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  Welch, Rachel Fri, Sep 28, 1:16 PM (10 days ago)    to bcc: me   Happy Friday! Here are the notes and reminders for this week: Check out the October Newsletter for our class attached to this email Concepts we’re working on – O, Q Believe Kids Fundraiser – keep selling items through October 5th PARENT […]

Happy Fall! It has been a busy month for us. We have started working on letteridentification, formation, and the sounds that letters make. We have also talkedabout numbers, and have been working a lot on counting objects and numbersense-having a sense of what numbers really mean. We are well into our STEM uniton Buildings. We […]

What a great September we have had! We have finished our first STEM unit on Life Cycles. The students loved the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar and watching our live caterpillars change into butterflies! I want to thank all of the families that participated in our family project. It was a big success! Students felt so proud when they shared their projects with their […]

Read about our Cozy Coats for Kids project here.  

The PTO funded the following teacher grants written in early September, 2018, by Spark! Discovery Preschool teachers:   Nicky Willis, preschool teacher, requested a grant titled “Around the World and in the Classroom”.  This would include a 6 month subscription to Little Passports, a program that helps students explore global perspectives on world themes.  Each […]

About Enthusiasm, By Paige Gordon, Principal At Spark! Discovery Preschool, we define ENTHUSIASTIC as, “I AM EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING AND THE WORLD AROUND ME.” Preschoolers are naturally inclined as enthusiastic learners, and our goal at Spark! Discovery Preschool is to continue this enjoyment for learning and life.  We want our preschoolers’ interests to be developed and SPARKED.   It’s […]

October 1, 2018 We will be hosting a Trick-or-Treat-Street for Spark! Discovery Preschool families, including siblings, on Friday, October 26, 2018, 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 […]

STEM Units 1, 2, 3: Preschoolers in every classroom will be instructed in 6 units each year; these units of instruction represent the school’s comprehensive plan for high-quality, STEM-based inquiry, which are taught in all classrooms.  These 6 units of STEM are different than the previous year’s units so that children are being exposed to […]

Use of Interpreters for Families Speaking a language other than English Spark! Discovery Preschool takes reasonable steps to ensure families with limited English proficiency have meaningful access and an equal opportunity to participate in their child’s education, activities, and programs. Our district uses district-approved language translation services for translation of written communications, such as newsletters, […]

Help Build School Success with Good Attendance! Set a regular bedtime and a morning routine for children in the home. Lay out clothes, backpacks, and coats the night before school to save time in the morning. Don’t let your child stay home unless he/she is truly sick.  Keep in mind complaints of a stomachache or […]