Annual Christmas Program

Thank you to everyone who came to watch our annual Pre-K Christmas programs. All the kids did a fantastic job! And a special thanks to Ms. Sebrina, Ms. Hijaab, Ms. Robin and Ms. Kristen who practiced and practiced to make the programs such a success. AoCS is so lucky to have amazing teachers like you!

Pre-K One about to perform!

Pre-K Two getting ready to sing their hearts out.

What a crowd we had!

Magic Elf Seeds

Did you know there are such things as magic elf seeds?  AoCS kids do!  And we planted some today. Each child planted a magic elf seed before nap. During nap the magical elves turned those seeds into candy canes!  We couldn't believe it!

Saanvi shows off her magic seed. 

Addison can't wait to plant hers!

Seeds being planted. 

Patricia plants her seed while Lexi makes a wish on hers before planting. 

Careful planting going on!

Santa Visits!

The big man in red came to join us for breakfast!  The kiddos were so thrilled he made it all the way from the North Pole to AoCS!

Giving Back

Tis the season for togetherness and giving. Recently, AoCS hosted a candle donation drive for The Refuge Center, a local abuse therapy center. They will use these candles in their therapy sessions. We also donated the best gift of all...our time. We painted one of their new children therapy rooms. We were blessed to be able to partner with such an amazing organization.

Christmas Chefs!

It's Christmas time and we've been busy whipping up treats!  Here's Lena showing off her Rudolph donut. Plus William and Issac made some impressive edible Christmas trees. Nothing better than making specials treats...except maybe to eat them!  Merry Christmas from AoCS. 

Glow in the Dark Water Play!

Yesterday we continued our exploration of this month's curriculum theme of "Light and Dark" by having some fun with glow sticks!  We turned off the lights, cracked open some glow sticks, and dropped them in water to see how they would look!  Check out Preschool One conducting their experiement.  For more information on our curriculum visit www.highreach.com.  For more information on our program visit www.academychilddevelopment.com.

Holiday Magic Show

This week we had a Holiday Magic show. The kids laughed so hard and even got to help with some of the magic tricks.

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Special Hanukkah Snack

Today is the last day of Hanukkah. All of our classes talked about what Hanukkah is and special traditions Jewish people celebrate. For snack the kids got to make a special edible menorah. The menorah was made out of a banana, pretzel sticks and marshmallows. Everyone enjoyed this special treat.

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How Many Peppermints?

The Acadmey Families loved the idea of guessing how many peppermints were in the jar. We had so many guesses.  Larkin  guessed 5.  Her mom told her to guess a really big number and she up'ed it to 25!  Congrats to the Limon family who guessed the closest and won a hot choclate gift basket.

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Touch-A-Truck

We want to thank everyone who made of first Touch-A-Truck such a success. It was obvious that all the kids enjoyed exploring in all the trucks and cars. We loved seeing their creavtity come out while painting their wooden cars. We hope next year is as much of a success as this year!!

Hanging out in Harpeth Tow Truck

Devin did a great job painting!!

Grace is enjoying the yummy snacks!

Brandon is checking ou the Police car.

Pre-K 2 thought is was fun to look in the mail truck.

Congrats to Lexi and her parents for winning the free week of tuition!!!

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Giving back to our community

This year we have decided to do something a little different for November. We have contacted The Refuge Center to volunteer our time. The Refuge Center is an amazing local organization that helps with abuse therapy. We are having a candle donation . If you would like to help in this way they are asking for glass candles, this helps as part of their sensory therapy. Saturday, November 23 is our Family Volunteer Day from 10am-12pm. We are helping paint on of their rooms. Kids are welcome as well. They will do special art projects to decorate the hallways. For more information about The Refuge Center clink on the link below.
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Touch-A-Truck

Don't forget about our Touch-A-Truck event Friday November 15. We will have so many cars and trucks for you to look at. We will also have crafts and some yummy cars snacks. If you are hungry the food truck Two guys in a lunchbox will be here. For every family you bring your name will be put in a drawing for a free week tuition. Can't wait to see everyone!!!

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Harvest corn shucking

In the spirit of fall our classes got to shuck corn and eat it for lunch. The teachers talked to them about where corn comes from and how it grows.

                                                        Rhylee is showing off her corn!!

 

                                                       

Ruby is checking out the texture of her corn.

 

Pre-K 2 is working hard.

 

Cannon is so proud!!

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What are you thankful for?

November is the month when everyone takes time to think about what they are thankful for. We decided to make a thankful tree for our families and teacher to write down something they are thankful for.

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Pumpkin art

Pumpkins are everywhere!!! We had a craft day and all the classes created some super cute pumpkin art. Find you child's class and look at how creative they are!!

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