The newsletter provides updates for the month of January at KELC. It announces that bottle cap collection has started for a bench, field trips to the Cleveland History Center, and three new giraffes joining KELC. Reminder and closed dates are also included, as well as upcoming events like a Mad Hatter's Tea and a show-and-share day about holiday gifts. The classroom news discusses getting back to routine after the holidays and plans to study recycling through activities using donated items.

1. Another year is here and I am wondering how time has flown by so fast! January is usually a slow month; however, this year
we have many things happening. We need your help this month collecting bottle caps to be melted into a bench. Our
collection will keep going until we have 400lbs. of caps, so get your family involved and let’s get collecting. The ELI field trips start up
again this month as we visit the Cleveland History Center formerly known as Western Reserve. In addition we have 3 new friends
starting this month that will be Giraffes. Please join me in welcoming Julian, Bryson, and Savannah. We are so glad to have them at
KELC!
Lastly, we started trying out an app called “Remind”. I know oftentimes papers get lost, emails go unchecked, and information on the
door board is forgotten, so we are trialing this to see if you find it helpful. We look forward to your feedback on this new form of
communication. Happy New Year! Jeni Hoover
January 2016 Newsletter
Upcoming Dates:
January 2 – CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
January 2 – New Cycle – Tuition Due
January 5 – Birds’ Visit to Library
January 11 – Swimming (2:30-3:30pm)
January 16 – New Cycle – Tuition Due
January 18 – ELI Visitor
January 19 – ELI TRIP – Cleveland History Center
January 20 – Giraffes’ Visit to Library
January 25 – Swimming (2:30-3:30pm)
January 31 – Parent meeting in Education Center
5:30pm
Reminder: Don’t forget to send your child with a hooded towel for
swimming dates. This makes it much easier to walk back and forth to the
pool and reduces falls.
2017 KELC Closed Days:
• Teacher In-services – April 7th
, May 4th
& 5th
, August 4th
,
November 3rd
• Holidays – January 2nd
, May 29th
, July 4th
, September 4th
,
November 23rd
& 24th
, December 22nd
& 25th
You will need to make alternate arrangements for your children on
these days as KELC will be closed.
Learning to Recycle
We are starting to collect bottle caps/lids to be melted into a
bench for the children to use alongside the “little library” that
was donated to us from The Stocker Foundation. A letter was
sent home in December regarding this, and we have attached a
list of acceptable lids.
As you collect your lids at home,
bring them in to KELC and we
will have a bucket to fill. Here
is a picture of what our bench
will look like after we collect
400lbs. of caps!
Kendal Intergenerational News:
This month we have a great Intergen planned in the Langston –
We have our annual Mad Hatter’s Tea! Please come and join us
on January 26th
at 3:15pm in the Langston for a
great time. Don’t forget your silly hats!
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.

2. From the KELC Teachers:
From the Classroom:
The holiday season is always such a busy time. Even though I enjoy it immensely, I am always a little relieved when it is over
and we can get back to our normal routine. So many of our friends traveled this year all over the United States, and to Israel,
Mexico, and Japan. We look forward to everyone coming back and sharing stories of their holidays. Soon we will have a
show-and-share day where the children can bring in one of their favorite gifts to show their friends and share during play time.
Thank you so much to all the parents and families that came to our holiday program, shared traditions in the classroom, and
wished us well! Not only do the children learn from us, but also we learn so much from them and their families.
This month we will be studying recycling. If you would like to bring in some interesting “clean” recyclable items it would be
appreciated. We will be using them for many activities, including collages, sculptures, sorting, measuring, and discussing.
Mary, Sara, Macie, Robin and Karen