by newschoolsyr | Nov 4, 2013 | 2013-2014, Community events, mystery guest, Social Studies, whole school
“Two mystery guests in one week,” the children shouted with glee! Our second mystery guests of the week were Matt Robinson and Maryellen Sheehan, farmers and owners of Hartwood Farm. Their 70 acre farm sits in the hills of Fenner, about 2 miles east of the...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2013 | 2013-2014, grade 3, language arts, Social Studies
Six students took part in a book club and read Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborn. This book club gave the students a chance to further their knowledge about mummies and pyramids. At book club meetings the students shared predictions for the up coming...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 21, 2013 | 2012-2013, Social Studies, whole school
Last year at The New School, as part of our social studies unit on Immigration, each student interviewed one of their ancestors who had immigrated to America. The students took on that role and were interviewed telling their story. Click on the link below to watch the...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 20, 2013 | 2013-2014, field trips, grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
For the oldest students (grades 4 and above), our study of “Mesopotamia” – the land between two rivers – began with a discussion of “How do we know what we know?” How can we possibly know about a civilization that existed over 5,000 years ago? The children...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 9, 2013 | 2013-2014, grades 4 - 8, language arts, Social Studies
The oldest students listened to a book at read aloud this fall called Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay. In this book, it is the year 4022 and all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of junk mail from a catastrophe that...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 27, 2013 | 2012-2013, Community events, Grades 5 - 8, Social Studies
The older students collaboratively drafted a letter to President Obama voicing their concerns after the garment factory tragedy in Bangladesh. We are waiting for a response… June 1, 2013Dear President Obama,We are sending you this letter to express our upset and...
