Friday, June 11, 2021

KBC

 This was our first week of Kindergarten boot camp in our Pre K 2 class and the cadets have been hard at work learning lots of new skills to get them ready for their first year of Kindergarten! On Monday's they have lending library day where they get a "Library card" to check out a book to take home and read and bring back the next week. Tuesday's are super cool as it is cafeteria day and the cadets get to eat in the Enrichment room after getting to pick what they want for lunch. They get special number to practice with and even get to choose fancy milk cartons just like they would have a school! On Wednesday's they wear their very special KBC t-shirts to class and Thursday's their homework assignment is due for the week. Finally on Friday its a wrap up of the week and they get to have cafeteria style lunch again to close out the week! These cadets are hard a work on important, yet often overlooked, skills need to navigate Kindergarten with ease. A few of those skill are buttoning, zipping, tying shoe laces, etc.. and they will be practicing all of them so that they will be set up for success when they start their school year! Pre K 2 had a special guest on Friday, Austin ,who will be in first grade next year, come in and give them all the ins and outs of what to expect in Kindergarten. Our cadets will be more than ready to succeed in their Kindergarten classes thanks to all the amazing things they will be learning these next few weeks! 



Getting ready to eat "Cafeteria style"!



Looking like Kindergarteners already! 



Working hard in their KBC shirts! 



Getting this cadet ready for Kindergarten!



Signing their name into the classroom! 



That Kindergarten ready smile! 



KBC is awesome! 



Working on their buttoning and un buttoning skills! 



Looking good! 



Yay! He did it! 



Answering a question for the day! 



Checking out a library book with his special card.



Austin telling all about his Kindergarten experience! 


Friday, June 4, 2021

Summer Kick off week

 It was summer kick off week this week at AOFC and to celebrate and bring in summer there were all sorts of fun activities and things going on! We started the week with delicious snow cones on the playground, there was a lemonade grab and go on Wed, it was easy peezy lemon squeezy for the kids to make, then Thursday there was our ice cream social in our Enrichment room which included parents and kids and it was so much fun! We had the best week kicking off our summer at AOFC and its going to be awesome to see what comes next ! 



We love snow cones! 



Cherry is my favorite! 



Lemonade grab and go! 



I scream you scream we all scream for ice cream!! 




Ice cream sundaes are the best! 



Waiting patiently to each ice cream! 



Loving every bit of it!! 



Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Water day !

 Today was one of the most favorite days at AOFC for kids as it was water day!!! Its hard to believe that its already time for the awesome double water slide to come out along with all the water toys, sprinkler for the toddlers and a water table for them to enjoy! Lots of side by side racing and splashing in the pool at the bottom of the slide and even the teachers got in on the action. We love water day and can't wait for more fun splashing and sliding to come! 




Getting ready to enjoy water day!! 



Loving the slide! 



The first slide of water day! Yay! 



Making a splash! 



 Having so much fun on the slide! 



Even teachers got in on the action! 



Enjoying a little sunbathing after the slide! 



Testing out the sprinkler ! 


                                                                            
                                                             Water day table fun ! 

 



Saturday, May 22, 2021

Hawaii Day!

 When you think of Hawaii do you think of Volcanos, Palm Trees, white sandy beaches, pineapples, coconuts?!!   Well here at AOFC the Toddler 1 and 2 classes had there own version of Hawaii with a photo booth, popsicles, coconut cups for drinking, and lots of other fun surprises  We loved seeing the Hawaiian shirts, luau princesses, and  the decked out playground for the first ever toddler Hawaii day!! 



Having fun exploring the buckets and sea animals! 



Awesome decorations ! 



Luau!! 



So cute! 



Sweet boy checking out the bucket! 



Rocking his dimples and Hawaiian shirt! 




Posing for a photo! 



Look at those shades! 


Friday, May 14, 2021

Mud Day!!

It was Mud day at AOFC and next to water day its one of the kids favorites! There is so much you can do with mud besides getting dirty like, mud pies, digging, squishing it in your hands, stirring it, running trucks through it and finally just stomping in it making it fly through the air. Lots of fun was had on the playground in the mud pools complete with lots of toys to try made for an awesome sensory experience. There were so many lessons that were learned today in classes about what mud and dirt could be used for, like what we might plant in the dirt, what can live in the dirt, what along with dirt help plants grow?! That is what Mud day is all about! 



Mud Pies! 


I love mud! 


Trucks and Mud, the best combination! 


Digging in Mud is so much fun! 


What? Do I have something on my face?! 


MUD! 


The best park of mud day, getting dirty!!


Loving the mud! 


                                                                 The toddlers loving the mud pool! 


Friday, May 7, 2021

STEAM week in PS 2

 Our Preschool 2 class got some exciting learning tools to use in their classrooms thanks to a classroom grant inspired by our Assistant Director. In order to get the grant, teachers had to write a proposal with what they would do if they won it and Ms Haley in Preschool 2 was the winner. She outlined an amazing STEAM week where they would get to make sensory bottles, look and learn through a microscope, make their own robots and watch a real robot follow directions, watch butterflies form from caterpillars and release them, work with gears and so many other awesome hands on activities. Preschool 2 had a great time exploring all these new tools and learning while they did it which is what STEAM week was all about! Great job Ms Haley! 



Looking in the microscope!



Hmmm what do I see?!



Making her robot! 



The first butterfly is leaving! 



So beautiful! 



Waiting to be released! 



Working on her robot! 



Making his sensory bottle! 



The finished product!! 


Friday, April 23, 2021

Earth Day!

 What is Earth day and why do we celebrate it ?! The very first Earth day was celebrated in the US on April 22, 1970. It became a global event in 1990 mobilizing 20 million people to encourage people to recycle and encourage environmental protections. Some things we did to celebrate Earth day at AOFC are classrooms each planted seeds that when in bloom attract hummingbirds, our PS 2 classroom is recycling plastic bottles to re use them for sensory bottles and finally the PS 2 kids have caterpillars that are going to build a chrysalis so they can turn into butterflies!  Reduce, Re use and Recycle as well as planting a garden or trees are all ways to help the Earth and our kids at AOFC loved being a part of helping save the Earth with our really cool Earth day grab and go! 



They are soon going to be Chrysalis then butterflies! 



Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! 



Earth Day grab and go! 



Planting seeds for Hummingbird flowers! 



She is doing a great job! 



Doing an excellent job planting! 



Ready for water and sun!