by newschoolsyr | May 25, 2025 | grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, visual arts
Art Studio continues to be a favorite place for our kindergarten, first, and second grade students. We have continued with the studio format where students can choose their materials alternating with some classes that introduce an art form, project, or material. On...
by newschoolsyr | May 19, 2025 | grades 4 - 8, science
Students in grades 4-8 learned about forces and bridges during science class lead by our student teacher, Alexandra. They learned what load, compression, and tension is. As well, they learned about three main types of bridges-arch, suspension, and beam bridge. Words...
by newschoolsyr | May 19, 2025 | language arts
In spring of 2025, students in the younger grades met once a week and focused on making predictions and articulating the theme of each story. A book by Stephen Kellogg was read and connections and predictions were made, while discussions were had about the topic of...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 22, 2025 | grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, youngest students
Maryrose, a student teacher from SUNY Cortland, had the opportunity to take over an author study during snack time. She chose to have the students listen to books by the author Jane Yolen and her books titled “How does a Dinosaur….” Maryrose’s objective for the author...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 7, 2025 | science
This spring students in grades 4-8 participated in science experiments that looked at how changing variables affect the outcome of the experiment. We started with dissolving sugar in water and having students crush or stir the sugar cube as a variable. Each group...
