Attendance Critical in Head Start

From the moment your child steps into his or her Head Start classroom, the day is carefully planned to maximize learning. A healthy breakfast and a class meeting are two ways the teachers prepare the students for the day ahead. Being on time and present for the full day is key to school readiness.

Regular attendance is also critically important in our quest to build lifelong learners. Preschool is a time for building the social, emotional, cognitive and language skills needed for school readiness. Many of these skills build on one another so absent children may miss the foundational skills needed for the next skill. Additionally, following the predictable daily routine helps to build confident and eager learners.

Missing 10 percent or more than two days a month of preschool can impact a child’s learning and take them off track for developing attendance habits critical to success in school. If a problem emerges with health, food, transportation, housing or anything else, please call your family service assistant so we can assist. We want to make sure that your child and family is set up for success.

Please help your child become a lifelong learner by getting him or her to school each day, on time! These early experiences last a lifetime.

Upcoming Days Off

Oct. 13: Records Day, No School

Oct. 16: Home Visit Day, No School

Oct. 23-27: Fall Break, No School

Oct. 30: Home Visit Day, No School

Nov. 7: Election Day, Dismiss at 11:30 a.m.

Nov. 10: Veterans Day, No School at Central, Griswold, Hopkins-Locke

Nov. 20-24: LaGrange Closed

See page 8 for Thanksgiving closures.