The second graders are THRILLED to be learning cursive this year. They started off with the clock climbers group – a, c, d, g, and q and have now moved Read More >>
Measurement Class
This December and January, students in a second grade measurement class learned all about standard and non-standard measurements. We started with length and comparing the lengths of links, cubes and Read More >>
Grasslands
Our youngest students continue their study of biomes. In December we moved our focus from the rain forest to grasslands. We listened to books and learned how grasslands are very different to rain Read More >>
Daniel Van Sant – Mystery Guest
Daniel Van Sant, is a graduate student at Syracuse University, studying disability law. He came to The New School as our Mystery Guest. For an hour he engaged the older Read More >>
Freida Jacques – Mystery Guest
In December, Freida Jacques, an Onondaga Clan mother who lives on the Onondaga Nation visited The New School. Freida Jacques answered the many questions of our students and then shared Read More >>
Take Apart
A small group of the oldest students have been participating in Take Apart, a science class connected to the Electromagnetism and Invention classes. Before the “taking apart” happened, the students Read More >>
Author’s Study: Cynthia Rylant
The younger students, K-4, are doing an author study of Cynthia Rylant. We have read picture books in which she gives humorous and touching insights into her early years, The Read More >>
Folktales Retold
Folktales Retold is a class in which the kindergarten and first grade students meet two times a week during Silent Reading time to listen to picture books of folktales. We Read More >>
Block Soup and Place Value
A small group of 2nd graders has been working on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers with regrouping. We started by reviewing what a two-digit number is and how important the Read More >>
Sentence Stretch
Evan, Glady, Aurelia, Etienne, Rowyn, Simon and Valor are participating in Sentence Stretch, a writing class. They take turn choosing topics to write about, like Halloween, solid shapes and winter. Read More >>