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Dear Families, Next week we will begin our pets unit. Please send me a photo via email of any pets you have at home with their names by Tuesday, October 22nd. We are going to hang their pictures in the class to go along with our learning in this unit.   I will be sending […]

Dear Parents and Guardians:  In the spring of the 2018-2019 school year, we sent a school-wide parent/family survey home to gain feedback from our community about various topics related to our programming.  We’d like to accomplish three things in this communication today: Share the results of the 2018-2019 survey. Highlight improvements and actions taken based […]

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 […]

Inclement Weather Information:When forecasts are definitive, the district will close or delay school with as much advance notice as possible. When forecasts are less definitive, we will monitor conditions closely and consult with county and state officials prior to making a decision to close or delay schools. In these instances, we will make every effort […]

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. Thank you to all of the families that were able to join us for Trick or Treat Street on Friday. We enjoyed seeing everyone and your fun costumes.  A Week in Review: ·  We learned about Nursery Rhymes. We looked for rhyming words in […]

ENTHUSIASTIC:  At Spark! Discovery Preschool, we define ENTHUSIASTIC as, “I AM EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING AND THE WORLD AROUND ME.” About Enthusiasm By Paige Gordon, Head of School 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 […]

We have had a great start to the school year! We have been learning about our bodies, nutrition, and exercise. Thank you for all of the families that participated in the family project.The kids were proud of their work! No School or childcare on October 18th or 21st Curriculum:  Our math focus for this month is Number Sense. Our focus will be on quantity and how we use numbers to name specific quantities in relation […]

Month Long Happenings: Themes:   We will be talking about Farming, Apples Pumpkin/Harvest, Halloween, and Hibernation.  Along with these theme we will have a variety of art work, science experiments, and sensory fun. Academics:  The colors we will be learning are brown, white, black and gold. The letters are Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, […]

In this month’s issue of the Family Connections Newsletter, we share strategies for helping kids maintain focus and other tips for parenting in a digital age. To sign up to receive the monthly newsletter in your email, click here!

Oct 14 – Nov 22 – STEM unit #2 Oct 14 – Nov 11 – PTO grant window for teachers (more info in the PTO newsletter) Nov 1 – 30 – STEM Profile of the month:  ENTHUSIASTIC (more info in our Nov newsletter) Nov 1 – 21 – Carbon Valley Help Center Food drive (more info in […]