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NEWS
from the West After School Center, Inc.

620 Garfield Avenue        Lancaster, OH  43130
740-653-5678  740-653-2402 FAX   Email:  westafterschool@westafterschoolcenter.org
Visit us at www.westafterschoolcenter.org

October 2, 2009

from the office of Dr. Paul G. Young, Executive Director

This weekly update is distributed via email to the WASC Board of Directors & Staff, Volunteers, School Staffs, Parents, State and National Afterschool Advocates, Providers, and Community Leaders

WE

ARE

21st CENTURY

COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS
 

Our mission to is provide programs and services that enrich the educational, social, and cultural opportunities of students in our community

See what we've been doing this week -- after-school, and meet some of the special people that make our programs work!

Cedar Community Learning Center

Click HERE to see our recreation period with Mr. Dorian.

East Community Learning Center

Market Day was held at the East Community Learning Center this week.  Money raised from  this project will help pay for a visiting author to visit all four after school centers during November and December.
 

If you would like to make an order for the next East CLC Market Day, contact Robin McBroom at 687-7197.

Tallmadge Community Learning Center

At Tallmadge this week our HERO was Lori Fritz. Lori displayed several acts of being a hero. She was respectful and helpful to her fellow students, and she always gives her best effort. These are just a few qualities Lori shared with us this week. On fun Friday we had a choice to play outside, do arts and crafts or play some games. Most of us chose to play outside and had a great time. Corvon Eagle made a basket on the basketball court and was a team hero. Hip hip hooray Corvon!

Click HERE to see our outdoors recreation period.

West After School Center

Our volunteers are the best! They volunteer one hour once a week to help the WASC students with their homework, math and reading skills. They even get to read some of their favorite books to our first graders. If you are interested in a rewarding experience, please feel free to stop in or call Julie Bibler at 653-5678. You will never know the changes that you can make in the life of child until you try!

You can help support the

West After School Center

every time you shop at your local Krogers.  It's simple.  Just sign up and every time you shop and have your Krogers Plus Card scanned, a portion of the amount comes to the West After School Center. Encourage your friends to help us - and support our mission!

TO USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:

1. Pick up a copy of the registration form from the WASC. It has the scanbar code on it.

2. Simply take the form to the Customer Service Desk at your local Kroger store. They will scan it and your Kroger Plus Card, and with 72 hours a percentage of everything purchased at Krogers comes to the WASC - between now and April 30, 2010.

Know someone that recently lost a job? There may be forms of assistance of which they may be unaware.

The West After School Center is a provider for the Ohio Benefit Bank. If you are in need of assistance related to childcare, food, health coverage or home energy needs, please call the WASC at 653-5678 and set up an appointment to do a quick check to see if you might qualify for help.

Studies have shown that the influenza virus can survive on surfaces -- and infect a person -- for up to eight hours. Individuals infected with seasonal and H1N1 flu shed the virus and may be able to infect others from 1-7 days afterwards before getting sick themselves. The period can be longer in some people, especially children and people with weakened immune systems and in people infected with the H1N1 virus.  (from Ohio University News and Information)

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Training Opportunities

Many of the area providers needs these required training opportunities to meet licensing requirements for ODJFS.  If interested in joining un  and taking advantage of local training, contact Chris Kuttler at the WASC, 653-5678, to reserve a spot.

Communicable Disease

Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9-3:30

at the WASC, $35.00

Child Abuse Prevention

December 5, 2009, 9-3:30

at the WASC

FAIRFIELD METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY

We appreciate the donation of school supplies received this week from the Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority collected during their "SOS - Supply Our Students" campaign. Even though school is underway, these supplies, including new book bags, are much appreciated for the many students that continue to arrive new to our schools everyday and in need of school supplies.  THANK YOU!

pictured receiving the donation is WASC Executive Director Paul Young with Jacelyn Carle and Jolynn Pugh from FMHA.

ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, and COLLABORATION

Central Ohio Brown Bag Luncheon

September 29, 2009, Delaware

Adults learn best when they engage in meaningful activities leading to practical strategies that help improve performance in their work setting.   That is the purpose of 21st CCLC Brown Bag meetings --- bring colleagues together over lunch, network, and share the "hands-on, how-to" of managing an afterschool program.  WASC site directors attended the Central Ohio Brown Bag Meeting in Delaware this week.

Plan now to join this national advocacy event 

October 22, 2009

The 10th annual nationwide celebration of afterschool programs will take place October 22, 2009, in more than 7,500 communities. Join the 1 million Americans who take part in Lights On Afterschool to help call attention to the afterschool programs that keep our kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families.

Click HERE to read one of the latest entries

See you at the Ohio Afterschool Association Conference TODAY

Quest Center, Columbus

Want to learn how marketing your program can produce revenues?

Make a Bang and Get Some Bucks!

Think you can multi-task? Come learn why that may be a less productive practice than you think.

Join us in Washington, DC.

Register now for the best convention for professionals in the field!

Click HERE for a link for convention registration.

It's happening on October 20. The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators and the Ohio Afterschool Network are partnering with the Ohio Department of Education to sponsor Aligning the Learning Day: Collaboration Strategies for Principal and After-school Program Directors. The training module was developed by the National Association of Elementary School Principals with support form the C.S. Mott Foundation. This training is intended to equip team partners to lead the important conversation and share best practices related to principal-afterschool collaboration in Ohio. An alignment of the time children spend learning in school and after-school programs will lead to improved planning, communication, sharing of resources, and increased amounts of learning time that create higher levels of achievement for children in our state.

published by School-Age Notes

click here to see more books and resources from SAN.

The Goals for our Television Program:

1. Create and sustain a community dialogue and awareness campaign that helps every individual learn to make healthy choices about what and how much they eat as well as how much daily exercise they get. 

2. Encourage children to engage in healthy and productive extra curricular activities at home and at school.

3. Teach families how to prepare foods and economical family meals and snacks.

4. Showcase the wealth of community resources and personnel that can help kids and families develop healthy lifestyles.

5. Demonstrate the positive impact and benefits that participation in before and after school programs can have on children's mental health and social development.

SMART ART is featured in many of our shows. The arts play a powerful role in the development of healthy kid and often become the "hook" that interests kids in all kinds of learning. Click HERE to see what the kids at the Cedar CLC are learning and creating.

Look for our "Fall Farm Show" airing  now and learn where healthy food comes from - and how kids can gain multiple health benefits spending time down on the farm.

What is childhood obesity?

Healthy Living for Kids Planning Meeting, Monday, October 5, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension

Healthy Living for Kids Planning Meeting, Monday, October 12, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension

Education and Vision Committee Mtg., Monday, October 19, 10:00 a.m.

WASC Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, October 22, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Board of Directors Meeting, National AfterSchool Association, Washington, DC, Dr. Young attending

WASC Leadership Team Mtg.

Read for the Record Campaign

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Enjoy the Fair!

WASC Leadership Team Mtg.

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Extended Learning Opportunity Training in Ohio

OAESA Headquarters

Westerville, OH

WASC Leadership Team Mtg.

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WASC Leadership Team Mtg.

Happy Halloween

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