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Upcoming Y Events:

Tues., Dec. 8 @ 7pm:

Adventure Guides Board

Meeting @ Main Y

Thurs., Dec. 10 @

5:30pm: Y&G Delegates

meeting

Sun., Dec. 13 Adventure

Guides Holiday Party

Tues., Dec. 15 @

3:30pm: GRAND

OPENING of the Y Infant

Center at River Road

Park

Sat., Feb. 27 @ 11am

2nd Annual Fire & Ice

Chili Cook-Off

Classes @ the Y:

Sat., Dec 12: CPR/1st

Aide @ Main Y

Parent Meetings:

Tues., Dec. 8 @ 6pm. Y

Infant Center Parent

Orientation night.

Y STAFF meetings:

Tues., Dec. 8 @ 10am.

Admin & Site Supervisor

Meeting

Job Openings:

Van Drivers

Teacher Aides

Teachers

*See page 7 for details

Download job application

from the Y website: and

return to Main Y, Attention:

Monica Hunter, Child

Development Administrator.

www.ymcacornor.org

D E C E M B E R 7 , 2 0 1 5

ENROLL TODAY! CALL 951-734-8026

YMCA Youth Center at Merrill:

312 S. Merrill St., Corona, CA 92882.

Mon-Fri 6:00am-6:00pm

Eligibility is based on income, family size, and a need for childcare services.

P A G E 2

STATE FULL TIME PRESCHOOL - This week we will be learning about

Polynesian/Samoan clothing, food, and the Island children. They will make

bottom wraps, sandals and learning how to say words and numbers in

Samoan. Towards the end of the week the children will get to taste Samoan

food like rice, pineapple, and coconut milk.

Home Gardens Theme: Weather

P A G E 3

Part Time Preschool - Last week we ended our Fall Theme with a Thanksgiving feast on Wednesday.

The children dressed up ready for Thanksgiving dinner and the parents joined us. The children enjoyed

sharing this time with family and friends. This month we will be studying “Children around the World”

and we will be focusing on different cultures and their clothing. Every week we will be focusing on

different traditions. This week we are introducing Kwanza. As for the rest of the week we are focusing on

the letters W, Z, X, Q, the color green, and the shape pentagon. The children are counting 1-9. We will

be working on lacing, zipping and counting buttons. On Friday, it is Color of the Week Day. The children

will be wearing green. We will continue to learn about fruits and vegetables as we focus on new foods

around the world. Next week we will be focusing on two new cultures and continue learning about

clothing.

SCHOOL AGE - We will be celebrating the holiday season with studying the “Christmas tree.” We will be

creating books on the different styles of Christmas trees. Our crafts will be including tree paintings, tree

crafts, paper trees and a collage of outdoor items from nature. We will discuss stories about famous

trees and ask what traditions the kids have with buying their own Christmas trees.

Main Y

Children will draw and write about items they can wear in the cold. What types

of things can be done in the cold weather? What type of food they eat or drink

in the cold. We will discuss who is cold and who is hot. The children will bring

in their weather forecast they saw or heard on TV the night before and make a poster about the different

forecasts.

The children will make an art project using pine cones, paint, and tissue paper.

We will work on sharing, caring, being respectful to one another, use of soft voices, and working as a

team. They children will get homework help and work on spelling words, site words, and numbers.

P A G E 4

Harada

Theme: Holidays and Different Cultures

This month we will have different Holidays of different cultures. This week we

will investigate how people celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. We will share

with the children that some people celebrate Kwanzaa from December 26 to January 1st. African traditions

are giving gifts away during Kwanzaa time; their gifts must always include a book to emphasize the

African tradition. We will also share with the kids when and what cultures celebrate Hanukkah, what kind

of food do they eat, how many days do they observe, and their traditions. Also we will make a Menorah

and Kwanzaa chain with construction paper. For Literacy we will have some articles with facts about

Kwanzaa and Hanukkah.

City Park Happy Holidays from City Park. Last week, we started our investigation about clothes.

Ms. Bousha talked about the different features on clothes such as button, zippers,

and Velcro. We practiced on our fastener boards. Ms. Marisa’s class talked about what

types of clothes we wear for different types of weather. They also painted with shoes

and gave the baby dolls a bath. This week, Ms. Bousha’s class will be talking about

the features of clothes. We will be doing activities that involving using clothespins to hang clothes up. Ms.

Marisa’s class will also be talking about the features of clothes as well. They will making mittens, and t-

shirts.

P A G E 5

Jurupa

Toddlers – This week the toddler classroom will be working on a theme

about snow. We plan to do activities that include salt painting, frosting art,

and ice dye/melting. We are definitely looking forward to some frosty fun!

Merrill

swers such as “They are fun, make me feel better, and they share all their toys.” The classroom is

filled with projects from the Gingerbread Man.

Next week, we will be exploring the question “What sounds do we hear at school? Where do they come

from?” Our books are “Too Many Tamales”, “Crazy Pizza Day”, and “A World of Families”. This will lead

into discussions about health choices for our body and the sounds we hear to make these healthy op-

tions. Merrill is looking forward to our next study as well as the end of the year.

As our first week of December has just begun, the atmosphere at Merrill is

filled with smiling faces and giggles. Merrill is wrapping up the last two

weeks of their creative curriculum: Beginning the Year. This week we talked

about the meaning of friendship. Our teachers asked the students “what do

you like about your friends?” The teachers heard an array of different an-

Preschool 1 – This week the children will begin a study on clothes. This week we will discuss what

clothing items we should wear during winter. Children will create art projects using winter as a theme,

collage and painting will be done with the children. The children will help create a chart with what type

of weather do they like.

Preschool 2 - This week we are continuing our study on trees. We will be asking children to describe the

trees in their surroundings. Children will also learn to identify and name the different parts that make up

a tree. Children will also be leaf painting with leaves from different types of trees. On Friday the class will

construct a tree.

Preschool 3 - This week we will work on shapes. The shape of the week is circle and a diamond these

shapes go great with our theme which we are currently working on which is balls. We will be having

families look for household items that the children find that they can bring and share and explain what

shape it is.

Teen Center

We also offer Zumba Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10-11 am and 6-7 pm. The classes

are $3.00 dollars. From week to week the Zumba classes range from classic Latin salsa to today’s modern

pop music. We have large and smaller classes to fit your need as well as multiple classes throughout the

week. It is a wonderful way to unwind and relax after a long day as well as dancing your way into a better

lifestyle.

Here at the YMCA Teen Center we also offer classes for Seniors for $5.00 per class. We have Core Workout

with Pilates and Yoga on Thursdays from 9:30–10:30 am. There is also cardio fitness on Mondays from

11-12 noon. We would like to invite all seniors in our community to our classes. This class is perfect for

anyone who is just starting off or to those who’ve been doing this for a while.

The Home Gardens Public Library is proud to serve the community with the following free and educational

programs! Our toddler story time, commonly known as “Wiggles and Giggles” is a fun bi-weekly event

(Wednesday & Fridays) for infants and school aged children. Bilingual story time, “Aventura’s de Lecture”

takes place ever Wednesday afternoon at 4pm. Children are introduced to the world of literacy and

culture, with arts and crafts that follow. All community teens (ages 10 and up) are invited to the Anime

Club, every Tuesday at 4:00pm!

P A G E 6 Citrus Circle Happy December from Citrus Circle! Last week we started on our holiday crafts and

talking about the holidays. The kids love making decorations so we have been paint-

ing pine cones and making artwork for the walls. We continue with our routine of arts

and crafts, homework/open centers, outside play and computers. Parents please con-

tinue to check your child’s homework and let us know if they need any extra assis-

tance. This week we will talk about holidays in different cultures and make artwork

pertaining to that culture. On Wednesday we will be having a parent meeting at 5pm.

Homework help Monday- Friday from 2:00-6:00pm

Tutoring Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s from 3:30-4:30 pm

This week the Teens had fun making many fun crafts and activities like Corn

starch experiment, also making their own snow globe, popsicle stick snow

flake, they will also have fun with a fun scavenger hunt that we have

prepared for them. To end our fun week we have a special guest coming to

visit us his name is Pete Vanderbilt he will be coming to do some science

experiments with the teens how exciting!!!Next week the teens will be

making T-shirt pillows, Linear sculptures, paper sculptures and coffee filter

snowman and much more to end our fun week we will watch “The Polar

express and enjoy a hot chocolate YUMMM!!!!

To Our Y NEW EMPLOYEES

Kaitlyn Jensen 09-01-2015: Merrill

Sonia Flores 09-01-2015: Jurupa

Sonia Rosales 09-01-2015: City Park

Mary Jane Corral 09-04-2015 Merrill

Cherie Cardoza 10-26-2015 Main Y

Luciano Murillo 10-30-2015 Home Gardens

Let us all welcome our newest staff to the

Corona Norco Family YMCA!

P A G E 7

YMCA Birthdays

** Van Driver: Must have Passenger endorsement

and a Class B Driver license

** Teacher: Must have a California Teacher's per-

mit and 1-year experience with desired results

and environmental rating scale

** Teacher Aides: Must have 6 units.

Download job application from the Y website: and return to Main Y, Attention: Monica Hunter, Child

Care Programs Director.

http://www.ymcacornor.org

Do you think you have what it

takes? Or you know someone who does? We are hiring:

Zumba Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri at 10am and 6pm. Only

$3 per class. Call the Y Community Center for

more info: (951) 280-0783

Cardio Fitness Mondays at 11am. Only $5 per class

Call the Y Community Center for more

info: (951) 280-0783

Core Workout with

Pilates & yoga Mondays at 11am. Only $5 per class Call the Y Community Center for more info: (951) 280-0783

Re'shon Mason 19-Dec

Yesenia Beltran 20-Dec

Veronica Martinez 21-Dec

Katrina Verduga 22-Dec

Shauna Ruiz 28-Dec

Karate Location: YMCA Main : 1331 River Road Cost: Y-Members $35.00/mo Non-Members

$45.00/mo. Classes available for Adults and Children age 5 & up! Call the Main Y to schedule: (951) 736-9622

Flag Football started Nov 3rd.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Ages 4-6 6:15pm-7:00pm

Ages 7-10 7:15pm-8:00pm

P A G E 8

Youth & Government The delegates will be meeting all week for Mock Bill Hearing to prepare for our Bill Hearing Night

on Monday, November 30th.

Weekly Y&G Delegate meeting: Thursday, December 10th at 5:30pm.

Music Lessons Y Ensemble: Thursdays at 6:30pm practice.

Come join us!

Private music lessons taught by professional musicians/instructors with performance and

teaching experience. 1/2 Hour Lessons $20

Members. $25 Non Members. Call the Main Y

to schedule: (951) 736-9622

Adventure Guides Dec 8 Board Meeting at Main Y @ 7pm

Dec 13 Holiday Party “Polar Express” theme

If you are interested in this program, contact

Kathleen Murphy at (951) 736-1415 or

kmurphy@ymcacornor.org

Cheerleading Practices are on Thursdays

JR STARS (Beg. 5, 6, 7) 6:30pm-7:00pm

SR STARS (Beg. 8 & Up) 7:10—7:40pm

$105 Paid in Full for 15 weeks. $55 Paid in 2 payments. $8 Paid at each weekly lesson www.cyscallstars.com or call (909) 948-3861

WHAT WHEN TIME WHERE COST

CPR/1st Aid Class Sat., Dec. 12,

2015

8:30am Main Y Call 800-325-4468 for

pricing info

Cardio Fitness Monday 11:00am - 12:00pm Y Community Center

$5 per class

Core Workout with Pilates/

Yoga

Thursday 9:30am - 10:30am Y Community Center

$5 per class

Health & Safety Class TBD 8:30am Main Y Call 800-325-4468 for pricing info

Karate Monday & Wednesdays

Beginners 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Int/Advanced 7:15pm - 8:00pm

Call Main Y to register

Cost $45 Member, $55 Non members. Cost is per month.

Music Lessons Call Main Y to register 951-736-9622

One-on-one lessons for drums, piano and

woodwinds/brass, guitar.

Flag Football Started: Nov 3rd Tuesday & Thursday

Ages 4-6 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Ages 7-10 7:15pm - 8:00pm

Call Main Y to register

Cost $45 Member, $55 Non members

Zumba Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri

10:00am - 11:00am

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Y Community Center

$3 per class

Cheerleading Thursdays JR STARS 6:30-7pm SR STARS 7:10-7:40

Youth Center at Harada

Call 909-948-3861

P A G E 9

CORONA-NORCO FAMILY YMCA

1331 River Road, Corona, CA 92880

Phone: 951-736-1415

Fax: 951-736-6759

Website: ymcacornor.org

If you have questions or suggestions about this newsletter,

please email Rebecca Spiegel at spiegel@ymcacornor.org. www.facebook.com/YMCACorNor