November 1st

Hi All!

Happy Thanksgiving MONTH!!!  I LOVE Thanksgiving!  I love the opportunity to be thankful for all that God has provided day in and day out and to have a month to purposefully thank Him for all that He does. I hope you all take the time to thank the Lord daily--always, but especially this month!

For those of you who are interested, we will be having some vet students out this Saturday, November 2nd around 1:00 pm, to learn about goat care. If you would like to come observe, I know the students would welcome you. They will be learning how to do FAMACHA scoring as well as some ultrasounding of the does that just got bred this last month--and maybe some other vet-related skills.  Please let me know if you would like to come watch so I can prepare an appropriate space for observers. 

(We will be ultrasounding our does Saturday to see how many kids this handsome buckling sired!)

Also, please note, there will be NO CO-OP next Friday, November 8th. (I will be out of town)

In addition to NEXT Friday, there will be NO CO-OP on the following days:

November 29th (Thanksgiving Friday)

December 20th (Christmas)

December 27th (Christmas)

But there IS co-op this Friday, so let's get on to the agenda!

Schedule for Friday, November 1, 2024

From 10-Noon(ish) we will break into group activities:

Group A-- Ages 5-8

You will be doing the Project this week. I am actually SUPER excited about this project! We will be doing chickens this week. You will get to play with chickens, but there will also be a point to this one. See, a few weeks ago, a couple of girls from Group B stayed behind and asked some wonderful questions about all aspects of chickens. And that got me thinking. The Bible uses animals as examples in several verses. And we happen to have a lot of those animals on the farm. But if you do not know about those animals, some of the richness of God's Word will not be quite as apparent. So, we will be doing three "Bible and Animals" projects this year--chickens will be the first, followed by horses in January and goats/sheep in February/March.  Whether you trust the Bible as God's Word or not, feel free to come and learn all about chickens this week. 

Materials Needed: 

• A water bottle to drink out of (if you think you may get thirsty)
• Sunscreen...if you so desire. 
• Clothes/shoes that you don't mind getting dirty. (we will be sitting on the ground this week...playing with chickens 😉 )

Parents, if your little ones tend to wander, please stay close by. You are responsible for taking your child to the restroom or providing them with water if they get thirsty. Try to remind them that this is a group activity, and they should try to stick with their group as much as possible. That will really help keep things flowing smoothly for everyone. 💗

Group B--Ages 9-12

You will be doing the P.E. this week. I'm not sure what Mr. D. has planned this week, but I'm sure you will all have a ton of fun!

Materials Needed: 

• Athletic shoes of some sort
• A water bottle--if you think you'll want something to drink
• Sunscreen, if you so desire.
• A great attitude!  (That is mandatory!)

Group C--Ages 13-18

You will be doing Gardening this week. Come prepared to learn, work hard, and get dirty!

Materials Needed: 

• Sunscreen and Water Bottles...if you so desire. 
• And clothes/shoes that you don't mind getting dirty.
• Garden gloves if you think you want them.

Those teenagers that do not feel like participating in Gardening are welcome to volunteer with Group A. Please NOTE: you WILL be put to work if you volunteer in that capacity! 

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Picnic Lunch

Everyone is welcome to stay and have a picnic lunch in the backyard area. You are responsible for bringing your own lunch. Please do not feed any animals with that lunch and please make sure all garbage is disposed of in the dumpster or garbage can. 

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