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Curriculum night is tonight!
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Charger Chatter
September 12, 2017
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September
12th
Curriculum Night
18th
Student Hearing Screening
19th
PTSA Meeting; 6:30pm
22nd
School Picture Day
29th
Walkathon
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We need your helping hands to make every event a success for our students and for our community.
Whatever
your interests
, we have something for you and volunteering is a great way to meet other parents in the community!
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Register Now for Passport Club at Cherry Crest
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The Passport Club at Cherry Crest offers a multi-year introduction to world Geography. It starts gently, with just five countries a month for the youngest students and eventually builds to all countries by the fifth and final year.
Students study the maps each month at home and at a monthly Passport Checkpoint, show off their new knowledge to parent volunteers, earning stamps for their passports!
Please visit the
Passport Club
section of the PTSA website for more details.
In order to register your child for Passport Club for the current school year, please email
passportclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
with the name of your child, their grade and the name of their teacher.
The Passport Club is completely volunteer-staffed, so please help us in making Passport Club a success and a memorable experience for our students by
signing up to volunteer
at the monthly checkpoints.
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PTSA Meeting is Tuesday, September 19th
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Please come to our first Cherry Crest PTSA general body meeting
Tuesday, September 19th
. On-site childcare will be provided.
6:30-7:00pm - Social time with coffee and snacks
7:00pm - Meeting starts
You
are the Parent in PTSA - come and find out how to support our Comm(UNITY)!
This is a great opportunity to learn more about what the Cherry Crest PTSA does and how we support our students, staff and families. At this meeting we'll also voting on the budget and approving the standing rules.
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Volunteers Needed for Walkathon 2017
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Walk-a-thon is the first fundraiser of the school year for the Cherry Crest PTSA. 100% of the proceeds fund PTSA 2017-2018 school year budget.
We are planning a party! Get ready to play!
WAT 2017 will take place on September 29th, 2017
. This year we are planning a FUNdraising Festival from 4-6pm. Expect a shorter walking time followed by time for games, activities, music, tacos and hot dogs! If your student can’t stay after school to walk, please consider coming back to school from 4-6pm to enjoy the food and festivities!
Expect some changes to the Walkathon portion of the event including new walking goals and new awards.
Please visit the
Walkathon webpage
for more details,
check out the FAQ for all the details.
We need lots of volunteers to Come Together on Sept 29
th
to make this kid favorite event happen
. Please
sign up
for a shift that works for you!
Thanks from your co-chairs,
Karin Hargrove and Tobi Kirsch
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After School Activities Coming Soon
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After-school activities at Cherry Crest will be scheduled and announced soon! All opportunities will be posted to the
Cherry Crest PTSA website
and announced in the Charger Chatter. Expect more information the week of September 25.
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Annual Curriculum Night is Tonight from 6:00pm-7:10pm
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Please join us tonight from 6:00 pm – 7:10 pm for
Curriculum Night
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet your child’s teacher and to see and hear about all of the wonderful learning that will take place this year.
6:00 – 6:30
K-2: Principal and PTSA presentation in the gym
3-5: Teacher presentations in classrooms
6:40 – 7:10
K-2:
Teacher presentations in classrooms
3-5:
Principal and PTSA presentation in the gym
No Childcare is available for this event.
This is an informational night for parents and students are encouraged to stay at home. Curriculum Night is also not a time to individually discuss your child specifically. Individual parent/teacher conferences will be scheduled later in October and November. If you would like to meet prior to that time, please contact your child’s teacher directly.
Parking Reminder
As parking will be tight at Curriculum Night, we encourage families to walk or carpool and to arrive early. When parking on nearby streets, respect our neighbors: park legally
(do not park, even partially, on sidewalks or block driveways or fire hydrants)
and allow ample room for emergency vehicles to pass and watch for families walking and playing in the neighborhood!
Questions? Contact
Beth Orr in the front office or call 425-456-4900.
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School Picture Day is Friday, September 22nd
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We are excited to have Dorian Photography take elementary photos on
September 22nd
. You will soon receive a
Picture Day Order Form - please fill it out and return with payment to your child's teacher by
Monday, September 18th
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Please help picture day go smoothly: make sure that your child is well-groomed and on time for school on picture day. If your child is late or missing from class they will not be included in the class picture.
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ORDERING INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS, please return the order form. Every child will receive a class photo.
EVERY CHILD SHOULD PARTICIPATE! We take a class photo as well as individual photos. Also, these are the photos used for the yearbook.
SCHOLARSHIPS and fee vouchers are available for students that need them.
Please contact
Susie
in the school office if your family needs financial assistance to afford the cost of school photos.
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Student Hearing Screening Needs Volunteers on Sep 18th
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The Cherry Crest hearing screening is
Monday, September 18th from 8:00am-noon
in the Music room.
We need 8-10 parent volunteers to
sign-up
to help Nurse Chris with the hearing screening for 27 classes. Tasks include:
- two parents on audiometer screening
- one parent recording results
- two to three parents collecting classrooms
- two parents escorting students through
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Library Volunteers Needed
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Cherry Crest students love our Library Volunteers. If you have time to spare and want to give back to your child’s class or help with any other class, please consider volunteering in the library. Your help will give Mrs. Lux additional time to help students choose books and do computer work.
If you have already completed library training, please sign up
here (note: s
lots for 5th grade classes will be added soon)
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Math Olympiad Club Assessment and Parent Info Meeting
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Please register
online by
5pm Friday, September 15th
and plan to attend the assessment and parent information meeting on Monday September 18th.
Who: Cherry Crest 4th & 5th graders & Parents must attend in order to participate in Math Olympiad Club during the school year
When: Monday, September 18th
Times: 2:30pm-4pm
Where: Cherry Crest Cafe
Cherry Crest Math Olympiad Club is for students interested in
Math Competitions
covering advanced math topics for 4th and 5th graders. The focus is on preparing kids for math competitions around the state and developing advanced problem solving skills. Topics include geometry, algebra, probability, rates/ratios/proportions, counting problems, logic, and number theory.
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Bellevue Schools Foundation & Your PTSA: the Best Combination
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Thank you for supporting high-quality education for every Bellevue student by supporting both your school PTSA and Bellevue Schools Foundation. With parent support, the Foundation invests upward of $1 million annually in innovative programs that benefit every Bellevue student, like STEM, Computer Science, early literacy intervention, and volunteers in our Bellevue schools (VIBES). Every Bellevue student benefits. The Foundation funds districtwide programs while PTSA provides funds for individual school-based programs as well as student advocacy. Both are vital to take public education from basic to BEST!
Watch for exciting things happening at your school because of PTSA- and Foundation-funded programs—we’ll be sharing stories of your impact throughout the year, because when we all work together, education is transformed from basic to BEST. Learn more about which programs are made possible by
Bellevue Schools Foundation donors at our website
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In the Community Bulletins section, we pass along information submitted to the PTSA newsletter editor which may be of interest to Cherry Crest Families. No sponsorship or endorsement is made or implied by the PTSA or the Bellevue School District.
For entire list of active postings, please see the
Community Bulletins
page on the PTSA Website.
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Other Cherry Crest Information
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Wear red or Cherry Crest apparel to show your School Spirit every Thursday. Browse our PTSA sponsored Spirit Gear store.
5% of all spirit gear purchases goes back to the Cherry Crest PTSA!
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Mission: The Cherry Crest PTSA is a resource to unify parents, teachers, students and the community to support our Cherry Crest staff. We provide outstanding educational enhancement opportunities for every child and work to build a strong community.
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Shop on Amazon to Support Cherry Crest PTSA
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Whether you're shopping for gifts or purchasing everyday household items,
Cherry Crest PTSA will receive 6% of your shopping proceeds. You can access the link from the
PTSA website.
Add it to your favorites for easy access!
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Article Submission Guidelines
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The Cherry Crest Charger Chatter is emailed to families and staff on Tuesday mornings. The deadline for submissions to the Chatter is the preceding Wednesday by 7pm.
Submissions should be made via email as
plain text
. Flyers or attachments may be submitted electronically (only in PDF format), but will be included at the discretion of the editorial team. Send all submissions to
editor@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
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Information contained in directories, Newsletters or membership lists published by Cherry Crest Elementary PTSA may not be used for purposes of solicitation either commercial, political or ideological or any other purpose not consistent with the Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers By-Laws.
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