Honored

DAYVILLE — Susan Bessette has been named employee of the month for September at Westview Health Care Center. She is a second shift Certified Nursing Assistant and has been employed at Westview since June 2007.

As a second shift Certified Nursing Assistant, Sue is responsible for assisting residents and patients with their overall routine daily nursing care and services. Among many of her duties, she is responsible for recording vital signs and reporting any changes in the resident’s/patient’s condition to the Nursing Supervisor/Charge Nurse. She also assists with bathing, dressing, feeding, transfers and mobility. 

Bessette graduated from Tourtellotte Memorial High School in 2004 and in 2007 attended Quinebaug Valley Community College to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. 

She lives in  Killingly where she lives with her fiancé Justin Bonner and daughter.

 

'Fairy Walk'

a success

POMFRET — The rain held out long enough in early October for 26 participants to explore the woodland path behind the Pomfret Public Library and take a 1.5-mile scavenger hunt walk on a connecting loop trail created by Pomfret School’s forestry team. 

 The walk was first and participants found dinosaurs, spiders, and a golden owl in the woods.  Along the way they learned about bittersweet, what poison ivy looks like, and found mushrooms and lichens.  As they walked, children had an opportunity to fill their bags with materials to make a nature collage on return to the library.   This portion of the walk was led by Jason Vu, a member of Pomfret School’s Service Team.  This Last Green Valley Walktober walk was co-sponsored by the Friends of the Pomfret Public Library and the Pomfret School which reflects a partnership between the library and Pomfret School that is a longstanding tradition.  Service team students have assisted the library for years with the library’s annual fundraising book sale, and have helped plant bulbs and remove debris in the woodland path area.  Two years ago, the forestry club at the school connected one of their walking trails to the Aicher Garden woodland path area behind the library which made this walk possible.  

On return to the library, participants had an opportunity to check out the Fairy Tree created by Kristin Lavitt, the children’s librarian, to make their own fairy houses under trees along the woodland path,  make a nature collage, have their faces extravagantly painted by LarysaV, and to enjoy hot cider and snacks provided by Pomfret Service Team members.

 

 

Honored

PUTNAM — The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) announced that the Putnam Board of Education has earned CABE Board of Distinction Award, Level II for this year.  

In order to be selected for the award, the Board of Education had to exceed the high standards set by CABE in at least 20 criteria in five different categories.  The level II status denotes a higher level of distinction. The categories used to rate Boards of Education for this award include: Board Leadership/Student Achievement, Board Member Professional Development, Policy, Community Relations and Related Organizational Leadership.  

This is the fourth consecutive year that the Putnam Board of Education has been presented with the award from the state organization.  

This year’s CABE Board of Distinction  Award  recognizes  the  continuing  effort  of  the  Putnam  Board  of  Education  in maintaining high standards in all aspects of educating students and denotes leadership in education, according to school Superintendent William Hull. 

The award will be presented on Nov. 14 during the annual CABE/CAPSS convention.