Congratulations

We have 3 friends who have read their 100 books for Count On Reading! 



Getting Ready for Tailgate Day!

Tomorrow is Tailgate Day at AEEC and we have been very busy getting ready for this big day!  For the first time ever, we decided to show our team spirit by tie-dying t-shirts.  They turned out GREAT!!  I can't wait to take a class picture with everyone wearing their shirts tomorrow!





New Suggested Parent Reading Article

From time to time, I come across something that I feel is informative and important for parents to read.  The following article was sent to me and it talks about the importance of play in the kindergarten classroom.  We are very fortunate at AEEC that our curriculum is play oriented, child-centered and developmentally appropriate.  Unfortunately, this is not the case in many kindergarten classrooms in the United States.  Not only does this article discuss the benefits of play but it also validates many of the things that we do here at AEEC!

http://www.artofeducation.net/2011/10/crisis-in-kindergarten.html
crisis in K

Building the Plane and Airport

The preparations for our flight to Australia have begun!  Orange pod is such a busy place as each class builds their part of the plane and aiprot.  We are also busy making our suitcases, filing out our passports, tickets and luggage tags. 

We made suitcases out of pizza boxes. 

After making our suitcases, we filled out our passports.

We used feet taped to the door to see how tall we were.

Our class was responsible for building the airport's security equipment.  We needed to build the x-ray machine and the metal detector.

Everyone signed up for the construction job that they wanted to do.

Frist we made the metal detector out of coke boxes.

We taped them together.

Then we had to paint them.

Our next project was the x-ray machine.

We started with a large cardboard box.  

Next, we added support to help it stand up.

We painted it. 

The next group, made the computer screen so that the security agents could see inside the suitcases.

Finally, we made the conveyer belt that allows the suitcases to pass through the x-ray machine.

This is what our airport and airplane looked like!

 The cockpit.

Air Traffic Control Tower.


The side of the airplane.

The windows on the outside of the plane.

The tail.

The cabin.

The windows on the inside of the plane.

The ticket counter.

The x-ray machine. 

 The metal detector.

The other side of the plane. 

The Orange Pod Visits the Airport!

To prepare for our flight to Australia, we took a trip to the Auburn/Opelika Airport.  The staff at the Airport did an amazing job and we learned many interesting things.  We even got to see 5 jets land on the runway right in front of us!  To top it off, one of the pilots let us sit inside of the jet he was flying! 



Our first rotation was the plane.  We got to see a real plane up close.  They showed us the landing gear, tail, wings, nose, flaps and airlerons.  However the best part was the cockpit!  Everyone got to sit inside a real cockpit!



Our next rotation was the line.  At this rotation, we learned how to direct and park planes.  While we were on the line, something great happened...the Auburn University jet landed right in front of us!

We learned how to get the plane to turn right, left and stop!

This is how you park an airplane!

After the line, we visited the hanger.  We talked about the parts of the airplane and how they help the pilot fly the plane.

After the hanger, we went inside and took a picture with Bob, the airport's tiger.

Our final rotation was the fuel station.  We learned how the line crew fuel the planes.





Here is a slideshow from our trip!

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