Eaglet Gazette
Enfield Head Start, Integrated Pre-K, PK STEAM Academy
March 11, 2022
Greeting SELC PK Families,
I want to thank everyone for your continued dedication to parking lot safety. It is with excitement that I invite you to join me in welcoming Mr. Dino, our new security officer! In addition to building relationships with our Eaglets and supporting safety throughout the day, Mr. Dino will be keeping SELC safe and helping to support arrival and dismissal. If you see him, please give him a warm Stowe greeting!
Just to reiterate, IF YOUR CHILD ATTENDS ENFIELD HEAD START, INTEGRATED PK, OR THE PK STEAM ACADEMY, you do NOT have to register your child for K as the PK registration will roll over to Kindergarten!
A FEW REMINDERS:
Wednesday March 16th is an early release day.
As of March 11th, masks remain in effect for all BOE PK programs at SELC.
- The application link for school year 2022-2023 is LIVE! You can apply for Head Start, Integrated PK peer seats, or the PK STEAM Academy by visiting www.enfieldschools.org and clicking on STOWE EARLY LEARNING CENTER PREK APPLICATION! IF YOU'RE 3 YEAR OLD IS ALREADY ENROLLED IN HEAD START AND YOU WISH TO CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REAPPLY!
- 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.
Exciting News!
Enfield Public School’s 56th Annual Arts Festival sponsored by The Woman’s Club of Enfield will be held on Friday, April 1st, 7-9p and Saturday, April 2nd, 12-3p in the EHS Cafeteria. This year’s theme is Upside Down, the festival will include original artwork from all PK-12 schools, large-scale art installations connected to the theme of Upside Down, a raffle benefitting Visual Arts scholarship for EHS Seniors, the 6th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Enfield Food Shelf, and live music and art by EPS students.
Artwork created by our Eaglets will be featured!
Menu Week of 3-14-2022
Workshop Opportunity!
Nutrition Nuggets from Nurse Jen
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!
For our March 15th Family Educator Organization (FEO) Meeting, we are having the CT Art School come and do a VERY special art project with us! Supplies are limited, so for this month only we are asking for RSVPs so we know how many supplies will be needed.
You can fill out the quick form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MarchFEO22. This link will be open until March 4th!
Any questions please e-mail Brianna Beckstrand bbeckstrand@enfield.org!
PLEASE JOIN US!!!
Stowe students are already registered so they do not need to register!!!
Tis the season where many SELC families start thinking about the transition to Kindergarten!
Spotlight on Oral Health from Nurse Jen!
Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls Announced February 23rd:
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!
SPRING UPDATE COMING SOON!!!
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