Summersemesterisinfullswingandthereareplentyofactivitiestogoaroundintheclassrooms.Whileouryoung-erstudentsareenjoyingbeingoutsideattheplay-groundandlookingforwardtoschooltrips,ourPre-Kstudentsareholdingontothelastfewweeksoftheirtimeatthecenter.OurPre-Kstudentsrecentlycelebratedtheiraccomplish-
mentsattheirgradua-tionceremonyamongstteachers,familiesandfriends.
WhatamilestonetheyhaveachievedsincearrivingatUBCCCasinfants!Friendshipswereforgedandwearecertaintheywilltostayintouchastheypreparetoenterintotheirelementaryschoolyears.
We need your input! Enrollment FAQs Survey UBCCCisseekingyourhelptocreateanenrollmentFAQspageforthecenter’supdatedwebsite.Wehopethatyouwouldsharethetop3thingsyouwouldwantperspectiveparentstoknowregardingenrollmentandthewaitlistprocess.ThemostcommonquestionswillbecompiledandansweredontheforthcomingFAQspageonthecenterwebsite.Toaccessthesurvey,pleasevisithttp://tiny.cc/ubccc-fam.
New UBCCC Website UBCCCrecentlyannouncedthelaunchoftheirbrandnewwebsitewhichwentliveonJune10,2015.ThenewwebsitecanbeaccessedattheexistingURL,http://ubccc.buffalo.edu,soyoudon’thavetoupdateyourURLbookmarks.
Thenewwebsitehasanewfeelandlookcomplementingthecolorsofthecenter’snewlogo,whichyouvotedforbackinApril.ThenewandimprovedwebsiteistheresultofalotofworkdonebythemembersofourMarketing,EnrollmentandDevelopmentcommittee.Kudostotheteam!
Thenewwebsitewillprovideparents,prospectivefamiliesandvisitorsamorecohesiveandstreamlinedexperienceastheynavigatethroughtheprogramsofferedbyUBCCC,bothwithinandaroundthecenter.Inconjunctionwiththenewwebsitelaunch,UBCCChasalsointroducedanewonlineapplication-OnlineWaitingList(OWL)andforegoingtheformerpaperapplication.Thisnewsystemwillallowparentstoupdatetheircontactinformationandchangestotheirapplicationwhiletheywaitforaspottoopenupfortheirchild(ren).Therearemanynewfeaturesonthenewwebsite.ParentCentralservesasaonestopsiteforallUBCCCparentstoobtaininformationaboutthelatestUBCCCguidesandparenthandbook,accessthecentercalendar,mealmenus,frequentlyusedcenterformsandthedifferentmethodsofcentercommuni-cation.
AnothergreatfeatureistheNews&Eventspagewhichwillprovideupdatedinformationaboutanyupcomingandrecenteventstakingplaceatthecenter.TheHelpingHandsCommittee(HHC)isalsoproudtoannouncethatwenowhaveapagelinkedtotheUBCCCwebsiteundertheCommunitysection.OnourHHCwebpage,youwillbeabletoaccessthecurrentandarchivedHHCnewslettersandgetupdatedinformationaboutourupcomingevents.WithintheCommunitysectionaswell,anewandveryusefulfeaturehasbeencreated.TheKids&FamiliesCornerservesasawonderfulresourcepagetomanyofusparentswhoarealwayslookingforsuggestionsforafamilyfriendlyactivityoraplacetogo.Therearealsolinkstofamilyactivitywebsites.Thisisde initelyapagetobookmarkforfamilyfriendlyactivityideas!
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MelissaBennett,ProgramCoordinator(North&South)
MelissahasbeenwithUBCCCforsixyears.Shestartedasasubstituteteacheratthesouthcampusandthenmovedtothenorthcampusasatoddlerteacherwhereshebecametheleadteacher.Mostrecently,shebeganherpositionastheprogramcoordinatorforbothcenterlocations.Sheisenjoyinghernewpositionandwhilesheisstill
gettingsettledin,sheisgladtohavetheopportunitytoworkmorecloselywiththeamazingstaffwehavehereatUBCCC.Whenshewasintheclassroom,shelovedtobakewithhertoddlers.Bakingisagreatmulti-stepactivityforchildrentodothattouchesonmanydevelopmentareas.AccordingtoMelissa,bakingistrulyanactivitythatletsthechildrenenjoytheirhardwork.ThestaffwouldalsogetexcitedwhenherformerToddler3classwasbakingandhopetherewouldbeextrastogoaround!Asaformertoddlerleadteacher,Melissaenjoysseeingthechildrenbecominghappyandlearningfromtheactivitiesthatshehasplanned.Shealsoenjoysthefactthatnotwodaysarethesameandarealwaysawelcomedsurprise.MelissaislookingforwardtosharingherpassionforearlychildhoodwiththerestofthestaffatUBCCCandsupportingeachofthemineverywayshecan.
ErikCampbell,Toddler2(South)
ErikgrewupinasmallvillageinupstateNYcalledCanisteowhichhegenerallyreferstoitas“cowcountry”.Inalotofways,Erikseeshimselfstillasabigkid.Inhissparetime,helikestoreadcomics,watchmoviesorplayvideogames.HeisanavidshopperatToys‘RUstothisdayandlovesthathisjobletshimgetexcitedaboutnewtoys,dinosaurs,
playingteapartyandanythingelseatoddlercanimagine.Erik’sfavoriteclassroomactivityistheartprojectshisclass-roomputstogether.Hisstudentshaveavarietyofinterests,butartclassseemstobethetimewhenmosteveryonewantstobeinvolvedinsomecapacity.It’salwaysinterestingtoseewhatcreationshisstudentscanmakebasedonasimplemodel.Whiletheresultsfromtheiractivityarealwaysunpredictable,itremainsafunstandardinhisclassroom.Erik’sfavoritepartofbeingatoddlerteacheriswatchinghistoddlersinteractwiththeteachersandwitheachother.Heespeciallylikesitwhenhistoddlerscarryonlongconversationswithoneanoth-erandit’sclearthattheyareestablishingbondswiththeirpeersandteachers.Healsolovestheteachersandappreciatesallthehardworktheydoasateamtomakecertainthatasafeandfunlearningenvironmentispromoted.
TheresaLysekInfant1(North)
TheresahasworkedatUBCCCsinceAugust2006.Shestartedasatoddlerteacherandwaslaterassignedtoinfants.Theresahasbeenintheearlychildhoodeducation ieldforover15years.Herexperienceinthe ieldstartsfromtheinfantclassroomupto
preschool.Herfavoriteclassroomactivityisanythingtodowithsensorydevelopment,suchaswaterand/orsandtableplay,bubblewraps,babywash,hands-onartprojects,playdough/goopwithcornstarchandwater.
Theresa’sfavoritepartofbeinganinfantteacheriswatchingthemgrowandallthemilestonesthechildrengothroughin18months.Sheacknowledgeswhatanamazingfeelingitistowatchtheinfantsreachthoseimportantmilestones,togetherwithherinfantteamwhohavebeenworkinghardtogetherintheirclassroomhelpingtheirveryyounglearnerstoachievetheirgoals.
Theresarecentlybecameanew irst-timemotherlastNovember.Shegavebirthtoason,LukewhocomestoUBCCCeverydaywithherandisalsoonethecenter’syounglearners.
TonawandaBowlingCenter,FusionDanceStudio,BuffaloHarborCruises,AquariumofNiagara,SorrentoCheese,AdventureSpeedwayandBuffaloScienceMuseum),classroomswhomaderaf lebaskets(Infant1NC,Toddler2NC,Toddler3NC,Pre-KNC,Infant2SCandToddler2SC),staff,familyandfriendvolunteers,familieswhodonated,Town
ofAmherstforthestage,UBAthleticsandeveryonewhojoinedusonthewalkday.
Onthedayofthewalk,UBCCCBoardmemberswerehandingoutbuttonswithour
newcenterlogotoourfunwalkparticipants,teachersandstaff.Ifyouwouldliketogetyourhandsonabutton,pleasestopbythereceptionistdeskatyourcenterandrequestforone.
YoucanviewmorephotosofthefunwalkfromUBCCC’sphotogallery.
Our3rdannualUBCCCFriends&Family5KFunWalk,heldonSaturday,June6thwasasuccess.TheweatherwasperfectforwalkingthroughthescenicAmherstBikePathoffSt.Rita’sLane.
Thisyear,about160individualspar-ticipatedinthe5KFunWalk.Thisyear'sproceedswillgotowardsLiteracyforeveryagegroup.Themoneyraisedwillbeusedtobuyboardbooks,picturebooks,bigbooks,audiobooks,book-shelvesandmore.Thenetpro itfromthisyear’sfunwalkcomestoatotalof$1,955.
Lunchandafter-partyactivitieswereheldfrom11a.m.to2p.m.atAlumniCLotandBairdPoint.Theeventincludedgames,musiconstage,facepainting,
tie-dyeoftheFunWalkt-shirts,carica-turedrawingbooth,photoboothfeatur-ingAnnafrom“Frozen”,waterballoontoss,magicshowwithBuffaloMagicianNickandraf lebasketdrawings.
Wehavemanypeopletothankforthisyear’ssuccess:ourmonetarydonors(BenlinDistribution,UBCampusDining&ShopsandDecksbyDesign),ourraf lebasketdonors(PaintingwithaTwist,AlbrightKnox,CarrouselFactoryMuseum,ExploreandMore,JustFun,
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Thissectionwelcomesquestionsfromparents,guardians,teachersandstaffaboutallissuesrelatedtoUBCCC.Questionscanbesubmittedanonymouslytothedropboxineachcenter(addressedtoHHCNewsletter)oremailedto
[email protected]/concernsbroughtforward.
needswillhelpteacherssuperviseyourchild’smeals.Parentsarehighlyencouragedtoplanwiththeirchild’steachertoworkoutamealplanthatistailoredtotheirchild’sneeds.Parentscanalsodiscusswiththeirchild’steacherthepossibilityofbringinghomemademealsfortheirchild.ThecenterrequeststhatanyoutsidefoodadherestoCACFPguidelinesforhealthymealsandthecenter’spolicyofbeingnut-free.
Q:Mychildisvegetarian(nomeat,chickenand ish).HowdoIknowifhisdietwillbemaintained? How does daycare ensurethatitismaintained?
A:UBCCCprovidesamealmenuguidewhichservesasaplanningtoolforparentsandteacherstomanagewhattheirchildcanandcannothaveatmealtimes.Thecentermenuprovidesavegetarianalternativeateachmeal.Talkingtotheteachersaboutyourchild's
Q:Mychildwillbe in theprocessofpottytraining.Howwillthatbemaintained?
A:Likeeveryotheraspectofchildcare,youandyourchild'steacherwillworkaspartnersintheprocessofpottytraining.Ourteachersareveryexperiencedinpottytrainingandcanofferyoualotofsupporttocontinueinyourchild’spottylearningprocess.Ourcentershavetod-dler-sizedtoiletsandsinks,whichmakestheprocessmuchlessintimidating.
UB Child Care Center (UBCCC) Helping Hands Commi ee (HHC)
HHC North Campus Chair ‐ Jessica Coram [email protected]
Vice Chair ‐ Sherene Milizia [email protected]
HHC South Campus Chair ‐ Sara Goodman [email protected]
Vice Chair ‐ Courtney Williamson [email protected]
SCRIP Coordinator Emily Chabala [email protected]
HHC Newsle er Coordinator Sherene Milizia [email protected]
The Helping Hands Commi ee mission is to establish a network of parents,
grandparents, UBCCC staff & teachers, students, faculty, staff and friends interested in suppor ng the mission and ac vi es of the UBCCC through volunteer and financial support.
The aim is to create a strong sense of community at UBCCC, grow parent involvement, to serve parents and to help provide valuable resources for UBCCC and its students.
AnnouncementsandEvents NEWHelpingHandsCommitteewebpage-http://www.buffalo.edu/ubccc/community/helpinghands.html
TheUBCCCBoardofDirectorsislookingfornewmembersaswellasanyonewhowouldliketoparticipateinthesub-committeesforthenextacademicyear.ApplicationtoapplyforaseatasaboardmemberwillbedistributedintheFallsemester.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactLeadershipsub-committeeChair,[email protected].
Severalspotsarestillavailableforthe9-weeklongsummerprogramforschool-agechildrenwhichisscheduledforJune29,2015toAugust28,2015atbothourcenterlocations.Don’tmissout!
Newbreakfast/snackandlunchmenuswillstartonMonday,June29,2015.PleaserefertotheemailfromthecenterorthemealmenuspageontheUBCCCwebsite.
Tuesday, May 26 Summer semester begins
Monday, June 29 School‐age summer camp begins
New mealmenusstarts Friday, Jul. 3 Holiday, Center closed
Friday, Aug. 7 Staff Development Day, Center closed
Friday, Aug. 28 End of summer semester
*last day of Pre‐K students (heading to
Kindergarten) and summer camp
Monday, Aug. 31 Fall semester begins
Monday, Sep. 7 Labor Day, Center closed
Summer 2015 Calendar
If UB is closed, UBCCC will be closed as well. However, UBCCC can make the decision to close on its own without having the University close.
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