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Toddlers in September

8/28/2020

Important Dates:
-September 7th: NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)

Themes:
-August 31-September 4: Apples
-September 7-11: School Buses
-September 14-18: Pirates & Princesses
-September 21-25: Fall into Fall
-September 28-October 2: Community Helpers

Important Announcements:
We have some new teacher faces in the toddler room! We are excited to welcome Ms. Skylar, Ms. Brianna, and Ms. Heather! Ms. Skylar and Ms. Brianna are members of the Washburn Softball Team. #GOBODS Ms. Heather has two children of her own at home!

Toddlers in August

8/28/2020

Important Dates:
-August 14th: NO SCHOOL (CLOSED for Cleaning)
-August 17th: First Day of School

Themes:
-August 3-7: Back to School!
-August 10-14: Rules Keep Us safe
-August 17-21: All About ME!
-August 24-28: Testing

Important Announcements:
Welcome back to school toddlers! UCD is so excited to have our whole class back together!

toddlers in summer

6/3/2020

Important Dates:
-June 21st: Father’s Day
-July 4th: Independence Day

Themes:
-June 1-5: Pond Life
-June 8-12: On the Farm
-June 15-19: Summer Fun
-June 22-26: Ocean
-June 29-July 3: Stars & Stripes
-July 6-10: Bicycle Safety/Trike-a-Thon
-July 13-17: Picnic
-July 20-24: Sports
-July 27-31: Opposites

toddlers in may

4/28/2020

Important Dates:
-May 11th: Mother’s Day Celebration @ 3:30 (TBD)
-May 11th: Optional Enrollment Begins
-May 22nd: Last Day of School
-May 25th: NO SCHOOL

Themes:
-April 27-May 1: Outer Space
-May 4-May 8: Things that GO
-May 11-May 15: Plants & Seeds
-May 18-May 22: Zoo Animals
-May 25-May 29: Camping

Important Announcements:
Optional Enrollment begins on May 11th.

Toddlers in april

3/31/2020

Themes:
-March 30-April 3: Weather
-April 6-April 10: Bugs & Insects
-April 13-April 17: Easter
-April 20-April 24: Recycling/Earth Day
-April 27- May 1: Outer Space

Happy Easter!!

Toddlers in march

3/3/2020

Important Dates:
-Mar. 2-6: Dr. Seuss Spirit Week:
-Mar. 12-13: CLOSED for Spring Break
-Mar. 17: St. Patrick’s Day

Themes:
-Mar. 2-6: Dr. Seuss
-Mar. 9-13: Rainbows
-Mar. 16-20: St. Patrick’s Day
-Mar. 23-27: Spring
-Mar. 30-Apr. 3: Weather

Important Announcements:
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday, the UCD classrooms take part in a little competition throughout the month of March. We place the head of the Cat in the Hat (minus his hat) on the bulletin board in the hallway and invite parents to help us make his hat grow!

How do you do that? By reading to your child at home! We will be sending slips of red and white paper home with each family to fill out every time a book is read. After the slips have been filled out, bring them back to school for us to hang on the hallway bulletin board!

Let’s go Toddlers!

Trike-a-thon

6/26/2019

Trike-a-Thon:
Our students will be joining St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in the fight against childhood cancer by participating in a Trike-a-Thon the week of July 8-12! This is a week-long event and it teaches our students that they have the power to help others. They will also learn trike safety through fun lessons. We’ll end the week with a celebration on Friday, July 12, and you’re invited to come!

Your involvement is a big part of making this fundraiser a success, and participation is easy!

REGISTER at stjude.org/trike

Click “Find Your School” and then “Register”

SHARE via email and on social media

Additional resources available in your online fundraising center
Use @stjude and #stjudetrikeathon

TRACK your progress

Encourage friends and family to donate online
Log any offline donations (cash & checks) in your online fundraising center

EARN prizes!

Return offline donations to your teacher (checks only)
Select your prizes via the link sent to you via email post event

CELEBRATE with us!

Join us as we practice what we’ve learned
Bring your child’s helmet and riding toy!

Summer news

6/4/2019

TODDLERS IN SUMMER
University Child Development

Important Dates:

June 17       Donuts with Dad 7:35-9:30a
June 22       Potluck Picnic in the Park 10:30a-12:30p
July 3           Emmett’s Birthday!
July 4-5       UCD CLOSED
July 17           Field Trip to the Topeka Zoo

Themes:

Zoo Animals       Farm Animals       Summer       Ocean
Stars & Stripes       Safety               Opposites       Picnic

The Details:

DADS - Join us for donuts on Monday, June 17th from 7:35-9:30am.

YOU’RE INVITED! Your child and their family are invited to play at Boswell Park (1300 SW Jewell) on Saturday, June 22. Come play in the morning (around 10:30a) and then have a potluck picnic lunch around 11:30a. PTO will provide hot dogs, turkey dogs, and hamburgers. Toddler families should bring a dessert! Please bring your own water bottles or beverages.

FIELD TRIP - July 17th to the Topeka Zoo. We encourage all parents to join us! We will leave UCD shortly after breakfast, around 10:00am, and return in time for lunch at noon. You are also welcome to meet us at the zoo and then drop off at UCD after the field trip. Please leave a car seat at UCD on the morning of the trip if you will not be joining us.

may news

4/29/2019

TODDLERS IN MAY
University Child Development
Teachers: Karla, Kaylie, Mariah, Rachel, Sammy, D’Mya

Important Dates:

May 1          Spring Pictures
May 2      UCD Annual Meeting 5:30pm
May 12      Mother’s Day
May 13      Muffins with Mom
May 27      NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Themes:

Testing
Bugs/Insects
Pond Life/Frogs
Camping

The Details:

UCD Annual Meeting: Our Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at 5:30 PM. As members of UCD, all parents are encouraged to come to the annual meeting. We will be voting on the slate for new Board of Directors, plus reviewing the year and our goals for the upcoming year. Please let us know if you will be attending and if you will need child care for the meeting.

Muffins with Mom: Calling all Moms!! Come enjoy a tasty breakfast with your son/daughter to celebrate Mother’s Day! Monday, May 13, 7:35-9:30 AM.

April news

3/25/2019

TODDLERS IN APRIL
University Child Development
Teachers: Karla, Kaylie, Mariah, Rachel, Sammy, D’Mya

Important Dates:
Apr 6           Ms. Karla’s Birthday
Apr 8-12       Week of the Young Child/Take 5
Apr 18           Easter Egg Hunt at WU
Apr 19           UCD CLOSED for Teacher In-service
Apr 21           Ms. Sammy’s Birthday
Apr 23           Track and Field Day at WU

Themes:
Weather   Plants/Seeds       Easter       Recycling/Earth Day   Outer Space

The Details:
Can you Take 5??
The week of April 8th-12th is the Week of the Young Child. WOYC is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to recognize the importance of the early childhood years. As part of our celebration we will be giving parents the opportunity to “take 5 minutes” to spend with their child in the form of a short activity to do together each afternoon at pick up. We will end the week with Pancakes for Parents on Friday, April 12th. If you are free please join us! If you have any questions about the Take 5 activities please contact the school office at (785) 232-0263 or email us at ucdpreschool@sbcglobal.net.
Easter Egg Hunt
We will begin taking donations of pre-filled plastic easter eggs starting the beginning of April. Our all-school Easter egg hunt will take place on Washburn campus on Thursday, April 18th. Don't forget your labeled easter basket!
Track and Field Day
UCD’s annual Track and Field Day is Tuesday, April 23 at Washburn’s Yager Stadium. Please dress your child in weather-appropriate, easy to be active in clothing. Tennis shoes with socks are important, too!

Author

Ms. Toni and Ms. Rachel are the toddler teachers at UCD.

Ms. Rachel is a sophomore at Washburn University, studying elementary education and middle school mathematics. She has been with UCD since August 2018.

Ms. Toni is majoring in Early Childhood Education and has worked in childcare since 2015. She has been with UCD since November 2019.

UCD's assistant teachers help out in every room. These staff members include: Ms. Merika, Mr. Josh, Ms. D'Mya, Ms. Bailee, and Ms. Ellie. Please see MEET THE STAFF for more information.

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