HOWDY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS!
The children settled back into learning quickly after the winter break. Classrooms have been exploring projects including winter animals, insects, artists, and friendship. The ice and snow followed by many days of rain provided opportunities for dance parties in the classroom, extra time with the STEM materials in the multi-purpose building and playing outside in the mud!
Historically, the spring semester at Becky Gates Children’s Center has always been full of many fun family activities and this spring is shaping up to be an exciting one. Make plans to Walk Across Texas with us, join friendship celebrations in the classrooms, add a wish for your child to the wishing wall for Lunar New year, Read Across America with you little ones, share your ideas with other parents at the Parent Café, and celebrate children during Week of the Young Child.
World Read Aloud Day 2024
On Wednesday, February 7, Becky Gates Children’s Center and Charlotte Sharp Children’s Center will host a celebratory event for “World Read Aloud Day” in collaboration with the Nuclear Power Institute (NPI) and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). NPI has an almost two-decade history of Pre-K – 12 outreach programming that has gained state, national, and international attention and recognition. For this particular event, the newest team member Tilly and the book series, Tilly Loves TRTLs, will be highlighted and Tilly will be in attendance. The event will be attended by a few high-profile supporters including Texas Workforce Commissioner, Alberto Trevino and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board member, Vanessa Maló. Erica Ritter will send out more information soon.
Find the flyer and schedule here.
Walk Across Texas
Walk Across Texas will kick off on February 12. The Center will have at least one adult team and each classroom will have a youth team. Walk Across Texas Youth | Free Walking Challenge (K-10th Grade) (tamu.edu) is an eight-week program designed to help our youngest Texans establish the habit of regular physical activity using a fun and motivating team approach. Each team may include an unlimited number of youth participants, all working together towards the goal of 832 miles to make their way across the state of Texas. The top three classrooms who walk the most miles will win money to purchase classroom materials! You will be able to track their progresson the displays upfront.
Lunar New Year!
Lunar New Year is an important and colorful holiday celebrated among East and Southeast Asian cultures. Lunar New Year begins February 10, 2024, and this is the year of the dragon. Stop by the front desk beginning February 12 and add a wish for your child to the wishing wall.
Say Cheese!
Spring pictures will be taken by Lasting Memories February 20-23, 2024. Group pictures and PreK graduate pictures will be taken at this time. Lasting Memories will have the pictures available to purchase on Thursday, February 29 from 7:30-5:30 in the multi-purpose building. Scheduled times for the classroom pictures are below.
Ready, Set, Read!
We will kick off March with Read Across America on Friday, March 1. The National Education Association is building a nation of readers through its signature program, NEA’s Read Across America. This year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. Take a look at the Tips for Guest Readers.
