Dear Friend of 7th Ave. Head Start Hope this finds you well. It is that time again when we begin planning our annual Family Literacy Weeks at our two centers to promote family literacy and involve our partners in this great effort. This year we are combining our activities with those of the Week of the Young Child. Our Theme is: Bring Communities Together for Children.
Some of the activities include: 1. Promoting early literacy and learning in our community-- As usual we are collecting books to help our Head Start children start a home library. How can I help? Please donate children's books or funds to purchase books for our children. 2. Promoting family literacy-- Organizing book-making sessions for parents and their children. How can I help? You can volunteer to make books with children too - especially those whose parents will not be able to join us for one reason or another. Do you have fun ideas about book making? Please share them with us as we plan our activities. 3. Building support through our community partnerships: Inviting community partners to share the joy of reading with our young children. How can I help? Please let us know the date and time you can take time off your busy schedule to read to our children. Monday through Friday 9:30 to 11:30 AM and 2:00 to 3:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you. are you a good story teller? Come join us. We love a good story or two. 5. Host workshops for parents on children's early literacy- Inviting teachers and experts to have sessions for parents on how to choose books for children, conduct story time, and support children's literacy development at home How can I help? Do you have ideas you can share with parents on how to encourage them to make family literacy a priority and create time for the joy of reading Your partnership and generous donations have contributed to our success in the past. We are once again depending on your assistance this year. Kindly let us know the areas in which you will be of assistance. In addition we are still looking for additional ideas and suggestions on activities that will make this event a great success. Thank you, Tolu Oluwole Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services |