ESS Gazette
4/19/2024
Dear ESS Families,
On Wednesday, the CT Science Center visited our school to present “The Science of Suds” to all classes. This traveling program allowed the children to explore the captivating, colorful science of soap and water. The children explored the mysteries of bubble shapes and were able to see what happens when you make bubbles with different gases. They had fun learning if it was possible to put your hand through a bubble without popping and trying to see if we could put things inside a bubble. Students learned how to hold a bubble in their hands and then tried to see if a student could be put inside a bubble. Thank you to our PTO for sponsoring this fun and engaging learning experience for our students. Look out for a complimentary youth general admission coupon in your child's backpack next week.
Best,
Mark Lord
Bethany Calado
Important Dates
April:
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
4/30- Progress Reports issued digitally
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. Guertin
Room 1 has been working hard writing how-to books. We are teaching people about things we know how to do step by step. This week we decided to first make slime and then write about it! We used cornstarch and water mixed together to make slime. Then we wrote out our steps. We had so much fun!
Grade 1: Ms. Rutledge
We are busy bees in room 6! We are learning about Earth Day and the importance of keeping our Earth clean by reducing, recycling, and reusing our garbage. Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Put plastic water bottles in the recycling bin. Make a bird feeder out of an empty milk carton. If we all do our part, the Earth will be a cleaner healthier place to live. We are also learning how to write opinion pieces and are reviewing restaurants. Do you have a favorite restaurant? What makes it your favorite?
Grade 2: Mrs. Kilty
The students in room 14 are bucket fillers! Every time we fill our buckets, we vote on a class reward. The students earned flashlight and blanket fort reading. We had fun reading and testing out our blanket fort engineering skills. Great job showing safety, responsibility, and kindness room 14.
Math: Mrs. Baroni & Mrs. Edelstein
Hello ESS Families,
As the spring weather improves, it’s time to be outside more. Here are some fun ways to practice math outside:
1. Use sidewalk chalk to make a number line, practice writing numbers, and solve simple math equations.
2. Gather a collection of outdoor items. Count them and sort them by color, size or shape.
3. Practice skip counting by 2, 5, and 10 as you take a walk around the neighborhood.
We hope you enjoy math while enjoying the spring weather!
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
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
April 23
May 14, 28
June 11, 25
Enfield Street School
Assistant Principal: Bethany Calado bcalado@enfieldschools.org