Wesley Kids Korner January 4-8, 2021

 All tuition payments are due by the 15th of each month, unless your have made arrangements with the Executive Director Pamela.  Each child must be picked up by 6:00pm. A late charge of $25.00 for any part of the first fifteen minutes will be charged when a child is picked up past closing time. After this it will be $1.00 a minute. We close promptly at 6:00pm, so please arrive at least 5 minutes early so you have enough time to see how your child’s day went, gather their belongings, and sign-out your child.  We would like to remind all parents about Wesley Kids annual supply fee. The supply fee is due once a year in January in the amount of $35.00. This helps us purchase needed supplies for the classroom.

Thank you for all you support!

Wesley Kids will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Wesley Kids will re-open Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 7:00am.

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Milky Way Theme of the Week: Winter Welcome back Milky Way Families! and “Winter Friends”. We are encouraging New to our class is Luna, Carson and the babies to turn the page in the book and their families. We would like to all look at all the pictures. welcome them to our classroom. In science the babies are learning how to During these first two weeks the children use their fine motor skills by filling a are learning about “Winter”. In art the ba- creamer bottle up with cotton balls to make bies are painting two different winter a snowman. scenes. For our first activity we are encour- aging the older babies to use clothes pins In music the babies are listening and and pom poms to paint their scenery. The dancing to the music “Five Little second activity all babies will do is using Snowflakes” and “It Is Snowing”. the colors blue, white, and light Our vocabulary word of the week is cold or purple to paint their second scenery. When frio in Spanish. both sceneries are complete teachers will add glitter to make it look like snow. In story time the babies are listening and Have a great week! looking at the books “Itsy Bitsy Snowman” Roberta and Clarita Little & Big Dippers Theme of the Week: New Year This week the children are learning and a bringing in the New Year craft. about “New Year”. The children are As a large motor activity and outdoor getting to know their new friends that activity the children are making bells to have moved up from the Milky Way shake , ring ,and dancing. class and getting back into the groove of being at school. If we are able to go outdoors weather permitting the children are playing in In story time the children are listening the sandbox and with push toys. and looking at the books “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” and “The Itsy Bitsy In science the children are making their Spider”. own individual 2021 sensory boxes. In music the children are learning and Our vocabulary for the week in English singing the songs to the “Itsy Bitsy and Spanish is hello or hola. Spider”. Have a Great week ! In art the children are making a 2021 Angela, Cherish, & Terrie handprint, a 2021 handprint firework, Explorers Theme of the week: Artic Animals This week the children are learning In story time the children are listening about “Artic Animals”. and looking at the book “Polar Bear Night”. In circle we are talking to the children about polar bears, artic foxes, the In music we are introducing a new narwhale, and walruses. We are also song adventure to the children. The looking at realistic pictures of these children are learning and singing the animals. song “Adventure Through The Snow”. We encourage parents to send pictures Our vocabulary words of the week in of the children in the snow or if you English and Spanish are artic/artico, have gone to see the polar bears at the and animals/animales. zoo. We will share these pictures on popcorn Wednesday. Have a great day! In art the children are making polar bears using cotton balls, making an Theresa, Lisa, and Cecilia artic fox, making a cupcake filter walrus, and a narwhale paper craft. Wesley Kids’ Korner www.wesleykidschildcareatfirstumc.org/newsletter Page 2

Rainbows Theme of the Week: New Year This week we are focusing on talking In science the children are and learning about “New Years” experimenting making fire works in a celebration. jar. In art the children are decorating a Our vocabulary words of the week in New Year hat and a making a New English and Spanish are Happy New Year mask. Years or Feliz Ano Nuevo.

In story time the children are Rainbow families, please tell us listening and looking at the books about how your family celebrated “Happy New Year’s Around The New Year’s. Please send it by email World”, “Shante Keys”, and “The New or send a note with your child. So Years Peas”. we can share with our friends during circle time. In music the children are learning . and singing the songs “New Year’s . Here” and “New Year’s Resolution”. Have a blessed week! .

Damaris and Janet . School-Age Theme of the Week: Online Schooling Throughout the morning and early On Tuesday the children are afternoon the children will log on working on water color paintings. to their online schooling. The On Wednesday the children are children will work on their doing a chalk galaxy drawing. schooling and any school work that has to get done. We will work On Thursday the children are with the children individually on painting the solar system. the work they have. On Friday the children will finish In the afternoon they will be any unfinished art projects. working on hands on projects.

On Monday they are making Have a great week! Happy New Year handprints. Vanessa & Marcella Martians Theme of the Week: New Years This week the children are and black light. learning about “New Years”. In math the children are using In circle time the children are party hats we made to play a New reading, listening, and looking at Year’s counting memory game. the books “The Night Before New Outdoors the children are having Years”, “Happy New Year, fun playing a New Year’s Everywhere”, and “Squirrels New scavenger hunt. Year’s Resolution”. Phrase for the week in English In art the children are making and Spanish is Happy New Year New Year party hats as well as or Feliz Ano Nuevo. making firework art.

In science the children are making a firework in a jar using Have a wonderful week! oil, glow in the dark paint, water, Alex and Jackie Wesley Kids’ Korner www.wesleykidschildcareatfirstumc.org/newsletter Page 3 el Menu´ January 4-8, 2021

Monday Breakfast: Scrambled eggs & whole grain toast, canned mandarin oranges, milk Lunch: Breaded chicken patty, mashed potatoes, can sliced carrots, canned pears, whole grain bread, milk Snack: Canned fruit cocktail, graham crackers, milk Tuesday Breakfast: Sausage muffin w/cheese, canned applesauce, milk Lunch: Hard beef tacos w/cheese, canned corn, canned pineapples, milk Snack: Chez it’s, milk Wednesday Breakfast: Oatmeal, canned plums, milk Lunch: Grilled ham & cheese sandwich, fresh cucumbers, thawed mango, milk Snack: Wheat thins w/cream cheese, milk Thursday Breakfast: Cornflakes, thawed blueberries, milk Lunch: Egg salad sandwich, canned peas/carrots, fresh pears, milk Snack: Bean & cheese roll, milk Friday Breakfast: Cottage cheese, whole grain toast, thawed peaches, milk Lunch: Spinach lasagna, canned green beans, fresh cantaloupe, milk Snack: Whole grain goldfish, fresh watermelon, milk “While we try to teach children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” -Angela Schwindl

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