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March 2018 PTA Newsletter

Clearbrook Chronicle March certainly came in like a (windy) lion! I can’t help getting excited when I walk into work past the beautiful daffodils that are getting ready to bloom in the wonder garden. It’s a sure sign that spring is right around the corner! March is an exciting, transitional time for the PTA. Lots of activities planned and also the excitement of recruiting new volunteers to help lead next year’s board. I love seeing new faces and hearing new and fresh ideas. Could you be the next leader of the PTA? It’s rewarding, fulfilling, and most of all fun. I have learned so much this year and I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything.

Brooke Carnevali, 2017/2018 PTA President

Principal’s Pen

Dear Parents,

Signs of spring are in the air! Sunday, March 18th daylight saving time begins which will bring later evenings filled with outdoor activities. I encourage families to utilize the Clearbrook playground and tennis courts during the afterschool hours and on weekends for additional exercise or playdates.

As many of you know, Mrs. Williams announced her retirement which was effective on March 2, 2018. During her tenure, she served as an elementary school teacher for 30 years! She has touched the lives of countless children, leaving a lifelong impression. Her wisdom and experience will be sorely missed at Clearbrook. We wish her the best as she begins this new and exciting adventure.

Please help me welcome Bethley Giles to our 1st-grade team! Look for more information about Mrs. Giles in the newsletter. Let’s do our best to make her feel right at home here at Clearbrook. She has such positive energy I know she will take great care of our young people.

Just a friendly reminder, due to inclement weather, Friday, March 30, 2018, will be a regular school day. Spring break will begin on April 2 and end April 6. Please enjoy a safe, relaxing, and fun-filled week with your family.

Ms. Grim

Principal

Upcoming Events

March 5th 4-8pm: Spirit Night at

Valley View Panera

March 12-16th: Scholastic Book Fair

March 13th: School Spring Pictures

March 13th 6:15-7:30: STEM

Showcase hosted by the 4th and 5th

Grades

March 16th: SCA sponsored twin day

March 23rd 5:45-8:15: Clearbrook

Movie Night

March 29th: Last day to order

yearbooks.

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The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the library March 12th though March 16th! Students are able to visit the book fair two times during the week. The first time they visit they may create a wish list and shop. The second

visit will be their shopping day during their regular library time. Thank you for supporting your child’s reading and the school library with your

purchases!

The Book Fair hours are as follows: Monday, March 12th (Student Shopping): 7:50-2:20 Tuesday, March 13th (Student Shopping): 7:20-2:20

Parent Shopping 2:20-3pm and 5:30-7:00pm. Wednesday, March 14th (Student Shopping): 7:50-2:20

Thursday, March 15th (Student Shopping): 7:50-2:20 Parent Shopping 2:20-3:00.

Friday, March 16th (Student Shopping): 7:50-11:30

We have a new face

at Clearbrook!

My name is Bethley Giles and I am

so excited to be the new 1st Grade

teacher here at Clearbrook

Elementary!

I can’t wait to get started, but first

I wanted to give you a little

background about myself. I

earned my bachelor’s degree in

English from Virginia Tech in 2002.

In December 2017, I earned a

master’s degree in elementary

education from Old Dominion

University. I completed

internships at several schools in

Roanoke County, including Cave

Spring Elementary, W.E. Cundiff,

and right here at Clearbrook!

Most recently, I have worked as a

substitute teacher and math tutor

for Roanoke City Schools.

I live in Mount Pleasant with my

husband, our daughter Katie, our

dog Scooby, and our rabbit

Cadbury. When I’m not in the

classroom, I love reading and

exploring new places with my

family.

Please contact Mrs. Howell at rhowell@rcs.k12.va.us if you

can help with student shopping or setting up!

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With your generous support the PTA has been

able to:

1. Fund three teacher reimbursements

2. Fund copier expenses

3. New books for 2nd Grade PTA Meeting

4. Internet Safety Presentation

We had a VERY successful boxtop drive this past February. Mrs.

Campbell’s class were the overall winners of the box top challenge.

Alora Seitz’s was the overall student winner, turning in over 600

box tops! Wow!!

Clearbrook was also gifted the most fabulous box top collection

mailbox. This mailbox was donated by Mrs. Sherry Schaaf. Alora

is pictured below with our new mailbox. A special Clearbrook thank

you to Mrs. Schaaf for this fabulous addition to Clearbrook. Also,

a special thanks to Mrs. Courtney Adkins for once again organzing

the Clearbrook Box Top effort!

What has the PTA

funded this month?

Save the Date for

the Clearbrook

Spring Movie

Night!

When: Friday, March 23rd

Where: Clearbrook Gym and

Library

Time: Drop off between 5:45-

6pm and pickup between 8-

8:15

We hope you will take

advantage of this awesome

event. Drop your kiddos off

for 2 hours of fun while you

enjoy a dinner out or just

relax in the quiet of an empty

house. The kids will enjoy a

movie, popcorn, and dinner

will be provided. Cost is $10

a child with a maximum of

$20 per family.

Look for more information in

your child’s folder this week!

This event is open to

Clearbrook students only.

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Yearbooks are on sale now! Please use the online link

below to order:

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob

School code is: 11436418

If you have any fabulous pictures of Clearbrook events, please

consider uploading them for use in the yearbook! The process is

easy and will help showcase all of our amazing Clearbrook events.

Visit the website below and enter our school code.

community.lifetouch.com

code: QFPQAA

Please contact Mariana Fortier at

Mariana.Laughlin@allstate.com if you have any yearbook

related questions.

Are you one of the 50% of grandparents in Roanoke City/County

that has found themselves raising their grandchildren? A new

support group has been formed to help you!

Parenting Again provides an opportunity for grandparents who

are raising their grandchildren to learn about community resources

and programs, discuss ways to manage stress, and provide support

to one another.

This group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 6:30-

8:30 at the West End United Methodist Church.

Please contact Cindy Noble at cnoble@rcs.k12.va.us for more information.

2017/2018 PTA

Board

President: Brooke

Carnevali

Co-Vice Presidents: Sherri

Schaaf and Annie Cooper

Treasurer: Julie Owen

Secretary: Faye Bates

Membership: Jodi Jones

and Amanda Whisnant

Volunteer Coordinator:

Ashley Ratliff

Staff Liaison: Debbie

Boone

PTA Mission:

To make every

child's potential

a reality by

engaging and

empowering

families and

communities to

advocate for all

children.

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The Clearbrook

website is now up

and running!

Find us on the web @

https://www.rcs.k12.

va.us/Clearbrook

Did you know the

Clearbook PTA has a

FaceBook Page? Give

us a like and stay

informed!

News and Updates

Picture of “For the Love of Animals” and “Soup for Seniors” collections.

The SCA wishes to thank the entire Clearbrook

community for supporting both drives. They were both extremely successful and the items collected

will most definitely be put to good use!

The next SCA meeting will be Tuesday, March 13th right after school.

Mark your calendar for Friday, March 16th! This is the SCA “twin day”. Find your favorite friend and

start planning your matching outfits.

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Save the date for the 4th and 5th Grade

Showcase!

When: Tuesday, March 13th

Where: Clearbrook Elementary

Time: PTA Meeting and introductions from 6:15-6:30 with STEM open

house from 6:30-7:30

What: Come see exciting projects created by our 4th and 5th graders.

Enjoy socializing with your teachers and learning more about STEM.

Snacks provided by the PTA! Hope to see you all there.

The PTA would like to thank Mrs. Amie Burkholder for all of her hard work putting together the 2nd

grade “For the love of reading Night”. It was a FABULOUS event!

A special heartfelt thanks to the Homeroom Mom’s for all their work in organizing the classroom

parties this year at Clearbrook. The entire school benefits from these special days, and we truly

appreciate the time and energy you have put into making them possible!

We would like to give a huge Clearbrook Round of applause to Mrs. Debbie Seitz for organizing all of

our amazing PTA Spirit Nights. So far we’ve raised almost $2,000 with more money still to come in.

Thank you for leading the charge!

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