Upcoming Events
Thursday, 9/19 - Back to School Night - See schedule below
Monday, 9/23 6:00 - 7:00 PM - Advanced Academic Levels of Service Overview for Parents
October 8 - Fall School Picture Day
Principal's Message
Last week we had a great turnout at the Parent Coffee on Tuesday and PTA meeting on Friday. It was great to see many familiar faces and welcome many new families who are already making connections. We are so glad to have all of you involved as partners in learning for our students.
We look forward to seeing everyone at Back to School night this Thursday. It is a great time to connect with your child's teacher as well as specialists within our school. As you visit, I encourage you to look for a few displays celebrating our students. We are showcasing our new Chesterbrook Chipmunks on the wall leading up to our library. It is great to learn more about our new students. In our foyer, you will find celebrations of Chesterbrook CARES and Positivity Project and a display of our summer reading stars will be located in our cafeteria. I am excited to celebrate the wonderful work of our students across our school building.
Sincerely,
Stacy Kirkpatrick
Follow Us on Social Media
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to follow our school twitter account as well as twitter and instagram accounts of some of our specialists and teachers listed below.
Twitter Accounts
Chesterbrook ES - @CES_FCPS
Principal Kirkpatrick - @PrincipalKirkp1
Chesterbrook Music - @ChesterGenMusic
Chesterbrook Art - @ChipmunkArt
Mrs. Skousen 3rd Grade - @MrsSkousen
Instagram
Ms. Goldberg - @portkeytolearning
Twitter and Instagram are great platforms for sharing photos and videos of students participating in learning and celebrating successes. For many teachers, administrators and professional educators across FCPS, including myself, using social media in a professional capacity allows us to give the Chesterbrook parents and community a lens into the amazing learning, collaboration, and creativity that takes place in our buildings.
I find that sharing educational practices, activities and lessons on social media accounts serve as opportunities to actively participate in valuable professional development that is available to educators on social platforms at no cost. Also, uncovering relevant, innovative instructional practices or resources for our school help us learn and grow.
Rest assured that our use of social media in a professional capacity will not detract from students’ learning and will not include photos of students that have been opted out. If you have any questions about your child being featured in FCPS social media post(s), please let me know. Parents have the right to opt their child out of photos and furthermore social media. You may do so by accessing page 10-11 of the FCPS opt out forms found here.
Back to School Night- Thursday, September 19th
We look forward to welcoming parents at our back to school night this Thursday evening. Back to school night is an opportunity for parents to hear from classroom teachers, specialists and connect with our parents in our school community. This event is for parents only.
Please note that the schedule for the evening has been restructured from past years. Our school nurse, Janessa Deal, will be introduced during the general session and available during the evening. Our new counselors, Heather Lomelin and Lindsay Pence, will also be introduced and available this evening.
Classroom Session A - Kindergarten,1st , 3rd and 4th grades 5:45 & 6:10
Specialists (Gym) 6:10- 6:30 - Music, PE, Band, Art, Strings, Chinese, Reading, Speech, ESOL & Technology Specialists
Library- Counselors & Librarian
School Wide General Session (Cafeteria) 6:35 - 6:55
Specialists (Gym) 7:00 – 7:20- Music, PE, Band, Art, Strings, Chinese, Reading, Speech, ESOL & Technology Specialists
Library- Counselors & Librarian
Classroom Session B - 2nd, 5th, and 6th grades 7:00 & 7:25
Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms will be included in your child’s back-to-school/orientation packets and are available online for Elementary (K-6) https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-school-academics-k-6/elementary-family-life-education , Middle School (7-8) https://www.fcps.edu/academics/middle-school-academics-7-8/family-life-education-fle, and High School (9-12) https://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/family-life-education-fle. Please fill in the opt-out form and return it to your child’s school prior to Family Life Education instruction.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6) , Middle School (7-8) , and High School (9-12). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in FCPS 24-7 (Blackboard) Parent View https://fcps.blackboard.com/. Account information is available at your local school or online at http://www.fcps.edu/is/instructionaltechnology/247help/parents.shtml. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the Fairfax County Regional Library in the City of Fairfax (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or by contacting Elizabeth Payne, Health and Physical Education Coordinator at etpayne@fcps.edu.
Elizabeth M. Beaty, Ed.D.
Assistant Principal, Chesterbrook Elementary School
(703)714-8200
https://ChesterbrookES.fcps.edu/
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