Ice Skating

 Did you know that at AOFC we have some future Ice Skating Pros on our hands?!  There were lots of new skating moves being invented and perfected at our indoor ice rink.  You could try out some skates ( paper plates) or take a break in the special resting area, whichever one was chosen was pure entertainment  We can't wait to see what the future holds for the potential pros but a fun day of skating was had by all at the AOFC ice rink !

Trying out his skates! 

AOFC Ice Rink

Future skater?

Loving it on the ice! 

Cheese! 

It's kind of chilly on the ice! 

Jingle Jam

 It was an exciting day at AOFC as the the big man in red paid us a visit to listen to all the requests right before Christmas while carols were sung and snacks were eaten.   Santa came to visit and all of our sweet kids and their families were so excited to sit on his lap, give a high five, a fist bump or wave from afar as well as to remind Santa of the special lists that were sent to the North Pole.   Talks about what to feed the reindeer as well as what kind of cookies are Santa's favorite were the topic of the day as well as lots of hugs and reminders to be good before the big day.   We love when our families get together and this time  was no exception and we can't wait to hear about all the special things that arrive on Christmas morning from Santa.  We hope all of our AOFC families have a very Merry Christmas!!

Excited to see Santa! 

Big brothers excited to see Santa! 

He was nervous but then loved the Big Man!

Discussing Logistics of the big day! 

Silly Santa faces!

Raspberry fingers! 

Christmas fun

 We love Christmas at AOFC and have been doing so many fun activities to bring in the holidays.  There was a special Elf that came and read Christmas stories with us, an ornament sensory bin,  our Preschool 3 classroom had a snowball fight complete with the elves watching their classroom for Santa and finally our teacher decked our halls with their amazing hallway decorations.  It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas here and we can't wait! Merry Christmas from AOFC!

Dancer and Cupid ready for Christmas!

Christmas train with babies included! 

Looking for the Ornaments in the sensory bin

Books with the Elf

Reading with our special Elf 

Snowball ready! 

Gobble Gathering at AOFC

 It is almost Thanksgiving at AOFC and so we had a Gobble Gathering so all our families could come together all while enjoying some delicious pie including, pumpkin, chocolate cream, banana cream and Apple pie.   We love watching families enjoy being with other families as well as their own especially with pie and a special Turkey craft involved. AOFC wouldn't be the amazing place that it is without the children and their wonderful families.  We are thankful for all of you, Happy Thanksgiving from our AOFC family to yours! Gobble gobble!

Enjoying her pie! 

Gobble Gobble!

Cheese!

Pie before dinner= a smile !

Loving the Apple pie! 

Pie for everyone! 

Special Scarecrow reader

 We had a very special guest visit us this week, a sweet grandmother of a student in Toddler 2 and a former teacher, come and read to our PS and Pre K classes dressed as a Scarecrow.  The kids loved the fall books and even got to do some very special Scarecrow moves in between stories!  The Toddlers also got in on the action as our special guest visited their class to sit with them and read as well.  What an amazing grandmother to share her special stories with us and we can't wait to see her again! Happy Fall from AOFC !!

Loving the scarecrow stories! 

Cheese! 

Reading to the PS and Pre K kids! 

So fun! 

Totally Mesmerized!

Loving it! 

Celebrating all things spooky!

 We love celebrating Halloween at AOFC but until we get to the actual day we have every spooky, monster, pumpkin activity you could ask for leading up to our annual Trunk or Treat and Halloween celebration.   There was a boo bash to warm up for the big day by making your own mask, some yummy snacks and even a treat on the way out,  Spook-tacular Pj day and the finale is tomorrow  with our Trunk or treat with a special luncheon in their classrooms.  We love the month of October and especially Halloween at AOFC!!

Making spooky masks!

Yummy snacks!

Cutie sister matching pjs!

Excited for her treat! 

Boo!

Skeleton bones!

Fire Safety Week

 We love Fire Safety week at AOFC as it gives both kids and Educators an opportunity to learn about what to do in real life emergencies.   The Franklin Fire Dept paid us a visit with one of their firetrucks so we could learn about the special equipment they use and each child even got a chance to sit in the truck itself which was definitely the highlight of their visit.  We are so thankful to FFD for showing us the ropes and what to do in an emergency! Fire Safety week rocks at AOFC !!

Checking out all the cool equipment on the Firetruck! 

He wants to be a Fireman when he grows up!

He loves his Fire hat! 

Cheese! 

Girls can be Fireman too! 

So excited to be able to get in the Firetruck!