January 2016 newsletter - Cooperative Extension

 4-H Happenings
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A Monthly Newsletter For Hancock County 4-H Participants
JANUARY
2016
Inside
Club Chat ……….....2
4-H News ………..3-4
Lisa’s Activity
Challenge …...... 4-5
Lisa’s Corner ….…...6
State News ……….7-9
Musical Fruit
Melodies………….10
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Snow Date 3/26/15
April 6
April 9
Welcome to Hancock
County 4-H
My name is Rosemarie Evans and I am
pleased to be the new Community
Education Assistant for Hancock
County.
I live in Prospect Harbor with my
husband and three children. I look
forward to meeting you in person at the
next Leaders’ & Volunteers’ Meeting on
Tuesday, January 12th. Please feel
free to stop by my office on Tuesdays
or Thursdays if you have any
questions.
Kind Regards,
Rosie
If your club is doing a fundraiser – please display one of the 4-H fundraiser
signs found on our county 4-H website:
http://umaine.edu/hancock/programs/4h/fundraising-signs/
Upcoming Dates to Remember
6:30 pm
Leaders’ & Volunteers’ Meeting – Extension Office
Martin Luther King Jr Day – Extension Office Closed
6:00 – 7:00 Animal Science for Cloverbud Workshop – Extension Office
6:00 – 7:00 Animal Science Workshop – Intermediate & Advanced – Ext. Office
6:30 pm
Leaders’ & Volunteers’ Meeting – Extension Office
President’s Day – Extension Office Closed
6:30 pm
Leaders’ & Volunteers’ Meeting – Extension Office
Hancock County Public Speaking Tournament – Deadline to
register is 2/22/16
6:00 – 7:00 Rocket Science for Cloverbuds Workshop
State Public Speaking Tournament – Deadline to register is 3/28/16
4-H CLUB CHAT / REPORT
Horse & Rider – Putting the minis
through their paces – walking and trotting –
giving them some exercise!
Krissy with CK, Charity & Carsyn with
Sweet Pea, Sarah & Ian with Lady Slipper,
and Payton & Marie with Lilli
Small Friends - We worked on Christmas crafts and many of the group wrapped
presents for the Heart of Christmas Program on December18th. For Thanksgiving this year
our Native American friend David helped the kiddos with organic pumpkin and apple pies. He
processed the pumpkin and apples and they learned how to make pies from scratch. Sierra is
going to be learning how to make homemade candy. ElizaBeth is getting involved in Lego
Robotics again. Emily is learning how to play the steel drums. Gigi, Gadrielle, and Emily are
hoping to work with their dogs. Camara, Jasmine, Jaylee and Madison are busy with
seasonal crafts!
The girls made spa treatments with Epsom salts, essential oils,
and coloring. Our older kids learned how to make homemade
fondant and our younger kids made ornaments for their trees.
Downeast Dreamers – were busy making Christmas centerpieces for gifts. Pictured
is Mya, Haley & Jade. They also made homemade macaroni and cheese for lunch. Leader
Vicki Meginnis said it was delicious!
2 4-H NEWS
4-H Volunteer “Get
Psyched about Science”
We are excited to offer a series of science
workshops for 4-H volunteers. All workshops
will start at 6pm and last one hour. They will
be held at the Hancock County Cooperative
Extension Office. All participating volunteers
will receive a 4-H t-shirt for their
participation. To sign up for a session go to
http://goo.gl/forms/Iw2QMTIVtT or call Jessy
Brainerd at 581-3877. (Please note - if your
county is not listed for a session, you can
sign up for a neighboring county). See state
news for more information
Animal Science for Cloverbuds
Thursday, January 21st
Got Immunity?
Join in the fun in learning about disease,
infection in animals. How can pet and
livestock owners protect their animals from
disease outbreak. Participants will leave
understanding three modes of disease
transmission, how to help protect animals
and have an activity to do with their own club
or at a county event.
Welcome New VOLTed
Volunteers - We are pleased to
announce newly VOLTed leaders who have
completed their training and paperwork in
Hancock County.
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Kristen Beal – Jr. Leader - Ellsworth
Jenny Lassen – Cherryfield
Traci Martin – Stonington
4-H Public Speaking 4-H
Public Speaking - It’s not too late
late to make your New Year’s resolution to
prepare an Illustrated Talk or Demonstration for
this year’s County Public Speaking Tournament. Be sure to visit:
http://umaine.edu/4h/youth/public-speaking/
for helpful information and videos on 4-H
public speaking to help you get going, as well as
guidelines and evaluation sheets for 2016.
See the Lisa’s Corner in this month’s newsletter for helpful information to get your
presentation off to off to a good start.
Animal Science – Intermediate & Advanced
Wed., February 3rd
What is a Pathogen?
Join in a fun and hands on introduction to the
three main types of microorganisms that
cause infection. Discover qualities of these
that related to caring for and being around
animals as it relates to zoonotic
disease. Participants will leave
understanding basic differences in these
pathogens, and have an activity to do with
their own club or at a county event.
Rocket Science for Cloverbuds
Wednesday, April 6th
Rippin’ Rockets
Build your very own rippin’ rocket and learn
techniques for providing control of your
rocket. Everyone will have the chance to
create their own rocket and practice making
it to the target-landing zone. This activity can
be done inside with simple materials, so
participants will leave with an activity to do
with their club or county event.
It’s a New Year - It’s time to start
thinking of what projects you can be working
on. Have you...
• Picked your Public Speaking project
yet? Started on your sewing project?
• Started taking pictures for the
upcoming photo contest?
• Started planning a club exhibit for the
June Jamboree or the Blue Hill Fair?
• Thought about something for the Blue
Hill Fair Activity Center?
• Thought about National trips?
• Thought about Maine 4-H Days? This
is a great opportunity for you & your
family.
That’s all we will list for now, but time
passes so quickly that we thought a
reminder would be helpful to you. If you
have any questions call the Extension
3 Office at 667-8212.
Leaders’ & Volunteers’ Meeting – is scheduled for Tuesday, January 12th. If
you would like to come, but travel is too far, how about joining us by video. If you have a
computer with a camera, we can get you set up! With our video technology at the Extension
Office, up to 20 different folks can “beam in.” Call the office at 667-9212 ahead of time if you
would like to participate from home. Please come and help make the discussion a lively one!
2015 Ellsworth Christmas Parade
What a beautiful day for a parade! Hancock
County 4-H was represented by five clubs,
Downeast Dreamers, Horse & Rider, Jolly Juniors,
Mega Buiders, and Rails N’ Trails.
There were over 50 4-Hers and about 20
volunteers! Thank you to all who participated!
Lisa’s Activity Challenge
January 2016
While winter has just arrived, I find myself already wishing it away! Wishing away winter, and
wishing spring would get here in more of a hurry, is what made me think of this fun 30-minute
activity from our Afterschool Agriculture Curriculum. This exploration shows a great way to
see how science is in everything we do and that science can be fun, too! It is also a great
introduction to the 4-H Embryology project that many of our 4-H schools and club members
will be participating in once April arrives.
Eggs on the Move
Use physics to solve a farm problem! The farmer had a lot of eggs and decided to
keep some instead of selling them all. So he boiled some and left some fresh to
use in cakes, cookies, and for breakfast. But the eggs got mixed up! Now how
can you figure out which ones are fresh and which ones are hard-boiled? Try
some test and use physics to help the farmer solve this problem.
4 Gather your materials
You will need two eggs per team, a large bowl, salt, water, and enough flashlights for teams to
share.
The Activity
STEP 1: Break your group into teams of two. Each team gets a fresh egg and a hard-boiled
egg not knowing which is which.
STEP 2: Each team should try to come up with three ideas to test the eggs without breaking
them.
STEP 3: When each team is ready, they will share their test ideas. Each team may then
choose which three tests they would like to try.
STEP 4: Once all teams have made their prediction about which egg is fresh and which is
hard boiled, test by breaking eggs over a bowl. Now the fun really begins!
Talk it Over the 4-H Way!
Share… Which tests did you use to decide which egg was fresh and which egg was hardboiled?
Process… What differences in the hard-boiled egg vs. the fresh egg gave you the different
results of the tests?
Generalize… In what situations would it be important to test eggs to find out if they were
fresh or hard-boiled?
Apply… How could you use inertia (or other tests) to test whether the water in a container is
frozen or liquid?
More 4-H Challenges…
Send us a picture and a quick note about how your experiment went, and we will include it in
our newsletter next time. What did you discover that surprised you? What would you share
with groups that are planning to do this activity based on your experience? We can’t wait to
hear all about it and your discoveries!
For more egg challenges, information and trivia around this activity (plus some test design
hints!), check out the 4-H Afterschool Agriculture: Acres of Adventures curriculum. This
activity can be found in Book 2 of that series (Farm Physics, pages 32-33) and is available to
borrow from our lending library. We have so many wonderful curriculum resources available
for you to use – please stop by the office and explore!
5 Lisa’s Corner
January 2016
Lisa’s 4-H Public Speaking Reminder!! Each 4-H group (club or school) is encouraged to hold
their own public speaking tournament during the month of February. Leaders, be sure to call or
e-mail Joyce at the office at 667-8212 or joyce.fortier@maine.edu by February 22nd with the name
of youth wishing to participate from your group. Be sure to include their 4-H age, title of their 4-H
demonstration or illustrated talk, and whether it will be an individual or team presentation. The
Hancock County 4-H Public Speaking Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 12th (snow date
March 26th). We will announce the time and place as soon as it is confirmed.
NEW THIS YEAR!!! All youth 4-H age 12 -17 who qualify and participate in the State 4-H Public
Speaking Tournament will receive a full scholarship to 4-H @ UMaine, held each year in May at the
University of Maine at Orono campus.
Sample youth presentation videos, evaluation sheets, guidelines and other helpful public speaking
information are now available on the State 4-H website: http://umaine.edu/4h/youth/public-speaking/
Please read the 4-H County & State Public Speaking Guidelines very carefully. They are available
on our website at: http://umaine.edu/4h/youth/public-speaking/guidelines-evaluation-sheets/
If you have any other questions, feel free to call or e-mail me at lisa.reilich@maine.edu or 5986621. You may also call the Extension Office at 667-8212 or 1-800-287-1479. Good Luck to all!
Tips for Preparing a Great Public Speaking Presentation 1. Pick a topic by asking yourself these questions:
Am I interested in this topic? Will others find it useful or interesting? Does it have a simple main idea and logical steps and/or points that can be shown or talked about
in/within the time limit given? Please see the guidelines insert for time limits for each age group. Can I find enough information? Is this a demonstration or an illustrated talk? A demonstration is a “show how” and “tell how”
presentation. The work is performed before your eyes, and there is a finished project at the end. In
an illustrated talk, the work is not performed before your eyes, and there is not a finished project at
the end. Visit our website for helpful information on both types of presentations. Can I easily find props and materials? 2. Pick a title that will arouse the interest of your audience.
3. Your introduction should catch the interest of your audience in the first 15 seconds. Start
with a question or a short snappy sentence. “Help, my bunny is a giant fur ball!”
4. The body of your talk should explain the points or demonstrate the steps you wish to
show clearly and in logical order.
5. Select materials that are familiar to you and easy to use and see. Be sure your presentation
can be seen from a distance of 15 feet! People need to see, as well as hear, what you are sharing.
6. Prepare a great conclusion. Neglecting to have a well-defined end to their talk is the
most common mistake speakers make! Show the finished product if doing a
demonstration. Summarize the main thing you wanted the talk about or teach in whatever
presentation you do. Show your visual aids again. End by asking for questions and thanking the
audience for their attention! 6 State 4-H News
November, 2015
1. Market Steers for Fryeburg - 4-Hers raising a steer for the 2016 market
steer show at Fryeburg Fair need to send in an Intent to Participate Form
http://umaine.edu/4h/files/2015/10/2016-beef-intent.pdf by January 4, 2016. We appreciate
you completing your paperwork early. Please enroll or re-enroll as a 4-H member early, and
send your Intent to Participate form to your county office. The earlier we receive your
paperwork, the earlier we can begin tagging animals, and avoiding tagging during the winter
months.
2. Maine 4-H Foundation Post-Secondary Education
Scholarships
These scholarships are available to participants in the 4-H Program, pursing higher education.
Deadlines: March 4, 2016 to UMaine Extension county office; March 11, 2016 to Maine 4-H
Foundation. There are a number of different scholarships available, scholarship descriptions,
applications, and sample evaluation sheets can be found at:
http://umaine.edu/4hfoundation/funding/.
3. 4-H Volunteers “Get Psyched About Science!”
Come out for an hour of fun, hands-on science-related activities and a chance to network with
other 4-H volunteers. Sessions begin at 6:00pm and last about an hour. Whether you
participate in one session or all four, you will get a 4-H t-shirt! To sign up for a session go to
http://goo.gl/forms/Iw2QMTIVtT or call Jessy Brainerd at 581-3877. (Please note - if your
county is not listed for a session, you can sign up for a neighboring county)
• Animal Science for Cloverbuds – Thursday, January 21st
Got Immunity?
Join in the fun in learning about disease, infection in animals. How can pet and
livestock owners protect their animals from disease outbreak? Participants will
leave understanding three modes of disease transmission, how to help protect
animals and have an activity to do with their own club or at a county event.
• Animal Science – Intermediate and Advanced – Wednesday, February 3rd
What is a Pathogen?
Join in a fun and hands on introduction to the three main types of microorganisms
that cause infection. Discover qualities of these that related to caring for and being
around animals as it relates to zoonotic disease. Participants will leave
understanding basic differences in these pathogens, and have an activity to do with
their own club or at a county event.
• Science – Intermediate and Advanced – Thursday, March 17th
Motion Commotion
Explore the science of motion – discover how things move through space and
time. We’ll also explore how human factors, such as reaction time, can affect a
person’s ability to stay safe. We will use the 2015 4-H National Youth Science Day
Experiment to dive into the world of hands on science. Participants will leave with a
force and motion activity to do with their club or at a county event.
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Rocket Science for Cloverbuds – Wednesday, April 6th
Rippin’ Rockets
Build your very own rippin’ rocket and learn techniques for providing control of your
rocket. Everyone will have the chance to create his or her own rocket and practice
making it to the target-landing zone. This activity can be done inside with simple
materials, so participants will leave with an activity to do with their club or county
event.
4. February Vacation Camp
Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville is offering a February Vacation
Camp for children ages 5 to 12 from Tuesday, February 16 - Friday February 19 (No camp on
Monday!) Programs will be held at Tanglewood from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. each day. FMI, call
Patti at 207.789.5868 or e-mail patricia.chapman@maine.edu.
5. Be an Honorary Page at UMaine Day at the
Legislature
UMaine Day at the Legislature, Tuesday, February 2nd, is quickly approaching. Since
legislators like to see 4-H members from their districts, 4-Hers (age 13 or older) are
encouraged to serve as Honorary Pages. The Maine 4-H program has up to 30 slots for
Honorary Pages.
What does a page do? Pages hand out information to Representatives or Senators, or place
the paper information on their desks. They also hand phone and other messages to
Representatives and Senators on the floor.
If you are interested in serving as a page, please contact KymNoelle at 1-800-287-1458 or
kymnoelle.spostado@maine.edu. We will attempt to have pages from different parts of the
state. Slots, representing different state senators and representatives, will be filled in the order
they are received, but the final deadline is January 22nd. If the slot for your legislative district
has been filled, your name will be added to a wait list in the order it is received. If you are
leaving a message, please be sure to say “I am interested in serving as a 4-H Page at the
Legislature on February 2”. Your slot will be reserved if you leave this complete information:
Full Name
Age
Mailing Address
County
Phone Number
Email Address
Name of Your School
Name of Your 4-H Club
Name of Your Maine State
Representative
Name of Your Maine State Senator
Name of Your Adult Chaperone
4-H Honorary Pages will be in the Capitol from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm. A parent or 4-H volunteer
must provide transportation and chaperoning.
8 6. Registration for the 2015 Maine Digital Festival is
now open!
The 2015 Maine Digital Festival is right around the corner! This year's event will feature an
Hour of Code Lab, an activities lab with our partners from 4-H, hands-on workshops from The
Maine Game and more!
For more information about the day's activities and to reserve your ticket visit:
http://projectlogin.com/maine-digital-festival/.
We are also still seeking volunteers for our activities lab and registration; if you are able to
help out please fill out the following form: http://goo.gl/XNvfCq.
7. FFA Scholarship Opportunities
We would like to let all youth who are currently high school seniors, or enrolled in college,
know about many scholarships available from FFA. You can find the application, and
additional details at www.FFA.org/scholarships. Please email questions to
Scholarships@FFA.org, or call their Scholarship Hotline at 317-802-6099. Be sure to get your
application in by February 1, 2016.
8. Maine 4-H State Public Speaking Tournament -- Open
to ALL Counties!
The 4-H State Public Speaking Tournament will be held Saturday, April 9th at the University of
Maine at Orono. 4-H Youth ages 9 to 18 who have participated in their county 4-H public
speaking tournament and received the required score are invited to participate. For youth in
counties which do not hold public speaking tournaments, arrangements may be made through
their county's Extension office to present their presentation to their county's 4-H staff in order
to be eligible. Youth ages 12 to 17 who qualify and participate in the State Tournament will be
eligible for a scholarship to 4-H at UMaine. Registration for the State tournament must be
handled through the youth's county Extension office. To register youth, county offices should
visit http://umaine.edu/4h/youth/public-speaking/ and register youth online between March 1st
and March 28th. You may also contact Joyce Fortier in the Hancock County Extension Office
for help registering youth online at 207-667-8212 or at joyce.fortier@maine.edu. For more
information on 4-H public speaking, including guidelines, evaluation sheets and upcoming
event information, as well as sample videos, please visit http://umaine.edu/4h/youth/publicspeaking/ or contact Lisa Reilich at 207-598-6621 or lisa.reilich@maine.edu.
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Hancock County Office
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Phone: 1.800.287.1479
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Fax: 207.667.2003
Rosemarie Evans,
Community Education
Assistant
Lisa Reilich,
4-H Youth Development
Professional
for Hancock &
Washington Counties
lisa.reilich@maine.edu
207.598.6621
Cooking With the Kids
c
Musical Fruit Melodies
Sue Baez & Joyce Fortier,
Support Staff
sue.baez@maine.edu
joyce.fortier@maine.edu
Ingredients:
2 cups chunked fresh pineapple
1 firm, large banana, peeled and sliced
1 cup seedless grapes
1 orange, peeled and sliced
1 red apple, cored and sliced
1 cup pitted dates
1 cup pitted dates
Maine 4-H Youth
Development Mission
To educate and empower Maine
youth through hands-on
and community-based
experiences.
Maine 4-H Youth
Development Vision
Maine youth acquire the
knowledge, life skills, leadership
abilities, and attitudes to help
them succeed now and in the
future through effective
Dipping Sauce:
1 carton (8 oz.) lowfat vanilla yogurt
1 cup chopped strawberries
Directions: Arrange all fruit on platter. Combine yogurt
with strawberries in small bowl. Put bowl in center of
platter.
Fun With Fruits & Vegetables/Dole
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