Photo Feature: Teachers get a Head Start at state convention

Published 12:10 am Wednesday, July 25, 2012

LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT Towanda Jordan, left, and Christa Cobb with the Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress Early Head Start tilt their heads as they sing a song about sleeping right, eating healthy and living an active lifestyle during the “I Am Moving, I Am Learning” session Tuesday afternoon during the Mississippi Head Start Association Teachers’ Conference.

LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT Kimberly Williams, center, works with other members of the blue team to come up with a chant at the beginning of the “I Am Moving, I Am Learning” session during the Mississippi Head Start Association Teachers’ Conference Tuesday afternoon at the Natchez Grand Hotel.

LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Johnnie Jackson with Pearl River Valley Opportunity Head Start holds out her arms as she does a sing-along about moving your body and staying active Tuesday afternoon during a session at the Mississippi Head Start Association Teachers’ Conference. The session emphasized promoting a healthy, active lifestyle with their classrooms.

LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Presenter and physical education teacher Elias Lover speaks to those gathered for the “I Am Moving, I Am Learning” session Tuesday afternoon during the Mississippi Head Start Association Teachers’ Conference at the Natchez Grand Hotel.