KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Time for the Class of 2025 to register!
Parents Only Orientation & Kindergarten Registration
Wednesday, February 29th, Spaulding School
Orientation begins promptly at 6pm
Registration begins at 7pm
*Please bring completed registration packet, your child's birth certificate
and proof of Suffield residency
*Parents can schedule a future special classroom visitation for their child
*Representatives from local childcare providers & other community resources will be available for information
Registration Packets available in school office and in Suffield Preschools on Feb. 1st
Grade level TRADITIONS
Save the date! Information will be sent home
Grade 2 Traditions- Pizza Bingo Night- February 3rd, 6:00 p.m., Spaulding School
Kindergarten Traditions- Bowling- February 5th, 1:00 Bradley Bowl -register by Jan. 31st!
Grade 1 Traditions- Ice Skating- March 3rd; 5:00 pm Amelia Park-register by Feb. 17th!
DIGITAL BACKPACK
We have a digital backpack for parent information, announcements, flyers, etc. Please click below on the blue backpack. Announcements are updated on Wednesdays.
No lost papers! Information at your fingertips!
It's THAT simple!
Boxtops for Education-
An easy fundraiser- look for "boxtop" on cereal boxes, cake mixes and various food product containers. We collect them all year, various contests throughout year. School gets 10 cents per boxtop!
Our students say "Thank you for your participation!"
What To Do If...
You Want To Pick Up Your Child From School- Please send in a "pick up note" including your child's first/last name, teacher's name and the name of person picking up your child. Students picked up at regular dismissal time, 3:05 p.m., will be in Cafe A.. Students dismissed before 3:00 will be signed out in the office.
Your Child Is Late To School- Students arriving after 8:25 a.m. should come to the office to sign in.
Your Child Is Absent- Please call the school attendance line before 9 a.m., 860-668-3826 ext 1, to report absence, stating child's name and teacher.
Your Child Forgets Something (lunch, homework,etc)Please bring item(s) to School Office.
Forgotten Pick-Up Note? Please call the school office 860-668-3826, optimally in the morning
These answers and more are in your Parent Handbook :-)
Looking for your child's classroom web site?
Here's a few easy steps to follow from the Spaulding Homepage.
-Under Directory
-Select Class Pages
-Type teacher's last name in class name block
-Double click on teacher's name
BE A "GOOD NEIGHBOR" -
Will You Be A Spaulding Buddy Family?
We are looking for Buddy Families to be a "good neighbor" and help welcome our new families to our school community.
A Spaulding Buddy Family:
> Provides support & information to our new families in the Spaulding Community
[We have 18 families new to Suffield in Grades 1 & 2, plus several new Open Choice families of Kindergarteners!]
>Is invited to attend our New Family Picnic on Sept. 8th.
>Is available to answer new families' questions
> Is available for our Choice students to participate in afterschool and evening school events
Developmental Characteristics
of Four to Eight Year Olds
open Power Point attachment
Characteristics of 4-8 year olds.ppt