Director – Roleen Heimann My name is Roleen Heimann and this photo of my family was taken in October of 2008 at Zoe and Jake’s wedding in Santa Barbara. It was a fabulous day and a mom and dad’s dream come true. That Zoe found a guy who loves her as much as we do, well, it’s…
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Ask Roleen
I was sent a fantastic “Ask Roleen” question this week and I thought it a perfect opportunity to reach out to two of my ECE colleagues for their answers to this family dilemma. Barbara Pollandis “Bapa” to Sadie (morning WW) but to me, she’s an ECE mentor who’s become a dear friend. Google her name…
Interesting and informative article from the LA Times.
Cancer From the Kitchen? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: December 5, 2009 The battle over health care focuses on access to insurance, or tempests like the one that erupted over new mammogram guidelines. But what about broader public health challenges? What if breast cancer in the United States has less to do with insurance or…
Absence makes the heart….
An excerpt from our Yahoo parent group of strategies to stay connected to your children while traveling. I'm going on a trip this Saturday and will be away from Blue for about nine days. I fear it being hard on him and wonder if there's anything others have done to make time away from very…
The Venice Parkway
venice gardens raised bed 1 copy, originally uploaded by NSW photostream.
woodworking journal
woodworking journal, originally uploaded by NSW photostream.
Thank YOU!
Teacher Appreciation lunch today was a BIG TREAT! Thank you for your wonderful dishes and sweet desserts made with love. We devoured them and smiled through our whole staff meeting and are hoping, we can wheedle some of these recipes out of you! Thank you thank you thank you. xxoo Kris and everyone.
Applesauce with Mima
On the 10th, Mima will be cooking applesauce with the kids for afternoon latkes and applesauce. Please bring in bags of apples before Thursday. -Thanks!
Food Drive
About the Westside Food Bank You may have noticed that there is a big barrel marked Westside Food Bank in the middle courtyard as you enter the school. Every year we support their efforts to bring food to those families in our community who need our help. As the holidays approach, it is a…
Holiday Open House
About our Holiday Open House for Special Friends, On Wednesday, December 16th from 3:00 to 4:00, we will be hosting a Holiday Open House for Special Friends of NSW. The day was created a couple of years ago when we found ourselves struggling with so little space and so many people with whom to…