by newschoolsyr | May 17, 2018 | language arts, visual arts
This spring the younger students, K-4, did an author study of Peter Spier. Peter Spier was a Dutch-born illustrator and author of more than thirty children’s books. We read Bored – Nothing to Do, which is about two brothers who build an airplane out of...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 19, 2017 | science
In past years, our students who are now 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders learned about simple and powered machines using Legos. They investigated structures and forces, levers, and wheels and axles while building models of machines out of Legos. We had two new students in...
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...
