Hello Preschool Families!!
We hope that you are enjoying your weekend!
A Week in Review:
· We continued our new unit on Simple Machines. We talked about how these machines make work easier. We looked closely at the inclined planes and wheel and axles. We looked for them in our environment.
· We worked on the number, 11. We counted 11 objects and practiced how to write the numeral 11.
· We worked with letters, Tt and Bb. We talked about things that started with that letter and how to form that letter. We practiced saying the sound with Baby Echo. We also practiced writing the letters
· We talked about the color, Green. We looked who was wearing the color and where we could find it in our classroom and outside.
What to Expect:
· Letters: Ff and Ll
· The number: Twelve
· The color: Blue
· The shape: Octagon and Hexagon
· STEM Unit: Simple Machines: What is a Wedge/ Screw? How do they work?
Thank you for your support working with your preschooler at home really makes a differences!
Important Dates:
· Nov. 26th – Dec. 20th: STEM Unit 3: Simple Machines
· Dec. 1st – Dec.14th: Books and PJs Drive
o Please See Below
· Dec. 13th: Pajama Day
o Please bring a dollar for PTO
· Dec. 21st: Non-Contact Day for students
· Dec. 21st – Jan. 6th: Winter Break
A reminder that as, the weather starts to get colder, Please make sure that your child comes with a coat / gloves / hat (please put their name on the inside tag) because we also value getting kids outside to play! If you child doesn’t know how to put on their coat or work their zippers, it’s something to start actively teaching and practicing. Now is also the time to “winterize” the 2nd set of clothes in your child’s backpack. They also may have grown too.
School News/District News:
Community Resources: We have information to connect families with local agencies regarding mental health, child nutrition, physical fitness, food bank, child find, medical and dental resources, in several locations:
1) In a notebook in the front office,
2) In our parent flyer stand at the front entrance
3) On our school website at http://sdpk.svvsd.org/
4) The black table at the front of the school also has activity packets for parents to take in English and Spanish (when possible)
We are seeking donations to serve children in need at our school as a community service to our families. We’ve set a goal of serving 30 children and families with a new set of children’s PJs, a new children’s book, and a new blanket. We’ve already had all 30 of the blankets donated and are seeking:
1) New picture books that could be read at bed time to a child
2) New pajama sets, for girls and boys, size 4T and 5T, with a few 3T and 6T sizes. For some children, this would also give them the option to use these PJs to participate in PJ day.
If you can help us with our project, please send in or drop off the items with the office or a teacher by the 18th of December.
These will be distributed to children and families on the 19th and 20th of December at school. If your child could benefit from this, please email principal, Paige Gordon, at [email protected] or call the office at 720-652-7906.
Volunteering at Spark!:
We welcome parent, guardian, and grandparent volunteers and want you to be involved. For preschool, it is required by licensing that volunteer training be offered and attended to volunteer in classrooms or the school. This is a session where children over the age of 6 months should not be present. The next session for training, offered will be on Friday, January 18th, from 9am – 10:30am. After that, there will be a training in February, and March offered at various times.
Speaking of volunteering, we are looking for an office squad of volunteers this school year to better assist our teachers in clerical ways (copying, laminating, stapling, sorting, etc). Sometimes, children have a difficult time at this age having a family member volunteer in the classroom, as it can be difficult with separation, anxiety, or behaviors. If you’d like to volunteer but know the classroom will be a difficult space, we are looking for a volunteer in the office for each session of preschool in the AM and PM Monday through Thursday, for a total of eight dependable, reliable volunteers each week. This will help teachers across the school make the best use of their planning time during the week and on Fridays. We already have a volunteer on Monday and Wednesday mornings! Please consider assisting our staff in this manner if the idea of being in the classroom doesn’t appeal to you. The below training is required. If you are interested, please email me at [email protected].
· Monday, August 13, from 4:00 – 5:30 pm -completed
· Friday, September 21 from 9 am – 10:30 am – completed
· Monday, October 22 from 4 – 5:30 pm – completed
· Friday, January 18th from 9 am – 10:30 am
· Tuesday, February 19 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm
· Friday, March 15 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mrs. Tori