Ms. Piper’s Update 5-17-18

Ms. Piper’s Class Newsletter 5-18-18 Hello, preschool families! We hope this message finds you well. This is the last classroom newsletter for this year! What We’re Learning We just finished our current STEM Unit, Health and Exercise. The children enjoyed learning about ways we keep our bodies healthy, such as eating healthy foods, exercising, and […]

Ms. Kiersten’s class update 5-11-18

Happy Mother’s Day!  We hope all the cards got home to you safely.  (Even if they may have been given to you a bit early!)  Our room has been buzzing this last week as we explore robots with Beebots, Hex Bugs, and now Code-a-pillar.  We learned this week that programmers are the people who tell […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 5-14-18

Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                           5/14/18 Happy Mother’s Day! We will be integrating robots and space this week.  It is design challenge week!  The children have been learning about giving step-by-step instructions while programming the Bee Bots.  This week we will meet DASH.  We will be sending home Individual Learning Plans this week for the spring […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 5-7-18

Dear Families, The weather is getting beautiful out and summer is right around the corner!  It is hard to believe that we only have 3 weeks left of school.  Our classes will each be doing an end of the year party.  I will give you more information about the end of the year party next week. Our […]

Ms. Tori’s Updat 5-6-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoying your weekend and the beautiful weather. We had lots of fun this week. A Week in Review:  We talked about ways we can keep our bodies healthy by eating heathly foods. We talked about the different food groups. We talked about what foods that we like […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 5-3-18

Ms. Marie’s May 2018 Newsletter                May 3, 2018 By Marie Bloch Ms. Marie & Ms. Julie’s Monthly News Dear Preschool Families: It’s hard to believe it’s already May and the final month of school. The year has flown by!  There will be no more homework in the month of May.  Thank you so much […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 5-14-18

Dear Families, I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!   This week we continue to talk about Transportation.  It is our final week and it has been a fun unit for the children.  This week we will be doing the STEM design challenge on Tuesday and Wednesday.  We could use some supplies for this project.  Ideas are: plastic trays, […]

Important Dates Sept 2018

Important Dates September 2018 Saturday, Sept 1:  Preschool tuition is due for the month of preschool  Monday, Sept 3:  No preschool and no childcare — Labor Day, National Holiday Tues, Sept 4 – Oct 5:  STEM unit #1 in each classroom  Tues, Sept 4: Love and Logic Parenting classes RSVPs due to office or teacher  […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 4-30-18

Miss Jess, Miss Leah, & Miss Lisa NewsThis month we are completing our unit on Weather. Our focus during the weather unit has been on wind, clouds, rain, and rainbows. The last two weeks of school we will focus on Summer and Camping. We will have an end of year party on the last day of school. […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 4-30-18

Ms. Nicky’s and Ms. Sydney’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 Robotics. Students are loving the unit so far, and it is fun to hear them using the different robotics terminology we are introducing in class […]

Ms. Kiersten’s update 4-30-18

April has flown by!  I can’t believe we are starting May tomorrow until I stop and think about all the great things we’ve been doing in class.  We finished up our pets unit by making some amazing carriers for them.  One group’s snake holder even included a bed and Christmas presents!  Our stuffed animals got to travel […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 4-29-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoying your weekend. We had lots of fun this week. A Week in Review:  We talked about ways we can keep our bodies healthy through good hygiene. We did an experiment with germs and how important it is to wash our hands. We reviewed how to properly […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 4-22-18

Dear Families, We had a very full week last week!  Miss Sarah and I saw quite a few of you at the Carnival on Friday!  It was a great success.  The Thursday afternoon children did a terrific job walking to and from Carbon Valley Recreation Center for the EVACUATION drill.  They were focused and calm while […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 4-22-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoying your weekend. We had lots of fun this week. A Week in Review:  We started our new unit on Exercise and Nutrition. We talked about the body parts we could see like our heads, hands, and feet. We also talked about parts we couldn’t see like […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 4-22-18

Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                                It was wonderful to see many of you at the Spring Carnival!  If you didn’t get a chance to attend this year, make plans to join in the fun next year.  Hats off to our children in the PM class for their patience and cooperation during our successful evacuation […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 4-16-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoying your weekend. We had lots of fun this week. A Week in Review:  We did our Design Challenge and we helped Mr. McToad get home faster. This design challenge was based on the book, Mr. McToad Mows Tiny Island. We had many ideas for him to get […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 4-15-18

Dear Preschool Families and Friends,                                                               4/15/18 This week we will be starting our STEM unit on Robotics.  We will begin by studying our 5 senses.  This will be an active week involving fun, sensory activities!  Please see the reminders below for important events happening this week:  Important Dates: Evacuation Drill: For the PM class on […]

Superintendent’s Update

Dear St. Vrain Valley Community, As we move closer to the end of another outstanding year in St. Vrain Valley Schools, I want to take a moment to recognize the achievements and growth we have seen across our system. In the coming weeks, we will be championing the thousands of students who will be transitioning […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 4-7-18

Ms. Marie & Ms. Julie’s Monthly News Dear Preschool Families: The year has flown by and it is already springtime in the Rockies!  With that comes cool, as well as warm weather.  Enjoy the spring flowers, but please remember to send a jacket with your child in case the temperature dips during the day.  The […]

Ms. Tori’s update 4-9-18

We hope that you enjoying your weekend. We had lots of fun this week. We met our new class pets. We now have a frog, Squirtle, a fish, Peanut, and a snail, Gary.    A Week in Review:    We talked about different types of roads and bike safety.  We learned that we should always wear […]

Attendance Report Feb and March 2018

As you know, regular attendance is an important part of a child’s learning.  We thank you for helping your child to maintain their skills, knowledge, and positive attitudes towards school by ensuring they are attending school.  Generally we are seeing much less illness than we did this flu season in January and February.  We’re providing an attendance […]

FAMILY FUN NIGHT: WELLNESS!

FAMILY FUN NIGHT:  WELLNESS!!! When? Monday, April 30, 2018 From 6:00 – 7:00 pm At Spark! Discovery Preschool, in the gym, cafeteria What? Learning for the whole family! Join us to learn about child and family wellness with your child(ren), including topics about exercise and movement, nutrition, mental health, safety, and social/emotional development. We will […]

PALS Assessment Information for all Exiting Preschoolers

PALS-K stands for Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Kindergarten. This spring, between April 9 – April 27, all children transitioning to kindergarten will be given the PALS assessment before leaving our school. Why give the PALS Assessment? PALS-K will identify early and accurately students who are experiencing difficulties in acquiring fundamental reading skills. In keeping with […]