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April 2017 Lead Coordinator: Cindy
Hornsby, Coordinator:
Toya Cobb
UTCCC@ Battle Site
Pre K: Anna Wright, Joey
Lutz
Preschool: Hilda Lindsey,
Jean Walston
Older Toddlers: Amy Black-
burn, Caitlin “Katie” Powers
Young Toddlers: Ann May-
er, Danesha Jones, Ben
Malone
Infants: Debbie Mirra,
Cathy Douglas
UTCCC @ Brown Site
Pre K Upstairs: Shawn Win-
ters, Takita Hill
Pre K Downstairs: Jennifer
Hunt, Ashlyn Ferguson
Preschool 2: Leah Herren,
Katie Griffin
Preschool 1:Tashina Kelsie,
Toddlers 2: Kathy Lindsey,
Courtney Stowe
Toddlers 1: Charlotte Hu-
bert, DeNeisha Stewart,
Taylor Pelchat , Alexandria
Infants: Christine Galvan,
Sharonda Stiggers
UTC Children’s Center
Hello Parents
I am getting lots of positive feedback on our new payment system. I am so happy it is finally in and
working. The parents I have spoken with have been thrilled they can now use their credit cards (to
get the points) or check cards. It is a fast, easy method of paying.
I know we have had a few times where the system was VERY slow at drop off or pick-up. This was
an upgrade completed totally by the Procare company. It caused many problems with the speed at
the times of signing in and out. Procare says they have this all taken care of at this point and hope
not to have any other issues in this area.
Thanks for everyone's patience while we transferred over to this new program/system.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Cindy
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Coordinators’ Corner
Mrs. Leah Herron, Preschool 2
By: Toya Cobb
Ms. Leah began working at the Children’s Center as a part-time assistant in PreKUP in 2013.
Since then, she has received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University and
has become the lead teacher in the Preschool 2 classroom. Leah has plans to continue her
education by pursuing a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Leah has the most pleasant spirit and a contagious smile. It is always a pleasure to watch
her in action in her classroom. When I asked Mrs. Leah what she enjoys most about teach-
ing, she said “I have found something I admire in all the children I’ve had in my class. They
each have different ways of learning, playing, and handling problems and I’ve learned so
much from teaching them.”
When Mrs. Leah is away from the Center, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Ja-
son. Together, they enjoy cooking and watching movies. She also enjoys quality time with
her family, a talented family that sings! One cool fact about Mrs. Leah that would surprise
many is that she auditioned for American Idol! WOW! What a super star!
Mrs. Leah, we are so thankful that you are on our team. We appreciate your kind heart and
the positive energy to bring to us each day! And now that the world knows you can sing, get
ready for a song or two! J
Hello Parents,
Welcome Spring! For the month of April infants will be talking
about rain, planting a garden, and working on some self-help
skills. We will start out growing our seeds indoors while the weather is still a lit-
tle cool then transplant them outside for some rain and sunshine. We will dis-
cuss how rain helps our plants grow and why we need it. Finally we will talk
about some self-help skills that will help us as we grow.
Please remember to wear socks or the blue shoe
covers in the room. Please remember to wash your hands
and your child’s hands. Please make sure all of your
child’s items are labeled.
Thank you for all you do you are WONDERFUL par-
ents!
Ms. Cathy and Ms. Debbie
Dear Parents,
We had so much fun with our Wind and Kite units. Thank you to all the parents who
could make it to our Kite Fly. Even without wind it was lots of fun for out toddlers. This
month we are starting to learn about growing things. Dirt, water, pots, gloves, shovels,
rakes, plants, roots, leaves, flowers and seeds will all be included in the next four weeks.
We have a small list of items that will help our garden grow and expand this spring and
summer. Please look at our list and see if there is anything that you have laying around
that we can use.
Empty 1-2 -4 gallon plant pots
Plants that love partial shade or full shade
Herbs (no mint)
Drought resistant flowers
Child sized gardening gloves
Child sized garden tools (metal or plastic)
We are missing Ms. Toni but we are confident we will have some qualified applicants for
the open position soon. In the meantime we have several student workers that are famil-
iar and great with the children.
Thank you and have a great April!
Ms. Ann, Mr. Ben and Ms. Danesha
Young Toddlers
Infants
UTC Children’s Center at Battle
For the
month of
April, we
will be dis-
cussing
spring.
The Older
Toddlers
will explore the
changing outdoor
environment.
Weather permitting,
we will take walks
to observe the
changes in weather
and the changes in
nature, especially
the changing trees.
We will also be
learning about dif-
ferent animals
(birds, rabbits,
chicks) that we see
in spring. The Older
Toddlers will also
have a chance to
plant their own
flower seeds and
watch them grow.
The weather is
changing so please
remember to check
your child’s bag to
make sure they
have an appropriate
change of clothing.
Thank you for your
support,
Ms. Amy and Ms.
Katie
PreSchool
Thank you for
taking time out of
your busy sched-
ule to attend our
Parent/Teacher
Conferences. Your
continuing sup-
port and dedica-
tion to our class-
room and school
is very much ap-
preciated.
Feel free to
email me at hil-
dal1024@gmail.co
m or you may call
or text 605-4488
any time there are
questions or con-
cerns that need to
be addressed.
April Themes
are Insects, Spi-
ders, Earth Day
and Birds!
Closed Friday,
April 14.
Ms. Hilda and
Ms. Jean
Dear Parents,
Spring is official-
ly here! Remem-
ber to change out
the winter clothes
in your child’s con-
tainer. Also, chil-
dren should not
bring personal
toys to school. We
encourage you to
send a book to
read or music to
share with the
class.
Older Toddlers Page 4
UTC Children’s Center at Battle
Dear Parents,
Thank you for another great month! We had a lot of fun with Dr. Seuss,
magnets, and butterflies. In April we’ll be connecting our butterfly studies to
flowers, gardens, and plants. If you happen to have any extra seeds lying
around, we’d be happy to take them :)
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or quibbles, feel free to
let us know!
Thank you, Anna and Joey
PreK
UTC Children’s Center at Battle
Spring is here and with it comes se-
vere weather. We have plans in
place and practice regularly with
the children how and where to go in
the event of severe weather. If we
are sheltering in place when you are
dropping off or picking up please be
aware that we will want you to shel-
ter with us until such time as the
threat has passed. We want every-
one to be as safe as possible! Each
classroom has maps that indicate
where your child’s class shelters.
Toddler 1
Hello Toddler One Parents,
Happy April! We are so excited to see warmer weather and welcome new friends.
We welcome Smith Adams and Vivian Boyd to our classroom from Infants. Both of
them are eager to begin the Toddler-One adventure. Bailey Pou and Caroline Nich-
ols will leave Toddler-One for Toddler-Two this month. We wish them well and
will miss them greatly!
During the month of April, we will get busy with our hands as we plant a small in-
door garden, hold a mud-day, and have visits from some special pets. We plan to
experience nature through lots of sensory play and nature exploration outside.
Please remember to dress your children appropriately for the cool spring morning
and for the much warmer afternoons.
Lastly, if you would like to have a parent conference, please remember to sign up
for an available time listed on the sign-up sheet located outside the classroom door.
If the times listed do not meet your scheduling needs, please let us know, so that
we can make arrangements to accommodate you and your family.
As always, please let us know if you have any concerns. We are very thank-
ful for the opportunity to partner with you and your family. Happy Spring!
Mrs. Charlotte, Ms. Alexandria, Ms. DeNeisha, and Ms. Taylor
UTC Children’s Center at Brown
Infants
Greetings Infant Par-
ents, We are so excited
that spring has sprung
and this month we will be
talking about weath-
er! Last month we cele-
brated as our eldest in-
fants, Smith and Vivian
were promoted to the
Toddler 1 (T1) class. We
will surely miss them, but
we are thankful that we
will have the opportunity
to watch them both blos-
som during their time
here at the Center. This
month we welcome our
newest friend to the room
– we are pleased to make
your acquaintance Vin-
cent! As a friendly reminder,
please either wear only
socks or shoe covers
when you enter the room.
Secondly, please be sure
to wash your hands and
your child's hands with
soap and water upon arri-
val. Lastly, please make
sure to label each of your
child’s food items. Fol-
lowing these few simple
steps goes a long way in
helping us to keep the
room as clean as possible
for your precious little
ones. Important dates within
the month of April: Sat-
urday, April 1st – April
Fools’ Day; Friday, April
14th – the Center will be
closed in observance of
the spring holiday. They say April showers
bring May flowers so we
look forward to all the
beautiful blossoms we
will see as the stormy
weather passes. We wish
you and your family a fun
and happy spring season! Warm Regards, ~ Ms. Christine and Ms.
Sharonda
PreSchool 1
Toddler 2 Hello Parents. April showers bring in May flowers. The cold weather should be behind us now. We are
so excited about the upcoming season. Spring has finally arrived!
We enjoyed our lesson themes from last month. Now it’s time to move on to our themes for April.
1. Gardening
2. Caterpillars and butterflies
3. Insects
4. Fruit and Vegetables
5. Weather
We would like to welcome Julia Helland and her family, Edward and
Ana Paula, as well as Caroline Nichols, and Baily Pou. As an added
treat, we are celebrating Julia’s birthday which was March 24, 2017. We are saying goodbye to
Anderson Bull and Adalyn Turner. We will miss them but know they are having a blast in their new
classroom.
Reminder: Please remember to wash your hands, as well as your child’s hands upon entering the class-
room.
Also make sure to have weather appropriate outfits in your child’s bag.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or if I can assist you in any way.
Ms. Kathy and Ms. Courtney
Dear Preschool 1 Parents,
April has arrived!! Spring is in full swing!!! Last month the children had fun learning
about Dr. Seuss, opposite, and spring.
Our unit for April will be rainbows, bugs, birds, and flowers.
Preschool 1 would like to welcome Adayln and Anderson to our classroom. While Cole
and Luca move to Preschool 2 to continue to grow and learn new things.
The Children’s Center will be Closed April 14.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will start April 10-13. The sign-ups list will be available
soon.
Thank you for your continuing support to our classroom and school.
Reminders:
Please remember to wash your hands and your child hands upon entering the classroom.
Please send weather appropriate clothes for your child every day. We are required to go
outside for an hour daily, as long the temperature is above freezing
and there is not any type of hazardous condition (i.e. lightning).
As always if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!
Thanks, Ms. Tashina
UTC Children’s Center at Brown
Dear PreK Up Families,
Welcome to spring! We
have so much to do
this April. Our lessons
will include bugs,
plants, and gardening.
We just finished learn-
ing about butterflies
and were able to see
our own caterpillars
evolve into butterflies
before we released
them. The children re-
ally enjoyed seeing the
transformation.
We are welcoming sev-
en new students to our
class this month. Six
are coming up from
Ms. Leah’s room, and
another friend is coming
from out of town. We are
so excited to have these
new friends!
This month we will begin
our UTC P.E. classes a
few times a week for sev-
eral weeks. This is a fun
time when the college
students come play
games with the kids, and
it’s wonderful for gross
motor skill development
as well. We will continue
to have our regular relat-
ed arts on days that we
don’t have these classes.
On our current wish list
are children’s magazines;
any artsy trimmings you
don’t need such as but-
tons, ribbons, fabric
scraps and such; an
older computer which
still works (yes, I know
I’m pushing it here) that
you don’t need any-
more. Our computer
has bit the dust.
You are such supportive
families and we appre-
ciate all you do for our
class! As always, if you
ever have a question or
concern please don’t
hesitate to contact us.
Thanks!
Ms. Shawn and Ms.
Takita
Pre K Upstairs
UTC Children’s Center at Brown
PreSchool 2
Dear Preschool 2 Parents,
Spring is here! I love the change in seasons especially since that means warmer
weather and more time outside. In April we will look at the Weather, Flowers, and Gar-
dens.
We say good bye and good luck to Beth, Carson, Charlee, Dottie, Gio, Josie, Starla,
and Stallings as they move up to Pre-K. We are excited for them but will miss them! We
want to welcome Luca, Cole, and their families to Preschool 2.
We have Dr. McNulty’s students coming to do P.E. class with us so our Tuesday and
Thursday daily schedule will be changing a little on the days they are here. Because of
this if you want to send some sunscreen for your child please let Katie or I know so we
can place the sunscreen out of the children’s reach (they cannot be in their mesh bags).
Just a reminder- Please make sure that your child has a full set (shirt, pants, under-
wear, and socks) of weather appropriate change of clothes in their bags, in case of acci-
dents.
*Also please make sure you let us know if your child will not be at school that day,
this helps us not to over purchase lunches. Thank you for your help in this!
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns,
Mrs. Leah and Ms. Katie
Wednesday, April 12th
at 10:00 am, to tie in
with our bird theme. If
anyone would like to
help, please let me
know. I am collecting
egg cartons to use on
this day, so if you have
any empty egg cartons
you can spare they will
be greatly appreciated.
Also, we will be CLOSED
on Friday, April 14th.
Parent-teacher confer-
ences are coming up this
month, as well. I will
Dear Pre-K Downstairs
Parents,
Happy spring! We
want to welcome two
new friends to our class!
Beth and Josie will be
moving up from pre-
school 2. We’re so excit-
ed to have them joining
us! Please help us to
make them feel wel-
come in our class.
We will be learning
about spring, birds, and
bugs this month. We will
have an egg hunt on
provide more infor-
mation on this as the
day approaches.
As always, please let us
know if you have any
questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Ms. Ashlyn and Ms. Jen-
nifer
Pre K Downstairs
Volunteer opportunities for Parents:
We could use the help of a strong back and a truck to haul off some large items to be trashed or recycled.
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