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| Chesterbrook Friends | Coming soon! We'll be highlighting our Business Friends every week. You can see last year's Business Friends here.
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| FAQs | Q: This Turkey Trot sounds fun, but I'm not a runner. Do I really have to run? My 2 kids' time slots are back to back--I can't run for an hour!
A: Please come and join the fun. We'll have runners, joggers, and walkers (please no strollers) and of course, cheerers! The kids love having cheerleaders all around the course. Please remember to check in at the office before you head to the fields.
Check out our new FAQs section on the website for more as the year goes on. Send any questions to Ask Chester and we'll answer them here and/or on the website.
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Chesterbrook PTA Weekly Digest
No. 11, November 14, 2011
Don't forget our presentation on homework strategies--it's a must-hear for anyone who monitors homework! Here's what's coming up in the next few weeks:
- Science Appreciation assemblies, 11/15 and 11/17
- Make-up Pictures, Wednesday, 11/16
- Ann Dolin talk on homework strategies, Thursday, 11/17, 7 pm, cafeteria
- SCA Canned Food Drive, through 11/18, Media Center
- Club and candid pictures, Friday, 11/18
- GEMS conference, 5th and 6th grade girls, 11/19, 8 am - noon, contact Ms. Sweet with questions
- Family Directory, almost here, but you can order extra copies now, details below and here
- Chesterbrook Friends fundraising, ongoing, see below
- Turkey Trot, Wedneday, 11/23, morning hours, schedule below
- 2-hour early release, Wednesday, 11/23, 1:20 pm
- Thanksgiving holidays, Thursday and Friday, 11/23 and 11/24
Thanks to Kim Johnson and all of the volunteers for making our Thanksgiving Lunch such a success. It's always wonderful to see so many parents with their children at our school. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. Beth Mahood 2011-2012 PTA President |
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Homework Made Simple Presentation
|  Is homework causing stress in your relationship with your child? Does your child procrastinate, rush through homework, and have a messy backpack? Join us on Thursday, November 17th at 7pm in the cafeteria for Ann Dolin, M.Ed's presentation, Homework Made Simple: Solutions for Stress-Free Homework. You'll learn: - How to identify your child's homework profile
- Effective strategies for setting up homework space and organizing materials
- Tips for prioritizing, planning, and managing assignments
- Ways to reduce procrastination and eliminate last minute stress
- New study skills for academic success
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 Chesterbrook Friends
| Our Friends of Chesterbrook fundraising program launched for 2011-2012 last week! You should have received a special email inviting  you and/or your business to join and additional information in your Thursday folder. If you missed the email, then check it out here or visit our website. We had 30 families and businesses join last year, and we hope many more of you will join this year. Spread the word! If you have questions or would like to get involved, contact Bob Nelson. |
Turkey Trot
| The Health and Gardens committee is holding the 2nd Annual Chesterbrook Turkey Trot on Wednesday, November 23rd. A Turkey Trot is a school-wide event where each grade level comes out and sprints, jogs, or walks around the track for a 30 minute block of time. It is an event which is very successful in promoting healthy lifestyles to kids. Parents are welcome to join in this year, but please check in at the office first. The schedule is as follows: - 9:00 am - 6th grade
- 9:30 am - 5th grade
- 10:00 am - 1st grade
- 10:30 am - 3rd grade
- 11:00 am - 2nd grade
- 11:30 am - 4th grade
And don't forget that there's a 2 hour early release at 1:20 pm that day.
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| REACH | REACH (Resource Enrichment at Chesterbrook) has been extended from 20 minute to 30 minute blocks this school year. REACH (available for grades 1-6) has added some new opportunities like working in the gardens to enrich our students' environmental awareness. Due to extended time and more activities, REACH is looking for parent volunteers. If interested, please contact Bethany Brooks, the in-school coordinator.
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| Family Directory |  The Family Directory is coming soon (hopefully this week!)--there's a sneak peak at our new cover art at left, and we are going back to the old, smaller size. All PTA members will receive a free copy of the Directory, but if you would like an additional copy, you can order one for $5. Nonmembers can purchase a Directory for $8...or just go ahead and join the PTA for $10 (single) or $20 (family). You may purchase additional directories or memberships on our website.
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Impact Aid Survey
| If you haven't already done so, please remember to turn in the Impact Aid/Student Parent Survey form which went home in Thursday folders on November 3rd. Misplaced your form? Just call the office at 703-714-8200 and we will send home another form. We need a completed form for every student in Chesterbrook. This allows FCPS to be reimbursed for non-real estate-tax-earning facilities in the county. Thank you for your help in making this possible!
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Chesterbrook PTA Newsletters Disclaimer
The Chesterbrook PTA Newsletter (Weekly Digest and Digest PLUS) may contain external links to non-Chesterbrook ES PTA websites and access to certain third-party services, which may include, without limitation, social bookmarking services. These external links and services are provided as a convenience, and the Chesterbrook ES PTA is not responsible for the content of any linked website or use of any third-service service. Any external link to a non-Chesterbrook ES PTA website or service accessed from the Chesterbrook PTA Newsletter is independent from the Chesterbrook ES PTA, and the Chesterbrook ES PTA has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policy, terms of use and practices of such website or service. Any such website or service has terms of use and a privacy policy different from the Chesterbrook ES PTA's privacy policy. In addition, an external link to any non-Chesterbrook ES PTA website or access to a third-party service does not imply that the Chesterbrook ES PTA endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of such website or service. By using any such website or service, you expressly release the Chesterbrook ES PTA from any liability arising from your use of such third-party website and service and any related content. |
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