by newschoolsyr | Aug 13, 2015 | 2014-2015, field trips, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
The older children have been learning about the three branches of government. At the end of the year we went on three field trips to observe the legislative, judicial and executive branches in action. The City of Syracuse was amazingly hospitable and willing to enrich...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 9, 2015 | 2014-2015, Grades 5 - 8, math
Our two 7th graders and one 5th grader have taken a journey into pre-algebra this year. This class has been called Variables all year, but we have explored so much more than just variables. One thing that is constant is that there is...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 25, 2015 | 2014-2015, field trips, Grades 5 - 8, science
This year, Neona and Nora’s science class was learning about plant and animal cells. To get a better understanding of plant cells we visited E.S.F. (Environmental Science and Forestry.) We went there for two and a half hours and in that time we visited two different...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 23, 2014 | 2014-2015, Grades 5 - 8, language arts
We are working on short story structure: beginnings, middles, and ends. We have been discussing character motivation, dramatic conflict, and how to resolve things in an interesting and satisfying way. It’s a challenge to structure imaginative worlds,...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 27, 2013 | 2012-2013, Community events, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
The older students collaboratively drafted a letter to President Obama voicing their concerns after the garment factory tragedy in Bangladesh. We are waiting for a response… June 1, 2013Dear President Obama,We are sending you this letter to express our upset and...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 2, 2013 | 2012-2013, Community events, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
Ruth Heller gave us so much information about her healthcare workers’ union, 1199SEIU, which we could relate to our study of the industrial revolution. We had great questions and comments as we thought about workers’ rights past and present and other human rights the...
