Happy New Year!
We hope you have been able to enjoy this extra long break spending special time with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming our staff and students back on Monday, January 7th. The halls were too quiet this week and we look forward to having everyone back. You have been missed!
Upcoming Dates
1/7 – School Resumes
1/9 - Book Talk Series @ Chesterbrook 7PM
1/11 - PTA Meeting 9 AM
1/10– AAP Level IV Referrals due to front office by 4PM
1/16 – Author Visit
1/18 – 3 Hour Early Release at 12:30 - School Planning
1/21 – MLK Holiday - No School
AAP Level IV Referral Important Dates:
Our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Amy Vallath, will be available to answer questions and review referral files before our referrals are due to make sure they are complete. You can reach her at AJVallath@fcps.edu or 703-714-8240.
January 10, 2019: All AAP Level IV referrals and optional materials are due to the Chesterbrook front office by 4 pm.
Book Talk Series: The Self-Driven Child
Chesterbrook will host the second session on Wednesday, January 9th.
This year, the PTSA is partnering with counselors in the McLean Pyramid to offer a Pyramid-Wide book talk series and author event on The Self-Driven Child, The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson.
The Self-Driven Child empowers parents with practical tools to help their children reduce stress and anxiety, while building capacity for resilience, success, and optimal development. The authors work with students in the Washington, DC metro area and offer keen insights into the stress and anxiety that children of high-achieving schools are experiencing. The strategies shared in the book are relevant for parents of children of ALL ages…from age 2 to age 18 and beyond!
Kathleen Otal, M.Ed., a former elementary school counselor and current counselor at McLean High School, is leading the book talks. In addition, the authors of the book will speak at McLean High School in the spring. Even if you don’t have time to read the book, you will learn valuable parenting strategies that will help your child develop the skills to succeed!
Please join us for our second session on Wednesday, January 9th at Chesterbrook Elementary School from 7–8 PM as we discuss Chapters 6 - 9. You will learn:
- Why downtime is essential for children to develop resiliency.
- How to teach children to stay in charge of technology without it taking over their lives.
- How to encourage your child to take their sense of control to school.
You can also look forward to hearing the authors of the book speak when the come to McLean High School the evening of Wednesday, March 20.
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