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STEM Units 1, 2, 3 – From Paige Gordon, Principal I serve as our school’s STEM coordinator and want to take a moment to share information about our school’s STEM Programming. Preschoolers in every classroom will be instructed in at least 5 units each year; these units of instruction represent the school’s comprehensive plan for […]

Dear Families, I cut and pasted the letter about the stem unit at the bottom of this email to be more paper friendly 🙂 Here is a link for the food program.  You can fill it out online if you haven’t done it yet. https://www.myschoolapps.com/ I will send the Seesaw codes in Thursday folders.  I’m hoping to send out […]

Why Attendance Matters  Attendance is one of the most important factors in determining if a student will do well in school, graduate and be prepared for success in their postsecondary education and career. Students are chronically absent when they miss 10 percent of the school year. Missing only 1 preschool day a month (for any reason) can […]

October Count: The Colorado Department of Education has identified Wednesday, OCTOBER 2 as the official statewide October Count Day for this school year. To comply with this state mandate, we hope every child is able to attend school on this day. Your assistance with this important state requirement is greatly appreciated as funding for our school and school district […]

The Spark! Discovery Preschool STEM Profiles are traits/qualities we want to develop in our preschoolers and work to model as adults in the learning environment. They are the essence of what we believe STEM programming promotes in the education of the whole child, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional, and social growth through the integration of Science, […]

SCHOOL SAFETY:  THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL 2021-2022 A critical component in the safe school recipe is the uniform classroom response to any incident. Weather events, fires, accidents, intruders and other threats to student safety are scenarios that are planned and trained for by school and district administration and staff. Historically, schools have taken this scenario-based […]

In this month’s issue of the Family Connections Newsletter, we include Schoology tips for parents, information on private web browsing, and tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics for promoting healthy digital habits. To sign up to receive the monthly newsletter in your email, click here!

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. A Week in Review: ·  We continued our Transportation Unit. We learned about different forms of Water Transportation this week. We looked at how water travel can help people get to places faster. We did an experiment where we looked at different items that […]

Dear Families, We have continued our exploration of health and wellness this week. Two weeks ago, we brushed teeth models with sugar on them and looked at healthy and unhealthy teeth. We also talked about why we wash hands and did an experiment with a black light to see if we were able to wash […]

We will be hosting our annual Trick-or-Treat-Street for current Spark! Discovery Preschool families, including siblings, on Friday, October 25, 2019, from 4:30-6:00 pm. Families and children are encouraged to come dressed in costumes and enjoy trick-or-treating around the school building.  From 4:30 – 4:50 pm, at the beginning of the event, will be a low-sensory […]