Last week at our afternoon meeting in the West Wing, Jen introduced our “Next Steps” board. The plan for introducing the board was to inform the children of upcoming transitions in classrooms and to process that Indie‘s next step will be Beethoven Elementary. Jen asked the group if they wanted to share with Indie. …
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This weeks’ contributions
We had cooking with Jessica (Hayes, EW) Snacks and menu-making: Kirby, Sawyer, and Agnes The last Farmer’s Market run was today with Katie (Poppy’s mom, EW)
Transitions continued: “I’m scared. I feel it in my foot.” – Sawyer
Among the teachers, discussions have taken place about prospective changes to the environment that included the children’s wishes for the new year. We’ve ‘tried on’ a lot of what the East Wing has to offer and started to see ourselves as a group in a new space together. Both wings have reflected on our…
How we handle transitions, new classroom & new faces.
As we close out the year, we think of next year’s possibilities. We begin to consider everyone’s experience and interests and how they relate to the new spaces in the East Wing and new children in the West Wing. We’re envisioning a gorgeous future together. We’re seeing new relationships on the horizon and solidifying good,…
“It’s where your belly is.” -Mika
The teachers in the West Wing noticed, at the beginning of this year, that emotional expression was an effective strategy to use for creating a tight-knit community. At first, they identified some emotions in what then became the “Emotion Legend” that has been expanded and referred to throughout the year. The intention was set in…
Palette Knives and Textured Acrylic
With all the interest in the textures of the things we see on neighborhood walks (things like the spiky cactus, and the rocky soil), Cindy offered explorations with acrylic mediums that offer different sensory representations within the paint. The West Wing children began with one collaborative, warm-toned painting and one cool-toned with additives made for…
East Wing Beach Day
A very special ‘THANK YOU’ goes out to Mike Bonin (Jacob, EW) for hooking us into the Councilman’s office education fund and the possibility of reserving a school bus for trips! This particular school bus was very special because it was driven by Duran – an alumni’s nanny! Our trip to Docweiler Beach was a…
Teacher Appreciation – the teachers respond…
“I so appreciate your generosity and plan to use the money to spend some time with my family over a vacation in San Diego. It is a true joy to work with your children and see them develop. I am thankful for the trust you put in us and hope your summer is restful and…
Contributions this week
Parents from our Westside Collaborative partner, Bright Start in Santa Barbara, came to meet with us about parent involvement and Laura (Ava EW) was with us to lend information. Snack was brought by Coco & Leo, Gia, Paisley, and Finn this week. And it…
Contributions last week
Snack was brought by Everly, Isaac, Ava, Sawyer, Mika, Coco and Leo, and Kayden Flowers were brought by Isaac, Mika and Juliet And it was Parents’ Day! What a joy to see you all here – it always brings the community alive with good friends, sweet families and Roleen’s classic puppet show! Thank you…