From the Principal’s Office
Happy October!!
The fall colors, pumpkins, leaves, scarecrows and mums are a nice change but we need the weather to change with it! As we prepare for fall, we hope for cooler weather but it doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon!
A huge Thank You to all of you! It is difficult to start the school year, children are transitioning, everyone is getting accustomed to their new classroom and materials and school uniforms are crisp and neat. Thank you for getting the children here early to enjoy breakfast and get their day started. Thank you for being patient in the parking lot. Thank you for communicating with us. Thank you for allowing us to care for your children. Thank you for choosing Chesterbrook!
Everyone has settled in and the school year is in full swing! We have a busy month ahead and it will not slow down anytime soon! From Scholastic Book Fair to field trips, Fire trucks to the Charleston Wrap fundraiser, to Pink Out Day to the Fall festival, Halloween Parade to Trick or Treating… OH MY!
Enjoy the month, enjoy your little one! Time is not slowing down, rather slipping away! Take time to read to your little one, take a walk with your little one and go play at the park with your little one! Remember to snap some pictures too! Record the everyday-not just the special occasions!
I will be at the Principal’s Conference from Monday October 21 – Thursday October 24. I will be back in the school on Friday October 25. I will still be available through email or phone if needed. If you have questions that week, Ariel, Andrea, and Ramona will be here at the school.
Warm regards,
Tara M. Clerc
- 30th-Oct. 4th – Scholastic Book Fair (located in the multi-purpose room).
- 6th-12th – Fire Prevention Week.
- 9th-20th – SC State Fair is in town!
- 11th – Fire Truck Visit @ 9:00am – Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, & 12.
- 11th – Fire Truck Visit @ 9:30am – Rooms 9, 10, 11, 6, 7 & 8.
- 18th – N.U.T. (No Uniform Today) PINK OUT DAY! Sport your PINK & donate to Breast Cancer Awareness!
- 18th-30th – Boo at the Zoo (Riverbanks Zoo) 6pm – 9pm.
- 23rd – Two (2) Bags of Individually Wrapped Candy Due.
- 25th – Fall Festival @ 6pm – 8:00pm.
- 25th – Trunk-or-Treat @ 7:30pm.
- 31 – Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treating @ 10am.
- 31 – Halloween Parties @ 2:30pm.
- 31 – Links to Learning Folders Go Home.
Tuesday, October 8th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 9
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Wednesday, October 9th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 10
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Thursday, October 10th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 11
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Tuesday, October 15th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 6
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Wednesday, October 16th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 8
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Friday, October 18th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 7
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Monday, October 21st
Clinton Sease Farms
– Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 & 12
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Meet at the entrance at: 8:50am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Uniform Policy
All children from 3 year old Preschool and up are required to wear uniforms daily at Chesterbrook Academy. The official uniform is navy blue (NOT denim) or khaki bottoms and white, navy blue or hunter green solid tops. Girls may also wear navy blue or khaki jumpers, skirts, skorts, or the plaid jumper offered by the uniform company, Flynn & O’Hara. Shoes should be preferably athletic type.
Want to save time making payments?
We offer weekly automatic draft directly from your checking or savings account or you can utilize our new credit card option!!
School Spotlight
Start Date: Monday, September 30th
End Date: Friday, October 4th
Wednesday, October 9th – Sunday, October 20th
Friday, October 18th – Wednesday, October 30th
6pm – 9pm each day
Friday, October 25th
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Trunk-or-Treat will begin promptly @ 7:30pm.
Halloween Festivities
Thursday, October 31st
The Halloween Parade will begin at 10:00am in the front of the school.
The students will go Trick-or-Treating to each of the classrooms immediately after the parade.
Please be reminded that the children are to wear children-friendly costumes.
NO devils, goblins, ghouls or weapons.
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We’re asking each Chesterbrook family to please donate 2 bags of individually wrapped candy (due by Wednesday, October 23rd) to be used for Trick-or-Treating and the Trunk-or-Treat event. Please do not bring in peanut/nut products (no peanut M&M’s, Snicker’s, Almond Joy, Reese’s products, Payday, Butterfinger, etc.). Items for the Bake Sale (due Thursday, October 24th) will be greatly appreciated as well. Cupcakes, cookies, cake pops, cakes, pies, muffins or whatever your creative baking instinct guides you to bring in!
Please drive slowly on school property!
Be courteous and patient with other
drivers and watch out for our children!!!
If you or your passengers are NOT disabled, please do not park in the handicap space provided in the front of the school. This space is reserved for persons that have been issued placards or special license plates. Thank you.
Resources
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!! We invite you to “like” our page at www.facebook.com/ChesterbrookAcademy where we’ll be providing our fans with regular educational tips for children from preschool to 8th grade and the opportunity to network with fellow parents. We would love to have your participation in this forum and encourage you to continue to check our school website for local updates specific to our own school. We look forward to having you as part of our Facebook community!
Open House: Invite a family member or friend to come to our Open House on Saturday, November 16, 2019 between the hours of 10am-1pm. This is a great opportunity to meet the staff, tour the facility and see first hand how Chesterbrook Academy makes a difference in the lives of children!!
Chesterbrook Academy & Queensboro Apparel Company: If you are interested in ordering Chesterbrook Logo apparel for your child(ren), please view our online store. You may notice all the wonderful colors available, but please keep in mind that Chesterbrook Academy uniform colors are Navy, White and Forest/Dark Green.
Reminders For Parents
Tuition: Parents, please understand the importance of paying your tuition & paying it on time! Payments are due every Friday for the coming week. Late fees will be applied at 12 noon on Monday following the due date. Unpaid tuition, more than a week past due, will result in immediate dis-enrollment. If you have any questions, please see Tara, Ariel, Andrea or Ramona in the front office. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Field Trips for the 2019-20 School Year: Please be reminded that students must wear the Chesterbrook logo navy t-shirt on field trips. All monies for field trips are to be paid at the front desk. Turn in signed permission slips to the front desk or your child’s teacher.
Automatic Payment Program: Parents this is a very easy way for you to not worry about writing those checks every week and avoiding late fees. APP can be used to pay tuition only invoices or all invoices (tuition, registration & activity fees). Please see Tara, Ariel, Andrea or Ramona in the front office for details and information on getting signed up or you can print the form from the link on the school website. In addition, you can also set up online bill-pay through your bank.
Contact Information: Please be sure that all home, work, cell and pager numbers and any other contact information is up to date in your child’s file. This helps the staff at Chesterbrook have every available option to contact the parent(s) in the event of an emergency.
E-Mail Addresses: Please update your email addresses with the front office in order to receive important information about upcoming and/or emergency events from the school. We can send email notifications to more than one email address.
School Operating Hours: This is a friendly reminder that Chesterbrook’s hours of operation are 7:00 am – 6:00 pm, Monday thru Friday. Half day hours of operation are 8:30 am – 11:30 am. The late pick up fee is $15 per child for the first 15 minutes and an additional $15 per child for each quarter hour after the regularly scheduled pick up time. Also parents, if you are running late and its close to closing time, please be sure to give the school a courtesy call.
Entry & Exit Doors: ** DO NOT USE THE BACK DOOR FOR ENTRY TO THE SCHOOL!!!** As you all know there is a code required for entry to the school. Please be sure to limit the code to family members and/or friends that are picking up your child(ren) on a regular basis. Do not give the code to your child(ren). In addition, everyone should use the front entrance for drop off and pick up. We advise strongly not to let individuals in the side entry door, as this person may or may not be a Chesterbrook parent or other family member. The side door is to only be used as an exit. This guarantees the safety of Chesterbrook Academy students and staff. Thanks in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
Parent Ambassador Program: Spread the word about our school and save on your child’s tuition! Refer a new family to our school and you could earn a free week of tuition. For more information on our Ambassador Program, see your school’s principal. The current referring Chesterbrook family will receive a discount after the referred child has attended full time for 3 months. Discount applies to the tuition of the oldest child in the referring family.
For Parents & Teachers
NUT FREE SCHOOL: We have several children enrolled at Chesterbrook Academy with severe nut allergies. Please do not send your child to school with food containing any type of nut products.
Prescription Policy for Chronic or Allergic Conditions:
** WE CANNOT ADMINISTER OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS TO YOUR CHILD**
Medication may be brought in for chronic or life threatening medical conditions. All medications must be in their original container with the prescription label attached to include the proper administering time(s) and dosage to be given. For the use of a nebulizer, a letter or note will be required from your child’s doctor’s office stating time(s) to be administered and the tubule dosage to be given. In addition, an “Authorization to Administer Medication Form” must be completed and turned in by the parent. Please see Tara, Ariel, or Andrea in the front office if you have any questions or concerns.
Weather Policy: In the event of severe weather, we will make every effort to open on schedule and to remain open during the course of our regular hours of operation. In the event that severe weather requires us to close our school, delay our school or close early, parents will be notified initially by e-notify. Please make sure we have your most current email address and that you have added us to your address book so our message does not go to spam. In the event that your employer will not allow you to receive email at work, please provide us with an alternate email address for you. Parents may also call the school’s voicemail at 803-699-9988 and listen to the prerecorded message by 5:30 a.m. for information regarding the operating hours. Information will also be posted to the school’s website which is http://Wildewood.ChesterbrookAcademy.com. You can also tune into WIS channel 10 and/or WLTX channel 19 for closing and/or delay information.
**Chesterbrook Academy DOES NOT follow the schedule of Richland School District 2 during weather delays or closings**
Parking Policy
- Traffic should enter the school parking lot at the first driveway and exit through the carport out the last driveway.
- Cars should be parked in designated parking spaces or on the road above the school.
- Please do not park under the carport, behind the bus, or in front of the dumpster.
- Please do not block the mailbox.
- All preschoolers must be escorted into the school by an adult.
- Elementary students may be dropped off at the front door. Cars should stop in the right lane only and students should exit their cars through the passenger side door.
- Please do not allow your child to run through the parking lot unattended or play on the hill.
- Please drive slowly on school property. Be courteous and patient with other drivers and watch out for our children.
Illness Policy
A parent of a child that is determined to be ill shall be notified immediately. The child must be picked up within an hour of notification. No child shall be allowed to remain at school with the following conditions:
- Elevated Temperature (100 degrees or higher)
- Vomiting and/or Diarrhea
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
- Head Lice
- Other Communicable Diseases (ie. chicken pox, strep throat, etc.)
- Student Pick-Up
Student Pick-Up: Parents, please be sure to inform the teachers and/or front office if another family member or friend will pick up your child. This applies to names that are on your list as well as names that are not. If it will be the first time the family member or friend picks up your child, please remind them to bring in their drivers license when they come in. This is very important to insure the safety of your child(ren).
Students
- 2 – Caleb Gregory
- 5 – Amira MaShore
- 10 – Madison Fordham
- 10 – Alexander Rodriguez-Roque
- 10 – Jose Rodriguez-Roque
- 12 – Rhettley Carter
- 16 – Manya Singh
- 18 – Myles Manley
- 19 – Israel Pressley
- 23 – Kinley Egger
- 23 – Josiah Middleton
- 26 – Aiden Mack
- 27 – Kaemon Jacobs
From the Education Department
October, 2019
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Topics: Mathematical Thinking
Hands-on experiences help children understand foundational math concepts, such as number and shape recognition, patterning, sorting, and addition and subtraction. The activities below provide your child with valuable early exposure which will help him gain confidence for additional math skills presented in kindergarten and beyond. Toddlers (ages 1-2) Take a[.....]
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October Newsletter
From the Principal’s Office
Happy October!!
The fall colors, pumpkins, leaves, scarecrows and mums are a nice change but we need the weather to change with it! As we prepare for fall, we hope for cooler weather but it doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon!
A huge Thank You to all of you! It is difficult to start the school year, children are transitioning, everyone is getting accustomed to their new classroom and materials and school uniforms are crisp and neat. Thank you for getting the children here early to enjoy breakfast and get their day started. Thank you for being patient in the parking lot. Thank you for communicating with us. Thank you for allowing us to care for your children. Thank you for choosing Chesterbrook!
Everyone has settled in and the school year is in full swing! We have a busy month ahead and it will not slow down anytime soon! From Scholastic Book Fair to field trips, Fire trucks to the Charleston Wrap fundraiser, to Pink Out Day to the Fall festival, Halloween Parade to Trick or Treating… OH MY!
Enjoy the month, enjoy your little one! Time is not slowing down, rather slipping away! Take time to read to your little one, take a walk with your little one and go play at the park with your little one! Remember to snap some pictures too! Record the everyday-not just the special occasions!
I will be at the Principal’s Conference from Monday October 21 – Thursday October 24. I will be back in the school on Friday October 25. I will still be available through email or phone if needed. If you have questions that week, Ariel, Andrea, and Ramona will be here at the school.
Warm regards,
Tara M. Clerc
Tuesday, October 8th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 9
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Wednesday, October 9th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 10
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Thursday, October 10th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 11
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Tuesday, October 15th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 6
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Wednesday, October 16th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 8
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Friday, October 18th
Clinton Sease Farms
– Room 7
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Bus leaving the school at: 8:00am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Monday, October 21st
Clinton Sease Farms
– Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 & 12
– Cost is $8.00 per child & adult
– Bring a peanut-free bag lunch
– Meet at the entrance at: 8:50am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Uniform Policy
All children from 3 year old Preschool and up are required to wear uniforms daily at Chesterbrook Academy. The official uniform is navy blue (NOT denim) or khaki bottoms and white, navy blue or hunter green solid tops. Girls may also wear navy blue or khaki jumpers, skirts, skorts, or the plaid jumper offered by the uniform company, Flynn & O’Hara. Shoes should be preferably athletic type.
Want to save time making payments?
We offer weekly automatic draft directly from your checking or savings account or you can utilize our new credit card option!!
School Spotlight
Start Date: Monday, September 30th
End Date: Friday, October 4th
Wednesday, October 9th – Sunday, October 20th
Friday, October 18th – Wednesday, October 30th
6pm – 9pm each day
Friday, October 25th
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Trunk-or-Treat will begin promptly @ 7:30pm.
Halloween Festivities
Thursday, October 31st
The Halloween Parade will begin at 10:00am in the front of the school.
The students will go Trick-or-Treating to each of the classrooms immediately after the parade.
Please be reminded that the children are to wear children-friendly costumes.
NO devils, goblins, ghouls or weapons.
____________________________________________
We’re asking each Chesterbrook family to please donate 2 bags of individually wrapped candy (due by Wednesday, October 23rd) to be used for Trick-or-Treating and the Trunk-or-Treat event. Please do not bring in peanut/nut products (no peanut M&M’s, Snicker’s, Almond Joy, Reese’s products, Payday, Butterfinger, etc.). Items for the Bake Sale (due Thursday, October 24th) will be greatly appreciated as well. Cupcakes, cookies, cake pops, cakes, pies, muffins or whatever your creative baking instinct guides you to bring in!
Be courteous and patient with other
drivers and watch out for our children!!!
Resources
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!! We invite you to “like” our page at www.facebook.com/ChesterbrookAcademy where we’ll be providing our fans with regular educational tips for children from preschool to 8th grade and the opportunity to network with fellow parents. We would love to have your participation in this forum and encourage you to continue to check our school website for local updates specific to our own school. We look forward to having you as part of our Facebook community!
Open House: Invite a family member or friend to come to our Open House on Saturday, November 16, 2019 between the hours of 10am-1pm. This is a great opportunity to meet the staff, tour the facility and see first hand how Chesterbrook Academy makes a difference in the lives of children!!
Chesterbrook Academy & Queensboro Apparel Company: If you are interested in ordering Chesterbrook Logo apparel for your child(ren), please view our online store. You may notice all the wonderful colors available, but please keep in mind that Chesterbrook Academy uniform colors are Navy, White and Forest/Dark Green.
Reminders For Parents
Tuition: Parents, please understand the importance of paying your tuition & paying it on time! Payments are due every Friday for the coming week. Late fees will be applied at 12 noon on Monday following the due date. Unpaid tuition, more than a week past due, will result in immediate dis-enrollment. If you have any questions, please see Tara, Ariel, Andrea or Ramona in the front office. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Field Trips for the 2019-20 School Year: Please be reminded that students must wear the Chesterbrook logo navy t-shirt on field trips. All monies for field trips are to be paid at the front desk. Turn in signed permission slips to the front desk or your child’s teacher.
Automatic Payment Program: Parents this is a very easy way for you to not worry about writing those checks every week and avoiding late fees. APP can be used to pay tuition only invoices or all invoices (tuition, registration & activity fees). Please see Tara, Ariel, Andrea or Ramona in the front office for details and information on getting signed up or you can print the form from the link on the school website. In addition, you can also set up online bill-pay through your bank.
Contact Information: Please be sure that all home, work, cell and pager numbers and any other contact information is up to date in your child’s file. This helps the staff at Chesterbrook have every available option to contact the parent(s) in the event of an emergency.
E-Mail Addresses: Please update your email addresses with the front office in order to receive important information about upcoming and/or emergency events from the school. We can send email notifications to more than one email address.
School Operating Hours: This is a friendly reminder that Chesterbrook’s hours of operation are 7:00 am – 6:00 pm, Monday thru Friday. Half day hours of operation are 8:30 am – 11:30 am. The late pick up fee is $15 per child for the first 15 minutes and an additional $15 per child for each quarter hour after the regularly scheduled pick up time. Also parents, if you are running late and its close to closing time, please be sure to give the school a courtesy call.
Entry & Exit Doors: ** DO NOT USE THE BACK DOOR FOR ENTRY TO THE SCHOOL!!!** As you all know there is a code required for entry to the school. Please be sure to limit the code to family members and/or friends that are picking up your child(ren) on a regular basis. Do not give the code to your child(ren). In addition, everyone should use the front entrance for drop off and pick up. We advise strongly not to let individuals in the side entry door, as this person may or may not be a Chesterbrook parent or other family member. The side door is to only be used as an exit. This guarantees the safety of Chesterbrook Academy students and staff. Thanks in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
Parent Ambassador Program: Spread the word about our school and save on your child’s tuition! Refer a new family to our school and you could earn a free week of tuition. For more information on our Ambassador Program, see your school’s principal. The current referring Chesterbrook family will receive a discount after the referred child has attended full time for 3 months. Discount applies to the tuition of the oldest child in the referring family.
For Parents & Teachers
NUT FREE SCHOOL: We have several children enrolled at Chesterbrook Academy with severe nut allergies. Please do not send your child to school with food containing any type of nut products.
Prescription Policy for Chronic or Allergic Conditions:
** WE CANNOT ADMINISTER OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS TO YOUR CHILD**
Medication may be brought in for chronic or life threatening medical conditions. All medications must be in their original container with the prescription label attached to include the proper administering time(s) and dosage to be given. For the use of a nebulizer, a letter or note will be required from your child’s doctor’s office stating time(s) to be administered and the tubule dosage to be given. In addition, an “Authorization to Administer Medication Form” must be completed and turned in by the parent. Please see Tara, Ariel, or Andrea in the front office if you have any questions or concerns.
Weather Policy: In the event of severe weather, we will make every effort to open on schedule and to remain open during the course of our regular hours of operation. In the event that severe weather requires us to close our school, delay our school or close early, parents will be notified initially by e-notify. Please make sure we have your most current email address and that you have added us to your address book so our message does not go to spam. In the event that your employer will not allow you to receive email at work, please provide us with an alternate email address for you. Parents may also call the school’s voicemail at 803-699-9988 and listen to the prerecorded message by 5:30 a.m. for information regarding the operating hours. Information will also be posted to the school’s website which is http://Wildewood.ChesterbrookAcademy.com. You can also tune into WIS channel 10 and/or WLTX channel 19 for closing and/or delay information.
**Chesterbrook Academy DOES NOT follow the schedule of Richland School District 2 during weather delays or closings**
Parking Policy
Illness Policy
A parent of a child that is determined to be ill shall be notified immediately. The child must be picked up within an hour of notification. No child shall be allowed to remain at school with the following conditions:
Student Pick-Up: Parents, please be sure to inform the teachers and/or front office if another family member or friend will pick up your child. This applies to names that are on your list as well as names that are not. If it will be the first time the family member or friend picks up your child, please remind them to bring in their drivers license when they come in. This is very important to insure the safety of your child(ren).
Students
From the Education Department
Early Math Exposure Adds Up to Later Success
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