During the past couple of weeks, the children have been working alongside Sam to build skills with the hammer. When making a sign for the woodworking center by hammering nails into letters drawn on wood, deepening relationships were observed with materials and between friends. David: “Look, Oliver, there are two hammers. We both have a hammer.” Oliver:…
Journals
“Can we crush it…?”
A previous group had gone on a walk to collect natural materials to distribute throughout the school. Cookie, Micah, and Dex sorted some of the materials for the sensory table in the East Wing. After the materials were categorized, I gathered the broken pieces and put them into a pile to throw away. Cookie: ”What…
Halloween Parade – Photo Set – 10/29/10
IMG_1318 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Click the photo on your right to view over 200 photos taken on Halloween Parade Day last Friday! You can see how the West Wing children watched step by step how Roleen gets into her witch costume, and how the East Wing children spent their morning circle enjoying each…
Values of Reggio Talk – Photo Set – 10/26/10
IMG_9745 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Click the photo on the right to view photos of an evening of discussion at NSW regarding the values of the Reggio approach to teaching. Roleen and Kris presented the history and roots of the teaching philosophy, answered questions, and displayed student work inspired by this approach. –Documentation Committee
Pumpkin Raffle Fever
The Raffle will be held on Friday 10/29 after the parade! Be ready to cart it home…
Courtney Campbell Concert – Photo Set – 10/23/10
IMG_5334 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Friends and family of all ages gathered around for a mini-concert with Courtney Campbell at our beloved NSW. Click the photo to the right to see audience participation at its best as Courtney performs some of everyone’s faves from her Mustard Pancakes CDs. –Documentation Committee
Photo Set – Afternoon with Caregivers- 10/18
P1010815 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Click the photo to the right to view a great group of NSW nannies and caregivers who joined Roleen, Cynthia, and Flora for a HELLO, WELCOME, YOU ARE VERY IMPORTANT and HERE’S OUR SCHOOL-afternoon at NSW on Monday. It was warm and casual, comprehensively bilingual, and characterized by prodigious…
Scary Sounds
MVI_1162 Originally uploaded by thenewschoolwest Scary sounds While working in the darkness of the Light Room in the WW, the children have begun to act out their play of being monsters, ghosts, wolves and other creatures in what they were calling their haunted house. Through this play the teachers have observed them revisit their interests…
Traffic Jam
The trikes and Rocket Cars have been in the Front Yard for children to exercise their gross motor and social skills. *Thanks to the Smuklers, Bernthals and Trents, parents of 2010 for the legacy gift of two red trikes and one yellow and red car rocket.* There have been a few conflicts with traffic…
Photo Set – Coffee With Roleen Recap – Oct 2010
IMG_0739 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Parents gathered to ask questions and share strategies and advice about parenting and preschooler issues at this month’s Coffee with Roleen at the home of Sari and Jacob (Hanami, EW). Next month’s Coffee with Roleen will be at Michael and Jeff’s home (Imonie, WW) on Tuesday, November 16th from…