Blue Star Welcome Week
Celebrating our Military Families
Principal Message
It was an honor to celebrate our Chesterbrook Military families during Blue Star Welcome week last week with a morning breakfast. We are so happy your journey has led you to Chesterbrook! Chesterbrook proudly received a nomination for renewal of our Purple Star Designation for our commitment and support of military connected families.
This week, 1st - 6th grade parents should keep an eye out for beginning of the year assessment reports in Thursday folders. Staff has spent the past couple of weeks analyzing Math MAP, iReady and VALLS data and working on next steps to support all students. Our first early release for staff development provided our teachers valuable time to dig into data and ways to enrich and support student math growth.
Another exciting month of wellness kicked off for October with our Street Squad Campaign. Thursday morning we celebrated the first day of Walk, Bike and Roll to school month awarding ours students with a Street Squad bracelet for the first day of participation. Students who earn 8 days of participation in October will earn a t-shirt! Thank you for supporting our students by being vigilant in supervising their path to school and using caution on our roadways at all times. Thank you to our FCPS Safe Routes to School team for their partnership and support. A special thank you to Mr. Levesque, Mrs. Maxwell and Mr. McLaughlin for making this campaign possible through their instruction of our biking unit.
As we closed out September, we released the last of our monarchs that hatched. Thank you to Mrs. Remer for the care she put into tending to our numerous caterpillars that become beautiful butterflies. It was an incredible experience and we were able to catch quite a few as they changed in their life cycle.
We have done a nice job keeping up with our lost and found but the collection is beginning to grow as it gets colder! Make sure those sweatshirts and water bottles come home daily or have your kids check our lost and found!
We will be sharing out information through our PTA very soon for sign up of our academic before and afterschool programs. One high interest club is Science Olympiad for 3rd through 5th grades. Because this program requires a good bit of parent support of our student competition groups, we will be sharing an interest form to gauge interest and the ability of parents to volunteer. Once we gather these details, we will be able to gauge the number of students/teams we are able to support for sign ups. You can find more information on the PTA supported before and afterschool programs on the PTA website.
Sincerely,
Stacy Kirkpatrick, Principal
Important Dates
October 6 - Picture Day
October 12 - No School, Indigenous Peoples' Day
October 22 - 27 - Fall Book Fair
October 27 - 9AM Tuesday Talks for Parents: What is Executive Functioning?
FCPS school year calendar
Chesterbrook Centennial Celebration will be during our spring Fun Fair!
Chipmunk Fund - Help Us Reach Our Goal THIS WEEK!
Click Here to Learn More and Chip In!
Donations support academic programs, teacher support, classroom materials, and community events beyond the school budget. A gift of $250 per family is suggested, and every amount helps.
Does your employer match?
Employer matches have provided about 9% of the total raised so far. Enter your employer in the “Company Name for Corporate Matching Gift” box when you donate, and the PTA will follow up.
Message from our
Crossing Guard
Please help keep our community safe, it starts at home with our CES commuinty. Some safety reminders:
- Obey traffic laws
- Kirby Rd is one-lane travel lanes in both directions, do not pass cars
- Kirby Road turning lane is marked ONLY for turning from Kirby Rd to Old Chesterbrook Rd NOT from Kirby Rd into CES parking lot
- NO left turns into or out of CES parking lot during arrival and dismissal to avoid backing up traffic
- Do not drop students off on Kirby Rd
- No Parking on Park Rd to pick up or drop off students
- Please look for pedestrians and bikers as you enter and exit the parking lot
THANK YOU!
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Twice Exceptional Students
FCPS is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction. Twice-Exceptional (2e) learners are students who are gifted and have learning challenges or disabilities.
Families can learn more about 2e learners, how to support them, and how to partner with schools on the 2e webpage, which also includes a link to the Special Education Handbook.
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Tuesday Talks Begin 10/27 9AM
"What is Executive Functioning and How Can Parents Help?"
Chesterbrook will begin its Tuesday Talk Series on October 27th from 9am to 9:30am in the cafeteria and via Zoom. Join us to learn what executive functioning means, skills to develop and how parents can help.
Our series will include four talks throughout the school year. Stay tuned for upcoming dates and topics.
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Superintendent Community Conversations
Join us for a series of Community Conversations that will be held across the school division. Share your thoughts with Dr. Reid and ask her questions. Click on the date to register for the event:
FCPS offers free webinars each month. Below is a list of October webinars. For more information and to register click here.
October Webinars
How to Get Kids to Open Up to You, Now and for Years to Come
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
The Nuts and Bolts of the Special Education Process
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Understanding Reading Assessments and Your Child
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
“Introduction to Dyslexia: What is it and What Does it Mean for my Student?”
Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
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