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Grammar: Nouns and Verbs

Starting in late September, this grammar class learned about nouns and verbs. This class took place either during morning meetings or during snack time. During the first two lessons, students Read More >>

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Mississippi Bridge

Starting in September, we read a book called Mississippi Bridge by Mildred D. Taylor. Due to the dark content and usage of derogatory words, the group of students had to Read More >>

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Lyle the Crocodile

Students in kindergarten and first grade have been listening to stories by Bernard Wabber about Lyle the Crocodile.  As we read these stories, we discuss vocabulary such as: useful, desperately, Read More >>

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Book Club: The Secret Soldier

This year 8 of the students at the New School worked with the student teacher, Amelia, during the book club for “The Secret Soldier”. This book was about a woman, Read More >>

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Ten Blue Dots

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 Read More >>

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Braille and Bridgeman Book Club

Students in our middle group of students this fall, have been reading a biography by Margaret Davidson titled Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind. At the Read More >>

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From Blend it to Xerox

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 Read More >>

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Tuck Everlasting Book Club

In late October, early November we began reading a book called Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. This is a book that essentially asks the question if you had the choice Read More >>

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Follow Your Dreams Read Aloud

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 Read More >>