The Book Fair was a great event – thank you to all the parents and teachers who supported this. Not only did we receive donations from Ava’s (EW) family, but Estelle (EW), Jake, Charlie (EW) and sister Lucy L. (WW), Ennio (WW), and Lily (EW) also dedicated books to the NSW library from Book Fair.…
Flowers forever! Thank you to Agnes (EW), Quinn (WW), and Hendriks (WW) for the gorgeous flowers Monday. Just so you know, the flowers’ usefulness doesn’t end when they fade. They are brought to the Front Yard for the outdoor kitchen, paper making, and coming soon – creating natural dyes. And snack! Arrow’s (EW) family (dad Peter…
We’re seeing a lot of sweet transitions into school with parents sitting with children and making the snack menu. It’s also really empowering to look forward to making the snack on your own if you’re familiar with the process like a lot of our East Wingers. Thank you for spending the time and for thinking…
Kenny (Harrison’s dad, EW) played the Shofar horn, a family tradition in celebration of Rosh Hashanah, during the East Wing morning meeting. Kenny: Back in the old day, when people had to call their friends, they didn’t have phones. Chase: So they had to blow the horn? Kenny: That’s right. And it’s really…
Flowers poured into the kitchen on Monday from the Lavins (Charlie and Jake, EW/Lucy WW), and the Zonnas’ (Fiona, EW). Hayes (EW) brought a bouquet midweek from her garden while Rohan (WW) brought one to say, “goodbye”. Birthday Book celebrations brought in ‘wish list’ books that are now available for check out in…
It was great to have Daina and Justin celebrate Hendriks’ (WW) birthday and Kelly celebrate Leo’s (WW) birthday with a book Monday! In the East Wing, Lola’s family (mom Erin and grandma) and Teacher Katherine read to her daughter, Liliana (EW) for her birthday and Rick, (Kayden, EW) head of the emergency preparedness committee tallied…
Last Wednesday was our Parent Participation Night and it proved to be, once again, a most important gathering that had us working together to sign up for Teams. It’s also a time to learn about the inner workings of NSW and what true involvement (beyond volunteering) is all about. Melinda (Ephy, WW) presented and closed…
What a fun week! We had Parent Partners which was organized by Laura Smith (Ava EW), Jess Jones (Chase, EW), and presented by Melinda (Ephy, WW). Diego (WW) brought flowers and snack along with snack brought by Sonia (WW) and with her dad, Andrew, helping make the menu. Finn (WW) and her mom, Britt, helped…
A great morning was had by all during the West Wing Trike-a-Thon! Proceeds from this event will help support two of our NSW grads – Live Shimanovsky and Sona Brinkman. Please click on the links below to help support our friends. https://buildingstrength.networkforgood.com/projects/51623-new-school-west-trike-a-thon http://www.hopeforsona.org/new-school-west/ Don’t forget to scroll through all…
The EW Trike-a-Thon was a blast! Parents ran alongside their children while the West Wingers cheered them on! The smiles on the children’s faces as they “flew” past the West Wingers was priceless! All of the proceeds from the event help support two of our NSW grads – Live Shimanovsky and Sona Brinkman. …