Males hand in hand.

Males hand in hand.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Thank You For A Wonderful Experience


This has been a wonderful rollercoaster ride that unfortunately will be coming to an end. I would like to thank all of my colleagues for their support and feedback. This class has given me a better understanding about what it is to be an advocate and the hard work that comes along with it. I have learned a great deal from everyone and I hope to see evetybody on graduation day. Good luck and God Bless!!




Monday, June 4, 2012

List Of Books About Children And The Significant Men In Their Lives


Abuelito Eats with His Fingers

Written by Janice Levy, Illustrated by Layne Johnson.

Always My Dad

By Sharon Dennis Wyeth, and by Raul Colon.

The Barefoot Book of Father and Daughter Tales

By Josephine Evetts-Secker, and by Helen Cann.

When I Am Old With You

By Angela Johnson, and by David Soloman.

My Man Blue

By Nikki Grimes, and by Jerome Lagarrigue, edited by Toby Sherry.

White Dynamite And Curly Kidd

Written by John Archambault and Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Ted Rand.

My Ol’Man

Written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco.

Some Birthday!

Written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco.

Cecil’s Story

Written by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Peter Catalonotto.

Grandpa’s Face

By Eloise Greenfield, and by Floyd Cooper

Daddy Will Be There

By Lois G. Granbling, and by Walter Gaffney-Kessell.

If I Were Your Father

By Margaret Park Bridges, and by Kady MacDonald.

I Love My Daddy Because

By Laurel Porter-Gaylord, and by Ashely Wolf

My Grandpa Is Amazing

Written and illustrated by Nick Butterworth

My Dad Is Awesome

Written and illustrated by Nick Butterworth.

My Daddy

Written and illustrated by Susan Paradis

Just My Dad & Me

Written by Leah Komaiko, illustrated by Jeffrey

Uncle Jed’s Barbershop

By Margaee King Mitchell, and by James Ransome

Daddy, Daddy, Be There

By Candy Dawson Boyd, and by Floyd Cooper

Old Jake’s Skirts

By C. Anne Scott, and by David Slonim

The Pirate Who Tried To Capture The Moon

By Dennis Haseley, and by Sue Truesdell

Love You Forever

By Robert Munsch, and by Sheila McGraw.

The Ant And The Elephant

Written and illustrated by Bill Peet

These Are My Summer Kickoff Flyers For Next Week


Sunday, June 3, 2012

IT'S TIME TO "BRING IT" MY FRIENDS

This is it baby, crunch time!! The only thing that I have to say is "say what you feel, and mean what you say" and everything will be alright. Good luck to everyone !!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

SPENDING TIME WITH MY BOYS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND




Photograph Board of Current Fathers/Males

Here is our most current father/male involvement board. We decided to add photographs that represent current families in our program. These are some of the photos that I used for a father/male photo slide show that I posted on my blog to promote our summer kickoff event.





Tuesday, May 29, 2012

"MALES MATTER" PROMOTIONAL SUMMER KICKOFF SLIDE SHOW 2012

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