National Day of Kindness

National Day of Kindness at AoCS!!! 

Each child worked on an "acts of kindness" punch card throughout the day to give them a visual representation of how easy it is to be kind! Small acts of kindness not only warm the hearts of others, but they learned that it makes them feel good, too! As a reminder of the warm and fuzzy feelings felt on this day, each child took home a "warm fuzzy" friend. In a world full of misunderstandings, we hope that we can foster an urgency within our children to choose kindness, even if its tough sometimes. 

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!

 

Celebrating the season with Charlie Brown and Friends! Snoopy knew just what kind of feast kids really enjoy, and boy was he right! While I read the book aloud today, the children snacked on "jellybeans", pretzel sticks, and popcorn! While the snack was yummy, it was the message that I was eager for them to understand. We discussed how we have so much to be thankful for and during this time of year, we want to remember how fortunate we are. We linked this lesson to our school wide gratitude chain, as well. Many children made connections between our conversation and those that they have been having at home with Mom and Dad. 

Halloween Celebrations!

Halloween was a SPOOK-tacular day! We celebrated all day with trick or treating, class parties, and special goodies for the teachers! Sharing in the magic and creating the memories with our friends is something we look forward to each holiday season! 

The Leaves are Falling on the Ground!

 Nothing says fall quite like the leaves crunching beneath our feet! Leaf exploration and creative expression is a breeze when nature is involved! Classes collected leaves from school and home, and with the leaves they created their own art projects, data collection, and confetti (building their fine motor skills)! We will explore and analyze leaves next month, as well. Then, we can talk about the differences in the leaves and the trees after a month! 

Fall Fest

Fall Fest was a wonderful time this year with lots of laughter and big smiles! Our Fall Fest included a petting zoo, pumpkin painting, trunk-or-treat, and face painting. Our teachers and families worked together to make this event a successful one for all of our kiddos! We loved that a handful of families came by to join the fun and tour the school, as well! We are looking forward to all the other fall festivities headed our way over the next several weeks!

Exploring Weight and Height

Pre K children learned about their ability to think using problem solving skills and brainstorming! They compared attributes using heights, weights, and volumes of various items in the classroom. With a focus on respecting their desire to play, our curriculum achieves the goal of exposing our youngest learners to core mathematics and science skills. 

Tactile Path

 This week Preschool One focused their learning on their legs, feet, and toes! Teachers created a tactile path complete with feathers, water, pompoms, yarn, and more! For this activity the children were asked to take their socks and shoes off, which they LOVE to do! Teachers guided the children along the path while describing the textures beneath their feet. 

Later, the children sang songs about walking feet and read a book about a super fast Gingerbread Man! Our feet can be fast and slow and they help us do amazing things!