Ms. Mary’s Update 10-29-19

Hi Families, Some reminders:  If someone else is picking up your child please call the office and give the name of the person picking up the student if they aren’t on infinite campus.  Please remind the person picking up the student to bring and show his/her ID.  This is the procedure and it is in […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 10-25-19

Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts:  Fundations®: O and P Math : subitizing (seeing numbers to 6), recognizing the number on a die Stem: Transportation Project: cornmeal and baking PATHS: sharing and caring Trick or Treat Street Today, Friday, October 25th, 4:30-6 here at Spark. Wear your costumes and come trick or […]

PTO Update November 2019

PTO Board Volunteers Needed: The PTO is in need of volunteers for the 2019/2020 school year!  Anyone can volunteer – parents, extended family, community members. No experience required, just a willingness to help!  Please email the PTO if you are interested in volunteering: [email protected] PTO General Meetings: All PTO Meetings are at the school from […]

Mr. Ben’s Update 10-23-19

Hello families, I hope you enjoyed your long weekend. I personally found some time for relaxing in the mountains. The students have certainly been enjoying the robotics unit, this has provided us with lots of new and exciting materials. Additionally, I built a robot named Cosmo to embedd some fun letter and number games. This week, we did our music and […]

Ms. Tori’s update 10-21-19

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your long weekend. A Week in Review: ·  We learned about Nursery Rhymes. We talked about what makes two words into rhyming words. We looked for rhyming words in the nursery rhymes of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Starlight, Star-bright and Hey Diddle Diddle. ·  We talked about […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 10-21-19

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: M and N Math : subitizing (seeing numbers to 6), recognizing the number on a die Stem: Transportation Project: cornmeal and baking Please try to use the bathroom before school in the morning. Lots of students are needing to go as soon as […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 10-19-19

Dear Families,This past week we started to discuss our new STEM unit, Health and Wellness.  We brainstormed what we knew about health and wellness and most of the children knew it had to do with healthy eating and exercise.  Next week, we will have new, fun materials in the classroom. Class donations we would appreciate are pumpkins, […]

Ms. Amy N’s update 10-16-19

Dear Families, Next week we will begin our pets unit. Please send me a photo via email of any pets you have at home with their names by Tuesday, October 22nd. We are going to hang their pictures in the class to go along with our learning in this unit.   I will be sending […]

2018-2019 Survey Results and Plans for the ’19-’20 School year

Dear Parents and Guardians:  In the spring of the 2018-2019 school year, we sent a school-wide parent/family survey home to gain feedback from our community about various topics related to our programming.  We’d like to accomplish three things in this communication today: Share the results of the 2018-2019 survey. Highlight improvements and actions taken based […]

Kindergarten information for the 2020-2021 School Year

Dear Spark! Discovery Preschool families: It is time to start thinking about transitioning to kindergarten for next school year.  For the 2020-2021 school year, kindergarten applications will be accepted between December 2-16, 2019, online only.  Registration continues after December 16, but choice of schedule options may be limited. To enroll in kindergarten, students must turn 5 […]

News from the Office, November 2019

Inclement Weather Information:When forecasts are definitive, the district will close or delay school with as much advance notice as possible. When forecasts are less definitive, we will monitor conditions closely and consult with county and state officials prior to making a decision to close or delay schools. In these instances, we will make every effort […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 10-28-19

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. Thank you to all of the families that were able to join us for Trick or Treat Street on Friday. We enjoyed seeing everyone and your fun costumes.  A Week in Review: ·  We learned about Nursery Rhymes. We looked for rhyming words in […]

STEM Profile of the Month – November 2019: ENTHUSIASTIC

ENTHUSIASTIC:  At Spark! Discovery Preschool, we define ENTHUSIASTIC as, “I AM EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING AND THE WORLD AROUND ME.” About Enthusiasm By Paige Gordon, Head of School Preschoolers are naturally inclined as enthusiastic learners, and our goal at Spark! Discovery Preschool is to continue this enjoyment for learning and life.  We want our preschoolers’ interests to be developed […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 10-2-19

We have had a great start to the school year! We have been learning about our bodies, nutrition, and exercise. Thank you for all of the families that participated in the family project.The kids were proud of their work! No School or childcare on October 18th or 21st Curriculum:  Our math focus for this month is Number Sense. Our focus will be on quantity and how we use numbers to name specific quantities in relation […]

October Childcare Update 10-2-19

Month Long Happenings: Themes:   We will be talking about Farming, Apples Pumpkin/Harvest, Halloween, and Hibernation.  Along with these theme we will have a variety of art work, science experiments, and sensory fun. Academics:  The colors we will be learning are brown, white, black and gold. The letters are Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, […]

October Family Connections Newsletter

In this month’s issue of the Family Connections Newsletter, we share strategies for helping kids maintain focus and other tips for parenting in a digital age. To sign up to receive the monthly newsletter in your email, click here!

Important Dates – November 2019

Oct 14 – Nov 22 – STEM unit #2 Oct 14 – Nov 11 – PTO grant window for teachers (more info in the PTO newsletter) Nov 1 – 30 – STEM Profile of the month:  ENTHUSIASTIC (more info in our Nov newsletter) Nov 1 – 21 – Carbon Valley Help Center Food drive (more info in […]

Mr. Ben’s Update 10-2-19

Hi families, This is our last week of the nursery rhyme unit. It has certainly been a lot of fun to engage in these childhood favorites. Next week we will do a fall theme, and the weekafter we will begin our robotics unit, which is guaranteed to be a hands-on fun learning experience. This week we have been practicing categorizing […]

Ms. Amy N’s update 10-14-19

Dear Families, We completed our Health unit last week. Our design challenge to make juice was a huge success. Kids loved it:) They also really enjoyed creating a “tool” prototype to juice a fruit out of loose parts. Check out our video on Seesaw to see what your child learned about being healthy if you […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 10-14-19

Weekly Reminders 10/12/19 Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts:  Fundations®: K and L Math : subitizing (seeing numbers to 5), patterns continued Stem: Transportation PATHS: “appropriate” continued Project: Fall harvest, corn Walking Field Trip this Thursday, October 17th to the Frederick Police Department! Please sign and return permission forms ASAP. Let us […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 10-14-19

Ms. Marie’s Update 10/13/19 Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                            I hope you are enjoying the warm weekend!  The children did a great job working together building a prototype of a robot! This week we will start our STEM unit on Wellness.  The family letter for this unit is at the bottom of this update.   Please […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 10-14-19

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. A Week in Review: ·  We had a wonderful time listening to the Fire-fighters teach us about fire safety. They taught us about having smoke detectors in every room and that the beeping noise means Get, Out, Now. We practiced Stop, Drop and Roll. […]

Ms. Emily’s Update 10-14-19

Hello Families,  We Have Been/Will Be Learning..Letter names and sounds: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,LDesign Challenge: Juicing (the kids LOVED this)Social Emotional Learning: “Twiggle Makes Friends”Small Skills GroupsWe read “The Napping House”, “I Went Walking”Next STEM Unit: PetsArt Project: PumpkinsSinging and Movement  Important Dates to Remember…https://sdpk.svvsd.org/updates/important-dates-october-2019Picture Re-takes:  Oct. 24thNO SCHOOL: Oct. 18th and 21stTrick or Treat at SPARK!: Oct. 25th 4:30-6:00NO […]