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

F A MIL Y Y MC A

Mon., Nov. 30 @ 6pm:

Youth & Government Bill

Hearing Night @ Corona

Public Library

Thurs., Dec. 3 @

5:30pm: Y&G Delegates

meeting

Tues., Dec. 8 @ 7pm:

Adventure Guides Board

Meeting @ Main Y

Sun., Dec. 13 Adventure

Guides Holiday Party

Classes @ the Y:

Sat., Dec 12: CPR/1st

Aide @ Main Y

Y STAFF meetings:

Fri., Dec. 4 @ 9:30am.

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

N O V E M B E R 3 0 , 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.

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Thank you to the Circle City Rotary, Heart of Lala Rainbow and Hemborg Ford for donating Turkey and dinners to our families at the Y. Because of the generous donations, our families enjoyed

their Thanksgiving Dinners.

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Harada

Theme : Dinosaurs

After having fun all last week working on fall and Thanksgiving

activities, this week we will learn about Dinosaurs. We will be

studying how dinosaurs became extinct; how many types of dinosaurs; how many years they

lived; and which ones were meat eaters and which ones were herbivores. In addition to the research, children will make paper maché dinosaurs, Dinosaur bone X-rays, and salt dough

fossils. We will read the story “The Last Dinosaur”. Children will listen to the story, retell the story, and then write and draw their own story.

City Park Happy Holidays from City Park. We hope everyone had a nice holiday with their

families. Last week we finished up our unit on buildings. This week we will be starting

our investigation of clothing. We will be looking at different types of clothing and

fabrics.

A reminder to parents that the Gift Mart will be on Saturday, December 5, 2015. You will be

receiving your ticket on Monday, November 30, 2015. Do not lose your ticket, you will not

receive another one.

State full time preschool - This month we will be studying, “Children

around the World.” Our focus will be on Canada and Alaska, and the way

they live and dress in the colder regions. Our theme for the week is

“clothing” and we will look at pictures and storybooks to learn what people

wear in Alaska and Canada. Our activities will include making a vest, ribbon

skirts and more.

Home Gardens Theme: Winter

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Part Time Preschool - Last week our first five classes continued working on fall themed activities. The

children had the opportunity to learn about clothing that we wear during the fall season. Children were

also introduced to pilgrims by stories such as, “The First Thanksgiving”. Since we are an “all about

family care center” we sent home a family project for the children and their parents to decorate. This

gave them an opportunity to explore their homes in search of three dimensional items to decorate a

thankful turkey. In class the children had the opportunity to share by dictation and drawings, pictures

things that they are thankful for. They also brought back their projects and presented them to their

peers. From the joyous looks on the children’s faces, you could tell they enjoyed sharing their projects!

This week our children will enjoy working on crafts related to the harvest holiday. We will be showing

“Charlie Browns First Thanksgiving” on Wednesday! Coming up next week…our children will be

introduced to the “clothing” theme and what kind of clothes children wear from around the world?!? Let’s

find out!

SCHOOL AGE - School age is saying goodbye to fall and hello to the winter holiday season. We are

going to discuss the start of the holiday season by writing out their wish list, cutting out a collage of toys

and goodies, and writing down their holiday traditions. We have been doing well with the canned food

drive, but still need more donations to get to our goal; we CAN do it!! And a BIG thank you again, to

those who have already donated cans.

Main Y

Winter can make people excited for snow, cool crisp weather, blue grey skies

and the upcoming holidays.

Students will write or draw a poem about their feelings of winter.

K-6 will learn the meaning of winter. They will learn how to spell new words like: sunny, clouds, cloudy,

foggy, humid, thermometer and temperature. Students will pick one of the news words they have learned

to write a story and share it with the class. Students will make a thermometer and test them indoors and

outdoors to learn more about weather. They will make a temperature chart and create a weather picture

of clouds, rain, snow an fog.

Continuing programs: Homework help, dance class, reading, math, outside/inside fun. Make temperature

chart, make clouds, rain, sunny, and foggy weather picture.

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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 9 program sites with a continuum of care for children in the Corona-Norco and Jurupa Valley

Unified School Districts ages 6 weeks 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!

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Jurupa

Toddlers - For the week of November 30 to December 4, 2015 the toddler

classroom will be working on a theme about articles of clothing. We plan to

incorporate fine motor skills through practicing zipping and buttoning

Merrill

In the upcoming week, we will be focusing on the questions “how do we make and keep friends?” as

well as “how can we be part of a group?” This will be a fun week as we play games such as duck, duck,

goose and hot potato to build our students together as a team physically. We will revisit the classic

book “The Gingerbread Man” to talk about what happens when we are not so nice to others. This

upcoming week is full of discovery as we step into the month of December.

This week, our students enjoyed learning about who works at our school.

They made art that resembles the people that work at the school. Our

classes also had dress up day where the children got to wear their pajamas

to school. Our students are growing so much socially, emotionally, and

cognitively.

articles of clothing as well as through dress up materials supplied in the home living centers. Some of the

other activities we plan to include also consist of a sticker art, clothes themed collages, and a shirt

decoration activity.

Preschool 1 – This week our preschool classroom will be learning about the features of clothes. We will

read the book for “We got the Button and the Mitten”. We will also create a clothing size collage using

different fabric. We will play matching and playing matching games using fabric.

Preschool 2 – This week we will be studying trees. Children will explore the trees outside. We will

describe them and draw a picture. On Friday we will be painting with leaves

Preschool 3 - This week we will be discovering recycling and how we can use that in our classroom and

our community.

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 7 Citrus Circle Hello from Citrus Circle! Last week we had a short week and the kids did not have

school so we played board games, made decorations for our potluck and worked on

puzzles. On Wednesday we had a family potluck at our center and the parents came

to join us. Everyone had a lot of fun. This week we are back to our normal schedule.

We will continue to assist children with their homework and provide activities for

them to learn and have fun. Parents please make sure to continue to check your

child’s homework when they get home.

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 their own Turkey using Pine cones and

accessories. They will also be making Thankful trees. To end our fun week

we will have a small thanksgiving potluck and much more… I hope everyone

had a nice Thanksgiving Holiday welcome back!! Next week the Teens will be

having a good time making many fun crafts and activities like Corn starch

experiment, making their own snow globe, and 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. His

name is Pete Vanderbilt. Pete will do some science experiments with the

teens. How exciting!!!

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!

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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

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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 3rd 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

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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