by newschoolsyr | Jun 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Students in grades 4-7 participated in Pixie Class. Pixie is a philosophical curriculum designed to encourage students to think critically about social topics. This year, as we read about Pixie, an elementary school student, interacting with her peers, teachers,...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Some of our 2nd and 3rd graders read Loius Braille, The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Margaret Davidson. While reading and learning about the life of Louis Braille, students were answering comprehension questions, making predictions, and using text evidence...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our K-2 students studied sound to present at this year’s Science Celebration. They investigated how sound travels and questioned if we can see sound. They used tuning forks in a bowl of water to see how the vibrations traveled through water. Students...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Before teaching this class, our student teacher, Maryrose, interviewed students and asked them what the phrase (idiom): “don’t lose your head over this” meant. 9 out of 12 students were able to understand what the phrase meant but they didn’t know it was called an...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
This December, students in 4th-7th grade participated in a three-day science class focused on electromagnets. The students were given a reading prior to the lesson that asked them to consider what an electromagnet might be. Next, students were given the materials to...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
This December, students in 4th-7th grade participated in a three-day science class focused on electromagnets. The students were given a reading prior to the lesson that asked them to consider what an electromagnet might be. Next, students were given the materials to...
