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Graphing

Students in the intermediate grades explored the many ways you can display data. The first information or data we considered was a list of our birthdays. How could we display this information so it would be easier to read and compare? Bar Graphs were the answer. Our graphs displayed the months of the year and Read More >>

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Music with Ken

For many years Ken Hynson, Zerbie’s Step-Dad, has volunteered once a week to come and sing with the children. Each week he alternates singing with the younger and older students. Children learn the lyrics of songs appropriate to each age group. We have loved singing Puff the Magic Dragon, My Mother Gave Me a Nickel, Read More >>

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Highland Forest Camping Trip October 2011

On October 6 the children at The New School set out to enjoy an overnight camping trip at Highland Forest. The weather was spectacular – blue skies, temperatures in the 70’s and yet there was a chill in the air during the night. The wood stoves in the cabins fixed that! On Thursday we hiked Read More >>

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From Europe to the New World

For the older student, our early American History unit began in September with a study of the early explorers to the New World. The students were divided into four groups (countries): Spain, France, England and Holland. Each group is responsible for researching and presenting information on an explorer from their country. At school we have Read More >>

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Pilgrims

Students in grades K-2 have been “time traveling” back to 1620 to explore what it would be like to be a Pilgrim setting sail on the Mayflower.  Counting by 10’s, up to 390 years, students crawl through our time travel tunnel to go back in time and talk about what life is like in the Read More >>

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Silent Sustained Reading (SSR)

 SSR is a great time for students to sit down and enjoy the pleasures of a good book.  But during this time of day, there could be more than just silent reading going on!  Many days you could see students reading to older or younger students, students reading to adults, adults reading to students, students listening to Read More >>

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Wiggly Worms!

All of the students at school this fall have participated in science classes where they are learning about earthworms.  We have read worm books, discussed and observed worm body parts, tested whether worms are sensitive to light and dark, and whether they prefer moist or dry environments.  The younger children are creating a diorama of the worm’s Read More >>

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Gym

Gym time is an active time.  We play lots of different games and split into all different types of groups.  On this day, we had multi-age groups.  One group played a tag game while the second group enjoyed playing with the parachute.  We encourage kids to play safe, fair and hard in every type of Read More >>

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Contract Time

Contract time can consist of many different things happening all at the same time. Here are some photos of children playing a game, working with a teacher, working on their own and playing in gross-motor centers. We’re off to a great start this year!

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Native American Exhibit

The New School’s Native American Exhibit Pueblo – Andy Zamora and Nick RussellNavaho – Zerbie Hynson and Emmy NewmanTlinglit – Sam Pullman and Quin DeliaSeminole – Evelyn Caldwell and Martin Welych-FlanaganSioux – Bobby Simmons and Savannah KrabacherIroquois – Haleigh Summers, Syris Dwyer, Muta PamojaApache – Neona Krabacher, Alaira Otteson, Sam ProppCheyenne – Autumn Kerr, Greer Read More >>