by newschoolsyr | Dec 8, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, Community, Community events, grade 2, Kindergarten and 1st grade, visual arts, youngest students
Our younger students attended a performance on December 4, of The Loneliest Snowflake at Open Hand Theater. The play was co-written by one of our own students, Amelia. The children loved getting a back stage view of the theater and the craft activity that followed the...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 29, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts
Our kindergarten and first grade students have practiced several language comprehension skills while channeling an appropriate fantasy outlet through the book, “Brave Martha and the Dragon.” We practiced character analysis skills by using text evidence and inferential...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 6, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, youngest students
This fall, students in Kindergarten and First Grade are exploring the fun of Bernard Waber’s loveable crocodile, Lyle. Each Friday we read a Lyle book and then draw and write about one part of the book. Students enjoy predicting what will happen in the story from the...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2017 | 2016-2017, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts
Students in kindergarten and first grade have been enjoying the silly antics of Amelia Bedelia all year. During class, we read a book, discuss the “mistakes” that Amelia makes about the English language and then draw about some of them. Each child is...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 4, 2016 | 2016-2017, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, Uncategorized
Students in kindergarten and first grade have been enjoying the silly antics of Amelia Bedelia this fall. During class, we read a book, discuss the “mistakes” that Amelia makes and then draw about some of them. Each child is working on making their own Amelia...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2016 | 2015-2016, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten and 1st grade, science, science grade 2, science grades K-2, science K-1, youngest students
The New School started housing fertilized chicken eggs on March 7th, and are watching them grown in an incubator day by day. We looked at this as a great opportunity to teach our students all about chickens. Students in Kindergarten through Second Grade have been...
