May 16, 2020

Dear Crandall Families,

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy!

We have shifted to online learning for the remainder of the year.  I ask that, if you have not already done so, that you drop off your child's packets in front of the school.  A dropout location is outside the front door and is there 24/7 until Monday Noon.  Please drop off what you have - there is no need to work on the packets at this point.  I would prefer your child invest their time and energy in the online assignments, independent reading and freckle math your child's teacher has assigned.  Please do not have your child work on the packets any further.  We are also taking any school or classroom library books your family has finished.

Please email or call me if you are having trouble connecting online with your child's teacher(s).

I greatly appreciate your understanding and support as we attempt to teach through this pandemic - it is not what any of us wanted or expected but it is what we have....thank you for helping us make the best of it.

Be Well!

Russell Sills, Principal

860-815-2417

rsills@enfieldschools.org

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May 16, 2020

Dear Crandall Moms, Dads, Grandmothers, Grandfathers, Uncles, Aunts, Foster Parents, and other Caregivers,

This pandemic has been incredibly stressful for you!  In addition to trying to help us teach your children, you may also be worried about income, bills, health of family/friends, food, etc...  Attached are two resources that you may find useful that have been created by our amazing staff.  

Peaceful Parenting is an adult newsletter with resources and supports for the adults in our homes.  It has ideas that may help and gives you resources you can use to improve life at home with your children.

Peaceful Parenting 

If you’re having a hard time with power struggles and arguments with your child, give this video by Miss Hughes a watch. She will give you some strategies of how to remain calm and handle these moments. 

Russell Sills, Principal

rsills@enfieldschools.org

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May 11, 2020

Dear Crandall Families,

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.

Due to the unprecedented emergency school closure, the elementary administrative team has been working with the Academic Office to come up with a plan for a modified report card for Marking Period 3. As you are aware, we began this period of distance learning with paper packets and have recently been transitioning to online learning through the Microsoft Teams platform.  In order to be mindful of equity, as well as the varying degrees of access, we feel it would be inappropriate to use the regular standards-based report cards for Marking Period 3. 

Instead, we will use a modified progress report as a narrative report card. The Skills for Learning section will be revised to reflect those skills practiced during the distance learning period. The report card will also be modified to include specials, instead of just content area subjects. We feel the narrative nature of this report card will allow teachers to better communicate the progress your student has made during this distance learning period.  For the 2019-2020 school year, there will not be retention of any students who were not previously being considered before March 12, 2020. 

There have been many questions regarding packet collection. Packet collection will be done at each building from 9:00 am Tuesday, May 12, 2020 through noon Monday, May 18, 2020. Boxes will be placed outside each building labeled by grade level. Please make sure your student’s name and the name of the teacher are written on all packets, including any notebooks pages that were used in this process. Please make every effort to drop off your student’s packet during these four days. Staff will not be there to facilitate this process. It is important to note that buildings are still not open, so there is no way of dropping off packets after May 18, 2020.   Each building will also put out a separate box for the collection school library books.

We will get the packets to the teachers, who will then review them to inform instruction.  These packets will also be forwarded to your child’s teacher this Fall to help understand your child and his/her academic needs.

Thank you for your support and understanding as our community works through this unprecedented challenge.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

Russell Sills, Principal

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May 3, 2020

Dear Crandall Families,

This week we start online learning for all students.  Please let me know if you are having trouble getting online!  

Attached is the latest edition of our school newsletter - inside is a wealth of information about supports for you and your family during the pandemic.  Please let us know how we can support you!  

Cougar Tales May 3, 2020 

Also attached is the latest edition of Peaceful Parenting, a parent support newsletter.

Peaceful Parenting 

I hope that you and your family are safe and well.  

Russell Sills, Principal

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Thank you for your support and understanding during this unsettling time.  Please email (rsills@enfieldschools.org) or call or text my cell (860-815-2417) if I can help you.

Russell Sills, Principal

Pre-K to Grade 5 Principals reached out to #enfieldpto​ to help them share this link with our EPS Families. We have posted this here (https://enfieldpto.com) and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/enfieldpto/) 

* EPS will also post this link on the Enfield Public Schools website (http://www.enfieldschools.org/).

The contents are not “requirements” to be completed by Students for credit(s) but it contains supplemental-learning suggestions for Students who may need them in the coming weeks. More to come. Please reach out to your Schools, Admins, Teachers, Tutors or fellow Parents with questions.

https://enfieldct-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rsills_enfieldschools_org/Ele7twVbFmNEjKy7NARiy6cBDc7WtoB26SG7Lw7njoLnVg?e=R3Hl6C