Ophelia: “It was all about plants. We put three seeds in there. There were purple carrots.” Payton, observing the peat pots asks: “Why does it have the dirt inside?” Ophelia, remembering what she talked about with Dan and Alexis: “Because then the dirt won’t be all messed up. Xavier has more observations: “Why are they…
Back to School night and the children’s reactions
2011_9_13 EW BTS, a set on Flickr. It was a wonderful night with good friends and fun materials. The parents jumped right in to creating provocations in response to children’s poems, or creating poems in response to children’s work. Take a walk around the school to visit how the children have responded to their parents…
NSW Upcoming Important Events
Friday, September 16th Gymtastics with Peggy begins – sign up if you’re interested! An application form was left in your child’s folder September 27th West Wing Parent-Teacher Conferences begin
Reggio Night moved to October 4th
A change to the Reggio Night (and I apologize for not referring to a more accurate calendar when setting up the evening). It’s Rosh Hashanah on the September 29th(the original date) so I’m moving the gathering to Tuesday, October 4th. Same time (6:30 to 8:45) and we will provide child care for $10. Look for the sign…
Snack Time at NSW
Just a reminder to sign your child up to bring food for snack time. Once a month is ideal – sign-up sheets for the WW and the EW are in the hallway. Did you know that each child in charge of snack gets to decide on the menu – portioning out the food and writing…
2011_09 DAY IN THE LIFE
2011_09 DAY IN THE LIFE, a set on Flickr.
Mystery Box
The East Wing will begin their traditional ‘Mystery Box’ game on Monday. A name will be pulled and that child gets to take the box home and put a special object inside. Working with parents, the child makes clues to read at morning circle to see if friends can guess what’s inside. Bringing it back…
community balance
We as a school, are so connected to our neighbors – the families and the little businesses, that we often work with them in our events and want to keep them happy and involved. Please, on Wednesday and Thursday come a bit earlier so you can park past McCune where there are no parking restrictions…
The Line Game
Noticing that the children were working in separately defined spaces on the same canvas, the West Wing teachers thought of a game to facilitate conversation and a sense of collaboration with their peers. Yoli: “The line game is played by watching where your friend draws, then starting your line where they stop.” Offering oil pastels…
A word from the Teacher Appreciation Committee
Welcome to all the new families and returning families. We are all so lucky to be part of such a wonderful school with such amazing teachers and staff. Here is a way you can give back to the teacher’s and staff! If each family could donate $10-$20 in cash by September 23rd, to an envelope…