by newschoolsyr | Nov 23, 2012 | 2012-2013, Community events, visual arts, whole school
To support our current study of Aboriginal Art, Jessica Ryan (Maia and Lola’s mother) came in to share an original painting she and Craig bought in Australia. The children were truly inspired to see an original painting and to hear more about this...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 19, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, language arts grades K-2, whole school
Gross motor and fine motor play is an important part of a child’s learning. Building, creating,discovering, problem solving, imagining and more (!) happen when children work together to play with blocks, tinkertoys, legos, lincoln logs, trains and tracks,...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 12, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Every year we have a tradition of creating a paper quilt. Each child is responsible for creating one of the squares in the quilt. This year we designed our 32 square quilt to reflect our school wide study of immigration. The students were asked to identify four places...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2012 | 2012-2013, Social Studies, whole school
To kick off a yearlong appreciation of visual arts from around the world we first looked at the word “continent.” What is a continent? How is it defined? We soon discovered that people around the world do not all learn that there are seven...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2012 | 2012-2013, visual arts, whole school
At the start of school children were asked to draw a portrait of their family using flair pens and watercolors. These pictures will be part of a family poster where families share traditions, favorite activities, books and more. These posters will soon be posted in...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 3, 2012 | 2012-2013, Community events, field trips, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Last spring the older students interviewed seniors at The Nottingham. These oral histories supported our study of local history. The students brainstormed 14 questions they wanted to ask and video taped the interviews where these questions were asked. Describe...
