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Important Dates
Mark your calendars with these upcoming Chesterbrook events:
February 10: PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm
College Funding Workshop, 7 pm
February 11: 6th Grade Ethics Day, 9:15 am - 1 pm
February 16: President's Day/School Closed
February 20: Colonial Day: 4th Grade
Family Fun Night: Bingo, 6:30 pm
February 23-27: Custodian Appreciation Week
March 2: Read Across America Day
March 6: Family Fun Night: Eric Energy Science Spectacular
March 10: Kindergarten Orientation, 7 pm
March 11: PTA Meeting and Principal's Coffee, 8:45 am
March 14: Fun Fair, 10 am - 2 pm
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College Funding Workshop TONIGHT
Do you have a plan to pay for your child's college education? The College Funding Coach is coming to Chesterbrook to teach us about the little known secrets of paying for higher education. This event will take place TONIGHT at 7 pm in the cafeteria. This is an event for adults only. This event is brought to you by Lafayette Federal Credit Union, a Chesterbrook school business partner. Be sure to join us at 6:30 pm for a short PTA meeting before the session!
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Parenting Workshop: Becoming Brain Smart
Find out what you can do to boost your children's brain power and engage cooperation through Conscious Discipline! Chesterbrook School Counselor Tracey Kretzer, MS, PCLC, will present this program at the school on Wednesday, February 11, 1:45 pm - 3:15 p.m. and Wednesday, February 18, 7:00 pm - 8:30 p.m.
Questions? Contact Tracey Kretzer at (703) 714-8229.
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 Summer Quest is Coming Chesterbrook's very own summer camp program, Summer Quest, is just around the corner. Camps will run in week-long sessions July 6 - July 31 with classes for rising kindergartners through rising 7th graders. We'll be offering morning, afternoon, and after-camp sessions and are targeting a mid-February registration. You can get an idea about the policies and range of classes from last year's program. Proceeds from the Summer Quest camps support Chesterbrook's technology department. If you have any questions about the program, please email summerquest@chesterbrookpta.org. |
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Seeking Chesterbook Parent Volunteers!
Parents, please join us during our 13th Annual Sixth Grade Ethics Day tomorrow from 9:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
We are seeking six parent volunteers who can help serve as table leaders for a group of 8-10 sixth grade students who will be discussing ethical dilemmas, facilitated by our high school students. Our amazing high school students do most of the facilitation work, but we need an adult to help monitor and facilitate as needed. The ethical dilemmas have been created and videotaped by our very own talented middle school students. Lunch will be provided!
We ask that our volunteers please arrive 30 minutes prior to the students' arrival, so we can go over the agenda and our expectations with you. To volunteer, please contact Chesterbrook's School Counselor, Tracey Kretzer at tjmarschkret@fcps.edu. If you have questions, please call Tracey at (703) 714-8229 and/or or check out
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FCPS Superintendent to Hold Listening Tour at Falls Church High School
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Karen K. Garza will hold a listening tour at Falls Church High School (7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church) on Tuesday, February 17 at 6:30 p.m. Students, parents, employees, and community members are invited to participate.
Superintendent Garza will provide an update on the latest happenings in FCPS and listen to ideas, comments, and questions from the audience. Those planning to attend are asked to register in advance and indicate if an interpreter is needed. Please click here to register
Want to know more about the latest FCPS budget and how it might impact your child?
Click here for more details.
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Family Fun Night: Bingo Night February 20
Family Fun Night: Bingo Night is coming on Friday, February 20, from 6:30 pm - 8 pm in the cafeteria. We will have lots of great prizes and each participant will receive a small prize for attending. We also will have snacks and plenty of laughs! This is not a drop-off event. If you have any questions, please contact Megan Dennis.
Then mark your calendars for March 6 for an evening with Eric Energy for a Science Spectacular. We will provide additional details closer to the event.
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Fun Fair is Coming on Saturday, March 14
The BEST day of the year is fast approaching and this year's Fun Fair will take place at Chesterbrook School from 10:00 am - 2:00pm on Saturday, March 14. This year's theme is FORMULA FOR FUN and that formula begins with the wonderful Chesterbrook community. Be on the look out for many more details and how you can help in The Digest and in Thursday's folders in the coming weeks on this great FUNraiser and FUNDraiser. Fun Fair Basket Raffle Collection Happening NOW thru February 13. We are collecting for the ever popular and amazing class baskets to be raffled off at Fun Fair. Each grade is assigned a theme or two. Please consider buying something for the basket, contributing with some other parents for a larger gift or donating money and letting the basket raffle committee do the shopping for you!! Please click this link for further details especially each grade's theme. If you have questions, please email the basket raffle committee at basketraffles@chesterbrookpta.org.
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GOTR Spring 2015 Session Registration Now Open
Registration for the Spring Session of Girls on the Run (GOTR) goes from January 20 - February 20, 2015. Late registration runs from March 2 - 20, and will include a $25 late fee. GOTR is a program that combines training for a 5k (3.1 mile) running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the program is to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, and physical development. GOTR is open to girls in grades 3-6. The Spring Season begins the week of March 9 through the week of May 21 (10 weeks). Practices will be held at Chesterbrook Elementary School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm. Chesterbrook's GOTR Head Coach this Spring is Ms. Terrone. The 5k race will be held the weekend of May 16th/17th. To register, visit the GOTR of Nova website: www.gotrnova.org. All registrants will be placed on a wait list until registration closes. If there are more registrants than spaces for Chesterbrook's GOTR program, a lottery will take place to select participants. GOTR charges $165 per session and payment is made directly to GOTR on the website. Please note that Credit Cards will not be charged until the participant is accepted into the program. If you have additional questions, please contact the GOTR PTA Representative, Katia Luedtke at katia.luedtke@gmail.com. We are looking forward to a great GOTR Spring Session! |
Wanted: Junior Golf Clubs
The Chesterbrook Summer Quest program is in need of youth/junior golf clubs for their upcoming Intro to Golf classes. If you have golf clubs made-for-kids sitting around and would like to make a tax deductible donation, please contact Ned Stapleton at edward.stapleton@fcps.edu. We're also looking for putters of any size.
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 Spring Art Fundraiser Coming Soon
Your children have been busy in art class the past few weeks helping us prepare for the spring fundraiser. Thank you Ms. Lopez! This year we are working with Square One Art to turn your children's' masterpieces into magnets, t-shirts, ornaments, and other wonderful keepsakes. Catalogues filled with great ideas and products for you to purchase will come home soon. These make great gifts for family and friends. This is an opportunity for you to celebrate your child's achievement and support your school at the same time! We will be sending home additional information once the artwork is ready to order in March. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Natasha Haubold at nreporting@mac.com. |
 Chinese Language Program at McLean High School As you may know, McLean High School does not offer a Chinese language program at the high school level. The FCPS World Languages department believes the program lacks sufficient interest to warrant continuation into high school. This means that the teaching at Chesterbrook and Longfellow will come to an early end since it will not be possible for our students to continue their pursuit of Chinese. If you support the continuation of a complete Chinese language program in our school pyramid, please write or call the following administrators and let them know that you value this program: If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Michelle Joss at mjoss@stanfordalumni.org or Delia Swigart at delia_swigart@yahoo.com. |
 Get Your Chesterbook Spirit Wear
Questions about sizing? Email Carol.
Order online with a credit card, or download an order form and send through backpack mail to Spirit Wear. If you are ordering any items as are gifts, simply write that on the order form or email brunnerabc@gmail.com. |
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Longfellow Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night
LMS Curriculum Night for Rising 7th Grade Parents is Thursday, February 19, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Curriculum Night is an opportunity for rising 7th grade parents to learn about Longfellow Middle School curriculum. The evening's highlights include introductions by our principal, administrators, counselors, and PTA president, as well as curriculum overviews from core subject and math teachers, and a student-produced video on the elective classes. PTA members will be available at the front entrance to help answer parent questions.
Pizza, drinks, fruit, and homemade goodies provided by the PTA, as well as LMS spirit wear, will be available for purchase throughout the evening.
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Mental Health Networking Breakfast
A Conversation with Dr. Brad Sachs - Building Resiliency Come enjoy a light breakfast, network with colleagues and listen to Dr. Brad Sachs, a psychologist, educator, consultant and best-selling author, present on building resiliency in ourselves and our clients. An opportunity for question and answer will follow the program. Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 8:30 - 10:00 amTemple Rodef Shalom 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, Virginia Please RSVP to SCC's Mental Health Liaison, here.
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Power Plates Recipe Contest for Kids
Does your child love to cook? The Virginia PTA is sponsoring a recipe contest for kids by kids. There are five categories: breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner entree or side dish and dessert. The deadline for submission is March 2, 2015. Click here for more details. |
Clip Those Box Tops for Education  It's that time of the year again! The spring submission deadline for Box Tops for Education is Friday, February 20. Ask your neighbors and friends if they can collect the coupons for us. Any little bit helps as each coupon is worth 10 cents to Chesterbrook.
Collecting box tops is so easy! All you need to do is cut out the Box Tops coupons found on General Mills products, put them in a zip-top bag, and have your child drop it off in the "Box Tops for Education" container across from the school Media Center.
If you have any questions, please contact Susie French at thefrenchfamilyfive@gmail.com.
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What's Proposed for the FY 2016 Fairfax County Budget?
Join the McLean Citizens Association for a meeting with
Joe Mondoro, Deputy Director of Management and Budget, and Kristen Michael, Assistant Superintendent of Financial Services, on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 7:30 pm at the McLean Community Center, Community Hall, 1234 Ingleside Drive, McLean, Virginia. Wondering what the County's Advertised Budget for FY 2016 holds for tax rates, County services, and school programs? MCA, in collaboration with Dranesville Supervisor John Foust and School Board Member Jane Strauss, cordially invite you to this informational meeting to learn what has been proposed. Following brief opening remarks, Mr. Mondoro and Ms. Michael will brief MCA members and McLean-area residents on the advertised budgets of the Fairfax County School System (FCPS) and Fairfax County Government. They each will outline the factors that influenced the recommendations contained within the advertised budgets as well as provide information about what is included in the budgets, what could not be accommodated, and possible offsets. There will be ample time for questions. Fairfax County continues to face budgetary constraints. This informational meeting provides an opportunity to acquire the information for you to make informed judgments and to let your elected officials know how you would like them proceed in light of these constraints. Please come and invite your friends and neighbors. For additional information, check out the Citizen's Guide to the FCPS Budget. |
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YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK
Did you know that every teacher or staff member who leaves our school receives a monetary gift based on time worked at Chesterbrook? Kurt Kohls, our School Based Technology Specialist, recently received just such a gift upon his departure for a larger job with FCPS. He wrote this lovely note: "Dear Chesterbrook PTA, Thank you so much for the very generous departure gift! While it is very much appreciated, I am sad for the reason I got it. Chesterbrook has been a wonderful family to me over the past 10+ years! It has been great working with you and your children through the years. Thank you for all of the well-wishes, they mean a lot to me!" The PTA also recognizes certain staff members at our school during special weeks of the year. These weeks include National Library Week, Administrative Professionals Week, School Nutrition Employee Week, and School Nurse Day. In fact, we will recognize our hard working custodians during Custodian Appreciation Week (February 23-27) with a monetary gift. Take a moment to thank our custodians: Aydalina D. Aguilar, Al Nascimi, Chau Nguyen and Lan M.Ong. |
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Shop Amazon.com and Support Our School
Amazon.com will contribute 4-10% of EVERY item sold (including downloads) to the Chesterbrook PTA. In addition, the more items ordered and shipped, the higher the percentage we earn each month! It's easy money made for the PTA on money you are already spending. Just visit the PTA website and click on the Amazon link. Remember to use this link BEFORE adding items to your cart, including items in your wish list. Bookmark or add the link to your favorites! http://www.chesterbrookpta.org/amazonchesterbrook.aspx
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Become a Chesterbrook Friend
THANK YOU to the 118 Chesterbrook families that have already donated $33,985 and become a Family Friend of Chesterbrook in 2014-15. See the list of all our generous donors to date.
We invite the other 345 Chesterbrook families to participate in our "Family Friends of Chesterbrook" armchair fundraiser. The Friends program is one of Chesterbrook PTA's primary means to support critical student, school, and enrichment needs. We ask for everyone's support of $100 per family to reach our annual goal of $50,000, but your gift of any size is appreciated.
There are two quick and easy ways to give:
1. You can donate online through the PTA website.
2. You can donate by check made payable to "Chesterbrook PTA."
Additionally, businesses that donate $500 to our "Business Friends of Chesterbrook" program are recognized on our website and in other ways at school.
Questions? Contact friends@chesterbrookpta.org.
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Don't Forget to Sign Up or Renew Your
PTA Membership
Please remember, membership must be renewed annually.
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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Support the PTA when shopping at Amazon online.
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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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