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Art Outreach and Drama Club Registration Opens at 6:00 PM Today Art Outreach: Mondays at 12:55 and 2:05; Grades K-6; $191.45.
Drama Club: Tuesdays at 3:30; Grades K-2; $82.10.
Fridays at 3:30; Grades 3 & 4; $82.10.
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PTA News At our Tuesday, January 12 PTA Meeting the Chesterbrook PTA Executive Board nominated and elected Jennifer Barrett to fill the remaining term as Chesterbrook PTA Secretary. Amy Hollingworth and family moved to the San Francisco Bay area. We are sorry to see Amy leave Chesterbrook.
We also nominated and elected the Nominating Committee. Jennifer Clark, Betty Ende, Kate Garcia, Eleanor Gollob, and Laurie Plishker are charged with the important task of recruiting candidates to be President and Vice President, Fundraising. If you would like to communicate with the Nominating Committee, please use this email address: nominating@chesterbrook.org.
Thanks Jennifer, Jennifer, Betty, Kate, Eleanor and Laurie!
The Executive Board also voted to put the question of approving the Ten Cents Makes Sense Resolution to the general membership. Please participate in this resolution process. Look for an email from the Chesterbrook PTA next week. |
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Fun Fair Committee Kick-Off Meeting
The Fun Fair Kick-Off Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19th at 9:30 AM in the Cafeteria. The Fun Fair is a major fundraiser, along with the Online Auction, for the PTA. It is also the only fundraiser that requires a large team of co-chairs and general volunteers to produce. The general volunteer requirements are such that each class -- K through 6 -- provides four to six adult volunteers to help with set-up, run arcade games, police the moonbounces, sell tickets and food, and clean-up. We also rely on our Chesterbrook alumni network who have moved up to Longfellow MS and McLean HS to return to help run the arcade games.
Candace Stromberg and Melinda Settles are our Fun Fair Co-Chairs. If you are interested in helping lead and manage the Fun Fair, drop them an email at funfair@chesterbrook.org, or show up on January 19th. Above inflatable is representative only. This thing is massive! |
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Upcoming Holidays
- Tomorrow is the beginning of the Martin Luther King, Jr Birthday holiday weekend. See you on Tuesday, January 19.
- The Second Grading Period ends on Thursday, January 28th. It will be followed by a four-day Student Holiday Weekend.
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Information from Longfellow MS for Parents of Rising 7th Graders  Two Longfellow Middle School Events That May Be Of Interest To Parent's Of Rising 7th Graders:
- Longfellow PTA's next meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 25th at 7:00 PM. Main topic of discussion will be the renovation of the school.
- Electives Fair is Wednesday, February 17th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM in the Cafeteria and Gym 1. Your rising 7th grader will soon bring home a LMS course catalog. The Electives Fair is for students and parents.
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We are gearing up for our Chesterbrook PTA Online Auction.
The Online Auction opens at 2:00 PM, Sunday, February 14 and ends at 10:00 PM, Sunday, March 7.
Winning Bidders may pick-up their items during the PTA's Saturday, March 13 Fun Fair.
Here are a few of the items that will be available for bids:
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FCPS FY 2011 Proposed Budget
Dr. Jack Dale released his FY 2011 Proposed Budget last week. Here are a variety of budget presentations that should serve to inform you about what parents, teachers, administrators -- but most of all, students are facing come July 1, 2010.
FCPS Proposed Budget Highlights
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Have you read The Bottom Line yet? Its a new publication that will be sent to all FCPS parents and employees every two weeks while the budget for next school year (FY 2011) is proposed, discussed, and approved (in May 2010). It contains the latest budget news, facts, dates, and rumor busters to help the FCPS community better understand the budget and the budget process. |
 Ten Cents Makes Sense
This will be a topic for discussion at our Tuesday PTA Meeting
Here is the resolution:
Whereas the Fairfax County school system faces a $175 million deficit in Fiscal Year 2011;
Whereas Superintendent Jack Dale has proposed a series of cuts to the school budget to make up that deficit;
Whereas those cuts would seriously undermine the Fairfax county educational system;
Whereas the county projects the average value of a home to fall from the current $459,228 to $413,305 in FY 2011;
Whereas because of the lower assessments, the typical homeowner would pay $4,298.37 in FY 2011 at the current tax rate of $1.04 per $100 of assessed value, down from the current tax of $4,775.97;
Whereas if the tax rate were raised 10 cents to $1.14 per $100 assessed value, the average tax bill would be $4,711.68, which would be $64.29 lower than the typical tax bill in FY 2010;
Whereas increasing the tax rate by 10 cents would raise approximately $180 million;
Whereas the Fairfax County school system could avoid those cuts if the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors increased the real estate tax rate by ten cents and earmarked those additional funds for the school system;
Now, therefore be it resolved that the (name of organization) urges the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to increase the real estate tax rate by ten cents for Fiscal Year 2011 and to earmark those additional tax revenues towards eliminating the school system's projected $175 million deficit.
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Town Hall Meeting with Senator Janet Howell  Virginia State Senator Janet Howell is holding a series of town hall meetings to hear your views on the issues facing Virginia. One of the upcoming meetings will be held on Saturday, January 23, from 10:00 AM - Noon, at Longfellow Middle School in the Little Theatre. Senator Howell will be joined by Delegate Jim Scott and Delegate Barbara Comstock. This would be a great opportunity to voice your concerns about important education and budget issues.ow your target audience.
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2010 McLean HS Winter Band Gala
The pleasure of your company is requested at the
2010 Winter Band Gala featuring Master of Ceremonies
Larry Michael the voice of the Washington Redskins and
music by The McLean High School Jazz Band
Saturday evening, January 23, 2010
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM pm
Redeemer Lutheran Church
1645 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Virginia
Festive Attire!
Dinner and Dancing
Silent Auction*
Cash Bar Click HERE For Tickets: $50 each; 2 for $80 Deadline for ticket purchases is January 14th! *Includes tickets to Taylor Swift concert!
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