Ms. Mary’s Update 9-16-19

Dear Families, **Tomorrow is picture day for our class!** We spent time last week showing and sharing our Me Bags.  Please feel free to send one in this week if you haven’t already!   Each day there will be a new student of the day.  This student will be the helper and can choose to wear a cape […]

Important Dates – October 2019

Sept 20 – Oct 4 – PTO “Believe” Fundraiser Mon, Sept 30, 3:30 – 7:30 pm – Parent / Teacher Conferences  October STEM profile:  RESPONSIBLE Tues, Oct 1 – Tuition payments for October are due Wed, Oct 2 – Official student count for the Colorado Department of Education.  Please ensure your student is in attendance  […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 9-15-19

Ms. Marie’s Update 09/15/19 Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                            We are in our second week of our Robotics STEM unit.  The children learned about our senses last week and will continue to do so this week.  We will also talk about how robots ‘sense’ things through microphones and cameras.   Important Dates Picture Day This Tuesday Sept. […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 9-15-19

Hello!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders:   This Week we have lots going on! Picture Day Tuesday – Bring your best smiles and payment if you’d like to purchase pictures PJ Day Thursday – $1 suggested donation to the PTO PTO Meeting Thursday 6-7:30 PM – Everyone is welcome to drop-in, childcare […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s update 9-15-19

Dear Families, We started our new literacy “Fundations” curriculum last week and the students focused on the letters A and B.  We are working on saying the alphabet, learning the letter, sound and also movement which goes with each letter to help us learn phonics.   Next week we will add the letters B and C. Our […]

Ms. Piper’s Update 9-13-19

Ms. Piper’s Class Newsletter 9/13/19 Hello, preschool families! We hope this message finds you well. This is the classroom update for the month of September. What We’re Learning We started our year with learning what preschool is all about! Classroom rules and routines, how to be a friend, an introduction to all of our materials […]

Ms. Amy Newsom’s Update 9-9-19

Dear Family Members, Time is flying by these first few weeks of school! We have settled into our routines, and I can already see so much learning in your children. We spent last week introducing our bodies and talking about body parts. This week we will talk about staying healthy by brushing our teeth, and […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s update 9-8-19

Dear Families, Last week our classroom focused on play and the theme “sharing is caring”.  We had a play group with special toys and the children worked on asking others to play and understanding that you can respond both yes and no.  We also listened to the story The Rainbow Fish.  There is a cute […]

Ms. Mary’s Update 9-6-19

Hello Families, Last week we began talking about Twiggle, the turtle, who is one of the PATHS characters.  PATHS is the social-emotional curriculum that Spark! uses and it is great!  We created a Twiggle.  It was a great fine motor, following directions and counting (we counted the turtle’s feet before putting them on!) task for […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 9-2-19

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you enjoyed your long weekend. A Week in Review: ·      We explored the different areas in our classroom as well as in our building. ·      We played games to get to know one another. We also continued our social and emotional curriculum with Twiggle, the turtle. Twiggle came to talk with […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 9-2-19

Hello! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: As some of your know, we have been building beds for our teddy bears to sleep in. If you have any extra shoe boxes at home we would love them for our beds. This week we will officially begin our first STEM unit on Pets. Look out […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s Update 9-2-19

Dear Families, I hope you are doing well and enjoying your long labor day weekend.   The children had a wonderful week where we continued to open new centers in the classroom.  They all loved creating in our STEM center, playing with water in the sensory table and watercoloring in the art area.  The children worked […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 9-1-19

Ms. Marie’s September 2019 Newsletter Dear Preschool Families: REMINDER:  There is no school tomorrow, Monday September 2nddue to the Labor Day holiday.   We hope you are enjoying the Labor Day holiday with your family and friends.  We had a busy first full week of school!  The children are already beginning to learn the routines throughout the day.  We will […]

Ms. Nicky’s update 9-1-19

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 throughout the year […]

Ms. Amy Newsom’s Update 8-29-19

August 29, 2019   Dear Family Members:   The school year is off to a wonderful start! For the past 2 weeks, we have been learning our classroom rules and routines and how to be kind friends. STARpower is a reward recognition we give students for following our school rules Stay Safe, use Teamwork, Act […]

Ms. Mary’s Update 8-26-19

Hello Families,  We are off to a great start!  We are learning all about our school community.  Inside our classroom we are learning the rules for circle time, how to play in centers together, our schedule, and how to clean up.  We have also practiced walking to and playing on the different playgrounds as well […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 8-25-19

Ms. Marie’s Update 08/25/19 Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                            We had lots of fun our first week of school!  The children are making new friends while they are learning.  We have been teaching the routines and activities in our classroom and how to treat each other. It’s such a delight to get to know each student!  […]

Ms. Amy Kuesel’s update 8-23-19

Dear Families, We have had a wonderful start of the school year in our class!  The children are learning the school routines and started to explore our different center areas.  Last week we focused on playing in the dramatic play area, blocks, math and manipulative’s and playing with play-dough.  The children are learning what materials […]

Ms. Kiersten’s Update 8-16-19

Hi Families,  What a great start to our year together!  First days are always rough but it was great getting to know your children.  I was able to take some pictures and will be uploading them to SeeSaw this weekend.  If you haven’t signed up for SeeSaw yet, please don’t wait!  If you’ve lost the […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 8-16-19

Hello All! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: If you have not already done so, please complete the form for free and reduced lunch. Here is a link to complete the form online:  https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict?ZipCode=80504&State=CO Don’t forget to send in blankets and water bottles. We will send water bottles home each day and blankets every […]

Ms. Piper’s Update 8-8-19

Welcome! My name is Piper Hepburn. I am so excited to meet all of you and start our school year! I look forward to getting to know each child and their families. Preschool is going to be a wonderful time for your child!   Contact Info If you need to reach me during school hours, […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 9-8-19

Ms. Marie’s Update 09/08/19 Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                            It is so rewarding to see your children learning the routines and eagerly contributing their ideas and enthusiasm at school!  They are making friends and enjoying playing together.   Homework A monthly reading log and calendar of activities was included in your Thursday folder.  We will be sending […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 9-8-19

Hello Preschool Families!!      We hope that you are enjoying your weekend. A Week in Review: ·  We started our Transportation Unit. We learned that there are different forms of Transportation. We talked about the ways that we get to school as well as how children from around the world get to school. ·  Twiggle taught us […]