TECEC TIMES
Where the journey begins......February 28, 2024
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Friday, March 1- Final tuition payment due
- Saturday, March 2- Father's Club child woodworking workshop at Home Depot
- Wednesday, March 6- PTO 7:00 PM
- Thursday, March 7- Father's Club 7:00 PM
- Thursday, March 14- Afternoon and evening conferences. No PM session. 11:20 dismissal for all children.
- Thursday, March 14- TECEC Book Fair during parent conferences
- Monday March 18- All schools open, regular school day, Teacher PD day changed to April 2.
- Friday, March 29- Schools closed to observe Good Friday
- Tuesday, April 2- Schools closed for professional development
Updates from Mr. Matt.......
If your child will be going to kindergarten next year, please make sure you register as soon as possible so that the elementary schools can contact you about upcoming visitation dates. Information about the registration process can be read here: Kindergarten 2024-2025 Your prompt action will facilitate a seamless transition for your child into the exciting journey of kindergarten.
I kindly request your support in making a meaningful impact on our TECEC PTO's initiative, A Big Night Out (ABNO). Your valuable contribution, whenever feasible, would be immensely appreciated! Scheduled for May 17, 2024, at Elicit Brewing Company in Fairfield, this event is dedicated to not only generating funds for our playground renovation, but also bolstering various other TECEC initiatives. Your participation will undoubtedly make a significant difference. Further details can be read here: ABNO 2024
Please never hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss your child, TECEC or our community.
Kind regards,
Principal
Kindness counts!
Fostering kindness at home can be built into everyday activities. One of the most effective ways to teach kindness is to model kindness throughout the day. Show your children how to be thoughtful, compassionate, and sensitive to others’ feelings through your own actions. When reading books and in pretend play, talk about how the characters are feeling and discuss how to act with compassion and kindness. Connect actions with feelings and talk about how it makes a person feel when someone does something kind. Teach kindness in concrete ways by having your child do small acts of kindness. Some examples of things your child can do to express kindness might include:
Drawing or painting a picture for their teacher
Donating toys that they don’t play with anymore
Helping pick up toys
Sharing a toy with a sibling or friend
Letting a sibling pick a movie, game, or activity
Giving a hug
We were so excited to receive the wonderful and creative Valentines from your children. It was a lot of fun distributing them to local nursing homes and spreading joy to the residents. We appreciate this act of kindness!
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Preschool parent/teacher conferences will take place in the afternoon and evening of Thursday, March 14. To accommodate the conferences, there will be no afternoon classes. All students dismiss at 11:20 AM. Conferences will be scheduled at the request of your child’s teacher(s) or you and will be held in person. It is possible that you may not be meeting with your child’s teacher(s) during this formal conference time; yet, you are always welcome to talk or meet with a teacher at any time during the year. If your child receives a related service ( speech, occupational or physical therapy) the classroom teacher will do their best to include those individuals in the time you choose. More information about how to sign up can be found here: TECEC March 14 2024 Conferences
Early dismissal to accommodate parent-teacher conferences
Preschool parent-teacher conferences will take place in the afternoon and evening of Thursday, March 14th. To accommodate the conferences, all classes will be dismissed at 11:20. There will not be any afternoon classes.
TECEC 2024-2025 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
If you would like your child to continue at TECEC for the 2024-2025 school year please complete the following form by March 15, 2024: TECEC Returning Student Questionnaire
Children with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in our three’s classrooms and those born after September 1, 2019 and have chosen not to go to kindergarten will automatically continue enrollment in TECEC for the 2024-2025 school year. Children with IEP’s who are transitioning to kindergarten will have a bridging meeting at your elementary school within the next few months. We will reach out to you with a date and time. All children in our four’s program that will be going to kindergarten in 2024-2025 will need to register online. To register please click here.
For those who do not have a child enrolled in TECEC and would like to be on our wait list, the form can be accessed here.
"Wacky Tacky Day" in Mrs. Law and Mr. Jim's room
Mrs' Orr and Miss Sue's children ,.....
Only three more months to ABNO!
Monty's Reading Adventures
The children at TECEC will have an opportunity tomorrow to listen to a story written by one of our former interns, Andrenne Harris. She published her very first children's story, "Monty's Reading Adventures," in the fall of 2023. It's an inspirational story of a young fox, Monty, who learns to read and transforms his town into a place where families and friends bond through reading.
Father's Club child woodworking workshop at Home Depot on March 2
The TECEC Father's Club will be meeting at the Trumbull Home Depot on Saturday, March 2nd at 9:00 AM. The children will be making butterfly houses. This free event is an opportunity for those enrolled in TECEC as well as siblings to spend some time together creating a lovely project that will be treasured by whoever is the recipient. If you’d like to join, you should register ASAP. Click the below link, make sure the chosen store at the top left is set to Trumbull, then scroll down to Kids Workshops and click Register. Hope to see many of you there! https://www.homedepot.com/workshops/
Tuition Tax Receipts
As indicated in our handbook and website, if you require documentation that you paid tuition fees last year, we need a minimum of a week to process those requests. Please send an email to jcanale@trumbullps.org
2023-2024 School Calendar Update
At the Board of Education meeting on February 6, 2024, the Board unanimously adopted a change to the 2023-2024 calendar. Specifically, school will now be in session on March 18, 2024, and the Professional Development Day will be moved to April 2, 2024. This is necessary because April 2 is the date of the Presidential primaries in Connecticut.
EVERY THURSDAY IS SPIRIT WEAR DAY!
Every Thursday is spirit wear day! Each week everyone is encouraged to wear school spirit wear. If you don't have any TECEC spirit wear, the PTO set up an online store to purchase items. The link is: https://tecec.ptboard.com/
Inclement Weather/Adjusted School Schedule
If severe weather occurs during the school week, you will be notified via our emergency messaging system as to what type of delay or closing will happen. More information can be found here: Inclementweatherschedule20232024
PTO MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
Please join us on Wednesday, March 6 for our next PTO meeting. The meeting will be held in person at TECEC beginning at 7:00 PM. For those who would like to join virtually, the link is: TECEC PTO MEETING
TECEC FATHER'S CLUB THURSDAY, MARCH 7
The TECEC Father's Club is recruiting new members. Please note that you can join as a mom, aunt, uncle, grandparent or any family member that would like to support the children, teachers and each other. Their next meeting will take place on Thursday, March 7th at 7:00 PM.
2024 Leap Year Concert
Connecticut Baby Bonds
TRUMBULL YOUTH LACROSSE
Trumbull Little League
Future Stars Summer Camps 2024
Trumbull School District is looking for substitutes
Trumbull Public Schools is looking for teacher and paraeducator substitutes for the 2023-2024 school year. Click here to learn more about these exciting opportunities.