From the Principal’s Office
Dear Families,
I hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed some great family time and of course some wonderful food. We here at Chesterbrook are thankful every day for the opportunity to spend time with you and your children, and I am thankful for the hard working staff that we have here every day who always go above and beyond for their children. I am very fortunate that I am part of the Chesterbrook Family!
We continue the Holiday spirit as we roll into December. Once again, we are participating in ‘Families Helping Families’ and have adopted some local families to help them to have a wonderful Christmas. If you would like to help, please see the display in the lobby that has details regarding what the families have a need for. We are all so fortunate here and we love teaching the children about the gift of giving to those less fortunate than ourselves.
Please make sure that you read the December calendar of events as we have a lot going on this month. If you misplace your paper copy, it is always available on the website and it is displayed in the lobby.
As the weather is getting colder, please make sure that your children have appropriate outdoor clothing. We do still try to take the children out every day, even when it is cold. Label hats and gloves so they can be returned to their owner when we find them on the playground or on the classroom floor.
Please don’t forget about our Parent Referral Program. If you refer a friend(s) to our school you receive a FREE week’s tuition. This is an unlimited offer.( Example: For 1 friend = 1 free week, 2 friends = 2 free weeks, 3 friends = 3 free weeks, 4 friends = 4 free weeks, etc.)
As a quick reminder, should any of your contact information change, please do get that to us as quickly as possible so that we can update our records here. It is vital that we have accurate contact information for you and for any emergency contacts in case we need to get hold of you. We do need to make sure that all accounts are clean and up to date at the calendar year ends so that your tax statements will be a true reflection for you. We shall have those ready for you early in the New Year.
Tara Clerc
- 3 – Lil’ Shoppers Shoppe Opens for your child to shop for family & friends on their list.
- 5 – Food Share Box Delivery Day.
- 7 – Families Helping Families gifts are due.
- 7 – Macy’s Believe Day!
- 10-14 – Make a Wish Week!! See details below!!
- 14 – Food Share Orders due ($21).
- 19 – Food Share Box Delivery Day.
- 19 – Lil’ Shoppers Shoppe Closes.
- 20 – Santa visits the school!!
- 21 – Holiday Parties @ 2:15pm.
- 21 – First Day of Winter!
- 24 – School Closing @ 12pm – Christmas Eve!
- 24 – Winter Break Begins (for Elementary aged children).
- 25 – School Closed – Christmas Day!
- 28 – Links to Learning Folders Go Home.
- January 1 – School Closed – New Year’s Day!
- January 4 – Last Day of Winter Break (for Elementary aged children).
Wednesday, December 5th
Children’s Theatre
– Room 7
– Cost is $6.00 per person
– Leaving at: 8:30am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Thursday, December 6th
Children’s Theatre
– Room 6
– Cost is $6.00 per person
– Leaving at: 8:30am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Friday, December 7th
Children’s Theatre
– Room 8
– Cost is $6.00 per person
– Leaving at: 8:30am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
12 Funny Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Kids
1. Elf on the Shelf Cookie Weights
2. O Cookie Tree, O Cookie Tree….
3. It’s Baking Time
4. Christmas Tree Treats
5. It’s Snack Time
6. Sugary Slope
7. Sweet Snow Angel
8. Scrumptious Snowman
9. Tasty Travels
10. Surprise Sweets for Santa
11. Tic-Tac Dough
12. Cookie Quest
RECIPES COURTESY of PILLSBURY.COM
School Spotlight
Monday, December 10th – Purchase a “Star” for the Make a Wish Foundation!
Tuesday, December 11th – Holiday Hat Day! Wear a Santa hat, reindeer antlers,
elf ears or any holiday winter hat or headband.
Wednesday, December 12th – Grinch Day! Wear GREEN or Grinch gear! Make sure to
write a meaningful message to help make the Grinch’s heart grow!!
Thursday, December 13th – Polar Express Day! Put your PJ’s on and buckle up
for the train ride! Purchase train tickets for $2.00.
Friday, December 14th – Disney Day! Dress as your favorite Disney character or wear your Disney gear!
What is a Fresh Food Box?
A REAL box of food filled with top-quality fruits and vegetables.
12 to 15 varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables in each box.
Cost: Each Fresh Food Box costs $21.00
Next delivery dates are December 5th and 19th.
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, January 26, 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 close of business 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, Melissa, Andrea or Ramona in the front office. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Field Trips for the 2018-19 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 your child’s teacher.
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.
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**
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).
Student
- 2 – Joshua Junious
- 9 – Arianna Fontanez
- 9 – Ali Ploetzke
- 10 – Cameron Wesley
- 15 – Quincy Whitted
- 16 – Dylan Allen
- 17 – Ashlyn Adeyemi
- 19 – London Garvin
- 20 – Coby Holbrook
- 27 – Aadith Bannenahally
- 30 – Jeremiah Bookman
- 30 – Warren Broome
- 30 – McKenzie Phipps
- 30 – Jacob Smith III
- 31 – Devanney Mitchell
From the Education Department
The holiday season is a time when we celebrate community, diversity, and the universal joy of giving. In the classroom, we introduce children to holiday traditions observed around the world by singing songs, making art, and tasting favorite local seasonal foods, as well as those from other countries. You can continue[.....]
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December Newsletter
From the Principal’s Office
Dear Families,
I hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed some great family time and of course some wonderful food. We here at Chesterbrook are thankful every day for the opportunity to spend time with you and your children, and I am thankful for the hard working staff that we have here every day who always go above and beyond for their children. I am very fortunate that I am part of the Chesterbrook Family!
We continue the Holiday spirit as we roll into December. Once again, we are participating in ‘Families Helping Families’ and have adopted some local families to help them to have a wonderful Christmas. If you would like to help, please see the display in the lobby that has details regarding what the families have a need for. We are all so fortunate here and we love teaching the children about the gift of giving to those less fortunate than ourselves.
Please make sure that you read the December calendar of events as we have a lot going on this month. If you misplace your paper copy, it is always available on the website and it is displayed in the lobby.
As the weather is getting colder, please make sure that your children have appropriate outdoor clothing. We do still try to take the children out every day, even when it is cold. Label hats and gloves so they can be returned to their owner when we find them on the playground or on the classroom floor.
Please don’t forget about our Parent Referral Program. If you refer a friend(s) to our school you receive a FREE week’s tuition. This is an unlimited offer.( Example: For 1 friend = 1 free week, 2 friends = 2 free weeks, 3 friends = 3 free weeks, 4 friends = 4 free weeks, etc.)
As a quick reminder, should any of your contact information change, please do get that to us as quickly as possible so that we can update our records here. It is vital that we have accurate contact information for you and for any emergency contacts in case we need to get hold of you. We do need to make sure that all accounts are clean and up to date at the calendar year ends so that your tax statements will be a true reflection for you. We shall have those ready for you early in the New Year.
Tara Clerc
Wednesday, December 5th
Children’s Theatre
– Room 7
– Cost is $6.00 per person
– Leaving at: 8:30am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Thursday, December 6th
Children’s Theatre
– Room 6
– Cost is $6.00 per person
– Leaving at: 8:30am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
Friday, December 7th
Children’s Theatre
– Room 8
– Cost is $6.00 per person
– Leaving at: 8:30am
– Wear navy Chesterbrook logo t-shirt
12 Funny Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Kids
1. Elf on the Shelf Cookie Weights
3. It’s Baking Time
4. Christmas Tree Treats
5. It’s Snack Time
6. Sugary Slope
7. Sweet Snow Angel
8. Scrumptious Snowman
9. Tasty Travels
10. Surprise Sweets for Santa
11. Tic-Tac Dough
12. Cookie Quest
RECIPES COURTESY of PILLSBURY.COM
School Spotlight
Monday, December 10th – Purchase a “Star” for the Make a Wish Foundation!
Tuesday, December 11th – Holiday Hat Day! Wear a Santa hat, reindeer antlers,
elf ears or any holiday winter hat or headband.
Wednesday, December 12th – Grinch Day! Wear GREEN or Grinch gear! Make sure to
write a meaningful message to help make the Grinch’s heart grow!!
Thursday, December 13th – Polar Express Day! Put your PJ’s on and buckle up
for the train ride! Purchase train tickets for $2.00.
Friday, December 14th – Disney Day! Dress as your favorite Disney character or wear your Disney gear!
What is a Fresh Food Box?
A REAL box of food filled with top-quality fruits and vegetables.
12 to 15 varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables in each box.
Cost: Each Fresh Food Box costs $21.00
Next delivery dates are December 5th and 19th.
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, January 26, 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 close of business 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, Melissa, Andrea or Ramona in the front office. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Field Trips for the 2018-19 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 your child’s teacher.
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.
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**
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).
Student
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