Ms. Nicky’s Update 3-12-18

Hi families!  I just wanted to send out a few reminders.  First of all, as I mentioned in the email that I sent out with the newsletter, I will be out starting March 14 until after Spring Break.  During this time, I will not be checking email.  If your child is going to be absent, please give […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 3-12-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoying your weekend. A Week in Review:  We started talking about Transportation. We talked about different forms of transportation like what goes in the air, land or water. We also had a reverse field trip on Thursday. One of the PM Parents was able to share with us […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 3-12-18

Dear Preschool Families,                                                                                       NOTE:  Today, Sunday, Mar 11:  Daylight Savings –  Clocks spring forward This week we are continuing our STEM unit on Pets.  Our focus will be where pets live and where we get them. Please send or email a copy of your family pet/s.  If you haven’t […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 3-4-18

Dear Families, Last week we had a wonderful time celebrating all things Dr. Seuss.  The highlight was making green eggs and ham!  The children predicted whether they thought they would like to eat the green eggs and ham, then cracked the eggs, stirred and added green food color to the eggs.  Many of the children tried […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 3-2-18

Hello Preschool Families!!    We hope that you enjoy your weekend. A Week in Review:  We tested out designs for keeping Humpty Dumpty safe. We had six groups between the morning and afternoon classes. Humpty Dumpty stayed safe in all but one of the designs. Yay! We had a lot of fun this week reading Dr. […]

Ms. Nicky’s update 2-28-18

Ms. Nicky’s and Ms. Sydney’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. We just wrapped up our STEM Unit of Study on Weather. During this unit, we talked a lot about the different […]

March Volunteer Training

Our school is implementing volunteer training for all classroom volunteers.  From late November through mid January, we offered 8 different trainings on a variety of days of the week, times of the day, along with translation options. Starting February 2018, we began offering once a month trainings. These sessions are targeted for adults and adults with infants so attention […]

March 2018 STEM Profile: 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.” Tips for Developing Open-Mindedness at Home 1.    Encourage your child to respect differences and similarities between themselves and others, […]

Important Dates: March 2018

Important Dates: MARCH 2018 Thurs, March 1 Tuition payments due.  Questions? Call Andrea at 720-652-7906 Feb 26 – March 9 PTO Butter-braids fund raiser.  Order forms are due to the office on March 9th by 4 pm.  Butter-braids can be picked up on Tuesday, March 20 from 11:10 am – 5pm March 5 – April […]

School Accountability Committee (SAC) Monthly Upate 3-1-18

School Accountability Committee (SAC) Monthly Update We’d like to update you regarding this committee’s activities during the last month. Our February 2018 SAC agenda included: ·      A Design and Leadership Team update regarding decision-making and professional learning happening in our school ·      A STEM update regarding programming and our progress to a full offering of […]

Ms. Marie’s update 2-26-18

Dear Preschool Families,                                                                                           2/25/18   This week we are celebrating Dr. Seuss and Read Across America!   Monday is crazy hat or hair day!  Show your Dr. Seuss side or your silly side. We have many fun activities planned this week that tie into Dr. Seuss.    Please see the attached documents from the early […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 2-26-18

Hello Preschool Families!!         We hope that you enjoyed your weekend.   A Week in Review:    We worked more on our unit on Nursery Rhymes. We talked more about “Humpty Dumpty.” We also started our Design Challenge. We need to design a way for Humpty Dumpty to stay safe when he fell off […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 2-26-18

Dear Families, This week we will be celebrating all things Dr. Seuss.  It will be a fun week where we focus each day on a different Dr. Seuss book.  Here is the week book: Monday–Cat in the Hat & Crazy hair and/or Hat dayTuesday–Foot BookWednesday–One Fish, Two fish, Red Fish, Blue FishThursday–Green Eggs and Ham  & eating […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 2-23-18

Dr. Seuss Week February 26-March 1 we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss week. Monday is Crazy Hat OR Crazy Hair day. Tuesday and Wednesday we will be reading Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? and One Fish, Two Fish with our activities for the day going along with the books. We will focus on counting […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 2-19-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoyed your long weekend. A Week in Review:  We worked more on our unit on Nursery Rhymes. We talked about “Jack and Jill” and “Humpty Dumpty.” We read and sang the poems as well as acting them out.  We talked about the number twelve, 12. How do we […]

Ms. Piper’s Update 2-19-18

Ms. Piper’s Class Newsletter 2-19-18   Hello, preschool families! We hope this message finds you well. This is the classroom update for the month of February.   What We’re Learning Our current STEM Unit, Nursery Rhymes, continues for one more week. So far, the children have enjoyed reading different Nursery Rhymes (and listening for the […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 2-11-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoyed your weekend. It was also great seeing all of you and speaking about your wonderful children during parent-teacher conferences this week. A Week in Review:  We worked more on our unit on Nursery Rhymes. We talked about “Itsy Bitsy Spider”, “Little Miss Muffet”, “Muffin Man” and “London […]

Ms. Marie’s Update 2-11-18

Ms. Marie’s Classroom Update February 11, 2018 Dear Preschool Families and Friends, It was a pleasure to meet with you last week during Parent/Teacher Conferences!  Your children are continually developing in so any ways and your input and feedback is very important. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me! Our Valentine’s Day […]

Valentine’s Day Celebrations and Card Making opportunity

VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATIONS Feb 13 and 14   Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching! In an effort to host a community event that brings us all together as a community, we will be hosting Valentine’s Day Celebrations in class at the following times, and we hope you will join us: ·       Tues, Feb 13, from 10:30 […]

PBIS Star-Power Update Feb 2018

Creating a Positive Learning Environment at Spark! Positive Behavioral Intervention/ Supports (PBIS) is an approach to teaching and supporting positive behaviors and meeting the needs of ALL students. This school-wide approach to behavior focuses on building a safe and positive environment in which all students can learn. Our expectations for S.T.A.R behavior include: ·      S […]

ATTENDANCE REPORT for January 2018

ATTENDANCE REPORT for January 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. A quick reminder: we do not host Late Start Wednesdays in preschool in our […]

Way To Go Schoolpool Program Registration

2017-2018 Way to Go Schoolpool Registration Join Spark Discovery Preschool’s Schoolpool program to connect with other families to drive, walk or bike to school together. We are pleased to partner with Schoolpool, a program to help parents get their students to and/or from school. It’s free, and there is no obligation to participate. Schoolpool is a […]

Communicating Attendance

Communication between schools, teachers, families, students and the district is an essential part of fostering high levels of student growth and achievement. Supporting better attendance through communication is one important way that schools and families can foster increased student engagement and academic success. Read more >>