HOWDY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS!
We are so happy to have our playground open! Check out this article written about our playground and our grand opening last month! If you would like to support us on our mission as we improve and expand for future Aggie children, click this giving link!
Center Events:
Reminder, we will be closed on October 15th for Professional Development. Our teachers will be busy learning about educational philosophy, how to mentor and be a mentee, reviewing parts of the HighScope Curriculum, learning about positive behavioral supports, how to problem solve with children, how to approach social conflicts with young children, and to how to have better conversations with young children.
Please join us this month for our Fall Family Fun Night! We have lots of fun activities planned on our new playground this year! See the flyer below for more information.
This month we also have our Book Fair October 25th-29th. Don’t forget to check it out in the MP building throughout the week between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The book fair will also be open during the Fall Family Fun Night.
October Special Dates:
October 6th-14th: Navarati
October 10th: World Mental Health Day
October 11th: National Indigenous Peoples Day
October 18th-19th : Eid Milad un-Nabi
October 31st: All Hallows’ Eve
FAB Meeting Minutes
Becky Gates Children’s Center Family Advisory Board Meeting
September 23, 2021
Zoom 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Attendees:
Director, BGCC: Erica Ritter
Assistant Director, BGCC: Deborah Almand
Teacher, BGCC: Zuleika Rodriquez
Administrator, OVPSA: Justin Jeffery
Chair: Allison Hopkins
Chair-Elect: Stephenie Bradley
Agenda Items:
1. Call to Order, Welcome, & Introductions
2. Review FAB Guidelines
3. Elect Chair & Chair Elect
- Chair: Allison Hopkins
- Chair-Elect: Stephenie Bradley
4. Note taker volunteer
5. Review Goals from last year & handout survey this year
6. Center Updates (Erica & Debbie)
a. Playground
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Fence between toddler and preschool will be installed this Friday.
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Xylophone had been received and will be installed soon.
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Canopies have not been received yet.
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Pour-in-place surface under slide has been delayed.
b. COVID-19
- New case this week.
7. Concluding Questions/Remarks
- Music will begin in October.
8. Adjourn
Action Items:
1. Family Board Members: Establish five goals for this year’s FAB. These goals need to be set by the end of next meeting so progress can be made before the end of the year.
a. These goals should be based, at least in part, on data available from Family Satisfaction Survey.
2. Erica Ritter: Distribute any donated masks to classrooms for children.
