eBlast Sep 11, 2023 - Cherry Chase PTA newsletter

Thanks for a Great Back to School Picnic

It was a joy to see so many families at Friday's picnic and PTA resource fair. Thank you for attending!

The district's volunteer clearance event was a huge success with 100 parents completing their TB clearance and 30 getting fingerprinted. They will be holding another event some time this fall, so stay tuned if you were unable to get yours done.

PTA Meeting on Sep 20

All adults are invited to our PTA meeting on Wednesday, September 20 at 7:00PM in the Multi. Come meet other parents and have a voice in the PTA's plans for the year. The agenda includes a school report, budget adoption, financial reports review and ratification, and programming approval.

We also invite you to become a PTA member to show your support for your student and the school. Visit https://www.cherrychasepta.org/e-store/membership/ and choose an individual ($10) or family ($15) membership.

Cherry Chase PTA Family Paint Night

Cherry Chase PTA presents our first Family Paint Night! All Cherry Chase families and friends are welcome. It’s a paint party that is fun for all ages— children, older kids and adults. This is a great opportunity to network with other families and build community.

A ticket is required to participate. Each participant will receive a paint kit which includes a canvas and all necessary drawing and painting supplies. The instructor (our own Ms. Tejas) will give step by step instructions. Purchase tickets here.

When: Friday, September 22, 6pm – 7pm

Where: Cherry Chase Multi

Price: $10 per participant

Please contact anucherrychase@gmail.com for questions.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Cherry Chase from September 25th to September 29th, from 11:30am to 3:30pm. This exciting event helps support our school library as well as the classroom libraries.



Your help is important to make the book fair a success. We will need your help setting up, operating the cash registers, and assisting students and families. We will also need your help taking everything down at the end. Please sign up here to volunteer!

Questions? Contact school librarian Mrs. Parmar at sunita.parmar@sesd.org. 

Yearbooks on Sale

Every year the PTA produces a yearbook showcasing each class and the many activities and events at Cherry Chase. Please visit our website to find out more details and tips about the Cherry Chase yearbook.

Click here to order your copy at 10% off to get the LOWEST PRICE this year until Oct 31. If you would like to HELP create the yearbook for 2023-24, please fill out this form.

Did you get the yearbook in previous years? We would love to hear from you.

Questions? yearbook@cherrychasepta.org

Get Cleared for In-classroom Volunteering



Want to volunteer in your child's classroom or other school program? Everyone who volunteers to work with students in-person at Cherry Chase must be cleared by the district. TB clearance is required if you will be working with students during school hours. Fingerprinting is an additional requirement if you will be alone with students (such as field trip chaperone or after school program), and you'll need to be fingerprinted specifically for the Sunnyvale School District (SSD).

If your TB is up to date within the past 4 years and you have been fingerprinted and cleared by SSD at least once before, you only need to complete our district's new volunteer registration application using this link: myImpactPage.com.

It is highly recommended to start the process early as it may take time to gather and submit documentation for all the requirements. Don't delay! 

ABC Readers - looking for leads!

Project Cornerstone ABC Readers programs is looking for more leads to join the team. We have multiple roles to fill, and more people the better! Please help us keep this wonderful program going.

If you are interested, please email us at projcornerstone@cherrychasepta.org indicating that you are interested to be one of the leads.

Band Students (and parents) Wanted

This year, Judy Nelson will teach instrumental music to Cherry Chase's upper grade students after school, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:15pm.

For interested 3rd, 4th and 5th grade families, please fill out the Cherry Chase Band interest survey here to receive the latest band enrollment information. This survey will gauge interest for the Band and does not obligate you to enroll.

There will be an Online Band Interest Information Meeting on Tue, Sept 12 at 8pm (use this link or check PTA Band website).

Reflections Art Competition

Calling all Cherry Chase artists, dancers, writers, photographers and musicians! You are invited to submit your artwork for Reflections, an art competition sponsored by the National PTA.

Do you know one student can submit to multiple art categories in his/ her age division?

For dance choreography, the student can use a piece of pop music as background music, as long as it is properly cited on the entry form.

Would you like to see some sample winning artworks at the state level from last year?

For samples and more information on the Reflections Art Competition, please see our latest introduction page. 

Questions: email the Cherry Chase Reflections Committee