Ministerial Day Care Association Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday! July 2570 Superior Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Phone: (216) 363-0400 Executive Director’s Notes Ye a r E nd E d i t io n Inside This Issue Promotion Time MDCA students are gearing up to go to kindergarten in the fall, and this brings me great pride. I know that MDCA’s teachers have worked hard to prepare our preschoolers for this next step. Verneda Bentley 7/4 Gandora Johnson 7/4 Geraldine Knox 7/15 Tamara Peoples 7/17 Eva Ford 7/24 Sherlunda Dawkins 7/24 Valerie Weakly 7/28 Ralphine Rolling 7/30 Children’s First Learning Centers 8409 Hough Ave. 12421 Superior Ave. 1416 Hayden Ave. Superior Academy 7020 Superior Ave. The promotion ceremony is set for Saturday, June 2 at the Harvey Rice Library, located at 11535 Shaker Boulevard in Cleveland. Some have asked…Why is the promotion/graduation being held at the library instead of the centers? The library was chosen because it is great resource. The library offers a wealth of knowledge for adults and children through classes and, of course, books. Brackland Academy August 12416 Brackland Ave. Church of the Master 4050 Monticello Blvd. St. Mark Head Start 11123 Buckeye Road Cory Head Start th 1117 East 105 St. Avon Head Start Look for our Back-To-School issue in September. Please submit information or photos by August 17th. Thank you! 10902 Avon Ave. Zion Chapel Brenda Thornton 8/4 Tamara Chatmon 8/6 Yvette Thompson 8/7 Elvera Pink 8/9 Cerice McCray 8/10 Mary Nichols 8/18 Wilhelmina Griggs 8/21 Ramona Menefee 8/22 Quantina Barnes 8/23 Michael Thompson 8/26 Rosonya Bogarty 8/28 4208 Lee Road Happy Anniversary Sherrae Dorsey India Berry Helen Hale Laura Terrill Valarie Thorpe-Baldwin Secdonia Hall Ruby Pickens Sherran Cephus March 17 March 31 April 14 April 29 May 28 June 17 June 17 June 26 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 years years years years years years years years Our Vision: “The Sooner They Start, The Further They'll Go.” Ministerial Day Care/Head Start Association, a visionary trendsetter, will meet the diverse needs of our children, families and communities by offering high quality, comprehensive services, in an environment where diversity is valued, power is shared and individuality is respected and rewarded. We will develop and sustain relationships in the community, building partnerships and opportunities that are responsive in meeting and exceeding the performance standards of our lines of business. We will be the stellar early childhood development and supportive services agency committed to excellence at all times. Executive Director’s Note 1 Superior’s Fashion Show 3 Art & Play @ Brackland and CFLC Hayden 4 appy Birthday! 2, 8 Hough’s Egg Hunt 5 Health Corner 5 Autism and Black Children 6 Cory’s Polish Boy Sale 7 Happy Anniversary 8 Dr. Seuss once said, “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” As our children move on to elementary school, I want to make sure that our families know about the great resources offered by the Cleveland Public Library. There will be library staff on-hand to assist our parents if there are any questions. If you have not done so already, you will be given an opportunity to sign up for a library card. I encourage our parents to use the library and all of its invaluable resources. I am excited about the 2011-2012 promotion ceremony, and I look forward to seeing you there. The program will begin promptly as follows: 10:30 a.m.: Avon, Zion, Superior Academy, CFLC 124th 11:30 a.m.: Church of the Master, CFLC Hough, Brackland Academy 12:30 p.m.: St. Mark, Cory, CFLC Hayden Congratulations on this wonderful milestone! Verneda Bentley Page 2 MDCA Newsletter Research On Head Start and Kindergarten Happy, Happy Birthday!! May Dana Hester 5/2 Tiffany Jones 5/6 Cashanay Addison 5/9 Vanessa Saleem-Taylor 5/10 Bertie Richards 5/14 Judy Tutwiley 5/17 Beverly Lawson 5/20 Carolyn Farmer 5/20 Doris Sullivan 5/28 Barbara Sullivan 5/28 Patricia Tatum 5/28 June Chauntae Rose 6/3 Darnell Fields 6/4 Endia Terry 6/7 Helen Hale 6/8 Lisa Emory 6/17 Krissy Curtis 6/27 Ernestine Locklear 6/29 Page 7 MDCA Newsletter Superior Academy Shows Off Gear On Fashion Runway Head Start children are “ready to learn,” as by the spring of their kindergarten year, they showed substantial increases in word knowledge, letter recognition, math skills, and writing skills in comparison to national norms. Head Start children in the 2000 cohort of the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) demonstrated a greater increase than the typical child in vocabulary and early writing. Head Start children are significantly more likely to complete high school and attend college than their siblings who did not attend Head Start. Recent FACES data show that HS graduates, by the spring of their kindergarten year, were essentially at national norms in early reading and early writing and were close to meeting national norms in early math and vocabulary knowledge. By the spring of their kindergarten year, HS graduates’ reading assessment scores reached national norms, and their general knowledge assessment scores were close to national norms. A higher proportion of Head Start parents read to their children more frequently than those parents of children who were not enrolled in Head Start. Source: www.nhsa.org , Students at Superior Academy walked the fashion runway on Friday, May 11th for a Parent Fundraiser. Parents packed Superior Academy for the event. Photos courtesy of Ferebee Studios