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Date: April 17, 2024
Program: Pre-School Story Time
Theme: Spring Time and Growing Things
Activities:
Springtime! Everybody loves it. We recited a poem about it, and talked about its warmth, flowers and trees blooming. Gardening time. More daylight hours to play outside. They learned that growing plants was something even a child could do.
What does it take to grow a plant? Sun, soil, and rain. The children taped vegetables and fruits to growing location – underground, above ground, and on a tree. Pollination was their new word to learn. Three girls were flowers, and a boy the bee. Bee moved pollen from flower to flower.
We watched a time lapse on YouTube of seeds growing. The children put gravel, potting soil, and compost in a large plastic cup and planted zinnia seeds. A laminated ruler in the cup will help them watch the zinnia’s growth. The children then had snacks and played so happily together.
--Kathie
We had so much fun. Thank you!!
Kelsey Meyer Nicely Shawn Nicely
Some pictures of the CDs currently for sale. See poster in post below.
How much are they?
The theme for Healthy Highlands this month is Alcohol Awareness. The display offers various free handouts.
One handout is from SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - titled "The Next Step . . . Toward a Better Life." It is 31 pages long with contents page listing: The First 30 Days, Long Term Recovery, and Legal Issues.
Locally, there’s the Alleghany Highlands Healthy Youth Coalition. They did surveys in 2018 for 8th, 10th and 12 graders. Findings were that 46% had used alcohol. Their mission is to increase awareness of drug use in youth with efforts to prevent addiction. You can find their flyer on the display.
"Tips for Teens" gives scary facts about underage drinking. Underage drinking leads to 3,900 deaths yearly. As a brain is not fully developed until early 20s, research says underage drinking interferes with brain development.
Alcoholics Anonymous offers a flyer giving schedules for meetings in Alleghany, Rockbridge, and Bath Counties. The Clifton Forge group meets in the Central United Methodist Church, 414 Main St., and the Covington group meets at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at the corner of Maple and Locust Streets.
Alleghany Highlands Community Services offers substance abuse services. See their flyer to learn of the extensive assistance they give.
--Kathie
“Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"...
"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, "The Secret Garden"
NEW BOOKS AND DVDs FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!
The next several posts highlight some new books and DVDs that the library received during the month of March.
Enjoy reading over the lists and finding new books and movies to enjoy!
