In the Paper House, children have been interested in making paper airplanes. Austin heard this and brought in some samples of airplanes that he had made with Liseth, his nanny. With the intention to support relationships and create community, we invited Liseth to come in and demonstrate how to make paper airplanes. The children were…
Calendar Updates
Hi everyone, Here are some new or updated NSW events to add to your calendar. MARCH March 28th Felting night with Jody 6:00 to 8:30 pm $25 materials and dinner/adults only March 30th Parent Enrichment afternoon for EW and WW 3:30 to 5:00 Talking about how to proceed with the children’s idea of building…
Next Week
March 28th Felting night with Jody at NSW 6:00 to 8:30 pm $25 materials and dinner/adults only March 30th Parent Enrichment afternoon for EW and WW 3:30 to 5:00 Talking about how to proceed with the children’s idea of building a NSW post office. The Commercialization of Children video review and discussion 7:00-9:00 at Santa…
Coffee with Roleen…
SAFETY AND FEARS, HAVING A PLAN With the tragedy in Japan very much in the air and on people’s minds, the topic of safety started before we even hit our seats, while we were still getting coffee and goodies at the home of Alison and Tom (Dashiell’s parents). Whenever a local or global situation brings…
Roleen’s Words
It’s my birthday so thanks for indulging me a few (well, maybe many) Roleen’s Words! First, I just want to say “thanks” again to Leah and the Fundraising Committee for an outstanding Havana Nights. Word is we brought in $31,645.00 and we couldn’t have done it without all your enthusiasm, energy and very hard work. …
Congratulations Ivana and Kostas!!
New School-West is so full of life and new beginnings. We’re so happy to announce that Teacher Ivana and her husband Kostas are expecting their first child. Congratulations to you both XXXOOOXXXOOO – Kris.
Welcome Liv
Welcome Liv to the Roses with Sam! Liv will begin school with us on April 1st in the West Wing. Please give her family a warm welcome when you see them.
“Messy job.” – Sadie Jade
Austin brought oranges from his home along with new tools to extract the juice. He demonstrated to the group how to use the wooden juice reamer, the strainer, and the measuring cup. Each child had the opportunity to test the utensils. Austin: “It’s orange juice. I do this at my house.” Silvana: “Can you show…
Talking To Your Kids About the Disaster in Japan
Roleen feels it is very important for us to know how to talk to (or not talk to) our kids about the disaster in Japan. She recommends reading the Betsy Brown Braun link from her blog. Talking To Your Kids About the Disaster in Japan While we know that Japan was as prepared as a…
“Let’s Fly” – Dashiell
During movement with Ilaan last week the West Wing group explored different ways of traveling. To support this Ilaan brought out carpet squares for the children to build a path that they would travel. After the group placed the squares in a path we started getting familiar with it by just walking around it. Organically,…