What began as a flower representation shifted to the beginning of an insect investigation. As the children transferred their drawings from a shower curtain to the more permanent Plexiglas panel, a conflict arose. There was an agreement among the children that flowers and plants would go on the bottom, crawly bugs would go near the flowers, and flying bugs would go higher.…
East Wing
Kindergarten Night Recap!
It was another great Kindergarten Night with a lot of valuable information. In two hours, we were able to put some meaning behind a process that can seem very daunting. Tanya Anton, founder of GoMamaGuide.com and author of “Westside Guide to Public Elementary Schools,” is an expert in the research, and was here to begin…
“Celery, celery, celery song….” -Maddox & Micah
Ivana and Kris took Maddox, Micah, Sadie C. and Leo to the Ocean View Farms plot on the bus today. These children had expressed great interest in cooking with Ivana and there was an interest in creating a stepping stone in mosaics for the plot. We talked about the focus of our visit on the…
Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW that the WW and EW are working on opening a Post Office? The children are debating on (1) Mailbox for the school or ( 2) one for each wing. They will also be able to ask questions of a real postman (Sage’s grandfather) via Ichat or Skype. They are exploring different ideas of sorting the…
KNO Manis/Pedis/Tattoos 4/9
Saturday April 9th 2011 Pizza Dinner Manicures and Pedicures and Tattoos with Paola and Cynthia. Spaces are limited. A check reserves your space – make it to “CASH”, drop in the office. 4:00-8:00 $40.00 per child $10 for siblings
“Messy job.” – Sadie Jade
Austin brought oranges from his home along with new tools to extract the juice. He demonstrated to the group how to use the wooden juice reamer, the strainer, and the measuring cup. Each child had the opportunity to test the utensils. Austin: “It’s orange juice. I do this at my house.” Silvana: “Can you show…
Pet visits
Children use dramatic play as an avenue to express their daily life. In the East Wing classroom, the teachers have observed the children recreating their family roles by becoming parents, siblings, and pets. While the roles of family members appear to be understood by the children, we are noticing that there is some confusion as…
“We can deliver the mail!” -Mia
While discussing Valentine’s Day at the East Wing morning meeting, the children became excited about creating a delivery system to accomodate the cards they planned to send. Blue, “We need to make cards.” Beckett, “Flowers too.” Sadie, “We really need cards.” Mia, “ We’ll need to deliver them. We need to play Post Office.” Dex, “We’ll play…
Bugs
The teachers have observed that the children continue to have a strong connection to bugs. At the Sensory Table in the East Wing, drawing tools and different types of paper are examples of many resources available to express their ideas and new knowledge as researchers. The children’s drawings of insects are a blend of what is…
“When I move mad, it feels tight.” Lucy C.
After the East Wing revised their classroom intention focusing on communication and perspective Ilaan and Sam wondered how to incorporate this into the movement sessions. We started with talking to the group about feelings, and how they communicate what they are feeling with their bodies . The children talked about mad, happy, grumpy, and sad.…