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Waconia Kids Company

October Newsletter
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COVID Questions and Answers

Q: Do I have to pay if Kids' Company closes at any time due to COVID?
A: Anytime Kids' Company is closed, families are not responsible to pay for closed days that land on their contracted days.  Once Kids' Company reopens you will be responsible for your contract.
  
Q: Do I have to pay if my child has to quarantine due to expose in their school classroom
A: As long as Kids' Company is available on your contracted days you are responsible to pay or take comp days for absences no matter the reason.


Please remember if your child is ill to keep them at home.  

Please remember to notify Kids' Company if your child/ren have been sent home from school as well as any days after. The schools do not notify Kids' Company of any absences that happen during the school day. 
UPCOMING EVENTS

Location of care
MEA will be held at Bayview Elementary 24 S Walnut St, Waconia, MN 55387
Please park in the bus lanes and enter through door to main Kids Company room

Hours of care
6:00 am - 6:15 pm

What to bring
Two snacks(morning and afternoon)
bag lunch(if not provided on field trip)
Clothes that are appropriate to be outside in
Labeled water bottle


October 1st: 2 Hour Early Release Day! If your child is contracted for Fridays at Kids CO we will be expecting your child to attend unless notified otherwise. If your child is not contracted for Fridays unfortunately we will not be able to take them on Friday due to staffing.

October 20th MEA On site at Bayview

October 21st MEA
PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st- bowling from 9am-2pm(please have your child dropped off no later than 8:30 to attend the field trip)Children will load the bus at 9 am and return to Bayview around 2pm
Lunch is provided(slice of pizza, applesauce, cookie, and lemonade)
2nd and up- on site at Bayview.

October 22nd MEA
2nd and Up- bowling from 9am-2pm(please have your child dropped off no later than 8:30 to attend the field trip) Children will load the bus at 9 am and return to Bayview around 2pm
Lunch is provided(slice of pizza, applesauce, cookie, and lemonade)
PreK, Kindergarten and 1st- on site at Bayview.


*** If your child/ren will NOT be attending the School Closure Days you will be charged your regular contracted rate for the School Closure days that are the same as your contracted days. In order to NOT be charged you will have to contact Patty Karels - pkarels@isd110.org and request a COMP DAY. ***

All students will be going outside as long as the weather is above zero degrees and is not raining. 

IF YOU NO LONGER NEED CARE DURING A SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY YOU WILL HAVE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE NON SCHOOL DAY TO CANCEL YOUR STUDENTS REGISTRATION. ALL LAST MINUTE CANCELLATIONS WILL STILL BE CHARGED THE REGULAR SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY RATE.
PRESCHOOL NEWS
 

Welcome to October!  We have some fun things planned for this month.

 

Oct 11th-15th: Community Helpers   

This week we will be learning about different community helpers and how they help us.  We will get to visit with a Police Officer, we will get to make community helper crafts and talk about what we want to be when we grow up.  The letter of the week is E.  We will continue learning our numbers is spanish;

 

Oct. 18th-22nd: 5 Senses

This week is a very short week, due to MEA.  We will spend Monday and Tuesday learning about our 5 senses.  Wednesday thru Friday we will be at the Bayview Elementary location.

 

Oct. 25th-29th: Halloween:

This week we will talk about pumpkins, and all the fun things around Halloween.  We will be doing fun crafts of Bats, pumpkins and ghosts.  We will have a small Fall Festival on Friday with games, activities and a safe snack.  Letter of the week is F. In Spanish,  we will review our colors and numbers.

 

Please remember to send 2 snacks with your child each day, along with a water bottle.  We will be going outside everyday so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.

 

We have been experiencing issues with our cell phone that we use for dropping off and pick up.  We ARE able to receive text messages, so please text us until we can get the issue resolved.

 

Due to low enrollment numbers, preschoolers will be at the Bayview Elementary location over MEA break, October 19th, 20th and 21st.  As mentioned in a previous email, the field trip has been changed for the apple orchard to bowling in Buffalo.

 

Thank you for sharing your children with us, they are all amazing!

BAYVIEW NEWS
If your child/ren will not be attending Kids´ Company during a contracted day please call 952-442-0614 or email bvkidsco@isd110.org to let us know.

 
SOUTHVIEW NEWS

If your child/ren will not be attending Kids´ Company during a contracted day please call 952-442-0627 or email svkidsco@isd110.org to let us know.

LAKETOWN NEWS
If your child/ren will not be attending Kids´ Company during a contracted day please call 952-442-0667 or email ltkidsco@isd110.org to let us know.

Morning Drop off Location: Morning Kids co will be held in room C114. Please enter through door number 18 and then head to the room on the right hand side directly after the commons.

After school Pick up Location: We have a sign in the window that will indicate which groups are inside or outside. If your child is outside feel free to drive around to the back by the bus lanes and pick up outside. If it says your child is inside please park and walk through door 18 where a board will indicate which room your child is currently in. Then please walk to designated room and pick up your child(ren) from there.
 
Highlighted Staff of the Month!

We will have some highlighted staff of the month Starting in November! 
What the Staff of the month means is we will highlight the staff members that have gone  above and bey
ond their regular duties here at Kids' Company and we like to recognize them for all their hard work!
WEATHER
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With Fall making its way slowly to us please remember to pack the appropriate clothing for your children to be able to play in for both inside and outside. This includes:

Fall jacket/Sweatshirt
Close toed shoes
Extra clothing(just in case)
UPDATED 2021 - 2022 KIDS' CO HANDBOOK

https://isd110.org/sites/default/files/files/content/handbook_0.pdf
Don't forget to go and like Kids Company on Facebook! Where we post any important updates and all the photos from day to day projects and fun activities your children enjoy while they are at Kids CO! Below is the link to our Facebook Page
Waconia Kids' Company Facebook Page Waconia Kids' Company Facebook Page
Who to contact when your child will not be at Kids CO!

Southview Site- 952-442-0627
Site Lead-Yanet Rosales
Email-svkidsco@isd110.org


Bayview Site- 952-442-0614
Site Lead- Ashlie Scheuble
Email-bvkidsco@isd110.org


Laketown Site-952-442-0667
Site Lead- Ashley Karels
Email-ltkidsco@isd110.org


WEC Site- 952-442-0649
Site Leads- Rhonda 
Email-dokidsco@isd110.org


Requesting a comp day please contact Patty Karels
Email-pkarels@isd110.org
ACCOUNTING REMINDERS


Kids' Company billing is on a contract basis. You are charged your contract rate everyday Kids Company is open NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH SCHOOL CLOSING. 

Comp days are for contracted days that your child does not attend, but you do not want to pay your contracted rate for that day. You may also use Comp days for Non-school days!

If you have any questions about billing please contact Patty at: pkarels@isd110.org

If School closes due to the snow then Kids Co will also close and you will not be charged for that day.

If school calls a two hour delay before 6 am  Kids Co will do the same and open at 8 AM.

If school closes 2 hours early then Kids Co sites will let you know ASAP if Kids CO will close 2 hours earlier than normal schedule.




 
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