Hibben Preschool

A huge and enthusiastic thanks to our amazing Teacher Appreciation Committee and all those who played a role in recognizing our staff this week! We are feeling very loved and appreciated and we’re so grateful for all you did to make this week special! 💕

Caroline Williams, Chair
Heather Adams
Rebecca Deupree
Erin Dhand
Tess Erickson
Mary Foster Flemming
Mackall Horres
Jess Parsons
Bridget Read
Abby Suarez
Lauren Williams
Sarah Wozniak

Special thanks to these wonderful local businesses that donated one or more gift cards for our teachers! Let’s show our gratitude by supporting them with our dining and shopping plans!

Cantina 76
Crave Kitchen & Cocktails
Dee Ruel
Five Loaves
Kudzu Bakery
The Oops! Co.
Out of Hand
Owlbear Cafe
Verde
Village Bookseller
Wild Birds Unlimited

We enjoyed a lovely lunch from Taziki’s and flowers from Abide-A-While today! Thank you, TAC! 🌷💐🌺

Thank you, Hibben families, for our casseroles from Square Onion! Yum!

What a fabulous kick-off to Teacher Appreciation Week! We enjoyed a delicious breakfast, each of us received a gift card to a local business/restaurant, and this fun yard sign welcomed us to school this morning. Thank you very much, Teacher Appreciation Committee!

Wishing all of our moms, mommies, grandmas, nanas, mimis, and all other important women in our children’s lives a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Huge thanks to Amanda, Beau & Barrett Moore for installing a shade sail on the playground! Our preschoolers, teachers, nursery and Sunday school children, VBS children and volunteers thank you!

We loved having special visitors for Muffins with Mom today! 🌸🌼🌺

We had so much fun on day 1 of Muffins with Mom! 🌸 It was wonderful being together and we’re so thankful we’re able to host indoor events again! 🌺

We can’t wait for more moms to visit tomorrow!🌼

Director Spotlight: Sarah Appleby
Sarah is the new incoming Director for Hibben Preschool. Sarah started April 21 and is working alongside Kim until her retirement at the end of this school year.

I love the preschool ages! Getting to watch them grow and learn with such joy and excitement is truly a blessing. I am so thankful that God has allowed me to join the Hibben Preschool family!

I was born in the DC area, went to school at American University, and spent most of my career leading the children’s team at McLean Bible Church. My husband, Thomas, is from Mt. Pleasant and we moved here in 2020 to be closer to family. We have 2 children, Caroline, who is 2 and Corbett, who is 1, Both will be at Hibben this fall! We love anything having to do with being outside and on the water and I also love a good cup of coffee with a good book!

I can’t wait to get to know each of your kiddos and families more!

Wishing you abundant blessings this Easter, a time of hope, joy and renewal! He is risen! He is risen indeed!

Thank you to our students and their families for the beautiful handmade blessing beads!♥️

We’ll have a surprise to greet children and parents when they return to school next week!

Special thanks to Megan Thompson for painting our school logo on the entry wall in the main building and to Shipra Nagpal for the idea! It looks terrific and will serve as a bright, fun welcome to all! ❤️💛💙💚🧡

Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!🌿✝️ Our preschoolers did a fantastic job singing with the children of Hibben UMC during Palm Sunday worship!

Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

Mark 11:9 is our Bible memory verse this month so Ms. Debi & Ms. Michelle’s twos had a pre-Palm Sunday Hosanna parade.🌿✝️

We had so much fun at our Easter Picnic! 🐣✝️🧺 We’re thankful so many families could come and that the weather cooperated! ♥️💛💙

We enjoyed our visit from author, Alaina Clark Tyson, today! Alaina read her book, Bear With Us, to our 3s and 4K classes. Thank you, Alaina!

What a fun Dr. Seuss/Read Across America Week we had! We read lots of books, made cute art and crafts, and wore stripes, silly socks, crazy hats, mismatched clothes, and our favorite colors.

Thursday observance of Ash Wednesday in Chapel. ✝️ We’re happy so many parents were able to join us both days!

Ash Wednesday Chapel ✝️

Guess what week it is?

Valentines Week was full of crafts, parties, and ❤️💗♥️💕💝

Special thanks to our students and families for our Valentines treats! Each staff member received a gift certificate to a nail spa and a sweet treat. You sure make us feel loved! Shout out to our Teacher Appreciation Committee for coordinating the creation and giving of gifts!💕

Employment Opportunity!

Hibben Preschool is seeking an experienced Director to supervise the overall operation of the weekday preschool ministry. This individual will typically work 5 days per week (Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm) and occasional meetings and events outside normal work hours. Principal duties include managing the preschool office; recruiting, hiring, evaluating, and supervising staff; preparing and managing the budget; maintaining student enrollment and financial records; approving curriculum and providing resources to assist teachers in implementation; and ensuring a safe, secure, and healthy environment for students and staff. The ideal candidate will have preschool or early elementary teaching experience, a background in educational administration and supervising employees, strong interpersonal and written communication skills, embrace a Christian curriculum and environment, enjoy interacting with preschool children, and have proficient computer skills with basic business-related software programs. A related educational degree is a plus but is not required. Salary will be commensurate with experience. To apply, please submit your resume to Dunc Williams, Preschool Board of Directors Chair, at [email protected]. Hibben Preschool is a ministry of Hibben United Methodist Church.

Kim Dowd is retiring at the end of May. Our hope is to hire a new director this spring to allow for some overlap of the outgoing and incoming directors and a smooth transition.

Working hard in 4K and having fun too!

May the joy and peace that were present at Christ’s birth be present in your home this Christmas!

Our Christmas program starts in just a few minutes! If you’d like to watch online please tune into our live feed on the church page Hibben UMC at 11:30.

Thank you to our Hibben families for the generous Christmas gifts presented by the TAC! We are so blessed with wonderful support from you all!❤️💛💙

We would love your help in determining the winner of our Christmas sweater contest. Each “like” counts as a vote. Feel free to vote for as many as you’d like. Contest ends on Tuesday at Noon. Thank you! 🎄🎅🌟

The pumpkin patch has been restocked and is going strong! Come purchase some pumpkins and support Hibben’s local mission projects!🎃

*See the last photo for the agencies supported through funds raised from pumpkin patch sales.🧡🖤