So often children are told to use their words and keep their hands to themselves. During our movement sessions, we offer children an opportunity to use something other than their words to speak to one another. Download MVI_6672 When we begin a new movement cycle, we begin with a discussion about how we use our…
Snack’s the thing!
The snack table provides an easy social experience for the children to comingle and share stories. During this seemingly casual moment, there is a lot of learning going on. Sam reads the menu. Sam counts the carrots. Sam uses one to one correspondence to choose the correct number of carrots. Throughout snack, the…
“It’s a bee!”
Mason and Brendan are working at the magnet table together. There are magnet tiles, bugs, and an assortment of small wooden blocks for them to work with. They choose the magnet tiles and bugs. They join all the square magnet tiles together and create a train for the bugs. Brendan is holding a black fly…
Cooking with Mima
Today, Thursday May 13th, we made "Absolute Mexican Cornbread". At circle, the West Wing children asked, "what makes it Mexican?" At the cooking table, we read all of the ingredients. They decided that the chile peppers would make it spicy and Mexican and to leave them out because they are too spicy. During snack there…
OVF report
I wanted to give a big, big thanks to Kai and his Niranjan and Debbie Jones for helping me in the garden on Tuesday. It was a great help, since I wasn't feeling all that great, and together we finished off the third planter box. We filled it with dirt and it is now all…
Did you know? Parent’s Day is coming!
Did you know that the NSW teachers and children will be celebrating us on Parents’ Day? For the West Wing Parents, it’s on Wednesday morning on June 2nd and for the East Wing Parents, it’s on Thursday, June 3rd. Plan to get a sitter for the siblings and tell your work you’ll be in around…
At the Farmer’s Market
We're moving forward on the children's request to post signs in the city. Albert Olson, a councilman on the Mar Vista City Council (MVCC) and NSW graduated parent put us in touch with Sherri Akers and we'll be sharing the children's "no polluting" signs they wanted to post in the city with the council on…
Day In the Life – Photo Set – 5/10/10
Working in the paper house., originally uploaded by NSW photostream. Click the photo above to see more photos from yesterday's Day In the Life!
Cooking Cornbread with Mima Thursday
Please check the hallway for signing up to bring ingredients for cornbread. We still need: Cream Corn Jack and Cheddar cheeses (shredded) eggs conrmeal
We are OPEN Friday!
Some of you have an old calendar that reflects the original date of the 100 Languages tour. That tour has passed through and we took the time off to host it and to participate in it. We will be open this Friday, 5/14. See you here!