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Bear hugs at the Superior Head Start
Quote by Walt Disney “Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.”
Wow, the Superior Head Start is well into its second month of the Head Start program. Classes began in August and the children are adjusting to the routine. Many of the children who returned after participating in the summer duration Head Start Program walked in with confidence knowing the teacher and teaching staff by name. The children are learning that the Head Start classroom is a place to learn and play. The children are introduced daily to different centers and toys such as games, art, housekeeping, blocks, reading books, music and movement activities and are exhibiting confidence as they become comfortable with their classroom.
Superior Head Start students with Smokey the Bear.
The children review daily classroom safety agreements, about personal space and awareness and about having a healthy body.
On Monday, the children were visited by Smokey the Bear and Ms. Linda Sullivan. Ms. Sullivan presented a fire safety training.
The children learned how to tell a good fire from a bad fire.
One child said, “When you put too much wood in the fireplace, it’s a bad fire, because Mommy and Daddy didn’t do it.”
The children were eager to meet Smokey the Bear many of whom greeted him with a high five, a smile, a hug and or a bump of the knuckles. The children sang the ABC song and finger plays and posed for photos with Smokey the Bear.
Smokey the Bear and Ms. Sullivan presented each of the children with a bag filled with fire safety information and gift to remember their participation in a school readiness activity. The visit coincided with the children’s first Fatherhood Activity.
Dads and family members play an important role in a child’s development and learning when they actively participate in their child’s education. The children selected a free reading book to add to their personal library as part of their Fatherhood Activity.
This week the children are participating in Superior Panthers’ Spirit Week dress up activities with Friday being Black and Orange Day! On Oct. 9, the children will begin Fall Break. On Oct. 18, the U of A Dental team will be on site to conduct a free dental screening. On Oct. 30, the children will participate in a walking field trip to the Superior Senior Citizens Center as part of Silly Dress Up Day.
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