Category: Parents

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 […]

Hello Preschool Parents! We are off to a great start to the school year!  We are going to be spending some time learning about all of the fun and interesting things we have in our classroom and also in our school before moving on to our first unit of study, which will be Roads and […]

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 […]

We offer many tours for parents who are interested in enrolling their child at Spark! Discovery Preschool during the months of December and January. With registration beginning on Monday, January 4th, and continuing in through the spring, we’d like to invite you to one of the following tours with Paige Gordon, Administrator:  Wednesday, Dec 2, […]

THIS MONTH’S BIG IDEA: Counting  Dear Families:  One of our goals is improving our math instruction in order to increase the development of mathematical concepts in children.  According to the authors of The Big Ideas of Early Mathematics: What Teachers of Young Children Need to Know (Erikson Institute Early Math Collaborative, 2014), “Counting seems very […]

INFORMATION ABOUT KINDERGARTEN in 2016-2017: As your child enters Kindergarten, we want to make you aware of the Kindergarten programming options available for the upcoming school year. St. Vrain Valley School District offers the following Kindergarten program configurations at various schools: •       Traditional Half Day Classes (half days AM/PM, 5 days per week) •       Half […]

Tips on Have a Successful Parent/Teacher Conference Conferences are coming up in October! It’s an exciting time to participate in your child’s education as a partner with the teacher and school. Tip #1 – Think about what you want to find out in the conference by preparing some thoughts or questions such as:  How is […]