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Nov 13 – Dec 15 4th Annual Book and Toy Drive (see news story) Nov 27 – Jan 19 STEM Unit #3 Ms. Jess and Ms. Megan:  Transportation Ms. Amy and Ms. Jo:  Nursery Rhymes Ms. Marie, Ms. Nicky, and Ms. Kiersten:  Health / Exercise / Wellness Ms. Alyssa, Ms. Jill, and Ms. Holly:  Weather […]

Nov 27 – Jan 19 STEM Unit #3 Ms. Jess and Ms. Megan:  Transportation Ms. Amy and Ms. Jo:  Nursery Rhymes Ms. Marie, Ms. Nicky, and Ms. Kiersten:  Health / Exercise / Wellness Ms. Alyssa, Ms. Jill, and Ms. Holly:  Weather Ms. Piper, Ms. Tori, and Ms. Eden:  Robotics  

Our school is implementing volunteer training this year for all classroom volunteers. We have been waiting for information from our school district and would like to share it with any family members wanting to volunteer in our school during school and childcare hours.   We will host several sessions, with volunteers needing to attend only one, with additional sessions being offered occasionally […]

Spark! Discovery Preschool, a St. Vrain Valley School District preschool-only school, serving children and families from Centennial Elementary, Legacy Elementary, Prairie Ridge Elementary, and Thunder Valley K-8 School. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED JANUARY 7 – JAN 18, 2019 FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. We offer safe, caring, and comprehensive preschool programming while integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]

At Spark! we define reflective for children as, “I think about what I have learned, what I am good at and what I can I mprove the next time. I take the time to think about my actions and their impacts. I give and take feedback from others.” We want to help develop students who […]

An informational letter was sent home about transitioning to kindergarten for the 2018 -2019 school year.  Additionally, a video was sent to all parents, via email, on Friday, November 17, to discuss the kindergarten enrollment window, which is from December 1, 2017 through January 15, 2018.  St. Vrain Valley School District offers the following Kindergarten […]

We wanted to send a quick update to the November canned-food drive.  We were able to donate about 260 pounds of food to the Carbon Valley Help Center!  Thank you to the families, staff, and children who participated in this annual event. 

In November, our staff was trained by Margaret Ochoa, Child Sexual Abuse Specialist with the Colorado Department of Public Safety, School Safety Resource Center.  During this training, Ms. Ochoa, a former assistant county attorney in child protection in Jefferson County, discussed and trained our staff about the characteristics of perpetrators, how to spot predatory behaviors, […]

Individual classrooms will be hosting classroom parties on Thursday and Friday, December 14 – 15, 2017, using the schedule below.  Each class will conduct their own celebration – contact the teacher for more details.  Date Time Classes Thursday, Dec. 14 10:30 – 11:10 am   Mon – Thurs AM class Tues / Thurs AM class […]

Regular attendance is an important part of a child’s learning, starting with preschool though high school, and beyond. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO MAINTAIN GREAT ATTENDANCE TRENDS this school year. Here is data to report from Oct 2017:     2017 –This Year Previous Years – Trend data Number of Tardies: 104 (whole school) […]