March 2020 Important Dates

January 27 – March 13 – STEM Unit #4 for the whole school.  As a reminder, each year has different units of learning. Month of March STEM Profiles:  Open-Minded and Empathy Month of March Math Focus: Data-Analysis Monday, March 2 – Tuition for March is due  Wednesday, March 4, Whole class pictures (seperate schedule will […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 1-27-2020

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: n and m Math : patterns, subitizing practice Stem: Robotics PATHS: Feelings proud and love Superhero Day this Thur, Jan 30th! No two superheroes are the same, so come however you like.  This is a reward the children have earned as part of […]

Ms. Mary’s Update 1-22-2020

Dear Families,  Pajama Day is tomorrow! Please send back the dental screening form **even if you don’t want to participate**thank you 🙂 Please send in your conference preference forms.  I am happy to accommodate families.  If you are unable to meet on the schedules date/time, please let me know and we can meet before or after school.  […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 2/4/2020

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: i and u Math : patterns, subitizing practice Stem: Robotics, coding PATHS: Feelings worried and anger Dental Forms Due by Monday Parent Teacher Conferences are this week and now next Monday! Conferences that were scheduled for Monday, February 3rd have been rescheduled for […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 1-27-2020

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you enjoyed your weekend!  A Week in Review: ·  We finished our unit on Robotics. We created robots for problems in the classroom. We had a few clean-up robots as well as a couple of robots that would help us to open our packages at snack ·  We worked with […]

Ms. Amy N’s Update 1-29-2020

Dear Families, Superhero day for our Starpowers is tomorrow on Thursday. Children may dress up or wear their favorite superhero t-shirts, but no masks, face paint, or weapons are allowed. I can’t wait to see the costumes you come up with! Reminder: Conferences are next week. Please check the schedule or ask Ms. Amy if […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 2-3-2020

Ms. Nicky’s and Ms. Julie’s News Happy February! I just can’t believe how fast time is going! We just finished our STEM Unit on Nursery Rhymes. Hopefully, your child has been reading their Nursery Rhyme book with you at home, and they have told you about our Humpty Dumpty Design Challenge. We are now moving on to our STEM […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 2-2-2020

Ms. Marie, Ms. Marlo, & Mr. Ben’s Monthly News Dear Preschool Families: NOTE: Parent/Teacher Conferences start tomorrow Monday Feb 3rd.  They will continue Wednesday Feb 5th and Thursday Feb 6th!  Please contact me if you have any questions about your time.   We are starting a new STEM Unit on Transportation this week.  We will be learning about different types […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 2-3-2020

January’s Learning We shifted our focus in math from numbers 0-5 to 6-10. We have been learning about the letters O, P, and Q. We wrapped up our Transportation unit. We have also beenworking on taking turns and engaging in turn taking activities amongst peers. No SchoolMonday, February 17 th Curriculum FocusOur STEM unit this month is Nursery Rhymes. We will learn about different […]

Important Dates – February 2020

January 27 – March 13 – STEM Unit #4 Month of February STEM Profile:  Cooperation Month of February Math Focus: Measurement Saturday, February 1 – Tuition due  Mon, Feb 3 – Please return all Dental forms for the dental screening, even if you wish to opt out. Mon, Feb 3 – Feb 12, 2020 – […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 1-20-2020

Dear Families, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  This week will be our final week on the Pet Unit and we will be focusing on our design challenge.  We will be reading a story about a girl that finds a dog at a pet shelter and needs to figure a way to get […]

Ms. Emily’s Update 1-20-2020

Hello! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. There were 2 forms sent home in Thursday folders, that need to be returned. They were the dental screening permission slip and conference time preference.  If you could return them as soon as possible, that would be wonderful! Some dates to remember: This Thursday(Jan. 23)-PTO fundraiser PJ Day We will be prototyping our cars on […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 1-20-2020

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: l and k Math : patterns Stem: Nursery Rhymes – Humpty Dumpty Design Challenge PATHS: Characteristics of Feelings Please return your parent/teacher conference request forms as soon as possible. We would like to create the schedule this week and let you know about […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 1-20-2020

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your long weekend!  A Week in Review: ·  We continued to work on our Robotics unit. We talked more about where we see robots in our environment and how they help us. We found that they have many robots at hospitals to help make people feel […]

Ms. Amy Newsom’s update 1-16-2020

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 1-12-2020

Dear Families,The children had a wonderful day today, both morning and afternoon sessions.  They listened, lined up well, came in from recess well and seemed happy and rested!  Hurray! We continue to talk about pets this week and are working on our new fundations curriculum letter formation.  This week we are introducing sky line letters and are starting […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 1-2-2020

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: t and f Math : patterns Stem: Nursery Rhymes PATHS: Characteristics of Feelings Next Mon, Jan 20, No School – In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Thur, Jan 23rd – PJ Day Thur, Jan 30th – Superhero Day Free Days […]

Ms. Mary’s Update 1-12-2020

Dear Families,  Happy New Year!  I hope all of you had a restful break!  We welcomed Ms. Sherry back this week!  Yay! ****Please be sure to enroll your student for the 2020-2021 school year at Spark!.  This can be done online.  All returning students need to be enrolled for next year.*****Thank you for your attention to […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 1-12-2020

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. We had a fabulous first week back from break!   A Week in Review: ·  We worked on getting back into the routine of school. We read the book, David Goes to School. We helped David by telling whether he was making green choices or […]

Mr. Ben’s Update 1-9-2020

Hello families, I can’t believe it’s already 2020. I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday break full of lovely memories, and plenty of rest. Our preschool students have jumped right back into the swing of things and we have been having a great week. This week we did a sequencing activity on how to brush your teeth (as we […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 1-7-2020

Dear Parents,I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break and holiday!  And thank-you for our wonderful turn-out for our Winter Celebrations before our break.  Ms. Allison and I appreciate all your donations and also our MANY gifts, cards, coffee, etc….We felt very appreciated! This week we continue on our PETS unit.  In the morning class we […]

Ms. Amy Nesom’s Update 12-19-19

Dear Families, Have a wonderful winter break and I will see you back at school on Monday, January 6th! A few pieces of information about papers in folders: First, I will be sending home the letters as we learn to write them for you to practice at home in Thursday folders weekly. No need to […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 12-16-19

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   Concepts:  Fundations®: Review Math : subitizing (seeing numbers to 6), patterns Stem: Nursery Rhymes Project: Gingerbread Man PATHS: Yellow and Blue Feelings continued Please remember to bring your child’s blanket to school each week. We will send them home on Thursdays so that they can […]