by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grade 1, Kindergarten, language arts
Small Moments was a lesson that met once a week for four weeks. Each week we would read a small moment from a children’s book to notice the details used by the author. The students would then have time to journal their own small moments and focused on enhancing their...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 24, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, Community events, field trips, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, science, Uncategorized, youngest students
Our younger students joined other children on a Wildflower Romp at DeWitt Library in early June. They explored the meadow behind the library that is full of many kinds of wildflowers and were encouraged to pick all the flowers they wanted. With an assortment of...
by newschoolsyr | May 25, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, language arts, middle school, Social Studies, writing workshop
Three of our middle school students participated in a four-session workshop designed to enhance the skills of developing writers. In preparation, the students read “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo — a story of World War I told through the eyes of a horse....
by newschoolsyr | May 10, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, grades 6-8, language arts, Social Studies, visual arts
The causes and effects of the Great Depression were studied through the eyes of artists Dorothea Lange, John Steinbeck, Woody Guthrie, a political cartoonist of the era and Langston Hughes. Children created a one-page written and visual response based on one of...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 23, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, grade 3, grade 4, language arts, writing workshop
This spring, students in grades 3-4 participated in a unit on writing a persuasive letter. We read informational articles to gather baseline information about how littering affects the ecosystems on Earth. We began this unit by viewing letter examples and...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 23, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, grades 4 - 8, language arts
This spring, students in grades 4-7 participated in a book club for The Emerald Atlas(Books of Beginning) by John Stephens. We began this class by creating group discussion rules that were agreed upon by all students that revolved around respecting others. After our...
