Holiday Bazaar is soon approaching. Saturday December 4th 10am – 3pm @NSW You can view the flyer here.
A Chocolate Leaf
Cindy and Jessica gathered some children in the East Wing and took a walk to see what they could find to enrich the materials they used in the classroom. The children collected different leaves, sticks, and flowers they found on the ground. Stella: “I found a chocolate leaf.” Jessica: “I have never heard of a chocolate leaf.”…
Communicating
Sometimes, for some reason or another, a child is away from school for extended periods of time. Since fostering relationships is such a huge part of our school culture, we use these long absences as opportunities to show children we can still communicate with a friend even if they are not present. We begin with…
NSW Bake Sale donations needed.
Dear NSW Families, The NSW annual Holiday Bazaar is scheduled for Saturday, Dec 4th, 10am – 3pm. It is a NSW tradition to have a bake sale during the Holiday Bazaar. This year, we would love for you to bring in traditional baked goods/desserts from your family’s heritage. We are hoping to end up…
I voted for the Thanksgiving Feast!
Each year, the children debate their choices for food at the Thanksgiving Feast. The majority rules and the ballot is made with categories from vegetables, fruit, main course, and dessert. Today was voting day! Lola: What is voting? Declan: It’s like when you like something and the other kids like something and then you vote.…
Is the web good for the plants? -Maddox
What do you know about that? -Jacob, Hanami’s dad They’re not good for the plants, they eat the plants. -Imonie When my daddy has spiderweb on his pots, he leaves it there. When he has spiderwebs on his plants, he breaks them with a stick. He doesn’t want the spiders to eat the plants. -Rowena…
It’s Monday! What’s going on this week at NSW?
Tuesday, November 16th COFFEE WITH ROLEEN 9:30 am At Michael Stuno and Jeff Pervorse’s house (Imonie, WW) *Put your name on the sign-up sheet on the front door if you’d like to join
Secret Dinners (Moroccan Feast) – Photo Set – 11/13/10
IMG_2001 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Click the photo to the right to view photos from one of the three amazing meals provided by our school’s volunteer hosts on Saturday night. These photos show hosts of the Moroccan Feast, Michael & Jeff (Imonie, WW), and Joan(Micah, EW), providing guests with a beautiful, cozy atmosphere to…
Recap of Reggio Workshop
The Reggio Workshop on October 26th was a great success. There is a wonderful recap of events which you can access via the ARTICLES tab, third from the left at the top of the BLOG. Or simply click here
Relationships in wood
During the past couple of weeks, the children have been working alongside Sam to build skills with the hammer. When making a sign for the woodworking center by hammering nails into letters drawn on wood, deepening relationships were observed with materials and between friends. David: “Look, Oliver, there are two hammers. We both have a hammer.” Oliver:…