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Lunch Interviews

 Once a year all students at The New School are invited out to lunch by the teacher responsible for his/her individualized curriculum. This year we changed the restaurant from Friendly’s to A La Mode on Nottingham Road in an effort to support local businesses. Over lunch the teacher asks his/her student prepared questions. Questions include: Read More >>

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Family Posters

Jessica Ryan Gostin, NS parent, gave us the idea to create “Family Posters” to display in our entranceway. Families were sent a brief set of questions and asked to supply a family photograph. At school their children created a family portrait using flair pens and watercolors. Jessica then put all the pieces together and spent Read More >>

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Quidditch for Muggles

                      Students at The New School formed two Quidditch teams this year. After spending two afternoons practicing, the two teams came together to play in earnest. It didn’t appear to bother anyone that it was snowing! Our game had to be modified slightly but fun was had by all. The chasers Read More >>

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Halloween Skits

On Halloween the whole school gets into the spirit by creating skits based on their costumes. The skits had to include music, props, and be non-violent. In addition they were challenged to have at least one of the characters immigrate! You might ask what do a panda, a bounty hunter, Hiccup from How to Train Read More >>

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Mystery Guest

To support our current study of Aboriginal Art, Jessica Ryan (Maia and Lola’s mother) came in to share an original painting she and Craig bought in Australia. The children were truly inspired to see an original painting and to hear more about this amazing art form!

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Block Spot

Gross motor and fine motor play is an important part of a child’s learning.  Building, creating,discovering, problem solving, imagining and more (!) happen when children work together to play with blocks, tinkertoys, legos, lincoln logs, trains and tracks, marble runs and plastic people.  At the New School, Children in grades Kindergarten and First Grade get Read More >>

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School Quilt

Every year we have a tradition of creating a paper quilt. Each child is responsible for creating one of the squares in the quilt. This year we designed our 32 square quilt to reflect our school wide study of immigration. The students were asked to identify four places they would like to explore (identified on Read More >>

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Art from Around the World

       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 discovered that people around the world do not all learn that there are seven continents. Some places teach there are 5 continents Read More >>

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Birthday Art

At the start of school children were asked to draw a portrait of their family using flair pens and watercolors. These pictures will be part of a family poster where families share traditions, favorite activities, books and more. These posters will soon be posted in the school entranceway.

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Oral History Project at The Nottingham

Last spring the older students interviewed seniors at The Nottingham. These oral histories supported our study of local history. The students brainstormed 14 questions they wanted to ask and video taped the interviews where these questions were asked.  Describe how life was difficult when you were little. v  How did you get around? Describe the Read More >>