EMA Tri-County Head Start
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Attention Families: All Tri County Head Start centers are CLOSED tomorrow, January 26th due to extreme cold. Please stay safe and warm and we will see you all at Lily on Thursday!
As a reminder: Today is the last day of the Tri County 2020-2021 school year. We hope your child(ren) had an amazing year and thank you for allowing us to be apart of your lives.
*Tri County Head Start will be closed tomorrow (staff work day) and Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Summer session will begin on Tuesday, June 1st for the families that signed up for care.
Have a great and safe holiday weekend!
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05/27/2021
The Lions had a surprise visitor come read to them today! Miss Phyllis!
*Miss Phyllis previously worked for Tri County Head Start (EMA) as a Family Worker.
Thank you for coming, Miss Phyllis!
05/27/2021
Ms. Tina's class at EMA having some Volcano fun today😁
05/25/2021
Our Minnies classroom is celebrating Preschool Graduation! These kiddos will be off to Waterloo Schools next school year, and we’re so excited for their next adventure! 🎉🎓
05/25/2021
Our Bees classroom spent some time enjoying the warm weather this morning! ☀️
05/25/2021
The Lions classroom enjoyed the warm weather and went outside to learn about planting!
Our Minnies classroom hard at work learning their color song!
05/24/2021
Our Dietician, Tracey, spent time with our Turtles classroom today! Tracey taught them all about planting and even helped them plant squash, rhubarb, and peppers!
04/23/2021
The Jags put their chef’s hats on and made a vegetable soup! The kids were so excited to work together and mix all the ingredients!
*Teachers, Candace and Mary, put their own chef’s hats on to create an edible version that the kids LOVED. (But shhhhhhhhh, the kids don’t know that) 😉
04/22/2021
The Turtles also spent time today learning about Earth Day! The kids had fun looking through items to recycle. They were able to sort paper, plastic, and cardboard and place them in bins!
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04/22/2021
In celebration of Earth Day the Minnies gloved up and went out on a walk to pick up garbage. They filled two garbage bags! They also took advantage of the nice weather and played at the park! ☀️🌎
The Lions also had a special guest join them on their walk today! Our Executive Director, Dr. Welch!
Lions went for a nice walk this morning to soak up some sunshine!
04/14/2021
The Turtles are planting peppers! They are also learning how plants grow, and whether or not they will grow above or below the soil. These friends think their peppers will grow above the soil! They'll have to wait and see!
Reminder: no school on Friday, April 16 for staff professional development.
Reminder:
There will be NO SCHOOL Friday, April 16th due to staff professional development day.
04/12/2021
The Lions classroom had fun making their own fruit pizza over Spring Break!
04/07/2021
The Minnies classroom has started learning about reducing, reusing, and recycling. Yesterday they went on a walk and picked up garbage to help our environment! They sorted the garbage and decided if it could be recycled! What a fun lesson! 🚛🗑
04/07/2021
Yesterday was full of spring time fun! The kids enjoyed the warm weather and spending time playing outside! 🌸☀️🦋
04/01/2021
Menu for April
In the month of April we are focusing on leafy greens! What kind of leafy green is your favorite?
Reminder.. we are closed tomorrow in observance of the holiday. Have a great long weekend!
03/31/2021
The Turtles classroom had fun decorating their own masks! We love their creativity! 🎨
03/25/2021
Waterloo Schools Kindergarten registration is officially open! Click on the link below to register your kiddo for their 2021-2022 Kindergarten year!
03/05/2021
The Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 & 2 stopped by to visit our kiddos yesterday!
03/04/2021
Miss Kortney made her virtual classroom kids some letter flash cards! Along with the flash cards, Miss Kortney included instructions for 10 games they can play with them. Making learning fun is one of our main goals!
If you have letter flash cards at home, you can also try out some of these activities that Miss Kortney created!
03/03/2021
The Pandas enjoyed their ride around the neighborhood this morning!
03/03/2021
We’re celebrating Dr. Seuss at EMA!
The Minnies dressed up for Wacky Wednesday, and the Turtles tried green eggs and ham!
The fun continues all week! 🎉
03/01/2021
Here is the menu for the month of March!
02/24/2021
Today the dentist came in to put fluoride on the kids’ teeth, so the Minnies practiced brushing and flossing! 🪥🦷
The Minnies love school SNOW much! ❄️☃️
02/19/2021
The Minnies took full advantage of the slightly warmer weather today and put some foot prints in the snow!
02/17/2021
February Newsletters from our classrooms!
02/17/2021
This week the Minnies classroom did an activity about the things they love! ♥️💖
It may be too cold to go outside, but the Minnies are getting their moves on to burn off some energy!
The Lions are spending time this morning learning about the traffic light. Enjoy this video from Ms. Tina and Mr. Mario!
02/15/2021
The Minnies classroom had a great first day back!
We loved seeing everyone’s smiling faces today!
02/12/2021
We’re finishing up training, cleaning, and preparing! We can’t wait to see all of our EMA kiddos and families on Monday, February 15th!
Have a warm and safe weekend! See you all bright and early Monday morning!
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