TECEC TIMES
Where the journey begins......January 17, 2024
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Tuesday, January 30- PTO Pajama Party and Storytime at the Trumbull Library 6:00 PM
- Thursday, February 1- Father's Club 7:00 PM
- Wednesday, February 7- PTO 7:00 PM
- Fri., February 16-Mon.,- February 19- Schools closed for winter break
- Tuesday, February 20- Schools reopen with regular schedule
Updates from Mr. Matt.......
Dear TECEC families,
Believe it or not, TECEC and our elementary schools are preparing for the 2024-2025 school year which will be upon us before we know it. If your child is in one of our three's classrooms or born after September 1, 2019 in one of our four's classrooms and you would like to continue at TECEC for the 2024-2025 school year, please complete the following form by March 15, 2024: TECEC Returning Student Questionnaire. After that date, we will be opening up registration to new students.
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.
If you have family or friends who are interested in enrolling a child in TECEC for the upcoming school year, the waitlist can be accessed here.
Please feel free to reach out to me, your child's teacher or office if you have any questions about this process or any other topic.
Warm regards,
Principal
Barky's Snow Day
Many TECEC children have asked "What does Barky do on a snow day?" "Does he stay home and sleep?" " Does Barky come to TECEC and play?" To find the answers to these questions, please visit Barky's snow day video: Barky's Snow Day
FANTASTIC FOURS!
Winter is here. Please make sure your child is wearing all of their outdoor layers, including jackets, mittens, hats, and scarves. If your child wears their winter/rain boots to school, please send sneakers for them to change into for safety in school. Please label all of these items so your child will wear the same items home.
We celebrated Hibernation Day in January. Our classrooms learned all about animals that hibernate and we wore our pajamas to school! All month long we’ll be learning about snow, ice, snow people and cold weather animals. January 15 is Martin Luther King Jr. day. We honored Martin Luther King in our classroom by reading The Peace Book by Todd Parr. We focus on teaching our students ways to spread kindness, joy and peace to others. The Peace Book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3fcJ1P4OcY
We have been very busy learning letters and their sounds. We will begin the writing component of the Fundations curriculum in January. This not only teaches letter formation but also reviews letter and sound identification through a multi-sensory approach. This is also another important skill to reinforce at home please practice identification of letters and sounds.
Our bridges curriculum theme is mittens, scarves and cold weather this month. We’re continuing to focus on counting, number identification and learning about the concept of pairs of items.
Music Notes from Miss Gabby......
I hope everyone had a restful, safe and wonderful holiday season and break with family and friends! Hard to believe we are in the year 2024! I would like to take this opportunity to wish a sincere thank you to all of my students and families for your thoughtfulness this holiday season. I appreciated your kindness very much! 😊
If you are new to joining the school family, my name is Gabrielle Ballatore, aka “Miss Gabby,” and I am the music teacher here at TECEC. It is very exciting for me to share my love of music with your children, who bring joy into my life every day.
Now that January is here and winter is in the air, you may start to hear your child/children singing songs about cold weather, winter, snow and much more! So far, we have been learning and playing the Handbells, and the Boomwhackers, which the children have really been having fun with. Finally, it SNOWED!!!! This has inspired us to sing the Little Snowflake song and have friendly snowball fights (In class - not real ones by the way😉, while enjoying some fun wintery songs). Some of the main songs we will be singing this season will include Little Snowflake, Frozen Penguin, Hot Cocoa, I Wanna Be a Snowman (while playing a tapping rhythm instrument called Claves), and Let’s Play in the Snow. A little later in the season We will also be “Ice Skating,” which is always a big hit! This gross motor activity is not only fun, but it helps the students work on balance, and coordination, while we enjoy listening to winter music. Students will usually hold hands with a partner and skate together, which is very cute to see, and sing more songs such as Winter Rhyme, Five Little Snowmen, Counting Snowflakes, and other fun movement/gross motor songs related to winter. I incorporate sign language/visuals into most of my songs, wherever I can. The children get excited to sing and learn new songs, as well as make frequent requests for their favorite songs from the beginning half of the school year. Stay warm in the cold weather, and have fun in the snow!!
Updates from TECEC's Art Department
It's time to embrace the magic of winter with some dazzling snowflake art! Snowflakes are nature's tiny masterpieces, each one unique and beautiful. They inspire wonder and creativity, making them the perfect theme for preschool art projects.
Here are some Winter-themed projects your child made this month:
Snowman painting: We stamped “snow” to make snowmen using cork, cotton balls, pom poms, and Q-tips. Our snowmen show texture because they look fluffy, like snow.
Snowflake painting: We stamped unique objects in white or ice blue paint and then stamped on brown paper bags. We added glitter and iridescent sparkles to look like ice, frost, and snow.
We hope this art update brings a little winter cheer to your day!
Warm Regards,
Miss Rachel and Miss Caitlin
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
TECEC PTO WINTER PLAYDATE
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, will automatically continue enrollment in TECEC for the 2024-2025 school year.
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.
KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Children Turning 5 and Born ON or BEFORE September 1st, 2019
If your child is turning 5 and born on or before September 1st, 2019, please visit the Trumbull Public Schools District registration webpage at https://www.trumbullps.org for instructions to complete registration and upload forms online when the registration window opens on January 8th, 2024.
Kindergarten Enrollment for Children Turning 5 Born AFTER September 1, 2019 and ON or BEFORE January 1st, 2020
Connecticut recently passed a new law regarding the age that children can attend kindergarten beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. The new regulations require that all public schools be open to all children five years of age and over who reach age five on or before the first day of September of any school year.
The new law does allow parents/guardians of children who will not turn 5 until after September 1, but before January 1, the right to send a written request to the district requesting that their child be allowed to attend Kindergarten in the Fall. This process is for children with and without special needs.
Please click on the blue button below to submit a written request and complete the CDC Milestones Assessment for kindergarten registration consideration.
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/
TECEC FATHER'S CLUB THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st
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, February 1st at 7:00 PM.
PTO MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Please join us on Wednesday, February 7 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
Connecticut Baby Bonds
TRUMBULL YOUTH LACROSSE
Trumbull Little League
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.