Hello Preschool Families!!

     We hope that you enjoyed your long weekend.

A Week in Review:

·      We explored the different areas in our classroom as well as in our building.

·      We played games to get to know one another. We also continued our social and emotional curriculum with Twiggle, the turtle. Twiggle came to talk with the students about the choices they can make at school and giving compliments at school.

·      We colored and read books about being safe at school.

·      We had our first Tornado Drill on Thursday Morning and our first Fire Drill on Friday Morning. The students did a great job of listening and following the rules that go with those drills

What to Expect:

·      We will start our STEM Unit on Transportation!

·      More exploration of our classroom and other areas of the building

·      Building our classroom community

Thank you for your support! Working with your preschooler at home really makes a difference.

Important Dates:

·      Aug. 26^th– Oct. 16^th: STEM Unit 1 Starts: Transportation

·      Sept. 2^nd: Labor Day – No School

·      Sept. 4^th: NO Late Start for Preschool – Please bring them at normal starting times

·      Sept. 16^th & 17^th: Individual Student Pictures

·      Sept. 16^th: School Accountability Committee Meeting

o   4:00pm – 6:00pm

·      Sept. 19^th: PTO Meeting in the cafeteria

o   6:00pm – 7:30pm

o   Childcare is provided

·      Sept. 19^th & 20^th: PJ Day

o   Wear your pajamas to school

o   Please bring a $1 for PTO

·      Sept. 25^th & 26^th: Star Power Reward Party – Parachute Party

·      Sept. 20^th, Oct. 1^st & Oct. 2^nd: Parent Teacher Conferences

o   More Information is to come

School News/District News:

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.

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 26^th – completed

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mrs. Tori & Ms. JJ