In celebration of our new nature-based playground we are going to temporarily transition away from our HighScope Monthly Activities to focus on research-based, field-tested Nature Explore Family Adventure Activities. The Nature Explore Adventure Activities Mission is to inspire children and their families to connect with the natural world. The goals are to effectively help connect children and families with nature and each other, and introduce families to nature in a variety of settings within the community.

Research shows that children benefit greatly from connecting to nature. Benefits include:

• Deepened sense of wonder, inspiring lifelong learning

• Strengthened observation and critical thinking skills

• Enriched learning through multi-sensory experiences

• Strengthened powers of imagination and creativity

• Hands-on enjoyment and caretaking, inspiring tomorrow’s generation of environmental stewards

The first activity is Get to Know a Tree. We hope you enjoy these activities with your children. Let us know how it went!

https://natureexplore.org/

Fall Family Lunch- CANCELLED

We are sad to announce will not have an indoor fall family lunch on November 18th. We do not feel ready to host a large indoor gathering around food at this time. We appreciate your understanding.

Fall Festival Event

Ryllies, a women’s organization on Texas A&M’s campus is hosting an upcoming fall festival. Ryllies members helped volunteer at the book fair last month and were excited to invite BGCC families to attend! The festival will be Sunday, November 7th from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. It will be held at The Stacks, 711 Church Ave College Station Tx. The festival will have live music, food, arts and crafts, a bouncy house, horses, and more fall fun! Adult tickets are 10 dollars and child tickets are 7 dollars. All proceeds go to their philanthropy, Read by Third, an organization that promotes children’s literacy. See the flyer below for more information.

Family Workshop

Please join me on November 5 in learning about Counting with Children via Zoom!

Objectives:

· Learn the principles of counting

· Lear how teachers support and encourage children’s counting in the classroom

· Discover and share ways to support children’s counting at home

Join Zoom Meeting : https://tamu.zoom.us/j/96830543415?pwd=U1hNTjdNYmpERmpIYnMxL3MwNWpvQT09

Meeting ID: 968 3054 3415

Passcode: 636950

Veterans Day

The children will be making cards for our student Veterans at Texas A&M University. The cards will be delivered to the Don & Ellie Knauss Veteran Resource & Support Center in time for Veterans Day on November 11.

Family Conferences

Be sure to sign up for your child’s conference! Teachers have sent out links to sign up. This is a great time to build your relationships with your child’s teacher and create unified goals for your child.