- President calls meeting to order at 5:31
- VP pledge and handshake
- 2 members show handshake
- Youth Facilitator asks about new Faces
- Secretary presents minutes
- Treasurer presents treasurer report
- Member does Rising Stars presentation
- Member picks egg raffle
- President and Secretary call Houses
- Cool Person tells us about home schooling and her trip
- Secretary does 2 min. stretches
- President explains Charades
- VP introduces Spring projects
- Adult leader presents cooking project
- Teen leader presents Circuitry and programing project
- 2 adult leaders present leather craft project
- Adult leader presents pinata making project
- 2 adult leaders present Cursive project
- Adult leader presents Outdoor project
- 3 adult leaders present Chicken and Eggs project
- Adult leader presents Plant potions project
- President closes meeting at 6:49
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December 11, 2017
- President calls the meeting to order at 5:34
- VP does the 4 H pledge + handshake
- Member helps him show the handshake
- Treasurer welcomes potential new member
- Secretary reads the Minutes of November 2017
- Treasurer does treasurer’s report
- Adult leaders talk about presentation day
- Adult leader presents craft fair results
- 2 members present Incredible Wearables project report
- 3 members do Plant Potions project report
- 6 members do First Aid project report and show movie
- 3 members do the Chicken and Eggs project report
- Secretary explains new tally and groups tally points
- Meeting closed at 6:45.
Outdoor Mountain Adventure
Come join fearless backpacking/hiking leaders in learning about how to plan for an outdoor mountain adventure. Then take your knowledge out with the 4-H group on a ~4 hour East Bay Regional Park excursion.
Mandatory Planning Meeting: Monday, April 9, 5:00-6:30pm at EBI
April 29: ~4 hour hike at Huckleberry Botanical Regional Preserve, 8:30am meet at EBI
Ages: 3rd – 9th grade, maximum 10 kids
Project Fee: $10 (covers snacks, lunch and transportation)
NOTE: 3-5 adults will be supervising the hike. All adults will transport kids from EBI to trailhead and back after the hike. All participants supply own backpack, water bottle and sports shoes.
Tasty Temptations: You Pick It, You Make It!
Cooking at the Senior Center: In this project, students will have the opportunity to pick and create their own savory and sweet meal concoctions with recipes that they choose. Leading this will be professional cooking instructor and nutritionist Maria Acosta. Let’s get cooking!
Wednesdays, Feb 28, March 21, 28, April 25, May 2, 3:45-5:15
Ages: 8+, maximum 8 kids
Location: Emeryville Senior Center, 4321 Salem Street
Project Fee: $25 (includes snack and recipe ingredients)
Intro to Leathercraft
Get acquainted with leathercraft! Learn how to cut cut a pattern into a piece of leather, use stamps to shade and decorate the leather, condition your leather and even add color. We’ll start with simple projects like coasters, but kids who enjoy it can move on to more complex projects.
Saturday, Jan 27: Field trip to Tandy Leather Store in Union City * — 12:15-3:30
Saturday, Feb 10: Field trip to Tandy Leather Store in Union City * — 12:15-3:30
Saturday, Mar 10: Finishing projects and learning about leather and leatherwork around the world at Project Leader’s house in Berkeley
Ages: 9+, max 5 kids
Project Fee: $10 or less. Students will have the option to purchase their own additional materials or tools, but at student/parent choice.
* We will be driving in one or two cars on Jan 27 and Feb 10 from a single location in Berkeley/Emeryville/Oakland. Planning to leave about 12:15pm, return to North Bay around 3:30p.
Circuitry and Programming
If you are interested in learning how to build and control electronic creations, this is the project for you! We will go over a variety of components (e.g. LEDs, motors, buzzers, switches, and potentiometers) and code using an IDE and microcontroller provided by Arduino, an open-source platform. We will use what we’ve learned to make several projects such as light-up cards, motorized contraptions, and more. All experience levels welcome.
Laptop required, Mac or PC, not Chromebooks (please let us know if this is an issue).
Saturdays: Feb 24, Mar 3, 17, 24, 31, 3:00-4:30
Ages: 4th grade and up, max 6 kids
Location: EBI
Project Fee: $30
Cursive, Hand Script & Collage
This project offers an introduction to free-hand cursive writing and elements of intricate collage technique. In the second half of the class, we will create art pieces using hand lettering and collage to make a beautiful decorated and framed quotation.
Thursdays: Feb 15, March 1, 8, 15, 3:45-5:30
Ages: 9+, minimum 4 kids, maximum 8 kids
Location: EBI
Project Fee: $25 (includes materials and snack)
Chickens and Eggs (Part 2)
Help us care for the EBI chickens! Last Spring, we placed 5 chickens in the coop our club built at EBI (Escuela Bilingüe International). This Spring, we will help care for them and learn about lots of chicken and egg-related topics as we prepare a booth for Alameda County’s Small Animal Field Day. Our booth will showcase egg candlers that we will make, will provide information about what’s inside the egg and egg grading, and will include a game that will test kids’ knowledge of chicken facts.
Mondays, March 5 & 26, April 2 & 9, 3:30-5:00
Supply run to Rivertown Feed and Visit to SoMar Farms: Sunday, February 11
Egg collecting: daily sign-up sheet
Coop cleaning: March 24, May 26
Small Animal Field Day: Saturday, April 28, 12:00-4:00
Ages: 10+, max 8 kids
Location: EBI
Project Fee: $20
Plant Potions, Spring Edition
Learn about the amazing healing powers of plants! We will go on a hike to forage for plants, and then use them in our second session to make lotions, salves or other mixtures.
Saturday, April 7, 12:30-3:30 (field trip) and Sunday, May 6, 11:00-2:00pm (at project leader’s workshop)
Ages: 9+, maximum 6 kids
Project Fee: $10-20 to cover supplies
Piñata Making
Come and make piñatas with us! There will be (4) 2-hour sessions to learn how to design, construct and decorate your own piñata. We will read a story as a group and pick characters from the story to make them into piñatas. And we will try to exhibit our creations at the Alameda County Fair in June!
Dates: Thursday, March 22, April 12, 26, May 3, 3:30-5:00pm
Ages: 7+, 8 kids max
Location: Project Leader’s art studio or EBI
Project Fee: $15 for snacks and materials
Butterflies, Bees and Other Pollinators
In this project, kids will learn about the insects and creatures that help pollinate flowers, what pollination is and why it is important. Activities will focus on helping to attract pollinators by beautifying the garden beds surrounding the Playground at the City Slicker Farms West Oakland Farm Park.
Oct 28, 1:30-3:00: Pollinator intro, Butterflies, Scavenger Hunt and Sun Sheets
Nov 18, 2:00-3:30: Bulbs and Flowers (Paper-white Bulb Project)
Feb 24, 2:00-3:30: Garden Clean-up, begin weeding and planning what we will plant
March 24, 2:00-3:30: Begin to Plant and continue Clean up / we will also learn about other Pollinators
April 28, 2:00-3:30: Bees/Continue to Plant
May 26, 2:00-3:30: Project wrap up, children will each present (in a sentence or two) what they learned from the Project. Pot luck!
Ages: 5-8
Location: West Oakland Farm Park
Project Fee: TBD
November 13, 2017
- President called the meeting to order at 5:32
- Secretary led the 4-H pledge
- Member and Member demonstrated the handshake
- Secretaries showed their “Year In Review” video
- President, Secretaries, and VP presented the skit on listening
- People talked about their observations on the skit
- CLOVERBUDS EXIT
- Secretaries read and got approval for the minutes
- Treasurer read the treasurer’s report
- Treasurer talked about the enrollment of 4-H
- VP did the Mini Maker Faire report
- Member drew the winning ticket for the egg raffle
- 3 project members did the Arts and Crafts project report
- Club leader handed out boxes and frames to decorate
- 3 members did the weaving project report
- CLOVERBUDS COME BACK
- Secretary talked about the elections
- Candidates gave their speeches
- Election results were announced
- The Houses tallied up points
- We discussed points for the next meeting
- President closed the meeting at 6:37
October 16, 2017
- President called the meeting to order at 5:34
- VP read the pledge and showed the handshake
- Secretary introduced new faces
- CLOVERBUDS EXIT
- Secretary read and got approval for the minutes
- Treasurer did the treasurer’s report
- Treasurer talked about the percentages of enrollment
- President talked about the officers and running for an officer
- All the officers said things that they liked about being an officer
- We all made a list of what makes a leader
- The officer sign up sheet was passed out
- Club leader made an announcement about Farm Park and Harvest Festival
- Club leader talked about the mini maker faire
- CLOVERBUDS RETURN
- 3 project members did the baking project report
- 3 project members did the knitting project report
- Treasurer talked about the houses and how you can earn points
- Club leader chose who was in each house
- Each house made a house name and a logo
- Member picked the winning ticket for the egg raffle
- The meeting ended.
September 18, 2017
- President called the meeting to order at 5:35.
- Club Leader welcomed the new people.
- VP led the 4-H pledge.
- Member and Member showed everyone the handshake.
- VP reviewed Robert’s Rules of Order.
- Secretaries read and got approval for the minutes.
- Treasurer did the treasurer’s report, approved the budget and told everybody what the clover buds were.
- Club Leader thanked the chicken coop crew.
- Some of the kids talked about the cake booth.
- Member read his poem “Pig Magic” that won a prize at the County Fair.
- Lots of kids talked about “Las Posadas” 4-H camp.
- Club Leader talked about the Mini-Maker faire.
- Club Leaders introduced the new idea for Houses.
- EBI Head of School talked about how to clean up after the meetings and the necessity of having a point person adult for each child.
- Club Leader talked about the new projects and the new 4-H website with the enrollment process.
- Project Leaders reviewed their projects: Incredible Wearables, Knitting, Basics of Baking, Plant Potions, Weaving and maybe Leathercraft in the Spring, Arts & Crafts Fundraising for Chickens, First-Aid, Chickens & Eggs, Farm Park Exploration.
- President mentioned a few other spring projects to come.
- The meeting ended at 6:45 pm.
4-H National Youth Science Day: Incredible Wearables
What does it take to design and build your own fitness tracker? In this national science day challenge, kids will use a basic three-step engineering design process to design, build and test wearable fitness trackers and adjust them depending on the results. Get ready to build your own fitbit-type device, test it, and collect data by jumping rope, hula hooping, dribbling a basketball or other activities that will vary your heart rate.
This activity has been developed for National 4-H Youth Science Day, an annual event that promotes hands-on STEM learning. Come explore wearable technology with us!
Date: Saturday, November 18
Ages: 9+, maximum 8 kids
Location: Project Leader’s House
Activity Fee: $7
May 15, 2017
- President called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm
- Secretary led the 4-H pledge and handshake
- Secretaries read and got approval for the minutes
- Treasurer read the treasurer’s report
- The entire team did the Social Science project report
- Member did the Chicks project report
- Member and Member did the Goats report
- Member and Member did the Bikes report
- Adult made an announcement on the Cake Booth
- Adult made an announcement on the 4-H Gathering and Potluck
- Member led the Dot Activity
- We all had a PARTY outside ! This was our last meeting for the program year !
Beginning Knitting at the Senior Center
Knit 1, purl 2! Join a veteran knitting instructor and others from the Emeryville Senior Center as they teach the basics of this ancient craft. Project participants will learn basic knitting stitches and how to cast on and off. They will likely make their own scarves or other simple project.
Thursdays, Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, Nov 2, 9, 3:45-5:00
Ages: 10+, 3-6 kids
Location: Emeryville Senior Center, 4321 Salem Street, Emeryville
Project Fee: $20
First Aid
Gain important life skills! Learn how to treat minor injuries and how to identify more serious emergencies – including head injuries, allergic reactions, strokes, diabetic emergencies, burns and more!
Wednesdays, October 4 & 11, November 1, 8, 15 & 29, December 6 (or maybe one Saturday TBD), 3:30-5:30
Ages: 8+, minimum 4 kids
Location: EBI, San Pablo
Project Fee: TBD
The Basics of Baking – Pies, Cakes, Breads and Cookies
Math and Science never tasted so good! In this hands-on class we will teach you step-by-step techniques for flakey pastry crusts and fillings, moist cakes and frosting, tasty breads and all sorts of unique and delicious cookies.
Sundays, September 24, October 15, November 19, December 17, noon-4pm
Ages: 10+, 4 kids max
Location: Project Leader’s house
Project Fee: TBD
Beginning Weaving
Learn the basics of 4 shaft weaving. Students will be introduced to history and background on weaving. Then, using a table loom, borrowed for the period of the project, they will weave a basic scarf learning a variety of weave structures.
Saturday, October 28 (1:00-3:00), Sunday, November 5 (10:00-12:00), 3rd date TBD
Ages: 9+, 4-6 kids
Location: Project Leader’s house
Project Fee: TBD
Arts and Crafts Fundraising for Chickens
Join us as we have fun making art and crafts to package and sell at EBI’s Grandperson’s Day on November 22! We hope to have the kids themselves lead portions of this project, which may include Art Cards, Slime, Soaps, Small Stuffed Animals and more. We’ll see what the kids want to do!
The event is Wednesday, November 22 at EBI, 8:15am-noon. The proceeds will go towards supplies for the chickens at EBI.
Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, November 8, 15, 3:45-5:30-ish
Ages 9+, 3-10 kids
Location: EBI and Project Leader’s house
Project Fee: $15 for snack and supplies
Chickens and Eggs (Part 1)
Help us care for the EBI chickens! Last Spring, we placed 5 chickens in the coop our club built at EBI (Escuela Bilingüe International). This year, we will help care for them and learn about lots of chicken and egg-related topics. Potential activities/topics may include: egg collecting, egg raffle, coop cleaning and maintenance, fun facts about chickens, chicken anatomy and biology, cooking with eggs, composting, poultry industry, farm visit and feed store visits, technology for the coop, and participation in Small Animal Field Day and/or the County Fair.
Fall Session: Mondays, Oct 30, Nov 6, 27, Dec 4, 3:30-5:00, Saturday Nov 18 2:00-4:00, Saturday Jan 20 1:00-4:00, plus 1 additional day for a field trip TBD
Spring Session: dates TBD
Ages: roughly 5-10 for Fall Session, roughly 10+ for Spring Session
Location: EBI, plus 2-3 potential field trips
Project Fee: TBD
Plant Potions
Learn about the amazing healing powers of plants. We will make our own lip balm, soap, salve for itches and scrapes, teas and sprays (to help you sleep, have more energy, or focus when you’re doing homework!). We can come up with other ideas together too. We will take a field trip to Alembique, a local apothecary. Some of our projects could go to the fundraising sale also.
Saturdays, Sept 23 (10-11:30), Nov 11 (12-3), Sunday Dec 10 (10-11:30)
Ages: 8+, 12 kids
Location: Project Leader’s house
Project Fee: $10-20 to cover supplies
Who Are You? Who Am I?: Social Science with Seniors
What do psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists and economists have in common? They are all trying to understand why people and communities behave as they do. This project taught kids about the social sciences and how they focus on learning about people using rigorous scientific methods. The kids then got to be social scientists themselves by joining up with local seniors and conducting a research study comparing the seniors’ childhood and chores with that of today’s youth. They presented their findings at one of our club meetings.
Mar-May 2017
Farm Park Exploration
In this project, we spent 4 meetings at the City Slicker Urban Farm Park in West Oakland. We learned about the different components necessary to run this organic, sustainable, and high-yield urban farm, which houses chickens in addition to community planter boxes, a large plot for produce, outdoor classroom space and more. We got a tour, had a composting workshop, helped to spread bark mulch, went on a scavenger hunt, picked and toasted kale and made some posters to document our experience.
Mar 2017