Reminiscing ...

Hello Acorn Families!  It was so nice to see each of you in person!! We miss and love you so much!

Let's start off with something fun, it is the last acorn blog..... of school year 2019-2020! The last of the PANDEMIC distance learning!!!

 I know you are probably tired of me saying how much we miss your children... As we packed up the room, a few weeks ago, a flood of memories of the year came back.... Do you remember when we first met?  How nervous all the parents were about leaving you with us.... But you had a wonderful time,and learned so much! You made your first friends, you learned how to work together, you learned how to go on the potty!! ( we know some of you stopped going on the potty, you better get back on there).  We all developed new skills!  You are amazing!

Here are the first moments we were together.

Photos of the first day of school....

 

J- wearing his backpack for weeks...                       W- smuggling in cars all year long...

 T- hugging all the teachers....

                                                     

J- and the endless amount of lovies.... all different.  T- and her love for learning new things...

All of us trying to sit on the carpet for a story.... haha

H- bringing in books to share...

                  

O- and her purple,  and memorable "sayings"                  M-always helping! And then you could 

                                                                                            never find where she put stuff away....

I - and her manatee... and ability to hide from the camera.

     

  

B- and his questions....

L- and her tutu's

T- and him throwing his puff balls....

C- and his love for books....

how you have all grown so much!!!


Now, our last adventure!! 

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger

Wednesday Bubbles!

Happy Wednesday, Acorns!
We had so much fun at our group zoom meeting yesterday. You all are getting so good at the games we've been playing! You found those scavenger hunt items super fast. I hope you can make it to our last zoom meeting tomorrow at 10AM!
We can't wait to see you this afternoon for the Pickup Parade-- Acorn pickup time is at 4PM. Since today is Bubble Day, expect to see some bubbles while driving through! ;) Speaking of bubbles, I had big plans to make my own bubble "juice," but the recipes called for glycerin, and glycerin is apparently very tricky to find during a pandemic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Who knew! I hope you are able to enjoy some bubble-blowing today. :) See you later!

And a story:

Tasty Tuesday!

We hope you danced around yesterday with Movin and Groovin and ALL of the AFC Staff!  Now, get ready for Tasty Tuesday!! We have included a video on how to make your own ice cream if you don't have any in the freezer, and we have included a video of me making an ice cream treat (from store bought ice cream) Don't forget to share those ice cream faces in the shared album! We love seeing those beautiful faces.

Tasty Tuesday Ice Cream!

Here is a video on how to make your own Ice Cream with just a few ingredients. 

And now a story about Ice Cream

You would like to read another story?  Okay, here we go....

We can not wait to see you all on Wednesday during the pick up parade! 

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger

Movin’ and Groovin’ Monday!

Happy Monday, Acorns! Hope you all had an awesome weekend. Can you believe it is the last week of school?! What a wild ride it has been. Thank you, thank you, thank you for working through it all with us.
Just a reminder that there will be no individual zooms this week— we will have two group zooms instead. The first one is at the regular time, tomorrow (Tuesday) the 19th at 10AM, and the second will be Thursday the 21st at 10AM. Hope to see you there!
Today kicks off our school wide week of FUN! We are beginning with Dancing Monday— Please watch and join in our fun! And a huge THANK YOU to Ms. Katie for putting all of these awesome and treasured videos together for us.

Dancin’ into Monday like.....

And of course, a story! Have a great day!

FRIDAY!!!

We made it through another fun filled week of Distance Learning!  We miss the acorns so much, it was such a joy seeing you!  We can not wait to play together again!  Until then, we have work to do around my yard. We need to fill the bird feeder, check on the plants, and finally, read a few stories.  Next week, we will be doing our learning through the blog only.  There will not be a lesson plan from GOLD. All the teachers at the AFC, collaborated to make it a fun filled week. Let's hope the weather cooperates with us!

Now, filling the bird feeder. 

and now a story.....



Do Like a Duck Does...

a fun game with Ms.Kimmie!!

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger

The Monster at the End of This Book!

Hello friends! Today I am going to read you one of my favorite books "The Monster at the End of This Book" starring Grover! I have always loved this book and I love reading it to my daughter and now to you, friends! I hope you love it just like I do :)

Freeze Pop Fun!

Hi, Acorns! Happy Wednesday! I had so much fun going on a shape hunt with you yesterday. You all are getting so big, and doing such a great job finding your shapes and colors. :) I have seen some friends working on making their letters, too! So awesome. I miss you, friends!
I just keep hoping for more warm and sunny days, but sadly those have been few and far between this week. Fingers crossed that we can get some more outside time soon! Today, freeze pops are on the agenda! Helping in the kitchen is a great way to develop those fine motor skills, work on some simple math concepts, and foster self-help skills and self confidence. Feel free to join me in making freeze pops!

And a story! Have a wonderful day!

Color Hunt

Good Morning Acorn Families!  Today, we are going to go on a color/shape hunt!  I made color cards with shapes on them with scrap paper and markers. I then placed them around my house and then matched the colors.  It is an easy game to create and to play!

Now, we are going to go uncover all my plants because it was cold Sunday night.

now a story.......

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday, everyone!
I hope all of the Acorn mommies had a wonderful Mother's Day. You are all amazing, and are navigating these strange times like total rock stars! Thank you for all you do.
Thank you also for continuing to join in on our weekly group zoom meetings! I know everyone loves to see their friends that they're missing. Tomorrow, we plan to go on a shape hunt. No need to prepare-- it will be similar to the color hunt, only we will be looking for circles, squares, etc. instead of colors. :)
I don't know about you, but I am really missing our Forest Walk Thursdays. The Acorns really loved running through the forest and discovering all of the beauty in nature. Ms. Liz recently took a forest walk, and she was kind enough to share with us.

Ms. Liz's Forest Fun!

And now, another silly hat story. Have a great day, Acorns!

Finishing the Book Shelf and Going to the saw mill

Hello Acorns, today looks like a beautiful day, hopefully you can get outside after the rain ends, and enjoy the rain puddles (of course with social distancing in mind)! I thought we could see Ms. Debbie and her friend Mr. Jeff, finish the book shelf. We will then, head to the farm, get a tree and then take the tree to the saw mill.    

Book Shelf

Farm

Saw Mill!!

Now it is story time....

You want another story?? Okay,  Here is Ms. Morgan reading Tall Tall Tree

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger

Watering the Garden

Good morning, friends! Today I'm going to show you and water my garden! We have vegetables and I love going out every morning to see how they're growing and to give them water. Note, in the video I say we're growing cherries, that's false, I meant to say cherry tomatoes :) Whoops!
If you have a garden at home, go outside and water it! Missing you all and hope to see you soon!

Wacky Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday! Thank you for joining in the lovely chaos of our group zoom meeting yesterday. It is so much fun to be able to see the Acorns interact with their friends, even briefly. :)
Everyone did such a great job moving around yesterday! It helps to get those wiggles out sometimes. "Listen and Move" was a favorite activity in the classroom-- so much fun galloping, hopping, skating, and tiptoeing! If you could use a little more fun and movement, Ms. Katie was kind enough to sing another of our favorites!

Finally, to add to the list of "favorites," here is a story that the Acorns would often request! Have a great day, everyone. Talk to you soon!

Indoor Fun!

Just in case it is rainy and you can't safely go outside, here is a fun activity.  In a perfect world, I would be better at filming.... but then again, in a perfect world. I wouldn't be filming at all!! Sorry for the terrible filming!!!

We Miss you Video!!

and of course a story....

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger

Monday Sensory Fun

Good morning, Acorns! I hope you all had a great weekend and got to take advantage of the beautiful weather. Just a reminder that we are back to our normal group zoom schedule starting tomorrow! We hope to see you all at 10AM for a little bit of silly movement to shake those wiggles out. :)
Speaking of wiggles, sensory play can be a great way to calm your mind and body. Today, dish soap putty is one of our activities. I tried it out, and I hope you can, too! Just a warning-- it is a little sticky! 😬 Have an awesome day, Acorns-- hope to see you all at our meeting tomorrow!

Tape Measure

Happy Friday!  We have loved seeing the photos of all those happy faces!! Thank you so much for posting on the shared photo album, keep up the good work. We appreciate the effort you are doing to keep us connected. 

Today we are going to get the tape measure out....
we will measure
-the bird feeder
-the bird seed
-and then you can practice measuring yourself!
I hope you have been working on those numbers!!

and now a story to get you back on the POTTY!!!

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger