Pumpkins

 This week at AOFC it was all about pumpkins! We had a super fun pumpkin hop on the playground and then each classroom got their very own pumpkin to explore including cutting off the top and feeling the inside!! Our infants even got in on the pumpkin action with special sensory bags that contained seeds and the gooey, stringy part of the pumpkin which they loved feeling, squishing and trying to eat!! The kids also learned that the seeds can be used to grow new pumpkins and that they can even be roasted so that they can be eaten! 

Checking out the seeds inside a pumpkin! 

Using his hands to feel the inside!

Pumpkin hop! 

Pumpkin hopping and pony tails too! 

Touching the pumpkin seeds! 

How do they feel?!

Never too young for pumpkin exploration! 

Have a discussion about the pumpkin insides! 

Familes of AOFC

 We are all about our families at AOFC and in October our Frogstreet Curriculum is all about friends and families! Lots of classrooms have hightlighted all the awesome families that help make up our AOFC family whether the are big or small, include grandparents or animals, they are the reason why our school is so special. Hearing conversations, laughter, and even some tears everyday brings excitement as well as joy to each child, parent and teacher that come in the building!! Every classroom has uniquely displayed family pictures so the kids in each classroom can enjoy looking at everyone's unique families as well as their own! 

Families of Pre K 1

So Sweet! 

Look at all those amazing families! 

Pre K Two made pictures of their families! 

We are so lucky to have these familes at AOFC!

Celebrating the letter P

 In Pre K Two it was all about the letter P and so they had Pizza and Pajamas along with Pretzels and Peaches for lunch and snack! They got to make their own English Muffin pizza's while wearing pj's learning about all things starting with the letter P!  It was an amazing day and one that they likely won't forget especially the letter P.  Learning while having fun is what it is all about and we couldn't be more proud of our Educators and the creative, unforgettable, fantastic ways they help their students learn each and everyday! 

Making his yummy Pizza! 

It looks so good! 

Pajama girls! 

Pizza and Peaches! 

Choosing Pepperoni for his Pizza! 

So delicious! 

Play-doh and it's history

 We celebrated National Play-doh day at AOFC with a super fun Play-doh grab and go as well as a make your own  Play-doh recipe which each classroom did that was a huge success. Play-doh is a staple in pre schools and elementary schools across the country and just as many homes. Have you ever wondered though where Play-doh came from and why it became so popular?!  Well here are some facts that you probably didn't know about Play-doh. It was invented by accident in the 1930's as a wallpaper cleaner that looked like putty and was made of salt, flour, water and many other ingredients.  Teachers were finding other uses for the wallpaper cleaner at school as it was reuseable and didn't contain any toxic materials. It was great for art and craft projects and worked as a modeling compound much like clay. Students could shape it with their hands, turn it into something else or let it dry. In 1956, once it was realized that this special wallpaper cleaner was being used by teachers, the product got a new name, Play-doh and it was then marketed to schools and department stores. Today the Play-doh recipe is a secret and since it's invention, people around the world have bought over 700 million pounds of Play-doh. What is your favorite thing to make out of Play-doh?! 

What is he making out of  Play-doh?! 

She love the homemade Play-doh! 

He is cutting circles from his Play-doh! 

Deciding what to make?! 

Homemade Play-doh, it's the best!! 

Rolling out a Play-doh snake! 

AOFC loves to play with Play-doh! 

Grandparents day

 At AOFC there were tons of pancakes being made, cinnamon milk being poured and lots of sweet faces covered in kisses at our annual Grandparents Day breakfast. We loved seeing all the special grandparents that were here from near and far enjoying time and breakfast as well as seeing each child lead them to their classrooms to show off their toys and friends plus meet their amazing teachers! Each child made a special gift in their classroom to give to their grandparents and from the sounds of  it each gift given was admired and adored. We love celebrating all the grandparents of AOFC! 

Yummy treats awaiting all the Grandparents and kids!

Making things a little sweeter! 

Grandparents on display! 

Special morning with her grandparents!  

He loves his grandparents! 

What lucky guy! 

Surrounded by love! 

Loving on his Grandad! 

Fall at AOFC

 It's almost that time of year when the air changes and leaves start falling and at AOFC fall is for families, stomping in leaves on the playground, playing ball in cooler temps and transforming school with fall decor!  It is truly the best time of year and the kids love looking at as well as playing in all the leaves falling from the playground trees! Why is called fall?! Well the recorded use of the word fall as the name of the third season of the year comes from as early as the 1500's! It's thought to originate in the phrase the fall of the leaf which is in reference to the time of year when certain deciduous trees shed their leaves. We love fall and our families at AOFC! 

Playing in the fallen leaves is the best! 

Leaves are falling!

Some of our sweet families

We love our parents and kids! 

Being silly with leaves! 

How we feel about fall at AOFC! 

All about ME at AOFC

 This week at AOFC it has been all about Back to school as we are starting our Frog Street curriculum in Sept. The first lesson is called All about Me and so many of the teachers have been featuring special boards in their classrooms that highlight all the things that make the kids who they are! The Pre K classroom has a  bulletin board with self portraits while others have been using them to point out all the things that make each of us unique. We are lucky to have such special kids with all kinds of different backgrounds, traits, and languages that make AOFC the awesome school that nurtures minds each and every day! 

Glasses make him so special! 

Pretty Girl! 

Red hair and a smile! 

One short and one tall and buddies! 

Curls and cuteness, what more could you want?! 

Special self portraits!