Thank you for choosing Wisconsin Youth Company School Year Programs!  

Please note: Families are varied and the use of the word Parent(s) refers to the adult(s) who are responsible for the child(ren).  

Please carefully review all tabs on this webpage prior to your first day of school. Additional information can be found in our program handbook.

Magee Elementary School  |  W313 S4134 Hwy 83, Genesee Depot   

Before & After School Program Information 

  • Before & After School Program Cell Phone  |  414-380-8810  
  • Before School Program Hours  |  Monday-Friday: 6:30-8:20 a.m.  
  • After School Program Hours  |  Monday-Wednesday & Friday: 3:35-6 p.m., Thursday: 3:05-6 p.m. 

A.M. 4K Wrap Program Information 

  • 4K Wrap Program Cell Phone  |  414-380-8810
  • 4K Wrap Program Hours  |  Monday-Friday: 8:20 a.m.-12:50 p.m. 

2022-2023 Program Schedule

Meet the Staff 

  • Site Supervisor  | We are still hiring for this position. Our program support team will be filling in for the time being.
  • 4K Wrap & Before School Lead Teacher  |  Raquel Ryckman 

All staff have education and/or experience related to working with children. They receive training prior to the start of the school year and are certified in first aid and CPR. All staff receive additional training regarding health & wellness and cleaning & sanitation protocols.   

Parent Contact Information  

Program staff may need to contact you from program at phone numbers you provided during the registration process with questions or concerns, for this reason when phone numbers or pick-up arrangements change, please update this information with our administrative office. To update this information, or any other information regarding your child(ren) and your family, please send an email to waukesha@wisconsinyouthcompany.org. This information cannot be updated via your Parent Portal.

Please note: Families are varied and the use of the word Parent(s) refers to the adult(s) who are responsible for the child(ren).  

​New this year! Before and After School programs are located in​ ​Wisconsin Youth Company’s classroom. The entrance to ​our classroom is around the south side of the school, next to the garden.

Before School Drop-off  

  • Parents will drop-off their child(ren) and the child(ren) will ring the doorbell to notify staff of arrival. Staff will come open the door and greet your child(ren). 
  • We kindly request that Parents do not enter the program space  
  • Child(ren) will sign in and put their belongings in a basket  

After School Pick-up  

  • Parents should ring the doorbell or text /call the program phone 414-380-8810 upon arriving to program. Staff will have Parent 1 and 2 phone numbers programmed into the cell phone. Please confirm that the most current cell phone numbers are listed in your Parent Portal. That will serve as our means of identifying parents. Staff will have children clean up, gather belongings, and exit the program space. We strongly encourage parents to meet their child(ren) outside the door.    
  • If a different pre-authorized pick-up person is planning to pick-up from after school, please notify our administrative office or the site directly  

Daily Activities  

  • Wisconsin Youth Company staff will create weekly lesson plans tiered to the children’s interests   
  • Our program helps your child(ren) to discover new opportunities through our choice-based curriculum    
  • Within the daily activities, children will have a chance to participate in STEM, art projects, community building games, and other various hands–on activities to expand their developmental growth. Along with developing important life skills such as language, social, and emotional skills.    
  • There will be time for daily outdoor time (weather permitted) where children will participate in group games and explore the playground   
  • Children are also provided with the opportunity to complete homework   

Snack  

  • A morning and afternoon snack and milk will be provided     
  • All snacks served at program are nut-free   
  • All children must wash hands with soap and water before and after eating    
  • Please see the Wisconsin Youth Company Program Handbook for more details about snack

Please note: Families are varied and the use of the word Parent(s) refers to the adult(s) who are responsible for the child(ren).   

Arriving at A.M. 4K Wrap 

Please communicate with our administrative office regarding how your child(ren) will arrive to A.M. 4K Wrap. Options include: 

  • Bus  |  Please provide bus number
  • Parent Drop-off  |  Please drop-off at front of school. If arriving late, please check-in at the front office. 
  • Before School  |  Through a separate registration, your child(ren) may attend before school and will transition to 4K Wrap from there. To register for Before School please contact our administrative office. 

A.M. 4K Wrap End of Day 

A.M. 4K Wrap staff will walk children to their 4K classroom.

Daily Activities 

Wisconsin Youth Company 4K wrap teachers will create weekly lesson plans tiered to the children’s interest. Our 4K wrap program helps your child to discover new opportunities through our choice-based curriculum. Within daily activities, children will have a chance to participate in STEM, art projects, community building games, and other various hands-on activities to expand their developmental growth. Along with developing important life skills such as language, social, and emotional skills. 

There will be time for daily outdoor time (weather permitted) where children will participate in group games and explore the playground. 

Lunch 

Hot lunch is available through the school. Please work with the school to set up this option. 

If not receiving hot lunch, Parents must send a sack lunch that must not require refrigeration or microwaving; milk is provided. Some children have life-threatening allergies (like a peanut or tree nut allergy). For this reason, Wisconsin Youth Company requests that children bring a nut-free lunch. 

Snack 

  • A morning snack and milk will be provided 
  • All snacks served at program are nut-free 
  • All children must wash hands with soap and water before and after eating 
  • Please see the Wisconsin Youth Company Program Handbook for more details about snack 

Rest Time 

  • Each day, there will be a 30-minute rest time for children. Wisconsin Youth Company will provide a padded mat and sheet for your child(ren) to lay on.  
  • Under DCF state licensing, children are required to have a blanket at nap time. Please send a blanket with your child. You may also send a small pillow or stuffed animal. All items will be kept in a tote at program. 
  • During rest time, the lights will be turned off and quiet music will be played. Children that do not choose to sleep may be given permission to play with small manipulatives near their mat. 
  • At the end of each week, child(ren)’s items and rest sheet will be sent home to be washed and returned to program. It is important that Parents send the items back with their child on the following Monday. 

Dear 4K Wrap families,

The past few months, our friends enjoyed an egg hunt, St. Patrick’s Day Party, and a Disney Family Gathering. Thank you for visiting our classroom and seeing their artwork. The kids enjoyed taking photos with the props. I loved getting to meet most of our parents/grandparents.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I will talk about being in the present moment by using our senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Before rest time, we will try this guided mediation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTzXFPh6CPI.

This week’s theme is Creative Arts and Imagination. Ask your kids about the Upside Down Art!

Our upcoming themes will focus on how workers build our community. The kids love it when we see a sheriff at the school. I thought this would be a great opportunity for the kids to learn about community building. The kids will be able to roleplay these professions in our Dramatic Play Center.

Upcoming Themes:

  • Dentist & Cinco De Mayo
  • Doctor & Mother’s Day
  • Firefighter
  • Postal Office Workers

New Things:

We are starting the day out saying The Pledge of Allegiance. The kids choose if they want to participate or not. We use this video to guide us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4btCwalK4.

Class Goals:

  • Opening the chocolate milk carton alone during lunch. When we do, the class gets to make their own chocolate milk.
  • Using polite words with the lunch ladies.
  • Staying on task in the halls during bathroom breaks. Staying on task means hands to self, voices turned off, and walking feet.

Our Favorite Class Song:

Kid’s Favorite Projects:

  • Green pepper tasting
  • Reduce, reuse, recycle water sensory bin
  • Upside down art, under the table

Shoutouts:

James: Offered to help sweep floors when he saw me doing it. I love seeing how helpful James is.

Mya: Noticed on her own that the chairs weren’t pushed in after clean-up time. She immediately got up and pushed them all in. The little things are so helpful in keeping the classroom orderly.

Mariah: Noticed a friend was sad during rest time. Since the kids are quiet during rest time, she told me she was crying then talked with her after rest time, leading others to care for her. She is such a kind friend!

Kind Regards,
Olivia Odegard
4K Lead Teacher

Hello Magee families,

I hope everyone enjoyed a nice spring break as we head full swing into spring toward the end of the school year. The warmer weather is finally upon us and hopefully here to stay!

In the past month, the kids enjoyed doing more STEM projects during program. One of the STEM projects we had a lot of fun with was the toothpick-marshmallow challenge. Each kid had the opportunity to build a tower or bridge as tall as they could only using toothpicks and marshmallows. It was a lot of fun seeing their creativity come out in the buildings they built. We are looking forward to continuing our STEM projects into the month of May.

Moving into May, we will start to see more flowers coming into full bloom. Our morning and afternoon programs will take advantage of the spring weather and plant flowers of their own. As a group, we will plant different flowers into flowerpots that we are able to take care of in our classroom. Students will take turns caring for their classroom flowers to keep them alive and growing! This is a great opportunity for each child to take on responsibility caring for their flowers as well as building our classroom community with others.

Kindness Jar Update: Both morning and afternoon programs have been doing an awesome job earning marbles for their jars by doing acts of kindness throughout the classroom. Some acts of kindness that I wanted to highlight this past month were:

Grayson: Helping put away gym equipment he was not using.

Nolan & Kayla: Teaching a younger student how to play a game.

Campbell: Cleaning up snack area.

I am looking forward to all of the end of school year fun!

Mrs. Alex

Reminders
  • No Program Days:
    • May 5 and 29
  • Last day of program:
    • 4K and After School – Thursday, June 8
    • Before School – Friday, June 9
  • Please take a few moments to fill out our annual parent survey. Your feedback is valued and will be used as we plan for the upcoming school year. Click here to access the survey.
  • As temperatures warm up, After School programs will spend more time outdoors. Please remember to send your children with the appropriate outerwear. Refer to the attire and weather chart to see what is required for all temperatures.
  • If your child(ren) is going to be absent from program, please call our message attendance line at 262–547–2326.
  • 4K Wrap Only: Rest sheets and blankets go home at the end of every week to get washed. Please remember to return washed sheets and blankets with your child(ren) the following Monday so they have clean items to use for the week. Please mark any water bottles and tags on shirts with your child’s initials. This will help identify the owner of the item if it’s left behind.
What's Happening

Before/After School/4K Wrap Magee

Before & After School Cell Phone Number: 414-380-8810  |  This number can be used to call or text Wisconsin Youth Company staff at your child(ren)’s location during program hours. Please note that staff are engaged with children during program hours and may not be able to answer. Please leave a message and they will get back to you.   

4K Wrap Cell Phone Number: 414-380-8810  |  This number can be used to call or text Wisconsin Youth Company staff at your child(ren)’s location during program hours. Please note that staff are engaged with children during program hours and may not be able to answer. Please leave a message and they will get back to you.   

24-Hour Attendance Message Line: 262-547-2326  |  Please call the message line when your child(ren) will be absent from program. All absences must be reported. Please leave a message regarding your child(ren)’s name, program, and the date(s) of absence.   

Administrative Office: 262-547-8770 ext. 0  |  If you need immediate assistance, please contact our administrative office. Our administrative office can also assist you with your registration questions.

Wisconsin Youth Company Email: waukesha@wisconsinyouthcompany.org  |  To communicate with our administrative or registration team or if you have questions regarding your account please send us an email.