Seymour Recreation slates summer camps at schools

 

Mad Science program slated at Seymour elementary schools

 

Seymour Rec slates tennis program for kids at Chatfield-LoPresti School

Seymour Rec offers after-school programs at Chatfield-LoPresti School

Annual turkey drive slated at Seymour Middle, Chatfield-LoPresti schools

SEYMOUR - To promote good citizenship and volunteerism, Seymour Middle School eighth grade students will hold a turkey drive Nov. 17. 

It is the school's 17th annual drive for Thanksgiving.

Students and staff will collect donated frozen turkeys from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Seymour Middle School, 211 Mountain Road, and Chatfield-LoPresti School, 51 Skokorat St.

Turkeys will be donated to Seymour school families, the Seymour-Oxford Food Bank, and Spooner House in Shelton. 

*Information shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Seymour Recreation offers safety workshop for kids

BMX bike stunt team visits Seymour fourth and fifth graders

Photo by Rob Dyer

Jay Dalton flies over School Resource Officer Brian Friedlander, Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School Principal Dave Olechna, and teacher Dave Fleming in a recent demonstration at the school. 


SEYMOUR - Bungay Elementary School and Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School 4th and 5th graders recently were visited by Dialed Action Sports Team, a professional action sports BMX bike stunt team based in New Jersey. 


Please stay tuned for more information in an upcoming issue of The Valley Voice newsletter. 

Congratulations go to Seymour fire prevention poster contest winners

Pictured from left: Glen Rodrigue, Sam Rodrigue, fifth grader at Chatfield-LoPresti School, Principal David Olechna, Jade Rinaldi, fourth grader at Chatfield-LoPresti, Jessica Hubinger. At rear is Fire Marshal Paul Wetowitz.

SEYMOUR - Today the Fire Prevention Poster Contest winners received a special treat getting to ride to school in style in a Seymour firetruck.

Sam Rodrigue, a fifth grader at Chatfield-LoPresti School along with his dad Glen, as well as Jade Rinaldi, a fourth grader at CLS, and her mom Jessica Hubinger, showed up at school with our help. 
The two winners’ posters were forwarded to the New Haven County round where they will be judged and a single winner will be chosen for the state. 
Congratulations. We hope you had as much fun as we did. 


This information is shared from the Seymour Fire Department Facebook page.

BMX riders perform in Seymour, Griffin Hospital hosts talk on breast density issue

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BMX riders' skills thrill students in Seymour

Members of Dialed Action Sports Team from Lincoln Park, N.J. wowed students Friday at Chatfield-LoPresti School in Seymour with their breath-taking stunts.


Stay tuned for more photos and a story in an upcoming issue of The Valley Voice newsletter.

Conroy reads to kindergartners at Chatfield-LoPresti School in Seymour

State Rep. Theresa Conroy, D-Seymour, read Wednesday to Miss Giannettino's kindergarten class at Chatfield-LoPresti School in Seymour as part of Read Across the Valley. The event was organized by The Early Childhood Task Force of the Valley Council for Health and Human Services.

Conroy read "Pete the Cat and His Magical Sunglasses" by James and Kimberly Dean.   
The children happily participated and sang the story’s refrain:

The birds are singing

The sky is bright

The sun is shining

I'm feeling alright

*Singer/songwriter Al deCant of Orange, a retired educator, entertained at a breakfast for more than 60 readers before they went out to schools to "Read Across the Valley." 

Seymour students learn water safety from 'Stewie the Duck'

Presentation held at elementary schools

Bungay Elementary School first graders Alyssa Vergati, left, and Lily Reyher with Seymour Public Schools' Director of Security Richard Kearns showing what the wrong size life vest will do. Behind them is 'Stewie the Duck.' / Submitted photo

SEYMOUR - As the school year ends and summer begins, warmer weather will bring the opening of family pools and family visits to the beach! Every year we hear of accidental drowning that occurs during the warmer months.

Seymour Public Schools' Director of Security Rich Kearns thought it would be beneficial to the Seymour Community to continue a water safety program for younger children that can be shared with their families in an effort to spread a little bit of prevention that can save a life.

For the fourth year in a row Kearns was joined by Seymour Police Department School Resource Officer Corey Tomasella to present to all of the first grade students in the Seymour Public Schools a water safety program called “Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim.”

“Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim” was founded by Kim and Stew Leonard Jr. The program teaches children and parents the importance of water safety.

Stew and Kim Leonard turned their personal tragedy of the drowning of their toddler son into inspiration and created this water safety program.

Submitted photo

The program was held for all first grade students at Bungay Elementary School and Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School. 

During the program children were given safety tips to use around pools and the beach.

Students were thrilled to meet Stewie the Duck himself who made a special visit to teach children the three important rules: 
Don’t jump in until you learn to swim, Cover your chest with a safe life vest, and Don’t play near the water alone.

Through the generosity of the Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities, 250 “Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim” books donated to the Seymour Public Schools to distribute to each first grade child to take home. 
The total cost of these books totals was just over $1,200. Parents were encouraged to take the time to read this book with their child and share these important water safety tips with the entire family.

The program was presented by Rich Kearns Director of Security for Seymour Public Schools and Seymour Police Department School Resource Officer Corey Tomasella with the assistance of Seymour High School seniors students Shaylin Rodriguez and Jailyn Brantley.



This is a press release from Seymour Public Schools.

Chatfield-LoPresti School in Seymour holds 'Battle of the Books'

Chatfield-LoPresti School third grader Katie Nintzel, a member of The Brilliant Bees, had her nails painted for a recent 'Battle of the Books' contest. The Bees won the competition.

Read the story here in the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Seymour students win fire prevention poster contest

2 posters will compete on county level

Photos submitted by Bungay Elementary School.

SEYMOUR - Congratulations go out to the talented students who recently were recognized for winning a fire prevention poster contest. 
The town has been participating in the Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program for at least 15 years.  

This is a cooperative effort between the Office of the State Fire Marshal, CT Fire Marshal’s Association, Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association, Connecticut Board of Education, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the Connecticut Fair Plan representing the Insurance Industry.  

This year the Seymour Fire Marshal’s office chose four winners (two of which will be forwarded to the state program to compete in the New Haven County portion of the contest).  
These four students, a fourth and fifth grader from Chatfield-LoPresti School and Bungay School were selected as the town winners.  

They had the opportunity to ride a fire truck to school along with a parent. This was a joint effort with the Seymour Fire Department and Fire Marshal’s office.

It is events like this that create lasting memories and will hopefully impress upon the students how important it is to practice fire safety activities.  

This year’s winners were fifth grader Sara Kochiss and fourth grader Louis Zhu from Chatfield-LoPresti Elementary School, and fifth grader Gabriel Sand and fourth grader Camille Grandy from Bungay Elementary School. 

Gabriel Sand and Camille Grandy’s pictures were chosen as the town winners and will be forwarded to the New Haven County competition. 

This is a press release from the Seymour Fire Marshal's office.