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Dear Chesterbrook Parents,
As we approach the end of October, we close out the first quarter with a two hour early release Friday, 10/28, at 1:35. Teachers have sent communication on parent/teacher conference opportunities and we welcome you to reach out if you have not signed up. We welcome your collaboration and insight so we can meet your child's individual needs.
This coming week we have a couple of opportunities for parents to join us in our Tuesday coffee at 9:15AM (in person & virtual) in the cafeteria and Wednesday evening (virtual) as we detailed information on the FCPS level IV referral process.
FCPS has now rolled out the full version of Talking Points which allows us to quickly and easily communicate with all families and in your home language if you prefer. The application communicates with our current parent data so we can reach all parents quickly and efficiently. This will allow our Chesterbrook teams as well as office to share reminders, bus updates and other important notes. Teams and adminsitration will continue to use this News You Choose platform to send weekly newsletters. Please read your team letters closely so you don't miss out on important information.
Wishing you all a wonderful week and I look forward to participating in our fun Freaky Friday. What do you think the office staff will be? We have a great surprise in store for our students!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Upcoming Dates
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TOMORROW! Tuesday, October 25: Parent Coffee - Reading: Instructional Shifts and Supporting Academic Growth; Technology Information to help parents support learning. We will be in person with our virtual link - Virtual Zoom Link
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Wednesday, October 26: Parent Meeting AAP Level IV Referral Process Meeting ~ Understanding the Full-Time Level IV Services Screening Process & AAP Services in Secondary Schools ~ Virtual Zoom Link
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Friday, October 28: Freaky Friday Dress Up Day End of Quarter; 2 Hour Early Release at 1:35 p.m.
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Monday, October 31: No School (Teacher Workday)
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Tueday, November 8th: Holiday, Elections Day
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Wednesday, November 9th: Grades viewable in ParenVue
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Friday, November 11th: Veterans Day; Student Holiday; Teacher Workday
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Tuesday, November 15th: Fall Makeup School Pictures
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November 23rd - 25th: Thanksgiving Break
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FCPS School Year Calendar for 2022-23
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CES Bike & Walk to School Day
Thursday 10/27
Join us this Thursday to celebrate National Bike/Walk to school day. We are participating a little later than the nationally recognized day when our local McLean police officers will be present to support our families participating.We encourage parents to walk or bike with their children.
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October 28th - Freaky Friday Costume Day
School appropriate costumes should be worn that fully allow studnets to participate in the school day, including PE and recess. Hats will be allowed, but may not fully cover the head and face.
Please ensure that costumes:
- are appriate and follow dress guidelines in the SR&R.
- contain no blood, gore, signs or themes of violence.
- do not include play guns, swords, knives or weapons or any type.
Any Freaky Friday wear should allow a student to fully participate in the school day therefore NO inflatable costumes should be worn by students and all students should have on appropriate footwear. Show your school spirit and have fun!
CES Career Fair – PTA Sponsored Family Fun Night
DATE and Time Friday, Nov. 18th from 6PM - 7PM
CES Families - Please join us for November’s Family Fun Night at the CES Career Fair on Friday, November 18th (6 – 7 pm)! Activities, snacks, refreshments and a visit from the Mclean Police Department and Mclean Fire Department.
CES Parents – Do you have an interesting career to share – please volunteer to showcase it. Do you know another community member with an interesting career – ask them to share, too! We need YOU to make this event successful and educational for our students.
Volunteer Sign-up: https://forms.gle/cvLRoWN69jyR1U9S7.
Federal Impact Aid Survey
All families are asked to complete the Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid for each child. Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
The signed forms are due no later than November 4th. For each school-aged child in your household who attend Chesterbrook ES, you must complete the form.
Please complete, sign, date, and place in your child’s backpack to give to the homeroom teacher. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in section 3.
FCPS Strategic Plan Survey Grades 3-12
You may have heard that FCPS is launching Our Voices, Our Future, an effort to build our strategic plan. This plan will serve as a roadmap to guide our school division for the next five years. We encourage you to be a part of this journey!
In the coming weeks, we will invite the FCPS community to engage in building our shared future. Our students will be the first to lend their voices to this process by participating in an optional online survey. With students at the very heart of our work, we believe they should have an opportunity to be heard and provide feedback on what they feel is important.
The optional survey is designed to protect your child’s privacy and is anonymous. It will take about 10-15 minutes to complete during school. Responses to the student survey will be analyzed and included in data reports from the external consulting team FCPS is contracting with to support development of the new Strategic Plan. While the survey is voluntary, we would like all students in Grades 3 to 12 to take part in it. If you would like to review the survey or opt your child out of participating in it, please visit this webpage. The paper opt out form can be found here - additional languages are on the link to the webpage with more information. The deadline to submit an opt-out form is October 28.
I appreciate your considering this leadership opportunity for your child to help inform our plans for the future of FCPS. Together, all things are possible.
Sincerely,
Dr. Michelle C. Reid
Superintendent
Talking Points
We have previously provided this option for parents as we waited on the full version to roll out. Quicker than expected, FCPS has recently adopted the full version of TalkingPoints, a two-way messaging app that allows parents and caregivers to communicate with teachers and schools. For more information, visit the FCPS TalkingPoints webpage.
The app translates messages, so teachers can input messages in English and parents can respond in their preferred language. TalkingPoints supports 125 languages, making it easier and faster for our FCPS families to connect with their schools. If you need to update your preferred correspondence language, contact the front office at 703-714-8200 and we will support any questions you may have as we all use this new tool.
FCPS Parent Resource Center
The FCPS Parent Resource Center offers a welcoming and engaging environment for families, educators, and community members. It provides access to information and resources to support the success of all students, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities.
Throughout the year it offers family and educator webinars. Upcoming sessions include:
To join the PRC email list and receive notices of upcoming webinars, sign up for their News You Choose newsletter.
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