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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 16, 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

       

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING NEWS

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

 

 

 

This past week at the Cedar CLC, Mr. Garcia and students paid a small tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, by learning the famous “THRILLER’’ dance. Mr. Garcia was able to instruct the students and staff members on how to begin the dance and we have to say.. they did not look bad at all. Click HERE for proof!

   
 
       

East Community Learning Center

Rowan Boice and Robin McBroom work at painting hands to make a welcome sign for the East Community Learning Center. This and other signs directing visitors to the East Community Learning Center have been posted in East School along with the students' artwork from art week.

                 

     
 

Tallmadge Community Learning Center

On Thursday, October 8th we had a Tailgate Party at the Tallmadge CLC with 30 of our after school families in attendance.  We had arts & crafts and face painting and we tossed bean bags into the corn hole. We all had a great time and many thanks go out to our WASC Board members or hosting the event....On Friday, we crowned two new HEROES of the week in after school.  Congratulations to Gracee Wampler and Cassidy Lehman for setting a good example for all the students at Tallmadge.
 

 

 
     
 

West After School Center

 

Students at the WASC participated in "Read for the Record" -- a nation wide event sponsored by Jumpstart. In addition to reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, students illustrated the cover of his book. This is the 40th anniversary of it's publishing.
Since 1993, Jumpstart has been bringing at-risk preschool children and caring adults together in intensive, year-long relationships to build the vital literacy, social, and emotional skills children need to thrive. Jumpstart delivers a research-based, best practice curriculum to nearly 15,000 preschoolers in 76 communities in 20 states across America. Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.

   

COMMUNITY NEWS

2009 Thanksgiving and Christmas Assistance

Five local agencies take referrals for assistance for families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Families must reside in Fairfield County and meet eligibility guidelines. Households may not receive duplication of services. If you need assistance or know families that do, share or use the contact information found to the right to get help.

Salvation Army - 228 Hubert Ave

Christmas Assistance

740-687-1921

Maywood Mission - 1029 S. Broad Street

Christmas Assistance

740-653-4458

St. Vincent DePaul - 424 Locust Street

740-653-6037

Christmas Assistance

Community Action - 1743 E. Main Street

740-653-4146

Thanksgiving & Christmas Assistance

Information and Referral

Thanksgiving & Christmas Assistance
740-687-0500

     

 

 

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.

 
Daylight Savings Time ends in the United States on the first Sunday in November (Nov. 1) when clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time.
 

Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs

Whether we choose to believe it or not, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts that our country and others in the northern hemisphere will experience an outbreak, possibly a pandemic, of the H1N1 Flu as the weather turns colder in the coming weeks and months. Preparation is important to effectively deal with what might transpire. We can minimize the effects of the flu and its spread by following some good health habits.

  1. Avoid close contact. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too. Stay home when you are sick.

  2. Stay home from work, afterschool, childcare, school, and errands when you are sick, except to seek medical care.  Keep sick children at home except to see medical care. You will help prevent others from catching the illness. Cover your mouth and nose.

  3. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. Learn to "sneeze in your sleeve."

  4. Wash your hands often. Washing your hands and the hands of your children often will help protect you from germs.

  5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

  6. Practice other good health habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.

If people are ill, they should stay at home and limit contact with others, except to seek medical care. Healthy residents living in impacted areas should take the everyday preventive actions listed above.People who develop an illness with fever and respiratory symptoms, such as cough and runny nose, and possibly other symptoms, such as body aches, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, should contact their health care provider. Their health care provider will determine whether influenza testing is needed.

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)

Easy Ways to Prevent the Spread of Germs
  Wash Your Hands
 Cover Your Cough
Stay Home When Sick
Don't Share Cups and Straws
  Get a Seasonal Flu Shot

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.

 

First Aid and CPR  2 year certification

Sat. Oct. 24  - 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at WASC

Fee is $65 per person

 

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

ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, and COLLABORATION

 

 

 

 

The 11th 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.

 

Plan now to join this national advocacy event 

here at the WASC on October 22, 2009. Chief of Police Dave Bailey will visit and share his thoughts on radio and TV!

 

THERE IS IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT AFTERSCHOOL INITIATIVES IN OHIO TO SHARE DURING THIS EVENT!

 

Click HERE to review other Lights On After School registered events in Ohio and the nation.

 

Click HERE to listen to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kick off the Lights On Afterschool Campaign and talk about importance of after-school opportunities in school reforms efforts.

 
 

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

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FITNESS, NUTRITION and HEALTHY LIVING for KIDS
   

 

Watch  Healthy Living for Kids weekly on the Lancaster Schools Television Network
 

 

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.

WASC BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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

Healthy Living for Kids Planning Meeting, Monday, October 19, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension

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

CALENDAR of EVENTS

  MON - October 19 TUE - October 20 WED - October 21 THU- October 22 FRI - October 23
6:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program
8:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program
9:00 a.m.  

Extended Learning Opportunity Training in Ohio

OAESA Headquarters

Westerville, OH

 

 

 

 

WASC Board of Directors Meeting, 9:30-11:00


 

10:00 a.m.

WASC Education & Vision Committee Mtg.

   

 

11:00 a.m.        
11:30 a.m.

Healthy Living for Kids Committee Meeting - OSU Extension

 

Lancaster Public Education Foundation Board Mtg., - Dr. Young

 
12:00 noon        
1:00 p.m.  

OAN Strategic Leadership Team Mtg. - conference call, 1:30-3:00

   
2:00 p.m.        
3:00 p.m.        
3:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
4:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
5:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
5:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
6:00 p.m.

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

 
  MON - October 26 TUE - October 27 WED - October 28 THU- October 29 FRI - October 30
6:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program
8:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program
9:00 a.m.  

Dr. Young at Meeting in Columbus

O-QAR Overview

Elluminate, 9-12

Dr. Young presenting Aligning the Learning Day in Oklahoma City with Oklahoma Elementary Principals and Oklahoma AfterSchool


 

10:00 a.m.

WASC Leadership Team Mtg. with New Horizons

   

Happy Halloween

11:00 a.m.      
11:30 a.m.      
12:00 noon        
1:00 p.m.        
2:00 p.m.          
3:00 p.m.          
3:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
4:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
5:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
5:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program
6:00 p.m.

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

 
  MON - November 2 TUE - November 3 WED - November 4 THU- November 5 FRI - November 6
6:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program  
8:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program  
9:00 a.m.        


WASC is Closed

Conferences

10:00 a.m.

WASC Leadership Team Mtg

Quarterly Meeting

Vineyard Church, Westerville

including 21st Brown Bag Meetings

Dr. Young presenting in Kankakee, IL - Aligning the Learning Day with Illinois Afterschool Network

11:00 a.m.      
11:30 a.m. Healthy Living for Kids Committee Meeting - OSU Extension    
12:00 noon        
1:00 p.m.        
2:00 p.m.        
3:00 p.m.          
3:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
4:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
5:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
5:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
6:00 p.m.

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

 

 
  MON - November 9 TUE - November 10 WED - November 11 THU- November 12 FRI - November 13
6:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program  
8:00 a.m. Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program Childcare Program  
9:00 a.m.        


 

10:00 a.m.

WASC Leadership Team Mtg

 

 

Dr. Young presenting in Princeton, NJ - Aligning the Learning Day with New Jersey School Age Care Coalition

 

11:00 a.m.      
11:30 a.m. Healthy Living for Kids Committee Meeting - OSU Extension    
12:00 noon          
1:00 p.m.          
2:00 p.m.          
3:00 p.m.          
3:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
4:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
5:00 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
5:30 p.m. 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program 21st CCLC/Childcare Program  
6:00 p.m.

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

Center closes

 

CONTACT US

To learn more about activities at the specific program sites sponsored the West After School Center, contact:

Mrs. Julie Bibler, Site Administrator - West After School Center, 620 Garfield Avenue, Lancaster (740-653-5678) jbibler@westafterschoolcenter.org

www.westafterschoolcenter.org

Mrs. Nan Rowe, Site Administrator, East Community Learning Center, 751 East Wheeling Street, Lancaster (740-687-7197) rlibbee@eastsidecfs.org

www.eastsidecfs.org

Mr. Moses Garcia, Site Administrator, Cedar Community Learning Center, 1515 Cedar Hill Rd., Lancaster (740-475-8243) eaglesparrow@earthlink.net

www.cedarclc.org

Mrs. Michele Ritchlin, Tallmadge Community Learning Center, 611 Lewis Drive, Lancaster (740-475-9229) westafterschool@westafterschoolcenter.org

www.tallmadgeclc.org

STAFF ROSTERS for the WEST AFTER SCHOOL CENTERS

   
Name Center Location Assignment Email Phone
Young, Paul WASC Executive Director pyoung@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-653-5678
Kuttler, Chris WASC Office Manager ckuttler@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-653-5678
Draper, Ashly WASC, Cedar, East, Tallmadge Art Academic Coach ashlydraper@hotmail.com 740-653-5678
Purcell, Ann WASC Managing Cook, CACFP a_purcell@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-653-5678
Blanchard, Alex WASC, Cedar, Tallmadge Program Assistant, CACFP   740-653-5678
WEST AFTER SCHOOL CENTER

Bibler, Julie WASC Site Administrator jbibler@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-653-5678
Fiore, Ashley WASC Prog.Ass't. Acad. Coach, LeapTrack afiore@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-653-5678
Keller, Angela WASC Program Assistant, custodial akeller@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-653-5678
Curtice, Emma Jean WASC Academic Coach, Grade 1 acurtice@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-653-5678
Pressler, Gina WASC Academic Coach, Math g_pressler@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-653-5678
Anderson, Linda WASC Program Assistant, Homework l_anderson@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-653-5678
Lape, Jennifer WASC Program Assistant, Technology j_lape@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-653-5678
Thorne, Michelle "Buffy" WASC Program Assistant, LeapTrack mthorne@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-653-5678
Azbell, Aime WASC A.M. Childcare Team Leader aazbell@columbus.rr.com 740-653-5678
CEDAR COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER

Garcia, Moses Cedar CLC Site Administrator mgarcia@cedarclc.org 740-475-8243
Winters, Della Cedar CLC (part-time) Student/Family Coordinator dm160703@ohio.edu 740-475-8243
Gang, James Cedar CLC Academic Coach, Leap Track bubbaniff@yahoo.com 740-475-8243
Tracey, Sherry Cedar CLC Academic Coach s_tracey@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-475-8243
Tracey, Terry Cedar CLC Academic Coach teresa_nicole_tracey@yahoo.com 740-475-8243
Wills, Elizabeth Cedar CLC Academic Coach libby_geiger06@yahoo.com 740-475-8243
Cable, Betzi Cedar CLC A.M. Childcare/PM Program Asst   740-475-8243
Warner, Diane Cedar CLC Program Assistant   740-475-8243
EAST COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER

Rowe, Nan East CLC Site Administrator nrowe@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-687-7197
McBroom, Robin East CLC Ass't Site Admin., A.M. Childcare william.mcbroom@sbcglobal.net 740-687-7197
Swartz, Hollie East CLC Academic Coach (shared Gr. 1) h_meadows@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-687-7197
Labus, Sally East CLC Academic Coach (shared Gr. 1) s_labus@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-687-7197
Stafford, Dalelene East CLC Academic Coach (shared Gr. 1) d_stafford@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-687-7197
Flowers, Elizabeth East CLC Academic Coach, Gr. 1/LeapTrack   740-687-7197
Dorian, Brian East CLC Academic Coach, part-time b_dorian@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-687-7107
Kerns, Kent East CLC Academic Coach/Math, part-time k_kern@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-687-7107
Carpenter, Terry East CLC Program Asst, Homework/Leaptrack    
Cyrus, Sally East CLC Program Asst, Homework/Leaptrack s_cyrus@lancaster.k12.oh.us 740-687-7197
TALLMADGE COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER

Ritchlin, Michele Tallmadge CLC Site Administrator mritchlin@westafterschoolcenter.org 740-475-9229
Lindsay, Natalie Tallmadge CLC (part-time) Student/Family Coord./ A. Coach nlindsay0623@yahoo.com 740-475-9229
Smith, Tami Tallmadge CLC Academic Coach, Grade 1    
Andres, Cindy Tallmadge CLC Academic Coach, Math    
Keller, Mary Tallmadge CLC Academic Coach, LeapTrack    
Ardrey, Michael Tallmadge CLC Program Assistant, LeapTrack    
TBD Tallmadge CLC Program Assistant, Homework    
Blanchard, Alex Tallmadge CLC Program Assistant, CACFP    
COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL -- PURCHASED SERVICES
  Badgeley, Lindsay Cedar CLC New Horizons Counselor lbadgeley@nhyfac.com 740-687-7334
Anderson, Laurie Tallmadge CLC New Horizons Counselor landerson@nhyfc.com 740-687-7336
Young, Brian WASC Accountant, CFO to Go byoung@cfotogo.biz 740-652-1040
TBD Technology Support