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March 19th, 2019
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March
20 - MC Packet#11 Due
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- Principal Coffee (8:15-9:30am)
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- Passport Club Checkpoint during Lunch Recess
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- Cherry Crest Auction 6:00-10:00pm
April
8-12 Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)
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No Auction Ticket? You Can Still Participate!
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Canβt make it to the auction? You get still a chance to win some fabulous items. Ask for a BID NUMBER and have a friend bid for you. Contact
AuctionRSVP@cherrycrest-ptsa.org so we can help you and answer all your questions!
Our online catalog will be available next week with all the details
Otherwise, consider making a 100% tax-deductible contribution
online. We want all families to participate in this last fundraiser, so we can continue to maintain our level of service towards our children education!
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Auction Weekly Sneak Peeks
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Are you ready for some fun bidding? Only available at the auction:
- Enjoy a 7-night Family Vacation in Mazatlan, Mexico!
- Join other parents for a family friendly day of horseracing. You will get the VIP treatment in a private suite at Emerald Downs! Hosted on June 9th, by Amy Karlson & Greg Smith
And donβt miss the Amazing ART WALK on March 22nd, jointly with Family Movie Night! Preview the unique pieces kids have made to be auctioned on March 30th at the Hilton!
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Thank You Auction Sponsors
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Our sponsors for the Cherry Crest PTSA Auction make your donations go further by helping to underwrite the costs for this event. We appreciate their generous support of our children and community!
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Order Yearbooks Now to Ensure Your Copy
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The Cherry Crest Yearbook captures photo memories of school year events and includes pages for each classroom (with photos and names of classmates.)
Order now through March 23rd for $18.00 to guarantee your copy. A
very few yearbooks (at a higher price) will be available for students who don't order by the March 23rd deadline, but supplies will be limited.
Not sure if you've already ordered? Check your email for a message with the subject: "YB Pay - Order Confirmation". Questions? Email:
yearbook@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
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Fifth Grade Students Host Applebee's Breakfast Fundraiser
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Cherry Crest 5th graders are organizing pancake breakfasts at the Bellevue Applebee's on May 11th and May 19th from 9:00-10:30am.
Funds raised from ticket sales will support this year's 5th grade gift in honor of the Cherry Crest School and staff. Our 5th graders have chosen to raise money for programs supporting students in need in our community. Money raised will provide
weekend meals for kids in need (Backpack Meals for Kids) and pay for
supply-filled duffel bags for foster kids.
Fifth grade students will be your greeters, seaters, order takers, and servers at thes breakfasts! Please join us and purchase your Applebee's breakfast tickets for $10 per person.
Purchase your tickets at the next movie night (Friday March 22nd),
online at the PTSA website or from any fifth grader until May 10 (or while supplies last)!
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Cherry Crest Student Takes First in "Math is Cool" Competition
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The 2019 Math Is Cool Champion Contest 5th Grade was held March 1st at Mount Rainier High School. Hundreds of 5th graders from the greater Seattle Area participated. Cherry Crest 5th grader
Trent Xu was in 1st Place with a full score.
Arjun Naik and
Bryan Zhu got 6th and 7th place respectively.
Congratulations to Trent, Arjun and Bryan!
The Math Club of Cherry Crest was established 10 years ago. Students meet weekly or study online. The math club is for all 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. Interested in joining? Contact
cherry.crest.math.club@gmail.com
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Running a fever? Stay home!
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Reminder from the school nurse! Keep students home when they have a fever - they'll get better faster and help keep illness from spreading. All ill students must be
fever-free for 24 hours (without use of fever-reducing medication!) before returning to school.
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Bellevue Schools Foundation News
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Education Connections: Alphabet Soup - BSD Opportunities for Students, Explained.
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Where:
Rainier Room at WISC, 12241 Main Street, Bellevue WA
When:
March 26, 2019 11:30am (lunch), 12:00-1:00pm (program)
What:
Information session about different programs offered in the Bellevue School district
Register: Please register for this free even at the BSF website.
The Community Engagement committee (a joint venture of the Bellevue Schools Foundation, PTSA, and Bellevue School District) would like to offer a lite lunch and program to educate parents about the different programs, as well as the difference between programs, that are available for Bellevue School District Students. The following programs will be discussed: Advanced Learning Services, AP (Advanced Placement) and IB (International Baccalaureate), AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), CTE (Career and Technical Education) and WANIC (Washington Network for Innovative Careers), Dual Language-Spanish, Dual Language-Mandarin and the International Spanish Academy.
This is a great opportunity to get all the information you need in one place and make sense of it all!
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The City of Bellevue and Paris Academy Northwest are pleased to offer French and Spanish language immersion
summer camps at the nearby Bellevue Highland Community center.
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Summer camps for students entering grades 3-11 offered at Newport High School.
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How to Talk to Kids about Race
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Spend an evening at Enatai Elementary examining how race impacts us, our children, and ways to navigate the discussions with young minds.
Tuesday, March 19th 7:00-8:30pm
Enatai Elementary Multipurpose Room
This engaging presentation for parents will be by Seattle author and activist,
Sharon H. Chang. All community members and interested adults are invited to attend.
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BelRed Neighborhood, Transformed!
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Our committee is sponsoring a first-ever parent-education event, How to Talk to Kids About Race with Sharon H. Chang, next Tuesday 19 March, 7-8:30pm and wanted to let you know about it, in hopes that you will be inspired to share and attend. The event is FREE and open to all parents in our community, but to keep track of headcount, we've also set up an eventbrite link: https://howtotalktokidsaboutrace.eventbrite.com.
Sharon is a local author and activist who will be speaking to parents about how to teach our children about race and growing up in a diverse world. She does a great job of helping everyone look at life from different perspectives and showing children how to do the same.
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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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