eBlast Jan 9, 2024 - Cherry Chase PTA newsletter

Family STEAM Night on Jan 19

5:30-8:00pm

Join us for an evening of exploration, investigation, learning full of fun, hands-on activities, presentations, and exhibits for the whole family in the Multi. This is a free event. Open to all ages, but you must be registered or volunteering to attend. Bring a bag to take creations home with you.  

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: This event is only possible if we have enough volunteers to help run the booths. Please consider taking turns working a booth and walking around with kids to enjoy the event (trade off with your partner or friend).

Adult Volunteer Signup 

Student Volunteer Signup  

REGISTER here to attend the event. Registration required; ends Monday 1/15.

Adult family members are responsible for the safety and supervision of their children during the event.

Questions? Please contact the Family STEAM Event Chair, Tiffany Anderson steamsunnyvale@gmail.com

Walk-a-Thon T-shirt Design Contest Deadline This Friday

The Walk-a-Thon T-shirt design contest is now OPEN! (check out contest rules)

Theme: WALK N ROLL

The winning design will be featured on the 2024 Cherry Chase Walk-a-thon t-shirt, which ALL students will get. The winning artist leads the first lap of the Walk-a-Thon and chooses their own color for their t-shirt.

Submission deadline: January 12th, 2024.

Contest winner will be announced on January 19th, 2024.

If you are a newbie to Walk-a-thon or need some art inspiration, please stop by the glass display near the main entrance to see previous years T-shirt design winners. Questions? Please contact watshirts@cherrychasepta.org

Walk-a-thon Auction Donors

The Walk-a-Thon auction accounts for ~30% of the funds raised at Walk-a-Thon and family donations are some of the most unique and fun items. Do you have an idea for a prize you can donate to the auction? It could be an item, a service, or an experience, such as a weekend getaway, photography lessons, or a hosted theme party.

Fill out this form and a WATA volunteer will get in contact with you!

Acrylic Painting and Mosaic

Time : Tuesdays, 2.45 pm to 4 pm

Session 1

1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5

Fees : $192 (Material included) 

Session 2

4/2, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21

Fees : $224 (Material included) 

Grade level - TK to 5th grade

Registration link

Project 1: Kids will learn how to paint with acrylic colors on canvas. While learning how to paint they will also be learning how to draw. Depending on each kids capacity, focus and interest, they will be learning techniques on how to paint using palette knives. 

Project 2: The kids will be doing a Mosaic with a glass. The first project would be a Mirror. Depending on the age of the kid I will be giving them the difficulty level.

Special Note for Parents: The Mosaic projects need a lot of patience and focus. The students should be ready to work seriously and get their hands dirty. When you sign up please keep this in mind. 

CodeforFun

Description: Students will be exposed to different concepts using Scratch as a programming language. Whether designing games or simple machine learning concepts to recognize patterns in text, numbers, images or sound, this program does not require prior experience in coding to enroll.

Grades: 2nd-3rd

Days/Time: Fridays, 12:50PM-2:00PM

Enrollment Link: #GameMaker

Grades: 4th-5th

Days/Time: Fridays, 2:35PM-4:00PM

Enrollment Link: Machine Learning

Additional Details on ASP PTA Page