by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, grade 3, grade 4, language arts, Uncategorized
This fall, a group of 3rd and 4th graders were assigned to two writing classes during journal time. Writing Prompts was designed to help these reluctant writers develop creative ideas and to get their ideas on paper. At our school children have a half hour of...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
We were thrilled to invite Vanessa Johnson back to our school as a mystery guest in late October 2018. Vanessa introduced herself as a griot, which is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician. Griots consider themselves as a repository...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the many empowering experiences at The New School happens during Investigations in the afternoon. For an hour, all children have the opportunity to teach what we call a “Legacy.” The tradition was started many years ago when we initiated a...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Monday, October 1, we welcomed Dan Stricker, Syracuse resident, to our school as our second mystery guest of the yearner our Make the World A Better Place unit. Dan came representing the many volunteers who have transformed the end caps along Meadowbrook Drive over...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 2, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, affective education, Community, gross/fine motor, Uncategorized, visual arts, whole school
Twice a year, for the past 20+ years, teachers have taken students camping to Highland Forest. These two days in the fall and spring are so important to building community. There is something magical that happens to groups of children when you provide them with the...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 2, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, Community, Social Studies, Uncategorized, whole school
At The New School we are working on a project called Making the World a Better Place. It is school wide and year long. Making the World a Better Place began with reading books about people or groups who have contributed to the well being of people and/or the...
