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Dear Spark! Families, On behalf of our School Accountability Committee and the Design / Leadership Team I am excited to send this survey to measure key components of quality preschool programming at Spark! Discovery Preschool. In order to increase the quality of our preschool programming, we need your input, ideas, and opinions.    This survey […]

Our school implements required volunteer training for all classroom volunteers.  From late November through mid January, we offered 8 different trainings on a variety of days of the week, times of the day, along with translation options. Starting February 2018, we began offering once a month trainings. These sessions are targeted for adults and adults with infants so […]

How do you inspire creativity at home with your preschooler?  Here are some ideas from The Whole You:  A Guide to Life Creativity USE YOUR SENSES: Pick a place you and your child find interesting.  It could be a busy street corner, a park bench, a view of a snowy yard, etc.  Spend 10 minutes […]

Important Dates: April 2018 April 1 Tuition payments due.  Questions? Call Andrea Almanza, school secretary, at 720-652-7906 April 2 – 6 Letter identification, sound, and formation focus:  Xx, Yy, and Zz Tues, April 3, 9:00 am School tour for interested parents Wed, April 4 – AM Late start for K-12, but not for preschool; preschool […]

NewsWe have had a great month celebrating Dr. Seuss and learning about exercise and health. We have learned about how exercise and movement keep our bodies heathy. We have also learned about fruits and vegetables. Our next Makerspace visit is April 9th CurriculumWhen we come back from Spring break we will be focusing on the story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. We will focus on story retell. Our […]

Each spring, the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley hosts the Tribute to Teachers, which honors and recognizes the excellence of our teachers. Students, parents, colleagues and community members are invited to nominate teachers, and three from each school are selected to attend the event as finalists. During the event, one teacher from each […]

I hope you all had a wonderful and exciting spring break.  I’m excited to hear all about it from your children tomorrow.  Class starts at the usual time.  While the forecast for tomorrow is calling for warm weather in the afternoon, please be sure to send your child with a warm jacket.  It takes a […]

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Spring Break! I just cannot believe April is almost here! The students have really been enjoying our STEM Unit of Study on Pets. Ms. Sydney brought in a real fish, snail, and frog for us to have as our class pets. In the dramatic play area, they have had an opportunity […]

Dear Families, I hope you had a wonderful, fun, relaxing spring break!  Today the children did a wonderful job transitioning back to school.  They remembered their school routines, were excited to share what they did over the break and seemed refreshed and ready to go.  It is hard to believe but we have 8 more weeks […]

      We hope that you enjoying your weekend.   A Week in Review:    We talked about Air Transportation. We looked at it can help people get to places faster. We also took a virtual field-trip to the airport. We created a digital book on where we might want to fly too.  We talked […]