TECEC TIMES
Where the journey begins......January 2, 2025
Dear TECEC families,
Happy New Year and welcome back! While the New Year began with tragic events in New Orleans, I hope you and your family were able to enjoy a holiday season filled with joy, good health and
memorable moments. I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to gather with my entire family, along with close friends who traveled from out of state, making this holiday season very special for me. I hope your celebrations were just as wonderful!
I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to supporting our TECEC families and community over the past several months. Your generous donations of gifts, food, and clothing during the holiday season whether from you, the PTO, Father’s Club, TECEC staff, Tashua Elementary School, THS students, and the Long Hill administrative staff are a true testament to the spirit of giving that defines our community year-round. Thank you for making such a meaningful difference!
We are pleased to have our children back in school, ready to continue their journey of learning and discovery in the months ahead. As we continue our journey, our team is enthusiastic about the opportunities that lie ahead in 2025. We look forward to witnessing the progress and achievements that this year will bring.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year 2025!
Principal
For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we would like to come together as a TECEC community and talk about ways to spread peace. Our classrooms will be reading The Peace Book which can be viewed here.
We will be sending home a hand print for you and your child to cut out, decorate and write a way that they can spread peace. If you would like to trace the hand on construction paper that would be wonderful. Feel free to make this as simple and/or elaborate as you wish! We will display the hands in a peace sign on the window in the foyer for all to enjoy. Please return the completed hand by Thursday, January 9th.
While we've enjoyed a mild fall, winter weather seems to be on its way. Please take a moment to review TECEC's inclement weather guidelines and adjusted schedules here to stay prepared for potential snow or any other disruptions to the school day.
Outlined below is our abbreviated program schedule in the event of a delayed opening or early dismissal due to inclement weather or other emergencies. This may change depending on the circumstances of the day.
90 MINUTE DELAYED OPENING
• AM Preschool 10:00 AM entrance (Special Education/PIP Classes/Half Day Head Start)
• Full Day Head Start-10:00 AM entrance
• Full Day Students/SRP-10:00 AM entrance
TWO HOUR DELAYED OPENING
• No AM Preschool (Special Education/PIP Classes/Half Day Head Start)
• Full Day Students/SRP-10:30 AM entrance
• Full Day Head Start-10:30 AM entrance
TWO & HALF HOUR DELAYED OPENING
• No AM Preschool (Special Education/PIP Classes/Half Day Head Start)
• Full Day Head Start – 11:00 AM entrance
• Full Day Students/SRP- 11:00 AM entrance
EARLY DISMISSAL
• AM Preschool (Special Education/PIP Classes) 8:30 – 11:00 AM
• PM Preschool (Special Education/PIP Classes) No Session
• Specialized Resource Program 8:30 – 11:00 AM
• All Head Start classrooms 8:20 – 11:00 AM
Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoyed the much deserved winter break with your family. We ended the year with our traditional sing along with Miss Gabby and are ready to start 2025 with Winter. Our new unit will include all things SNOW, such as snowmen, snowflakes, ice, arctic animals, winter activities and dressing for the cold weather. We are hoping for some snow so we can have hands-on experiences in the classroom.
We will celebrate hibernation day on January 9th , so put on your warm PJs and bring a hibernating stuffed animal (or your favorite stuffy)
We continue to learn our colors and add a new letter each week.
Weather permitting, we will go outside every day so, please remember to send in hats, MITTENS (not gloves) and warm coats. If you choose to send your child in boots, please put their sneakers in their backpacks. We have been practicing 1-2-flipparoo and are working on zipping. We encourage you to practice at home as well.
We will begin registering students for the Class of 2038 on Wednesday, January 8. If you are looking to register your child for the 2025-2026 school year, please click here for all the information you need.
Children Turning 5 ON or BEFORE September 1st of the 2025-2026 School Year
If your child is turning 5 and born on or before September 1st, 2020, 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, 2025. If you are unable to upload all of your documents, please contact our Registration Coordinator for assistance by email registration@trumbullps.org.
Children Turning 5 AFTER September 1st, 2025 and BEFORE January 1st, 2026
If your child is turning 5 between September 1st, 2025 and January 1st, 2026, you are eligible to submit a written request and assessment for your child to enter kindergarten. Please click on the blue button below to complete the short request and assessment so that the principal and certified staff can review your input and approve placement for your child to enter kindergarten. All requests will be reviewed by the school principal and a certified educator. Once reviewed, you will be sent an approval notification to register your child. Please note, the registration window for the 2025-2026 school year opens on January 8th, 2025. For children in this category, a written request and assessment must be completed and then pre-approved by the principal of your child's school to register. Click on the blue square below.
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! Since many of our children do not attend school on Fridays, we thought it would be fun to have “TECEC Thursday” each week where everyone is encouraged to wear school spirit wear. If you don't have any TECEC spirit wear, feel free to wear our school color which is blue. You can also purchase spirit wear here: https://tecec.ptboard.com/
Our arrival and dismissal procedures were developed to keep the children, you and our team safe. Please review the following guidelines that your adherence is critical to assure everyone arrives and leaves TECEC safely. One particular highlight is that vehicles must only enter the TECEC driveway by taking a right from Middlebrooks Ave. into the parking lot from 8:20-3:30. Attempting to access Middlebrooks Ave. via Church Hill Road and trying to take a left into TECEC creates an unsafe traffic pattern and should be avoided. Our arrival and dismissal procedures can be found here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us.
One of the hallmarks of our program is parent and community involvement. Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you with the best ways to engage with their education. We also encourage you to take the time to fill out the TPS volunteer form for the 2024-2025 school year. For most individuals, you will only need to complete part one (Tier one). This will permit you to volunteer in the school while in the presence of a staff member. Part two (Tier two) is for those who will be working with children not in the presence of a school employee. Since every volunteer will be in the presence of a TECEC staff member, there will not be a need to complete that section, unless you plan on volunteering in another school. This form has to be completed annually as mandated by the state guidelines for school volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, the form can be found here and dropped off at TECEC so it can be processed. All submitted forms need to have an original signature, therefore a form with an e-signature will not be accepted.
Please join us on Wednesday, January 8, 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: PTO Meeting
