Kids' Corner 2-3 News Letter 1/18/19

The first photo is of Veronica and her posse of friends from soccer/Lincoln/Kids' Corner.

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From: Kids' Corner
Date: Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 5:05 PM

Kids' Corner 2018-19 2-3 Newsletter Date: 1/18/19 Upcoming Events 1/28 Parent Open House 5:30p-6:30p 2/4 ERD. Field trip to Altitude in Billerica 2/26 Summer Programs Open House Held at Kids Corner 5:30p-7:00p 4/6 EPIC NIGHT OUT Woburn Country Club Summer Registration is Ongoing! Reminders Winter is coming on strong this weekend. Please remember to pack snow pants, gloves/mittens and boots. The sleds will be out next week! Projects Paper mache planets, 2-ingredient clay, DIY game boards and paper fold-out animals were some of the projects keeping us busy in the 2-3 room. We also started Mini Courses this month, and they have been off to a great start. Weaving, Stop Animation, Clay, and Sports and Games are just a few of the offerings this year. The Starry Messenger Galileo Galilei came to Kids Corner to tell us about his experiments and his newest invention, the telescope. The kids were transported back to the year 1612 as he told many stories about discoveries he made in our own solar system, and beliefs shared by his peers at the time.

Dad's 70th Birthday in NYC, Dec 2018

For my dad's 70th birthday this year, we all met in NYC and had a weekend full of good wine and food and company. Brunch on Saturday was at Union Square Cafe, a great place close to Jose and Erik's condo. After lunch we headed over to Downtown Brooklyn with Erik's dad Randy to check out Erik's current project. We oohed and aahed over the finishes, floor plans, and models. The birthday dinner was at il Buco, a fantastic Mediterranean-Italian restaurant (click that link to go to the website, the top photo is the table where we sat!) Everything was delicious, but the highlight of the meal was the 40-ounce ribeye special that we all shared. It was definitely one of the best steaks I've ever had. And we totally devoured it! We also gave Dad a photo album that Jose put together with our two weddings (17 years apart!) bookending the family photos. On Sunday, we toasted Dad's birthday with champagne, then Veronica gave a recorder concert for him. For lunch we went to Rosa Mexicana where we met Janay and Maurice, who coincidentally were visiting NYC for Maurice's birthday that weekend. Janay is a friend of mine (and Adrian's and Jose's) from TJ and we hadn't seen each other since early 2012! It was great to catch up, but the time was entirely too short! Happy 70th birthday Dad/Lilong!

Click here to see the photos and videos from Dad's 70th birthday weekend.

Thanksgiving Weekend 2018

My mother and Gramps came up for Thanksgiving last November. There were only six of us but we still had a full Thanksgiving dinner. Mom baked 2 pies and most of the sides, and Gramps made the soup. I prepped the turkey and Adrian cooked it in the Big Green Egg. This is very convenient since it frees up the oven for everything else. While the bird was cooking, Adrian, Gramps and the kids went for a frozen walk in the Fells. This year we actually remembered to take family photos. Veronica also provided a little entertainment with her recorder. Our tradition for Friday is to get our Christmas tree at the local garden center. Since we don't spend Christmas at home, we like to enjoy the tree for as long as possible before we leave. We let the tree open up for a day, then the kids had fun decorating it with their ornaments. On Sunday we went ice skating with family friends. It was Max's first time and Veronica's third, and they did very well considering their friends were with good skaters. While we skated my mom baked cookies that the kids decorated when we got home. All-in-all, a very good Thanksgiving weekend!

Click here to see the photos and videos from Thanksgiving 2018. At the end of the album is Veronica's pilgrim diary she was working on for school.

Click here to see Gramps' photos. Thanks, Gramps!

Kids' Corner 23Room News Letter 12/21

Check out the last photo below. It's a photo of Veronica having just thrown a red ball during Reindeer Games. The ball is coming right at you!

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From: Kids' Corner
Date: Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 5:00 PM
Subject: 2-3 News Letter 12/21

Kids' Corner 2018-19 2-3 News Letter Date: 12/21 Up coming Events ***1/15/19 Enrollment for the summer program begins ***1/25/19 Early Registration for February Vacation ends. ***4/6/19 EPIC NIGHT OUT WOBURN COUNTRY CLUB HAPPY HOLIDAYS From Mike Hannah Brittany Wicky Projects Popsicle stick snowflakes, melty bead emojis and lots of paper snowflakes were made as well cardboard dreidels and the hand christmas tree which were part of the Holidays around the world celebration. Graham Cracker Houses SUGAR, SUGAR AND SUGAR! Fun designs from rooftop candy cane sleighs to licorice walls and skittle walkways. Always an annual favorite! Reindeer Games The annual reindeer games were awesome! The kids were divided into teams and we pumped holiday music!