"The PTO shall help promote the academic and physical development of the children of Chestnutwold Elementary School through close cooperation and relationships between parents and guardians in the home and teachers and staff at school.The PTO shall act as liaison among Chestnutwold parents; the School District of Haverford Township, its administration, teachers and staff; and the Intra-District Council of Parent-Teacher Organizations.The PTO shall foster understanding among children, parents or guardians and teachers and staff using the growth, development, and welfare of our children as the focal point of this understanding."

A copy of the PTO Bylaws can be found here.

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• $15.00 - ages 11 and under
• $20.00 - ages 12 and up
• $50.00 for family of four or more

• $20.00 - ages 11 and under
• $25.00 - ages 12 and up
• $55.00 for family of four or more

• The first 100 registrants will receive t-shirts
• Awards will be given to top finishers
  Chances for runners to win raffles 
• Registration also includes a pancake breakfast
• Non-runners can purchase breakfast for $2.00

Be A Champion of the Book!

"Faster, Higher, Stronger"  are words meant to inspire Olympic athletes.  They are also the motivational words for the Chestnutwold  2012 Reading Incentive.

We want to challenge each student to read more and to try new types of reading material. From our Opening Ceremony on April 19 to our Closing Ceremony on June 7, we want each student to read 5 books, each from a different genre. Parents of K – 1 students may read aloud, as necessary. For students in grades 3, 4 and 5, who read longer books, three books may be included that were read earlier this school year (since September, 2011.)

• Each time a book is completed, your student may complete an Olympic ring in this booklet and return it to their teacher to register a genre completed.
• For each genre read, your student will earn an Olympic ring, red, blue, green, yellow, or white, on their own Olympic logo.
• A child who presents evidence of five genres read will earn a full logo to display at school.
• Additionally, he or she will receive a gold ribbon to commemorate the event.

Information about Genres

Fiction uses characters, setting and plot to tell believable stories that are not real.

• Realistic fiction is a story that can actually happen and is true to life.
• Historical fiction takes place in the past with some fictional and some true characters/events .
• Science fiction deals with science or technology.
• Mystery includes secrets, or crimes, to solve.
• Fantasy is highly imaginative and uses strange or unusual characters, setting and plot.
• Humorous is full of fun and meant to entertain .

Folktales are traditional literature, originally shared by word of mouth.

• Fairy Tales have magical elements.
• Myths are considered sacred and explain how things came  to be.
• Fables teach a moral or lesson and often include animals as characters.
• Legends are based on a real person or event.
• Tall Tales usually contain humorous and exaggerated events that are assumed to be untrue.

Poetry is verse that uses sounds, rhythm and words to convey meaning. (book of poetry)

Nonfiction is informational and uses real people, setting, and plot to tell actual events or about a topic.

Biography is informational writing about a real person’ s life.

Autobiography is written about a real person's life by the person it is about.