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Dear Parents, We are off to a fabulous start to the school year! Children are getting to know the school routine, learning names of friends as well as making new friends.  We have introduced, Twiggle and his friends,  puppets who help us with learning how to play and help with social-language skills.  All classes have […]

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying long your weekend.   A Week in Review: ·      We talked about green and red choices. We learned how green choices can make us and others feel good while red choices can make others feel angry. ·      Twiggle came to tell us of the PATH Kid of the Day. […]

Dear families, It has been a very exciting two weeks of getting to know your children and beginning to explore how we can all learn and play together.  I greatly appreciate all of your support and understanding as we’ve worked out various kinks. So far, our classes have all met Twiggle the Turtle who will be […]

Welcome! The first few weeks have been wonderful! We have been learning new routines, school vocabulary (pencil, paper, crayon, marker, etc), and colors with Brown Bear, Brown Bear.  Our specialists have begun working with the students as well. Miss Ruth (Speech/Language) and Mr. Ty (Occupational Therapy) are holding small group time providing students with an opportunity to access both services daily. Miss Jannine (Physical Therapy) […]

We are off to a great start to the school year! The students are getting used tothe schedule and routines, and seem to be enjoying preschool. Hopefully you arehearing good things at home! We have started our social-emotional curriculum,PATHS, and students loved meeting the puppets we will be using throughout theyear to teach the lessons […]

The STEM Profiles are the essence of what we believe STEM programming promotes in the education of the whole child, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional, and social growth through the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Here’s the list of the STEM profiles we are focusing on throughout this school year.  We will include […]

Volunteer for the “Office squad” to better assist our teachers in clerical ways (copying, laminating, stapling, sorting, etc).  Sometimes, volunteering in the classroom with your preschooler doesn’t work out (behaviors, separation, etc). We are looking for a volunteer in the office for each session of preschool in the AM and PM Monday through Thursday, for […]

Ms. Piper’s Class Newsletter 8-28-18 Hello, preschool families! We hope this message finds you well. This is the classroom update for the month of August. What We’re Learning We are starting our year with learning what preschool is all about! Classroom rules and routines, how to be a friend, an introduction to all of our […]

Parents and the staff of Spark! have always believed that a collaborative partnership is extremely important in the total educational process for children.  Not only are the parents of our school community-minded, but also they are actively involved in and supportive of our school, students, and staff.  Our school is implementing required volunteer training this year for […]

Referral Processes: If families would like to make a referral to a specialist, please discuss this with the School Special Education Facilitator. We host a Child Find satellite office at Spark! Discovery Preschool, to handle questions or concerns about child development, behavior, or mental health. If you have questions about your child’s health, you should call […]