Oak Brook Christian School

Alumni Succeed In AWANA

Barb — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:11:15 +0000

Oak Brook Community Church has AWANA on Friday night during the school year. AWANA is a program where the children play games, but most importantly learn about God. Children learn verses each week and earn AWANA bucks to spend at the end of the year. The more verses you learn the more bucks you earn! There are also awards for the most versed memorized, attendance and for clubber of the month. AWANA is for preschool through sixth grade.

We have had many OBCS students attend AWANA over the years. Here are two alumni with the awards they have won for being Sparkie of the year!

Sparkie of the year for AWANA

Here a few other alumni enjoying game time.

One of the youngest groups in AWANA are the Cubbies, 3 and 4 year olds. They also have to learn verses throughout the year. One of the perks of being a Cubbie is you get to take Cubbie Bear home for the week. Cubbie is sent home with a journal so the child can write down the adventures they had together. Here is a picture of Cubbie going to OBCS with a Cubbie girl. He stayed for nap!

Cubbie Bear getting ready for nap time at OBCS!

What we did this year at OBCS

Barb — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:27:16 +0000

We had some special events that we weren’t able to post about, but we are able to now! One of the events was our Polar Express/PJ Day. The children wore their PJ’s to school. We watched the “book ” version of Polar Express and had warm cocoa and cookies.

Conductor Mito punching train tickets

Mrs. Becky leading all in Christmas Songs

Singing with Mrs. Becky

Another fun event was celebrating our 100th day of school! The kindergarten and four year old class counted the days, collected 100 objects and saw pictures of people that were 100 years old!

100 Day!

Our camera was stolen and thankfully returned, but we lost many pictures of other fun stuff we did! The Oak Brook Fire Department was here, we had a parent come in a teach us water safety, the Grove Dental office came and taught us to take care off teeth. We had so much fun this year! Cannot wait until next year!

Ice Cream Social

Barb — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:04:20 +0000

We had our third annual Ice Cream Social on Thursday, April 26. The children, their family and friends all had a great time.

It has been a while!

Barb — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:50:06 +0000

I apologize for not posting anything since summer! We have had a few glitches, but I think all are fixed now. The children at OBCS have been busy since school started. We had our BACK TO SCHOOL BASH in September, the Oak Brook Fire Department visit in October, our annual Thanksgiving Feast in November and the children did a wonderful job telling the story of Jesus’ birth in song at the Christmas program in December.

It is now January and we are already looking towards Summer and Fall! Enrollment for both Summer and Fall programs start February 1, 2012. This Summer we will cover the different regions of the world. For example, the desert, the rainforest, the jungle, just to name a few. The teachers are excited about the 2012/13 school year as well. We hope to see many old and new faces at OBCS!

School starts soon

Barb — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:21:35 +0000

Can you believe that summer is almost over? The children have had a fun summer at OBCS and are looking forward to a wonderful school year. We start school on Monday, August 22. If you haven’t registered your child yet, there is still time. I will be finalizing class lists next week. Don’t miss out! Call and let me know you want to be here.

Crazy Hair Day

Barb — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:18:37 +0000

OBCS was invaded yesterday by children with blue, red, green hair and hair with many ponytails! The children had fun making their hair CRAZY! Even some of the teachers had some crazy looking hair!

Look at those colors!

The whole gang!

A visit from some HEROES close to home

Barb — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:37:54 +0000

The Oak Brook Police and Fire Department paid the children a visit this week. they talked to us about how they and people around us are heroes.

Officer Crook reading a story on how to keep safe.

The children were able to sit in the front & back seats & turn on the lights! They had a good time.

A visit from Sparky the Fire Dog.

The Oak Brook Fire Department came for a visit along with Sparky to tell us how the firefighters are heroes. We were able to try on our own Turn Out Coats & put out a fire. Boy is that hose HEAVY!

Watch out Sparky!

The children had a blast learning about some local heroes. We cannot wait for the Police & Fire Departments to come back again!

Summer Fun!

Barb — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:58:41 +0000

We are into our fourth week of Summer Camp and the children are having a blast! Our first Special Event of the summer was a day to celebrate Dads. Mr. Joe flipped pancakes for all. What a yummy way to start the day!

We had our first Bike Day, with two more to come! The children cannot wait for that!

Today Mrs. Jackson came in to talk to the children about diversity. She had many examples of how things can look different, but still be the same. She brought in many different types of potatoes…orange, red, brown, white, blue and purple, they were all different colors, yet they were still all potatoes! She read a story about how we all look different, but were are all people. The children enjoyed her visit.

The Last Hurrah

m.martinson — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:38:56 +0000

Last Days of School Are Upon Us

Today was a special party day for the students of Oak Brook Christian School. Classes rotated through five 25 minute fun filled attractions. With lots of parent help the activities included:

Face Painting

Thanks for all your help, moms.

Bounce House

Even the rain didn't stop us from having fun!

Arts and Crafts

Lots of choices to make a summer scene.

Snack and a Short Video

How many kids can sit on one mom's lap?

Active Games

A little assistance please.

Our day of adventures ended with a special pizza lunch for the kids and their parent helpers. We appreciate all you parents volunteer to do to make the school and fun place to be.

Next week is our graduation at 7PM. Don’t miss it!

Ice Cream Social

m.martinson — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:53:44 +0000

Thanks to all who attended our Ice Cream Social last night. Our teachers each designed their own visor for the occasion, then put on an apron and gloves to serve ice cream to their students and families.

A Little Whipped Cream Please

Mrs. Schaper Wears Her King's Kid Creation

The teachers enjoyed some time visiting with parents and kids too.

Fancy Meeting You Here

Students got a kick out of seeing their teachers in a different light.

Who Wants Ice Cream?

Parents, children and visitors all got to build their own sundae. There was even enough ice cream for seconds. What a treat!

More? You Want Some More?

Many enjoyed a game in which the kids had to identify eighteen pictures and tell their parents where they were located in the school building. Lots of people participated and a few claimed to identify all eighteen. We teachers didn’t do as well.

We hope that parents and children will continue to enjoy the special events planned for them each year and tell others to join in the fun. Thanks to the teachers for all their hard work in preparing for these events. Soon it will be graduation time and our Last Hurrah event is already planned. Please join us for more fun together in May and June.

Ice Cream Yum!