Here we are... already in... April! Littl'cutty Elanaïs is now 3 months old! To celebrate this i just took her footprints in a special dough, anticipating our nostalic moments... The time is so much flying! Since our return from holiday everything is just going perfectly perfect : we found our way and routine (well type of as a day is never like the previous one hihi), Elanaïs is doing very well, Chloé speaks everyday better english (at school one day the children went to see and speak to the teacher to tell her they were amazed how she was able to speak to them now!) and the Aure's schedule is lightened. Spring is definitely here! And thje sun warmed a little bit lands around the snow then is melting... The ski season is over since last week with the closure of the Dartmouth skiway. Will reopen in November...
Last week-end i proposed myself to be a chaperone of a Hanover high school party. I asked a friend of mine to come with me - she was delighted also. Mon main goal was mainly educational. I wanted to see if what happens on tv soaps was real or not... and as a matter of fact it is! Here below is a resume of the evening :
So Marie and I were awaited for 7:15pm for a debrief on the party rules... We were only 2 to not be a student's parent. Ouhlala! Not much of fun there! We get together and read a little piece of paper double-sided - our pure reference for the evening. We read the rules (the content is at the bottom of this article). The key rule is simple : no touch... at all... We ask a couple of questions and clarifications.2 policemen were there, real ones with big hat and gun... plus the smile as an add on which was nice. Reassuring? Well... Then we were assigned plus one parent to the main party room. Yehoo it will be much less boring and we can really see what happens from the inside. In fact i knew already this area as we had a birthday party there from 2 neighborhood last february. The room was decorated much differently. There was no inflatable castle anymore... but a beer belly guy as a boring DJ called 'Lou's' - la loose... RnB and only RnB (like BG) we were very disapointed as there was no real dancing. To like this type of music is ok but when it is only this all the night long... well it is a bit... headache too much... Dancing was about jumping or acting like raper even on the floor. There was also the acting like top model fashion teen group walking allllll the night long... also pogo type but soft version of it. Then there were 2 slows during all the evening and ... well chaperone like us were then hyper super busy. And the last dance of the night was a slow... the last chance for cupidon! At this point we were overbooked! I discovered that slow time is the pet hate of the chaperones!
The lights were minimised and it was a bit sad : no spotlight, no nothing - only tiny white lights on the wall. On the food side... water in transparent bottles (to check the content, no soda or juices) and popcorn at least (buttered and saltied of course). Weird as we are all aware that the average american does not cook and eats bad food most of the time. These rules were against their habits and it should bring some fun to the evening but to propose fun food during these parties, not at the canteen or the lunch box! We are very far away fron my personal culture on this point. Regarding the different types of people there was it was very funny to see the difference. The cools were in the corridor at the beginning. There were all kind of groups : fashionable and trendy, from good families, looser kind of, future dud if they do not calm down very soon (we were given a couple of a names and guys to watch out closely), the group of the hurried (giving lots of work for us! we even had to come close to them to separate them when kissing... special well done to Marie who went to knock knock twice and strongly as the guy was too much concentrated to notice anything else... it was very funny, well for us at least!) and then there was the nerd group... which exist for real in fact not only in soaps! And the nerd was with an overweighted girl who was on her own most of the evening speaking to nobody at all... except to her... nerd... snif snif Marie and myself were very sad with a little tear on the cheek...
At the end of the evening we were asked what were our impressions and overally we found the evening very interesting and say different than the ones we could have had in France.
I also believe that it would be much much better to leave USA before our cutty babies becomes teens, as i do not see where is the constructive side of these parties where everything single is wrong and prohibited... Well anyway,
Bye now!
HHS Rec Dance - Chaperone Guidelines
So Marie and I were awaited for 7:15pm for a debrief on the party rules... We were only 2 to not be a student's parent. Ouhlala! Not much of fun there! We get together and read a little piece of paper double-sided - our pure reference for the evening. We read the rules (the content is at the bottom of this article). The key rule is simple : no touch... at all... We ask a couple of questions and clarifications.2 policemen were there, real ones with big hat and gun... plus the smile as an add on which was nice. Reassuring? Well... Then we were assigned plus one parent to the main party room. Yehoo it will be much less boring and we can really see what happens from the inside. In fact i knew already this area as we had a birthday party there from 2 neighborhood last february. The room was decorated much differently. There was no inflatable castle anymore... but a beer belly guy as a boring DJ called 'Lou's' - la loose... RnB and only RnB (like BG) we were very disapointed as there was no real dancing. To like this type of music is ok but when it is only this all the night long... well it is a bit... headache too much... Dancing was about jumping or acting like raper even on the floor. There was also the acting like top model fashion teen group walking allllll the night long... also pogo type but soft version of it. Then there were 2 slows during all the evening and ... well chaperone like us were then hyper super busy. And the last dance of the night was a slow... the last chance for cupidon! At this point we were overbooked! I discovered that slow time is the pet hate of the chaperones!
The lights were minimised and it was a bit sad : no spotlight, no nothing - only tiny white lights on the wall. On the food side... water in transparent bottles (to check the content, no soda or juices) and popcorn at least (buttered and saltied of course). Weird as we are all aware that the average american does not cook and eats bad food most of the time. These rules were against their habits and it should bring some fun to the evening but to propose fun food during these parties, not at the canteen or the lunch box! We are very far away fron my personal culture on this point. Regarding the different types of people there was it was very funny to see the difference. The cools were in the corridor at the beginning. There were all kind of groups : fashionable and trendy, from good families, looser kind of, future dud if they do not calm down very soon (we were given a couple of a names and guys to watch out closely), the group of the hurried (giving lots of work for us! we even had to come close to them to separate them when kissing... special well done to Marie who went to knock knock twice and strongly as the guy was too much concentrated to notice anything else... it was very funny, well for us at least!) and then there was the nerd group... which exist for real in fact not only in soaps! And the nerd was with an overweighted girl who was on her own most of the evening speaking to nobody at all... except to her... nerd... snif snif Marie and myself were very sad with a little tear on the cheek...
At the end of the evening we were asked what were our impressions and overally we found the evening very interesting and say different than the ones we could have had in France.
I also believe that it would be much much better to leave USA before our cutty babies becomes teens, as i do not see where is the constructive side of these parties where everything single is wrong and prohibited... Well anyway,
Bye now!
HHS Rec Dance - Chaperone Guidelines
Entrance
Large sign at door with facts:
$5 cover charge
HHS freshman/sophomores only - no exceptions!!
No re-admittance
Substance Free - Zero Tolerance Event - BE SMART
Police Officar at the door
No backpacks allowed (if a student brings a backpack in it will be labeled and put in the
backpack storage room and kept locked-only adults will have access to this room)
Purses are subject to search
The Hanover Parks & Recreation Department is not responsible for lost or stolen property
Large sign at door with facts:
$5 cover charge
HHS freshman/sophomores only - no exceptions!!
No re-admittance
Substance Free - Zero Tolerance Event - BE SMART
Police Officar at the door
No backpacks allowed (if a student brings a backpack in it will be labeled and put in the
backpack storage room and kept locked-only adults will have access to this room)
Purses are subject to search
The Hanover Parks & Recreation Department is not responsible for lost or stolen property
Ensure only HHS fresh/soph using HHS id's or class lists
Students will sign in filling out their name and parent contact information
Students will not be allowed in after 9 pm
Any suspicion of drug/alcohol use - see "issues" beiow for action
Stamp hands to monitor no re-admittance policy
Students will sign in filling out their name and parent contact information
Students will not be allowed in after 9 pm
Any suspicion of drug/alcohol use - see "issues" beiow for action
Stamp hands to monitor no re-admittance policy
During Dance
Chaperones will be posted at:
2 inner gym doors that lead outside
1 gym door
1 back gym/hallway door (be aware there is a back stairway)
Other chaperones should float with one female and one mate checking bathrooms
2 Taking money and guarding the elevator and front stairs
Police officer will be at the door
Chaperones will be posted at:
2 inner gym doors that lead outside
1 gym door
1 back gym/hallway door (be aware there is a back stairway)
Other chaperones should float with one female and one mate checking bathrooms
2 Taking money and guarding the elevator and front stairs
Police officer will be at the door
The following will be posted for students to see:
Inappropriate dancing includes:
Excessive thrusting/grinding
Hands on floor while being "grinded"
Hands on wall while being "grinded"
Large mosh pits (small groups are OK)
Intimate behavior of any kind
If encounter any of the above see "issues" below for action
Inappropriate dancing includes:
Excessive thrusting/grinding
Hands on floor while being "grinded"
Hands on wall while being "grinded"
Large mosh pits (small groups are OK)
Intimate behavior of any kind
If encounter any of the above see "issues" below for action
Lighting
One set of the back lights will remain on during the dance.
The dance area will be light by white holiday lights.
Refreshments
Popcorn and water will be available.
Popcorn and water will be available.
Issues Resolution
Drug/alcohol suspicion - contact Rec. Rep and or police officer immediately
Inappropriate Dancing - tap parties on shoulder and say "let's keep the dancing appropric
Resistance in anyway - contact Rec. Rep
Injury - contact Rec. Rep immediately (1st aid kit and AED are located behind the reception desk in
the lobby)
Mosh pit - stop music if need be
General "out of control"- confront parties and stop music if needed
Fire or other emergency - Evacuate the building to the High School
If needed dial 8-911
Drug/alcohol suspicion - contact Rec. Rep and or police officer immediately
Inappropriate Dancing - tap parties on shoulder and say "let's keep the dancing appropric
Resistance in anyway - contact Rec. Rep
Injury - contact Rec. Rep immediately (1st aid kit and AED are located behind the reception desk in
the lobby)
Mosh pit - stop music if need be
General "out of control"- confront parties and stop music if needed
Fire or other emergency - Evacuate the building to the High School
If needed dial 8-911
End of Dance
Ensure that no students are left without ride before closing Rec. center. Students may use the house phone near the reception desk in the lobby. Dial 8 for an outside line.
Ensure that no students are left without ride before closing Rec. center. Students may use the house phone near the reception desk in the lobby. Dial 8 for an outside line.
Clean up
There is a function in the multi-purpose room on Sunday so it needs to be clean after the dance.
Trash should be picked up and brought to the dumpster in the parking lot
The floor needs to be swept
If needed the entrance should be vacuumed
There is a function in the multi-purpose room on Sunday so it needs to be clean after the dance.
Trash should be picked up and brought to the dumpster in the parking lot
The floor needs to be swept
If needed the entrance should be vacuumed
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