Updates from Mr. Matt
Dear TECEC families,
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on Monday evening for our annual back to school night. It was my pleasure meeting many of you for the first time in addition to reuniting with returning families.
On Tuesday, the children and the team had our annual PBIS (Positive Behavior and Intervention Support) bucket filling kickoff assembly. We were happy that the weather cooperated so we were able to hold the schoolwide event outdoors where the children were introduced to Barky, Bucket Filling Bob and Princess Pom Pom. They were taught our school BARK chant and participated in a dance party. Pictures of the event can be viewed below.
For those of you who may be wondering what BARK stands for, it is the hallmark of our PBIS program. This exciting program, which all the schools in Trumbull are engaged in, is designed to maintain a positive culture that supports social, emotional and academic success. The hallmark of our program is to embrace our core values which are to Be safe, Act responsibly, show Respect and demonstrate Kindness which is known as the TECEC BARK. If you would like more information about the program, please ask your child’s classroom teacher or refer to our TECEC website https://tecec.trumbullps.org/ We look forward to sharing more about this initiative with you as the year progresses.
A follow-up question you may have is "What is bucket filling?" Our practices at TECEC include acknowledging positive behavior such as being safe, acting responsibly, showing respect and being kind. By following these tenants, the children and team members earn pom poms. These pom poms may go into a child’s bucket, class bucket and eventually one in the office. When the bucket is filled with pom poms, we have a school wide fun event to acknowledge all the positivity in the school.
We will be having a parent workshop in a few weeks where you can learn more about the initiative. The feedback we've received over the years about this make and take workshop has been extremely positive. The connection between your positive practices at home and ours at school certainly benefit our children and each other.
Principal
Terrific Threes!
Welcome to TECEC! We're so happy to have your little ones join us for their first preschool experience. It's been a wonderful start filled with smiles and laughter as we've started exploring school routines and getting to know each other. We have also introduced our listening rules song which is used school-wide to help our kids be safe and ready to learn. Here is the link if you would like to listen at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AWnV_3OLk0
We also successfully practiced our first emergency drills.
Our first thematic unit is “All About Me", which includes body parts, I am Special, the 5 senses and family.
Just a quick note to mention that comfortable play clothes and sneakers are the best choice for our active school day. We kindly ask that you avoid sending your child in Crocs as they may not offer the same level of safety during playtime. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in keeping our little ones comfy and safe.
Updates from Nurse Dana
If your child has any medical procedures that may impact their school attendance or day at school, I will need a form from the physician with clearance to attend school in addition to identifying what limitations there may be.
Please call the absentee line (203) 452-4422, option 1 and state the reason for your child’s absence. If you have a specific health concern or want to report a communicable disease, the health office phone number is: (203) 452-4425. Absences of 3 days or more require a note to return to school.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call (203-452-4425) or email Nurse Dana dangelic@trumbullps.org.
Email: dangelic@trumbullps.org
Location: Trumbull Early Childhood Education Center, Middlebrooks Avenue, Trumbull, CT, USA
Phone: 203-452-4425
No food items with peanut or nut products
In an effort to maintain a safe environment for our students with life threatening allergies, snacks may not contain peanuts, other nut products, or be processed in factories that may use nuts. Please read all food labels prior to sending in food with your children. We are unable to provide a list of peanut free foods as the list changes daily.
Thank you for your support!
TECEC PTO Meeting Tonight!
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Our arrival and dismissal procedures were developed to keep the children, you and our team safe. Please review the following guidelines that your adherence is critical to assure every one arrives and leaves TECEC safely. One particular highlight is that vehicles must only enter the TECEC driveway by taking a right from Middlebrooks Ave. into the parking lot from 8:20-3:30. Attempting to access Middlebrooks Ave. via Church Hill Road and trying to take a left into TECEC creates an unsafe traffic pattern and should be avoided. Our arrival and dismissal procedures can be found here: Arrival and Dismissal Procedures 2023 If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us.
Inclement Weather Schedule
Volunteers
One of the hallmarks of our program is parent and community involvement. Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you with the best ways to engage with their education. We also encourage you to take the time to fill out the TPS volunteer form for the 2023-2024 school year. For most individuals, you will only need to complete part one (Tier one). This will permit you to volunteer in the school while in the presence of a staff member. Part two (Tier two) is for those who will be working with children not in the presence of a school employee. Since every volunteer will be in the presence of a TECEC staff member, there will not be a need to complete that section, unless you plan on volunteering in another school. This form has to be completed annually as mandated by the state guidelines for school volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, the form can be found here and dropped off at TECEC so it can be processed. All submitted forms need to have an original signature, therefore a form with an e-signature will not be accepted.
Trumbull School District is looking for substitutes
Trumbull Public Schools is looking for teacher and paraeducator substitutes for the 2023-2024 school year. Click here to learn more about these exciting opportunities.
TECEC Spirit Wear
EVERY THURSDAY IS SPIRIT WEAR DAY!
Every Thursday is spirit wear day! Since many of our children do not attend school on Fridays, we thought it would be fun to have “TECEC Thursday” each week where everyone is encouraged to wear school spirit wear. If you don't have any TECEC spirit wear, feel free to wear our school color which is blue. You can also purchase spirit wear here: https://tecec.ptboard.com/
