GULF COAST COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION Head Start/Early Head Start Support Services May 2024 Monthly Narrative Report LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES •
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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) The April 2024 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) claim was completed and submitted to the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) for reimbursement. In April there were 21 food service days for the month. There were 16 eligible sites and 1,518 eligible children. The number of meals provided: 7,426 breakfasts; 7,530 lunches and 22,723 PM snacks served. Expected reimbursement for the month is $77,741.04. This month we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week and boy did we show a lot of love and appreciation to our “Out of This World” teachers. They enjoyed daily gifts, a lunch and a wonderful reception. The leadership team led by our CEO Dr. Jonita “J” Reynolds expressed much appreciation for the work they do for our children and families. Enjoy a clip of the festivities by clicking on the link: Teacher Appreciation Reception Celebration 2024 The May 2024 Storytime was read by GCCSA Early Head Start teachers Ms. Lenesha Rabsatt and Ms. Briana Sparks! They read to the children and staff “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” written by Eric Carle. The plot follows a very hungry caterpillar that consumes a variety of foods before pupating and becoming a butterfly. Storytime broadcast live to all sites via ZOOM on their Promethean Boards every third Wednesday of the month. Specialists’ Outcomes Meetings were held this month. Content area specialists met to discuss the status of children and families enrolled in the program. The Spring Child Development Advisory Committee met this month. The committee approved the 2024-2025 School Readiness Goals to be presented to approved by the Policy Council and the Board of Directors.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT (CD) Early Head Start: Threes: Theme 8- “Amazing Critters”- (April 29- May 3) Week 1- Crawling Critters- This week the children will focus on crawling critters, such as ants, spiders, caterpillars, and beetles. Week 2- Flying Critters- This week the children will continue learning about small critters. Their focus will be our flying friends, such as butterflies, bees, mosquitoes, flies, and ladybugs. Week 3- Hopping Critters- This week the children will focus on critters that jump and hop. We will explore grasshoppers, crickets, and frogs. Week 4- Scaly and Slithering- The study of small creatures, takes us to scaly and slithering critters this week. We will focus on lizards, chameleons, snakes, iguanas, and worms. (May 27- May 31) Theme 9- “Animals”- Week 1- Zoo Animals- This week the children will focus on zoo animals that originate from a variety of nature environments (jungle, forest, prairie, ocean).
Support Services May 2024 Monthly Report Narrative
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