Family Engagement
Current and Past Family Engagement Events
Virtual Family Activities
March Family Activity
Read Across America
Reading with your child is one of the greatest gifts you can give them! It creates a love for reading and gives them a jump start on their language skills. By reading with your child each day, you are giving them the gift of a special, one on one time, which creates a nurturing relationship.
In celebration of Read Across America Month, each child will receive a book to take home. Center based children will receive them with their Blessings in a Backpack, virtual children will be contacted by their teacher/family advocate. We hope that you enjoy reading some of our favorite stories with your children.
Click the links below for staff and community members reading their favorite stories for your family to enjoy!
February Family Activity Dental Health
Head Start promotes the benefits of good oral health, because developing good dental health habits at an early age, including scheduling regular dental visits, helps children get a good start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.
January Family Activity STEM
Science - use boxes to weigh different items, create a sundial or even a homemade S'more oven, and conducting experiments
Technology - search the Internet to learn how boxes are made, what can be made out of boxes, or how to make a cardboard person.
Engineering - use boxes to make simple machines such as marble runs or mazes. Build structures with cardboard of varied heights.
Mathematics - measure structures built from boxes, compare experiment data, weigh items, and compare shapes.
December Family Activity
Cooking with Ms. Lana and Lana the Iguana
Join Ms. Lana and her special helper Lana the Iguana as they talk about nutritious foods and make their very own trail mix. Materials were sent home with children, we hope that your family enjoyed this activity! For more information about nutrition resources contact
Lana Tinney, Nutrition Supervisor at (301)378 9140 or ltinney@frederickymca.org
Trail Mix at Home
Cooking with Lana the Iguana
Trail Mix at Home
November Family Activity
Social and Emotional Strategies
Please take a few minutes and get to know our Behavior, Mental Health, and Disabilities Specialist. Find out what PBIS means and how we will implement it this school year. Also learn about children's social emotional development and the importance of having realistic expectations. Materials were sent home with children, contact your Family Advocate if you have not received your materials.
Irene Slevin, Behavior, Mental Health and Disabilities Specialist
Phone 301378 9140 Email islevin@frederickymca.org