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Chesterbrook Elementary School PTA Digest
2015-2016 Edition #18
Class Basket
FUN FAIR BASKET RAFFLE COLLECTION 
Happening NOW Through FEBRUARY 11th!!!

Fun Fair is only 6 weeks away!!! The highlight of Fun Fair are those AMAZING class baskets which can not happen without the support of our Chesterbrook community. Please see the information below regarding contributing to these baskets or click this link for detailed information.
How do I contribute to these amazing baskets?

There are several ways to contribute and each grade is assigned one or two basket themes.
  • Shop for something fun on your own that corresponds to your grade theme(s).

  • Please consider going in with other parents for a bigger ticket item.  Your room parent can help coordinate this effort or you can organize a group on your own with other class parents.

  • Feel free to donate unwanted duplicate holiday/birthday gifts or unwanted gift cards.
  • Make a cash/check donation made payable to the Chesterbrook PTA and let the basket raffle committee do the shopping for you!!!!!!
GRADE BASKET THEMES
  • Kindergarten- Let's Eat! Out or In?!
  • 1st Grade- Lego Lovers or American Girl Lovers
  • 2nd Grade- Under Armour Awesomeness or Girls Got Style
  • 3rd Grade- Family Fun Night
  • 4th Grade- Sleepover Fun
  • 5th Grade- Summer Fun
  • 6th Grade- Entertainment
Got Questions?? Please email basketraffles@chesterbrookpta.org
Longfellow Curriculum Night for Rising 7th Grade Parents

Thursday, February 11 from 6-8pm
(Snow Date Wednesday, February 17)

Curriculum Night is an opportunity for rising 7th grade parents to learn about the Longfellow Middle School Curriculum.  The evening will include introductions by our principal, administrators, counselors, and PTA president; 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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International Night
 
On March 11th Chesterbrook's beloved International Night will return!  This delicious and fun event celebrates the wide array of cultures represented at Chesterbrook!  We are looking for volunteers to represent the participating countries.  You can choose a country you are from, a country where your ancestors lived, or just a place you love.  

Please email Susan Mrachek for more information.
SHARE Donations

January not only marks the beginning of a new year, but it also kicks off our annual SCA-sponsored SHARE food drive. Please consider donating the following items:
  • canned soup;
  • canned beans;
  • canned fruit;
  • canned meats;
  • spaghetti sauce;
  • canned vegetables.
Donations can be dropped off at Mrs. Pike's or Mrs. Reid's rooms (206 or 208).
Book Collection

The first grade classes are still in need of books for beginning readers!

If you have any old, slightly used or just unwanted books, please consider donating them the first grade classes.

Books of all genres (as long as they are age appropriate) are greatly appreciated.

Books can be dropped off in the first grade hall.  
TheatreMcLean - Goldilocks on Trial

Written by Ed Monk; Directed by Phillip Reid
February 6-7, 2016
Performance times: 11:00 a.m. and 3:00pm (February 6 only)
Tickets: $8-$10
McLean High School's Burks Theatre
To purchase tickets, click HERE 
For more information, visit our website

TheatreMcLean enters the courtroom with the children's comedy Goldilocks on Trial by Fairfax County educator and playwright Ed Monk. Goldilocks was accused of breaking and entering. Will she be found guilty and sent to jail, or will the truth come out?

Fun for all ages, Goldilocks on Trial puts a new twist on an old storybook classic. It's up to Judge Wallabee and some very silly jurors to decide Goldilocks' fate after hearing testimony from Goldee, the bickering Three Bears, and surprise witness Merwin the Big Bad Wolf, among other classic fairy tale characters.

McLean High School theatre teacher and director Phillip Reid said, "Goldilocks on Trial is a perfect second show for TheatreMcLean. I wanted to bring a children's show to McLean so all family members could enjoy the theatre. With Goldilocks on Trial, students are able to create big absurd characters and a show that is fun for all ages."
Important Dates

January 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - School Closed
January 19 - Student Holiday
February 2 - Restaurant Night at Pulcinella's 5 p.m. to 8 p.m
February 4 - 2 Hour Early Release
February 5 - Student Holiday
February 6-7 - Goldilocks on Trial,  McLean High School
February 11 - Longfellow Curriculum Night for Rising 7th Grade Parents, 6-8pm
February 27 - Fun Fair, 10am-2pm
March 11 - International Night
April 30 - Bikes for the World bike drive, 10:00am - 2:00pm
In Case You Missed It
  • Register your Grocery Cards here.
  • Spirit Wear is now available for purchase. Buy here.
  • Don't Forget to Clip Box Tops!
  • Use our Amazon site when making purchases to help the school. Click here to access the site.
  • Join the PTA here.
  • Become a Family Friend of the PTA here.
  • Become a Business Friend of the PTA here.
Friends of Chesterbrook

Your donations help support the following PTA programs:
  • Student Support including updated technology (iPads and laptops), STEM programs, grade-wide grants (GRECO/Colonial Days, Science Fair), field trips, as well as PE, art and music equipment.
  • School Support including staff development, teacher stipends, classroom materials (WordMasters, etc.), media center support, and capital expenditures (new common area furniture and whiteboards).
  • Enrichment Programs including cultural arts and science appreciation assemblies, family fun events such as The Brain Show, health and wellness programs, International Night and the Discovery Gardens.
To join or find out more about the Friends programs:
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