October 18, 2024Updated on October 18, 2024

Spark! Newsletter Friday, Oct 18, 2024

A message from our Principal, Paige Gordon

Dear Families: Thank you to our families and staff for partnering together for parent-teacher conferences in late September and early October. At our school we have a goal of 100% completion rate. We love to connect with our families during conferences — and it’s a treat to talk about goals and growth as we work to develop individual learning plans. We appreciate the opportunity to work with our families to create a shared commitment, geared toward growth of each individual student. Thank you to our Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) for feeding our staff during conference nights — we so appreciate the generosity and care you all show us!

As the fall weather begins to turn, it’s time for parents to start to work on some vital self-care skills with preschoolers related to upcoming winter weather, to include how to: a) how to put on a coat, b) how to zip zippers on a coat, c) how to put on a hat, and so on. As parents, we know how challenging it can be to get one child ready for outdoor plan can be; at school, 2-3 adults work to get 18 preschoolers ready to play outside while everyone is waiting to head outside.

We will be hosting our annual Trick-or-Treat-Street for current Spark! Discovery Preschool families, including their siblings, on Friday, October 25, 2024, from 4:15-5:45 pm. We are seeking donations of bags of candy (no nuts please) and trinkets (pencils, mini-bubbles, mini play-dough, stickers, etc) for our students with dietary restrictions by Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024, which can be delivered to the front office, at childcare, or at preschool.

Also because we would never want resources to be an issue for a child or a reason for them to not come to this celebration, we are collecting any unwanted Halloween costumes and will have free resources for any family needing a costume for their child in the FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, located in the main hall at the front of the school.

Because we are hosting an after school event, children will not wear Halloween costumes during the preschool day on Thursday, Oct 31.

Thank you to Ms. Mimi, from Anima Arts, and all the families that are participatin in our fall class series of FAMILIES MOVING TOGETHER after school on Mondays. Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring this great family engagement partnership!

With respect – Paige Gordon, Principal ([email protected])

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We are taking donations for The Book Exchange all year long from parents and community members who might be in clean-out mode.

Carbon Valley Help Center

We are accepting food donations for the Carbon Valley Help Center. The Carbon Valley Help Center is a local nonprofit serving the Carbon Valley, with your generosity help those in immediate need move toward self – sufficiency. Donations can be brought to the front office from October 30 – November 16, 2024. This is a decade-long partnership between our school and the center. If a family is in need of assistance, please read more about the CVHC by clicking this link: https://carbonvalleyhelpcenter.org/.

Mark Your Calendar – Trick or Treat Street

Trick or Treat street is from 4:15 – 5:45 pm on Friday, Oct 25, and is a school-wide tradition, instead of hosting Halloween parties during class on 10-31. Families can

*Dress up and trick or treat. Siblings are invited too. Parents/Families are welcome to dress up too!

If there’s a child in need of a costume we would like to offer them a choice from the ones we have collected here at school. Please stop by the office to see what we have at a table at the front office starting Oct 15. There are many community events during the evening during this night too!

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Important Dates at Spark! Oct 21 – 25, 2024

Mon, Oct 21

Big Idea of Early Mathematics Math focus: Number Sense

STEM profile of the Month: RESPONSIBLE

FUNDATIONS: Oo, Pp

All week our counselor, Ms. Sandy, will be conducting whole-group lessons

4:30 – 5:30 pm — Anima Arts – FAMILIES MOVING TOGETHER (sign up required/space is limited) with Ms. Mimi.

Weds, Oct 23

Hearing and Vision Screening- Day 1

Thurs, Oct 24

Hearing and Vision Screening- Day 2

Farm to School, Pumpkins! with Ms. Marie, Ms. Miranda, Ms. Amy, and Ms. Noreen

Volunteer Training for families- 12:30 – 2:00 pm with Paige Gordon, principal – cafeteria – sign up required ahead of time. Call Stacey at 720-652-7906, if you need to sign up.

Fri, Oct 25

Trick or Treat Street at Spark!- 4:15 – 5:45 pm

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A message from the Secretary, Stacey Petering, [email protected]

We are excited to announce that individual picture retakes for our preschool students will take place on Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024. This is a great opportunity for any child who missed the original picture day or if you would like a new photo taken. If you wish to have your child’s photo retaken, please notify the teacher, so we can ensure they are included. We want to make sure every family has a picture they love, so don’t hesitate to take advantage of this chance! The office has extra order forms if needed, so stop by and pick one up, on Monday – Friday between 8 am – 4:00 pm

Important Dates at Spark! Oct 28- Nov 1, 2024

Mon, Oct 28

Big Idea of Early Mathematics Math focus: Number Sense

STEM profile of the Month: RESPONSIBLE

FUNDATIONS: Qq, Rr, (ECE and ECSE)

Mini STEM Unit 1- week long

Anima Arts- 4:30 – 5:15 pm – With Ms. Mimi