by newschoolsyr | Jun 11, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, science
Over the last few months, all of the kindergarten and first graders have been in a magnet class during Investigations that was a total of five classes. The groups were split up into two groups and they met about once a week. This class was incredibly fun for them...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 28, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, Uncategorized, youngest students
Some of the youngest students listened to the book Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews. After listening to the book, counting dots and discussing each page, students worked hard on making their own Ten Blue Dots Book. During each class, students get to work on a page or...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 28, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, science, science K-1, Uncategorized, youngest students
Learning about Iron Filings Over the last few months, all of the kindergarten and first graders have been in a magnet class during Investigations that was a total of five classes. The groups were split up into two groups and they met about once a week. This class was...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 29, 2021 | 2021-2022, Cortland Student Teacher, Kindergarten, language arts
In mid November Kindergarteners moved on from constructing words with objects, for example a Comb, Apple and a Turtle means CAT to making them with their sound boards. A sound board allows the students to have a group of consonants and one vowel (a) to make words....
by newschoolsyr | Nov 7, 2021 | grade 1, Kindergarten, science, Uncategorized
Students participated in a Solar system unit where we talked about the name of the planets, their size, their distance from the sun, the moon phases, and constellations. The first-class students listened to a book about the planets and began drawing and coloring in...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 23, 2021 | 2020-2021, Cortland Student Teacher, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, language arts
During the beginning stages of our transition from distance to in-person learning at the school, our K-3, in-person students, participated in a read-aloud series during snack that addressed and discussed the importance of children and young people following their...
