Mommy and Me music and movement class

 AOFC tried something new this last week in the form of a Mommy and Me music an movement class which was for infants and toddlers as an introduction to music and instruments. Led by an instructor the class involved the child exploring drums, shakers and scarves all while singing and moving to music. The mommies were super excited to help their little ones make noise with all the instruments and sing so many awesome songs !! It was a fun time for all involved and it was awesome to see the mommies and babies having so much fun! 

How does this drum sound?! 

His first time hitting a drum! 

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Making music and doing movements!

Listening so well to the instructor! 

Scarves are so fun! 

Voting day in Pre K 1 and Pre K 2

 It was an important day for our country yesterday as many people went out and exercised their right to vote.  Our Pre k 1 and Pre k 2 classes got their opportunity to learn about voting and even to cast vote themselves to pick what kind of lunch they would have the next day.  The choice was pizza or chicken nuggets and in Pre K 2 it was a close vote with pizza winning at the poll but in Pre k 1 the votes went to chicken nuggets winning the majority of the votes.  This week as a result,  there will be pizza and chicken nuggets served for lunch in each of the Pre K classrooms.  The students in Pre k 2 and Pre K 1 loved making a choice, casting their vote and benefiting from the results! 

Excited to vote for lunch! 

In Pre K 2, pizza was the winner! 

Casting his vote!

The results are in!

Looks like pizza for lunch!

She is going with chicken nuggets! 

Trunk or Treat

 Our families at AOFC came to win this week at our annual Trunk or Treat from under the sea, to the Circus, the trunks were decked out and ready for competition as well as giving out treats!! There was so much thought and creativity put into this years Trunks that it was hard to choose the winner as they could've all won the prize.  Top favorites among the teachers who also decided the winner, were The Sand Lot,  Jurrasic Park,  and Hocus Pocus just to name a few! We are so lucky to have such amazing families with clearly amazing ideas for incredible Trunks that make our AOFC Halloween Trunk or Treat one of our favorite days to celebrate! 

Coco!

Hocus Pocus! 

Watch out for Dinos!

The Sandlot

Its the Circus! 

Who you gonna call?! Ghostbusters! 

Yummy! 

Cars everywhere! 

Coffee and Doughnuts!

Look out for Lucy! 

Halloween Spirit Dress up day

 We are getting excited about Halloween here at AOFC and so this week all of our kids brought out their best Halloween gear to show off before the big day! There were skeletons, pumpkins, lots of cute pjs, cool headbands, you name it our kids were wearing it! Dress up days are the best especially with a holiday theme as they tend to be the most creative and fun way to see what everyone comes up with. Even the teachers got in on the dress up day action and we can't wait to see all the awesome costumes that Halloween will bring! Happy almost Halloween from AOFC! 

Love her cute outfit! 

Buddies dressed in Halloween Spirit! 

Cute Girl! 

Boo! 

He is so sweet! 

Besties! 

Pumpkin Contest

There was lots of paint, hot glue, and tape being used these last few days at AOFC as it is our annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest and the classrooms are seriously bringing the competition heat as they compete for the win! The creativity and hardwork that went in to these pumpkins is clear because voting for a favorite has been difficult among the families as there are so many amazing creations to choose from.  The Very Hungry Catepillar, Stitch, a candied apple, Dumbo, a mummy and other fantastic pumpkins are on display and it is going to be exciting to see who will be the winner! Which Pumpkin will be the winner?!!  The winner is........ pumpkin #6, Toothless!! Yay! 

Dumbo pumpkin! 

A candied apple and a dragon

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Stitch! 

A monster and a mummy!

The dark side of a candy apple! 

The Giving Tree

Toothless, the winning pumpkin !

All the amazing pumpkin creations! 

Fire Safety Week at AOFC!

WEEOOO WEEEOOO!! Calling all Firefighters at AOFC!! This week was all about Fire Safety and Prevention which mean we had a very special guest visit us on Tuesday! It was the Franklin Fire Department! They taught us about how to be safe if there was a fire by stop, drop, and roll; following teachers or adults to their emergency exit, and staying toegther. We learned how the fire truck worked, saw its flashing light display when they have to go to an emergency, and even got to listen to the horns and sirens play! One of the firefighters put on his whole fire suit, boots, hat, mask, and gear that all keeps them safe whenever they have to enter a fire to save someone in danger. Thank you so much to the Franklin Fire Department for coming out and teaching all our children at AOFC about Fire Safety and Prevention! 

Asking Questions! 

So cool!!

Asking about the inside of the truck and the equipment they carry inside!

Showing the class how he puts on all of his protective gear before heading into a fire!

Fist bumps!!

The driver of the fire truck showing off what each button and device does on the truck and how it works!

More fist bumps for the firemen! 

Thanks for coming to see us Fraklin Fire Department! :)