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Important Dates
Mark your calendars with these upcoming Chesterbrook events:
September 9: PTA meeting, 7:00 pm
September 12: Before/After School Activities Sign Up, 7:00 pm
September 16: Back to School Night & PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm
September 19: Special Education Parent Coffee, 10:00 am
Cultural Diversity Committee Meeting, time TBD
September 26: Pumpkin & Fall Plant Sale Order Deadline
September 29: Student Holiday
October 2: Fall Picture Day
October 5 & 6: Pumpkin & Fall Plant Sale Pick-up
October 7: Restaurant Night at Pulcinella, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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First PTA Meeting is Tonight!
Tonight at 7:00 pm we will have our first PTA meeting in the media center. Please come and meet your new PTA chairs and volunteers. Then mark your calendars for our next meeting on Back to School Night, September 16 at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. Come and find out how the Chesterbrook PTA is supporting our school and get involved!
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Don't Forget to Sign Up or Renew Your
PTA Membership
Did you know you can join or renew your membership to the PTA online? Click the button below to pay your dues. Why? By joining our PTA you are investing in our children and making a difference at Chesterbrook. PTA dues provide or subsidize a host of education enrichment activities including cultural events, computer lab, science appreciation, field trips, family fun events, staff appreciation, staff development, discovery gardens, classroom materials, equipment, and so much more! Members get a free family directory (non-member price is $8) and exclusive access to our online directory app. This is an essential tool for every household! Join today!
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Be a Chesterbook Room Parent
Are you looking for a way to get to know your child's teacher, classmates, and fellow parents? Then volunteer as a room parent! The deadline to sign up is this Friday, September 12. Sign up here or e mail Tara Andringa at taraandringa@yahoo.com with any questions.
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Back to School Night Staff Dinner
Each year, the PTA Hospitality Committee coordinates a dinner for the Chesterbrook teachers and staff on Back to School night and we need your help! The committee is looking for volunteers to help set up the dinner, clean up afterward, and donate food and paper products. Sign up here to donate a food item or a few hours of your time to support our school staff as they prepare for the big night. Please contact Megan Dennis at mvdennis@msn.com if you have any questions. |
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Last Call for School Directory Updates
The PTA has partnered with AtoZ School Directories to produce our directory. PTA members not only receive a free copy of the printed directory, but also access to a secure/password-protected directory app from AtoZ via web-enabled device so you can view the directory data where and when you need it! Our goal is to have the printed directory available in October, but we need your help! Returning Chesterbrook Families: If you are a returning Chesterbrook family and your family's information was in last year's directory, you should have received a "verification" email from chesterbrook@schooldirectoryupdate.com by the first day of school, September 2nd. The verification email contains your user name, password, and instructions on how to access and verify your directory information, as well as access the AtoZ School Directory App. Please follow the directions outlined in this email to update your family data as soon as possible. If you did not receive a verification email, please contact us at directory@chesterbrookpta.org and we'll make sure that it is forwarded to you. New Chesterbrook Families: If your family is new to Chesterbrook this year (or your family's information did not ap pear in last year's directory), please email us at directory@chesterbrookpta.org as soon as possible (please include your full name, your children's full names, and their grades this fall). We will then enter that information into the system so that you can receive a verification request email from our system, including your own login and password information. This year's printed directory will be spiral bound with larger print for easy reading and will include a resource guide in the back of the directory listing sponsorships from local businesses that have defrayed the cost to the PTA of this new and improved directory. Anyone interested in promoting their business in the directory can email AtoZ Directories at info@atozdirectories.com or click here for more information. If you have any questions, please contact the directory team at directory@chesterbrookpta.org. Thank you for continued help with the directory! |
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Before & After School Activities and
Girls On The Run (GOTR) Sign-Ups
The Chesterbrook PTA offers before and after school activities to enrich students' intellectual and physical education experiences at the school. Information on activities for 2014-15 is posted here! We have some exciting new opportunities this year. Registration for most activities will be on the website September 12th at 7:00 pm. Please see the individual activities for details and look for flyers in the Thursday folders.
Registration for the Fall Session of Girls on the Run (GOTR) began on September 2nd, but spaces still are available. GOTR is a program that combines training for a 5k (3.1 mile) running event with self-esteem enhancing and uplifting workouts. For more information and to register, visit the GOTR of Nova website: www.gotrnova.org. If you have additional questions, please contact the GOTR PTA Representative Katia Luedtke at katia.luedtke@gmail.com.
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Special Education Parent Coffee
The first Special Education Parent Coffee will take place on Friday, September 19th at 10:00 am at the Starbucks in Chesterbrook on Old Dominion Drive. If you have questions about special education, are looking for information about available resources, or are interested in raising disability awareness, then come join us and meet Katia Luedtke, Special Education Liaison for the Chesterbrook Elementary School PTA. For more information, click here or contact Katia Luedtke at katia.luedtke@gmail.com. |
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Cultural Diversity Committee
Are you new to Northern Virginia? Are you or your child new to this country? Do you want to know more about our school and the neighborhood?
The Chesterbrook PTA Cultural Diversity Committee would be happy to help you. We have members like you who moved here not long ago, as well as members who have been living here for years. We share information and resources and provide support to you and your families. Our first meeting will take place on Friday, September 19th. Please RSVP to group liaison Fenny Hurwitz at fenny@hotmail.co.jp or (508) 333-7967 before September 15th. You will receive a follow-up email regarding time and location once we know how many people will attend.
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Get Your Pumpkins, Fall Plants, and Decorations & Support Your School!
This year the PTA is working with Meadows Farms Nurseries to hold a Pumpkin & Fall Plant Sale. Click below to order!
Pick up your order at the school's front entrance on Sunday, October 5th from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm and join us for some fall fun (weather permitting) including pumpkin decorating, crafts, and refreshments.
You can also pick up orders next to the trailers on Monday, October 6th from 8:45 am - 10:00 am and 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm.
Orders must be received by September 26th.
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Reserve Your Seat!
The Safe Community Coalition is sponsoring a discussion with
Dr. Brad Sachs on Tuesday, September 30th, from 7:00 pm -
9:00 pm, at The Alden Theatre in the McLean Community Center, located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA.
The event, titled Building Resiliency for "Success" In Our Kids, is free, but space is limited.
Dr. Brad Sachs is a psychologist, educator, consultant and best-selling author. He is the author of Emptying The Nest: Launching Your Young Adult Toward Success and Self-Reliance and The Good Enough Child: How to Have an Imperfect Family and Be Perfectly Satisfied, which was the Amazon Best Seller of the Year, featured on The Today Show, and excerpted in Family Circle magazine.
Reserve your seat today or visit the Safe Community Coalition for more information.
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 Restaurant Night Is Coming Save the date for our first restaurant night on October 7th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Pulcinella in downtown McLean. Watch the Thursday folder and PTA website for more details! |
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McLean 5K Run with the Warriors
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Calling All Chesterbrook Chipmunk Runners!
We are excited to announce that for the first time Chesterbrook Elementary School will participate in the
Marine Corp Marathon Kids Run!
Date: October 25, 2014
Distance: 1 Mile
Time: 10 am Run slot
Cost: $7 per child
Children ages 5-12 are eligible to participate!!
The event will take place in the Pentagon parking lot, which is accessible that day via the Metro or you can park at surrounding parking lots and take shuttle service to the race. If your child/children would like to participate in this event please contact Bethany Sink at bjsink@fcps.edu. or Amanda Abraham at amgruzas@yahoo.com for the registration documents. Check the PTA website for updates. The deadline to sign up for the run is September 12th.
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Business Friends of the Chesterbrook PTA:
To become a Business Friend of Chesterbrook PTA for the 2014-15 school year, or for more information about the program, please contact Amanda Abraham at friends@chesterbrookpta.org. |
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Chesterbrook PTA Newsletters Disclaimer:
The Chesterbrook PTA Newsletter (Weekly Digest) 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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