ESS Gazette
4/5/2024
Dear ESS Families,
It's time for a nice break before we start the final portion of our school year. Looks like the weather will warm up a little so we hope everyone gets outside and enjoys some sunshine. Play and relax to come back recharged for a strong finish to the year!
Best,
Mark Lord
Bethany Calado
Important Dates
April:
4/8-4/12- Spring Vacation
4/17- CT Science Center Traveling Program: The Science of Suds
4/18- Five Guys Fundraiser 4-8pm
4/19- Arts Festival at EHS 7-9pm
4/20- Arts Festival at EHS 12-3pm
4/22- Assembly @ 9:30am (Rms. 6, 11 & 15 Spotlights)
4/22- ESS & EHP Parent Focus Group, Parkman Library 5:30-6:30pm
4/23-4/24- Book Fair for classrooms
4/24- Early Release @ 1:50pm (Professional Learning)
4/24- Book Fair Night and Ice Cream Social 5-7pm
May:
5/14- Chick Fil A Fundraiser
5/21- Author Visit
5/22- Early Release @ 1:50pm (Professional Learning)
5/24-Assembly @10:15am (Rms. 1, 2 & 13 Spotlights)
June:
6/7- Field Day
6/10- Field Day Rain date
6/12- Last day of school (Early Release @ 1:50pm)
2024 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
This year’s Enfield Public Schools 2024/2025 Kindergarten registration can be completed online on our website at www.enfieldschools.org. The registration link will be opening on April 1, 2024. This link will allow you to upload any required documentation to complete the process. If there are any questions, please contact your home school (Henry Barnard School, Enfield Street School, and Hazardville Memorial School), or they will contact you for any necessary clarifications or missing documentation.
Based on new Connecticut Legislation, students must now be five years old on or before September 1, 2024 to be eligible to attend kindergarten starting on August 29, 2024. Current legislation does allow an option for parents/guardians of students who will turn five between September 2nd and January 1st to request in writing if they would prefer their child to be granted a waiver to enroll in school early based on results of an assessment of the student’s academic and social skills. Parents may visit our website at www.enfieldschools.org to find a link to a form. Once the form has been completed, parents will be contacted by the school to set up an assessment date.
Students currently attending Enfield Head Start, EPS Integrated Pre-Kindergarten, and EPS Pre-K STEAM Academy are registered and do not need to re-register.
If you have any questions regarding the 2024/2025 Kindergarten Registration process, please call the Enfield Board of Education office at (860) 253-6557.
Listed below are the phone numbers for each elementary school.
Henry Barnard School—860-253-5171
Enfield Street School—860-253-6563
Hazardville Memorial School—860-763-7501
Kindergarten: Mrs. Carroll
Room # 10 has been using all their letter, sound, CVC word, and high frequency word knowledge to read, read, read! Read Across America Week, the Read-A-Thon, and Room # 10’s Mystery Readers have only inspired us to work harder using all our skills! We have already been lucky enough to be read to by 3 moms, 1 grandma, and one grand aunt! Room # 10 has two returning Mystery Readers, one with a PART TWO STORY! The other is a TWIST! We welcome other Mystery Readers! It is so much fun to see and hear someone else read a book! We especially love meeting family! Thank you to all who have participated so far!
Grade 1: Mrs. Fritz
Happy Spring from Room 13! This spring we learned about Ramadan and made fanous to hang in our window. We also learned about April Fool’s Day and why that holiday is celebrated. We also enjoyed our special Read A Thon assembly and getting to watch the students who were chosen from our room to silly string Mr. Lord and Mrs. Calado! Have a wonderful spring vacation!
Grade 2: Miss Maier
The students in Room 19 have been learning to measure to the nearest inch and centimeter using a ruler. They became paleontologists for a few days to measure fossils, dinosaurs, and footprints. They also went on a scavenger hunt around the classroom to find objects to measure to the nearest inch!
Art: Mrs. Martin & Mrs. Delisio
April is an exciting month for the Enfield Art Department. We are busy preparing for the 58th Annual Arts Festival sponsored by The Woman’s Club of Enfield. I encourage everyone to attend and connect to our wonderful community. Please celebrate the energy and feel the inspiration of the arts at this free event!
- Friday, April 19th, 7:00-9:00 pm
- Saturday, April 20th, 12:00-3:00 pm
Festival attractions include:
· Artwork from students in all of Enfield's Public Schools
· Large collaborative installations centered on this year's theme of PLAY
· Interactive art activities
· Art-making demonstrations from Enfield students
· Performances from Enfield's Musical Arts Department
· Annual Richard M. Fahey Scholarship Raffle
· 7TH Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser for the Food Shelf
In the art classes, 2nd graders are busy with posters to promote Green Energy, many will be on display at the festival. 1st graders are making cupcakes and learning about shadows and cool colors. 1st graders also made ink drawings celebrating the artist Paul Klee while making fish artworks in their own style. Kindergarteners are making birds, nests, eggs, and tree branches using found objects. We welcome empty yogurt cups for use in our sculpture projects.
The Art Department
ESS & EHP Parent Focus Group
Please join us for a focus group to give feedback on the work Enfield Public Schools is doing to develop our Vision of a Graduate. The focus group will be April 22nd from 5:30-6:30pm in the Parkman Library. This work involves getting input from a variety of stakeholders about what Enfield, as a community and district, believe are the desired outcomes for students who graduate from Enfield Public Schools.
Information from Previous Newsletters
58th Annual Arts Festival
Fire Safety Event
Five Guys Fundraiser
EHS Summer Clay Camp
Don’t miss your student’s chance to take part in our inaugural Clay Camp held this summer in the EHS Art Department. Students will experience and learn a variety of ceramic techniques in a fun and creative setting. Click the link for details and reserve your spot.
Click the button below to access the form to sign up your child.
Mabels Labels Fundraiser
President: Jeanne Davis
Vice President: Melissa Birch
Treasurer: Kristina Boulette
Secretary: Danyel Mucci
Meets virtually each month. Please see meeting dates above.
Medical Information
Please do not send your child in with any over-the-counter or prescribed medications. Medications need to be dropped off to the nurse with the order from the doctor. In addition, please do not send your child to school with cough drops as they cannot self-administer them.
Please make sure any health information, especially in regards to medication, is emailed directly to our school nurse.
Morning Drop-Off
If you are walking your child to the main entrance, you must park in a parking spot and walk your child to the door. Cars cannot be parked along the curb as it impedes those parents who are utilizing the carline to drop off their child(ren). If you are dropping your child off at the crosswalk, please have your child exit the car on the passenger’s side.
These procedures are in place to keep traffic flow moving appropriately and to maintain safety in the parking lot. Thank you in advance for following these very important safety procedures.
Drop-off Issues
After the 8:55 final bell, all parents must sign their child in at the office. We do not have staff outside after the bell, and it is unsafe for the students to come to the entrance by themselves. We will be calling parents who do not adhere to this rule as it is a significant safety concern.
Afternoon Pick-Up
If you are picking up your child during afternoon dismissal you must park in a designated parking space. Cars cannot be parked along the curb as it impedes any cars or emergency vehicles needing to enter the parking lot. We appreciate you adhering to our important dismissal safety procedures.
Placards
Please be aware that once someone comes to the school with a placard, we will release the matching student. Please make sure you know who has the placard to at all times.
Attendance Letters
Per district attendance procedures, attendance letters will be sent out for all absences, excused or unexcused, following this schedule:
5th absence – 1st Letter
9th absence - 2nd Letter
10th absence – 3rd Letter
Additional letters will be sent after every 5th absence. (ex. 15th, 20th, 25th)
Regardless of the content of the letters, if the majority of absences are excused as defined in the student handbook, we will most likely not reach out unless there are a large number of absences.
If the majority of the absences are unexcused as defined in the handbook, an administrator will be reaching out to offer available support to make sure your child comes to school on a regular basis.
April Lunch Menu
PowerSchool
Make sure that all information in PowerSchool is accurate. We use this information for emergency contacts and pick-ups. We will not release a child to anyone not in PowerSchool without your written or verbal permission.
iPad YouTube Option
This year you have the option to restrict access to YouTube on your child's iPad. Please note that this may not block all access, but most. Please also note that it will take about a week for the changes to go into effect. Please complete the survey below if you choose this option.
CHC
Board of Education
We thought it would be helpful to show the dates and a link for future Board of Education meetings. They are a great way to stay involved and informed throughout the school-year.
All meetings are planned to begin at 7:00 PM
March 26
April 9, 23
May 14, 28
June 11, 25
Enfield Street School
Assistant Principal: Bethany Calado bcalado@enfieldschools.org