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Classroom Notes:Last week in preschool we focused on recognizing and writing names.  Twiggle taught us about the feelings of happy and sad.  Then Twiggle told us about the day he became friends with Henrietta, Duke, and Daphne.  That is when he learned the three important things friends do:  friends play, friends help, and friends share.  […]

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather and the long weekend. A Week in Review: We explored Makerspace this week. We tinkered with and created toys in there. We worked through the Design Process with our Mat Man Challenge. We created empathy by reading Mat-Man and looking at different […]

Ms. Nicky’s News We are off to a great start to the school year!  The students are getting used to the schedule and routines, and seem to be enjoying preschool.   Hopefully you are hearing good things at home!  We have started our social-emotional curriculum, PATHS, and students loved meeting the puppets we will be using […]

Hi! We have had a wonderful start to the school year. Today in your folders you will find the newsletter/calendar for September among several other important papers. In the future newsletters and calendars will be sent via email. Please let me know that you were able to open the attachments today, as this will be […]

I hope you have all enjoyed your hot summer weekend!  We are off to a great start to the school year.  It has been so nice to see everyone’s smiling faces each day as they come into class.  I just wanted to remind everyone to please check your child’s Thursday folder.  There is paperwork in there that […]

Hello Preschool Families!!     We hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather. We had a wonderful first week getting to know your students.   A Week in Review: We explored the different areas in our classroom as well as in our building. We learned about how we can use our STAR power in […]

Classroom update: What a great week we had in preschool!  We decorated with glitter, learned how to play in the different centers, and used paint to discover a secret message written in crayon (our names).  We also met Twiggle the Turtle and Henrietta Hedgehog who will be teaching us about feelings and friends.  Students also […]

Cost of class = FREE, sponsored by Spark! Discovery Preschool, facilitated by Cheryl Hamilton, parent coach from “Family Whisperer” Cost for childcare = FREE, sponsored by Spark’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) COST OF INVESTING IN FAMILY = PRICELESS!! Parenting classes ·Thursday, Sept 14, 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm — Setting Goals and creating defining objectives in […]

Estado de la misión Spark! Discovery Preescolar, a través de la colaboración eficaz, se enciende el pensamiento creativo, la innovación, la resolución de problemas, y el descubrimiento de fomentar la curiosidad y la alegría de la formación permanente de todos los jóvenes que aprende con el fin de influir en un mundo en constante cambio. […]

Mission Statement:  Spark! Discovery Preschool engages students in early learning experiences, in partnership with families and the community, that develop a strong foundation, enrich the whole child, and inspire lifelong learning. Vision Statement We envision a school where we: Create a positive, fun environment and culture for children, their families, and the community to learn […]