Sheldon Update

Dear Sheldon Families,

Happy February! Luckily, Phil the Groundhog predicts an early spring, so let's all look forward to that! February is a busy month!

Click here to access the 2023-2024 Family Handbook.

As always, if you have questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to me!

Thank you for the privilege of serving you ~

Mrs. Gabrielle Tanner, Principal

February 5-9: Super Bowl Spirit Week (see flyer above)

February 5: Discovery Center Field Trip - Upstairs; Art with Angie - Downstairs

February 9: 100th Day of School!

February 12-16: Focus Area 2 Federal Review

February 12: Discovery Center Field Trip - Downstairs; Art with Angie - Upstairs

February 14: Friendship Day; BOE Meeting @ 5:30

February 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day

February 20: Fire Drill; Happy Bear Presentation

February 21: Happy Bear Presentation; Parent/Teacher Conferences @ 4:00-8:00

February 22: NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences @ 8:00-8:00

February 23: NO SCHOOL

February 26-March 1: National Public Schools Week

February 26: National Tell a Fairy Tale Day

February 28: Advisors Excel StoryTime

February 29: TSCPL StoryTime

We are excited to be heading to the Discovery Center for our second field trip of the school year! Upstairs classrooms will be going on Monday, February 5th. Downstairs classrooms will be going on Monday, February 12th. Please note, the Discovery Center is closed to the public on Mondays so this is a private event. Due to this, while parents are welcome to transport themselves and pay their own entry fee if they would like to attend, no siblings or other child guests on this field trip. Permission slips for this trip will be sent home. These must be returned by the day before your child is scheduled to go. Those students without signed forms the day of the trip will not be allowed to attend. It is critical all students arrive on time to school as buses will leave as scheduled.

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on February 21st from 4:00-8:00 and February 22nd from 8:00-8:00. There will be NO SCHOOL for students on February 22nd and 23rd. You will be hearing from your child's teacher soon to sign up for a time frame that works best within your schedule. Teachers will then use that information to create a finalized schedule. Once that has been done, your student's teacher will send a confirmation of the date and time for your conference. These conferences will be held in person in your child's classroom. We look forward to meeting with you and sharing your child's progress!

All students should have received their blue Sheldon Sharks t-shirt. We encourage students to join us in wearing their Sheldon shirt EVERY FRIDAY of the school year!

Monday through Thursday: 9:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Arrival begins: 9:15 a.m.

Arrival ends: 9:30 a.m. (students will be considered tardy after 9:35 a.m.)

Dismissal begins: 3:45 p.m.

Dismissal ends: 4:00 p.m. (all students must be picked up by 4:00 p.m.)

Late Start Fridays (every Friday): 10:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Arrival begins: 10:15 a.m.

Arrival ends: 10:30 a.m. (students will be considered tardy after 10:35 a.m.)

Dismissal begins: 3:45 p.m.

Dismissal ends: 4:00 p.m. (all students must be picked up by 4:00 p.m.)

Sheldon Head Start follows the Topeka Public Schools Academic Calendar.

Each week the Sheldon staff reviews one of our Head Start Policies & Procedures and felt it was important that families stay up to date on these as well. This quarter our focus is on Family Service and Parent Involvement. If you ever have any questions regarding our policies and procedures, please reach out!

**At this time, we are conducting a review and update of all Sheldon Head Start Policies & Procedures. We will resume including these in the weekly newsletter when all updates are complete and approved by the Policy Council and Board of Education.

Check out this WIBW article on car seat safety. This website has a lot of great information and resources, including on car seat safety.

Take a look at the Topeka Resources Checklist. This is very helpful for planning! This is a list of possible resources to help you stretch your dollars and avoid economic emergencies. Place a check beside the ones you are using or have used.

You can find the link to the 2021 Community Resources Council Resource Directory here. This directory provides contact information for a variety of community resources.

If in need of resources, you can also contact the United Way by dialing 211.

See the following links for Food Pantry resources available to families.

English and Spanish

Website: https://sheldon.topekapublicschools.net/
Location: 1155 SW Seabrook Ave.
Phone: 785-438-4530
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheldonChildDevelopmentCenterHeadStart