Hello,

Attached please find tomorrow's agenda. We'll be meeting at Hoisington Field at 5:30 - bring the family! Thought we'd change it up a bit and do pot luck. MAPP will supply cold cuts, some sandwich fixings, water, and paper goods. Please bring a dish to share.

Hope to see you there!

---Weathersfield Connected
Agenda

June 29, 2011
5:30 p.m.
Hoisington Field Pavilion (old WES Playground)

Welcome and Introductions
New Business (30 min)
Farm to School Workshop
-Wellborn Ecology Conference - Guest Speaker, Lisa Stapleton will share what she learned.
WC Meetings – how/when/where

– “Spicing them up.” MAPP Program and Campaign Updates (5 min)
Developmental Assets Training – Aug. 29th & 30th
Summer Day Camps – Info & Sign-up Now Available
Guiding Good Choices – upcoming class info coming soon.

Community Sharing (5 min)
– Do you have an event, group, program, etc. to tell us about?
Follow Up: Tobacco Free Parks Celebration a Success!
August 20th- Weathersfield’s 250th Celebration
Weight Watchers – 17 week series: Thu’s 3:30 @ MAHHC

Links of Interest – Check these out:
Think we don’t have a teen drug problem in VERMONT? Watch the video
- The Opiate Effect http://www.grpvt.com/blog
Your Teenager’s Brain w/Michael Nerney on VPR http://www.vpr.net/episode/51346

Next Mtg. Wed, July 27th, 5:30 p.m. at Hoisington Field Pavilion ~ Pot Luck ~
MAPP will supply a main dish, water, and paper goods; please bring a dish to share.
Adjournment


This Month’s Parenting Tip
Simple Ways to have fun with your children and keep them moving without it costing a bundle:
1. Set up scavenger or treasure hunts for your kids based on local nature. If you have access to a GPS system, take them on a geocaching adventure.
2. Make the library a routine stop on your way to or from running errands.
3. Garden with them.
4. Hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking….
5. Pack a picnic or start a campfire.
6. Teach them how to cook (and clean up after themselves).
7. Arts & Crafts – kids love them!
8. Catch fireflies and look for owls!
9. Meet up with friends at Hoisington Field or Plymouth State Park!
10. Take pictures and make an album together of your summer fun!


Kind Regards,
Jacqui Antonivich
Weathersfield Town Coordinator for MAPP
jacqui@mappvt.org
802.263.5342

Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership (MAPP)
"Promoting public health and safety in all sectors of the community."
www.mappvt.org

Hello, Weathersfield Families and Community Members!

Here is a terrific way to have family fun while enjoying our beautiful state! Vermont State Parks found this to be such a success in 2010, that they decided to bring it back for 2011.

The Venture Vermont Outdoor Challenge has begun! Download a score sheet, do fun outdoor activities and take photos of your activities. Earn 250 points, send in your score sheet and photos and receive a VIP gold coin, good for free state park entry for rest of this year and all of next! Get out there and have some fun!

Here is a link to the site with all the info http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/venturevt.htm
Here's the link to the flyer http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/vvposter.pdf
Here's the link to the score sheet http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/vv_scoresheet.pdf

Please share this with all your contacts, including local groups, organizations, and churches. Don't forget to post it to you Facebook page, and Tweet the news on Twitter!

Have fun!

Kind Regards,
Jacqui Antonivich
Weathersfield Town Coordinator for MAPP
jacqui@mappvt.org
802.263.5342

Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership (MAPP)
"Promoting public health and safety in all sectors of the community."
www.mappvt.org

Good Day,

Rather than send multiple emails, I thought I would combine information for upcoming events to mark on your calendars.

Tonight: Tuesday, April 26th, 6 p.m. - School Report Night @ Weathersfield School. Learn about NECAP and AimsWeb test scores; find out about the AYP results; ask questions about your child(ren)'s test results. (Note: Bring your child's test results if you have specific questions.) Find out why these tests are so important to our school and our community. Light refreshments will be served. Open to the Public.

Wednesday, April 27th, 6 p.m. - Weathersfield Connected mtg @ Weathersfield School. Guest speaker will be Peter Allison with Farm to School. He's looking for our input on healthy initiatives for our area. Agenda attached.

Thursday, April 28th, 5-6:30 p.m. - Mike Dreiblatt & Pizza Party @ Weathersfield School. In a recent community survey, Bullying was rated as a top concern in our area. What is Weathersfield School doing about Bullying? Come hear what has been taking place within the school, and exciting news about what's ahead and how MAPP is involved. Open to the public.

Saturday, April 30th, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - DEA Take Back Prescription Drug Event @ Weathersfield Transfer Station. Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal. Pills and Capsules Only. Other drop off sites in the area include Windsor and Hartford Police Stations. More information at MAPP, in partnership with local and county law enforcement. PDF with additional information is attached.

Tuesday, May 3rd @ 3 p.m. - Teen Yoga @ Mt. Ascutney Hospital. Brought to you by VCD and Mt. Ascutney Hospital. Flyer attached.


Monday, May 9th, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. - Why does my smart kid do stupid things? Understanding the adolescent brain development @ Mt. Ascutney Hospital Boardroom. It's worth the drive to see this one! Learn the physical facts behind this all-too-common question, and some ways to prevent those stupid acts, in a talk on teen brains at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center in Windsor. Psychotherapist and counselor Sara De Gennaro will describe why rational thinking often seems so hard for teens to do.
This community presentation is aimed at parents, teachers, guidance counselors, police officers, and anyone else who wants to understand how and why teens sometimes make decisions that are -- in their own words -- so lame. This is a great follow-up presentation to Steve Waldo's presentation. Press Release and flyer attached.

Please share these events with others, including newletters, posts to websites and facebook pages. Please let me know if you need additional information on any of these events.

Enjoy your day!
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Kind Regards,
Jacqui Antonivich
Weathersfield Town Coordinator for MAPP
jacqui@mappvt.org
802.263.5342
Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership (MAPP)
"Promoting public health and safety in all sectors of the community."
www.mappvt.org



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Just Say Neurons, or
Why does my smart kid do stupid things?
Understanding the adolescent brain development

Learn the physical facts behind this all-too-common question, and some ways to prevent those stupid acts, on Monday, May 9, in a talk on teen brains at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center in Windsor. Psychotherapist and counselor Sara De Gennaro will describe why rational thinking often seems so hard for teens to do.

This community presentation is aimed at parents, teachers, guidance counselors, police officers, and anyone else who wants to understand how and why teens sometimes make decisions that are -- in their own words -- so lame.

"There is fairly widespread agreement that adolescents take more risks at least partly because they have an immature frontal cortex," De Gennaro explains. "This is the area of the brain that takes a second look at something and reassesses particular behavior." The frontal cortex is one of the last areas of the brain to fully develop, and not until young adults are 25 or 26 years old.

But there are still ways parents and teachers can talk to teens to help them make smarter choices. De Gennaro will provide many tips on that, too, based on her extensive experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor, and Licensed Clinical Supervisor in Vermont and New Hampshire. She has a private practice in Springfield and White River Junction, and is also the clinical director of Valley Court Diversion.

The presentation will run from 5:30 to 7 PM in the Board Room at the hospital. Free food will be available, along with free child care. For more information or to arrange for child care, please call in advance: Melanie Sheehan at 802-674-7089 or melanie.sheehan@mahhc.org.

The presentation is being hosted by the Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership (MAPP), a coalition of community members actively working together since 1996 to prevent youth substance abuse, provide education on health-realted issues, and promote overall health and safety in our community.

Find out more about adolescent brain development at www.mappvt.org/parents/brains.html.
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Monday, May 9
Why does my smart kid do stupid things? Learn the physical facts behind risk-taking in teens, and ways to talk with them about it. By Sara De Gennaro, MA, psychotherapist and counselor. FREE, with food and child care. 5:30 - 7 PM, Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center boardroom, Windsor. Please call ahead for child care or more info: 802-674-7089. Hosted by Mt Ascutney Prevention Partnership (www.mappvt.org).



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Got Drugs?

Turn in your unusedor expired medication for safe disposal on Saturday, April 30th



Saturday, April 30, 10 AM – 2 PM

Help stop thediversion and abuse of prescription drugs.

Remove unused andexpired drugs from your medicine cabinet.

Free, Anonymous,No questions asked.



Bring Pills and Capsules Only to these local collectionsites:

WeathersfieldTransfer Station
5024 VT Rte 106, Weathersfield

Windsor PoliceDepartment
29 Union St., Windsor

Hartford PoliceDepartment
812 VA Cutoff Rd, White River Junction

MAPP, in partnership with local and county lawenforcement

FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

  

JOIN US April 1st FOR HOT FOOD~GOOD INFO~CHANCES TO WIN PRIZES!

 

Who should come? Parents, community, school staff, local police, etc; people with concerns about how alcohol/tobacco companies targeting of youth (open to towns of Hartland, West Windsor, Windsor, and Weathersfield)

 

What?  A community presentation featuring Steve Waldo, State Liquor Investigator, who’ll teach us about:

·      Energy drinks (a state and national peek behind the scenes)	·     New kinds of alcohol (how bizarre can it get?)
·      What’s up with the labeling laws	·     Promising new programs
·      Nicotine levels in cigarettes	·      Possible solutions
·      Studies on drinking here and abroad	·      Current research on our efforts around the world and here at home

Where? Weathersfield School

 

When?  Friday, April 1 at 6:00-7:30 p.m.

 

Why?  WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW COULD HURT.  Get the facts.  Learn what alcohol and tobacco companies don’t want you to know.

 

Need more incentive? Bring the family – and a neighbor - we’ll serve up a hot meal, free childcare, and door prizes.

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March 30, 2011

5:30 p.m.

WS Multi-Purpose Room

Light Refreshments / Bring a Friend!

AGENDA

~Welcome and Introductions

~Old Business (10 min)

~Review Staff and Student survey results and worksheet

~New Business (30 min)

     ~Act One: VT’s New Sex Abuse Education Law – Ms. Oakman

     ~Parent Survey (2010) Results & Discussion – Ms. Oakman

     ~Discussion of Next Steps for a Bully-Free School

~MAPP Program and Campaign Updates (10 min)

     ~2010 Community Survey Answers (copies available)

     ~Strengthening Families – Mon&Thu, Mar 28-May 12

     ~WRAP Workshop – Fridays, Apr 1-May 6

     ~Healthier Living Workshop – Weds, Apr 6-May 11

~Community Sharing (5 min) – Do you have an event, group, program, etc. to tell us about?

~Links of Interest – (5 min) Got 5 minutes? Check these out:

     ~http://www.secondwindfound.org/witsEnd.html Located in WRJ, Wit's End is a support group for parents and guardians of adolescents or young adults who are having problems related to alcohol, or other drug use.

~http://www.pbskids.org/itsmylife/index.html Site for kids, parents, educators on the stuff that kids deal with, including body, family, friends, money, etc.

~http://www.weathersfieldvt.org Your Town’s web site

~http://iweathersfield.com/gl/public_html Your Community’s news site

~Next Mtg. Wed, April 27th, 6 p.m. at WS

~Adjournment

 

This Month’s Parenting Tip Raising Kids with Care: 50 Ways to Help Your Whole Family Thrive.

Below are the first 10 tips from Search Institute’s

Try these throughout the month:

1. Take care of yourself first and you’ll take better care of others.

2. Play and laugh with your children.

3. Compliment your kids on the good things they do.

4: Let your kids be kids.

5. Admit your mistakes and say you’re sorry.

6. TURN OFF THE TV.

7. Ask for help when you need it.

8. TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.

9. Meet your children’s friends—and their friends’ parents.

10. Accept that you don’t have to be perfect; just be real.

Visit www.searchinstitute.org

Register Now!
Presentation of Your Child

WRaPP (Weathersfield Recreation and Prevention Programs)
Courtney McKaig 484-9103 / cccmckaig@hotmail.com

WRaPP News
WRaPP is a town level coaltion that is a member of the Mount Ascutney Prevention Partnership (MAPP) along with Windsor, West Windsor and Hartland. MAPP is a member of a larger coalition called Windsor Area Community Partnership (WACP).
Goals that resulted from our WRaPP Coalition Meeting last spring were:
- expand the memership of our coalition to more fully represent our Weathersfield community
- create After School Programs & Activities
- evaluate school lunch program and nutrtrion education
- enhance communication about community events
In addition WRaPP will focus on the objectives in the grants of the MAPP & WACP coalitions.

Events

Parent Network at Back to School Night

Information for developing a Parent Network that can assist parents with the difficult task of guiding growing adolescent children was presented at Back to School Night on Wednesday evening.

Belly Dance Fusion for Fitness Class Thursday June 26th 6:45 to 8:00 pm Perkinsville Elementary School

Come try a new way to get fit with a free trial class!

Come explore the ancient art form of belly dance. Belly dance dates back thousands of years with the exact origin unknown. The dance is primarily composed of isolation's, including undulations, circles, and figure-eights of hands, arms, shoulders, torso, abdomen, and hips it also incorporates shimmies of the hips and shoulders. In this class we will begin with belly dance basics, including slow isolated warm ups, combined with yoga. We will then shift into the fitness-fusion part of the class which will include a 30 minute cardio workout using sequences of movements which incorporate world dance, martial arts and modern dance. The cool down period will include gentle stretching and a time for relaxation to incorporate the movements into the body. No experience necessary. Come ready to dance. For all ages and abilities.
wear comfortable clothes, bring a water bottle.

Nathalie Lindgren class teacher, studied belly dance for 8 years under various teachers. She then began taking yoga classes, NIA classes and other occasional movement classes. Her love of dance, personal transformation and desire to empower women lead her to offering movement classes. The classes are a fusion of what she loves, with space for your own inner growth.

On Wednesday, May 21, current WRaPP members Gary Cross, Jen Tucker, Kelly Selmer, Courtney Mckaig and new member Lora Powers met with the addition of community members Jessica Reichardt, Shane Selmer, and Heather Payne to discuss several new topics for WRaPP to possibly address.

We discussed formalizing WRaPP into a true Coalition by creating partnerships with other community organizations such the police department, parks and recreation commission, school administration, teachers, guidance counselors, HCRS mental health counselors, PTA, student service groups, local high school community service programs, local churches, and civic organizations. The goal is to establish a coalition that works together to share resources, avoids duplication and establishes a core community organization that can continue to work together even after grant funds are gone. We will be investigating the successes of other towns, inviting organizations to consider this idea, and possibly renaming the coalition to encompass the whole community. An idea for a Summer Kick Off Event for the community to celebrate the opening of the new K-8 Weathersfield School in Ascutney was also discussed.

A review of the current grants and corresponding current activities and NEW ideas were discussed. Specifically:

WRaPP After School Program Survey

The following survey is an action step determined at the WRaPP Spring into Action meeting. WRaPP would like to gather information to determine if this is a need in our community.

Your INPUT is CRTICAL for continued planning purposes. Please take a few minutes to respond to this survey. Please return to your child