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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 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. Read More >>

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Immigration Videos from 2012-2013

Last year at The New School, as part of our social studies unit on Immigration, each student interviewed one of their ancestors who had immigrated to America. The students took Read More >>

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Motel of the Mysteries

The oldest students listened to a book at read aloud this fall called Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay. In this book, it is the year 4022 and all of the ancient Read More >>

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Industrial Revolution

The older students collaboratively drafted a letter to President Obama voicing their concerns after the garment factory tragedy in Bangladesh. We are waiting for a response… June 1, 2013 Dear Read More >>

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Mystery Guest: Ruth Heller

Ruth Heller gave us so much information about her healthcare workers’ union, 1199SEIU, which we could relate to our study of the industrial revolution. We had great questions and comments Read More >>

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Australian Aboriginal Art

To kick off a yearlong appreciation of visual arts from around the world we first looked at the word “continent.” What is a continent? How is it defined? We soon Read More >>

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Immigration for older students

The whole school has been learning about Immigration to the United States. In addition the oldest students (grades 5 – 8) studied Ellis Island. We read a book about the Read More >>