by newschoolsyr | Dec 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
In our Historical Fiction Book Club we read Guns for General Washington – A Story of the American Revolution. This book was told from the point of view of a 19 year old soldier in General Washington’s army. The men are now at a standstill and have no artillery...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Our paragraph writing class was Halloween themed. The students had to pretend that they were real estate agents and create an ad for a haunted house that they would be trying to sell to a monster or another creepy creature. The students really enjoyed being able to...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
We all have amazing stories to tell, so this fall a small group of children were part of a class, inspired by Lucy Calkins, which encourage each of them to explore the genre of personal narratives. First they were asked to think of a person that matters to them and to...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 9, 2017 | language arts, Uncategorized, visual arts
This fall we have been reading and discussing books about the circus in two groups, one for older students and one for younger students. With ideas and inspiration from these picture books, the students, during Investigations, are beginning to create their own circus...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 11, 2017 | 2016-2017, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, gross/fine motor, math, Uncategorized
A group of children in grades 1 though 3 explored how humans measure their world! We started with length and using yard sticks, meter sticks, tape measures and rulers we measured objects around the school. We discussed the various units that can be used, both metric...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 29, 2017 | 2016-2017, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, math, Uncategorized
Let me introduce you to the powerful pentomino! Each unique shape shares one common attribute. It has 5 squares. With these manipulatives, each child cut and created their own set, we were able to explore so many geometry concepts. We considered flips, turns and...
