Head Start Family News News from Lorain County Community Action Agency Head Start • March 2023 Director’s Corner
Seuss Celebrates Literacy with Fun Happy March Head the Places You Will Go! This is a Start Families! wonderful tale to spark your child’s March is a favorite imagination of what they want to month of mine be and where they can go when because… it’s DR they grow up. Take this opportunity SEUSS MONTH! I during the month of March to celelove Dr. Seuss and I brate Dr. Seuss and literacy at home. “A book a day, helps literacy to stay.” hope you do too! We celebrate Dr. Theodor (Ted) Seuss as he is a beloved children’s author, illustrator, poet, animator and filmmaker. He was born on March 2, 1904, and wrote around 63 books. When I read his books, I am a child once again! We have some great things planned and I know you will want to do the same at home. Take your child to the library and check out some Dr. Seuss books to read with your child every day. A favorite of mine is Oh,
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Lastly, we have some sad news that we need to share. Our longstanding partnership with Lorain City Schools is coming to an end. We have enjoyed many years working and collaborating together. Unfortunately, the pandemic’s impacts to the early childhood field in general have caused programs like ours to make some very difficult decisions to ensure that we are meeting state and federal standards.
Researching activities for this month, I was not aware that every March 3 World Wildlife Day is celebrated (worldwildlife.org). This year’s theme is “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration.” We will continue to collaborate with The focus is looking at species that LCS in many capacities so we can are endangered due to changes in serve the development of all Lorain our ecosystem. This would be a preschool children. great activity for you and your child to do some web browsing together, looking into various wildlife and Shauna Matelski, Ed.D. endangered species. See what you Head Start Director
Some Centers Returning to Indoor Drop Off
Some LCCAA Head Start centers have returned to pre-COVID drop-off and pick-up procedures. Parents at both Hopkins-Locke and Griswold can now walk their children to their classrooms in the morning and pick them up at their classrooms in the afternoon.
X Please do not come into the building if you or your child is sick. Teachers cannot receive any child exhibiting signs of illness (runny nose, coughing, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.) X Please remember that the teachers’ responsibility is to actively supervise the entire class. They will not be able to have lengthy conversations.
For both centers, drop off begins at 8:30 a.m. and pick up starts at 4 p.m. We appreciate your cooperation in following procedures including the following: If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out X Masks must be worn when entering our buildings. to one of the site supervisors.
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