Eaglet Gazette
Enfield Head Start, Integrated Pre-K, PK STEAM Academy
September 24, 2021
Welcome to Fall 2021! With the arrival of a new season, the weather can make dressing for school quite tricky! Layers are always helpful in keeping your little one comfortable during cool mornings and warm afternoons.
Our first FEO meeting of the school year was this past Tuesday. It was so incredible to see so many of you in attendance. I know how busy everyone's schedules are. I hope you found this investment of your time to be valuable! Looking forward to our next meeting.
Our Eaglets have been busy learning about identifying and labeling feelings! You might notice your child talking more about feelings, attempting to manage emotions in a different way, or pointing out the feelings of others!
A few reminders:
- Open House is on October 7th! We hope you join us!
- Health and safety are top priorities and I thank you for doing your part! Nurse Jen and I are overwhelmed with how incredibly diligent all of you have been in regards to monitoring your child for illness and asking questions as they arise!
- Wednesday September 29th is an early release with lunch for professional learning-SEE BELOW FOR RELEASE TIMES
Dismissal by program:
Integrated Pre-K: No PM CLASSES
Head Start Part Day: 11:30
Head Start Full Day and Ext. Day: 12:30
PK STEAM Academy: 12:30
BUSSING STATUS FOR NEXT WEEK SEPTEMBER 27th-OCTOBER 1ST
Memorandum
Regarding: BUSSING STATUS Beginning Monday 9/27/2021
To: Enfield Head Start, Integrated Pre-K, and PK STEAM Academy Families
Date: September 24, 2021
Dear Stowe Early Learning Center PK Families,
It is with great relief and appreciation of Smyth Bus that I write to you with this transportation update. Beginning Monday, September 27th, we will be back to business as usual where bussing is concerned. Just to be clear, if your child has already been slated to receive transportation, they will have a bus again beginning on Monday. This will continue to be a fluid situation for the foreseeable future as Smyth Bus continues to navigate staffing challenges, but please know we are working together to minimize any further disruptions. I continue to remain committed to consistent and timely communication so you can plan.
I cannot thank you enough for supporting us through this challenge to ensure our Eaglets were able to participate in PK over the past 2 weeks!
In partnership,
Jaclyn Valley
Director of Early Childhood Initiatives
A MESSAGE FROM NURSE JEN!
NUTRITION NUGGETS FROM NURSE JEN!
All classrooms at SELC use the Second Step Social Emotional Early Learning Curriculum to support development of skills for learning, empathy, emotion management, friendship skills, and problem solving. Second Step, in addition to a variety of strategies used throughout the day support the development of Executive Function skills. So what are EXECUTIVE FUNCTION skills and why does everyone at SELC keep talking about them?
SAVE THE DATE FOR SELC OPEN HOUSE!!!
Open House
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021, 05:30 PM
117 Post Office Road, Enfield, CT, USA
Stowe Early Learning Center invites you to attend our Open House on Thursday October 7, 2021! We will have four shifts to minimize the number of people in our classrooms/school at one time in support of distancing. In the spirit of keeping SELC healthy all attendees must be masked. This event is for immediate family only. We encourage you to bring your child so they can show you around their classroom! See below for your scheduled time!
STAY CONNECTED!
Health and Wellness
- Per the Governor's orders, our PK"ers" are required to mask until further notice
- There are plenty of mask breaks built into the day during outside, meal, and rest times
- Please send an extra mask in the event one gets soiled so we can switch it out
- Frequent handwashing will be in place
- Vigilant cleaning of classroom materials will occur on a consistent basis
- See the daily health attestation below. This is placed at your child's classroom door. Please review this and if your child is exhibiting any symptoms of illness, please do not hesitate to reach out to nurse Jen! jmaier@enfieldschools.org 860-763-8858!
SELC LUNCH MENU for week of 9-27
Getting to Know Stowe! (I will keep this posted for a few weeks so you have it at your fingertips!)
Joining a new school community can sometimes feel like learning a new language as you acclimate to the procedures, environment, people, and lingo. See below to begin learning about all things Stowe:
- SELC=Stowe Early Learning Center
- SELC=our mascot (the eaglet featured above)
- FEO=Family Educator Organization
- ECDC=Enfield Child Development Center
- EPS=Enfield Public Schools
- FRC=Family Resource Center
- IPS=Integrated Pre-K
- HS=Head Start
- KITE=Key Initiatives to Early Education
- PKS=PK STEAM Academy
- Eaglets=all children taking part in any program at SELC
IMPORTANT NUMBERS:
- Main Office=860-253-4741
- Head Start Family Support=860-253-4717
- Nurse=860-763-8858
- FRC=860-253-6580
- KITE=860-253-6502
Our building is quite unique in that we house 4 PK programs, a Family Resource Center, and KITE.
Community Resource Guide for Young Families-Summer version
Stowe Early Learning Center
Email: jvalley@enfieldschools.org
Website: www.enfieldschools.org
Location: 117 Post Office Road, Enfield, CT, USA
Phone: 860-253-4741
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/424681288154509/
Twitter: @EnfieldEPS