Ms. Emily’s Update 3-16-2020

Hello families! I am missing all of the preschoolers and families!  I will continue to communicate through email and Seesaw.  If you do not have access to Seesaw, please let me know.  I plan on doing virtual instruction to keep improving and practicing our preschool skills. The staff is collaborating daily to be the most effective […]

Ms. Kiersten’s Update 3-10-2020

Dear Families,   Many students have shared stories of dinosaurs with me recently.  In honor of their overwhelming interest and enthusiasm, we will spend the two weeks before spring break studying paleontology (the science of fossils).  Our dramatic play center has changed into a Dinosaur Dig! We will be building math, literacy, science, and social […]

Ms. Tori’s 3-8-2020 Update

Hello Preschool Families,      We hope that you enjoyed your weekend! A Week in Review: ·  We participated in a Design Challenge about making lemonade. We worked together in small groups to create our own lemonade using the flavors of strawberry, lime, orange and grapefruit. The students had fun getting to juice the fruit in different […]

Ms. Kiersten’s Update 3-6-2020

We had a lot of fun this week with our final project for the Exercise and Health unit.  Our students loved tasting the different fruits on Monday.  Some discovered that while they’d never had grapefruit  they really like it while the lemons and limes got a lot of sour-pucker faces.  The class got to vote […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 3-6-2020

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: q and s Math : data analysis, subitizing practice 4, 5, 6 Stem: Dinosaurs PATHS: feelings review PJ Day this Thursday! Read Across America Week March 16-19! We will celebrate our love of reading with special activities each day:  Monday – Crazy Hair […]

Ms. Amy Newsom’s Update 3-4-2020

Dear Families, Important reminder: Tomorrow is class picture day! It is so nice to have nice weather as we had too many inside recess days this last month! We are finishing up our nursery rhymes unit this week with a focus on our Humpty Dumpty STEM challenge to drop Humpty Dumpty (a hard boiled egg) […]

Mr. Ben’s Update 3-4-2020

What a fun week we have had in preschool! Our students are really enjoying the pet’s unit, and next week will be our last week with this unit. Next week will be our design challenge week, and our students will be planning, drawing, and creating their own pet carrier. We are excited to see what the students come up with. This […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 3-2-2020

Ms. Marie’s March 2020 Newsletter             March 2, 2019   By Marie Bloch   Ms. Marie & Ms. Marlo and Mr. Ben   Dear Preschool Families:   Spring may not be here yet, but there are lots of interesting things going on this month!  Thank you all for your efforts to meet with me for teacher […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 3-4-2020

February’s LearningWe have been focusing on numerals 6-10 as well as measurement. We worked on big/small and tall/short. We will be wrapping up our unit on Nursery Rhymes and for the next two weeks will be reading and retelling Goldilocks and the Three Bears. NO School Spring Break – March 20-27 CurriculumWe will spend the week before Spring Break celebrating Dr. Seuss. There will be a flyer coming […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 3-3-2020

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts:  Fundations®: o and a Math : measuring, subitizing practice 4, 5, 6 Stem: Robotics Design Challenge: Create a Robot to Solve a Problem PATHS: furious and guilty Class Picture Day, Thursday, March 5th order forms were sent home in this week’s Thursday folders. Upcoming Free […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 3-1-2020

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s News   Thank you to all of you for taking the time to come to conferences!  It was nice to meet with all of you to discuss your child’s accomplishments.  Thank you, too, to all of the families who were able to attend our Valentine’s celebration.  Hopefully, you gained a […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 2-23-2020

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: o and a Math : measuring, subitizing practice 4, 5, 6 Stem: Robotics Design Challenge: Create a Robot to Solve a Problem PATHS: furious and guilty Class Picture Day, Thursday, March 5th order forms were sent home in this week’s Thursday folders. Upcoming […]

Ms. Kiersten’s Update 2-19-2020

Starting February with an opportunity to meet with all of you was wonderful.  Thank you so much for coming in to discuss your child’s growth and for being so flexible as the Colorado snow made for some interesting schedule changes.  It was a pleasure to meet with you for the conference and then just a few […]

Mr. Ben’s Update 2-20-2020

Hello families, I hope you enjoyed your long weekend. I certainly did. We have a fun and short week in preschool.  On Tuesday, we did music and movement with rhythm sticks. The students enjoy drumming and rubbing their sticks together as a class to the music. On Wednesday, we did a comparing and measuring small group. During this time, students measured several […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 2-17-2020

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you enjoyed your long weekend! A Week in Review: ·  We continued our learning on the Wellness unit. This week we learned about bones that are in our bodies. We learned that bones help to give our body structure and to keep our organs safe. ·  We are also doing […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 2-17-2020

Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts:  Fundations®: j and c Math : measuring, subitizing practice 4, 5, 6 Stem: Robotics, coding PATHS: Feelings review of comfortable and uncomfortable Upcoming Free Days: Sunday, February 23 – Denver Museum of Nature and Science Free Day Tue, March 3, 4pm-8pm Children’s Museum of Denver Free […]

Mr. Ben’s Update 2-13-2020

Happy Valentine’s week to you and your family. I hope your weekend is full of love and time with your family. We have had a really fun week in preschool full of arts and crafts and valentines’ activities. On Monday, our students made a special gift for their parents. We all decorated Valentine bags on Tuesday, and on Wednesday […]

STEM Profile of the Month – March 2020 – Open-Minded

OPEN-MINDED: At Spark! Discovery Preschool, we define Open-Minded as, “I know that people are different and may do different things. I know that not everyone will think like I do. I listen, value, and try to understand others.” “You never really know a man until you walk around in his shoes for a while…” -Atticus Finch in To […]

February Family Connections Newsletter

In this month’s issue of the Family Connections Newsletter, we share tips on taking fantastic photos with an iPad, information on the Longmont Public Library’s Tech Café, and questions you might ask yourself as you consider the right time for your child to get a smartphone.  To sign up to receive the monthly newsletter in […]

Ms. Mary’s Update 2-8-2020

Dear Families,  We will have a Valentine’s Day family show and share in our room on Feb. 13th. Please feel free to join our class at 10:30.  If you are unable to make it at that time, but can come before dismissal, please feel free to sign in at the office and come to our room […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 2-7-2020

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you enjoy your weekend! It was wonderful meeting with all of you for parent/teacher conferences. I love working with all of your students! A Week in Review: ·  We continued our learning on the Wellness unit. This week we learned about germs and how they can spread. Please ask […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 2-4-2020

Dear Parents,We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day in our classroom on Thursday, February 13th.   We will be celebrating as a class with showing and sharing what our Valentines boxes look like during our large group time.  And then handing out valentines to each friend during center time. So….If you could PLEASE create a valentine’s box or […]

2020 Superintendent Meetings

Join the St. Vrain Valley Schools Superintendent and Board of Education to engage in a visioning conversation around the purpose of public education, the future direction of the district, and goals to ensure continued alignment between strategic priorities and community needs. St. Vrain Valley Schools is one of the fastest growing and most innovative school […]