Kindergarten Play

The kindergartners wrote the story, created the set and worked out the choreography to produce this clever play about animals and their babies. After the performance, all were invited to attend the Kindergarten Art Show downstairs where the children displayed their paintings that were inspired by Picasso, Monet, Klee, Lautrec and more. Click below to see the play from the opening words to the final bow.

Kindergarten Art Show

The kindergartners displayed their paintings that were inspired by Monet, Picasso, Klee, Van Gogh and Lautrec. They also created pinch pots in the Southwest Native American tradition and used bright colors on white cutouts for Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration.  

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Earthworms – 1st Grade Play

TNSM parent and Strings Director, Melissa Robinson, wrote this musical about earthworms.  She and teacher Colleen Blumer worked with the 1st graders as they put on a terrific and informative play. Who knew that earthworms are what make America great?  Watch and enjoy.

TNSM Student and Alum to Perform at “My Nose Turns Red.”

We’re very proud of our TNSM student and alumni student who will be performing this weekend with the My Nose Turns Red Circus Group. If you’re interested in cheering David and Catherine on, click this link for more information about dates, times, location and ticket prices.

Native American Face Painting

Native American tribes used face painting for many different reasons. Sometimes face paints were used during naming ceremonies, where different colors and symbols meant different things. Preprimary students have been painting their own faces using a mirror to mimic the design on each card. Leo has done a nice job of matching the image on his card. It took all my strength not to pull up a chair, pick a card and do the same.

Spring Brings Renewal (to our website)

Hi Everyone, Joe Belluso here – just wanted to let you know that we will be celebrating spring with a new website look and feel tonight. So, feel free to take a look, but things will be a little dirty tonight (Thursday 3/20) during the upgrade. Links won’t work, certain pages won’t look pretty, etc. Sorry about that, but it’s such a big change that it can’t happen instamagically. Some of the new features? – Our best marketing material on the first page with a “call to action” for prospective parents. – A new clean look and feel that allows …