September 2021
4-H Newsletter
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We have the details and save-the-dates
you'll need to make a plan for 4-H fun and learning!
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4-H Team Transitions
The seasons are changing and the 4-H Team is experiencing changes as well. This month we are bidding farewell to Urban Fellow Tessa Shlonsky, Summer Intern Gianni Robles, and 4-H Educator, Lori Koenick. Americorps VISTA Destiny Draggett is transitioning to a paid staff position and we are welcoming new Americorps VISTA, Megan Kelly. We do have staff positions open at CCE-Monroe, please check them out for yourself or share with a friend!
From Lori Koenick:
Monroe 4-H Family,
It has been a wonderful journey getting to know and working with each of you over the last two years. I am so thankful for the experiences and relationships made. I am leaving CCE-Monroe to pursue new opportunities, yet count on me to still be around to volunteer! Thank you for welcoming me and I look forward to seeing at future CCE-Monroe events!
With gratitude,
Lori
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4-H Grows With A Summer of Play
Week 8: 4-H Project Showcase
Summer events are concluding with the 4-H Project Showcase at The Strong Museum! Stop by the Museum between now and September 6th to see the incredible work and creativity of4-H participants in Monroe, Orleans, Wayne, Livingston, Seneca, and Cayuga Counties! The creativity and craftsmanship are astonishing!
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Olympic Outdoor Weekend-
REGISTER TODAY!
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Friday, September 10, 2021, 6:00 PM - Sunday, September 12@ 12:00 PM
A wonderful outdoor event for youth ages 10 and up held at the beautiful 4-H Camp Bristol Hills. You will learn about a variety of outdoor topics and compete like an Olympian!!
Learn skills such as fishing, archery, forestry, entomology, outdoor cooking, and more!
Outdoor Olympic Adventure weekend participants will be safe in rustic cabins and have fantastic meals prepared for them in the dining hall. Storytelling and fun Olympic like games will be part of the schedule.
Please return forms to Susan Coyle by Friday, September 3rd. This is a firm deadline, thank you for understanding.
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Volunteer Opportunities!
Genesee Country Village and Museum is inviting 4-H members to bring their 4-H project animals to be on display at the Agricultural Fair on October 2nd and/or October 3rd. 4-H members will receive free admission to enjoy the museum and a commemorative rosette. The museum will provide pens or tables to set cages on. 4-H members will need to provide a tent for shade or protection from precipitation. This is a great opportunity to showcase your animals and gain confidence speaking with the public about a topic you are passionate about. Please contact Susan for more information by Wednesday, September 15.
ROC the Riverway is being held the first weekend of October. Cornell Cooperative Extension will be brining a fun fishing event to the event on Saturday, October 2nd. Would you like to help teach festival attendees about fishing while also encouraging participation in making Gyotaku Fish Prints? Please let Susan know by Wednesday, September 15th if your family or club would like to participate.
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Horse Education Committee
The Horse Education Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, September 14th at 6pm at the CCE-Monroe Office in Irondequoit. The main focus of the meeting will be planning the annual Horse Awards. Please come and share your thoughts and offer your help to make this a special event. Teens and tweens are STRONGLY encouraged to participate. Please RSVP to Susan by Friday, September 10th.
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Wellness Wednesdays: Moonshot Thinking Fall Series-Virtual
Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Check out this new special interest club! The Monroe County 4-H program is now offering Wellness Wednesdays: Moonshot Thinking Fall Series! This three session series is open to youth ages 8+ with commitment for the entire series. There are limited spaces available.
This virtual workshop series will guide youth to actively include wellness as a fun and important part of their daily lives with awareness of the life cycles in nature while inspired by the full moon and a theme. Each week there will be an ice breaker, which will include an audio/visual education, guided meditation or relaxation technique. Students are encouraged to express their goals or dreams with the creation of a vision board.
Please register by Friday, September 17th to secure your spot!
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4-H Year End
At the end of each 4-H year, club leaders and parents of independent members are asked to summarize the accomplishments of each Monroe County 4-H member. The information is used, in part, in anticipation of the annual Monroe County 4-H Program achievement event.
This event, typically scheduled for early to mid-autumn, is designed to recognize the accomplishments of 4-H members for the previous 4-H year, and to provide an opportunity for peer members, volunteer leaders, families, and 4-H staff to celebrate those accomplishments.
Youth are recognized for project completion or advancement, community service, growth, leadership, and more. The purpose of recognition is to encourage and support the efforts of youth members in improving their knowledge and development of life skills, while promoting self-confidence.
To be recognized at the achievement event, it is necessary for each member to complete the 4-H Experience Form for the 4-H year. Cloverbuds may need the help of an adult to complete the form.
Due by Friday, October 1:
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Featured Activity of the Month
Solar Oven S’mores!
Example Activity Plan
Anchor: Ask your youth, who has cooked food outdoors before? What did they make?
Add: Share that today you will be making solar oven s’mores! Show the supplies you will use and ask youth to brainstorm how they can use these supplies to capture energy from the sun. Share that aluminum is a conductive material. Ask youth if they can think of other conductive materials such as copper, nickel, and steel.
Apply: Build solar ovens and cook s’mores.
Away: Reflect on the activity with the following questions from National 4-H…
1) How do you think tin foil helps cook the s’mores?
2) Why does the entire box need to be covered in tin foil?
3) Why do you think it takes so long to cook them in the sun vs. at a campfire?
4) Why should you place the box on a concrete surface instead of grass?
5) How does preheating the box help the s’mores cook?
6) What are some ways you could make the s’mores heat up faster?
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Club News and Special Activities |
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UNITY Teens Aided the Environment This Summer
Over the summer 4-H UNITY Teens were engaged in a number of activities to help protect the environment and their communities. The bonus of these chosen activities was the chance to be outside and enjoy nature while giving to others!
The teens took part in a water chestnut pull, completed a citizen science project, participated in a park and trail clean up, and maintained school and community gardens.
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- September 10-12 Olympic Outdoor Weekend
- October 1 Re-enrollment Forms Due
- October 1 2020-2021 Experience Forms Due
- October 3-9 National 4-H Week
- October 5 (tentative) 4-H Open House
- October 24 Virtual 4-H Achievement Ceremony
- October 28 Cornell Cooperative Extension Annual Meeting
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