The deadline to donate to St. Judes is Thursday 6/9 next week. Please use the link on the right of the blog to donate or the envelope in your outdoor filebox, dropping checks into the Trike-a-Thon folder on the office door. So far, we’ve raised $340.00!! for St. Jude’s THANK YOU We’ll meet at 9:30am…
Journals
Photo Set – Comedy Night – 5/22/11
2010_05_22 COMEDY NIGHT, a set on Flickr. It wasn’t “just another Sunday night” when New School parents, old and new, joined a roster of raunchy and hilarious comics to laugh about the trials and tribulations of preschool and beyond at New School West’s annual Comedy Night. Graduate NSW dad and funny man, Greg Fitzsimmons, was…
“And that’s what’s going on in my tank.” Hanami
The teachers noticed a theme of ‘pet play’ in the East Wing House Area, and made a decision to take a closer look at the children’s interest in pets. How do the children define the word ‘pet’? Following a visit from Coke the hamster, the children have been invited to bring in a pet. At morning meeting the children share…
“You can’t go to my birthday party!”
Parent Enrichment Discussion: “You can’t go to my birthday party!” at NSW 3:30 – 5:00 pm Building our toolbox in support of children’s developmental stages WW and EW parents invited – sign up on the door.
Just Breathe
Tamy (Sadie Cohen’s mom), was inspired by a blog about meditation techniques Yoli had done with the children and wanted to know if she could come in to demonstrate some of her breathing techniques. The children asked, “How did you know how to do this? “ Tamy said, “ I asked a lot of questions.…
Graduating – from flowers to bugs.
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.…
Still need help with Literacy Fair this Saturday
The Literacy Fair is this Saturday and we still need the following help: Set-up: 8:00AM-9:00AM Help with registration :12:00PM-2:00PM Someone to read a story: 12:30PM-1:00PM Help at the bake sale table: 12:30-2:00PM Singing: 1:00PM-2:00PM Break down: 2:00PM-3:00PM Sign ups are on the front door. Thanks! Please contact Kelli Norman kellinorman1@me.com
What’s happening with the Post Office?
The NSW Post Office Store- “The Love Post Office” The Post Office committee has been hard at work getting ready for the grand opening of the NSW Post Office Store. At this time they are in the process of creating personalized USPS stamps, designing stationary, and creating a sign. Here are some thoughts for our…
This week…
This Saturday – May 14th Literacy Fair at NSW 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Come join the fun. Invite your friends! Buy books, buy baked goods – enjoy! And then later that evening… Mom’s Night Out 7:00 pm Hosted at Katie Rios’ house See the sign up on the front door.…
Happy Mother’s Day!
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Dorothy Caufield Fisher Hi, Friends. I’m thinking of you, feeling incredibly grateful to have you in my life and as I celebrate the weekend as a mother with my family, I’m remembering a great article that I read so long…