Oakton Christian Preschool

🍎THANK YOU to our amazing teachers for everything you do for our kids!! As parents/guardians and wider community at Oakton United Methodist Church, we are all forever grateful for every moment you dedicate to our kids. Your love for our students is truly felt and appreciated. 🥲💞

Thank you to our students, siblings, parents, nannies, and grandparents for the chalk art to surprise our teachers and to Charcuterie Queens LLC for the delicious lunch boxes!

❣️Teacher Appreciation Week 2023 ❣️

Earth Day and the Environment Week @ OCP! 🌎 🐍 🕷️ 🐸 ♻️ 🪴
Mr. Dorsey from Fangs, Frogs and More visited us and talked to our students about the important role every creature on earth plays. Students and teachers got to pet a tarantula, a snake, a salamander, and even an African bullfrog! Not all wanted to have a turn, and that’s ok. 😉 Our students also planted seeds and learned about things they can do to help the Earth, like recylcling, turning off lights, and using water efficiently.

🤔 You mean I can support my favorite preschool while eating ice cream from one of the most environmentally-friendly businesses around, on Purple Up Day?! Sign me up!

Hope you’ll join us tomorrow at Ben & Jerry’s in Vienna! (4-9pm)🍦🌎 💜

And let’s show our support and appreciation for the children in our community whose parents are serving our country in the Military, Uniformed Services, State Department, and Foreign Services.💞
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Mark your calendars and come join us on Saturday, May 6 ! Perfect timing for Mother’s Day, graduation and wedding gift shopping!!

We have a huge variety of vendors in addition to the Farmer’s Market!!
Flower arrangements and wreaths, custom gifts, crocheted items, bird houses, skin care and soaps, jewelry, baked goods and so much more!!

👩‍🚒🚒👨‍🚒🚑 THANK YOU to our very own local heroes, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department! Fire Department educators visited us for a puppet show; our students learned about things found around their homes and schools that are safe for kids (crayons, tape) and tools that are only for adults (hammers, lighters).

The visit ended with an exciting visit from firefighters from Oakton Fire Station 434. One firefighter demonstrated how they put on all their gear in under 1 minute - which is as long as they have in order to be ready, including in the fire truck and with their seatbelt on, in case of an emergency. Then we all went outside and our students got to climb in to the fire truck and ambulance, all while learning even more cool facts and asking excellent questions. ❤️

Last week was Dinosaur Week at OCP! 🦕 🦖
Our students worked on measuring skills, built dinosaurs with magnetic tiles, and even became paleontologists, using different tools to dig up their own (toy 😉) dinosaurs.

We also had a special visit on Thursday from Dr. Huber, a paleontologist from the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Huber engaged the kids with fossils, including a T. rex tooth (~70 million years old), giant sloth p**p (10,000 years old), woolly mammoth hair and tooth, and more! We all learned so much and our students had great questions and comments. 🦥 🤯

Last week, naturalists Ms. Kim & Mr. Alex from Friends of Hidden Oaks Nature Center visited OCP to talk to our students about the changes we’re starting to see now as Spring is here.
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Our students acted as plants, enjoyed a puppet show about the food all kinds of animal babies eat, saw real tadpoles, and met Jumpy the Toad!
A big thank you to our friends, Ms. Kim & Mr. Alex!

π 🥧 Pi Day last week (March 14 or 3.14 😉) A new tradition at OCP!
Our students learned all about circles and painted with circles (cups, Legos). The highlight of the day was eating pies for snack!

🍕Pizza, anyone? Hope to see you this coming Monday or Tuesday at Marco's Pizza Fairfax!
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Don’t forget to mention OCP when you pay 😉❣️

Highlights from last week (The Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss) included spirit week for Read Across America Week 📚(favorite hat 🧢 , favorite color 🌈 , wacky Wednesday 🤪, and pajama day 🛌), learning all about chicks 🐣and getting to pet them, and celebrating the 100th day of preschool!

Hope to see you at Donutchew Vienna this coming Sunday February 26th, from 10am to 7pm for our OCP Spirit Day! Please mention OCP when you pay. 😉 And bring a friend!🍩💜

All are welcome! 🥞

Join us TOMORROW for the free SHROVE TUESDAY Pancake Supper - Tuesday, February 21st. We will be serving pancakes from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.

Pancakes and bacon. Come Hungry!

Come in the sanctuary door and then down the steps on the right when you come in the building. You will SMELL the Pancakes and hear the fellowship.

Oakton Christian Preschool

📣Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open!📣
Oakton Christian Preschool (OCP) is a play-based preschool program that is known for its small class sizes, loving teachers, and a close knit community.
Message or email [email protected] for more information or to schedule a tour.
We would love to welcome you to our preschool!

https://oaktonchristianpreschool.com/enrollment

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💙THANK YOU to our OCP Families for your donations for *Stuff the Bus* benefitting Committee for Helping Others 💙

“Stuff the Bus began in 2011 in response to a critical need to help restock the shelves of local food pantries after the holidays. This collaborative program is a partnership between Fairfax County Government and local nonprofits. Now in its 12th year, Stuff the Bus continues to support food assistance efforts for families and households. Since inception, Stuff the Bus has collected more than 220 tons of food to feed people experiencing food insecurity in Fairfax County.”
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/stuff-the-bus

Lunar New Year! 🧧🐇🍊Our students celebrated with fun crafts for Year of the Rabbit, paper lanterns, and red envelopes (as a symbol of good wishes for the new year). They worked on their fine motor skills during snack time using modified chopsticks and peeling their own tangerines (which represent happiness and abundance). Ms. Ali also taught them about Pongal, a Hindu harvest festival. Another fun and educational week at OCP! 🧧 🐇 🍊

📚 Laura Numeroff week at OCP: Our students learned about sequencing and cause and effect through her books series “If You Give a …”. A few highlights include making pancakes for snack after reading “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” 🥞 and baking muffins for snack after “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” 👨‍🍳, as well as painting and creating fun mouse and pig crafts! 🎨 🐷 🐭

✨Hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays with friends and family. 💖 Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! ✨

Join us on Christmas Eve as we prepare to celebrate the Savior's birth!

We enjoyed the visit from our Friends of Hidden Oaks Nature Center in November! Our students learned how squirrels get ready for winter. 🐿 ❄️ We also learned the many uses of their bushy tails and how they use them to balance from branch to branch, as a parachute, for warmth, and also to communicate with each other in case of danger. Our students got to act like squirrels with their own bushy tails made out of newspaper! 🐿

📢 This Friday at Oakton UMC! 📢
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Leave the kids with OUMC staff and trained leaders while you do your shopping, have a few hours with other adults, have some fun or do absolutely nothing other than relax on your own!

Our team of background-checked adults will entertain your children with a kid-friendly holiday movie, crafts and games while you do whatever you need to do ... which may be absolutely nothing other than enjoying a few hours in a quiet house!

Use this evite link to sign up. Please be sure to indicate how many children are coming and put their ages in the comments of your RSVP. http://evite.me/pE9suXPrhF

Cost: $20 for first child, $10 for each additional child, max $40 per family. Scholarships available if the cost is a burden.

Pizza and snacks will be provided! Feel free to bring them in their PJs!

🎄This Saturday!🎄

Everyone is welcome this Saturday Dec. 3rd (5:30pm-7pm) to Oakton United Methodist Church’s Tree Lighting, singing of Christmas carols, and cookies with Santa!

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Location: Oakton UMC (The tree lighting and caroling will be in the front lawn - look for the 2 big pine trees. Cookies with Santa will be indoors in the Small Hall.)

From all of us at OCP, Happy Thanksgiving! 💞🤗 Oakton United Methodist Church

TODAY! 4-8pm

Chipotle (2946 Chain Bridge Rd Ste I, Oakton, VA 22124-3023)

Thank you for helping us raise funds for our school!

​**Please mention OCP or use Promo Code JBG7W86 on the Chipotle app or website (or show them this flyer) when you pay, and Chipotle will donate 33% of sales to OCP.

Our fundraisers help support our special programs, such as bringing more in-house field trips for our students.

Thank you 💖
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From all of us at OCP, THANK YOU to our Veterans and their families 💖

A beautiful Fall day at OCP 🤩🛝🍃🍂🍁

🦸‍♂️🕸 Halloween at OCP was fun! A few favorites were dressing up, playing games like bean bag toss and pumpkin bowling, painting spiders with their hands, and trick-or-treating around the school. OCP families also joined the wider community for Oakton United Methodist Church’s annual Trunk-or-Treat. 🚙 🕷
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Our students enjoyed a visit from two Fairfax County Police Officers during our Community Helpers Week. Thank you for the visit and for everything you do to keep us safe! Fairfax County Police Department

Please join us at Chick-fil-A Vienna on Maple (just down the street from OCP) for our second Spirit Night of the year!

Chick-fil-A in Vienna will donate 15% of the sales made this coming Tuesday, October 18th from 3pm to 8pm, to OCP. Our fundraisers will help support our special programs, such as bringing more in-house field trips for our students.

*WHEN PAYING IN PERSON: PLEASE MENTION THE OAKTON CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL MOBILE SPIRIT EVENT.
*FOR MOBILE ORDERING: Please mention the Oakton Christian Preschool mobile spirit event in the special comments area on the order.

Date & Time: Tuesday October 18, 3pm to 8pm
Location: Chick-fil-A, 538 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180

We hope to see you there! As always, thank you for your support and for being such an important part of our preschool community. 💖
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Thank you so much to My Pet Alpaca for visiting us for Farm Week! Our students got to pet and feed 2 alpacas, 2 bunnies and a dwarf goat. They also learned about what the animals eat, where they live and what they are like. A very fun day! 🦙🐰🧡

Hope to see you tomorrow, indoors! 🌧 Look for the OUMC/OCP table for activities for kids beginning at 10:30am. 🍂🍎
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THIS Saturday, October 1 from 9 am - 1 pm.

We have 25 amazing vendors with a wide variety of products. You won’t want to miss it!!

Ian’s remnants seem intent on trying to dampen our spirits for Saturday’s Fall Bazaar, but we refuse to give in! We’re moving INDOORS, so come join us for some great shopping opportunities!!!

And don’t forget to support the amazing Freshfarm Vendors who will be outside with their delicious produce, meats and more!

Hope to see you at our first Spirit Night of the school year. 🍦 Have some ice cream and catch up with friends while you support your school! 🤩 Oakton United Methodist Church

Happiest 1st day of preschool to our OCP students! 💝 And to all the parents and caregivers- you’ve got this, too! 😉
Can’t wait to see everyone this week 🤩
Oakton Christian Preschool
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Happy 1st Day of School to all our former students now in FCPS!

Thank you to our OCP families, teachers, and OUMC for a wonderful year! Wishing you all a fun summer 😎

What a year! Congratulations to our Pre-K Class of 2022! 🥹🤩

Story time with Ms. Raquel 📚 We read “Dumplings for Lili” by Melissa Iwai for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We loved hearing from our students how they too enjoy making - and eating! - delicious foods with their grandparents, parents and other friends and family. Everything from baos, mandu, and gyoza, to empanadas and cookies! 🥟 🍪

Let’s Learn About Pets Week @ OCP 🐶🐱🐠👩‍⚕️
Thank you to Dr. Anna from Vienna Animal Hospital for visiting us this week! We learned about safe and unsafe foods for our pets, what veterinarians do, and how to be safe around dogs we don’t know but we really want to pet! Our students also did a rainbow Goldfish graphing activity and had a surprise visit from Ms. Katherine’s pet guinea pigs 😍

Earth Day & the Environment and Weather Weeks
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Our Pre-K students made seed bombs and planted them; our Three’s and Two’s students also planted seeds. Spring has really Sprung at OCP! 🌱 Our students also made a weather vane, had a weather graphing activity, learned about what dangerous weather looks like and how to stay safe.

Thank you to all of our amazing teachers, today and always! We are so lucky to have you!