letter from Bugso, challenging the class to become scientists and discover as much as they can...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 23, 2021 | 2020-2021, Cortland Student Teacher, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, language arts
During the beginning stages of our transition from distance to in-person learning at the school, our K-3, in-person students, participated in a read-aloud series during snack that addressed and discussed the importance of children and young people following their...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 17, 2021 | 2020-2021, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, Social Studies, youngest students
Post Card Museum After completing a scavenger hunt in the Syracuse area to find a place from a historic postcard, students had to compare their postcard to the current location. Using a visual thinking strategy they tried to notice all the similarities and...
