Ms. Tori’s update 1-13-19

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend! A Week in Review: ·      We talked about Winter. We made a chart of the things that we like to do in Winter. We worked with snowmen and winter animals. ·      We worked on the number, 14. We counted 14 objects and practiced how to write […]

January Update – Childcare Classrooms – by Nickie Drieth, Director

Welcome Back! Themes:  Welcome back from the winter break! I hope everyone enjoyed the time off and we are excited to be back at school.  This month we will be learning about Winter the first week. The children will be making snowflakes, painting the winter sky with puff paint, creating a snowman with the letters of their name and […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 1-7-19

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s Class News I hope you all had a wonderful and restful winter break!  I have enjoyed the time off, but am ready to see all of your wonderful children again!  Our next STEM Unit of Study will be Family and Friends. We are going to be talking about what a […]

Ms. Rachel’s update 1-6-19

Hello and Happy 2019! Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts: S, B, Six (6), rectangle, white Don’t forget Show and Share for the Letter of the Week: Each week, once a week, please bring one or two objects that go with our letters of the week. This week’s letters are S and B. […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 1-6-19

January 6, 2019 By Marie Bloch Ms. Marie, Ms. Jessica, & Ms. Toni’s Monthly News Dear Preschool Families: Welcome to 2019!  We hope you enjoyed your winter break.  It’s almost looking like spring outside, but we have a few more months of winter to go.  So, please continue to send warm outerwear for your children […]

Childcare Update 12-15-18

We Will Meet Again in 2019 This month is a short month with winter break starting Dec. 21st– Jan. 7th. The first week of the month we are learning about our five senses. The children will learn about all five senses, what they are and how we use them everyday. The children will explore the sense of smell […]

Application Links for the 2019-2020 school year.

Here are the links to Apply for preschool for 2019 – 2020:  English  Spanish Tours are also available:  Jan 15, 2019 – 1:00 – 2:00 pm Jan 22, 2019 – 9:30 – 10:30 am  Jan 22, 2019 – 4:00 – 5:00 pm  Jan 24, 2019 – 12:30 – 1:30 pm  Jan 30, 2019 – 8:30 […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 12-17-18

Good-morning Families, We have a fun, busy week ahead.  Just a reminder there is NO school on Friday, December 21st, which is the beginning of our Winter Break. This week we will complete our STEM unit of Re-Use, Re-duce and Re-cycle.  We have learned about how we can help take care of our planet earth.  We […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 12-14-18

Hi!   Here are this week’s announcements and reminders: Concepts: L, H, Five (5), square, purple Show and Share Letter of the Week: Each week, once a week, students may bring one or two objects that go with our letters of the week. For example, this week your child could bring a lion and a […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 12-16-18

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend! A Week in Review: ·      We continued our unit on Simple Machines. We talked about how these machines make work easier. We looked closely at the screw and wedge. We looked for them in our environment. ·      We worked on the number, 12. We counted 12 objects […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 12-11-18

Ms. Marie’s Update 12/11/18 Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                            The middle of December is upon us and we are well into our STEM Music unit! The children have been learning all about sounds including the vibrations our ears hear, tapping rhythm sticks fast and slow and seeing how different levels of water in glasses […]

Ms. Tori’s update 12-9-18

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend! A Week in Review: ·      We continued our new unit on Simple Machines. We talked about how these machines make work easier. We looked closely at the inclined planes and wheel and axles. We looked for them in our environment. ·      We worked on the number, […]

Ms. Amy’s update 11-29-18

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and received the rest and quality time with family that you hoped for.  We are starting our new STEM unit of Re-duce, Re-use and Recycling and have new toys in the classroom that the children are excited about.  All our classes  have earned our a Parachute […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 12-5-18

Ms. Nicky and Ms. Julie’s News Can you believe the year is almost over?!  Time is going so fast! We learned a lot during our Music Unit and got to do some really fun things!  Hopefully, your child shared some of the things they learned with you. We are now studying the Life Cycle of […]

Parent Survey Results for 2017-2018

Dear Parents and Families: In the spring of the 2017-2018 school year, we sent an electronic school-wide parent survey home to gain feedback from our community about various topics related to our programming.  We’d like to accomplish three things in this communication today: Share the results of the 2017-2018 survey. Highlight improvements and actions taken based […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 12-3-18

Hello Preschool Families!!   We hope that you are enjoying your weekend! I have also included the December snack calendar. A Week in Review: We started our new unit on Simple Machines. We talked about how these machines make work easier. We looked closely at the lever and pulley. We looked for them in our environment. We […]

PJ, Book, and Blanket Drive 2019

11-27-2019 Dear Spark! Discovery Preschool families:  We are seeking donations to serve children in need at our school as a community service to our families.  We’ve set a goal of serving 30 children and families with a new set of children’s PJs, a new children’s book, and a new blanket.  We are seeking: 1) New […]

Child Find Information – December 2018

Spark! Discovery Preschool has a Child Find Satellite office here in our building and serving the east side of the district.  The main District Child Find office is at Student Services in Longmont. Each district is required by the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) to have a child find process to identify children suspected […]

Salud Mobile Bus Clinic Visits Spark! Discovery Preschool

All students attending Spark! Discovery Preschool (Spark!) are required to have a General Health Appraisal within the last year. To ensure every child is compliant with this requirement,Spark! Discovery Preschool and the Early Childhood Department of SVVSD has invited Salud Family Health Centers (Salud) Mobile Unit to provide General Health Appraisals to any child who currently needs […]

December 3, 2018 – Health Office Update

We could use a few donations in the Health Office: Girl/boy clothes sizes 3T-6T Girl/boy Toddler Shoes sizes 7-13 Girl/Boy underwear (new in package) sizes 3T-6T Socks (new in package) General Health Appraisal Forms–– General Health Appraisal forms were due in September for children who started at the beginning of the school year.  Notifications have […]

Ms. Rachel’s Update 12-2-18

Happy Sunday!   Concepts – Y, Z, Three (3), triangle, green; “proud” and “love” Thanks for the veggies for Healthy Learning Paths! We had a great time cutting veggies and trying guacamole. Next week is our last lesson with Ms. Mercedes and Healthy Learning Paths. In your Friday folders you should have received a survey […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 11-11-18

Dear Families,  Hope you have had a wonderful weekend.  The week ahead is very busy for our preschoolers!  We will be on our final week of our STEM unit Simple Machines and be reading the story Stuck by Oliver Jeffers and then creating a design challenge to figure out what the children would use to […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 12-2-18

Dear Families, We have had a wonderful November with a focus on our STEM unit Simple Machines and also a study of Pumpkins.  Thank-you for all the pumpkin and apple donations!  The children had fun sorting, counting and pounding golf tees into the pumpkins.   Our new STEM unit is Re-duce, Re-use and Re-cycle and this week we […]