by newschoolsyr | Oct 26, 2011 | grades 4 - 8, language arts
The fourth through eighth graders have been working on a writing piece based off the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. In the story the main character is faced with a challenge to drink from a spring that could make her live forever. Students were asked to...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 1, 2011 | language arts, whole school
SSR is a great time for students to sit down and enjoy the pleasures of a good book. But during this time of day, there could be more than just silent reading going on! Many days you could see students reading to older or younger students,...
by newschoolsyr | May 18, 2011 | language arts, whole school
April 17, 2011Dear followers of the famous Bill Peet,We, the following students at The New School, (Ciara, Savannah, Greer, Mae, Autumn, Alaira, Emmy, Bobby, Monae, Sam and Ace) spent ten weeks listening and discussing Wump World, Farewell to Shady Glade, The Ant and...
by newschoolsyr | May 18, 2011 | language arts, whole school
Recently at snack time, the students have been exploring the different styles of author/illustrator Leo Lionni and Eric Carle. The students with desks upstairs have been reading and discussing the similarities in styles of Lionni books such as Tico’s Golden...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 17, 2011 | grades 4 - 8, language arts, Social Studies
During Read Aloud, the 5th – 8th graders listened to “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” by Grace Lin. In this story Min-Li, a young Chinese girl, becomes a hero as she travels to find her family’s fortune by talking to the Man in the Moon....
by newschoolsyr | Mar 7, 2011 | Grades 5 - 8, language arts
The older students were part of an eight week book club where they read The Fledgling by Jane Langton.At the start of the book club we set up expectations. All book marks needed to exhibit responses that were Detailed Articulate Thoughtful and...
