No.19, June 3, 2013    

• Band Concert, June 4, 7pm
• 5th Grade GATP Day, June 6 
• Field Day and The Brain Show Assembly, June 7  
• The Brain Show Family Night, June 7, 6:30 pm
• 1st Grade EOY Party, Linway, June 10, 9 -12 
• Office Closed, June 10, 1:20-3 pm 
• 5th Grade EOY Party, Linway, June 11, 9:30-12:30  
• Strings Concert, June 11, 2 pm and 7 pm 
• PTA Election Meeting, June 11, 7 pm
• 2nd Grade EOY Party, Linway, June 12, 9:15-1:30 
• Kindergarten Olympics, June 13
• 4th Grade EOY Party, Linway, June 14, 9-1 
• Band Concert, June 14, 2:20 pm  
• Rising K Playdate, June 15, 9:30 am
• 3rd Grade EOY Party, Linway, June 17, 9-12:30 
• 6th Grade EOY Party, June 17
• Last Day of School, June 18, Dismissal at 11 am 

2012-2013 Chesterbrook PTA Board 

• 4th-6th grades: 9-11 am
• 1st-3rd grades: 12:30-2:30 pm

Many of us will have worked with her over her 14 years at Chesterbrook, whether we know it or not. Many of us will have made important connections with others because of her. And many of us have been encouraged to get more involved because of her. But it is unlikely that any of us will ever have contributed as much to Chesterbrook Elementary and the community as the indefatigable Betty Ende. This is Betty's last year at the school, and we'd like to take a moment to reflect on her amazing years of service.

Betty has been involved in PTA, classroom, school-wide, and community activities since her older daughter, a rising college senior, started kindergarten. In addition to serving as PTA President and Secretary twice over the years, Betty has spent multiple years on the Nominating Committee (a crucial role which recruits for the PTA board and committee heads), co-edited the Digest Plus newsletter, and has been instrumental in the school's major fundraiser, the online auction. In addition, she has juggled such diverse commitments as Immediate Past President, Reflections Chair, FCPS Media Tips Manager, Family Directory Committee, library volunteer shelver, art display volunteer, and, of course, she's been a room parent. Many of those jobs she has undertaken concurrently!

Betty's commitment to making Chesterbrook a premier school can be found throughout the school in improvements large and small. (Read more)

School supply lists will be available on the Chesterbrook PTA website in July. But no need to rush out to stand in line at the store! The Chesterbrook PTA offers complete school supply kits for each grade, including Kindergarten, to make it easy for you and to ensure each classroom is stocked with key supplies! Buy your School Supply Kits online and avoid trips to multiple stores to gather all the needed supplies. This is also a fundraiser for our school!

Supply kits will be available starting Friday, July 19!!

• Supply Kits will not be sold during Open House or after School begins.
• Supply Kits are delivered to teachers for distribution to students on the first day of school.

And don't forget to pay for your PTA membership at the same time as your Supply Kits--it's all one easy transaction.  

It's not too late! Registration for our 2013 Summer Quest camp program continues until the week before camps begin, but space is getting limited!! Camps that still have space can be found on our website. Summer Quest will be held over 4 1-week sessions beginning July 8, 15, 22, and 29, with morning and afternoon sessions and an after-care program. The Program Guide includes descriptions of all camps. We also have Matrix that shows classes by week and age group. (Note that these guides still show full and cancelled classes.)