Eaglet Gazette
Enfield Head Start, Integrated Pre-K, PK STEAM Academy
September 17, 2021
What a week it has been at Stowe Early Learning Center! I want to reiterate our appreciation of your flexibility, patience, and collective effort in supporting our Eaglets in getting to school this week. I want to thank everyone who reached out directly to the school for clarification on the school closure.
Yesterday, we had our first safety drill of the year ! Teachers spent time preparing kids for what to do and where to go when the alarm sounded. For a building with over 250 kids ages 0-5, we were able to exit the building and account for everyone in 4 minutes from start to finish! That is quite impressive!
I had the pleasure of going into all classrooms at Stowe this week! Your little ones are hard at work exploring their classrooms/materials, playing with new friends, and learning the routines of the PK day.
A few reminders:
- Remain vigilant of your surroundings when driving through our parking lots. Our clientele are nearly 100% under or around 3 feet tall and it can be hard to see them!
- iPads have officially been issued to all of our students as of today. Thank you for supporting us in getting in the habit of sending the iPad back and forth to school each day.
- Check out your child's classroom TEAMS page!
- Health and safety are top priorities and I thank you for doing your part!
BUSSING STATUS FOR NEXT WEEK SEPTEMBER 20TH-SEPTEMBER 24TH
To: Enfield Head Start, Integrated Pre-K, and PK STEAM Academy Families
Date: September 17, 2021
Dear Stowe Early Learning Center PK Families,
Due to the continued bus staffing shortage that impacts the entire school district, we have to call on you to continue to transport your children next week. I empathize with the inconvenience this causes and hope we can get back to business as usual soon. Just to be clear, if you confirmed that you will be able to transport your child when we reached out to you last week, we need you to do so MONDAY-FRIDAY next week. This will continue to be a fluid situation for the foreseeable future as Smyth Bus works to find drivers. I remain committed to consistent and timely communication so you can plan.
It is humbling to work in a community who work together during challenging times.
In partnership,
Jaclyn Valley
Director of Early Childhood Initiatives
Want to learn about what is happening at SELC? Join us for our first Family Educator Organization Meeting of 2021!
FAMILY EDUCATOR ORGANIZATION
Tuesday, Sep 21, 2021, 06:00 PM
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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 9-17
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