Category: Student Services

Welcome!      My name is Piper Hepburn. I am so excited to meet all of you and start our school year! I look forward to getting to know each child and their families. Preschool is going to be a wonderful time for your child! Contact Info If you need to reach me during school hours, […]

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 […]

 If you have concerns about your child moving on to kindergarten, and you feel they are not ready, please contact your child’s teacher. It’s important for families to gain an understanding of what is expected in kindergarten and to communicate their concern to their child’s teacher and to administration.  Several team meetings are a part […]

This has been a very exciting week here in our room with guest visitors, PBIS Dance Party, and more. That doesn’t even include our excitement about the upcoming holidays!   Last week we began our STEM unit on Health and Exercise. We started by learning about the outside parts of the body (arms, legs, head, […]

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 […]

Hello Families, I can’t believe November is here already!  October went by in a blur with visits from the fire department, the school bus, building a new vehicle for traveling, fall explorations and then Halloween.  I hope you all got a chance to view your child’s group creation for the Transportation design challenge while they […]

Hello Families, The weather has changed just in time for our 2 week unit on autumn.  In the classroom we will talk about how the weather changes, the differences we see in the outside world, and how animals behave in fall.  Then we will be going outside to see these changes in person.  Please be sure […]

Ms. Piper’s Class Newsletter 9-27-16   Hello, preschool families! We hope this message finds you well. This is the classroom update for the month of September. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at conferences next week!   What We’re Learning From Sep. 5-Oct. 12, our STEM Unit is Pets. The children have enjoyed telling about […]

Our room has been buzzing (and vrooming!) with activity these last two weeks as we’ve explored air and water transportation.  Students played pilot in our own mini airplane complete with in-flight magazines, tiny windows, and a flight attendant bringing snack.  Last week we learned about boats and then tried to build our own out of […]

Classroom Notes:While last week was a short one, it was definitely a fun one.  We explored the many great learning activities in the Makerspace, including creating ramps and seeing how balls roll on the magnet wall.  We also celebrated our STARpower at the parachute party.  In the midst of all the fun we learned about […]