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Charger Chatter
October 8, 2019
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October
11 - No School
14-15
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Early dismissal @ 12:15 PM, Parent-Teacher Conferences
23 -
Unity Day - Wear Orange
29 -
Picture Retake Day
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Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers that showed up to make our 2019 World of Colors Walk-a-thon a success! Your time and dedication to Cherry Crest is what makes our school and community great. And a huge thank you to this year's Walk-a-thon Chairs
Alan Sch
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and
Robert Linares
. These two wonderful dads spent many hours working to make this year's event a colorful success.
We want to extend a special thank you to our team members who worked behind the scenes in September to help make Walk-a-thon happen -
Karin Hargrove, Kat Schifano, Chelsea Lientz, Nhimy Chung, Alli Burton, Diana Arredondo
and
Goms Sundaresan.
We also extend a HUGE Thank You to the PTSA Communications Team -
Nhimy Chung, Jingxia Ni, Namita Sheokand, Aysun Eskici, Amy Karlson, Heather Sherman, Zhijie Guan, Kat Schifano,
and
Di Wang
, for working tirelessly in getting information timely to all the families.
And Thank You to
Dusty Steere, Erin Stedman, Susie Nakamura, Denise Anderson
and
all teachers
for helping us to make the event a success.
Thank you all!
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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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Walk-a-thon Donations Due This Week
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There are only a few days left, and weβve raised
68%
of our goal!
Help us raise $16,200 in the final stretch
! Submit your
Walk-a-thon Donations
by October 10.
Your $150 suggested donation goes directly to your child's Curriculum Enhancement activities such as field trips, author visits, Spelling Bee, Family Nights ... and much more!
Take action now and donate
here
.
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Double Your Donation Through Corporate Matching of Donations and Volunteer Hours
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Did you know that
donations made to the Walk-a-thon and Cherry Crest PTSA are 100% tax deductible and eligible for corporate matching programs
?
Microsoft, Google, T-Mobile, Salesforce, Facebook
, and many other employers match dollars their employees donate!
Some companies even match volunteer hours!
Four hours of volunteering could
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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 childβs 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
.
- Wednesday, October 9, 12:15-12:35 PM
- Thursday, October 10, 8:05-8:25 AM
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2019-2020 Washington State Reflections Arts Program
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Reflections is ON now and is calling creative minds! Unleash your artistic talent and participate in Reflections 2019-2020!
Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity in the classroom and at home. Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the 2019-2020 theme: "
Look Within
".
Entries are due
Monday, October 21.
Students are encouraged to submit original work of art in one or more of the following categories:
Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography,
and
Visual Arts.
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PTA Legislative Assembly in Bellevue
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Cherry Crest Puzzle Club Applications Due This Week
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We are excited to offer a new after school Puzzle Club to interested 3rd-5th grade students! Students will work collaboratively in small groups to solve brain-bending puzzles like logic grids, classic riddles, mathdoku, and more.
Space is limited
, so please
apply
by
October 10
. Eligible families will receive an email invitation with additional details prior to the club starting on October 23.
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Principal Chat on October 18
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At Cherry Crest we strongly believe in building a strong comm(UNITY). We invite you to join Principal Dusty Steere for the first Principal Chat of the school year on
Friday, October 18 at 8:15-9:15 AM
in the
Music Room.
Mr. Steere will host an open forum and take questions from parents and discuss topics that are important to you. What topics and questions would be most interesting to you? Please share your ideas in this brief
survey
.
When
: Friday, October 18, 8:15-9:15 AM
Where
: Music Room
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Other Cherry Crest Information
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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. Read our
submission guidelines
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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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