Campfield Family Newsletter
May 2021
Principal's Corner
Greetings Campfield Families,
It's hard to believe it's May. We are so very proud of our students as we have adjusted to 4-days of hybrid learning. Our students are thriving both virtually and and in school. We wish you continued success for the remainder of the school year.
Sincerely,
Ms. Workmeister,
Principal
SEL Corner
Hi Campfield Families: Let's talk about helping children cope with death. According to a Healing Grief article I read, a critical factor in how much or to what extent children are affected by loss is the support these children receive from their community: parents, siblings, extended family, and friends. It is important for children to be given the opportunity to experience and express their feelings of grief, such as sadness, anger, relief, confusion, etc. Check out this link Helping Children Cope With Grief | Child Mind Institute for some tips to use at home.
Hello Campfield Parents From Your School Counselor!
Hello Campfield Parents From Your School Counselor!
It’s Ms. Galvin, and I am reaching out to say that I continue to LOVE connecting with students in pre-k and kindergarten class meetings! We continue to “check-in” with each other and talk about our feelings, sing social-emotional learning songs, listen to and discuss various readings on “mindfulness” and other topics. I look forward to my weekly SEL time with each class! Your children have given me SO much love this school year...it has been truly wonderful getting to know all of them! In our kindergarten classrooms, we have discussed personal safety for a few weeks, including topics about “stranger danger” and “safe & unsafe” touches. The students loved this and were really chatting about ways to keep themselves safe It was very insightful to have these important lessons and discussions with them! In the pre-kindergarten classrooms, we continue to talk about feelings, kindness, and “calm down” strategies.
Summer is almost here! Check out this great link for parent & child summer activities… https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev073.shtml
From Mrs. Addy (ESOL Teacher)
ESOL Family School Liaison Office Hours
ESOL Family School Liaisons hold daily drop-in office hours for English learner families. These office hours are meant to provide families with a point person who can answer general questions about community resources and communications from BCPS. Please help us spread the word about these office hours to your EL families. The schedule is as follows below. The Google Meet (which is the same for each day), is ESOLFamilySupport.
Monday through Friday, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Emergency Broadband Benefit for eligible families
Emergency Broadband Benefit for eligible families:
On Wednesday, May 12, eligible families (based on income) can begin applying to the FCC for a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills.
Eligible households may receive: • Up to a $50/month discount on broadband service and associated equipment rentals • Up to a $75/month discount if household is on qualifying Tribal lands • A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50) Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per household. The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner. Click here for more information:
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (getemergencybroadband.org)
School to Community Coordinator
Hi Campfield Families,
Please click the link below to view our Campfield Family Advisory Council webpage.
https://sites.google.com/bcps.org/campfieldfamilyadvisorycouncil/home
Early Literacy Calendar for May
Campfield Early Learning Center
Email: Jmiranda@bcps.org
Website: https://campfield.bcps.org/
Location: 6834 Alter Street, Gwynn Oak, MD, USA
Phone: 410-887-1227
Facebook: https://facebook.com/CampfieldELC