With a few tears and some translation, Evelyn said her goodbyes to the children today. It is early but after 8 years at NSW, it will take some time to get used to the idea of not seeing Evelyn at snack, not feeling her reassuring presence at nap, and not seeing the tiny touches to…
Notes from “Little Feet, Big World” and a meeting TONIGHT!
Over the weekend, an email from the Mar Vista City Counsel came to me regarding the first meeting of the Education, Arts and Culture Committee at the Mar Vista Library TONIGHT, Monday 6/27 at 6:30pm. A quick shout out to the teachers and Amy and I will be attending. Please join us if you can…
“Wow, hey look at my picture!” -Luke
Self portraits begin with noticing and expressing yourself and observing others, the similarities and differences. Here is the end process the West Wing is using to capture the photograph for the evolving Identity Panels hanging above the couch in the West Wing. Come take a look at how the children are…
“Thank you, Karrie.” -the dress group
We Raised Money for Sona Brinkmann!
You all responded for Trike-A-Thon and raised $1675 for FOP research in honor of Sona!! Aarti, Kyle, Taji and Sona say “Thank you and the NSW community for all your support!! xoxo” Sona is a six-year-old NSW graduate who lives in Manhattan Beach. In 2013, the summer after her NSW graduation, she was diagnosed with FOP (fibrodysplasia…
“I’m going to Denmark with my family.” -Viggo
Dear NSW families, It was wonderful meeting everyone at New Parent Night. We are really excited to join the NSW community. Sadly for us, we’ll miss the Family Pages Night and wanted to introduce our daughter, Liv, to you. Liv will be joining Cynthia’s Lily group in the West Wing. Liv loves playing and spending…
Transition with Family Book -Video Snippet of the Day
Between focus time and play, clean up and circle, there are transition times when the children self regulate before the next step. This group of West Wingers thought of family as research says all children do about every 20 minutes-and reached for their FAMILY PAGES in their portfolios. I’m sure you’re thinking about them too! Password=venice1987
Please take a succulent! xoxo Roleen
Please pick up a succulent in celebration of “Fathers Day” on Sunday, June 21st. And take the time to reflect on yourself as a father, your father, your father’s father. All the guidance and nurturing in the long line of fathers that made you as wonderful as you are. Happy Father’s Day, from all of…
Self Portraits in the EW – snippet of the day
After so much work with skin tone, really looking at their faces, and representing them in clay, the East Wing children are very adept at representing their faces with pencil for the first time. They start with the outline of their face. Copy it several times, practice the parts: eyes, lips, nose then put it…