by newschoolsyr | Dec 13, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
Our Industrial Revolution unit focused on the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution. First we had to compare life in an agrarian society and how it was different during the industrial society. We looked at maps from 1860, 1900 and 1920 that showed how...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 13, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, grades 3 - 6, Social Studies
Explorers class was a class that focused on a key question throughout the entire unit which was; did the explorers explore, encounter or invade the land they found? This question was asked many times throughout the unit. We read a book on Christopher Columbus called...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 4, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Grades 5 - 8, mystery guest, Social Studies, whole school
Each year our social studies curriculum builds on what we have studied in the past. In September the oldest children revisited the Declaration of Independence this time focusing on the grievances articulated by the frustrated colonists. The list of grievances...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 23, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, Social Studies, visual arts
On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 the older children visited Art Rage, an amazing gallery which celebrates the use of art to raise awareness of social justice issues. The current exhibit, Seen and Heard, invited local women artists to submit artwork to commemorate the...
by newschoolsyr | May 7, 2017 | 2016-2017, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, Grades 3 - 5, Social Studies
After looking at maps and realizing how many people were already here in the “new world” each student was assigned a tribe to read about, do research on and report about their customs, homes, food and more. Students were also given picture of Native...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, Grades 5 - 8, language arts, Social Studies
Students in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade were each assigned a specific historical character that had an impact during reconstruction after the Civil War. They are researching different topics and finding out their characters point of view on topics such as State...
