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Fathers join students in Reidsville Elementary's Head Start 1 & 2 classrooms. They're posed as a group together in the middle of the classroom. 15 students and 10 dads are pictured.

Head Start Awareness Month: Fathers Love Math at Reidsville Elementary

Ceara Hester

October 19, 2026

Back to school they went!

It was an exciting time at Reidsville Elementary as they celebrated Head Start Awareness Month. Fathers and father figures joined teachers and students in the school's Head Start classrooms last week for "Fathers Love Math."

Father (left) sits with young female student (right) at a table inside a classroom while doing math activityFather (middle) sits with young female (left) and male (right) students at table inside classroom while eating lunchTwo young students (bottom left) sit at a table inside a classroom with two fathers (top left and right side) at a table inside a classroom while doing a math activity

Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood program that provides tools, resources and opportunities to families so they can be successful and encourage learning.

Two tables inside classroom- One in the back with three young students and a father helping with a math activity and the front table with three young students and a father helping with a numbers activityTwo young children (left) on the floor using building materials and two fathers (right) observing them inside a classroomA father (left) reading to two young children while one child (middle) is pointing to something in the book and the other child (right) is looking at the illustrations in the book from a couch inside a classroom

During the "Fathers Love Math" week, fathers and father figures took part in math-related, hands-on activities. Head Start Director Felicia Jumper says events like this not only build stronger math skills among the young students, but it also builds stronger connections between home and school.

"We believe that when families are engaged, children are more successful. These pictures tell a beautiful story of love, learning, family involvement, and the power of working together!"

Two students and two fathers inside a classroom at a table with colorful blocks and bowls and engaging in a math activityFour young students and a father inside a classroom. Three students are at a table with the father while another is in the background on the floor playing with a toyThree students and a father at a table inside a classroom using colorful building blocks during a math activity

Head Start will be holding several fun and engaging events throughout the month to celebrate its importance.