Category: Operations

Dear Spark! Discovery Preschool families: It is time to start thinking about transitioning to kindergarten for next school year.  For the 2020-2021 school year, kindergarten applications will be accepted between December 2-16, 2019, online only.  Registration continues after December 16, but choice of schedule options may be limited. To enroll in kindergarten, students must turn 5 […]

Weekly Reminders 10/12/19 Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts:  Fundations®: K and L Math : subitizing (seeing numbers to 5), patterns continued Stem: Transportation PATHS: “appropriate” continued Project: Fall harvest, corn Walking Field Trip this Thursday, October 17th to the Frederick Police Department! Please sign and return permission forms ASAP. Let us […]

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: I and J Math : subitizing (seeing numbers to 5), patterns continued Stem: Weather/Ice PATHS: “Do Turtle” and “appropriate” Project: Fall weather Walking Field Trip next Thursday, October 17th to the Frederick Police Department! Please sign and return permission forms by this Thursday. […]

Hello Preschool Families!! A Week in Review: ·  We continued our Transportation Unit. We learned about different forms of Land Transportation this week. We looked at how different forms of land travel can help people get to places faster. ·  We talked about the number, two, 2. How do we write 2? Can we find things that […]

Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts:  Fundations®: G and H Math : subitizing (seeing numbers to 5), patterns continued Stem: Pets – Design Challenge! PATHS: angry/mad continued Project: Fall – Leaves Please dress for the weather. Right now many kiddos are feeling cold in the morning and hot in the afternoon. If […]

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s October News Happy Fall! It has been a busy month for us. We have started working on letter identification,formation, and the sounds that letters make. We have also talked about numbers, and have beenworking a lot on counting objects and number sense-having an understanding of what numbersreally mean. We are almost […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   This Week we have lots going on! Picture Day Tuesday – Bring your best smiles and payment if you’d like to purchase pictures PJ Day Thursday – $1 suggested donation to the PTO PTO Meeting Thursday 6-7:30 PM – Everyone is welcome to drop-in, childcare […]