Petal News
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...
Nadine Coleman Named Petal School District Champion of the Year
Congratulations to Nadine Coleman, Excel By 5 Board of Directors' Past President, named Petal School District champion of the year! Check out the complete story here!
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....
PETAL’S EXCEL BY 5 COALITION SPRUCES UP BORN LEARNING TRAILS
PETAL'S EXCEL BY 5 COALITION SPRUCES UP BORN LEARNING TRAILS By HASKEL BURNS, 93 READS THU, 06/21/2018 - 11:18AM It’s been about 10 years since members of Petal’s Excel By 5 Coalition and United Way instituted Born Learning Trails at Hinton Park and Friendly Park,...
Pre-K tax credit to be topic at Chamber meet
Hub City Spokes.com http://www.hubcityspokes.com/content/pre-k-tax-credit-be-topic-chamber-meet By Ruthie Robison Republican State Sen. Brice Wiggins of Pascagoula will talk about the Mississippi pre-K tax credit at the upcoming Petal Chamber of Commerce...
Petal’s Excel By 5, pre-K providers connect to prepare kids for school
August 23, 2013 - Hattiesburg American - Staff Writer Ellen Ciurczak eciurczak@hattiesburgamerican.com Hattiesburg American Article - Link It looks and sounds like chaos upon first entering the 4-year-old classroom at Playschool preschool in Petal — as 35 children...
Petal Featured in NLC Report
Petal Featured in National Report on City Leadership for Children and Families - May 8, 2013 Contact Greg Minchak 202-626-3003 minchak@nlc.org Petal, Mississippi – Petal is featured in a new report highlighting promising city efforts to improve the lives of children,...
Petal Excel By 5 Program Recertified
Petal Excel by 5 Program Recertified excel_article_rsu_1_.pdf
Excel By 5 officials want to spread message
November 14, 2011 La Tonya Frelix, American Writer PETAL — Excel By 5 program leaders in Petal spent Monday requesting help from the business and service community to spread its message. Julie Fondren, Petal School District social worker and coalition chair for...
Preparing Students for Success
Early development surveys measure readiness of kindergartners for school Written by Ellen Ciurczak Hattiesburg American Staff Writer Three Pine Belt school districts are working with the United Way of Southeast Mississippi on early development surveys that will...
Petal park’s trail serves as learning opportunity – La Tonya Frelix – Clarion Ledger
PETAL — A trip to a Pine Belt park is now both fun and educational thanks to its new Born Learning Trail.
7 Miss. districts in pre-K study
Ellen Ciurdzak • Hattiesburg American • January 2, 2011
Seven school districts in Forrest, Lamar and Perry counties have been selected as pilot sites for an early development survey that will measure how ready students are for kindergarten.