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Question: Is Chesterbrook doing Summer Quest again this year?
Answer: Yes! We are still working out the logistics with other summer activities at the school and hope to have the full catalog and dates available in the coming weeks. We're planning some new camps and some old favorites and will still have the morning/afternoon/after care arrangement we've had in the past. Look out for more information coming soon!
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.11, January 22, 2013
Happy New Year and welcome back! Please take note of the following upcoming dates:
6th Grade Science Fair, January 24
Spirit Day -- Twins Day, January 25
Teacher work days, student holidays, January 28-29
School Counseling Week, February 4-8
Cultural Arts assemblies, February 5, 6, 7
Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night at LMS, February 6, 6:30 pm
International Night, February 8, 6:30 pm
Choral Concert 4th and 6th grades, February 12, 2 and 7 pm
Principal's Coffee, February 13
Auction opens, February 17
Parent Social, April 27
We are graduating some of our most active PTA members this year and are looking for a few more parents to step up and fill these shoes! Please contact nominating@chesterbrookpta.org.
Also, please note we've set the date for our Parent Social on April 27. Everyone last year had a fabulous time, so don't miss it. Look out for more details coming soon.
Sincerely,
2012-2013 Chesterbrook PTA Board |
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International Night Returns
| Mark your calendar for Friday, February 8 from 6 - 7:30 pm for  International Night! It is a delicious and fun event to celebrate the wide array of cultures represented at Chesterbrook through food! We are looking for volunteers to represent a country and bring in snack-sized portions of a typical food. Send an email to Nancy Stuckwisch or pick your country and sign up on our Sign Up Genius.
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Online Auction Opens February 17
|  Just weeks to go before the 2013 PTA Online Auction opens for business! The auction team is working hard to get ready for another fantastic fundraiser. You can help by donating an item or service, or asking a business you frequent to do the same. All proceeds go to a great cause -- your child's school!
Keep a handful of Donor Forms on you, and it's easy as pie. The auction opens February 17 and ends March 10. Contact auction@chesterbrookpta.org with any questions. Thank you for your support!
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It's time for the Chesterbrook Fun Fair
| Save the Date! Saturday, March 16th, 10 am - 2 pm 
Slither on over to Chesterbrook Elementary to play carnival games, jump on multiple moon bounces, win a gourmet cupcake, get your face painted, win an activity with one of your favorite teachers through the teacher raffle, and try your luck at the amazing class basket raffle and our mystery raffle. There will be a lot of fun on the agenda! Finish off the day with other Chesterbrook families enjoying delicious food and treats while raffle winners are announced in the cafeteria (cafeteria and bake sale open until 2:30 pm). This is an event not to be missed! Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more information shortly! |
Box Tops for Education Deadline
|  February 14th is the final drop-off deadline for our Box Tops for Education program this school year. Box Tops can be found on hundreds of products from brands like these: General Mills, Ziploc®, Pillsbury®, Kleenex®, Betty Crocker®, Hefty®. Please collect, trim, and return the Box Tops to the small green canister across from the Media Center.
Remember that Chesterbrook earns 10 cents for each coupon submitted. Amazingly our school turned in over 7,000 coupons in the fall, amounting to a $700+ donation from the program to our school!
Thanks in advance for your help. If you have any questions, please contact Susie French. |
Family Directory
| This year's Chesterbrook School Directory is ready. As you know, we used the a to z directories company's database. By now, everyone should hopefully be plugged into the online school database app and for those families current with their PTA dues, you should have received a print version of the directory as well. Going forward, please log into the a to z database using your username and password to make any changes to your family data. You can do this at any time. If you have any issues or concerns, please email directory@chesterbrookpta.org. Many thanks.
The App will have the most up-to-date directory information and will be accessible via iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and even from your desktop computer! Once you've completed the Verification Wizard, you will be taken to the desktop version of the app.
The App is not available in the iTunes store or the Android market. To access the app from your smart phone, follow the instructions below:- Go to www.schooldirectoryupdate.com from your phone's browser
- Enter your username and password from your verification email sent 12/3/12. (Be sure to have cookies enabled on your phone).
- To save the app icon to your homescreen, click the link that corresponds to your phone:
- If you have any problems with the software, you can email info@atozdirectories.com and they will be sure to respond.
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| Green Team Still Needs Volunteers |
Chesterbrook's Green Team needs volunteers at lunchtime, particularly for the younger grades, to help students sort their recycling and food recovery items (unopened and unused food from students' lunches). If you come eat lunch with your child, check in with the cafeteria monitor to see how you can help for a few minutes at cleanup time. By incorporating recycling and food recovery at lunchtime, Chesterbrook is instilling healthy habits we hope will last a lifetime. Trash has been cut by more than 50% and our first collection of juice pouches (15 pounds) has been sent to TerraCycle. For more information on how you can help at lunchtime, please email greenchesterbrook@googlegroups.com.
On Friday afternoons we need volunteers to deliver food collections to SHARE of McLean, a local food pantry. This is an easy project and a great way to help the community. Since September, Chesterbrook has recovered and donated 500 pounds of food!! 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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| Amazon |  Our Amazon program has done really well through the holiday season (almost $1,300 in November and December!) AND it's ongoing. So please remember to click through this link or use the Amazon link on our website to get a portion of your purchased returned to the PTA. Thanks! |
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Spirit Wear Sale Ongoing
|  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. 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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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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