Hello new 4-H families! I would like to start out by wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving, I am thankful that you all are a part of Shawnee County 4-H!
At your November 4-H meeting there was probably some talk about Club Days. You probably learned that the date is Feb. 13th and the location is Shawnee Heights Middle School. What you might not have learned is, what is Club Days?
Club Days is when 4-H’ers do public presentations in front of a judge and get a critique on how they did. Some 4-H’ers enjoy Club Days as much as they enjoy the County Fair. One of the things parents most notice about their youth as they participate in 4-H is how good they become at Public Speaking. Club Days is another opportunity for youth 5-18 to practice public speaking.
Some popular events for Club Days are project talks, demonstrations, club skits, gavel games, instrumental solos and vocal solos. A whole listing of events can be found here. For this event you can also register online here. The other way to register is your club leader will have a sign up sheet at your club meeting. Deadline to register is January 25th. I really encourage your 4-H’er to do at least one event!
I told Daryl he has to do a project talk and can pick one other thing he wants to do. For awhile he was leaning towards reading a poem but I think he has settled on singing a song. He was practicing Home on the Range this morning. Too cute! Daryl did club days last year as a Cloverbud so he knows that lots of kids do it and have fun.
Next week, I will talk more in depth about project talks as I think they are a very important part of the 4-H experience. Have a great Thanksgiving!
