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| Gold and Platinum Business Friends | ...still waiting to hear from our 2012-2013 Friends...stay tuned and check back here next time!
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Question: I just had my parent/teacher conference and I learned that my little one could use some motivation and study skills. Any resources you can recommend?
Answer: Please join the PTA on November 13 for the presentation on "How to Supercharge Your Child's Academic Motivation." We promise, you won't be disappointed!! Ann has years of experience wonderful insights to share!!
Check out our FAQs section on the website and send any questions to Ask Chester and we'll answer them here and/or on the website.
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Chesterbrook PTA Digest
No.7, November 6, 2012
Wow, what a week!! We hope that all of you were safe during the storm, stayed warm and were not overly inconvenienced due to the power outages. Given the situation in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere, we are very thankful that we were not hit as hard as those communities and our thoughts and prayer are with our neighbors to the north.
This Wednesday, November 7th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. a truck will be on site at Chesterbrook collecting donations for the victims of this horrendous storm. Items that are needed in particular are blankets, cleaning supplies, D batteries, and warm coats and clothing. The truck will deliver the donations directly to those in need on Staten Island on Thursday. Please consider helping those who have lost so much!!
Upcoming Dates (more information below):
Stop Hunger Now Event, 11/10, Redeemer Lutheran Church
Ann Dolin Program at PTA Meeting, 11/13, 7 pm
Fall Makeup Pictures, 11/15
Thanksgiving Lunch, 11/15
Club & Candid Pictures, 11/16
Early Release at 1:20pm, 11/21
Thanksgiving Holidays, 11/22 & 11/23
Sincerely,
2012-2013 Chesterbrook PTA Board
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| Batteries Not Included: How to Supercharge Your Child's Academic Motivation |  We are thrilled that Ann Dolin will once again offer a free presentation at Chesterbrook Elementary School on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Ann is a former Fairfax County teacher, author, and the founder and president of Educational Connections Inc. In her 20 years of experience in education, Ann has worked with thousands of families to help them with issues ranging from homework to motivation.
Ann's presentation, "Batteries Not Included: How to Supercharge Your Child's Academic Motivation" will cover the following:
- The four main reasons students struggle to stay motivated in school.
- Effective communication strategies -- how to talk so your kids will listen and how to listen so your kids will talk.
- Ways to foster resiliency even when kids seem to follow the 'path of least resistance'.
- Crucial study skills for academic success.
- Ways to maintain and promote on-task and peaceful behavior during homework time.
- Finding the balance between helping too much and not enough.
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Join Us for the Annual Thanksgiving Lunch
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 On Thursday, November 15th, parents, siblings and other family members are invited to join their Chesterbrook student(s) for a Thanksgiving lunch with all the trimmings! Our students love to have their family members attend the lunch, so please check your calendars and make every effort to attend. You will receive a letter in the mail from Chesterbrook which has the ticket order form and your child's your child's scheduled time for lunch. We appreciate it when you buy the tickets in advance, as it allows our cafeteria staff to better plan for the event, but tickets will be available at the door, as well.
Many hands are necessary to make this lunch an enjoyable event for everyone and it's a great opportunity to put meaning into the "giving" part of the holiday. If you can volunteer some time to help set up on Wednesday afternoon and/or before or after your student's lunch, please take a look at and sign up to help on our SignUpGenius: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ADA82F4-thanksgiving1
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Stop Hunger Now Event -- November 10th
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Each day 25,000 people die from hunger related causes. Please do not ignore this ongoing tragedy. Join local community and faith based organizations at the Stop Hunger Now Event on November 10th to package 250,000 meals in six hours! With YOUR help Stop Hunger Now is striving to raise $62,500 (25 cents/meal) and recruit 900 volunteers to work two hour shifts to package the meals. Stop Hunger Now is also looking for volunteers to work on November 10th to bring canned goods to the event to help SHARE fill the local needs of the hungry. There will be three two hour shifts 8:30 - 10:30 AM; 11:00 - 1 PM; and 1:30 to 3:30 PM.
WHERE: Redeemer Church, 1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean
GET INVOLVED: Sign up for a shift by emailing
McLean.StopHunger@gmail.com so they will know to expect you.
Contributions can be sent to McLean Rotary Foundation, (Stop Hunger Now), P.O. Box 561, McLean, VA 22101
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| Green Team Still Needs Volunteers | |
The Green Team's 'food recovery' program still needs volunteers. Just before lunchroom clean-up, the program volunteers collect unopened and unused food from students' lunches and deliver it to SHARE of McLean, a local food pantry. It is an easy project and a great way to help the community. Check out our SignUp Genius link to see if there's a day you can volunteer. For more information on the specifics of what is needed, contact Kathleen Weil.
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The PTA is Accepting Leftover Halloween Candy
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 Don't let that leftover Halloween Candy tempt you, donate it to the PTA instead!! The PTA will use it for the Fun Fair Guess-timates game and if we get enough, we won't need to purchase any for the game next Spring. Drop off or send in with your child any wrapped candy in the drop box in the main office now through November 16th. Thanks for your help!
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Spirit Wear Still Available -- Makes Wonderful Holiday Gifts!
|  Don't forget, Chesterbrook Elementary has it's own line of Spirit Wear - tee shirts, sweatshirts, PJ pants and car magnets -- all available in two new designs. Samples of some sizes are in the display case outside the school office. In general, order an XS tee shirt for K-1st grade. Order a S sweatshirt for 4-5 yr olds, a M for 1st grade. PJ pants S should be good for up to 3rd grade. Everything comes in Youth and Adult sizing. The form is also available on the PTA website at http://chesterbrookpta.org/spiritwear-2.aspx or contact Carol Brunner if you have questions.
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PTA School Outreach Fall Collection Continues
|  The PTA is continuing to collect gift cards, clothing and school supplies to support two neighboring schools in Arlington and Fairfax County which have students and families in need. This year, the clothing needs are very specific: new or gently used boys pants for preschoolers (size 3 to 6); and new or gently used sweatpants and sweatshirts childrens' sizes 5 to 20, unisex colors. Also needed are Jumbo glue sticks; colored pencils & crayons, index cards, 1 inch binders, pink erasers, pencils & pencil sharpeners and composition notebooks.
If you have any questions or would like to help with sorting and delivering the donations, please email Emily Ludwikowski. Thanks for your support!! |
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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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