December 3, 2018 – Health Office Update

We could use a few donations in the Health Office: Girl/boy clothes sizes 3T-6T Girl/boy Toddler Shoes sizes 7-13 Girl/Boy underwear (new in package) sizes 3T-6T Socks (new in package) General Health Appraisal Forms–– General Health Appraisal forms were due in September for children who started at the beginning of the school year.  Notifications have […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 12-2-18

Happy Sunday!   Concepts – Y, Z, Three (3), triangle, green; “proud” and “love” Thanks for the veggies for Healthy Learning Paths! We had a great time cutting veggies and trying guacamole. Next week is our last lesson with Ms. Mercedes and Healthy Learning Paths. In your Friday folders you should have received a survey […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 11-11-18

Dear Families,  Hope you have had a wonderful weekend.  The week ahead is very busy for our preschoolers!  We will be on our final week of our STEM unit Simple Machines and be reading the story Stuck by Oliver Jeffers and then creating a design challenge to figure out what the children would use to […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 12-2-18

Dear Families, We have had a wonderful November with a focus on our STEM unit Simple Machines and also a study of Pumpkins.  Thank-you for all the pumpkin and apple donations!  The children had fun sorting, counting and pounding golf tees into the pumpkins.   Our new STEM unit is Re-duce, Re-use and Re-cycle and this week we […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 11-30-18

NewsWe had a busy November!  This month we focused on the letters Jj, Kk, Ll, and Mm. We also have been working on recognizing numbers 1-5 and counting groups ofitems from 1-5. We have wrapped up our unit on Friends and Family. CurriculumOur next unit of focus is Simple Machines. We will be focusing on concepts such as wheels, levers, and ramps. Because this […]

Ms. Piper’s Update 11-30-18

Ms. Piper’s Class Newsletter 11-30-18 Hello, preschool families! We hope this message finds you well. This is the classroom update for the months of November and December. What We’re Learning We have completed our second STEM Unit, Buildings, and begun our third unit: Music! In this unit, we will explore sounds, rhythm, tempo, and musical […]

School Accountability Committee – November – December 2018

Here is a summary of our November 2018 Agenda: 1.  Highlights of Design / Leadership Team and STEM work so far:   Multi-Tiered Systems of Support – 18-19 process ECERS peer feedback AM Professional Development / “Late Start”   Training for work-place skills Hiring STEM – moving on to unit 3 2.  Share philsophical documents with […]

Important Dates December 2018 – Spark!

 STEM Profile of the Month:  Reflective Saturday, Dec 1 – Tuition payments due Mon, Dec 3 – Tuesday, Dec 18 – School-wide book and PJ drive Monday, Dec 3 – 8:45 am – 10:45 am – Healthy Learning Paths programmingMonday, Dec 3 – 9:30 – 10:30 am – Open School Tour for parents and the communityMonday, Dec […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 11-26-18

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and received the rest and quality time with family that you hoped for.  We are starting our new STEM unit of Re-duce, Re-use and Recycling and have new toys in the classroom that the children are excited about.  All our classes  have earned our a Parachute […]

Ms. Kiersten’s Update 11-28-18

Welcome back from Thanksgiving!  I hope you and your families all had a restful and fun break from school.  While not everyone participated in making hats and videos, I hope you checked on SeeSaw to see the I’m Thankful videos we shared before break.  We finished up our Simple Machines unit with trying to help […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 11-25-18

Welcome Back!   I hope you enjoyed your break and are ready to get back into the swing of things. Here are this weeks announcements and reminders:   Concepts – W, X, two (2), prism, yellow; continuing to learn about different kinds of feelings: uncomfortable vs comfortable We are requesting food donations for our Healthy […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 11-19-18

Hello Preschool Families!!     We hope that you are enjoying your Thanksgiving Break! A Week in Review: ·      We finished our unit on Family and Friends. We read the book, The Day That the Babies Crawled Away and talked about what we do a baby ran away from our classroom. We simulated that by having a baby-doll escape […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 11-21-18

Ms. Marie’s Update 11/21/18 Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                            We hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving break with your families!  This week we will begin our new STEM Unit on Music.  The children will be learning all about sounds including the science of sounds, tempo/rhythm/pitch, how sounds make us feel, and musical instruments.  The STEM Unit […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 11-11-18

Happy Snowy Sunday! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts – M,N, one, pyramid, orange, different kinds of feelings: uncomfortable vs comfortable This Tuesday, Nov 13th is our walking trip to Thunder Valley K8. Please remember good walking shoes and a warm jacket. Picture retakes are on Wednesday this week. Please let us know […]

Childcare Update 11-9-18

The Holidays Are Right Around The Corner! Themes:We are celebrating and learning about Veteran’s Day the first full week in November. The children will be learning about what being a Veteran means and why we celebrate thisholiday. They will be making a Poppy flower, designing a heart flag craft and painting with red, white and blue. […]

November’s STEM Profile – RESPECT

Here is an article called “How to Teach Respect, Ages 3 to 4,” by the folks at Baby Centre, with the source listed below: “What to expect at the preschool age Trying to get respectful behavior out of a three or four year old is like trying to get blood from the proverbial stone. That’s […]

Information about the 2019 – 2020 School year

Important Information About the 2019-2020 School Year Dear Spark! Discovery Preschool families: It is time to start thinking about transitioning to kindergarten. For the 2019-2020 school year, kindergarten applications will be accepted between December 3-17, 2018. Registration continues after December 17, 2018, but choice of AM, PM or Full Day may be limited. If you’re like me, […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 11-4-18

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. I have also included the snack schedule below. A Week in Review: ·      We continued our unit on Family and Friends. We talked more about being a good friend what we like to do with our friends ·      We worked on the number, 7. We counted […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 11-4-18

November 4, 2018 By Marie Bloch Ms. Marie, Ms. Jessica, & Ms. Toni’s Monthly News Dear Preschool Families: Don’t Forget! Please remember Daylight Saving’s time started today, November 4th, 2018 Reminders: All items on the right side of your child’s Thursday folder are important documents for you to read and return to school.  Please take the […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 11-2-18

Hello There! Here are this week’s reminders and announcements: Concepts we’re working on – A, V, zero, sphere, red, feeling uncomfortable Open enrollment/registration for Kindergarten starts on Monday, December 3rd. Re-enrollment for preschool by Dec 20th. Applications will be sent home. Reference the email sent by Spark entitled “Important Information About the 2019-2020 School Year” […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 11-1-18

Miss Jess, Miss Leah, & Miss Blair October has flown by and winter will soon beupon us. We try to go outside every day when the temperature is warm enough. As the weather gets colder please send a warm coat, hats, gloves, and snow boots daily. This month we have learned the letters G, H, […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 11-1-18

  Ms. Nicky’s and Ms. Julie’s News   Happy November!  We have been having a lot of fun with our STEM Unit of Study on Music.  We did some fun experiments to explore how sound is made, discussed tempo and rhythm, and talked about all of the music families.  Ms. Julie brought in a guitar […]

Important Dates November 2018

IMPORTANT DATES – NOVEMBER 2018 STEM Profile of the month:  RESPECTFUL STEM unit 2:  Oct 8 – Nov 16 Thurs, Nov 1:  Golden Dustpan award for October Thurs, Nov 1: Tuition payments due Thurs, Nov 1:  Parents receive Kindergarten transition letter Thurs, Nov 1:Healthy Learning Paths Programming Thurs, Nov 1:  6:00 – 7:30 pm, Parent-Teacher Organization Meeting — 6:00 […]