Upon returning from winter break, we discovered the bed in the East Wing House Area had a broken a leg. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to repair the bed and after considering the demands of the children’s play, a cot was purchased. A group of six children volunteered to assemble the cot for the beloved play…
Nancy and David (Kou, WW) are gifting NSW a few things this year and we are over the moon, grateful. 1. Upgraded WiFi routers that will cover entire school with added security and super simple management tools. 2. New stereo for all the rooms and outdoor spaces. We will hook up new Sonos speakers throughout…
Last weekend, Roleen hosted her SMC Reggio course at NSW and parents Emily (Paisley), Melinda (Ephy), Jennifer (Fiona), Alex (Emilio), and Heather (Estelle) came to talk about what it means to be a part of a school that involves Parents as Partners in the learning and how documentation makes the process of learning visible. Adriana…
Flowers came in from Amy (Sonia, WW) and Jessica (Chase, EW) updated the front table with fresh greens and holiday cheer. Then more flowers came in from April Lee (Mehana, WW). A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated new toys for the Union Rescue Mission, organized by Jess (Chase, EW). They came…
Happy Thanksgiving, All! This past week started off with a healing bouquet from Jordan’s (Dillon, WW) family Malibu home. She shared reminders of the life that thrives in the midst of the fires with bougainvillea and eucalyptus picked from their garden. Then, Beto donated a frozen turkey to auction off for the staff! What a…
While parents brought in items to support the request for the Front Yard Sound Wall, the children began to make instruments and consider the space at the woodworking table. Ava: I’m bringing an instrument. I’m just not sure how many more sleeps until I bring it. Kirby: You have to bring it soon to put…
This past week, the parent teams were hard at work on the site. The gardening team has filled the custom planter box with soil and hung planter pots on the trellis work they installed. The Beautification Team tried several different researched methods to remove the graffiti on our alley fence and with some hard scrubbing…
Our objective, which we always will pursue, is to create an amiable environment, where children, families, and teachers feel at ease. . . at home. Loris Malaguzzi Do nothing without meaning. To live is to find the meaning of life. Carlina Rinaldi It was a night long overdue and it was great to…
Unstructured play, or play that happens when children are familiar with the properties of materials and no teacher has offered a direction for the work, reveals children’s thinking. It’s a great opportunity for us as a team and for you, as parents, to see what is in the minds of the children. In the East…
It was another great morning filled with friendship that supported so much honesty and trust. Thanks, Heidi and Kenny (Harrison EW), for opening your lovely home for our second Coffee for the year. We always cover a lot of information, all led by everyone’s questions that connect us all. I think it’s the…