From an interest expressed by dramatic play to share pretend gourmet lemonades, a surprise awaited the West Wing children in the house area. Joy (Maddie’s mom) brought lemons for Teacher Sam’s morning activity. The children squeezed the lemons, crushed the herbs and added crushed berries for Raspberry Lemonade, Rosemary Lemonade, and Mint Lemonade that they…
West Wing
The Yellow Story
Inspiring friends through materials
“The Wizard Needs To Be Bigger” -Marek
The Post Office Legacy
Ode to Mommies: A Communal Poem
Cooking at NSW
What’s Cooking at NSW? We are hoping to have a more consistent and ongoing exploration of food and cooking take place on mornings & afternoons at NSW. Would you like to help? We would love to have parent volunteers come in and share some of their culinary talents with the children. So far this year…
Dear Parents,
“Dear Parents, We need help. Can you help us cut the wood? I love you, thank you,” From the Castle Group; ,Deia, Charlie, Marek, Theo, Asha and the Drawbridge Group; Caroline, Piper B., Mateo, Oliver, and Sophia. The West Wing Children are continuing their interests in castles. Two small groups have developed and are working…
“It means how big you are.” -Juliette
Yoli met with children interested in the problem of size in scale to things that work together. After a lot of observation, the teachers discussed what they thought this group of children were trying to figure out when they worked in the Block Area. The children had drawn several sizes of fairies and built homes and told…
West Wing Open House 4/13
West Wing parents, mark your calendars for 4/13 Friday from 3:30-5:00 Come enjoy the West Wing classroom with presentations by your West Wing teachers regarding current work. We’ll have the classroom open without children present for you to visit areas and read documentation. There is no childcare available so if you don’t come on Fridays…