A few times a month, Teacher Melanie takes the children to the Farmer’s Market in Venice on Fridays. Last week, Teacher Roxanne came by to ‘pass the baton’ to Melanie and accompany her and Poppy’s (EW) mom, Katie, on the trip. The focus was to get spring seeds for our new redwood vegetable boxes in…
On Thursday we did a safety evacuation practice. During morning circle, we prepared the children and rang the bell to sound the ‘alarm’ that tells us to go to the nearest teachers and get in line. We exited to Venice then rounded the corner and stood on May Street for roll call BASED ON YOUR…
Roxanne returned to the Farmer’s Market with Michelle (Arrow’s mom, EW) and the children to connect our garden with the strawberries we had purchased there from farmer Pete. We planted them at NSW and returned to report how many flowers had bloomed. Pete told us it looked like we had 20 days to wait…
It was such a meaningful morning as we continue to nurture relationships . . . this time with another Coffee with Roleen. Thank you, Leah and Brian, for opening your home to us. It was a warm, loving space and we felt safe to share our stories and our struggles as we strive to do…
It was another great Parent Night with people from both East and West Wings coming together with great food and drink and friendship. Thanks to all of you who were able to come out to learn and share with us. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here’s a brief recap of the evening…
We had a Secret Dinner and so much fun and enjoyed Southern Comfort food! Thanks to Jeff and Jackie (Olivia WW) for opening your beautiful home to us and for joining talents with Jon and Lauren (Kirby WW) and for all of you who came to support the school and enjoy each other. Astrid…
We had WAFFLES in the Middle Courtyard on Thursday with Brandi (Barrett, WW) and friends Snack was prepared by Kirby, Eli, Mika, and Marina in the West Wing and Isaac, Hayes, and Fiona in the East Wing. Flowers from Indie, Arnon (WW), Isaac and Emilio (EW) brightened our day. We had a farmers…
Snack was brought by Sawyer, Arnon, Diego in the West Wing and Eva, Emilio, Coco & Leo in the East Wing. Leah (Jake, Charlie EW and Lucy WW) made waffles and fruit with the children on a rainy day. Flowers brightened our rainy week from Will (WW) And Kelly McGuigan was our parent participant…
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…