Eaglet Gazette
Enfield Head Start, Integrated Pre-K, PK STEAM Academy
January 21, 2022
Greeting SELC PK Families,
Please join me in thanking Mr. Felix for hanging our new SELC welcome banner!!! We are so lucky that Mr. Felix is on our team. We are very proud of our new banner as it includes ALL programs housed at SELC. We have been trying to update this banner since 2019 when Head Start relocated and were finally able to accomplish with the help of KITE!
A FEW REMINDERS:
- If you have not updated your child's "change of clothes for school" since the Fall, now is a great time to do so! Even if your child does not have bathroom accidents, PK brings the possibility of milk, water, or food spills, damp playground equipment, puddles, etc.
- Parking lot safety is still a top priority. Winter weather has arrived making it even more urgent for everyone to SLOW DOWN AND PARK IN A SPACE.
- Newest quarantine guideline chart is included below.
- In the event you need to contact the school with COVID related questions or information, please email Nurse Jen jmaier@enfieldschools.org and Jaclyn Valley at jvalley@enfieldschools.org to ensure that we are able to respond in a timely manner.
- Remember to dress your child in layers, as it is easier to remove clothing if they are warm at school.
- Please send your Eaglet with mittens/hats and a warm winter jacket as we try to get outside even if it is for a walk around the building.
Attendance in PK and beyond
See the link below for more information regarding attendance.
Tis the season where many SELC families start thinking about the transition to Kindergarten!
A PEEK INSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOMS!
Creating with cups in Room 1!
David designs a squirrel in Room 11!
Jahsiah testing his airplane design in Room 9
Landon builds a snowflake in Room 17!
Nick, Harper, and Tessa take on the tallest tower challenge in Room 14!
Engineers planning for construction in Room 12!
Room 18 studies Egyptian jewelry and creates their own!
Room 16 loves center time!
Room 12 paints to music!
Room 10's take on hibernation!
Vihann dev building a bridge from table to table!
Drawing bear caves in Room 3!
Room 21 learns about winter!
Room 13 builds an enclosure for their class pet, Billy!
Room 15 enjoying the snow and practicing shape recognition with a snowball toss!
It's not too late to post your "Snow Much Fun!" video!
Menu Week of 1/24/2022
Nutrition Nuggets from Nurse Jen!
PLEASE JOIN US!!!
SMILE! SPOTLIGHT ON ORAL HEALTH FROM NURSE JEN!
Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls Announced January 12th AND 13th:
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!
UPDATED QUARANTINE GUIDANCE
Community Resource Guide for Young Families-WINTER VERSION
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.
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