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 | Nov 24, 2024 | Social Studies, youngest students
This fall, children in grades kindergarten through third grade have been learning about the Haudenosaunee. We started out our unit by looking at maps and finding out where New York is in the United States, and then where each of the six tribes of the Haudensaunee were...
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...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of our objectives for this unit is for children to learn that each Native American tribe is a different culture, affected by the geography of the land where they live. Students collaboratively worked on a puzzle and map showing the many different tribes and where...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Ten of our oldest students visited James Pass Arboretum to observe and draw one of its majestic specimens. Tim Regin, longtime advocate for the arboretum, met with us sharing the history of the arboretum and its trees. Each student was assigned a different tree. In...
