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Principal's Message

We are nearing the end of the 2023-24 school year. Thank you to our parent volunteers for continuing to support our cafeteria weekly, field trips, field day and end of year celebrations. We are truly grateful for the parent support. 

Last Friday we held our 4th Quarter Pep Rally which also was a time to honor our retirees: 

Mrs. Cynthis Kohout, Special Education Teacher
Ms. Betsy Butler, 2nd Grade Teacher
Mrs. Lan Ong, Building Supervisor
Mrs. Anne Himelfarb, Instructional Assistant

The end of the year also brings a time to say goodbye to those moving away and off to new adventures. I know our staff are loved and our students want to be able to say goodbye. These staff members include:

Peggy Leung, Chinese Teacher - Transferring to Dranesville ES to teach Kindergarten

Christina Flegas, 4th Grade Teacher - Moving out of Virginia

Jessica Miller - spending more time with her new little boy and working as a part time PE teacher at Langley HS.

Kathleen Limbaugh, 1st Grade- Spending time at home with her daughter

Stephanie Jennings - Transferring to Deer Park ES

Lauren Rye-An- Moving out of Virginia continuing to teach music

Taylor Coffey, PE - As we are growing her part time match will be met with another school, Belle View ES

Lucia Kim - She will be subbing within FCPS

Eman Al Haddad - Moving to Loudoun and working with LCPS

Hailee Park, Special Education teacher - Moving out of Virginia and welcoming her first child.

As we close the year we are fully staffed with the exception of a couple of aides.  We have a great group of knowledgeable, talented educators with a wealth of experience joining Team Chesterbrook!

Sincerely,

Stacy Kirkpatrick, Principal

Yearbook Distribution

We will begin yearbook distribution to students who have purchased one tomorrow, Wednesday, June 5th. 

We have a limited number of extras on hand to sell.  Thursday morning, any student may purchase one for $20 (cash or Check payable to Chesterbrook ES).  No early requests to purchase yearbooks will be accepted.  Sales will begin Thursday morning in the front office on a first come basis. 

Thank you to Sarah Gilbert, for her dedication and her photography skills, as she helped take photos, organize collection of pictures and so creatively built our yearbook. We hope your children will treasure this work for years to come!

Chesterbrook Teams Excel in National Math Olympiad Competitions!

Congratulations to the Chesterbrook Math Olympiads teams!

Both Team Treacy and Team Miller were recognized with a plaque and are included on the MOEMS Honor Roll because they scored within the top 10% of all participating schools. Participants in Math Olympiads are located in all fifty states, three US territories and in thirty foreign countries. In all, there were 4,061 teams and approximately 90,000 participants. Congratulations to Mr. Treacy, Mrs. Miller, and the students!

We would like to recognize our students for their incredible accomplishments. Congratulations to fourth grader Nathan G. for earning the prestigious Dr. George Lenchner medallion, awarded for achieving a perfect score 25/25. Congratulations also to Yohan E. and Sarah L. for earning a white pin by scoring within the top 2%!  In addition, the following students also earned a blue pin by scoring within the top 3-10%:  Elsa I., Grant F., Riya A., Sophie T., Zachary S., Ethan S., Nathan Go., Vivian C., Tyler B., Oliver T., Sasha C., Ryan R., Austin B., Evelyn L.

Chesterbrook had 35 students who scored within the top 11-50% and earned a patch.

A huge thank you to Jihee Kim, PTA volunteer, for her efforts leading the Math Olympiad and CML programs the past year and to Mr. Ray Treacy and Mrs. Jessica Montana for coaching our students. 

Upcoming Dates

June 5 - Field Day - Kindergarten - 6th Grades (k-3 9:30 - 11AM; 4-6  1 - 3PM)

June 6 - 3rd grade end of year party

June 7 - Kindergarten Olympics; 2nd grade end of year party

June 10 - 1st grade end of year party

June 11 - 5th grade end of year party; Hard copy of report cards sent home Sixth Grade Promotion - Longfellow High School 5 - 7PM

June 12 - 4th Grade Party; 6th Grade Party

June 12 - Last Day of School - Early Release 1:35; 6th Grade Clap-out 3:20

June 15 - Final Grades posted in SIS ParentVue

FCPS 24 - 25 calendar is here. 

Inclusive Preschool Community Program

Chesterbrook opened an early childhood class based preschool during the 2023-24 school year.  Chesterbrook Elementary will continue our community peers invitation in our preschool program next school year. This will involve teaching preschoolers with developmental delays and without delays in the same classroom. It can provide young children with a more stimulating environment, teach skills for coping with different situations, and provide the opportunity to learn appropriate social skills. 

Our program will invite a limited number of community preschoolers (1-2 students), who are age 4-5 years (must be at least 4 years old by September, 30 of school year), to participate in our daily preschool activities. The children from the community will have the opportunity to make new friends and share experiences with current early childhood special education students. Our students will, in turn, benefit from being with community peers who can model appropriate language, motor, and social skills.

The goal of this program is to encourage active learning and promote social interaction and acceptance through shared experiences between the community children and our preschoolers with special needs. 

Our Preschool Hours are Monday - Friday as follows:

AM Preschool 9:20 am - 12:40 pm

PM Preschool 12:45 pm – 4:05 pm 

If you are interested in expressing interest in Chesterbrook’s Community Peers Program, please complete this google form.

Please reach out to Assistant Principal, Lara Macdonald with any questions ad also to indicate your interest in the program for your preschool aged child.  

Get excited for summer reading! 

There are lots of opportunities to encourage reading this summer that we wanted to share with you.  We will be doing the Chesterbrook Summer Reading Challenge again this year with a bingo board of activities students can complete.  We’re looking forwards to adding lots of pictures of our summer readers to our Summer Readers’ Wall of Fame in August.  You can print out the Summer Reading Board to participate. 

We also wanted to share a flyer with links to other reading programs that are available this summer where students can earn rewards and free books.  We hope you have a great summer full of books!

Rising Kindergarten Summer Playdates

June 22 - 10-11:15am 

July 18 - 6pm-7:15pm 

Summer Private Tutoring Information

As we close our 2023/24 school year, parents have requested private tutoring options for summer. Below is a list of Chesterbrook staff who are available for private tutoring. Parents are free to contact the staff members listed below to make such arrangements (pricing, subject matter, and frequency). In this capacity, staff members are considered private contractors and any arrangements made are between the family and staff member. 

The Parent Resource Center also maintains a current list of all FCPS staff who are available for private tutoring. Parents may contact the Parent Resource Center at [email protected] to request that listing.  

FCPS has an additional free resource  for all students- Tutor.com. This service provides unlimited access for students 24/7, on-demand, and online at no cost to families. Tutoring may be on-demand and/or scheduled at a time convenient for the student and/or family.  Please visit fcps.edu/resources/online-tutoring-services for more detailed information.

Reminders Health Room Notice: Medication Pick-up by June 12th at 1:35PM.

All medications kept in the Health Room must be picked up by the end of the school year, Wednesday, June 12th.  Per FCPS regulations, any medications that remain in the Health Room after close of business on the last day of school must be destroyed. All medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student.

Please contact School Health Aide, Lorean Bradley ([email protected]), with any questions.

Medication authorization forms for next school year may be obtained from the school or online at https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/school-health-services. A medication authorization form is required for any medication, prescription or over-the-counter, to be kept at school.

End of Year Assessment Information

iReady Grades 1-3- expected in SIS ParentVUE the week of 6/3

iReady Grades 4-6- expected in SIS ParentVUE the week of 6/24

Kindergarten VKRP- expected delivery via U.S. mail the week of 7/8

SOL Grades 3-6- expected in SIS ParentVUE the week of 6/3

SOL IRW Grade 5- will be sent home by the end of this school year

If you do not have a SIS ParentVue access, please contact our front office. We can work to provide hard copies of assessment information. 

For and thorough explanation for the SOL parent reports, please see the FCPS website.  

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