Car wash to benefit Seymour Wildcat Track & Field Team

Recuperation journey: Backyard view

The forecast for the next few days looks showery and cloudy. But tonight's sunset gave us some pretty colors upon which to gaze.

Recuperation journey: A tulip appears

A lonely tulip has emerged from a bed of dead leaves in our front yard.
I thought I'd better take a photo today before the deluge forecast for the next few days.

TEAM early childhood program scores in top 10 percent nationwide

Who? National statistics were just released, revealing that TEAM’s Head Start & Early Childhood program scored in the top 10 percent nationwide.
TEAM is a private, non-profit human services agency whose mission is to strengthen our communities by educating, supporting, and empowering individuals and families. 
TEAM’s Head Start and Early Childhood initiatives serve low-income and vulnerable young children (prenatal to age 5) and their families throughout the Greater Naugatuck River Valley and Waterbury.

What? The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of Head Start administer the CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) monitoring review on all of its Head Start grantees nationwide. CLASS is a valid and reliable research-based observational instrument that assesses classroom quality, including assessing multiple dimensions of teacher-child interactions that are linked to positive child development and later achievement. CLASS includes three domains (or categories): 1) Emotional Support 2) Classroom Organization 3) Instructional Support. Within each domain are scored dimensions (a scoring range of 1 – 7, and 10 total dimensions within the original 3 domains) that capture more specific details about teachers’ interactions with children – 7 is the ideal/perfect score and 1 is extremely deficient. 
TEAM scored in the top 10 percent nationwide across all three domains for the 2018 federal monitoring that included TEAM and 461 other Head Start programs across the country. 

   

Ansonia Historical Commission recognizes essay contest winners

Congratulations!

The Ansonia Historical Commission presented awards Thursday for its annual essay contest. 
The theme this year was “The Ansonia Trolleys.”

The program included remarks from Mayor David S. Cassetti on the rich history of Ansonia.

Pictured from left: Loisann Kelly Marazzi, essay chairman; Julia Pinto, Grade 7 Assumption School, third place winner; Cassetti; Joseph Martucci, Grade 7 Assumption School first place winner; and Andrew Tyszka, Grade 7 Assumption School second place winner.

Griffin Hospital in Derby to host free meditation program

Griffin Hospital will host a free program to help individuals relax through meditation. /Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Hospital, will host a free program to help individuals relax through meditation at 6 p.m. May 16 at the hospital.

Janice Lautier, Director of Spiritual Care and Education at Griffin Hospital, will host “Finding Peace,” an experiential meditation session. Several techniques will be offered with time to explore each. 

There will also be an opportunity to participate in a group meditation. 

Healthy U Talks

This talk is part of Griffin Hospital's Healthy U Talks, a series of free wellness talks featuring Griffin Hospital medical experts and community partners providing trusted health information and answers to questions on a wide range of topics.

To reserve your spot or for more information, call 203-732-1511 or visit griffinhealth.org/events.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Committee to unveil MLK Memorial Bust Saturday at Ansonia City Hall