Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center

Fort Meadow Open House Tonight! We are very excited to have you join us at tonight’s Open House! Doors will open at 6:00pm sharp for the morning students’ families and again at 6:45pm for our afternoon students’ families. The PTO will be having their bake sale, so thank you in advance for supporting them. Looking forward to seeing you! Open House Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm Morning Students 6:45pm-7:15pm Afternoon Students

*Press Release for Enhanced Lockdown Drills the week of October 24-28, 2022 October 17, 2022 Westfield Public Schools and the Westfield Police Department Release Drill Dates Westfield Public Schools continues to update our school district’s comprehensive safety plan in conjunction with the Westfield Police and Fire Departments. A team of Westfield Administrators and other staff members representing every level from elementary to high school, has been working collaboratively with the Westfield Police and Fire Departments to make sure our students, staff, and families have a current, research-based, and educationally sound safety plan. As part of our continued work with Westfield Police Department and our ongoing training for students and staff, both city departments working together will conduct lockdown drills in our schools the week of October 24-28 utilizing the enhanced lockdown procedures known as A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate). If you have any questions regarding our drills please contact Mr. Christopher Rogers, Administrator of Student Interventions and Safety for the Westfield Public Schools at 413-572-6397.

What’s more synonymous with Halloween than a festively carved pumpkin, all aglow with candlelight? Hundreds of kids and their families will get the chance to test those creative skills at this year’s PumpkinFest, slated for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, rain or shine, on the athletic fields behind Amelia Park off South Broad Street in Westfield. Now in its sixth year, the event is organized by Westfield on Weekends, and according to Co-President Bob Plasse, more than 100 people volunteer their time to make this event happen. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2022/10/westfield-pumpkinfest-promises-fun-for-whole-community-next-weekend.html

Stanley Kozik, our library volunteer, enjoying organizing books for our students!

Fort Meadow visits Fletcher Farm for Pumpkin Picking and Hayride!

Special thanks to Brian, Nick and Josh for spreading the new mulch on our playgrounds!

Fall has arrived at Fort Meadow! Our students are busy working in a Science Center learning all about apples!

What is the Pyramid Model being implemented at Fort Meadow? Please click the link to learn more! https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:1e8d82c6-45c3-307d-a734-b0ac697de6fb

Link to Fort Meadow September Newsletter https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:43e98e97-aff9-333c-88fc-3b44966e8f72

Saturday, September 17 is Constitution Day/Citizenship Day, which commemorates the signing of the US Constitution in 1787. Our Fort Meadow students are celebrating today with various activities!

Good Afternoon, The United States Attorney’s Office is hosting a virtual Internet safety presentation for parents the evening of Tuesday, September 20th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. The presentation, entitled Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents will bring awareness to the dangers of the internet, including gaming and social media platforms that predators use to groom children with the intent of exploiting them sexually online or for an in-person meeting. The presentation will focus on prevention by educating parents and community members how to help keep children safe online. They will be covering the following topics: Social Media 101 & Digital Footprint Cyberbullying Sexting Gaming Victim Support Protecting Against Online Predation The presentation is free. Registration is required. The link to register is included on the flyer.

The United States Attorney’s Office is hosting a virtual Internet safety presentation for parents the evening of Tuesday, September 20th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. The presentation, entitled Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents will bring awareness to the dangers of the internet, including gaming and social media platforms that predators use to groom children with the intent of exploiting them sexually online or for an in-person meeting. The presentation will focus on prevention by educating parents and community members how to help keep children safe online. Theye will be covering the following topics: Social Media 101 & Digital Footprint Cyberbullying Sexting Gaming Victim Support Protecting Against Online Predation The presentation is free. Registration is required. The link to register is included on the attached flyer.

Our first PTO meeting of the year is this Thursday, September 15 @ 6:00pm. Please join us in person at Fort Meadow. We look forward to seeing you!

Our hardworking custodian Mr. Andy keeping Fort Meadow looking great!

First day for students at Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center!

Be a part of our Westfield Education to Business Alliance (WE2BA). Please click on the link below for more information. https://sites.google.com/schoolsofwestfield.org/we2ba/home. If you are interested in partnering with one of our teachers for an Adopt a Classroom opportunity, please scan the QR code.

A strong showing of families attended Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center’s ice cream social, paid for by the Parent Teachers Organization and provided by the Westfield Food Pantry Food for All truck. “Our PTO’s the best,” said Principal Jonathan Scagel, who was excited about the number of families that came. He said they also had a great turnout at a student orientation where new three- and four-year-olds came in with their parents to meet their teachers. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2022/09/fort-meadow-pto-treats-westfield-preschool-families-to-ice-cream.html

Fort Meadow Staff

Greetings Fort Meadow Families, Our first family event will be an Ice Cream Social sponsored by our PTO for all students and families on Thursday, September 1st, from 5:30-6:30pm on the Fort Meadow School Playground. Join us for a fun get together with music to celebrate the start of school! Thank you.