Parent Teacher Magazine Cabaruss County Schools January 2015 | Page 6

CCS Opens New Early Learning Center Thursday, October 16th was the first day of school for 36 four-year-olds attending the new Lockhart Early Learning Center. The Center, which is operated through a partnership between Cabarrus County Schools and the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children, is located at All Saints Episcopal Church through a lease agreement. The program expands the early childhood programs offered in Cabarrus County Schools. The vision of Cabarrus County Schools early childhood programs is to work in partnership with families and the community to enhance the active and creative mind of the whole child. The program at Lockhart is a full-day program. Early childhood programs in Cabarrus County are offered at Long School, the Mary Frances Wall Center, Carl A. Furr Elementary School, W.M. Irvin Elementary School, Rocky River Elementary School, and Winecoff Elementary School. The Lockhart Early Learning Center is located at 525 Lake Concord Road, Concord, N.C. 28025. Lambert Named Teacher Assistant of the Year Congratulations to Tammy Lambert on her selection as Teacher Assistant of the Year for Cabarrus County Schools. Lambert is a teacher assistant at Bethel Elementary School where she works with students in kindergarten through second grades. She also supervises a kindergarten computer lab at the school. Lambert began her career with CCS 16 years ago at Bethel as a teacher assistant/bus driver. Bethel Elementary Principal Kevin Blackburn, Elementary Director Tara Nattrass, and Human Resources Director Kecia Coln surprised Lambert at the school to sha ɔ