Dear Sheldon Families,

To make our transportation situation even messier, we need to make an additional change for one day this week! This Wednesday, April 19, 2023, Advisors Excel is bringing back the well loved Barnyard Event. This will take place all morning. This event will be set-up in our parking lot, so the car line will run differently. We will run the car line in what is usually our bus lane. This is on the opposite side of the school on Munson Street. Please come down Munson, TURN AROUND in the Temple's parking lot, and then form the line along the curb on the side of the school. This will only take place for the MORNING car line. All will be back to normal by dismissal! Thank you for your flexibility!

While I understand the section of Gage from 10th to Huntoon has not closed completely yet, we expect this to happen any day. It is critical that we use the new car line process outlined below so that we are ready when this change occurs. We are unable to safely manage the line coming from two different directions. If you are not using the new procedure and are continuing to line up the way we used to, your vehicle will be expected to wait until the rest of the cars lined up on Seabrook are through.

The adjusted car line procedure, due to road construction, began TODAY. In order to access the car line, please use the following route (also pictured on map below). Thank you for your attention to this!

• SW Huntoon to SW Hillsdale St

• SW Hillsdale St turn RIGHT on to SW 12th
• SW 12th turn LEFT onto SW Seabrook Ave.
• SW Seabrook Ave turn LEFT onto SW Sena Dr.
• Turn RIGHT into School parking lot and proceed thru Car Line.
• Turn RIGHT out of school parking lot
• SW Sena Dr to SW McAllister Ave to Huntoon

Families of OT students, the car line is a RIGHT TURN ONLY out of our parking lot. This will be especially important with the way the car line must flow due to the construction. DO NOT BLOCK intersections or driveways! This is just respectful. We share our neighborhood - let's be good neighbors.

Click the link to access the 2022-2023 Family Handbook.

As always, if you have questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to me!

Thank you for the privilege of serving you ~

Mrs. Gabrielle Tanner, Principal

All events can be located on our calendar on our school website.

Sheldon students are invited and encouraged to register to attend Preschool Summer Camp, available only to current Sheldon and Shaner students! This camp will take place at Shaner Early Learning Academy (1600 SW 34th St.). Click the link below to see more information and to register your student(s). Please note that transportation will not be provided and students MUST be fully potty trained - no exceptions.

Shaner Preschool Summer Camp

In addition, Topeka Public Schools offers multiple summer programs for students. Click on the link below to explore the different programs.

PK-12 Summer Academic/Enrichment Camps

GreatSchools.org is a website that provides families with information about the schools in their area. Many families use this site when buying a new home or researching their options to help them determine the best placement for their child.

Have you had a positive experience at Sheldon? We would love for that to be highlighted on the website! Please take 1 minute to visit GreatSchools.org, search for Sheldon Child Development, click on the Review icon, and share what you love about our program!

Each week the Sheldon staff reviews one of our Head Start Policies & Procedures and felt it was important that families stay up to date on these as well. This quarter our focus is on Program Management and Program Governance. If you ever have any questions regarding our policies and procedures, please reach out!

Communication With Families

POLICY:

Program staff will maintain regular communication with families. This policy relates to Head Start Performance Standards 45 CFR Part(s): 1302.41

PROCEDURE:

• Head Start staff members are responsible for delivering information to the parents. Management and Teaching staff regularly distribute information on education, special needs, health, dental, nutrition, mental wellness, family services, and safety to Head Start parents.

• Information is also distributed through published media to parents in the following ways: Parent Handbooks, School Website, Facebook, Flyers and Handouts, Bulletin Board postings, Policy Council Meetings, Newsletters, Letters to individual parents, Email, Automated Phone Call, Automated Text

• Information is also distributed verbally to parents from Head Start staff in the following ways: Home Visits, Parent/Teacher Conferences, Informal discussions in the classrooms or centers, Phone calls.

The Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) is a program approved by the State Finance Council, as recommended by the SPARK Executive Committee, to support Kansas families and children recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning. KEEP provides qualifying parents and guardians with a $1,000 award per eligible student to pay for a variety of education goods and services that promote educational learning recovery and facilitate academic enrichment opportunities. Beneficiaries can spend their award funds in an online education marketplace that offers a variety of approved education goods and services.

https://www.keep.ks.gov/info

Late Start is on FRIDAYS for this school year and the arival time will be at 10:15.

You can find the 2022-2023 Academic Calendar HERE.

Communities In Schools of Mid-America is hosting two FutureNow: Finance events this spring. The first event is at Topeka High School on April 26th and 27th, followed by Topeka West High School's rescheduled event on May 4th.

Sign up for the event at Topeka High on April 26th and 27th here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094DA5A92CABFA7-futurenow7

Sign up for the event at Topeka West event on May 4th here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094da5a92cabfa7-spring#/

FutureNow: Finance is an interactive financial literacy simulation. Students receive a profile detailing their life at age 26, including their profession, salary, family status, and more. They use this information to navigate through stations representing all the expenses they must account for in a month, such as housing, transportation, child care, groceries, etc. Volunteers are positioned at each station to help students determine what they owe and help them with their budget. Students leave the event with a better understanding of creating and balancing a budget.

The success and lasting impact of these events depend on volunteers like you. We hope you will join us for this incredible volunteer experience. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me, Miranda Carpenter at Miranda.Carpenter@cismidamerica.org.

The Sheldon Food & Clothing Bank is up and running! If your family has any needs, reach out to your Family Advocate or call 785-438-4530.

You can find the link to the 2021 Community Resources Council Resource Directory here. This directory provides contact information for a variety of community resources.

If in need of resources, you can also contact the United Way by dialing 211.

See the following links for Food Pantry resources available to families.

English and Spanish

Website: https://sheldon.topekapublicschools.net/
Location: 1155 SW Seabrook Ave.
Phone: 785-438-4530
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheldonChildDevelopmentCenterHeadStart