Category: Technology

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s News   Can you believe the year is almost over?!  Time is going so fast!  Before the break, we finished our STEM Unit of Study on Buildings.  Students had a great time building with different types of blocks and materials in class.  They also really enjoyed the visit from a […]

’17 – ’18 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION FOR NEW FAMILIES: Spark! Discovery Preschool, a St. Vrain Valley School District preschool-only facility, serves families from Centennial, Frederick, Legacy, and Prairie Ridge Elementary schools. We offer safe, nurturing, and comprehensive preschool programming while integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Applications/Enrollments packets are accepted Jan 2- 17, 2017 for the ’17-’18 […]

Hello Preschool Families!! I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the weather! This week: We are going to focus on how we can reduce the items that we throw away. During the Eco-cycle presentation, our students learned that every thing we throw away goes into the landfill (a big hole in the […]

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s September 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 their new journey at preschool.   Hopefully you are hearing good things at home!  We have started our social-emotional curriculum, PATHS, and students […]

When thinking about your time at school, your memories drift to the classes you enjoyed, the classes you struggled with, and those moments where everything clicked on a hard subject. However, in the minds of an educator, the word preparation comes to mind. Are my kids prepared for what’s next, and are they ready for […]

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s News: The students have really been enjoying our STEM unit of study on Pets.  So far, we have explored what a pet is, what is involved in caring for a pet, and who takes care of pets.  When we discussed goldfish, students had the opportunity to use prototyping materials to create […]

STEM: It’s hard to believe 2015 is almost over!  The students have really been enjoying our STEM unit of study on Pets.  So far, we have explored what a pet is, what is involved in caring for a pet, and who takes care of pets.  When we discussed goldfish, students had the opportunity to use prototyping […]

What should my child be able to know & do?  Language Development We want to inform parents of what we are assessing across the course of 2 years of preschool (these are expectations for typically developing children leaving preschool for kindergarten). Here’s a summary of the skills children need to have mastered by the end […]