Working Committees
Community Outreach Committee:
Chair: Laura Watson, BECA coordinator
Contact Information: lwatson@uwwestcentralct.org
Goals To education/inform families/residents of Bristol what is needed to make children successful in school/life
Taking programs to the neighborhoods- and to families
Promote Early Education Programs/activities in the community
Work with other committees to help them promote their activities
Activities
Presentation to PTA/PTO’s
Partner with Health Committee- SR Healthy Kids Week
Partner with Transition to Kindergarten Committee – all related activities
- Early Notification, Parent Presentations, Countdown to Kindergarten Event- Library and Imagine Nation Museum, Fire Truck Ride Raffle, Fire House Tour and T-Shirt, Kindergarten Here I come, Electronic Signs, Appetite for Reading, Little Free Library
Reading on the Green
Health Committee:
Mission: To promote awareness and education of healthier eating, healthier lifestyle, for a healthier community
Chair: Catherine Plourde BSN, RN
Contact Information: catherineplourde@ci.bristol.ct.us
or
860 584-7682
Goals / Activities:
Teddy Bear Jamboree - March 10th at Imagine Nation Museum
Hands-on activities include a teddy bear repair station, teddy bear wellness checkup, nutrition, oral hygiene, teddy bear yoga, and more! Each animal receives a certificate of good health at the end of the program. Positive interactive experiences help children develop good health habits for a lifetime. Build strong bodies through health awareness, exercise, and nutrition. Sponsored by the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation
Week of the Young Child - "Little Read"
Spring Walk - May 1st (1:00-3:00)
Art Show "Art Speaks" - May 1st (6:00-8:00)
at Imagine Nation and Bristol Board of Education - 1,000 people visited in 2017, we serve healthy popcorn, pass out veggie stickers, infused water, veggie stencils
All SRC and BECA Meetings (subcommittees) serve healthy food
Meets every month on the 1st Tuesday
from 1-2 pm
December 3, 2018
BBHD is the Bristol Burlington Health District, 240 Stafford Avenue, Bristol
Family Nutritional Program has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bristol Children's Library.
Mission: To promote awareness and education of healthier eating, healthier lifestyle, for a healthier community
Chair: Catherine Plourde BSN, RN
Contact Information: catherineplourde@ci.bristol.ct.us
or
860 584-7682
Goals / Activities:
Teddy Bear Jamboree - March 10th at Imagine Nation Museum
Hands-on activities include a teddy bear repair station, teddy bear wellness checkup, nutrition, oral hygiene, teddy bear yoga, and more! Each animal receives a certificate of good health at the end of the program. Positive interactive experiences help children develop good health habits for a lifetime. Build strong bodies through health awareness, exercise, and nutrition. Sponsored by the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation
Week of the Young Child - "Little Read"
Spring Walk - May 1st (1:00-3:00)
Art Show "Art Speaks" - May 1st (6:00-8:00)
at Imagine Nation and Bristol Board of Education - 1,000 people visited in 2017, we serve healthy popcorn, pass out veggie stickers, infused water, veggie stencils
All SRC and BECA Meetings (subcommittees) serve healthy food
Meets every month on the 1st Tuesday
from 1-2 pm
December 3, 2018
BBHD is the Bristol Burlington Health District, 240 Stafford Avenue, Bristol
Family Nutritional Program has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bristol Children's Library.
Infant and Toddler Committee
Co-Chairs: Amanda Sawyer
Contact Information: asawyer@bristolhospital.org
Goals:
Support creation of developmentally appropriate non-competitive activities for very young children.
Focus on new mothers in community- education/information and support (maternal depression screening)
Activities:
gathering data to better understand the infant and toddler community
regular updates from
http://www.childfirst.org/
Bristol Family Resource Center (FRC)
Nurturing Families Network (NFN):
http://www.ct.gov/oec/cwp/view.asp?a=4544&q=535866
Women, Infant and Children (WIC):
https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
Meets every month on the 4th Tuesday at the Parent and Child Center
9 Prospect Street from 12:00-1:00
April 24, 2018
Transition to Kindergarten Committee
Co-chairs: Mary-Alice Petrucelli-Timek and Donna Osuch
Contact Information: maryalicepetrucellitimek@ci.bristol.ct.us or 860 584-7812 x 148
or
dosuch@uwwestcentralct.org 860 582-9559 x 401
Goals:
To make Transition to Kindergarten as seamless as possible for families and children ·
To make Getting Ready for Kindergarten a community investment
Activities:
Early Notification
Parent Presentations
Countdown to Kindergarten Event- Library and Imagine Nation Museum
Fire Truck Ride Raffle
Fire House Tour and T-Shirt
Kindergarten Here I come Exhibit
Electronic Signs
Appetite for Reading
Collecting assessments and forwarding to BOE for Kindergarten teachers
Reviewing assessments of incoming K children by K teachers
Ice Cream Truck and Book distribution
Meets every month on the 2nd Monday at
South Side School, 21 Tuttle Road in
the conference room from 3:30-4:30 pm.
March 12, 2018
Follow video on You Tube to help prepare your child for Kindergarten:
COUNTDOWN
TO KINDERGARTEN!
Co-chairs: Mary-Alice Petrucelli-Timek and Donna Osuch
Contact Information: maryalicepetrucellitimek@ci.bristol.ct.us or 860 584-7812 x 148
or
dosuch@uwwestcentralct.org 860 582-9559 x 401
Goals:
To make Transition to Kindergarten as seamless as possible for families and children ·
To make Getting Ready for Kindergarten a community investment
Activities:
Early Notification
Parent Presentations
Countdown to Kindergarten Event- Library and Imagine Nation Museum
Fire Truck Ride Raffle
Fire House Tour and T-Shirt
Kindergarten Here I come Exhibit
Electronic Signs
Appetite for Reading
Collecting assessments and forwarding to BOE for Kindergarten teachers
Reviewing assessments of incoming K children by K teachers
Ice Cream Truck and Book distribution
Meets every month on the 2nd Monday at
South Side School, 21 Tuttle Road in
the conference room from 3:30-4:30 pm.
March 12, 2018
Follow video on You Tube to help prepare your child for Kindergarten:
COUNTDOWN
TO KINDERGARTEN!
Ice Cream Truck / Book Distribution/First Day Reminder
Community Quality Committee
Chair: Mary-Alice Petrucelli-Timek
The Quality Committee meets quarterly.
Early Childhood Conference will be in August of 2017.
Chair: Mary-Alice Petrucelli-Timek
The Quality Committee meets quarterly.
Early Childhood Conference will be in August of 2017.
