Head Start Family News News from Lorain County Community Action Agency Head Start • May 2024
Time to Register Children for Kindergarten While you continue to work on the skills needed for your child to attend kindergarten, don’t forget the practical steps you need to take to enroll them.
Registration for most districts is now open and information is available on your school district’s website. Be sure to read all the information thoroughly. Reach out to your Family Services Assistant if you have questions about where to go or need help with an online application process. You can also ease any nervousness in your child by helping them know what to expect. Talk to them about some of the differences between Head Start and kindergarten. They might be riding a school bus or eating lunch in the cafeteria. Visit your public library and choose books about kindergarten to read together.
Head Start students in LCCAA’s school-based classrooms have opportunities to visit kindergarten classrooms, the school cafeteria and even the school bus!
not allow late arrivals and count Keep practicing literacy skills by missed school by the MINUTE! helping your child write their name. Many schools offer organized Work on letter identification and opportunities for rising kindergartsounds. Page three of this newsletter ners to visit. Take advantage of these includes some tips on teaching your or contact the school to arrange child to hold a pencil correctly and your own. At these visits your child can play on the playground, walk to use scissors safely. Routines are critical for early around the cafeteria, meet the prinlearning. Establish a regular cipal and even talk to teachers and bedtime routine and get in the students.
become familiar with school experiences. X Register for a Safety Town event with your local police department. X Attend a public library story time to practice sitting and listening quietly, then check out some books.
X Help your child make a sandwich and practice packing a habit of arriving at school on time. Here are some other things you can lunch. Remember that public schools do do with your child to help them
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