A Message About Internet Safety & Kids

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:15-4:00 p.m. at LYSB.  

First day is September 6th. 

This drop in program is free but a permission slip is required.  Come hang out with your friends while listening to music, playing pool, games, PS2, crafts & snacks.  Students will get a pass for the LOLMS late bus.  Call Missy Colburn, LYSB Youth Coordinator for more information....434-7208.   Meets in LYSB's Etherington Activity Center.  Click here for the Afterschool Program Permission Slip.

 

3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Afterschool program

Every Wednesday 3-5. starting September 14th.  Advance registration required.

Fee: $100/year

Come to the LYSB Etherington Activity Center to hang out with your friends and participate in a variety of arts and crafts projects as well as play basketball, airhockey, pool, Wii, and much more!  Snacks and refreshments are provided.  This program fills up fast, so please contact LYSB @ 434-7208 to register.    Students from Center School will walk over with LYSB staff.  Students from Lyme School will take the bus to LYSB.  Click here for registration form.

 

GIRLS CIRCLE
For Grades 3 to 5

Jan 30, Feb 6 & 13 

or

April  16, 23 & 30th

3:30-5:30

LYSB is pleased to offer our popular program for girls now for grades 3 to 5.  Join us each week for a different theme and activity designed to increase girls’ self-esteem, body image, and social support.  During this program girls will:

· Develop connections & feel included

· Build strong interpersonal skills

· Strengthen self-care & well-being, even under stress

· Dissolve barriers to respect, confidence & empathy

 

Pre-register by calling LYSB at 434-7208 x0.  Fee:  $20

 

 

Sewing Workshops

If you've always wanted to learn how to sew on a sewing machine join your friends at LYSB . Have fun and learn something new! 

Ages 8 and up.  No experience necessary.  Sewing machines provided.  Class is taught by arts educator Claudia Mathison.  Class limit is ten.  

Pre-register by calling LYSB at 434-7208 x0.

FEBRUARY SESSION:    

4 Thursdays, Feb 2, 9, 16 & 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Learn the basics of machine sewing while designing accessories for your room, including heart shaped pillows and other fun accessories.  Fee: $75 includes materials.

MARCH SESSION:

4 Thursdays: March 1, 8, 15, & 22 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Aprons, oven mitts, pot holders!  Be a “domestic diva” while sewing and designing pretty and functional items to keep you and your family clean in the kitchen  Fee: $75 includes materials.

APRIL SESSION:

3 Thursdays April 5, 19 & 26 from 4:00 to 6:00.

Learn basic sewing techniques and design one of a kind purses, small totes, and spring scarves.  Learn to sew buttons and zippers to complete your projects.  For students with some prior machine sewing experience..  Fee: $70 includes materials.

 

 

American Girl Workshops

American Girl Programs with Claudia Mathison

Ages 5 and older, Fee: $15.00

Crafts, Games and refreshments at each session.  Call LYSB to pre-register 434-7208

Saturday Feb. 11th, 2:00 to 4:00

Celebrate Valentine's Day with an American Girl crafty Tea! We'll design and decorate fancy Victorian accessories and heart shaped treat bags, Tea cakes, games and stories too!

 

Saturday, March 17th, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Let's spruce up your wardrobe with accessories an American Girl would love. We'll design beaded jewelry, headbands and more!

 

Saturday, April 21st, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Design American Girl frames or mirrors for your room using unique found items, gems and sparkles.

 

Saturday, May 12th, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. 

April showers bring may flowers! Design beautiful May Day floral crowns for you and your doll!  

 


Yoga for Teens and Adults

Thursdays, 7pm - 8pm

Relax and restore your mind, body, and spirit.  Wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat.

$10/class, drop in.  Taught by Joanie Fitton

 

Sitter Safety Class
Four Mondays - March 5, 12, 19 & 26

From  2:15 - 4:00 p.m. at LYSB
Fee: $40 includes supplies, snacks, guest speakers

This is an intense sitter safety training course that is appropriate for babysitters, big brothers and sisters, and children staying at home alone for the first time.  This course will teach a variety of safety issues, basic first aid, fire safety, 911 skills.  Call LYSB to register 434-7208.  Click here for registration form and send in with your check to LYSB.
 

Mother/Daughter Workshop:  Let's start talking

Spring date tba

Please contact LYSB @ 434-7208 to register. 

Open the lines of communication with your daughter!  Designed to give girls a better understanding of the changes that her body will go through during puberty.  Topics will include the importance of a positive body image and how to deal with difficult situations.  A fun and educational night out for girls in 5th grade and their mothers.  Cost is $40 per pair and includes resource materials, goodie bags and a pizza dinner.  Betsy groth, APRN, CPNP and Patty Musgrove, LOLMS health teacher facilitate this course.  Space is Limited! 

 

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Lymes' Youth Service Bureau

P.O. Box 589

59 Lyme Street

Old Lyme, CT  06371

860-434-7208