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Dear Chatsworth Families, Our closing ceremony for our fifth grade students is being held in our school’s cafe /gymnasium on Friday, June 9, 2017 beginning promptly at 9:25a.m. Each student receives four tickets of admission to the ceremony so that family and friends may attend. The closing ceremony for our kindergarten students takes place in our schools’ cafe /gymnasium on Monday, June 12, 2017 beginning at 9:25a.m. To alleviate long check in lines on the days of our closing ceremonies, our school follows a procedure for advance visitor check-in. Parents, please be sure that all of your guests for our farewell ceremonies are pre-registered in the of- fice so that we may have visitor badges ready before the ceremonies begin. This involves all guests stopping by the office to have their driver’s license scanned into the RAPTOR visitor system. We are looking forward to celebrating with our students and their families. Your adherence to the policies set forth for the ceremonies will help us to maintain a safe environment for our school and an efficient and memorable program for our students! ***Note: More specific in- formation about both ceremonies will be communicated by the Fifth Grade and Kindergarten Teams. Stay tuned!*** The week of May 8-12 is Teacher Appreciation Week. We are extremely fortu- nate to have so many outstanding staff members at Chatsworth School working with our boys and girls. Many times we take for granted the work of our dedi- cated teachers. Frequently, they work many hours beyond the normal school day and spend their own money to provide extras to the students that the school system does not provide. Please talk with your child about all that our teachers do. Our boys and girls are fortunate they attend Chatsworth School where all of our faculty and staff go above and beyond what is expected. A sim- ple “thank you” from a student will let a teacher know that they are appreciat- ed. It does not cost anything but means a lot. If you have a few minutes, a sim- ple note of thanks to your child’s teachers would really be appreciated. Best Regards, Andrea L. Derrien, Principal A Message from Mrs. Derrien May 2017 Important Dates May 1-5 Teacher Appreciation Week May 1-19 PARCC Testing Grades 3,4,5 May 4 Battle of the Books Reisterstown Elem. 5:30 pm May 8 No Kindergarten Classes May 8 and 9 May 23 Primary Arts Night 6-7:30 pm May 26 Volunteer Breakfast 9:30—10:30 am May 29 Memorial Day All BCPS Schools/offices Closed May 30 Chatsworth’s Got Talent! 6-7:30 pm Andrea L. Derrien, Principal Lisa Feidler, Assistant Principal Chatsworth School Residency Night - Fifth Grade Families Our students that are transitioning to Middle School will need to come in to school to verify their residency. Parents of fifth grade students will be receiving a letter regard- ing residency verification during the first week of May. Information regarding docu- mentation that may be used in this process is included in the letter. You may come in to school during the school day, however, for parents that are not able to do so, staff will be at school on June 7 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm in order to help you.
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Dear Chatsworth Families,
Our closing ceremony for our fifth grade students is being held in our school’s cafe /gymnasium on Friday, June 9, 2017 beginning promptly at 9:25a.m. Each student receives four tickets of admission to the ceremony so that family and friends may attend. The closing ceremony for our kindergarten students takes place in our schools’ cafe /gymnasium on Monday, June 12, 2017 beginning at 9:25a.m.
To alleviate long check in lines on the days of our closing ceremonies, our school follows a procedure for advance visitor check-in. Parents, please be sure that all of your guests for our farewell ceremonies are pre-registered in the of-fice so that we may have visitor badges ready before the ceremonies begin. This involves all guests stopping by the office to have their driver’s license scanned into the RAPTOR visitor system. We are looking forward to celebrating with our students and their families. Your adherence to the policies set forth for the
ceremonies will help us to maintain a safe environment for our school and an efficient and memorable program for our students! ***Note: More specific in-formation about both ceremonies will be communicated by the Fifth Grade and Kindergarten Teams. Stay tuned!***
The week of May 8-12 is Teacher Appreciation Week. We are extremely fortu-nate to have so many outstanding staff members at Chatsworth School working with our boys and girls. Many times we take for granted the work of our dedi-cated teachers. Frequently, they work many hours beyond the normal school day and spend their own money to provide extras to the students that the school system does not provide. Please talk with your child about all that our teachers do. Our boys and girls are fortunate they attend Chatsworth School where all of our faculty and staff go above and beyond what is expected. A sim-ple “thank you” from a student will let a teacher know that they are appreciat-ed. It does not cost anything but means a lot. If you have a few minutes, a sim-ple note of thanks to your child’s teachers would really be appreciated.
Best Regards,
Andrea L. Derrien, Principal
A Message from Mrs. Derrien
May 2017
Important Dates May 1-5
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 1-19
PARCC Testing
Grades 3,4,5
May 4
Battle of the Books
Reisterstown Elem. 5:30 pm
May 8
No Kindergarten Classes
May 8 and 9
May 23
Primary Arts Night
6-7:30 pm
May 26
Volunteer Breakfast
9:30—10:30 am
May 29
Memorial Day
All BCPS Schools/offices Closed
May 30
Chatsworth’s Got Talent!
6-7:30 pm
Andrea L. Derrien, Principal Lisa Feidler, Assistant Principal
Chatsworth School
Residency Night - Fifth Grade Families Our students that are transitioning to Middle School will need to come in to school to verify their residency. Parents of fifth grade students will be receiving a letter regard-ing residency verification during the first week of May. Information regarding docu-mentation that may be used in this process is included in the letter. You may come in to school during the school day, however, for parents that are not able to do so, staff will be at school on June 7 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm in order to help you.
Telling Your Own Story Wordless picture books are told entirely through their illustrations. Each “reader” creates their own story through interpretation of the pictures. Children enjoy telling and writing their story to accompany pictures. Here are some steps for sharing a wordless picture book.
There are no “right” or “wrong’ ways to tell the story. Children can create their own story or stories to match the pictures.
First, take a picture talk through the book. Talk about the characters expressions, actions, setting, and the artistic techniques of the author. These conversations will enhance the storytelling.
Now, go through the book a second time and let your child develop a story. Listen to be sure a sequential story is being developed.
Finally, have your child retell their story.
*Create your own wordless picture books from photos of experiences you have had to-gether. Sharing wordless picture books is a great way to build important literacy skills in-cluding, vocabulary development, comprehension, and an increased awareness of how sto-ries are built.
Lauren Becker-Leiphart/ Literacy Specialist
Read all about it!
The BCPS Parent University, in partnership with the Baltimore County Public Library, will offer six summer learning Parent Expos from Monday, May 11 through Thursday, June 8, 2017. Each expo will offer parents and caregivers information and tools about how to support their children’s learning during the summer. Registration is not re-quired, and the events are free and open to the public. Please see the attached flyer.
Parent Expo 2017
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Fifth Grade Needs Your Help!
A research team from University of Maryland will be participating in an national study called Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD study at Baltimore). The research team will be distributing pamphlets to elementary schools during the month of May. Pamphlets will be sent home to students in Grades 3 and 4 and will contain information about the study and contact information if you would like to participate. As BCPS has no role in the study, please contact the research team by the information provided in the pamphlet.
Our fifth grade students are working on a community service project and are still in need of some items! If you are able to contribute, please see the last page of this newsletter for the items that are still needed. Thank you!
Follow us on Twitter - @ChatsworthSch
Follow Chatsworth School on Twitter. Twitter is a free service to communicate and stay connected to what’s happening through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? By following Chatsworth on Twitter, you can get text messages about the most re-cent happenings or view Chatsworth updates on your computer from your Twitter account. Our communication with you is vital, and we have many means to keep you in-formed about procedures, school events, and general information. Bus updates are posted on Twitter!! We are not always told when buses are running late, but if we know, we will share the infor-mation with you via Twitter.
Different areas of the school building are warmer than others. For your child’s comfort, please consider dressing your child in layers or sending a light sweatshirt or jacket to keep in their bag or locker.
Important Dates Here is an up-to-date list of spring events (great for posting on the refrigerator!)
May 1-19 PARCC Testing
May 4 Battle of the Books, Reisterstown Elementary 5:30 pm
May 5 Jump Rope for Heart, Chatsworth School
May 8 Kindergarten Conference Day (No school for K students)
May 8 and 9 PreSchool and PreK Conference Day (no school for 3/4 year olds)
May 11 Fifth Grade service project
May 12 Muffins with Mom (See PTA info in newsletter)
May 12 Author Visit (during specials time)
May 19 PTA Movie Night/Silent Auction (See PTA info in newsletter)
May 23 Primary Arts Night 6:00 pm
May 26 Volunteer Breakfast 9:30 am
May 30 Chatsworth’s Got Talent 6:00 pm
June 6 Field Day (rain date June 8)
June 7 Residency Night 4:30 to 7:00 pm (see info in newsletter)
June 9 Fifth Grade Farewell 9:30 am
June 9 Last day, Preschool and Pre Kindergarten students
June 12 Kindergarten Closing Program 9:30 am
June 12 BCPS elementary schools close 3 hours early
June 13 Last day of Classes; BCPS elementary schools close 3 hours early
Please call us in the office with any questions. Thank you!
Dressing in Layers for School
Chatsworth PTA News and Events
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 1st-5th! We have had an amazing response to our calls for volun-teers/food donations. It looks like we have enough help because of your efforts - THANK YOU! If you would like to make a monetary donation to the PTA for Teacher Appreciation Week, please visit our website for the online donation form. If you would like to donate with cash or check, please send your donation in a sealed envelope labeled PTA-Teacher Appreciation. Please submit all donations by May 3rd.
Muffins Morning/Muffins with Moms: On Friday, May 12th, all Chatsworth students are invited to bring a special guest for our Muffins Morning Breakfast - a celebration of the special women in our children's lives! We encourage each student to invite their mom, grandmother, aunt, sister or special female friend to attend with them; however, any special person is welcome. Breakfast will be served from 8:15am until 9:00am in the Chatsworth Cafeteria. This is a free event hosted by The Chatsworth PTA. If you would like to assist our chairperson, Glenn Guinto, by serving our guests at this event, please contact him at [email protected].
Field Day Spirit Wear: Celebrate Field Day with our new Chatsworth School’ Field Day 2017 spirit wear shirts! We're offering two styles and either can be customized for an additional charge. An online order form is available now (attached) on our website or you can download the printable form and send in your order and payment to the school. Orders are due by May 17th!
Family Night Out: Enjoy a delicious dinner out at Panera Bread at Foundry Row in Owings Mills Monday, May 15th from 6-9 pm. During that time, Panera will generously donate 10% of ALL orders to The Chatsworth PTA. No flyer required; simply dine in during those hours! Feel free to share this information with friends and family - every order counts!
Family Movie Night & Silent Auction: The PTA is hosting our first Family Movie Night featur ing the movie SING, Friday, May 19th beginning at 5:30pm. Tickets are $2 per person. Before the movie begins, a silent auction will be held in the lobby area. The PTA will also sell concessions for only $1!! Bring your pil-lows and blankets for comfortable seating. Come early, find a spot, buy snacks, and start browsing and bidding on our silent auction items. Teacher Experiences, Gift Baskets ranging from sports to books and more will be up for bids! More details about this night of family fun will be sent home soon! Movie Tickets may be purchased now on the PTA’s website or can be purchased at the door.
Don’t Forget: For those of you who purchased O’s tickets from the PTA, the game is May 6th at 7:05 pm at Orioles Park at Camden Yards! Enjoy the game!!
