If there is a children’s event you would like added to the KITE calendar, please contact Jennefer at jbryan@enfield.org with all relevant information.
The Enfield Early Childhood Collaborative
KITE [Key Initiatives to Early Education]
invites Enfield parents and preschool educators of incoming kindergarteners
to attend:
Preparing for the Kindergarten Transition
Thursday, February 28, 2019
6:30pm-8:00pm
JFK Middle School Auditorium
This evening is for parents and educators of children who will start Kindergarten in September 2019. Parents and educators will receive information on the goals and expectations of a child entering kindergarten, transition tips and registration information. Enfield Kindergarten Teachers will share information about the kindergarten experience and answer any questions they may have.
Childcare is not available for this event.
Enfield Gets Ready for Kindergarten!
Date: Wednesday, May 15
Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: Henry Barnard School – 27 Shaker Road
Please register by Friday, May 10th using the event registration link on www.enfieldschools.org
or call (860)253-6552.
This event is for PARENTS ONLY.
If leaving a message state the number of adults attending, the number of children needing child care, and their ages.
If you will be using the child care we provide, plan on arriving 15 minutes early to sign in.
If you can make other child care arrangements,
please do so.
This evening is for parents and educators of children who will start Kindergarten in September 2020. (Snow date February 20, 2020) Parents and educators will receive information on the goals and expectations of a child entering kindergarten, transition tips, and registration information. Enfield Kindergarten Teachers will share information about the kindergarten experience and answer any questions they may have. 
About this Event
This is a 2-night, free workshop on March 11th and 18th for parents of preschoolers. Participants must attend both nights.
We all want children to be successful in school and life. As parents, we want our children to be happy and do well in school. As teachers, we want our students to be excited, curious, and interested in learning. As a community, we want children to grow up and become active participants in society. Join us, to learn what you can do at home to support the way children learn best…through the Power of Playful Learning!
All participants will receive free take-home materials that can be used at home and in classrooms. Dinner and child care provided.
**Please note this is a 2-night workshop and are required to attend both sessions. Your registration is for both Mar 11th & Mar 18th.
About this Event
This is a 2-night, free workshop on March 11th and 18th for parents of preschoolers. Participants must attend both nights.
We all want children to be successful in school and life. As parents, we want our children to be happy and do well in school. As teachers, we want our students to be excited, curious, and interested in learning. As a community, we want children to grow up and become active participants in society. Join us, to learn what you can do at home to support the way children learn best…through the Power of Playful Learning!
All participants will receive free take-home materials that can be used at home and in classrooms. Dinner and child care provided.
**Please note this is a 2-night workshop and are required to attend both sessions. Your registration is for both Mar 11th & Mar 18th.
Helping families BUILD supportive environments for young CHILDREN with Dr. Peg Oliveira
This free parent and caregiver workshop is designed to help families build supportive environments for young children. Secure relationships and supportive environments are fundamental to healthy child development. In this workshop learn about executive function skills, including self-regulation, and how they impact child behavior as well as the caregiver’s own ability to cope and deal with challenging behaviors.
Leave with some basic rituals and practices to try at home to help everyone in the family succeed.
About this Event
In this time of uncertainty and chaos, what can we do to help children cope? In this webinar, Peg Oliviera, Ph.D, Child Behavior Expert explains how secure relationships and supportive environments are fundamental to healthy child development and can positively impact child behavior as well as the caregiver’s own ability to cope. Research tells us that while stress can negatively impact child development, children are resilient.
Parents of Prek to grade 2 will leave with some basic practices to try at home to help everyone in the family feel more secure.
Target Audience PK – 2
While children may seem less vulnerable, physically, to this coronavirus, they may be more vulnerable, psychologically. If new, out of the ordinary and even challenging behaviors are suddenly present, consider them a message. Behaviors can be important signals from children expressing needs that they can’t put into words. What can we do to support our children during this crisis? Focusing on secure relationships and supportive environments can help. In this workshop learn how your children’s brains and behaviors may be impacted by trauma and leave with some basic practices to try at home to help everyone in the family cope.
KITE Parent Webinar: Navigating Transitions In Early Childhood
| Wed. Aug 26th 6:30-7:30
For Parents PreK – K with Peg Oliveira, PhD
Change isn’t easy. Effective transitions take some effort. In this free webinar for parents PreK-K, Peg Oliveira, will review practices that can help a child and family move more smoothly and peacefully from one life experience to another. We’ll spend some concentrated time on the transition back to school in the fall of 2020.