On Friday, I had the privilege of attending a regional conference focused on building strong TK and early childhood programs alongside all three of our TK teachers. Throughout the day, we dived deep into the brain science and theory behind storytelling and early literacy, learned about the vital role of play in early childhood education, and heard inspiring success stories from programs that have made tremendous strides in recent years. We came back energized with fresh ideas for our classrooms—and even got to experience some play-based learning firsthand (as you can see in the pictures below!).
What stood out to me most from our day together is just how lucky we are at Morello Park Elementary to have such an incredible TK team in Ms. Delamain, Ms. Winder, and Ms. Katayanagi. They are intelligent, creative, caring, and deeply passionate about quality early childhood education. The learning experiences they curate for our MPE TK students are already rich, and they will only grow richer following our day together. We cannot wait to put everything we learned into action!
A very special thank you to our amazing Para-Educators, our hard-working team back at MPE, and our District Curriculum team, all of whom helped make our attendance at Friday's conference possible.
Have a wonderful week ahead MPE! We will see you at the Parade on Friday!
