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. 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. 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 >> 

STEM PROFILE OF THE MONTH: Cooperation – January 2018

Why do some children seem willing to cooperate while others do not? In fact, children learn to be cooperative and helpful. They do not become that way automatically. They have to learn to work with others by sharing materials and information. Children have to learn how to make someone else’s work or play easier. This […]

Volunteer Training – Feb 2018

December 28, 2017, 10:21am Our school is implementing volunteer training for all classroom volunteers. We have been waiting for information from our school district and would like to share it with any family members wanting to volunteer in our school during school and childcare hours.  We have hosted many sessions, with volunteers needing to attend only one, with additional sessions being […]

School Accountability Committee Update for January 2018

School Accountability Committee (SAC) Monthly Update We’d like to update you regarding this committee’s activities during the last month. Our January 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 […]

Registration Update for 2018 – 2019 School Year

REGISTRATION FOR 2018-2019: PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION: While we have completed our first round of Preschool Registration, we will be accepting applications for enrollment through the beginning of the school year. Tuition:  We are currently working to provide confirmation of placements for each tuition-based family who has submitted an application for the 2018-2019 school year.  These will […]

Important Dates: February 2018

  Mon, Feb 1 Tuition payments due.  Questions? Call Andrea at 720-652-7906 Feb 5 – 13 in cafeteria Design your own Valentine’s Day box: We are requesting that each child brings a box or bag that they have designed in order to collect their Valentine cards.  To assist you with this, between Monday, February 5 and […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 2-4-18

Dear Families,  I hope you are all doing well and enjoying this snowy Sunday!  We have a busy couple of weeks ahead of us that include parent-teacher conferences, super-hero day and the Valentines party.  We continue to talk about pets and discussing what animals can be pets, what pet would you like and taking care of […]

Ms. Nicky’s Update 2-4-18

Ms. Nicky’s and Ms. Sydney’s News Happy February! We are working on our STEM Unit of Study on Weather, and students are loving all of the season-themed dramatic play choices. We are learning about the characteristics of each season, which they seem to already know quite a bit about, but the concept of seasons, in […]

Ms. Tori’s Update 2-2-18

Hello Preschool Families!!       We hope that you enjoying your weekend. A Week in Review:  We worked more on our unit on Nursery Rhymes. We talked about “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”, “Jack Be Nimble”. We read and sang the poems as well as acting them out.  We talked about the number […]

Ms. Jess’s Update 2-1-18

January’s LearningWe shifted our focus in math from numbers 0-5 to 6-10. We have been learning about the letters P, B, R, K and A. We wrapped up our Transportation/ Roads unit. We worked on retelling the story Bear Wants More. Students did a wonderful job signing/saying the words as they retold the story. Makerspace Students […]

Ms. Amy’s Update 1-29-18

Dear Families,  All classes will be having a Valentines Party!! The parties will be held on Tuesday, February 13th for our Tuesday/Thursday morning class at 10:30-11:10.  And on Wednesday, February 14th at 10:30-11:10 for the morning class and then 2:25-2:05 for the afternoon class.  We would love for you and your child to be creative with their Valentines bag, which they take home with […]