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Settled Vs. Nomadic

Throughout September and the beginning of October, our youngest students (kindergarten and 1st grade) have been working on the concept of Settled vs. Nomadic. We began the topic with talking about all different kinds of homes. The students generated a list of characteristics and we began to classify the pictures. Students classified the homes in Read More >>

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Field Trip to see Hen, the Mummy!

The kindergarten, first, and second graders took a trip to Cazenovia Library to see Hen, the Mummy. Before we went, we read about mummies–how they are made and why. We also read the book I Am the Mummy Heb-Nefert, by Eve Bunting, the “autobiography” of a mummy that provides the essence of life in Egypt during Read More >>

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Exploring States of Matter

            Students in grades K-2 explored the states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases, with our student teacher, Taylor. Students began with solids. They worked in groups and were each given a “mystery object” in a paper bag. Without looking and just using just their hands, students had to feel their Read More >>

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Weight & Volume

            Our student teacher, Taylor, taught students in grades K-1 a math class on weight and volume. Students began with weight. During the first class, students were given two objects and holding one in each hand, had to tell the class which one felt heavier or lighter. As the class Read More >>

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Book Club: Fever, 1793

            Over the last five weeks, our student teacher, Taylor, has been conducting a book club with five students. The students read the novel, Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. This story takes place in Philadelphia in the summer of 1793 and follows the yellow fever epidemic. Throughout the book, we Read More >>

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Insectapolooza Mystery Gest

Mike Wolfin, a graduate student from Cornell’s Department of Entomology, was a recent “Mystery Guest” at The New School. As a spokesperson for Insectapolooza, he brought with him a stick bug that both excited and captivated all our students. Mike shared his passion for chemical ecology and his own research. He shared photographs of microscopic Read More >>

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Mystery Guest – Hartwood Farmers

“Two mystery guests in one week,” the children shouted with glee! Our second mystery guests of the week were Matt Robinson and Maryellen Sheehan, farmers and owners of Hartwood Farm. Their 70 acre farm sits in the hills of Fenner, about 2 miles east of the windmills. They were invited to The New School to support Read More >>

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B.F.G Read Aloud

Our youngest children (kindergarten and 1st) loved listening to Johnna, our student teacher,  reading The B.F.G. by  Roald Dahl. This is a fantasy story that explores the B.F.G.’s kidnapping of Sophie. He carries Sophie away to giant country and leads her on an unforgettable journey. The students really enjoyed being about to draw in their Read More >>

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Mummies in the Morning Book Club:

Six students took part in a book club and read Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborn. This book club gave the students a chance to further their knowledge about mummies and pyramids. At book club meetings the students shared predictions for the up coming chapters, responded to comprehension questions, and worked through packet Read More >>

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Letters Home

 This fall, students in 3rd through 6thgrades were introduced to letter writing by our student teacher, Johnna. Students began by exploring the elements of a friendly letter; including the heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature. Each student was asked to share or brainstorm interesting events that had happened at school. From this brainstorm they chose Read More >>