Oak Brook Christian School

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

Father and Daughter Working Together

Parents, grandparents, teachers and children came together last night to make and play four teacher created learning games.

Teacher Works With Her Student

Games covered a variety of skills including math, reading and writing, language, letter recognition, hand-eye coordination and fine motor control.

Fun For The Whole Family

It was a pleasure to be working with families to enhance learning skills.

Mom and Son Enjoy the Sensory Craft

Thanks to all who participated in our first Make-It-Take-It Event.  We hope to do more of this in the future.

Grandmother and Granddaughter Have Quality Time Together.

Marching Celebration

School started today with a loud and boisterous march in celebration of St. Patrick’s day.  The kids had a great time making music with their rhythm instruments.  A treat was discovered  in the pot of gold that has decorated the school this week.  Each child had a chance to get a treat for each hand to take home at the end of the day.

Wearin the Green

Don’t miss the opportunity to view the school and register for

Spring Fling Fun

Summer Camp and Fall Programs this Thursday evening at 7PM.  An overview of the music program begins in the church sanctuary at 7.  After that children and their parents are invited to go room to room to participate in preschool and kindergarten activities that are typical of our daily curriculum.  Registration is open to the public and we are eager for you to tour our facility and hear about the programs we offer.  Please join us this Thursday evening.