EAST WINDSOR PUBLIC
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70 South Main Street, East Windsor, CT 06088
Timothy S. Howes, Superintendent | 860-623-3346
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East Windsor Adult Education Winter 2010
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Welcome to the Homepage of East Windsor Public Schools Please click on this link to read an important message regarding H1N1 (Swine Flu) and information from the CDC. Please click on this link for important information regarding the North Central District Health Department's H1N1 Vaccination Clinics to be held in the area. Hello to all: I would like to direct your attention to this link to a letter from our health office regarding the H1N1 virus.
Our February message marks the unofficial midpoint of the school year. As busy as we are during the year, it always seems that the second half has an exceptionally busy pace.
The Board of Education budget workshops have begun and the schedule for these meetings can be found at www.eastwindsorschools.org/boe/ewboe.htm. These meetings are open to the public.
I would like to commend Melissa Maltese, EW Parks and Recreation Director, for her efforts in organizing the 1st Annual Panther Plunge! The Plunge was held on Saturday, January 23 at East Windsor Reservoir and was a tremendous success. Money raised went to the local fuel bank and I can personally attest that, although the water was FREEZING, the event was a blast and I look forward to the 2nd Annual Panther Plunge (maybe by then my feet will have warmed)!
Although it's early, please remember that during the month of March we will be administering the CAPT and CMT’s. Mr. O’Reilly provided some very valuable suggestions for ensuring your child’s success on these exams in his paragraph below. These tests are extremely important to your child’s continued academic achievements.
East Windsor Public Schools will be on February break from Monday, February 15 through Friday, February 19. All offices will be closed on Monday, February 15 in observance of Presidents Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday for the remainder of vacation week.
Family Resource Center's Childcare Program is open during February vacation from Monday, February 15 to Friday, February 19, 7 AM to 6 PM each day. Also during April vacation from April 19 to April 23, open for childcare from 7 AM to 6 PM. The program is held at Broad Brook School.
Please don’t forget to check the Calendar of Events on our website for all of the activities planned for February.
FROM MRS. McCARROLL AT BROAD BROOK SCHOOL:
On January 20, Broad Brook School held its annual CMT night for students and their parents. It was gratifying to have the wonderful participation that we had this year. The cafeteria was packed! During the evening, families received an overview of the testing, such as the subjects tested, the schedule for administration and resources from the State of Connecticut for additional information. The event provided a great opportunity for parents and students to practice sample test items for Reading Comprehension, Editing and Revising, Degrees of Reading Power and Mathematics. In response to parent requests, we included additional mathematics practice and resources. At the end of each practice session, students were asked to share the strategies they used to arrive at their answers. Each participant left the program with a special bookmark and booklet, a pencil, and a package of SMARTIES. Thank you to Mrs. Foxx for organizing this very informative evening.
During the month of February we have literacy activities for parents and students. On February 1we will host a Parent Literacy Night from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The Six Flags Reading Challenge will continue through February 23 and the Family Resource Center will be sponsoring Raising Readers book club. The school will also be preparing for Read Across America.
FROM MR. SLATTERY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL:
FROM MR. O’REILLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL:
The new year and the new decade are off to a great start here at East Windsor High School! Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Basketball team on ending a long streak of ‘almost wins’ with a win over O’Brien Tech. All of our winter sports athletes continue to represent our school and community well this season. Our academic program is also very busy as students just completed mid year examinations and are now gearing up for CAPT testing. All freshmen will be participating in practice CAPT assessments, the results of which will be used to plan instruction for the next year in preparation for the CAPT. Sophomores and selected upper classmen will be taking the CAPT during the month of March. Success on the CAPT is a graduation requirement at EWHS. Students need to approach the testing period with serious intent, and with the personal goal of ‘doing their best’ during this important testing program.
Families can support their students by:
1) Ensuring their children are getting a good nights sleep during the entire testing period; 2) Making sure their children eat a healthy breakfast on the morning of each test; 3) Encouraging their children to use all the time allotted during the test sessions and answering all questions completely; 4) Encouraging their children, each morning, to ‘check their work’, by looking back at their answers when time allows; and 5) Making sure your child arrives on time for testing to avoid feeling ‘rushed’.
During the testing period, we will continue with full day instruction for all students. There will be no modification to arrival/departure time as we continue to focus on the value of instructional time for all students.
Our Winter Carnival is Saturday, February 6, 2010! We will be having a snow sculpture competition between the classes, figure skating demonstrations, husky dog demonstration, food and many activities for students and their families. The Rodney Smith Wrestling Tournament is also this Saturday and our athletes would really appreciate support from the community. All are invited to attend!
The next Parent Advisory meeting is on February 10 at 5:45 in the Media Center. All members of the community are invited to attend.
Although spring is just around the corner, our students and staff continue to focus on the work that is before them. Please stay active and involved in your children’s educational community.
Sincerely, Timothy S. Howes Superintendent of Schools
HELP LINE
The East Windsor Police Department School Resource Officer maintains a telephone line which allows callers, wishing to remain anonymous, to leave information which they believe to be unsafe for students at school. All calls will be recorded on a voice message system. There is no way to identify or contact the caller unless they leave that information in their recorded message.
Starting immediately, the line will be open 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week. The East Windsor School Resource Officer posted at the high school will check the line twice a day during school days. When a person calls the HELP LINE they will hear the following message:
“Thank you for calling the HELP LINE. If this is an emergency, please hang up and dial 911 now. To report a concern about safety at one of the schools in East Windsor, please listen carefully to the rest of this announcement and wait for the tone to leave your message. After you hear the tone, state clearly and slowly the name of the school, a description of the unsafe situation, and provide the names or descriptions of the persons involved to the best of your ability. You do not need to leave your name. Please remember, the more information we receive the better we can assist you and the safer your schools will be. Thanks for your call” (TONE)
The HELP LINE number is 463-7248
Contact the webmaster at webmaster@ewindsor.k12.ct.us
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