|
|
4-H Tip Sheet November 2007
|
View the Entire Kansas 4-H Calendar |
|
Deadlines:
|
Nov 1 |
Reporters Books into the State 4-H Office |
|
Nov 1 |
Applications due for Curriculum Action Team |
|
Dec 3 |
CWF Delegate & Chaperone Applications Due |
|
|
|
|
Harvey County 4-H Horticulture Team Takes
National Title
Congratulations to the Harvey County 4-H Horticulture
Judging Team that won the national competition at the National Junior
Horticultural Association convention held October 5-8 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
The team is coached by Scott Eckert, Harvey County Extension Horticulture
Agent.
Team members competing were Sam Schurter, Ben Gatz, Isaac
Schurter, and Anna Schurter. Sam Schurter had the top score in the 4-H
division. Isaac Schurter placed third, and Anna Schurter placed fifth in the
4-H division. Sam also had the highest overall individual score of all
contestants, including those competing in the 4-H, FFA, and Open Class
divisions.
The Harvey County 4-Hers also competed in the
Horticulture Connections contest, which has a “Jeopardy” game show type
format. The team was national runner-up to a combined California and New York
team.
Neier
|
|
Supporting Children of the National Guard
and Reserve Institute
Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute is
a program presented by The Military Child Education Coalition. This training
is for teachers, counselors, administrators, soldiers, Extension Agents and
child care providers. There is no cost to register for this two day training.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. However, lodging and transportation are
the responsibility of the participants. The training will be held November
28-30 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the National Guard Regional Training Institute,
2850 Scanlan Avenue, Eckert Hall, Salina, KS.
The objectives are to
1. Understand the effects of deployment separation on military connected
children.
2. Identify resources, local programs, activities and community and military
networks that support children impacted by deployment.
3. Receive a tool kit to help form community and military alliances, identify
existing resources and raising community awareness.
Register on line at
www.MilitaryChild.org/institutes.asp
For more information contact Ann Domsch,
adomsch@ksu.edu or call 785-532-2276.
Domsch
|
|
T
R
A
I
N
I
N
G
|
Project Leader Training, Nov. 13
We will be hosting a Project Leader Training session on Tuesday, November 13
in Manhattan. This training is to help encourage project leaders to have
meetings and give them ideas as to how they can make the meetings both
educational and fun.
This training is sponsored by the Seven County Teaching Block of Geary,
Marshall, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, and Wabaunsee Counties. We would
appreciate you letting your potential project leaders or project leaders know
about this training. A brochure is available on the State 4-H website. If you
have any questions please call.
Susie Latta/Mack
|
|
Kansas 4-H Ambassador
Training for 2008
The Kansas 4-H Ambassador Action Team will be
conducting its annual 4-H ambassador training February 22-23, 2008, at the
Rock Springs 4-H Center near Junction City. Please note a major date shift
from March to the fourth weekend of February. The program has been moved to
avoid conflicting with school spring break dates. We hope this will help
counties/units to be able to send their ambassador teams and advisors to
this valuable training. More information and on-line registration will be
coming in December. The 2008 theme is Ambassadors Piece It All
Together. Please save the dates and communicate them to your 4-H
ambassadors and adult advisors. For more information, contact Deryl Waldren
at 785-462-6281 or e-mail him at:
dwaldren@ksu.edu.
Waldren
|
Strengthening 4-H Club Training
Need resources to train your club leaders? Please join us as we focus on
providing resources to strengthen 4-H clubs. The purpose of the training is
to strengthen your capacity to work with volunteer adults and youth to
develop and support strong, effective clubs. Two training sessions will be
offered: Tuesday, December 11 at Pottorf Hall in Manhattan, Kansas and
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the William Carpenter Building in Scott City,
Kansas. Training sessions will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:15 p.m.
Participants will receive a notebook of resources and ideas to share with
your club leaders. Cost to attend is $25 which includes materials and lunch.
Online registration will be available soon. For more information, contact
your Area 4-H Specialist.
Mack/Hinshaw/Buchele/Waldren
|
|
You have seen the “WE ARE KANSAS 4-H”
Shirts
...and guess what??? You can still get them!! A good variety of sizes are
still available, including children’s sizes.
They would be perfect for special awards or door prizes
during your achievement celebration, holiday gifts or how about outfitting
the whole 4-H Council or Community Club for those holiday community service
projects or that skit at 4-H Day. Everyone will know you are a part of
4-H!! What a great way to market the Kansas 4-H Program.
|
|
4-H Program Rally, Jan. 10 - 11
Jump start the new year by attending the 4-H Program Rally, Jan. 10 - 11 at
beautiful Rock Springs 4-H Center. Cost is just $55 which includes overnight
lodging and meals. As part of the warm up, the 4-H Recognition, Curriculum,
Cloverbuds and MIGS task forces will be sharing their latest accomplishments.
Dr. Eddie Locklear, National Project Director for the 4-H SET (Science,
Engineering, and Technology) Program, will share the latest on the mission
mandates. More details and registration information will be available soon.
Mack/Solomon
|
|
C
U
R
R
I
C
U
L
U
M |
Kansas 4-H Curriculum Guide
Kansas 4-H Curriculum Guide is now online and ready to
download for your Extension Unit's use. This abbreviated version of the
Project Selection Guide ( August Issue of Kansas 4-H Journal ) is in
response to the agent survey requesting one main curriculum resource (most
current) per project. The Project Selection Guide in the Kansas 4-H Journal
lists other materials that can also be used to supplement the project, plus
state awards and activities available.
jadams |
|
Curriculum Corner
Help determine the future curriculum for Kansas 4-H projects, clubs and
other groups -- Fill out an application for the new Kansas 4-H Curriculum
Action Team! Just go to
www.Kansas4-H.org
and click on "Forms" in the left column. We are seeking at least 5 Extension
agents, 5 adult volunteers and 5 teens. This team will help determine new
materials, revisions and help prioritize the general 4-H curriculum needs
for Kansas 4-H. Be on the cutting edge and send in your application today!!
Applications are due November 1, 2007 in the State 4-H Office. Just write
"Curriculum" on your application.
jadams |
National Western Stockshow Catch-A-Calf
Contest
Information has been received from Colorado and is now available upon request.
Applications to be entered into the drawing for participating can be obtained
by calling or e-mailing the State 4-H office. Applications must be completed
and submitted by Nov.26, 2007 to the State 4-H Office, so we can sign and
forward to Colorado before December 1.
jadams
|
|
Third Annual Kansas 4-H
SpaceTech Educators’ Workshop
The Kansas 4-H SpaceTech Action Team announces its third
annual Kansas 4-H SpaceTech Educators’ Workshop on Saturday, February 9, at
the K-State Salina campus. This workshop is geared towards Extension staff,
community 4-H club leaders, project leaders, older youth (14-18) and educators
working with 4-H and other youth programs. Plans call for five in-depth
workshops to be offered including aviation, robotics, technology, rocketry and
astronomy. Participants will get to attend two workshops. Full details will
be available in the December Tip Sheet. Registration will begin in December
on the Kansas 4-H registration web site. For
questions you may contact Deryl Waldren at 785-462-6281 or e-mail him at:
dwaldren@ksu.edu.
Waldren
|
W
O
R
L
D
C
I
T
I
Z
E
N
S
H
I
P |
Norway Added to 4-H
Exchange Destinations for 2008
In addition to Australia, Costa Rica, Finland and Japan,
we now offer 4-H members the opportunity to spend a month in Norway next
summer hosted by Norway 4H. Like the others Kansas is offering,
this exchange will be organized by the 4-H International Programs Committee
and will be a chaperoned group made up of 4-H’ers from participating U.S.
states. Norske 4-H has been active since the 1920’s, so we know it will be a
good program. Tentative dates for the exchange are from July 5-August 5 with a
three-week home stay and one week at Nordic 4-H Camp, which includes 4-H
members from the Scandinavian countries. When more details are available, they
will be posted at
www.Kansas4-H.org/worldcitizenship. Let
4-H members, ages 15-18, know of this new
opportunity. Applications for outbound exchanges are due November 2,
but we can try to work with interested 4-H’ers who find out about exchanges
too late to make that date. Please ask them to contact Mary Kay Munson at
785-238-3631 or via email.
Munson |
|
Counties/Districts
Needed for 2008 Kansas 4-H Japanese Exchange
This summer inbound program which Kansas has conducted
with LABO and LEX in Japan since 1977 is still seeking counties to participate
in 2008. Based on earlier county/district responses, Kansas has committed to
hosting a specific number of youth and adult chaperones for the 2008 summer
inbound program. Participating counties get to host a small group of young
Japanese teens who are highly motivated to become a member of their Kansas
host family and to learn English. Kansas 4-H families have reported many good
experiences and say that the program has had a positive impact on their
children.
The Japanese will arrive in counties about July 20, 2008,
and stay with one family each for around 3 ˝ weeks. There’s still time for
your county/unit to get involved. Participating counties/units must locate a
volunteer coordinator who then manages the recruitment and screening of five
to six host families, and organizes local activities during the stay.
Training, resource materials and some expense money are available for the
coordinators and agents. Extension agents oversee the program and may be as
active as they wish in its conduct.
If you think your county might be interested, or to find
out more details about your county/district hosting Japanese youth from 12-18
years-old in 2008, contact Rose Scott:
rose@threeriversinc.org, or call Rose at 785-388-2009 or 785-565-3197
(cell). Please consider trying this popular program this upcoming year.
Waldren and
Scott |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Search