October is here, and it’s the start of a lot of celebratory months for many of us. Connect with your teacher about any family traditions you’d like to share at school! Coming up – Mica (EW) and his mom Anna will celebrate Dia de los Muertos on 10/30 at EW circle. Flowers help us…
The children are curious about living bugs and the teachers are curious about what exactly drives this curiosity. Is it the living creature’s nature? Is it the feeling that comes to you as you encounter a bug? Is it trying to understand your role as a child with nature? Is it all of these pieces…
Back to School Night EW 2018 Classroom Culture: Looking Forward It was another informative and energetic EW Back to School Night and as always, I am blown away by the depth, the passion, the dedication, and the interconnected thinking that drives the teachers’ work with the children. Sharing the stories with the parents about how…
The Book Fair was a great event – thank you to all the parents and teachers who supported this. Not only did we receive donations from Ava’s (EW) family, but Estelle (EW), Jake, Charlie (EW) and sister Lucy L. (WW), Ennio (WW), and Lily (EW) also dedicated books to the NSW library from Book Fair.…
It was another successful Mrs. Nelson’s Book Fair and once again, one of our favorite community events. Simple and sweet. Thanks to Jennifer (Fiona EW) and her setting up/taking down, and register crew: Trinh (Zoe and Mason EW), Heidi (Harrison EW), Emma (Everly WW), Sandra (Caitlin EW), Heather (Estelle EW), Rebecca (Wally EW), Amy (Sonia…
Flowers forever! Thank you to Agnes (EW), Quinn (WW), and Hendriks (WW) for the gorgeous flowers Monday. Just so you know, the flowers’ usefulness doesn’t end when they fade. They are brought to the Front Yard for the outdoor kitchen, paper making, and coming soon – creating natural dyes. And snack! Arrow’s (EW) family (dad Peter…
On our first day back in the new school year with Stuart, our intention going into Sound and Movement was just to reconnect with Stuart and his instruments. He brought back his djembe and guitar, instruments the children became familiar with last year, and a few familiar games. Jacob taps the djembe very lightly and…
This school year started with some exciting events and the children in the East Wing have welcomed two new siblings, Alma (Arrow’s sister) and Von (Poppy’s brother). The enthusiasm and curiosity surrounding pregnancy, birth, babies, and traditions (like the ‘photo -shoot’) around these times, are evident by the dramatic play in the House Area. …
We’re seeing a lot of sweet transitions into school with parents sitting with children and making the snack menu. It’s also really empowering to look forward to making the snack on your own if you’re familiar with the process like a lot of our East Wingers. Thank you for spending the time and for thinking…
Kenny (Harrison’s dad, EW) played the Shofar horn, a family tradition in celebration of Rosh Hashanah, during the East Wing morning meeting. Kenny: Back in the old day, when people had to call their friends, they didn’t have phones. Chase: So they had to blow the horn? Kenny: That’s right. And it’s really…