Fond du Lac Reservation Head Start Program

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Fond du Lac ReservationHead Start Program
Presenter Patty Petite, Head Start Director

• Every Child Deserves a Head Start

Fond du Lac Head Start 1720 Big Lake
Road Cloquet, MN 55720 218.878.8100 pattypetite
_at_fdlrez.com
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Government Support
Pictured below are the Chairman of the Fond du
Lac Reservation, Dr. Robert Sonny Peacock and
Minnesota State Representative Becky Lourey.
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Head Start Building
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Welcoming the Entire Family
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Opening Ceremony at FdL Head Start
The Head Start students and staff start each
Monday morning with a smudging, pipe ceremony and
a blessing.
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Wild Rice Gathering at Fish Lake
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Literacy
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Family Literacy
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Books that WE Produced
These books are currently being used in the
classroom as culturally relevant early childhood
material.
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Prevention

• Dental
• Introduction to Dental Equipment
• Demonstration on how it works

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Cookie Monster Goes to the Dentist

• Cookie Monster has a toothache
• Cookie Monster gets a dental exam
• Cookie Monster gets treatment for the toothache
• The plan will be to brush his teeth regularly.

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Nutrition

• Baking/Cooking Projects
• Growing Fruits and Vegetables
• Naming the Ingredients
• Different tastes and textures
• Colors and Shapes

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Head Start Student Field Trips
Students visit the Fire Station
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Inclusion Activities