Painting with Spices

 To welcome the week of Thanksgiving here at AoCS our kids painted with spices! They smelled cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and pumpkin. Then they added water and created works of art! 

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!