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The Child Development Center

Jax State | December 2025

The ChildDevelopment CenterJax State | December 2025

Happy Holidays from the Child Development Center at Jax State Happy Holidays from the Child Development Center at Jax State

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Friends - we are in our last two weeks of 2025!


We hope you are able to spend the time off resting and enjoying family. We look forward to seeing you all back on January 5th.

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December Events

December 1st - President Killingsworth invites you all to celebrate "Jax State in Lights" at 4:30pm.

December 2nd - The City Christmas Parade will be at 6:30pm. Enjoy this great family time!

December 3rd - Mrs. Anna Rebekah will be partnering with our CCAMPIS families for a "Family Engagement" Activity from 3pm to 4pm.

December 5th - Our children will be caroling for the faculty/staff of CEPS, beginning at 9:30am.

December 9th - Don't worry about packing a lunch today! Our littles will be enjoying a holiday brunch during their lunchtime.

December 9th - Our annual CDC Family Event "Deck the Halls" will be from 4:30pm until 6pm.

December 12th - It's "Polar Express Day"! Dress your littles in their favorite holiday pajamas for a fun day of snacks and movies on the LAST DAY of school for the semester.

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Our annual family engagement event, "Deck the Halls", will be held on December 9th!

Please join us from 4:30pm to 6pm for "Deck the Halls"


POD 2 will feature trees decorated by our littles, as well as holiday stories from our teachers. Enjoy hot cocoa as you view the outside decor between the PODs. Then have cookies and photos with your favorite jolly elf in POD 3 before you leave!

"Cooking Up Connections" "Cooking Up Connections"

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We hope you were able to join us tonight for "Cooking Up Connections", our Family Engagement Event for November. Our littles were excited to make their own empanadas...and our parents even picked up some extra tips on how to make cooking fun and educational.



We would also like to say an extra special THANK YOU to our Culinary Master, Dr. Diane Best, from the JSU College of Education and Professional Studies for DISHING up all the fun!



Happy cooking CDC families! 🥐🍴

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LOVING our new library! 📚 LOVING our new library! 📚

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Our Student Library is finally open and our littles are LOVING it! Enjoy these photos from our Storybook Parade on opening day.

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Let's check out what's been going on with our full-day friends... Let's check out what's been going on with our full-day friends...

Infant Classroom - "The Pathfinders" Infant Classroom - "The Pathfinders"

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Mrs. Linda

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Mrs. Lori

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Circle Time in the Infant Room

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Circle Time in the Infant Room

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Circle Time in the Infant Room

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Our Littles LOVE Learning!

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Our Littles LOVE Learning!

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Our Littles LOVE Learning!

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ASL with Mrs. Alex

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ASL with Mrs. Alex

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ASL with Mrs. Alex

Ones Classroom - "The Explorers" Ones Classroom - "The Explorers"

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Mrs. Selina

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Mrs. Amie

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Learning About Light!

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Learning About Light!

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Learning About Light!

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Light & Turkeys

Our friends went on a turkey hunt — but there was a twist! The turkeys were hiding in the dark, so we had to use our flashlights to find them.


Everyone had so much fun exploring, shining their lights, and discovering where the sneaky turkeys were hiding!

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Light & Turkeys

Our friends went on a turkey hunt — but there was a twist! The turkeys were hiding in the dark, so we had to use our flashlights to find them.


Everyone had so much fun exploring, shining their lights, and discovering where the sneaky turkeys were hiding!

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Light & Turkeys

Our friends went on a turkey hunt — but there was a twist! The turkeys were hiding in the dark, so we had to use our flashlights to find them.


Everyone had so much fun exploring, shining their lights, and discovering where the sneaky turkeys were hiding!

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Light & Turkeys

Our friends went on a turkey hunt — but there was a twist! The turkeys were hiding in the dark, so we had to use our flashlights to find them.


Everyone had so much fun exploring, shining their lights, and discovering where the sneaky turkeys were hiding!

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Light & Turkeys

Our friends went on a turkey hunt — but there was a twist! The turkeys were hiding in the dark, so we had to use our flashlights to find them.


Everyone had so much fun exploring, shining their lights, and discovering where the sneaky turkeys were hiding!

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Light & Turkeys

Our friends went on a turkey hunt — but there was a twist! The turkeys were hiding in the dark, so we had to use our flashlights to find them.


Everyone had so much fun exploring, shining their lights, and discovering where the sneaky turkeys were hiding!

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We love the Fall weather!

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We love the Fall weather!

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We love the Fall weather!

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Light Table Fun

As they continue their study about light, our Ones drew pictures to see how THOSE would look on the light table!

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Light Table Fun

As they continue their study about light, our Ones drew pictures to see how THOSE would look on the light table!

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Light Table Fun

As they continue their study about light, our Ones drew pictures to see how THOSE would look on the light table!

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Gobble, Gobble 🦃

Our one-year-old scientists got into the holiday spirit by making fizzy and colorful turkey feathers!

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Gobble, Gobble 🦃

Our one-year-old scientists got into the holiday spirit by making fizzy and colorful turkey feathers!

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Gobble, Gobble 🦃

Our one-year-old scientists got into the holiday spirit by making fizzy and colorful turkey feathers!

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Playground Fun

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Playground Fun

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Playground Fun

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Jumping Around 🐸

The ones found a frog on the playground!
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Jumping Around 🐸

The ones found a frog on the playground!
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Jumping Around 🐸

The ones found a frog on the playground!

Twos Classroom - "The Trailblazers" Twos Classroom - "The Trailblazers"

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Ms. Hannah

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Enjoying the playground

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Enjoying the playground

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Enjoying the playground

Threes Classroom - "World Travelers" Threes Classroom - "World Travelers"

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Mrs. Heather

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Mrs. Emily

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Gobble, Gobble!

The Threes lab student taught a fun and feathery lesson all about “10 Fat Turkeys Sitting on a Fence!”


Then, our friends joined in the fun by placing their own turkeys on the fence — what a silly turkey parade!

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Gobble, Gobble!

The Threes lab student taught a fun and feathery lesson all about “10 Fat Turkeys Sitting on a Fence!”


Then, our friends joined in the fun by placing their own turkeys on the fence — what a silly turkey parade!

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Gobble, Gobble!

The Threes lab student taught a fun and feathery lesson all about “10 Fat Turkeys Sitting on a Fence!”


Then, our friends joined in the fun by placing their own turkeys on the fence — what a silly turkey parade!

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Exploring Process Art

Our little artists in the Threes had so much fun creating their own "wardrobe" masterpieces! Through process art, children freely explored colors, shapes, and textures using markers and paper shapes.




As they drew, glued, and layered their artwork, they practiced fine motor skills, creativity, problem-solving, and self-expression — all while having a wonderful time with friends!

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Exploring Process Art

Our little artists in the Threes had so much fun creating their own "wardrobe" masterpieces! Through process art, children freely explored colors, shapes, and textures using markers and paper shapes.




As they drew, glued, and layered their artwork, they practiced fine motor skills, creativity, problem-solving, and self-expression — all while having a wonderful time with friends!

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Exploring Process Art

Our little artists in the Threes had so much fun creating their own "wardrobe" masterpieces! Through process art, children freely explored colors, shapes, and textures using markers and paper shapes.




As they drew, glued, and layered their artwork, they practiced fine motor skills, creativity, problem-solving, and self-expression — all while having a wonderful time with friends!

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Balloon Fun

Our Three's have been busy working on their...Balloons?!? Who's ready for a Thanksgiving Day Parade!

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Balloon Fun

Our Three's have been busy working on their...Balloons?!? Who's ready for a Thanksgiving Day Parade!

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Balloon Fun

Our Three's have been busy working on their...Balloons?!? Who's ready for a Thanksgiving Day Parade!

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Turkey Trouble

Our friend, Miss Eden, read the Threes the book "Turkey Trouble" and then the littles got to disguise the turkey, so it didn't get caught!

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Turkey Trouble

Our friend, Miss Eden, read the Threes the book "Turkey Trouble" and then the littles got to disguise the turkey, so it didn't get caught!

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Turkey Trouble

Our friend, Miss Eden, read the Threes the book "Turkey Trouble" and then the littles got to disguise the turkey, so it didn't get caught!

CCAMPIS Classrooms CCAMPIS Classrooms

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Morning Centers

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Morning Centers

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Morning Centers

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Morning Centers

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Morning Centers

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Music & Movement

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Music & Movement

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Music & Movement

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Making our own SILLY SOCKS!

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Making our own SILLY SOCKS!

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Making our own SILLY SOCKS!

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Playground Fun

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Playground Fun

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Playground Fun

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Special delivery from the CCAMPIS room! 📬

We created postcards and learned all about mail carriers their uniforms, their jobs, and how our mail gets from place to place. Our little learners had the best time sending smiles!

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Special delivery from the CCAMPIS room! 📬

We created postcards and learned all about mail carriers their uniforms, their jobs, and how our mail gets from place to place. Our little learners had the best time sending smiles!

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Special delivery from the CCAMPIS room! 📬

We created postcards and learned all about mail carriers their uniforms, their jobs, and how our mail gets from place to place. Our little learners had the best time sending smiles!

Let's find out what's been going on with our PreK friends... Let's find out what's been going on with our PreK friends...

PreK 1 Classroom PreK 1 Classroom

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Ms. Craig

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Ms. Shai

PreK 2 Classroom PreK 2 Classroom

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Mrs. Sims

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Mrs. Autumn

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Morning Centers

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Morning Centers

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Morning Centers

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Thanksgiving Sensory Activity

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Thanksgiving Sensory Activity

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Thanksgiving Sensory Activity

PreK 3 Classroom PreK 3 Classroom

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Ms. Jasmine

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Mrs. Ty

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Turkey Fizz Experiment

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Turkey Fizz Experiment

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Turkey Fizz Experiment

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