by newschoolsyr | Apr 23, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, grades 4 - 8, language arts
This spring, students in grades 4-7 participated in a book club for The Emerald Atlas(Books of Beginning) by John Stephens. We began this class by creating group discussion rules that were agreed upon by all students that revolved around respecting others. After our...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 2, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, Community, field trips, grades 4 - 8, middle school, Social Studies
Through our Making the World a Better Place unit, students in grades 4 – 8 got to participate in a morning of service for the organization: We Rise Above the Streets. At the organization’s office, students helped pack bags of personal hygiene items that...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 2, 2018 | 2018 - 2019, Community, field trips, grades 4 - 8, middle school, Social Studies
This fall students in grades 4-8 got a chance to participate in a WCNY program called Enterprise America. Students got to run a simulated city for a day. Each student was assigned a job and given tasks on how to complete that job. Students also had to manage their...
by newschoolsyr | May 16, 2016 | 2015-2016, grades 4 - 8, science
Students in grades 4th-8th participated in a science class this winter that explored and created inventions. We started this unit by reading a book called What Can You Do With a Shoe? We then applied the ideas in this book to a coat hanger. What could we do with a...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 2, 2015 | 2015-2016, grades 4 - 8, science
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 drew predictions of what parts would be on the inside of their...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 4, 2015 | 2014-2015, grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
In January the oldest students started a “Government” unit. For three-months we have studied the needs and rights of individuals, the rights of a community and different forms of government in existence today. Children were first asked to bring in a newspaper article...
