Principal's Message
Happy Fall, Chipmunk Families! We hope this first month of school has been wonderful for all our students. Everyone is settled in and off to a great start.
Beginning of year assessments for our first through sixth grade students are wrapping up and just beginning for our preschool and kindergarten students. As we get the reports in for our student beginning of the year assessments, we will share out these reports to our families and plan to offer an upcoming session for parents on supporting your students at home. Reports will also load in SIS Parent Vue as they are finalized.
I appreciate your support of our early release days. Today, Monday 9/23 is our first early release at 12:35 PM. I know this is not easy on our families, but will significantly impact the completion of professional development (30 hours of coursework) required by the Virginia Department of Education for our teachers. It will strengthen our classroom instruction in the new framework for literacy, impacting reading and writing lessons your children receive.
Blue Star Welcome week is celebrated across FCPS this week. We look forward to welcoming and celebrating our military families at an upcoming morning breakfast on Wednesday, October 2nd.
Sincerely,
Stacy Kirkpatrick
Important Upcoming Dates
September 15-October 15- National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 21 - 29 - Blue Star Welcome Week
Monday, September 23 - 3 Hour Early Release at 12:35PM
Tuesday, September 24 - Parent AAP Information Meeting, 5:30 PM Library
Friday, September 27- PTA Sponsored Chesterbrook Kickball Kickoff, McLean High School (Buy Tickets on the PTA Website)
Tuesday, October 1st - Fall Picture Day
Wednesday, October 2nd - Military Connected Families Breakfast
Thursday, October 3- Rosh Hashanah Holiday for Staff and Students
Friday, October 4- Teacher Workday- no school for students
Thursday, October 10- PTA Meeting 9:15 Cafeteria
Monday, October 14th - Holiday - No School for Students
Tuesday, October 22nd - PTA Family Fun Night - Science Night with the Children's Science Center
October 24 - 29th - PTA Sponsored Book Fair
2024-25 FCPS School Calendar
Chesterbrook Advanced Academics Program (AAP)
Please join us on Tuesday, September 24 at 5:30 PM for a Parent AAP Information Session in the CES Library. Amy Vallath, our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART), will be presenting information and answering your questions about the many ways we meet the needs of each of our Chesterbrook students. Additionally, we are resending the AAP Fall Newsletter in case you missed the email last week.
CES Kickball Kickoff is This Friday
Grab your tickets today on the PTA website. Don't miss this special event where our Remers Rockstars compete against Strubhar's Superheroes. We will be on the McLean Football field for our 4th Annual Event this year.
Tickets are $15 per person. Sales are limited and available for online pre-purchase only before Sept. 23. Wristbands will be distributed to your family before the big event! Adult supervision is required; this is not a drop-off event.
Fall Picture Day Next Week
School Picture Day is Coming!
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
📸 Pictures Available: Approximately two weeks after photo day
🛒 Pre-order Online: https://vando.imagequix.com/g1001132538#login
📧 Questions about Ordering? Email us at underclass@vosphoto.com
FCPS Cares Recognitions
FCPS Cares is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize those who go above and beyond to help others and show they care. We invite you to submit your story so we can all acknowledge the outstanding work of amazing Chesterbrook staff. FCPS Cares Program
Sharing Additional Opportunities
TJHSST - Investigative Science Opportunity Grades 5 - 8
We are TJ Investigative Science Outreach, a student-led organization at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. We will be hosting our 12th annual invitational science fair on April 5th, 2025. Students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 are free to participate.
Participants who sign up will complete a research project of their choice and present at the fair in-person on April 5th, 2025. TJ students help the elementary and middle school students prepare for this fair by holding multiple sessions to teach them important skills in STEM like brainstorming, collecting data, presenting, writing an experiment summary, using statistics, creating an experimental diagram, etc.
Join us for our first interest/brainstorming session on October 11th, 2024 at 6:00 pm. We will be holding this session both in-person at TJHSST and virtually through zoom. During this session we will go over the goals and guidelines of this fair and introduce students to a multitude of project ideas. All interested students should sign up using the form at the link.
Camps Aren’t Just for Summer
When Fairfax County Public Schools close for student holidays or cultural observances — Fairfax County Park Authority has you covered with camps. Make the most of out-of-school time, meet a forever friend and move with camps this fall. Sign up for fall camps taking place on:
- Thursday-Friday, October 3-4
- Monday, October 14
- Friday, November 1
- Monday-Tuesday, November 4-5
- Monday, November 11
Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia’s (DSANV) 20th annual Buddy Walk®
Sunday, October 6, 2024 at
the WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER!
8:30 AM - 2PM
Register Here
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