eBlast Feb 3 2025 - Cherry Chase PTA Newsletter

Inside This eBlast

• Year Book Help Wanted
• Nominate someone for the 2025-26 PTA Board
• Math Olympiad Registration
• Walk-a-Thon T-shirt Changes or New Orders( 2/28)
• Walk-a-Thon Save-the-Date (Apr 4)
• Walk-a-Thon Donation Ideas
• Lunar New Year Survey
• Project Cornerstone: Book of Month

Year Book Help Wanted

The PTA's yearbook team is looking for help in compiling and creating the yearbook. Photographers are currently not needed. If you can help create layouts, organize class lists, or want to find out more, email yearbook@cherrychasepta.org. 

Recommend a Parent Leader

Do you know someone who cares deeply about Cherry Chase and can make a difference in our community? Seeking parent leaders to be part of the team that coordinates PTA's wide range of school enrichments, community events, fundraising, and more. Nominate someone for the 2025-26 PTA Board Self nominations are welcome, too! 

Questions? president@cherrychasepta.org

Math Olympiad At Cherry Chase

As a part of the Mathletes after school program, there will be 5 Math Olympiads (MOEMS) at Cherry Chase this winter. Any 4th and 5th grader interested in participating can sign up using this link. The tests will be conducted after school during the Mathletes* program on following dates:

• Dates: 1/30, 2/6, 3/6, 3/13, 3/27 
• Time: 2:45PM – 3:45PM
• Fees: $225.99** 

*Kids already enrolled in Mathletes do not need to register separately for this.

**Fees towards this may be supported through the PTA's after-school scholarship fund through the standard application process.

If you have questions, please contact mathclub@cherrychasepta.org.

Winners of Walk-a-Thon T-shirt Contest

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Cherry Chase Walk-a-thon t-shirt contest! Our final design is by Neerav K, 3rd grade. Our runner ups were Kaela L, 5th grade, and Kripa P, 2nd grade. 

All Cherry Chase students will receive a complimentary “Walk N' Roll” themed T-shirt to wear for this year’s Walk-A-Thon on April 4th. 

1. If students want to CHANGE to a size different from the default for their grade, please complete THIS FORM by Friday, 2/28. Default sizes are:
2. Grades TK-1 : Youth Small
3. Grades 2-3 : Youth Medium
4. Grades 4-5 : Youth Large
5. Grown-ups and siblings, coming soon you can show your pride by buying a shirt for yourselves.  

PLEASE NOTE that Walk-a-thon will be in the morning this year, Friday, Apr 4, 9am-12pm. Please take the morning off to join us!



Questions? Contact watshirts@cherrychasepta.org.

The Walk-a-Thon Auction: Help Us Make It a Success!

The Walk-a-Thon auction contributes approximately 30% of the funds raised at our event. Family donations often bring the most unique and exciting prizes—and we need your creativity! 

Do you have an idea for a prize to donate? It could be an item, service, or experience, such as a weekend getaway, photography lessons, or a hosted theme party. Every contribution helps make our auction a success!

Ready to donate?

Fill out this form to share your idea, and a WATA volunteer will reach out to you soon. Thank you for your generosity!

Lunar New Year Celebration 2025 Survey

We want to thank all the families and community friends for participating in the 9th Lunar New Year Celebration at our school. We hope you all had a great time!

Special thanks to our school and PTA for the great support, and to all the volunteers for your dedication and countless hours of preparation. Without your support we can not make this event happen.

Your feedback is very valuable to us. To help us improve in future events, please take a minute to fill this quick survey and let us know your thoughts via link HERE. 

Questions? lunar@cherrychasepta.org

Project Cornerstone ABC Reader

This month, we will be reading: One by Kathryn Otoshi  

This story is a powerful tale that explores themes of empathy, courage, and the power of unity. Additionally, the story promotes a growth mindset by showing that even in difficult situations, there is always hope for positive change.

Social Emotional Learning (SEL):

Relationship Skills, Self-Management and Responsible Decision-Making Skills