by newschoolsyr | May 1, 2014 | 2013-2014, grade 2, grade 3, Social Studies
This fall, the middle group of students studied Mesopotamia. They began their study by looking at the differences between settled and nomadic people. Outdoors, they participated in a role play scenario in which they were nomadic Sumerians hunting and gathering food,...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 10, 2014 | 2013-2014, Community events, grade 1, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, science, Social Studies
Our youngest eight students have been having a wonderful time exploring the time period of pioneers by using Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book Little House in the Big Woods. We started by reading a biography about Laura and then started reading her first...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 27, 2014 | 2013-2014, language arts grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
Ancient Greece has been a theme discussed by all of the children recently. The oldest children started with comparing Greece to Mesopotamia. They quickly discovered, from the maps we compared, that the geography had a huge influence on each...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 17, 2014 | 2013-2014, Community events, mystery guest, science, Social Studies, whole school
To enrich our study of the Ancient Greeks, Fred Jaquin, Association Professor at Onondaga Community College and Department Chair of the Chemistry & Physical Science Department was a mystery guest at The New School on February 12, 2014. Fred shared his passion and...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 16, 2014 | 2013-2014, Kindergarten and 1st grade, Social Studies
Throughout September and the beginning of October, our youngest students (kindergarten and 1st grade) have been working on the concept of Settled vs. Nomadic. We began the topic with talking about all different kinds of homes. The students generated a list of...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 16, 2014 | 2013-2014, Community events, grade 2, Kindergarten and 1st grade, Social Studies
The kindergarten, first, and second graders took a trip to Cazenovia Library to see Hen, the Mummy. Before we went, we read about mummies–how they are made and why. We also read the book I Am the Mummy Heb-Nefert, by Eve Bunting, the...
