Seuss Celebrates Literacy with Fun

Happy March Head Start Families!

March is a favorite month of mine because… it’s DR SEUSS MONTH! I love Dr. Seuss and I 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, the Places You Will Go! This is a wonderful tale to spark your child’s imagination of what they want to be and where they can go when they grow up. Take this opportunity during the month of March to celebrate Dr. Seuss and literacy at home. “A book a day, helps literacy to stay.”

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.”

The focus is looking at species that are endangered due to changes in our ecosystem. This would be a great activity for you and your child to do some web browsing together, looking into various wildlife and endangered species. See what you can find.

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.

We will continue to collaborate with LCS in many capacities so we can serve the development of all Lorain preschool children.

Shauna Matelski, Ed.D. Head Start Director