Important Upcoming Dates
2/22- Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Friday, Feb. 24- CES Spirit Day- Wear CES gear or your Blue and Yellow!
Author Visit Sue Fliess
Longfellow MS Trivia Night 6:30-9:30 pm
March 1-11th- McLean Pyramid Youth Art Show at McLean Community Center
Thursday, March 2- Two Hour - Early Release for students
Friday, March 3- Teacher Workday
March 9th- PTA Meeting 9:15 AM; Evening Parent Social – Rock and Raise
McLean Pyramid Art Show Reception; McLean Community Center
3/16-21- Spring Book Fair; 3/21 Taco Tuesday at the book fair
FCPS School Year Calendar for 2022-23
FCPS has approved the calendars for the next three school years.
2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26
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2023 Chesterbrook Spelling Bee Champion
After many rounds of words, we concluded our spelling bee on Thursday evening with our 2023 Chesterbrook champion.
Congratulations to:
Winner, James L.
Runner Up, Nagyung K.
If for any reason James cannot make the Fairfax County Spelling Bee, Nagyung will take his place. Our two final spellers battled it out and either will represent Chesterbrook with great skill.
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Afterschool Pickup and Playdates
We appreciate all parents using Pick Up Patrol (PUP) app to notify of changes in transportation. Our afterschool requests are increasing for students to get together afterschool. We want to share reminders of expectations so we can get all our students home safely:
- Students may not ride another students bus as many buses are at capacity and cannot accommodate
- Students who ride the same bus may request to get off at a stop together provided both parents submit a PUP request.
- All walkers have previously been provided principal permission based on parent permission, age of student and location of home. Students who are not walkers are not permitted to walk home with others. CES is deemed a non walking school by FCPS. If special permission is needed, please call our office and plan in advance.
- Want to request walker permission this spring? Any parent with an older student (mainly 5th/6th graders) within close walking distance and ability for student to walk alone may complete this walker parent permission form to request permission. will be reviewed by administration.
- Walkers must walk straight home - not to a store, another student's home, or Starbucks.
- When organizing playdates, it is recommended to have one parent pick up students together at Kiss n Ride or walk and meet your children at the flagpole or gym area. This can be entered in PUP by both families.
Spiritwear Sale
Our Spiritwear sale of the new shirts is open!
https://www.chesterbrookpta.org/2023-spirit-wear
Sale will run through the 27th (it says the 24th on the website right now, but will be open through end of day Monday 2/27 - Kim is changing it). Tee Shirts will be delivered to classrooms mid march. $12 for short sleeve $15 for long sleeve.
Did you know?
Lunch Visits - Lunch visits by parents were returned this school year. Parents are asked to let their child's classroom teacher know the day they would like to plan a visit to eat with their child so we can ensure spacing at the table. Parents will use their ID to sign in and then join their child for lunch.
Sharing Treats - Reminder that students may not share birthday treats or food during lunch. While it is nice kids want to share, we have many kids with life threatening allergies.
Newer Chesterbrook Family Survey
Reminder
Are you a new family to FCPS or Chesterbrook in the last couple of years? Would you enjoy a relaxed time to connect with a small group of families to ask questions and learn more about our community and school supports? I would love to set up an evening to connect with you! In order to set up an opportunity that will support those of you who would like to connect, please share some feedback to plan for this evening event. Some families have had less opportunity to connect and visit the school and we would love to hold an evening where you can do so. If this is of interest to you, please complete this quick survey.
We will plan two upcoming sessions:
Based on early survey data, our first one will be Monday, February 27th at 5:30 PM. We will look to hold another in March.
Opportunity for Students to Attend TJ Techstravaganza
TJ Techstravaganza is a free STEM activity fair that provides fun, hands-on labs and demonstrations for K-8 students. The 19th annual Techstravaganza will be held on May 13, 2023 from 10 AM to 4 PM at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA. Chesterbrook students have been invited to attend.
Admission is free and there will be food will be for sale
Please register to sign up for this event: https://tinyurl.com/techstrav2023tix. More information about the event can be found on our website at tjtechstrav.org.
Tutor.com - Extra Help for Students at No Cost to Families
With Tutor.com through Schoology, FCPS students are able to get learning help at any time, even from bilingual tutors! Students in FCPS meet with tutors thousands of times each week to practice reading, prepare for an upcoming test or to get feedback on a writing assignment–all at no cost to their families! If you haven’t already, we encourage you to take just a few minutes to connect with a tutor with your child. More info about Tutor.com in FCPS is available here.
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