April 2017

St. Matthews 2

Home Based 3

Family

Engagement

4

Central G 5

Market Street 1&2 6

Pipp Plus 7

ABLE/GED 8

Coloring Page 9

Inside this issue:

Special points of interest:

Pipp all Year Round

Best Reads for

your child

Muffin Recipe

Volume 3 Issue 5

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844-221-9447

Jackie Fox, CEO West Ohio CAP

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We are celebrating Spring and learning about in-

sects and butterflies. The children have enjoyed reading books such as: The Very Hungry Caterpil-lar and The Grouchy Ladybug. We made home-made playdough and created our own caterpillars and spiders. The

children found sticks and stones to add to

their creations. We discussed how each animal lives and the

different foods each

animal eats.

We hope everyone is enjoying the weather as much

as we are!

We would like to wish everyone a Safe and Happy

Summer Break!

Volume 3 Issue 5

Reading to your child? We Suggest:

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by Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illustrator)

Pete the Cat is wearing

his favorite shirt—the

one with the four totally

groovy buttons. But

when one falls off, does

Pete cry? Goodness, no!

He just keeps on singing

his song—after all, what

could be groovier than

three groovy buttons?

Count down with Pete in this rocking new story

from the creators of the bestselling Pete the Cat

books.

A dab of blue here, a splash of

red there, a goopy smear of

green . . . everywhere. To the

tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No

More," one creative

kid floods his world

with color, painting

first the walls, then

the ceiling, then HIM-

SELF! Before this

feisty artist is

through, he'll have

painted his head,

back, hands, legs,

feet, and . . . Oh no--

here comes Mama!

By: Karen Beaumont, David Catrow, Illustrator

The students in Head Start Home Based are working diligently to prepare for their new adventure in the “big school”. The younger students are working on letter identification and letter sounds, while the kindergarten bound students are working on putting letter sounds together to make words.

I have been asking parents to play games while on car rides. These games are simple and have no rules. I am asking while at a stop sign to spell S-T-O-P and have your child repeat it to you. This activity is teach-ing the children letter recognition as well as safety when they see the sign. Alternatively, I am asking the parents to spell G-O and have their child repeat the spelling when it is time to go.

The final game is what I have dubbed Rhyme Time. This can be played anywhere at any time. For younger students, rhyming is a hard concept. This game makes rhyming fun and interactive. A parent comes up with a word and asks the child to rhyme. For younger children examples are given to help them along and learn the concept, while older children should have a firmer understanding. The words don’t have to be real; they just have to have to same ending sound.

Parents have been great sports about the activities. It has truly been wonderful to see how the student’s knowledge has grown because of parent interaction. I am truly blessed to work with such great parents and students. Thank You!!

Angela Montgomery

West Ohio CAP held their Winter Family Engage-

ment at Apollo Career Center on February 23rd. Our

events are a chance for families to meet and interact

with other parents in the Head Start, Early Head

Start, Home Based and Childcare Partnership programs. There are always lots of fun and educational activi-

ties for the children, a free meal, giveaways and great door prizes that everyone has a chance to win!

At this event had our children were using their gross motor skills in the play area, working on their fine mo-

tor skills with our bottle game and scissor cutting area, playing with playdoh, and working on math skills

with a game they could take home. Families were allowed to take home playdoh and free scissors to work

on their skills home. The West Ohio Food Bank gave us a generous donation that enabled us to hand out free

bags of food to families in attendance.

Be sure to come to our next Family Engagement event in the Spring! There will be plenty more games,

activities, prizes, food and more – all for free!

WEST OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP (WOCAP)

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER

WOCAP’s Computer Technology Center is an “open computer lab” located at 540 S. Central Ave. The lab is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. There is no charge to use the lab. A picture ID is required at first visit along with completing a one page registration form. The computer lab offers high speed internet access and laser printer. WOCAP’s Computer Technology Center is a great place to job search, house search, do school work, submit a FASFA application, update your resume or print out documentation needed for appointments

The children in Central G have been learning all about the ocean and the animals that live in it. We have made several graphs with multiple ques-tions to figure out what the children already know and what they wanted to learn. The children built a submarine, created their own ‘Ocean Senso-

ry Bottles’, and made our own ocean animals using salt dough.

The children have also been working very hard to improve their

skills to prepare for kindergarten including writing their names, learning

their letters and numbers, self-help skills and retelling stories.

Davin, LegislatiSafety Lessons Abound ve Assis-

LeeAnn Shade and Diane Fowler of the Lima City Police Department’s Crime Prevention

Unit, have come to our classroom several times this year. When it comes to teaching safe-

ty lessons, they are an invaluable asset. Ms. Shade and Ms. Fowler have presented infor-

mation on topics including seatbelt safety, stranger danger and shopping safety. Next

month they will do a presentation on bicycle safety. When educating young children, it

truly does take everyone’s input, and we are very grateful for all their help. The children

look, listen and learn in many ways. Guest presenters are a big part of that learning.

Martha Ziegler Michela Hinojosa La’Shonda Cruell

We have been busy in Market II learning about nutrition. Mona Lisa Hoffman from OSU

Extension has been visiting us twice a month, teaching the children about the different

food groups, how the different food groups affect our bodies and exercising with the chil-

dren. We have also had LeAnn Shade from the Lima Police Department visit to teach the

children Stranger Danger and Seatbelt Safety. We have volunteers come in and read sto-

ries to the children on Thursday. The children really enjoy that. We have a field trip

coming up to Safety City where the children will learn stranger safety, bicycle safety and

fire safety.

Kim Crawford Lisa Dickman Karen Matthews

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WEST OHIO CAP PROCESSING PIPP PLUS APPLICATIONS YEAR ROUND

West Ohio CAP continues to process

enrollment and re-verification applications for PIPP Plus.

•PIPP Plus is an income-based payment program for regulated utilities.

•PIPP Plus helps households maintain gas and electric service. •Monthly payment is based on a percentage of household income.

•PIPP Plus payments make monthly utility payments more affordable. No appointment necessary to re-verify your PIPP+ if your account is current! Just drop off the required information below at the nearest West Ohio CAP office and sign an Energy Assistance Programs Application. It’s that easy.

Required Documentation: •Current electric and gas bill regardless of account status.

•Social Security numbers for all household members. •Income documentation for all household members for the last 13- weeks.

•Proof of disability if disabled.

Offices are open Monday-Friday

from 8:00am-5:00pm

Call 1-855-286-7559 to schedule an appointment.

For More Program Information Please Contact:

Please Note:

Documentation of Citizenship such as social security card, birth certificate or voter registration is required to receive services.

If you have questions please call WOCAP at (419) 227-2586

West Ohio CAP- Allen County

540 S. Central Ave.

Lima, OH

(419)227-2586

West Ohio CAP- Auglaize County

13093 Infirmary Rd.

Wapakoneta, OH

(419)227-2586

West Ohio CAP- Mercer County

420 N. Brandon Ave.

Celina, OH

(419)227-2586

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2tsp Salt

4 tsp baking powder

1 egg

4Tbl margarine or butter

3/4 milk

1/2 cup mashed overripe banana

1/2 cup oats (dry)

Mix flour with salt and baking powder

Cream butter & sugar, add egg to butter

and sugar mixture, beat well.

Add flour mixture alternately with milk, a

mix until it forms a smooth batter. Stir in

the mashed banana and oats

Fill muffin liners with batter until half way

pint

Bake muffins for about 15 minutes at 350

degrees, or until lightly golden on top

West Ohio Community Action Partnership

BOARD OF TRUSTEES – 2017 Representatives must be One Third Private Business, One Third Public Entity, and One Third Low Income

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If you are interested in volunteering please contact Janet Buchanan at (419) 227-0158 EXT. 116

Steve Barker (Public) Allen County Job & Family Services

Susan Hord (Private) Rhodes State College

Erica Preston (Public) Auglaize Co Commissioner Appointee

Mayor David Berger (Public) City of Lima

Heather Jordan (Private) Huntington Bank

Dan Reiff (Public) Allen Co Commissioner Appointee

Natalie Bice (Private)(Treasurer) Ernst & Young, LLP

Jennifer Korte (Low-Income) Auglaize Co. Educational Service Center

Warner Roach (Private)(President) Proctor & Gamble Mfg.

Pam Fitzgerald (Low-Income) Allen Co Council on Aging

Angie King (Public) Mercer Co Commissioner Appointee

Karen Vroman-Ells (Low-Income) United Way of Greater Lima

Mayor Michael Gallmeier (Public) City of Delphos

Ann Miles (Public) Lima City Schools

Charlene Williams (Low-Income) New Life Church International

Dale Gisi (Private) St. Rita’s Medical Center

Elizabeth Muether (Private) Mercer Co District Library

Tiffany Wright (Low-Income)(VP) Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority

Sharon Green (Low-Income) Mercer County Council on Aging

Norene Parish (Private) Chamberlain Huckeriede Funeral Home

Erica Young (Low-Income) Head Start Policy Council Representative

Head Start classes are in need for volunteers for the remainder of the program year. We are looking for

individuals who are interested in volunteering in

one of our Head Start classrooms.