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What's Happening in Preschool

September 2024

 
               Student posing with Santa        Three students posing with Santa        Two students pose with Santa        A student poses with Santa
 
Students in the School from the Deaf and preschool and Bridges to Life students who are Deaf had a special visit with Deaf Santa at the North Pole. 

September 2024

                    A group of preschool students poses by a hay bale.       A young child looks at a baby goat.       Families in Little Language Learners pose by hay bales.       A preschool student plays with blocks while her teacher watches.]

Preschool students and the Little Language Learners had a fun fall day on a field trip to Wishing Star Farm . They enjoyed farm activities and even met baby goats and pigs. They also got to pick a pumpkin from the patch and spend the day with families and friends.

September 2024

Last week, students in the School for the Blind, as well as preschool and Bridges to Life students who are blind had a special field trip to the North Pole in Colorado Springs. They had a blast experiencing the rides with staff, family members, and their classmates. Take a look at this :60 video for a look at some of the fun they had at the park.
[The video has background music and audio description. Captions are included when voices are present.]

August 2024

Last week on campus, preschool students were joined by parents and guardians for snacks and playtime.

Preschool Parent and Child Hugging

Preschool Parent smiling and pointing at the camera

Preschool Parent and Child Putting on a Bike Helmet

Preschool Parent and Child Reading a Book

August 2024

It's hard to believe the first week of preschool is almost over! Here's a look back at the first day.
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June 2024

Take a look at the joyful end-of-the-year celebration for preschool.  Students received awards, performed a story, and several graduated to kindergarten this year. They even got to throw their caps in the air at the end!

May 2024

The CSDB Early Education Center had its last monthly parent event.  They celebrated summer with watermelon and outside games.

nine preschool students sit around tables eating watermelon.

April 2024

The preschool visited the new CSDB museum as part of the 150th celebration. The kids loved seeing all the old school items and getting a personal tour. The students were able to touch and feel different items in the museum. What a fun experience.

Superintendent Spangler with six preschoolers in the history museum

Female volunteer talks with six preschool students about the 1950 fire, while interpreter signs

April 2024

Preschool students had a good start to Spring!! Students are learning about the lifecycle of plants, birds, animals and more! 

https://csdb.colorado.gov/preschool-spring-fun 

left, girl makes a bird seed feeder; right, boy and girl make paper crafts at a table.

March 2024
 
Recently, the students, in the School for the Blind Preschool, went “fishing” for letters, on a bear hunt, made s’mores, and went “camping”. https://csdb.colorado.gov/preschool-blind-forest-theme
[Collage: two preschool students, who are blind, explore sleeping bags and a tent with their stuffed animals.]

two preschool students, who are blind, explore sleeping bags and a tent with their stuffed animals.

February 2024

Students, in the Preschool, had a fun February where they learned to make bubbles with soap and water in a big cup, they learned two of their senses and celebrated Valentine’s Day. https://csdb.colorado.gov/preschool-february-fun

left, child uses a straw to blow bubbles; right, five children with colored glasses pose in a line.]

February 2024

Peek into the Preschool Valentine's Day party, yesterday! Thanks to everyone who volunteered to decorate and help.
[Images: upper left, six adults prepare as the children sit in the decorated party room; upper right, three children hold plates while in line to get snacks; lower left, one girl receives a cupcake; lower center, Interim Superintendent Spangler interacts with two boys; lower right, a boy decorates his cookie while a girl watches.]

upper left, six adults prepare as the children sit in the decorated party room; upper right, three children hold plates while in line to get snacks; lower left, one girl receives a cupcake; lower center, Interim Superintendent Spangler interacts with two boys; lower right, a boy decorates his cookie while a girl watches.

January 2024
 
Students in the School for the Blind Preschool are working on a winter theme which includes habitats, painting with ice, dressing up for the winter weather, counting snowballs, and much more! https://csdb.colorado.gov/school-for-the-blind-preschool...
[Image: Preschool girl with her hands in a tub of water.]

preschool girl with hands in a tub of water

November 2023

Preschool students loved October! Not only did they enjoy the pumpkin patch field trip but they also learned a lot about Fall; leaves changing colors and why they fall off the branches, the lifecycle of a pumpkin, how to carve pumpkins and scoop pumpkin seeds and more.

six preschool sit atop a pink pig tank; right, a lady and child ride a tube to go down the slide.

October 2023

The Preschools for the Deaf/HH and for the B/VI are having a fantastic fall so far! Students went on a leaf hunt in early October and made collages with leaves and twigs they found.  Students love visiting the campus library and checking out books. The cozy corners in our classroom are popular places for the children to sit and read or have stories read to them in ASL, via talking books, or by their favorite teacher or staff members! Our students are working and playing together in harmony and focusing on being respectful and kind to each other. 

Upper: smiling girl touches a branch on the table; Lower left, small children in a line holding up books; Lower right, four children hold hands and follow the teacher on the tennis court.

October 2023

 

Colorado Springs Police Dept. in the House!

Our youngest School for the Deaf and School for the Blind students met with Officer Short, yesterday, to experience a police officer and his patrol car. Students delighted in sitting in the car, pushing the siren ON button, and changing the sound to, "Whoop, Whoop!"

Just a quick visit helped our students learn about this important community helper. Thanks, Officer Short and #CSPD!

[Images: upper, five preschoolers walk in a line with three adults, one preschooler waves; lower, a young boy sits in a patrol car smiling at the patrol officer.]

upper, five preschoolers walk in a line with three adults, one preschooler waves; lower, a young boy sits in a patrol car smiling at the patrol officer.

September 2023

Preschoolers - so cute!

In September, preschool focused on learning about Community Helpers. Preschoolers have really grasped the school routine and are loving their days at school.

https://csdb.colorado.gov/preschool-and-community-helpers

Upper, six preschoolers wearing homemade fire hats; Lower: two photos, in one the preschool wears a chef's hat while eating, in the other, the preschool paints on a paper plate

August 2023

Preschool started on Monday, August 21st.  This 60-second video has a barrel of cuteness!

(Audio description is included along with captions when their is voicing.  The video has background music)

Preschool Graduation 2023

June 2023

Preschool graduation....it's a wrap!

[Photos: upper, three preschool boys, in the School for the Blind, and their teacher smile broadly; middle, three preschool boys, in the School for the Deaf, their teacher and the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Coordinator hold awards; lower, a mom smiles and congratulates her son. Graphics: graduation cap, trophy, paperclip, graph paper]

Get Your Climb On!

February 2022

School for the Blind Preschool students joyfully experience jumping and climbing at CityROCK .

[Video is audio described with background music.]

Preschool Art

December 2022

Students in the Preschool for the Deaf spent time experimenting with color and shades. They made predictions and then tested their theories! The students started with base colors, then added black and white to see what happened. The class reports that when they added black, the colors became darker. When they added white, the colors became lighter. After mixing up the new colors, the students painted beautiful pictures to display in their classroom! 

Written by Leah Norris, Preschool Teacher

Three students paint at a classroom table

Halloween Costume Parade

October 2022

Check out our Halloween Costume Parade, CUTE!