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 STEM Profile of the Month:  Reflective Saturday, Dec 1 – Tuition payments due Mon, Dec 3 – Tuesday, Dec 18 – School-wide book and PJ drive Monday, Dec 3 – 8:45 am – 10:45 am – Healthy Learning Paths programmingMonday, Dec 3 – 9:30 – 10:30 am – Open School Tour for parents and the communityMonday, Dec […]

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and received the rest and quality time with family that you hoped for.  We are starting our new STEM unit of Re-duce, Re-use and Recycling and have new toys in the classroom that the children are excited about.  All our classes  have earned our a Parachute […]

Welcome back from Thanksgiving!  I hope you and your families all had a restful and fun break from school.  While not everyone participated in making hats and videos, I hope you checked on SeeSaw to see the I’m Thankful videos we shared before break.  We finished up our Simple Machines unit with trying to help […]

Welcome Back!   I hope you enjoyed your break and are ready to get back into the swing of things. Here are this weeks announcements and reminders:   Concepts – W, X, two (2), prism, yellow; continuing to learn about different kinds of feelings: uncomfortable vs comfortable We are requesting food donations for our Healthy […]

Hello Preschool Families!!     We hope that you are enjoying your Thanksgiving Break! A Week in Review: ·      We finished our unit on Family and Friends. We read the book, The Day That the Babies Crawled Away and talked about what we do a baby ran away from our classroom. We simulated that by having a baby-doll escape […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 11/21/18 Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                            We hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving break with your families!  This week we will begin our new STEM Unit on Music.  The children will be learning all about sounds including the science of sounds, tempo/rhythm/pitch, how sounds make us feel, and musical instruments.  The STEM Unit […]

Happy Snowy Sunday! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts – M,N, one, pyramid, orange, different kinds of feelings: uncomfortable vs comfortable This Tuesday, Nov 13th is our walking trip to Thunder Valley K8. Please remember good walking shoes and a warm jacket. Picture retakes are on Wednesday this week. Please let us know […]

The Holidays Are Right Around The Corner! Themes:We are celebrating and learning about Veteran’s Day the first full week in November. The children will be learning about what being a Veteran means and why we celebrate thisholiday. They will be making a Poppy flower, designing a heart flag craft and painting with red, white and blue. […]

Here is an article called “How to Teach Respect, Ages 3 to 4,” by the folks at Baby Centre, with the source listed below: “What to expect at the preschool age Trying to get respectful behavior out of a three or four year old is like trying to get blood from the proverbial stone. That’s […]

Important Information About the 2019-2020 School Year Dear Spark! Discovery Preschool families: It is time to start thinking about transitioning to kindergarten. For the 2019-2020 school year, kindergarten applications will be accepted between December 3-17, 2018. Registration continues after December 17, 2018, but choice of AM, PM or Full Day may be limited. If you’re like me, […]