by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2016 | 2015-2016, Community events, grade 1, grade 2, science grades K-2, Uncategorized, visual arts
This spring the youngest students continued their study of Biomes which was started in the fall. Most recently we turned our attention to deserts. We read and discussed books such as Why Oh Why Are Deserts Dry? and A Walk in the Desert. We watched the Magic School Bus...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
This winter, children in Grades 2nd – 5th read about Laura Bridgeman in the book titled Child of the Silent Night by Edith Fisher Hunter. In this book we meet a seven year old who has lost her sight, hearing, taste and most of her sense of smell due...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 29, 2015 | 2015-2016, Community events, Grades 5 - 8, mystery guest, Social Studies, Uncategorized
In December, Freida Jacques, an Onondaga Clan mother who lives on the Onondaga Nation visited The New School. Freida Jacques answered the many questions of our students and then shared their Thanksgiving address. After she left, our students reminisced about some of...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
The 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are taking part in Pixie class. Pixie is a philosophical reading program. We read the story of a girl named Pixie, very s-l-o-w-l-y. We stop very often to analyze Pixie and what she means when she says things like “but do I belong to...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Students in the younger and middle groups have been listening to and analyzing the books Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Jack and the Beanstalk. We started out reading a certain version of each book and stopping every few pages to discuss what was happening. We...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Evan and Glady are participating in a math class together. They are working in DMP (Developing Mathematical Processes) topic 27 Representing Other Equalizing Situations. Working with addition and subtraction facts 0-20 they create and validate math sentences using...
