Haunted House at Supply Field - Fire at the JCC of Mid-Westchester
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More than seven hundred people visited the "Zombie Asylum Haunted House" at Supply Field in Scarsdale over the weekend of October 18-20, warding off restless zombies to live another day!
Sponsored by The Center @ 862 (also known as The Scarsdale Teen Center) in collaboration with the Scarsdale Recreation Department, there are two more weekends of Halloween fun scheduled at 244 Heathcote Road:
Fridays, October 25, November 1; 8-11 PM
Saturdays, October 26, November 2; 7-11 PM
Sunday, October 27; 6-9 PM and
Halloween, Thursday, October 31; 8–10 PM
Admission is $12 per person. Local vendors Buon Amici, Gianonni's, Lange's, Muller's and Yogojoy are selling tickets for The Center. The Debate Club and The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of Westchester Club of Scarsdale High School are selling tickets as a fundraiser for their organizations. Tickets can be purchased at the door as well. Children under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
For further information, contact Ellen Tiven-Moore at 914-722-8358 or visit the web site: www.TheCenter862.com.
Fire at the JCC of Mid-Westchester on Wilmot Road:
On the evening of Wednesday, October 23, at approximately 5:15 p.m. a fire occurred in the men's locker room at the JCC of Mid-Westchester. The building was immediately evacuated with no one suffering any injuries. The building will be closed on Thursday October 24 and all programs have been cancelled. Staff will be onsite tomorrow in order to return the JCC to full operation as quickly as possible.
"We are grateful that the fire was contained to the men's locker room and that everyone is safe", said Karen Kolodny, Executive Director. She added, "The JCC takes great pride in the safety and security measures that are in place and is closing the facility tomorrow as an extra precaution so that appropriate steps can be taken to return to full programming as soon as possible."
The JCC thanks the firefighters who were on the scene, the New Rochelle police and all the staff who helped to evacuate adults and children.
Beth El Synagogue Center of New Rochelle will host the JCC's Early Childhood Center on Thursday with the JCC's regular staff. For more up to date information, please visit their website at www.jccmw.org.
Psychologist Paul Donahue to Speak on The Keys to Building Resilience in Middle School
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Scarsdale Middle School's opening PTA meeting of 2013-2014 will feature clinical psychologist and Director of Child Development Associates in Scarsdale, Dr. Paul Donahue. After a brief business meeting, Dr. Donahue will present "Seven Keys to Resilience in Middle School: The Skills Children Need to Thrive in Today's Competitive World." Dr. Donahue will impart the current science on resilience and address specific ways that we can help our adolescents become better prepared to manage the multiple demands of middle school and beyond. Dr. Donahue will also highlight some of the innovative programs already in place at SMS that encourage resiliency in our students. The talk will be held in the Scarsdale Middle School Band Room on Tuesday October 29 from 7:30 to 9 pm.
As they enter early adolescence, kids face more significant academic and social challenges, often accompanied with increased stress. During this time, students need to develop an array of physical, intellectual, social and emotional skills to meet these challenges and to maintain a sense of well-being. Research shows that developing resilience – the ability to persevere in the face of problems and adversity– goes a long way toward helping adolescents successfully navigate the middle school years. What are the key elements of resilience? How can parents help their kids develop personal strengths, competencies and relationships that will help them succeed in school and in life? Dr. Donahue will address these questions in a stimulating one-hour presentation.
Paul J. Donahue, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and the Director of Child Development Associates in Scarsdale, NY. He is author of Parenting Without Fear: Letting Go of Worry and Focusing on What Really Matters. Dr. Donahue is also the co-author of Mental Health Consultation in Early Childhood, and a frequent lecturer to parents, teachers and community groups throughout the country. His work has been profiled in The New York Times and has appeared in Parents Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, The Washington Post, and The Associated Press, as well as on The CBS Early Show and Fox News. Dr. Donahue has served as a consultant to the Georgetown University Child Development Center and the National Head Start Association.
For more information, please contact SMS PTA Programming Director, Jennifer Rossano at jenrossano@verizon.net.
Closet Confidential - 3 Steps to Getting Your Closet Ready for the Change of Season
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Autumn has officially arrived and the crisp, cool mornings have us reaching for sweaters and socks instead of t-shirts and sandals. With the change of season, comes the need to rearrange and swap out the clothes in our closets. Follow these EASY steps to get your wardrobe through the transition.
Step #1
Gather 3-5 large shopping bags or boxes, a post-it pad, and a marker or pen. Label post-its as follows: OUT OF SEASON STORAGE*, DONATE, CLEAN/REPAIR. Stick a post-it on each bag and you are ready to go. I recommend listening to music you enjoy to help keep you happily entertained.
*you may need multiple post-its and bags for this category
Step #2 Your closet should be filled only with items you love to wear, are comfortable to wear and make you look and feel terrific!
Go through your closet and pull out the warm weather clothes and shoes that you will not be wearing during the winter. As you remove each of these items, decide which bag it will go into. While most of your items will go in the bags labeled OUT OF SEASON STORAGE, some should not. This is an ideal time to decide what should be donated. How do you make that decision? Donate any items you did not wear this past season, no longer fit or flatter you, are stained or damaged beyond repair, or out of style. What about those items you hold onto year after year for sentimental reasons? You know the jumpsuit (with shoulder pads!) that once looked great on you and you wore on your honeymoon, but today you would never be caught dead wearing in public? My best advice is to take a photo of the sentimental item so you have a pictorial reminder before you donate it. If you have a substantial collection of similar type items that you just cannot part with (favorite old t-shirts, etc.), consider having them made into a quilt or memory blanket. A quick search online will show many companies that provide this service. Here is the bottom line, and if you remember nothing else, just remember this:
Opening your closet to get dressed needs to be an enjoyable and effortless process. Tackling an overstuffed closet filled with items you no longer wear is neither fun nor practical.
OK, so you have completed the hardest part.... weeding out what to keep in storage for next summer, what should be donated, and what needs to be cleaned/repaired. Great Job!! The next part is easy.....sorting!
Step #3
Start by sorting the clothes staying in the closet into categories: long pants, long sleeved shirts, sweaters, jackets, dresses, skirts, belts, scarves, pocketbooks, etc. Once this first round of sorting is completed do a second level of sorting within each category to sort items by color and/ or style. For example, sort out black pants from jeans, white shirts from colored prints, etc. Arranging clothes first by type and then by color helps you to quickly locate just what you need to complete an outfit. An added bonus is now you can see just how many pairs of black pants you own so the next time you go to buy a pair, you have a visual memory of your black pants inventory. I am a fan of The Clutter Diet's Simple Division® Garment Organizers (available on line or at the Container Store) for keeping your hanging clothes easily arranged in categories.
Use this same sorting approach with accessories (i.e. hang all black belts together, keep formal pocketbooks separate from everyday pocketbooks, etc.). Keeping accessories in clear containers allows you to easily identify them.
Your closet should be filled only with items you love to wear, are comfortable
to wear and make you look and feel terrific!
Here are my last two pieces of advice... Your closet should be filled only with items you love to wear, are comfortable
Prime Real Estate: No, I don't mean ocean view, I am referring to the easy to reach, front and center part of your closet....this is prime real estate! Place the clothes you access most often in this area. If you wear suits, ties and pressed shirts 5 out of 7 days a week, these items should be front and center so they are easy to access.
Skinny Hangers: While I could write for days about the various storage items available on the market for closet storage, an affordable and sensible accessory I recommend to everyone is to invest in skinny hangers. These are thin-profiled, velvet hangers that not only save you a ton of space in your closet, but also help silky clothes from slipping off the hanger.
One more time, here is the quintessential mantra for all closets:
Jocelyn Kenner is a member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) and ICD (Institute for Challenging Disorganization). Jocelyn has been helping Westchester residents organize their homes for the past six years. A former elementary school teacher Jocelyn lives in Scarsdale, NY with her husband, two children, and three cats.
to wear and make you look and feel terrific!
Kids' B.A.S.E. & The Little School Hosts Fall Festival
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Kids B.A.S.E. and the Little School (K.B.L.S.) hosted its first Fall Festival for K.B.L.S. families, alumni and friends on Saturday October 5. Over two hundred children and their families, as well as K.B.L.S. teachers and staff, participated in this free, fun-filled family day outside at K.B.L.S., which featured bounce castles, arts and crafts, face painting, tattoos, games, prizes, food, a DJ, games with K.B.L.S.'s Coach Steve, visits with Scarsdale Fire Fighters and a fire truck, a backhoe from Cum Laude Construction Group for children to sit on, and other activities graciously provided by K.B.L.S. enrichment providers Kids R Cookin', Beadz and Scarsdale Strings. The festival was planned by K.B.LS. parents and staff. Approximately seventy parents volunteered their time to run activities at the festival, most of them with their children.
K.B.L.S. offers high quality educational, social, and care experiences possible for resident Scarsdale children from age 3 through Grade 6 under the leadership of Executive Director Deborah Fine and a Board of Trustees comprised of community residents. Kids' B.A.S.E. and The Little School are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, chartered by the NYS Board of Regents, and licensed by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. K.B.L.S. offers year-round extended hours of operation to accommodate children and families through a range of programs including:
• The Little School: Scarsdale's premier preschool program with classes for 3s and 4s.
• Kids' B.A.S.E.: Before- and after-school enrichment and care programs for children in grades K-6.
• The Little School Summer Enrichment Camp: Full of fun learning experiences, swim instruction, crafts, sports, and daily swim.
• Summer Set Before-and-After Camp Enrichment: Summer enrichment programming for children in grades K-5.
Halloween Window Painting and Parade in Scarsdale
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The Scarsdale Parks and Recreation Department will be holding their Annual Halloween Window Painting Contest and Parent/Child Halloween Window Painting program on Sunday, October 20th from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. All youths who reside in or attend public or private schools in Scarsdale in grades 1 – 10 are eligible to participate in this event.
After school on October 31st, there will be a Costume Parade held in the Village streets by Chase Park. The parade line up begins at 3:30 pm in front of Chase Park. The parade will start at 3:45 pm. Special entertainment and refreshments will be provided after the parade. All Pre-K and Elementary School children are welcome to participate in the costume parade. Please note that the parade will not be held on window painting day as in past years.
Deadline to participate in the Halloween Window Painting programs is Thursday, October 10th.
As windows are limited, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register online at http://reconline.scarsdale.com.
For questions, call the Recreation Department at 722-1160.
