Y News C OR ON A - N O R C O

F A MIL Y Y MC A

IN OBSERVANCE WITH LABOR

DAY, THE YMCA WILL BE CLOSED

ON MONDAY, SEPT. 7th!

Guides Fall Camp Out

Sept. 22: Adventure

Guides Base Camp

Sat., Oct. 24: 19th

Annual Ira D. Calvert

Distinguished Service

Awards Dinner

Community events:

Thurs., Sept. 24:

Riverside County

Women’s Conference

Tues., Sept. 29: SACK

Imagine Dinner

Sat., Oct. 17: Inland

Empire Navy Birthday

Ball

Y STAFF meetings:

Fri., Sept. 4 @

9:30am. Site

Supervisor Meeting

Parent Orientation:

Mon., Aug. 31: City

Park

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 Care Programs

Director.

www.ymcacornor.org

A U G U S T 3 1 , 2 0 1 5

Youth Soccer starts September 15th!

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Ages 4-6 6:15pm-7pm Ages 7-10 7:15pm-8pm

Call today to sign up!

We are still accepting applications

for our child care programs!

FULL DAY PRESCHOOL

PART DAY PRESCHOOL

STATE & FIRST 5

P A G E 2

Thank you to Nora Shigemoto, Senior Program Director &

Food Facilitator or the YMCA Superior

FOOD ACCESS MAKES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE

The Y’s Year Round Food Programs compliment support for all areas of youth development.

Cognitive - Achievement Gap work, programs to address summer learning loss, readers

program, art programs

Physical - Physical activities, mobile recreation units, nutrition education, connection to

community resources for health care

Social–Emotional - Relationships with positive community role models, character development, opportunities to establish positive peer relationships, leadership building

activities and college readiness

The Corona-Norco Family YMCA is committed to providing opportunities that allow children access to quality food and healthy lifestyles. The ongoing effort of the Y-USA in commitment

to children and families has implemented a multi-faceted collaboration and resources in conjunction with the Walmart Foundation has created meal programs with YEAR ROUND

ACCESS to food for children in low income areas!

The Corona-Norco Family YMCA was generously awarded the Year Round Food Program Grant. With this opportunity the Corona-Norco Family YMCA is able to increase the amount

of nutritious food we provide to the children in our programs and community. The Y serves breakfast/lunch and snack to all our locations and we provide a healthy environment that

allows children to learn, grow, and thrive.

We would like to thank Nora Shigemoto, Food Facilitator from the YMCA of Superior in Doug-las County; for visiting us and providing great ideas to pass on to our families and the com-

munity we serve.

IN OBSERVANCE WITH LABOR DAY, THE YMCA

WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPT. 7th!

CALVERT – This week we are welcoming new children into our

classroom. As we start the year, our theme will be learning about the school

and school rules. Our focus for this week will be on names that we need to

know at school. Children will be getting familiarized with our new children in

the class and the teacher. We will be focusing on names and “all about me”

Home Gardens

P A G E 3

Theme: Labor Day Activities

Children will interview their parents about their jobs. They will bring in one

thing or tool that describes their parent’s work. The children will discuss it

with their classmates and see who has similar jobs. We will also assist the

children with their homework. We will practice counting, writing their first and last names, and site

words. The children will make a collage of different people working. They will use magazines or they

will draw people.

activities. Every child will get to bring in a personal picture that will be attached to our classroom

board. We will also be introducing the children to areas of interest in the classroom and be given a tour

of the class.

SCHOOL AGE - This week in school age class we are studying the six pillars of good manners. This first

week, we will be discussing respect. “Respect is treating everyone, no matter what religion, race or

culture, male or female, rich or poor, in a way that you would want to be treated”. We will discuss and

write down words and actions that are used and that can hurt each other. It’s about showing good

manners to all people.

STATE PRESCHOOL FULL DAY - We are celebrating the end of the summer and the beginning of the

new school year. To kick off the New Year, we will be having activities that reflect our Back-to–School

theme. On September 4, 2015 our class will have a pajama day where we will read “Llama Llama Red

Pajama”. So grab your back pack and let’s get ready for the new school year in style.

Main Y

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Teen Center

day as well as dancing your way into a better lifestyle.

We also offer Senior Classes $5.00 Dollars the 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 4 pm and 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 form part of

Anime Club, every Tuesday at 4:00pm!

This week here at our Teen Center the Teens had a really fun week doing

many crafts and activities like Three Dimensional Miro Art, Teen Zentangle,

recycle old magazine art, sharpie crafts and much more. Next week the

Teens will be having much more fun! The Teens will be doing Bouncy Doddle

Balls, Mirror spoon crafts, Sharpie creations, Decorative pens, duct tape art

and much more and to end our fun week the Teens will be having a great

time playing board games and a fun game of Loteria.

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

Citrus Circle Here at Citrus Circle we continue to provide the opportunity for the children to do

his/her homework and to assist them when help is needed after school. Parents

should be checking their homework packet at home. After homework is completed,

the children can pick an activity in one of the centers. The hot wheels, Uno and

mancala seem to be a favorite every day.

On Fridays there is no homework so the children painted pictures to decorate the

classroom. This Friday we will have a Game Day. The children can bring a game from home.

P A G E 5

Jurupa

Toddlers - During this week the toddler classroom will be engaging in a

fun filled week about health. Some activities that we plan to do include

toothbrush painting, stretches and exercises, gluing food plates using

collage materials such as newspaper cutouts of foods, cotton balls, tissue

paper, Popsicle sticks, yarn, and more. It’ll be a week aimed towards making safe and healthy choices for

personal care and hygiene.

Preschool 1 – This week our children will be going back to school. We will go over the rules and safety

in our classroom. In circle time we will discuss how to keep our bodies safe. During open centers

children will work on fine motor skills by sorting matching and cutting. Art children will create name tags

using stickers markers colors glue shapes and confetti.

Preschool 3 – The children will be exploring safari week. They will learn about the jungle and animals

that live in the Jungle. Children will collage different materials. Friday children will go on a safari hunt

looking for the jungle animals on the playground.

School age – The children will split into two groups. The kindergarteners will enjoy small group games

and collage activities. The older children will have group games and will start a globe project. The

children will begin to design a globe and how they will complete the globe to be hung up in the class.

City Park

“Beginning of the year”. The children will be getting acquainted with our school and the new friends

and teachers here. They will be doing lots of fun activities this week. They will painting with salt,

making a bean and toothpick sculpture and discovering what happens when you mix different colors

together. A quick note to parents, it is mandatory that you drop off and pick up your child at your

contracted hours.

Welcome to all. This week we welcome new friends to our center. Our First Five

class is opening again. Last week, we did a study on Eric Carle books. One day we

read the book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?” For snack, we made

bears out of bananas and blueberries. Outside, we planted a new fall garden. We

planted beans, cucumbers and some flowers. We are continuing to monitor the

growth of our pumpkins that we planted last month. We are hoping to have

pumpkins for a City Park Pumpkin Patch in October. This week, our unit of study is

Harada

YMCA Birthdays

Theme: colors cause and effect

Last week we had a lot of fun decorating the YMCA baseball hats, the kids were

doing sports activities which they enjoyed a lot. This week we will discuss the

topic cause and effect. The children will learn the process of mixing colors and

making new colors, they will acquire knowledge by observing and exploring, to create the new colors.

They will make a marble project, a Tie dye shirt; they will make rainbow play dough. They will play the

Dominos game and do art painting. For Story time we will have the Book: Night House Bright House. Chil-

dren will read and draw their own pictures about Cause and effect.

To Our Y NEW EMPLOYEES

Moses Cruz 06-29-2015: Admin

Beatriz DeCaro 07-27-2015: Main Y

Taylor Greene 07-27-2015: Harada

Lorena Gonzalez 08-01-2015: Admin

Josephine Rojas 08-18-2015: Jurupa

Let us all welcome our newest staff to the

Corona Norco Family YMCA!

P A G E 6

Merrill

We look forward to seeing our children back in session on

Tuesday, September 1st!

Gloria Martinez Cuevas 1-Aug

Indoor Causey 4-Aug

Veronica Flores 6-Aug

Leticia Hernandez 7-Aug

Daniela Ponce 9-Aug

Sumra Rangoonwala 11-Aug

Maria Chihuahua 13-Aug

Sonja Monreal 14-Aug

Yesireth Meneses-Dircio 16-Aug

Emily Phou 17-Aug

Rebecca Spiegel 17-Aug

Mari Ulrich 19-Aug

Bertha Estrada 22-Aug

Maria Perez 25-Aug

Marlene Contreras 27-Aug

P A G E 7

** 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.

www.ymcacornor.org/job-openings

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

Thank you to our Calvert Dinner Supporters! *As of Friday, August 28

BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery

Burger Boss Callaway Winery

Calvert Properties Chiropractic Network Injury Care &

Prevention Citizen’s Business Bank

Congressman Ken Calvert Corona Chamber of Commerce

Corona Fire Department Corona Police Department

Green River Golf Club Jeff & Debbie Miller

Lifetime Fence Supply Inc.

Miguel’s Restaurants

Monster Energy Company Pieology Pizzeria

RA Sushi Richard Nixon Foundation

Rodrigo’s Restaurant Round Table Pizza

Santa Anita Park Sawdust Art & Craft Festival

Scandia TAPS Fish House & Brewery

UFC Gym South Corona Vulcan Materials

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

Basketball Season starts July 29th.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

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

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

P A G E 8

Youth & Government We had a great time visiting the local

schools last week and a lot of students

interested!

Deadline for applications at September 4th.

Interviews will begin September 8th.

If you would like to speak with the Y & G

delegates or assist them with their

research, please contact Lorena Gomez at

gomez@ymcacornor.org or (951)736-9622.

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 Aug 25: Base Camp at Main Y

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

P A G E 9

Upcoming Events

Did you know that the Corona-Norco Family YMCA is helping children and families

weather the economic storm? Every day we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity

to learn, grow and thrive. The Y now operates eight program sites with a continuum of care for children in the Corona-Norco and Jurupa Valley Unified School Districts ages 18

months to high school. We are always looking for support from our community. If you would like more information of how you can help, please contact Lorena Gomez (951)

736-1415 or gomez@ymcacornor.org The Corona-Norco Family YMCA is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization classified by the Internal Revenue Service.

Thank you for your continued support of YOUR YMCA!

The Y is proud to partner with SACK for

The Inaugural Imagine Dinner: The Y is proud to partner with the NAVSEA

Corona Division for the Inaugural Inland Empire Navy Birthday Ball

The Y is proud to partner with for the

Riverside County Women’s Conference

WHAT WHEN TIME WHERE COST

CPR/1st Aid Class Sat, Sept. 19,

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 Sat, Sept. 12, 2015

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 One-on-one les-

sons drums, piano and

for woodwinds/brass,

guitar. Call Main Y

951-736 to register -9622

Soccer Starts: Sept 15th 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

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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