Early On Speech Pathologist Sandra Palmreuter organized and hosted a fun and festive holiday sing-a-long for Early On families at the Millet Learning Center. Using grant funds, she purchased craft supplies and set up stations for families to visit, incorporating the use of visuals and promoting language and learning. #OurStory
5 months ago, Bethany Grotelueschen
Adults sitting in a half circle using a smart board to sing songs
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A table with a red tablecloth set up with six containers filled with snacks
Two adults and a small child on a blanket making crafts
Two adults and two small children sitting on a blanket making crafts
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We are proud and honored to work with these amazing individuals, Julie Kozan and Farren Kaczor! They are truly beacons of light for the families in our community through their work in the Saginaw Great Start Collaborative! #SaginawISD #OrangeSpot
5 months ago, Ericka M. Taylor, Ph.D.
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Our Early Childhood Leadership team, consisting of Executive Director Dr. Taylor, Director Sabrina Jackson, and Supervisor Stephanie Eickholt, had an awesome visit to the sensory room at Millet! #SaginawISD
5 months ago, Ericka M. Taylor, Ph.D.
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A heartfelt thank you to Kathy Stewart and the talented HeadBand ladies for creating such wonderful headbands—our preschool students absolutely love them! 🎀✨ #SaginawISD
5 months ago, Sabrina Jackson
Over 800 headbands made specifically for Head Start and Early Head Start students.
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Headband happiness!
Our Murphy Farm Preschool Parent Club donated to the St. Charles community by decorating a Christmas Tree downtown. The children made all of the decorations! #MurphyFarm #SaginawISD
5 months ago, Heidi Lindner
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And the winner is.....Ms. Joanna. Runner up for Claytor Preschool Best "Gingerbread House" is Shellie Tullos. #SaginawISD #OurStory
5 months ago, Kristin Clifford
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Claytor Preschool Staff is enjoying a team-building activity before enjoying the holidays. Who will be the winner? #SaginawISD #OurStory
5 months ago, Kristin Clifford
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Our Early Childhood team, which included Dr. Taylor, Stephanie Eickholt, and Sabrina Jackson, had an amazing visit at Jerome Preschool today. We are looking forward to having children and families back into the building! #Jerome #SaginawISD
5 months ago, Sabrina Jackson
Dr. Taylor,  Stephanie Eickholt, and Sabrina Jackson took a trip to look at Jerome.
The Great Start Collaborative, led by Julie Kozan, held its annual meeting yesterday. It was a great event that showcased the exciting work being done to support our littlest learners! #SaginawISD #OurStory
5 months ago, Erin Senkowski
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A big "orange" shoutout to the Saginaw ISD Special Education Supervisors and their team for donating thoughtful gifts to the children from Brunkow Head Start, who were displaced by a fire last month. Each gift reflects the passions of our Special Education Supervisors—encouraging children to explore, read, and enjoy the outdoors. #OurStory #SpecialEducation #SpreadKindness
5 months ago, Brigette Uhrich
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Families from the Saginaw ISD Early On program visited Thomas Township Library yesterday for storytime. We read books, sang songs about turkeys, and then painted a turkey to take home. We love having fun and learning new things with friends in our community! #SaginawISD #EarlyOn
5 months ago, Bethany Grotelueschen
Two adults and three small children sitting on a rug in the library while a female librarian reads a book to them
Two small children sit at a table painting paper plates with colorful paint
A woman helps a small child put on a necklace of large colorful plastic links
A father helps his small child paint a paper plate with a sponge
Our Executive Director of Early Childhood, Dr. Ericka Taylor, was honored to be invited as an Impact Speaker for the ALPACT (Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust) Community Forum to speak about the effects of violence on our youngest learners! Dr. Taylor was thankful to have been in the company of other great Impact Speakers: Bishop Larry Camel, Brenda F. Moore, Bob Ruth, Charles Schroeder, Renee Johnston, Dr. Delicia Pruitt, Delena Spate-Allen, Jonathan Jarrett, Kevin Hayes, Sylvester Liggins, and Lakesha Smith. #SaginawISD
5 months ago, Ericka M. Taylor, Ph.D.
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Happy Thanksgiving from Ms. Courtney's room at St. Peter and Paul Preschool. #SaginawISD #OurStory
5 months ago, Teri Maslowski
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Yesterday our Valley Preschool team hosted an Education Connection event for families. Representatives from ETC, Michigan Works, Davenport University, Delta College, Saginaw ISD Head Start, and CAN Council came and gave information and swag to families! #SaginawISD
5 months ago, Stacie Coleman
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Yesterday, 19 children joined Saginaw City's Birth to Five and Early On play group, diving into a fun-filled session all about animals. 🐾 Learning and laughter were everywhere! #OurStory #SISD #SPSD #EarlyOn
5 months ago, Amanda Doyle
Early On provider Amanda Doyle interacting with students at playgroup.
Masiah and his mother enjoy an art activity during playgroup.
SLP Heather Merritt modeling language at the light table.
Relaxing at Playgroup!
Ms. Teresa helps with an art project.
Executive Director of Early Childhood Services Dr. Taylor enjoyed a "Lunch and Learn" at the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce supporting education colleague Rich VanTol of Bay-Arenac ISD as he presented information on the Michigan Tri-Share program! #SaginawISD
5 months ago, Ericka M. Taylor, Ph.D.
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Dear Brunkow Preschool Families, We hope this message finds you well. In addition to our previous item retrieval event, we are offering another opportunity for Brunkow families to collect any personal belongings that remained after the fire. Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Location: RiverBend Self Storage North, Unit B57/B58 Address: 1850 Midland Rd, Saginaw, MI 48638 When you arrive, you will need to sign a release form to either retrieve your items or provide authorization for us to dispose of them. Thank you again for your patience and understanding as we continue to support our families through this process. If you have any questions, please contact us at (989) 752-2193.
5 months ago, Coty Kuschinsky
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Ms. Heather and Ms. Amanda's Claytor Preschool students danced with security guard De'Michael during outside time today! #OurStory #Claytor
5 months ago, Heather Weaver
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Early On provider Julie Hartley collaborated with colleagues from Washtenaw ISD to present two sessions on providing high-quality, effective services for infants and toddlers by coaching the caregiver at the statewide Early On Conference in Traverse City this week! #SaginawISD
6 months ago, Meghan Shepard
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Our 3rd Annual Fathers Count conference was phenomenal! Executive Director of Early Childhood Services Dr. Taylor would like to give a HUGE “orange” shout-out to Julie Kozan, Farren Kaczor, and their amazing team for putting this together! Our session speakers, including our own Rosanna Keller, were so engaging, and our panel members, Jimmy Greene, Brian Jackson, Brian Pruitt, and Terry Reed, were a true inspiration to all our attendees! Thank you all for making this a huge success! #SaginawISD
6 months ago, Ericka M. Taylor, Ph.D.
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