by Rebecca Dwyer | Nov 4, 2025 | 2025-2026, grade 3, grade 4, Social Studies, Uncategorized
The third and fourth graders this fall have begun to learn about the history of the 13 Colonies. We started this unit by reading a book titled Small Wolf by Nathaniel Benchley. In this book, a young native boy discovers people on Manhattan Island that he has never...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
For our study of Ancient Egypt we started learning about its geography and where Egypt was located. Children drew maps and located the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, the Nile, Sahara Desert, Europe, Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt and Giza. We asked the question, “How do...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
At the end of October students in grades 38 visited Artrage Gallery to see a wonderful exhibit, HELEN ZUGHAIB: Stories My Father Told Me. The artist created 25 paintings that “correspond to one of her father’s stories about his childhood in...
by newschoolsyr | May 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Native Americans class focused on the Iroquois tribe. We focused on the Iroquois tribe because it is right in our back door. The Onondaga nation is just south of Syracuse. We started with an overview of the Iroquois nation. They went over how stories were passed...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 9, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, grade 2, grade 3, science
In Lego class 2nd and 3rd graders have been learning 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...
