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June 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is Transportation! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early...
May 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is Farm Life! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning...
April 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
Check out the April 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar. The theme for this month is Weather! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align...
March 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is all about Spring! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early...
February 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is Winter! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning...
October 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is All About Fall! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early...
August Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
Can you believe that it is just about time to go back to school? We love the summer but also love going to school! We love is so much that we thought the theme for this month should be “All About Going to School!” Check out the August 2019 kindergarten readiness...
June Kindergarten Readiness Calendar
Check out the June 2019 kindergarten readiness calendar! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
May Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
Check out the May 2019 kindergarten readiness calendar! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
April 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Calendars Are Here!
Check out the April 2019 kindergarten readiness calendars! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
Back 2 School Resource Fair provides supplies for Lee County children
Back 2 School Resource Fair provides supplies for Lee County children By Cristina Carreon Daily Journal TUPELO – On July 21, United Way of Northeast Mississippi will host a “Back 2 School Resource Fair” to provide school supplies to Pre-K through sixth-grade...
Initiative seeking to make impact on early education
TUPELO – When former Lee County administrator and teacher Shelly Brooks retired last year, she still felt a need to be part of the community that had been such a major part of her life for nearly 25 years. Test scores for kindergarten readiness have climbed every year...
Pilot program prepares new kindergarteners: NEMS Daily Journal
By Chris Kieffer, Daily Journal Published on June 26th, 2014 TUPELO – A group of 4- and 5-year-old children are learning this week about tying shoes, walking in lines and taking turns to speak. Parkway Elementary is hosting “Splash into Kindergarten,” an event...
Saturday Excel By 5 Event Focused on Pre-Kindergartners- DJournal.com
Posted on July 19, 2013 by Chris Kieffer in Education, News By Chris Kieffer Daily Journal TUPELO – A new Lee County organization will host a weekend event designed to help young children get ready for kindergarten. Members of Lee County’s Excel By 5 group will have...
Preparing for Success: Lee County’s Excel by 5 Program – Parents-kids.com
By: Carrie Partridge Published on 30 April 2013 The first five years of a child’s life establish the groundwork for her emotional, social, and academic future. Although this may sound like a lot of pressure on a preschooler and most certainly for a toddler or infant,...
3Qs Beverly Williams- NEMS Daily Journal
Lee County recently was accepted by Excel By 5 as a candidate community in its early childhood education program. Excel By 5 is a Mississippi organization that provides communities with guidelines to follow to support children from birth to age 5. Candidate...
Lee County Seeks Early Childhood Certification
TUPELO - Lee County is on its way to being certified as a community that is friendly to young children. The county became an Excel By 5 candidate community after its application was accepted by the organization. Excel By 5 is a Mississippi-only organization that...
Excel By 5 aims help at kids up to 5 years
Lee County’s certification as a candidate for full membership in the statewide Excel By 5 pre-kindergarten resource program puts a countywide steering committee on track to bring together a comprehensive action plan for helping parents and educators fully prepare...