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Playgroups, Parent Connection, and Family Fun |
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Be Part of the Light Parade this Saturday |
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Join playgroup friends and help greet parade watchers this Saturday at the Traverse City Light Parade. Light up the night with your family's smiling faces walking alongside our float. |
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Great Start Collaborative & Parent Coalition |
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The Great Start Collaborative will meet on Tuesday, November 22 from10:00-12:00 at the Northwest Education Services Conference Center in rooms A and B. Early childhood partners, professionals, and stakeholders will meet to review our year's work plan, budget, action agenda, and Child Caring Now.
Join us for the Great Start Parents meeting for lunch on November 22 from 12:15-1:30 at Northwest Education Services Conference Center. We will be setting the stage for our parent led projects for the year including county-wide learning events and a "Language Fair" connected to Peace Meal Solidarity. Lunch is provided and we have great conversation!
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Fun at the Kalkaska County Library |
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Storytime happens every Friday at 10:30. Playgroup happens after story time on the first and third Fridays of each month. See you there! |
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Parent Nation Holiday Celebration Reflection and Discussion |
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What you do each and every day to parent your child matters! As we gather to discuss Parent Nation, we will be talking about what it takes to raise a child well. If healthy brain development is our priority, and parents are the way to achieve it, what do we need and want for every parent to have to raise a child well?
We invite EVERY parent to be part of this important movement and conversation! Still need your copy of the book? Copies of the book are distributed based on event registrations. Email Missy (missy@greatstartkids.com).
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November Calendar and Activities |
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Looking for a tool to give you an idea of something fun to do each day in our region? These activities can help enrich development in lots of different areas. This calendar and activities were thoughtfully prepared by our Early Childhood Preschool Department at Northwest Educational Services. Have fun learning and playing this summer! |
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Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development is one of five strengths all families can develop to improve outcomes for children. The good news is you can build these strengths by thinking and talking about your answers to certain questions we will ask in this weekly update. Share your answer with your partner, spouse, or a friend. And see how they might answer it, too! These questions will be part of our parent discussions at playgroups to get to know each other better and think more deeply about our families.
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How do you know whether or not your child is developmentally on track? |
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Fun for Babies from Buckley (and Beyond) |
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Join us on Friday, December 2 from 10-12:00 for playgroup as we gather to particularly celebrate babies! Babies and baby dolls alike! Ms. Carrie will guide us in learning an "I love you ritual" and have some special activities just for babies. All families and ages are welcome.
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Our 5toONE playgroups now operate with the assistance of an electronic registration process. A listing of all playgroups is also available on our website. Registration links are always available for families to register in advance for all playgroups. In addition to a simple registration for each group, families will complete a 30 second check in upon arrival at any 5toONE event. Some groups are reaching capacity so advance registration is strongly recommended.
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Thursday, November 17
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
Please register in advance or upon arrival. Our partners from Early Head Start always bring a terrific snack, fun activities, and engaging parenting materials.
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Friday, November 18
Playgroup will happen the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 10-11:30, join us for playgroup at the Lake Ann United Methodist Church Community Center. Please register in advance when possible.
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Friday, November 18
Playgroup will happen the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from 10-12:00. Join us for playgroup in a variety of school settings. Register in advance or at the door.
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Friday, November 18
Come for story time at 10:30 and stay for playgroup from 11:00-12:00 on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. Please register in advance or upon arrival.
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Friday, November 18
Playgroup will happen the 3rd Friday of the month from 12-1:30, join us for playgroup in an early childhood classroom space. Register in advance or upon arrival.
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Wednesday, November 23
Join us for playgroups on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 10-11:30. This group frequently reaches capacity. Advance registration is needed to guarantee a spot. Only a few spots left!
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Friday, December 2
A special focus on "Baby Bear Time" for this session. Playgroup will usually happen the first Friday of the month from 10-11:30. Join us for playgroup in our preschool classroom building. Register in advance or upon arrival.
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Thursday, December 8
Playgroup will happen the 2nd Thursday of the month from 8:45-10:00 at Rapid City Elementary School. Join us for playgroup in the library at 8:45. We will move to the gym from 9-10:00. Register in advance or upon arrival.
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Friday, December 9
A special addition! Playgroups will resume their usual schedule of the last Friday of the month (4th or 5th) in January. Please register in advance when possible.
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Would you like a general playgroup schedule to print or share? Try this! |
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Learn Something New from MSU Extension |
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These free online parenting workshops will provide guidance for parents of young children as they navigate the challenges, concerns, and joys of parenting. Participants may register for as few or as many workshops as they wish. The workshops are on Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 9:30PM EST as follows:
Class dates:
* 11/15/2022: ABC’s of Early Literacy
* 11/22/2022: Responding to Your Child’s Cues
* 11/29/2022: Together We Can: Co-Parenting
* Class Times: 8:00PM to 9:30PM
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Great Start Parents meets 10 months of the year to build strong families, understanding of the early childhood system, and leadership skills in parents. Our meetings are open to anyone parenting a young child, including grandparents. Lead parents attend most meetings throughout the year and help projects relating to our with our 4 purposes:
- Providing a "customer" and "real time" parenting perspective to agencies and organizations in our region.
- Educate others about the importance of early childhood.
- Support the work of the Great Start Collaborative and 5toONE Project.
- Provide information, education, and resources to parents.
Stipends to participate, meals, and unique opportunities tend to arise for those who partake in our work together and we hope you will consider joining us this year.
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After while, Crocodile!
How have you used rhyming with your child today?
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