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CFCE programs are locally-based programs in your community that provide child development services and resources to families with young children. This program is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant awarded to CTI by the Department of Early Education and Care
Servicing Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, and Wilmington
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Coordinator's Corner
Dear Reader,
Part of this program is to help ensure the success of all local families as they transition into Kindergarten. Kindergarten is a big change for everyone, parents, teachers, and kids alike. Please share this email with your networks, families and friends entering Kindergarten so we can help make sure this Kindergarten Transition is as smooth as possible.
In this email you'll find the following
- Information about Kindergarten Registration in Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Wilmington
- Where to find Kindergarten Readiness Playgroups
- What are some skills our local public schools are hoping to see in the incoming Kindergarten class
- A few Kindergarten Transition activities to try at home to make the expierence easier
As always, please reach out to me with any questions, comments, concerns, limericks, soliloquies, haikus, epitaphs, or feedback you may have.
Well wishes,
Chris Cole
(he/him)
CFCE Supervisor
Community Teamwork Incorporated
77 Parker Avenue, Dracut MA
(978) 418-9306
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Kindergarten Registration is coming soon in Billerica! Click the logo above or button below for more information.
The Billerica Public Schools have put together a comprehensive flyer with all the links and information you need for success, including information about toileting and skills for Kindergarten. Check it out!
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Please visit the Chelmsford Public School Website and reserve an appointment for Kindergarten Registration. The button below will go directly to the reservation page, please review the information on their website so you are prepared with all the necessary documentation
Registration Days are
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, 9am to 6pm
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 9am to 6pm
Fill out the "Grades K-4th/CHIPS Preschool New Student Registration Packet" and bring it with you to your appointment along with all the required paperwork.
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Kindergarten Registration is now open in Dracut! Click the logo above or button below to get started.
Kindergarten Information Night at each Elementary School on Tuesday, February 24th at 6:30pm
Please check to see which school you will be attending. Here is the link to a pdf with all the street names for Elementary Schools.
K-5 Elementary Street Listing
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To register your child, please schedule an appointment with the Office of Student & Family Support here, and complete the 2026-2027 registration form.
More information is available on their website by clicking the Logo above.
Tewksbury Public Schools have put together fantastic packets and information to walk you through the registration process and show you what life is like in Kindergarten!
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Kindergarten Registration is open!
Go to the Tyngsborough Elementary School website by clicking the logo or or button below.
Kindergarten Registration Day January 29th (Snow Day Jan 30th)
Follow the steps in the online form and contact erin.sousa@tyngsboroughps.org (978) 649-1990 with any questions.
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Kindergarten Registration will be open soon!
Registration information can be found here
Follow the links below for more information
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"Where can I find Kindergarten Readiness Playgroups?"
Look at our calendar for more information about when we will be in each of the towns we service, and feel free to join us whenever you are able.
Don't miss out on our Parent Workshops or other Events! Follow the link to our website and click on our Activities Calendar!
| | | | | Mondays | Tuesdays | Wednesdays | Thursdays | Fridays | | Wilmington Memorial Library
(5/19-8/18)
10:00-10:45 | Chelmsford Public Library
(5/20 only)
10:00-10:45 | Tyngsborough Public Library
(5/21-8/20)
11:00-11:45 | Billerica Public Library
(5/22-8/21)
9:30-10:15 | Parker Memorial Library in Dracut
(5/23-8/22)
10:00-10:45 | |
| Friendship Park, 270 Old Westford Rd, Chelmsford
10:00-10:45
(5/27-8/19) |
| Tewksbury Public Library
(5/22-8/21)
11:00-11:45 |
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What are some expectations for children entering Kindergarten?
- Change clothes independently (including jackets and shoes)
- Find and go to the bathroom independently
- Find your name on a label in a variety of contexts
- Social skills to join a group of peers and share toys/materials
- Fine motor skills to open all lunch items, hold crayons, scissors, and glue sticks
What are some things they teach in Kindergarten?
- Literacy- Phonics, reading readiness, and early writing skills
- Math- Number recognition, basic operations, and problem solving
- Science - Hands-on exploration of nature, simple experiments
- Social Studies - Understanding of family, community, and basic geography
DESE Standards Handout for Kindergarten
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Kindergarten Transition Activities
- Practice following a recipe and make fruit salad together
- Sit down together and read books about kindergarten
- Practice eating your lunch in 25 minutes
- Practice finding your name in atleast 5 different places (clothing labels especially)
- Practice cutting and gluing different shapes independently
- Practice taking on and off rain coats independently, and other outerwear
- Practice taking your shoes on and off
- Go to the playground and play with others
- Practice opening and closing atleast three different food containers (bags, tuperware, snack packs, etc)
- Practice getting dressed independently (shoes included)
Email me for more ideas
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Have you seen our Community Flyer around town?
I hope you have! We want to spread the word about our CFCE Playgroups in all of our communities. Want to help share these flyers? Send me an email and I'll send you our latest flyer!
We're looking to have our flyers in spaces that families of young children gather. This includes barbershops, hair salons, places of worship, community centers, coffee shops, local small businesses, anywhere who's interested can learn more.
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We're here for everything your family and young children need!
Click on the 'Family Resources' tab to find what you need or contact us to discuss how we can help you and your family!
| | Want to learn more about your Child's Development? | Take a few minutes to fill out the Ages and Stages Questionnaire ® and one of our team members will follow up with you to discuss your child's areas of strength and development | | Parents, join our Advisory Council! (please) | | |
Chris Cole
77 Parker Avenue
Dracut MA 01826
(978) 418-9306
ccole@commteam.org
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CTI's Family Resource Network is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Program
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