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...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
This fall our kindergarten and first grade students have been learning about habitats. Students have compared woodland forest habitats and rain forest habitats by reading “Once There Was a Bear” by Natalia Romanova and Gennady Spirin, “At Home in the Rain Forest” by...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
2nd and 3rd graders are using Legos to learn about simple and powered machines, using hands-on activities. First they investigated structures and forces, incorporating both rigid and flexible shapes in building deck chairs and drawbridges. Applying principles they...
