In a gentle moment, the EW gathered to formally say goodbye to Madeleine. Teacher Jen: Do you remember your favorite time with Madeleine? India: When I was in the atelier, you were playing kitties. I had so much fun with you that the next time I made you hearts. Rio: I remember when I was playing…
The children have being sending “Get well soon” wishes to Roleen at circle time and to support them in processing their questions, we invited the children to make notes or drawings for Roleen. The children immediately responded to this invitation and got to work in different parts of our school. Henry: How do you spell…
In the front yard, we noticed that our “Big Tree” has many branches that aren’t giving new leaves as Spring approaches. We invited the children to deeply observe our tree and they began to wonder what was happening. The teachers let the children know that Roleen shared her concerns about the tree and she mentioned…
While the EW children were observing the Loveland map, they focused in on the school. Teacher Jen: Which school do we already have (on the map)? Some children said that it was New School-West and others said it was not. Some shared their reasonings. Eliotte: It’s not because Loveland is far away. Henry: It is…
The EW teachers are focused on the children becoming a caring community. Though many of them have the tools to label their emotions and talk through their conflicts, their actions show a disconnection to their words. After the teachers shared their observations with each other, they decided to focus efforts on helping the children with…
Our neighborhood walks continue to support the dialogues that open the world of interconnectedness we are trying to accomplish as a community of caring and curious individuals. We came across a butterfly on the ground. Eliotte: I know about Monarch butterflies. Aiden: So do I. Zelda: How did the butterfly die? Aiden: Once they get…
In the front yard, there are multiple building materials for construction and the teachers predict they will observe children building a relationship with each other and the tools. The teachers noticed that the children enjoyed building but recognized there was something missing and wanted to offer a social challenge to their building. We decided the…
In the sand area, Crosby and Mica pour sand through the structure hole, catch it on the opposite side and exclaim, “I got sand!” and then they throw the handful of sand into the cardboard box. Lola comes by and sits in the box. Mica: No, no! It’s not ready yet! Teacher Stefanie steps in to…
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Archie’s family, Georgeanna and Grandma Karen came to share holiday traditions. They read Eight Chanukah Lights at morning circle time and used fuzzy balls instead of gold coins to play dreidel outside. Then, it was time for the latkes! Thank you for sharing your family traditions with NSW – Happy Holidays!!