February Newsletter

FEBRUARY 2022

"LIKE ANY GOOD ROAD, WE ARE ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION." D. ELISABETH 'LISA' WINTERS

CONTENTS 03 05 07 08 09 10 11

WHAT'S NEW AT CROSSROADS

COUNSELOR AND HEAD START SHOUTOUTS

REACHING FOR THE STARS

LIBRARY WORKSHOP

BIRTHDAYS

WORKIVERSARIES

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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WHAT'S NEW AT CROSSROADS New offices at Stroud Head Start

BEFORE

AFTER

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New volunteer and donate pages

Check out our new volunteer and donate pages by clicking on the buttons below! These pages will help our supporters get involved with crossroads in many ways! Share these pages with your circle and spread the word about Crossroads!

VOLUNTEER

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COUNSELOR SHOUTOUTS "Kaylee has done an INCREDIBLE job of coordinating the Norman Public School Psychoeducational Groups! I've never seen anyone put forth so much effort into preparing for such groups."

"Barbara keeps Tecumseh Road running every single day of the week. She is incredible! We'd never survive without her."

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HEAD START SHOUTOUTS

Mrs. Sharon Moon Center Director at Education Engine Early Head Start in Lawton for her commitment to her staff and parents. She truly goes above and beyond every day.

Thank you for all your hard work!

- Angie R.

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Reaching for the Stars: Neighborhood Early Head Start in Shawnee Achieves the highest rating in childcare!

Neighborhood Early Head Start in Shawnee is truly reaching for the stars by achieving the highest rating in childcare through Oklahoma's Reaching for the Stars program. Glenda Woolover, Center Director/Lead Teacher, along with her room partner, Erika Stephen, and cook Melody Stacy are a team of high-quality educators shaping the lives of young people in Shawnee.

Achieving a 3 Start rating is the highest achievement by meeting all minimum licensing requirements, having engaging learning environments, hosting additional family engagement activities, as well as having national accreditation, and maintaining compliance in all Head Start performance standards.

Meet minimum licensing requirements

Plus

Administrative practices Increased professional development Learning Environment including reading to children daily, physical activity, limited/ no screen time More family engagement activities Program evaluation

Additional Administrative Practices Professional development in Early Learning Guidelines Increased master teachers/ provider qualifications Learning environment including more environments Additional family engagement activities

What's Next?

Shoe Drive the entire month of April

Meets all the above criteria, as well as has national accreditation from a CCS-approved source or be a Head Start in compliance with performance standards.

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Stress Breaker 3: Doughn't Forget Your Self Love

On Saturday, February 12, a group of stress breakers embarked on a mission to create therapy dough for valentines. We ran into some interesting concoctions, but there is one key takeaway which is self-care is your superpower. Working through issues is a lot like kneading dough. It takes time, patience, and no two batches are exactly alike. Thank you to Kristina and Ashley for lending your counseling skills and talking about the need for counseling in all communities.

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Birthdays 2 Shyra M

5 Angela N. April B.

7 Sara A.

10 Ashley E.

11 Kayli R. Hilda R.

19 Kathellena H.

21 Christina M.

23 Darrell C.

26 Soraya G. Katrina R. Samantha H.

28 Vanessa H. Desarae W.

29 Terrie V.

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Workiversaries Shannon S 13 Years

Lizbeth V 7 Years

Donna D 5 Years

Glenda W 5 Years

Sharon M 4 Years

Wendy S 3 Years

Angelica O 3 Years

Gale P 1 Year

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Community Partners There is no road without them.

Visit their website!

Victory Family Church (VFC) has continued to be a wonderful partner and advocate for our Emergency Resource Center. Because of VFC, we get to move on to phase two of our shelter renovation. They also volunteer with us regularly, ensuring that we have a safe and welcoming home environment for the kids that we serve. Crossroads is so thankful for the support from our Victory Family!

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