12633 West Indore Place Littleton, Colorado 80127

720-981-4044

16420 Sedgebrook Lane Huntersville,

North Carolina 28078 704-655-7336

Candace Blakley School Director Ashleigh Tilton Assistant Director

Also available for assistance

Jen Christenbury Kasey Helderman

Happy 2016! After the hectic holiday season, it’s wonderful to know that all of us can settle quietly and peacefully into the New Year. My wish is that your year be filled with all good things: health, prosperity, laughter and love! As you can tell from our Activity Calendar, this month will be filled with lots of learning. The month is devoted to “Discoveries Old and New” with the focus the first two weeks on “Dinosaur Discovery” and the last two built around “Space Adventures”. We are hoping you can help us enrich many aspects of the curriculum this month. Do you or a member of your family work in the aerospace industry? Perhaps you might be willing to share the tools of your trade with us. Maybe you have a wide variety of books, posters or other visual aides you would allow us to borrow. Perhaps you are able to put us in touch with someone who could come visit our preschoolers and share their knowledge. If you have a particular interest in dinosaurs, we’d also like you to share your knowledge and / or resources with us. Please talk to me as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for your willingness to share! Tax time (ugh!!!) is just around the corner. Should you need a yearly receipt showing how much tuition you paid to Gateway Academy in 2015, please let us know. We’ll have one ready for you!

Candace Blakley

School Director

Lucas H. January 10th

1 year old

Christian R. January 19th 4 years old

Hudson M. January 30th

1 year old

If your child’s celebrating a birthday this month, we hope your plans include

scheduling a Well Child exam with his/her doctor. Child care licensing regulations require that ALL children enrolled have proof of a yearly physical exam on file. Please see Candace or Ashleigh for the

necessary paperwork.

Our always popular Kindergarten Club

kicks off on

Wednesday, January 27th.

Remember to wear your shirt!

Join us in saluting

Jen Christenbury, who this month will celebrate

14 Years of dedication and loving care with

Gateway Academy. We are blessed to have her!

Curriculum Connection Weeks 1 and 2: Dinosaur Discovery

Week 3 and 4: Space Adventures

Phonics Connection: i, n, y

Math Connection (3 and over): Compare the differences

Colors (3 and under): brown, black, green, silver Shapes (3 and under): star and pentagon Science Exploration: Cause & Effect, Air Literacy: Age-appropriate books related to space & dinosaurs Emotional Understanding: Recognize feelings of anger in self and other, take calming breaths & talk through feelings of anger Culture Connection: The space industry Word Wall: 3’s: fossil, tyrannosaurus, sun. moon, stars, planet 4’s and PreK: all words for 3’s and: paleontologist, brontosaurus, tyrannosaurus, pterodactyl Spanish: Nuevo Año Kind Child: Friendship, Working Together, Using Words to Solve Problems

Raise palms high and

make circles in the air.

Move hands apart with palms facing

each other.

Move hands toward each other in small, quick movements.

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Sweetheart’s

Dance Friday

February 5th

at 4 PM

Year-end statements

showing how much you paid to us in

2015 are available from a manager.

CLOSED

Create A

Dinosaur

Print

I is

For...

Ice Age

Tricera- Toss

Fossil

Dig

Create

T-Rex N is

For..

Noodles

If I were A

Dinosaur

Dinosaur Eggs

Parent’s

Night Out

7 PM

Y is

For..

Yellow

Goodnight

Moon

Create Rocket ships

Letter BINGO Twinkle

Twinkle Little Star

Create The

Earth

Every

Wednesday

WHAT’S COOKIN’ January 2016

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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4 Breakfast: Raisin Bran Cere-al and Milk Lunch: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Garlic Bread, Applesauce, and Milk Snack: Goldfish crackers, Peaches, and Chilled Water

5 Breakfast: Cheese Grits, Fresh Banana’s, and Milk Lunch: Shepherd’s Pie, Fresh Apples, and Milk Snack: Vanilla Low Fat Yogurt, Graham Crackers, and Chilled Water

6 Breakfast: Croissants with Apple Butter and Milk Lunch: Turkey Burger on Whole Wheat Bun, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, 1/2 Orange and Milk Snack: Animal crackers, apple slices, and Water

7 Breakfast: Cinnamon Raisin Bagels with Cream cheese, Cantaloupe Bites, and Milk Lunch: Turkey and Cheese Wrap, Lima Beans, Pineapple, and Milk Snack: Cheese Cubes, Pretzel Sticks, and Chilled Water

8 Breakfast: Pancakes with Maple Syrup, 1/2 Pear, and Milk Lunch: Cheese Pizza, Salad with Low-fat Ranch, Watermelon Bites, and Milk Snack: Whole Wheat Crackers, String Cheese, Water

11 Breakfast: Corn Flakes, 1/2 Orange, and Milk Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup, Apple bites, and Milk Snack: Animal Crackers, Vanilla Yogurt, and Chilled Water

12 Breakfast: Cinnamon Oatmeal, Fresh banana’s, and milk Lunch: Cheese Quesadilla on whole Wheat Tortilla, 1/2 Pear, Steamed Carrots, and Milk Snack: 1/2 Granny Smith Apple, Soy Butter Dip, and Chilled Water

13 Breakfast: Biscuits with Blueber-ry Jam, and Milk Lunch: Tuna Salad Wraps, Corn, Pineapple Chucks, and Milk Snack: Whole Wheat Crackers, String cheese, and Chilled Water

14 Breakfast: Banana Bread Muffins and Milk Lunch: Tomato Bisque Soup, Grilled Cheese, Steamed Broccoli, and Milk Snack: Vanilla Wafers, Chocolate pudding, and Chilled Water

15 Breakfast: Cinnamon Toast,, Turkey Sausage, and Milk Lunch: Chicken Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bun, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Pineapple and Milk Snack: Cheese Cubes, Pretzel Sticks, and Water

18 Breakfast: Cereal, Fresh Bananas and Milk Lunch: Pizza, Tossed salad, Peaches and Milk Snack: Whole Wheat Crack-ers, String Cheese and Chilled Water

19 Breakfast: Croissants, yogurt, and Milk Lunch: Tuna Salad on Wheat Bread, Carrots & Celery, 1/2 Granny Smith Apple and Milk Snack: Oatmeal Cookie and Chilled Water

20 Breakfast: Cinnamon Toast, Turkey Sausage, and Milk Lunch: Spaghetti with Meat, Green Beans, 1/2 Orange , and Milk Snack: Apple Sauce, Graham Crackers, and Chilled Water

21 Breakfast: Blueberry Muffin, 1/2 Orange, and Milk Lunch: Shepherd’s pie, peach-es, and Milk Snack: Banana Bread and Chilled Water

22 Breakfast: Whole Wheat Pancakes, Applesauce, and Milk Lunch: Turkey Hot Dogs ,Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Pineapple, and Milk Snack: Pretzels and Chilled Water

25 Breakfast: Cereal, oranges, and Milk Lunch: Teriyaki Chicken Bowl, Peas, Fresh Fruit, and Milk Snack: Fresh Apple Bites, Soy Butter Dip, and Chilled Water

26 Breakfast: Cinnamon Oatmeal, Raisins, and Milk Lunch: Chicken Salad on Wheat Bun, Carrots & Ranch, 1/2 Banana, and Milk Snack: Wheat Thins, String Cheese, and Chilled Water

27 Breakfast: Cheese Grits, 1/2 Banana, and Milk Lunch: Mac and Cheese, Green Beans, 1/2 Orange, and Milk Snack: Vanilla Wafers, Choco-late Pudding, and Chilled Water

28 Breakfast: Whole Wheat French Toast Sticks, Ap-plesauce, and Milk Lunch: Broccoli Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, 1/2 Banana, and Milk

Snack: Banana Smoothie with Grahams

29 Breakfast: Croissants, Yogurt, and Milk Lunch: Grilled Cheese, Chicken Noodle Soup, Pineapple, and Milk Snack: Pretzels and chilled Ice Water

In the interest of space, this is only a condensed version of our school’s

menu. Please look for the “Food for

Thought” display in our school for a more detailed menu, showing very specific information about what’s

being served for lunches and snacks.