Ms. Marie’s update 9-22-17

Dear Preschool Families,                                                        I hope you and your children enjoy the fall weather this weekend!  I wanted to remind you of a few things that will be happening […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 9-15-17

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather. Thank you to the families who were able to make it to the McDonald’s Fundraiser as well as the Miner’s Day Festivities. It was great seeing you there and we hope that you had fun. A Week in Review: We talked about the […]

Ms. Marie’s update 9-13-17

Ms. Marie and Ms. Julie’s September 13th 2017 Update:   Dear Preschool Families, This is a reminder that tomorrow, September 14th is Pajama Day.  This is a PTO fundraiser.  If you would like your child to participate, then please send them to school in their pajamas.  A $1.00 donation per child is requested, but not required. Also, […]

Ms. Kiersten’s class update 9-11-17

Classroom Notes:While last week was a short one, it was definitely a fun one.  We explored the many great learning activities in the Makerspace, including creating ramps and seeing how balls roll on the magnet wall.  We also celebrated our STARpower at the parachute party.  In the midst of all the fun we learned about […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 9-10-17

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather. A Week in Review: We started our Pets Unit. We talked about different types of pets. We looked at the pictures that were sent in of our pets. We talked about what animals would be good as pets and which ones would […]

Ms. Amy’s update 9-15-17

Dear Parents, We are now one month into the school year and Miss Sarah and I have enjoyed getting to know both you and your children!  We are now on our first STEM unit which is Health and Exercise.  This past week we have focused on Doctors and dental care.  Next week we will be focusing […]

Ms. Marie’s update 9-1-17

Ms. Marie’s September 2017 Newsletter Dear Preschool Families: We began our school year meeting new friends and learning about our classroom activities, routines and expectations.  In addition, our pre-academics focused on our names, the letters of the alphabet, the color yellow, counting correspondingly and more.  We practiced pre-writing with Mat Man. Some new friends joined […]

Ms. Kiersten’s class update 9-5-17

Classroom Notes:Last week in preschool we focused on recognizing and writing names.  Twiggle taught us about the feelings of happy and sad.  Then Twiggle told us about the day he became friends with Henrietta, Duke, and Daphne.  That is when he learned the three important things friends do:  friends play, friends help, and friends share.  […]

Ms Tori’s Update 9-4-17

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather and the long weekend. A Week in Review: We explored Makerspace this week. We tinkered with and created toys in there. We worked through the Design Process with our Mat Man Challenge. We created empathy by reading Mat-Man and looking at different […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 9-1-17

Ms. Nicky’s News We are off to a great start to the school year!  The students are getting used to the schedule and routines, and seem to be enjoying preschool.   Hopefully you are hearing good things at home!  We have started our social-emotional curriculum, PATHS, and students loved meeting the puppets we will be using […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 9-1-17

Hi! We have had a wonderful start to the school year. Today in your folders you will find the newsletter/calendar for September among several other important papers. In the future newsletters and calendars will be sent via email. Please let me know that you were able to open the attachments today, as this will be […]

Ms. Nicky’s update 8-28-17

I hope you have all enjoyed your hot summer weekend!  We are off to a great start to the school year.  It has been so nice to see everyone’s smiling faces each day as they come into class.  I just wanted to remind everyone to please check your child’s Thursday folder.  There is paperwork in there that […]

Ms. Tori’s update 8-28-17

Hello Preschool Families!!     We hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather. We had a wonderful first week getting to know your students.   A Week in Review: We explored the different areas in our classroom as well as in our building. We learned about how we can use our STAR power in […]

Ms. Kiersten’s class update 8-28-17

Classroom update: What a great week we had in preschool!  We decorated with glitter, learned how to play in the different centers, and used paint to discover a secret message written in crayon (our names).  We also met Twiggle the Turtle and Henrietta Hedgehog who will be teaching us about feelings and friends.  Students also […]

Parenting Class Sept – Oct 2017 for Spark! Families

Cost of class = FREE, sponsored by Spark! Discovery Preschool, facilitated by Cheryl Hamilton, parent coach from “Family Whisperer” Cost for childcare = FREE, sponsored by Spark’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) COST OF INVESTING IN FAMILY = PRICELESS!! Parenting classes ·Thursday, Sept 14, 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm — Setting Goals and creating defining objectives in […]

Spark Parent Handbook 2019-2020 –Spanish

Estado de la misión Spark! Discovery Preescolar, a través de la colaboración eficaz, se enciende el pensamiento creativo, la innovación, la resolución de problemas, y el descubrimiento de fomentar la curiosidad y la alegría de la formación permanente de todos los jóvenes que aprende con el fin de influir en un mundo en constante cambio. […]

Spark Parent Handbook 2019-2020

Mission Statement:  Spark! Discovery Preschool engages students in early learning experiences, in partnership with families and the community, that develop a strong foundation, enrich the whole child, and inspire lifelong learning. Vision Statement We envision a school where we: Create a positive, fun environment and culture for children, their families, and the community to learn […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 5-15-17

Hello Preschool Families!!    We hope that you are enjoying the crazy and beautiful weather. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Moms and Grandmas! A Week in Review: ·      We released our butterflies into the flowers. We also started talking about the parts of the plant and their life cycle. ·      We talked about the number […]

Ms. Tori’s update 4-30-17

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying the crazy and beautiful weather. A Week in Review: ·      We watched as our caterpillars created their chrysalis. We also talked about the parts of an Insect like they all have six legs, a head, thorax, abdomen, and some have wings. Many of the insect life […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 4-23-17

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather. Thank you to the families who were able to make to the Carnival. It was great seeing you there and we hope that you had fun. I know Ms. Tessa and I did.   A Week in Review: ·      We preformed the ABC’s for […]

Ms. Nicky’s May 2017 Newsletter

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s News Wow!  It’s hard to believe the school year is coming to an end!  We have started our last STEM unit of study, which is Simple Machines.  We are talking about how simple machines help us do work, and looking for simple machines in our environment.  In case you need […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 4-7-17

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. We had a great week back from Spring Break. I want to thank those who were able to donate cups and napkins to the classroom. A Week in Review: ·      We talked about different genres of music and how it makes you feel different […]

Ms. Nicky’s April 2017 Newsletter

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s News Happy Spring!  The students have been enjoying our STEM Unit of Study on Life Cycles.  We started out by talking about plants-what a plant is, how a plant grows, and the life cycle of a plant.  Now we are talking about insects.  We started out by talking about what […]