Ivana Milavonovik is supporting us after interning at our school last year. Ivana will be working on Tuesdays in the nap room and on both Tuesday and Friday for afternoon snack. Please say a warm hello and welcome her in the middle courtyard.
Welcome Beckett to the EW
Beckett Payne began New School-West today in the East Wing. He is a sibling who moved back to town. At morning circle, we sang the ‘name game’ to introduce him to the whole East Wing. Welcome Beckett into the Morning Glories!
NSW Picnic – Photo Set – 8/21/10
IMG_3842 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Click the photo to view new and returning families enjoying a potluck picnic and lots of play-time together at Wade Park on Saturday. You can download any of the photos on our photostream onto your computer by selecting the photo/s and clicking “all sizes.” If you ever have any…
how to make clay worms
how to make clay worms Originally uploaded by thenewschoolwest Here’s the video you couldn’t play yesterday….
Volunteers Needed at NSW
Please see the sign-ups on the front door for ways that you can help out NSW. Nap Rooms – Tuesdays, 12:45 – 2:15 PM We need four parents each Tuesday to help in the nap rooms. You will snuggle in a peacefully quiet room with one or two little friends. Its not recommended that you…
tie-dying next week
Offer up your whites (with the children’s names written on them) for tie-dying next week. There will be a basket on the entrance table – drop them there. Jessica is your contact person.
Clay Exploration
Since clay is a new material for some West Wing children, we want them to understand the properties of clay and to have an opportunity to explore it in an open-ended way. As teachers, our goal is that the children will understand the techniques that are used when working with clay and how the use…
Introducing the Front Yard 8/17/2010
Exploring physics, through velocity and balance with tubes and other materials. Natural materials as a tool for patterning, story telling and sensory play. Discovering the Paper House as a way for written communication with family and friends. Expressing ideas through materials. Testing new building materials. Cuddling…
West Wing first days August 16 and 17
Colored Water Experiences with Colored Water are introduced to children as an avenue to explore color in an open-ended way. As they pour, combine and measure they are strengthening their connection with how colors can be combined to make new colors. This is the first step towards their discovery of paints. During the next few…
Favorite Words
First experiences in writing begin with notes home written by the teachers and later, written by the children. Next, the children expand their communications to their peers. While the children need support from the teachers, we also recognize the value of being self-sufficient and the role it plays in becoming an independent learner.…