Head Start Family News News from Lorain County Community Action Agency Head Start • Nov. 2021 Director’s Corner
Many Dates to Remember This Fall Greetings Head Start Parents!
to get their vaccines.
The beautiful colors and the crisp cool There are several dates to remember for classroom air bring the changing of the season. I closure: am so grateful for the beauty it displays. November 1 through 5: Virtual Learning, Centers It is a wonderful time of year to engage Closed for Staff Vaccinations in learning experiences with your child. November 8 – Professional Development Day, No Nature walks and outdoor exploring are great activities School to help your child in language, math, science and November 11 – Veterans’ Day, No School physical activity. We continue to make our way through the pandemic November 25 and 26: Thanksgiving Holiday, No School crisis. We apologize for any inconvenience or disruption that the closing of classrooms may cause you; however, we are committed to ensuring children, staff and parent safety.
December 6 through 10: Virtual Learning, Centers Closed for Staff Vaccinations
As you can see, there are a lot of dates to remember but all events are very necessary. Give thanks for all you The federal Office of Head Start is requiring all Head have this day, and have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Start employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Shauna Matelski, Ed.D. LCCAA Head Start must meet this requirement and Head Start Director will have two virtual weeks of school to give staff time
What Virtual Learning Will Look Like During the weeks of November 1st and December 6th, many of our Head Start sites will employ virtual learning. Our centers will be closed so that staff members who need it can take the time to get their COVID-19 vaccine. The federal Office of Head Start has mandated the vaccine and LCCAA must comply. In our efforts to build upon all of our learning so far, we will use ClassTag and Zoom to offer the following: • Live group meetings
• Question of the day • Daily read-alouds • Daily Heggerty Phonemic/ Literacy Lessons • Program enhancement videos, such as music and/or Viva Spanish • Daily activity guides
You will also have access to Hatch Ignite, which will send documentation right to your teachers as your child plays fun and
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educational games. If you have not accepted your invitation, do so as soon as possible! We hope you will keep the momentum of our year going by participating as much as possible. Remember to take a moment to comment so the teachers can use that feedback to assess learning. If you need technological assistance with accessing any of our platforms, let us know so we can find a solution for you.
