Ms. Tori’s Update 4-19-19

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you have a great holiday weekend!   A Week in Review: ·      We are in our second week of the last STEM unit. This week, we talked about houses in different places. We looked at huts, igloos, adobe houses and strange shaped houses. We also decided that there were 3 things […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 4-20-19

Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts: Twenty (20), circle and sphere, variations of blue; M, N, O, P, my, do, in Please keep the One Gallon Plastic Jugs (milk, water, juice, etc) coming! I’m hoping we can begin construction this week! PJ Day This Thursday, April 25th! – But save your $1 […]

Ms. Kiersten’s class update 2-19-19

I hope you all had a fun and relaxing long weekend.  The kids came back from the break full of energy and enthusiasm.  The cold weather gave us a great launching off point for our Buildings unit which began this week.  Students strongly felt we should stay inside because of the cold, easily connecting the […]

Kiersten Pierpoint’s update 3-4-19

I hope you all stayed warm during the big snow this past weekend and maybe even had a chance to play.  On days when the weather is below 20 degrees, families are welcome to come to the front door to check in instead of waiting outside.  Our room added a number of new activities over […]

Ms. Kiersten’s update 4-11-19

Happy Colorado spring!  I’m writing this email while wondering what the weather will be bringing us.  We kicked off our study of Lifecycles this week by talking about how we can be scientists. Scientists ask questions which is something we are really, really good at.  You might already know that!.  They also make observations so […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 4-12-19

Happy Friday! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts: Nineteen (19), square and cube, color combinations; I, J, K, L, it, go, see Please keep the One Gallon Plastic Jugs coming! Thanks for all of the donations this week. I’ll post progress pictures once we start building. If your child wants to bring in […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 4-8-19

Ms. Marie’s Update 04 08 19         April 8, 2019 By Marie Bloch Dear Preschool Families & Friends: Although we are having some very warm weather, please send in jackets for days that are cooler since we go outside regularly.  Our final STEM Unit is Simple Machines.  There are so many ways we use […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 4-6-19

Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts: Eighteen (18), triangle and cone, color combinations; E, F, G, H, am, I, can Looking for your Leftover One Gallon Plastic Jugs (milk, water, juice, etc)! Our next STEM Unit is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and I thought it would be fun to construct an igloo. You […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 4-5-19

Hello Preschool Families!!   We had a great week back from break! A Week in Review: ·      We had lots of fun with Dr. Seuss this week. We read books and played rhyming games. We also made English muffin pizzas with green milk as a substitute for Green Eggs and Ham. ·      We continued our talk about money. […]

Ms. Nicky’s April 2019 newsletter

  Ms. Nicky’s and Ms. Julie’s News Happy Spring!  Students really enjoyed our Simple Machines Unit!  There were a lot of opportunities to be scientists and explore how simple machines work in real-life.  Students got to test out pulleys, inclined planes, screws, wedges, levers, and wheels and axles.  We ended the unit by having students […]

Childcare Newsletter for April 2019

Themes:Welcome to spring time and warmer weather!! This month we are learning about the Spring seasonthe first week. The children will create fun spring art such as handprint rainbows and fingerprintflowers. They will also be exploring skittles in water. The second week we will be exploring bugs. Thechildren will be creating a sponge painted butterfly […]

Ms. Rachel’s 3-22-19 Update

Happy Friday!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts: Seventeen (17), 3-D shape review, orange; A, B, C, D, a, the, is Spring break is next week! Classes will resume on Monday, April 1st. I hope everyone has a nice break. We’ll miss you! Crazy Hat/Crazy Hair Day, Monday, April 1st! Have […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 4-1-19

March 30, 2019 By Marie Bloch Ms. Marie & Ms. Jessica & Ms. Toni’s News Dear Preschool Families: Spring is coming!  We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable spring break with family and friends.  We will be learning alongside Dr. Seuss this week.  See the attached flyer for activities.  We will start our final STEM Unit Simple Machines […]

Social / Emotional Development in Preschool

What should my child be able to know and do?   Social / Emotional Development We want to inform parents of what we are assessing across the course of 2 years of preschool (these are expectations for children leaving preschool for kindergarten). Here’s a summary of the skills children need to have mastered by the end […]

Parent / Family Survey Spring 2019

Dear Spark! Parents / 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.    […]

Creative! STEM profile – April 2019

What is Creativity?:  At Spark! we define Creativity for children as, “I use my imagination while making, building, and doing things.” 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.  […]

Important Dates April 2019

Monday, April 1 School resumes after Spring Break Monday, April 1 Tuition payments due April 1 – 30 STEM Profile focus for April 2019– Creative April 1 – 5th Read Across America Week-long Celebration: This is a week, celebrated since 1997, where people bring reading excitement to children of all ages!   Month-long READING CHALLENGE:  […]

March 2019 Wrap Around Parent Newsletter

Themes:This month is a short 3 weeks and then we embark on the coveted spring break!! This month we will be learning about Dr. Seuss throughout the week in March. We will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! The children will be reading all of his fun books and creating a hat […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 3-15-19

Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts: Sixteen (16), prism, Red; X, Y, look, and Show and Share Sounds: X and Y Rock Your Socks, PJ Day and Stuffy Day Thursday, March 21st! Wear your coziest PJs, rock your brightest socks, and bring your favorite stuffy to school in recognition of World Down Syndrome […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 3-4-19

Hello Preschool Families!!    We hope that you enjoyed your weekend! A Week in Review: ·      We continued our music unit. We talked about different instrument families. We listened to music being played by each of the instrument families. We went to Makerspace and made our own percussion instruments with our practicum student, Ms. Sunny ·      We worked […]

Ms. Rachel’s update 3-10-19

Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts: Fifteen (15), pyramid, ROYGBIV rainbow (Rainbow, Rainbow song) Show and Share Sounds: M and Z PJ and Stuffy Day Thursday, March 21st! Wear your cozy PJs and bring your favorite stuffy to school to celebrate how hard we’ve been working together as a team. Butter Braids forms […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 3-3-19

Ms. Marie’s March 2019 Newsletter            March 3, 2019   By Marie Bloch   Ms. Marie & Ms. Jessica & Ms. Toni’s News   Dear Preschool Families: March has come in like a lion!  We hope you are staying warm.  We are in the middle of our Family and Friends STEM Unit. The children have been so excited […]

Ms. Rachel’s 3-3-19 Update

Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts: Fourteen (14), cube, orange; Literacy Q, U, me, like Show and Share Sounds: Q and U (*Show and Share – Each week, once a week, your child may bring show and share items that start with our letters of the week. In a few weeks […]