Ms. Nicky’s update 12-1-17

  Ms. Nicky and Ms. Sydney’s News Can you believe the year is almost over?!  Time is going so fast!  Before the break, we finished our STEM Unit of Study on Nursery Rhymes.  Hopefully, they shared the Nursery Rhyme books that they made with you and were able to “read” or tell you some of […]

Ms. Marie’s update 12-1-17

Ms. Marie’s December 2017 NewsletterNovember 30, 2017By Marie Bloch Dear Preschool Families:December is here and we are beginning to see some colder weather finally! We continue to go outside, so please keep sending cold weather clothes for your students every day. We started learning about our bodies this first week of our STEM unit on Health/Exercise and Wellness. The […]

2018-2019 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION FOR NEW FAMILIES:

Spark! Discovery Preschool, a St. Vrain Valley School District preschool-only facility, serves families from Centennial, Frederick, Legacy, and Prairie Ridge Elementary schools. We offer safe, nurturing, and comprehensive preschool programming while integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). TOUR DATES so far with the principal, Paige Gordon: Mon, Dec. 4, 2017 from 8:30 – 9:30 amThurs, Dec. […]

December Calendar of Events

Nov 13 – Dec 15 4th Annual Book and Toy Drive (see news story) Nov 27 – Jan 19 STEM Unit #3 Ms. Jess and Ms. Megan:  Transportation Ms. Amy and Ms. Jo:  Nursery Rhymes Ms. Marie, Ms. Nicky, and Ms. Kiersten:  Health / Exercise / Wellness Ms. Alyssa, Ms. Jill, and Ms. Holly:  Weather […]

Current STEM units – Spark! Discovery Preschool

Nov 27 – Jan 19 STEM Unit #3 Ms. Jess and Ms. Megan:  Transportation Ms. Amy and Ms. Jo:  Nursery Rhymes Ms. Marie, Ms. Nicky, and Ms. Kiersten:  Health / Exercise / Wellness Ms. Alyssa, Ms. Jill, and Ms. Holly:  Weather Ms. Piper, Ms. Tori, and Ms. Eden:  Robotics  

2017-2018 Volunteer Training

Our school is implementing volunteer training this year for all classroom volunteers. We have been waiting for information from our school district and would like to share it with any family members wanting to volunteer in our school during school and childcare hours.   We will host several sessions, with volunteers needing to attend only one, with additional sessions being offered occasionally […]

Looking to register for the 2019 -2020 School Year?

Spark! Discovery Preschool, a St. Vrain Valley School District preschool-only school, serving children and families from Centennial Elementary, Legacy Elementary, Prairie Ridge Elementary, and Thunder Valley K-8 School. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED JANUARY 7 – JAN 18, 2019 FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. We offer safe, caring, and comprehensive preschool programming while integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]

STEM profile of the month: REFLECTIVE

At Spark! we define reflective for children as, “I think about what I have learned, what I am good at and what I can I mprove the next time. I take the time to think about my actions and their impacts. I give and take feedback from others.” We want to help develop students who […]

TRANSITIONING TO KINDERGARTEN:

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 […]

Canned Food Drive Update:

We wanted to send a quick update to the November canned-food drive.  We were able to donate about 260 pounds of food to the Carbon Valley Help Center!  Thank you to the families, staff, and children who participated in this annual event. 

Safe Touch Training for Staff With the Colorado Department of Public Safety

In November, our staff was trained by Margaret Ochoa, Child Sexual Abuse Specialist with the Colorado Department of Public Safety, School Safety Resource Center.  During this training, Ms. Ochoa, a former assistant county attorney in child protection in Jefferson County, discussed and trained our staff about the characteristics of perpetrators, how to spot predatory behaviors, […]

Winter Celebrations – Dec. 14 and 15:

Individual classrooms will be hosting classroom parties on Thursday and Friday, December 14 – 15, 2017, using the schedule below.  Each class will conduct their own celebration – contact the teacher for more details.  Date Time Classes Thursday, Dec. 14 10:30 – 11:10 am   Mon – Thurs AM class Tues / Thurs AM class […]

ATTENDANCE REPORT for October 2017

Regular attendance is an important part of a child’s learning, starting with preschool though high school, and beyond. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO MAINTAIN GREAT ATTENDANCE TRENDS this school year. Here is data to report from Oct 2017:     2017 –This Year Previous Years – Trend data Number of Tardies: 104 (whole school) […]

ATTENDANCE REPORT for October 2017

Regular attendance is an important part of a child’s learning, starting with preschool though high school, and beyond. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO MAINTAIN GREAT ATTENDANCE TRENDS this school year. Here is data to report from Oct 2017: Tardies in Oct ’17 = 104, as compared to 59 in Oct 2015 and 58 in […]

Inclement Weather Information for Spark Families

We would like to share important inclement weather information so that your family can be prepared in the event severe weather, such as a snow-day, results in the closure or delay of our school.  School Cancelation at Spark! Discovery Preschool: When forecasts are definitive, the school district will close or delay school with as much […]

Spark! Discovery Preschool Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)—Grant Recipients

Ever wonder where the PTO funds go that were raised during our fall fundraiser?  Here’s one project those funds support, totaling about $1350. Thank you to our PTO for their support for these great projects and ideas! ·      Alyssa Rehder:  Ms. Alyssa, preschool teacher, wrote a grant for $150 called “Listen to Me Read” to […]

School Accountability Committee Update for December 2017

Spark! Discovery Preschool hosts a School Accountability Committee, and the primary purpose is to monitor and support the development of children. The team is guided by St. Vrain Valley Schools Board of Education policies, includes a diverse membership: ·       Jaslyn Dobrahner, Parent Representative ·       Diane Duneske, Parent Representative ·       Paige Gordon, Administration ·       Ray Johnson, […]

Positive Behavior/Intervention Supports – STARPOWER December 2017

Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports: S.T.A.R. stands for… WE… S = Stay SAFE T = Use TEAMWORK A = ACT responsibly  R = RESPECT self and others Our Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (PBIS) aims to recognize and reward children who are showing S.T.A.R. behaviors. In December, we are hosting a dance party for classes earning the positive behavior reward! 

What should my child be able to know & do? Language Development Edition

We want to inform parents of what we are assessing across the course of 2 years of preschool (these are expectations for typically developing children leaving preschool for kindergarten). Here’s a summary of the skills children need to have mastered by the end of preschool in Language.  Sharing these expectations with parents, a child’s first […]

Ms. Kiersten’s class update 11-15-17

What an exciting week we’ve had!  We started off the week reading Humpty Dumpty by Daniel Kirk.  We liked this story, maybe because so many of us like to climb but dislike getting hurt.  We all agreed that Humpty needed a way to stay safe while climbing.  So we talked about things we do to […]

Ms. Marie’s update 11-1-17

Ms. Marie’s November 2017 Newsletter      October 31, 2017 By Marie Bloch Ms. Marie & Ms. Julie’s Monthly News Dear Preschool Families: It was a delight to see some of you and your children at Trick-or-Treat Street!  November is here and we are in the middle of our Nursery Rhyme STEM unit.  In the nursery rhyme, […]

Ms. Nicky’s update 11-13-17

Hi Families! Can you believe that it’s almost Thanksgiving break?!  I just wanted to send a few reminders about things we have going on at Spark! this week.  The Canned Food Drive runs until the end of this week.  Thank you to all of the families who have donated!  We really appreciate it!   We also have […]

Ms. Amy’s update 11-12-17

Dear Parents, This week will be our final week of our STEM unit on Robots.  We will be wrapping up the unit with a STEM project where students build a robot to help our classroom.  If you have some smaller size boxes please continue to send them in.  We will also read the story, Bear Says […]