High Hopes 4-H Club
Playing some of the most classic strategy games will help us learn! We'll take a look at our plans at the beginning of the game, what our opponents do to change our plans, and patterns we might see.
Some of the games we might play:
Battleship
Checkers
Chinese Checkers
Chess
Connect 4
Othello
Sequence
Tic Tac Toe
We'll watch a segment, talk about what kind of feelings it generated, learn what the artist's objectives might have been, then create art inspired by the piece.
Meeting 1 - Pines of Rome - Surrealism
Meeting 2 - Symphony No. 5 - Abstract Expressionism and contrast
At Home Activity - Carnival of the Animals - Fauvism
Meeting 3 - Rhapsody in Blue - Caricatures, monochrome color, and... ?Etch-a-Sketch?
Meeting 4 - The Sorcer's Apprentice - Impressionism and Pointillism
Hello HH parents!
You don't often get to post/comment on here! Please let us know if you are available for a virtual meeting on a Tuesday starting at 7:00 p.m., either this week or next.
Members from previous years designated with a *
Abbey
Bear
Benjamin
Ceili
*Chelsea
ClaireN
ClaireR
Crosby
GabrielR
GabbyS
*Harper
Isabelle
James
Kenneth
*Liam
Lucas
Madi
*Nick
*Nora
Oliver
and our Cloverbuds
Bryce
Frank
Lennon
Marley
*Marshall
Sadie
Even if we don't start new projects until after the holidays, we will be voting December 2.
What would you like to do next? Comment below one or two projects you would like to learn about next. These are the projects that we will vote on, so if you don't comment, your choice won't make the list for voting.
When you comment, please do it like this: First Name (with last initial only if needed) - project 1 and project 2.
If you absolutely cannot comment on the blog, send your suggestions to Madame President - Nora (her e-mail is on the most recent e-mail chain), and she will post for you.
Please review the Constitution ahead of the annual meeting.
The full constitution is here. We may only change sections marked with green which are below. It was officially motioned and seconded to change the words shall to should in the yellow highlighted section below. If you have any thoughts on that, comment below.
ARTICLE V - Meetings
Section 1 - Dates
The annual meeting shall generally be the first Thursday in October. The club shall generally meet for regular business and Cloverbuds every other month at 1841 Main St., Fairfax, VT. Project meetings will be scheduled as needed. Make up meetings will generally be on Tuesdays. Special meetings may be called by the president and Organizational Leader as needed. Notice of change of meetings, special meetings, and general communication shall be as timely as possible and shall be made through use of e-mail and the HH Blog. If a meeting is in question (inclement weather), please check the blog.
Over the past 26 years, High Hopes 4-H has done projects in:
4HOnline is now open for enrolling!
Youth must be enrolled in the current year (10-1-2021 through 09-30-2022) before they may attend any meeting.
Grab a cup of tea and a cookie when you sit down to fill it out! It may seem long, but it is necessary.
For families to enroll click here for the directions. New families is the first section, previously enrolled is the second section.
Reminders:
For volunteers to re-enroll, click this for the directions.
Please comment once you get an e-mail saying you are confirmed, or whatever the e-mail says this year!
The annual meeting of the High Hopes 4-H Club will be on Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. We need to elect officers, set the budget, review the HH Constitution, and choose our first project. Lots to do!
We’re going to start all this here on the blog.
You’ll see a separate post for officer nominations, and a separate post for project suggestions. Please comment as appropriate.
Please review the Constitution ahead of the annual meeting. It is here. We may only change sections marked with green. We should probably consider changing the sentences highlighted yellow to make it less specific so we can change meeting schedule at will, without having to change the constitution. Maybe something like, "the annual meeting shall generally be in October, and the club shall meet for at least ??? business meetings per year." You may comment on that page, or below. We will need officially motioned and seconded change suggestions given at the annual meeting, which can then be voted on at the next meeting pursuant to Article IX.
Score Sheet:.
A. Theme or Idea (30 points)
1. Theme
appears
2. Display enhances
theme
3. 4-H is
promoted
B. Design
(30 points)
1. Appearance of overall
display
2. Good use of
color
3. Good use of space
C. Signs
or explanatory materials (40 points)
1. Correct
spelling
2. Easy to
read
3. Approved 4-H emblem
appears
4. 4-H web site and/or contact person and number are included
Your drawing
If you can't see the notes:
the swirls red & yellow
the person's shirt purple, pants grey, shoes green
the phone number 800-571-0668
Before Thursday, 9/23, please finish your Member Record, and at least one Project Record. Use the Project Summary questions to help inspire your stories. You got an e-mail with the goals and dates from the year to help if you need it.
Any specific questions? Need me to print anything (like maybe a super science SHORT record)? Comment below!
Main Idea - Enriching our livestock friends' lives. (We need a catchy title!)
Supporting points Answer the following questions in a comment below. These will become the supporting points on the table top. If you have ideas for a visual on the display, tell us (does anyone have a photo of your friends using what you made? Were there any photos in the handouts you want to use?). If you have ideas for what goes on the table, bring it to the next meeting.
This was actually part of the poultry/sheep project, but I think it was worth getting its own blog to share!
page 1 (with the circle) is the Executive Summary which is kind of like the Introduction – who are you; what is the business -- what is the timeline for your business; where will the business be, why you are starting this business.
page 2 (with the square-arrow) is more or less the Market analysis Customers -- not names, but the types of customers who will buy your service or product. Competitors - who else is doing this in your area? Trends - is there a need for this product? Niche - what is special about the way you will offer this product/service compared to your competitors. Then a bigger rectangle is for details.
The last page of this activity was blank, for the 4-H'ers to design a poster advertising their business.
We had lots of great ideas, fun business names, and some real thoughts for how to turn our love for things into money making possibilities.
Here are some links for inspiration:
Hank’s
Homestead
Unusual Pet Business Ideas 9 Low-Cost Business Ideas for Animal Lovers
We've got a couple options coming up here. We can start new projects immediately (with a major interruption for the holidays), or we can have some random fun and work on Adopt-a-Family as a group.
I forgot to organize Thanksgiving A-a-F (one of the problems with not having a business meeting every month, some things aren't timely!), so I've got 7? turkey/ham coupons for the December holidays at least! I've asked the agency for 3 families with 7 kids total, and a teen with no family support. We can just donate the extra turkey/ham coupons, or we can give additional meals to the agency. That will be up to you. Regardless, the Holiday Helping Party is set for Saturday, December 18 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Assuming we are allowed to eat together by then... If not, we'll end at 4:00 instead. More information on all of that will be available at the December 2 business meeting!
If we choose to do some fun things in December instead of projects, I've got a snow party plugged in to the calendar already. If there is good snow, we can meet at Hard'ack, if not much snow, we can meet here, play inside or outside as you like.
I've got another couple of ideas for fun stuff for December 9 & 16 as well if we choose not to start the next projects.
Comment below whether you want to start the next projects in December, or just have fun together! You can just comment: "Name - Fun" or "Name - Projects"
Anyone want to do anything bike related? Riding trails, mechanics, anything? Post your comments/goals/interests below.
We're focusing on Poultry and Sheep -- the animals our 4-H'ers have.
For animal projects, it's always good to have goals for these areas. Obviously you can have more than one for each area! Following the goal areas are topics we've covered or are planning to cover
Sheep, are you interested? We can learn hands-on with Taya and if you have sheep of your own, you can bring one to meetings!
