Wesley Kids Korner January 11-15, 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 This week the children are babies to move along while we continuing to learn about sing “I’m A Little Snowman” and “Winter”. “Penguin”. We will continue using our In story time the children are problem solving and fine motor listening and looking at the books skills by filling up our creamer “Donald Makes A Snow Friend” bottle snowman with cotton balls. and “Biscuits Snow Day”. In art the children are painting a Our vocabulary word of the week penguin and the older children in English and German are snow will be encouraged to use a paint or schnee. brush. The children are also marble painting a snow globe using Tupperware and marbles. Have a great week! In music we are encouraging the Roberta and Clarita Little & Big Dippers Theme of the Week: Winter Animals This week the children are learning In large motor skills we are teaching about “Winter Animals”. the children animal yoga poses. In story time the children are listening Outdoors weather permitting the and looking at the books “I Am Small” children are drawing with chalk on a and “Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do large piece of paper and playing in the You Hear?”. sandbox. In music the children are learning and Our vocabulary word of the week in singing the song “If You Are A Polar English and Spanish is bear or oso. Bear & You Know It”. In art the children are making a snowy Have a Great week ! owl, artic animal suncatchers, free art to have the children draw their favorite Angela, Cherish, & Terrie artic animal. In science the children are listening to different winter animals sounds. Explorers Theme of the week: Health & Nutrition This week the children are learning In art the children are making a salad about “Health & Nutrition”. We are using paper, a garden window, a col- talking to the children about the im- lage with healthy and unhealthy foods, portance of being healthy. and making a body out of vegetables and fruits. In story time the children are listening and looking at the books “Fruits”, Outdoors weather permitting the chil- “Healthy Habits”, and “Vegetables”. dren are learning exercises and run- ning around the Courtyard. For popcorn Wednesday we are asking to please send in pictures of your fami- Our vocabulary word for this week in ly exercising or doing some type of English and Spanish is healthy or sa- physical activity. ludable.

In music the children are learning and Have a great day! singing the song “A Healthy Meal”. Theresa, Lisa, and Cecilia

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Rainbows Theme of the Week: Winter This week the children are learn- For letter recognition the children ing about “Winter are playing “Alphabet Swat”. Weather”. In music the children are In story time the children are lis- learning and singing the songs tening and looking at the books “Snowy Pokey” and “I’m A Great “A Silly Snow Day” and Big Snowman”. “Sledding”. In writing the children are using In science the children are silver glitter to trace the word making and playing with play snow. snow. Our vocabulary word of the week In art the children are making a in English and Spanish are handprint polar bear craft and a winter or invierno. winter tree. Have a blessed week!

Damaris and Janet School-Age Theme of the Week: Online Schooling / Science Throughout the morning and early Q-tips, and food coloring. afternoon the children will log on to On Wednesday the children are their online schooling. The children making a lava lamp using oil, water, will work on their schooling and any school work that has to get done. We and Alka Seltzer tablets. will work with the children individually On Thursday the children are working on the work they have. on a skittle science experiment. The This week the children are working on children will watch the colors mix. hands on science experiments. On Friday the children are making a snow storm in a jar using baby oil, On Monday the children are making a rain cloud using shaving cream, food white paint, and Alka Seltzer tablets. coloring, and water. Have a great week!

On Tuesday the children are making Vanessa & Marcella magic milk by using milk, soap, Martians Theme of the Week: 100 Days Of School We have finally reached 100 days of In math we are completing our 100th school!!!! day fitness fun challenge and we are . also counting how many times we can This week in circle the children are complete a given task in 100 seconds. . listening, looking, and reading the books “100 Day Worries”, “I’ll Teach In art the children are using 100 beads . My Dog 100 Words”, and “100 Things to make a pattern necklace, making a That Make Me Happy”. These are just a 100 day hat, and drawing a picture of . few books to help us celebrate our what we would buy with $100. . special day! Our vocabulary words in English and . In writing the children are working on Spanish are one hundred/cien and the prompts “It’s the 100th day of numbers/numeros. . school…” and “When I am 100 years . old…”. Have a wonderful week! . In science the children are working on making predictions about how big or Alex and Jackie . tall stacks of 100 items are. .

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Monday Breakfast: Rice pudding, canned applesauce, milk Lunch: Chicken salad w/elbow macaroni, thawed peas/carrots, fresh apples, saltines, milk Snack: Wow butter on toast w/fresh banana slices, milk Tuesday Breakfast: Malt o meal, canned peaches, milk Lunch: Ground beef & cheese burrito, fresh broccoli florets, fresh oranges, milk Snack: Pretzels, cream cheese, milk Wednesday Breakfast: Boiled eggs, whole wheat toast, canned pineapples, milk Lunch: Arroz con pollo, mixed veggies, fresh watermelon, milk Snack: Goldfish and fresh cucumbers, milk Thursday Breakfast: Cheerios, thawed organic blueberries, milk Lunch: Mac n cheese w/ham bits, canned green beans, fresh cantaloupe, milk Snack: Pepperoni pizza bagels, milk Friday Breakfast: Breakfast burrito w/eggs, & hash browns, fresh pears, milk Lunch: Pinto beans, canned corn, canned mandarin oranges, homemade cornbread, milk Snack: Animal crackers & sugar free Jell-O, milk

“Allow children to be happy in there own way, for what better way will they find,” -Samuel Johnson

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