Month: October 2021

Cherry Crest Trick or Treat this Sunday

Cherry Crest Trick or Treat this Sunday 5-8pm

This Sunday, October 31 from 5:00-8:00pm Cherry Crest families are invited to trick or treat at classmates’ homes. Each home will provide wrapped, store-bought treats in a contactless format (ex. table on driveway). View the map https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1mEWPXrxQCyMW52375lOzpQVHVnEwxyXb&usp=sharing

Whether or not your home is on the map, all Cherry Crest families are encouraged to display a sign at their home if providing treats on Sunday, October 31 during 5:00-8:00pm. The sign helps trick or treaters know you are a Cherry Crest family and your student’s grade. Each student will receive a hardcopy sign to bring home but you can print it, if needed: Print This Sign https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CC-Trick-or-Treat-sign-2021.pdf

New Family Q&A Recap

On Tuesday October 5, parents exchanged tips about getting the most out of your child’s Cherry Crest experience.  Here are the highlights:

New Family Q & A tips – 
These are some tips for new families which can help them navigate their way around the workings of school, PTSA and administration. There are also some resources and handy emails to reach out to for questions and volunteering.
 
Tip #1 Speak up!
It’s important to let teachers, staff and/or PTSA know what you like so those resources or activities continue to be available.  Similarly, speak up about any struggles or challenges your student or family have.  The Cherry Crest Community is always looking to improve and do better.
 
Where to start with a question or comment? Your child’s teacher, School Secretary Kathy Bessler (besslerk@bsd405.org) or PTSA (newfamily@cherrycrest-ptsa.org or president@cherrycrest-ptsa.org).  PTSA will respond the quickest and if not able to answer the questions, PTSA volunteers will direct you to the right person quickly.
 
Tip #2 Set goals and act on them!
Overcome information overload by deciding what you and your family want to get out of your child’s Cherry Crest experience.  Pick 1 or 2 areas to focus on and then act accordingly.  See examples below.
 
Example Goal: Sense of Belonging
  • Read ‘Take Action & Calendar’ in weekly PTSA Newsletter (Chatter) looking for volunteer opportunities or events for your child or family to participate in
  • Scan monthly Principal Chronicler and Teacher e-mails for similar opportunities
  • Attend meetings or events that meet this need
  • Volunteer (if available during the school day, volunteering in the school library is useful for getting to know your child’s classmates)
  • Use online directory (DirectorySpot) to connect directly with other parents or setup play dates (hand written notes sent in with your child also work)
     
Example Goal: Education
  • Look in your child’s backpack daily, see what they are working on in class
  • Read Teacher e-mails thoroughly
  • Ask your child specific/factual-type questions (ex. who did you sit next to? who worked with you?) which help open them up to talking about the actual subject material or how they feel about it
  • Read to them, give them time each day to read, provide regular access to new reading material
  • Share your interests and experiences, especially talk about how you make decisions or solve problems – explain your thinking

Read-a-thon 2021 is coming!

Get ready to read!

Read-a-thon is a long running and much beloved annual Cherry Crest tradition that takes place over the Thanksgiving break. It is the first major Cherry Crest PTSA fundraiser of the school year where students read, raise donations, and win exciting prizes!

Additional information will be communicated over the next few weeks. If you would like to volunteer to help with the Read-a-thon, please email us at readathon@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

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The Bridle Trails Park Foundation invites you to a Family Halloween in the Forest!

1K Scavenger Hunt & 5K Run

Saturday, October 30th

Bridle Trails State Park – Main Entrance: 5300 116th Ave NE, Kirkland

  • 1K Scavenger Hunt: 9am – 1pm
  • 5K Run: 8am-10am
  • State Parks Interpretive Specialist with Owl Specimens & Activities
  • Halloween treats for all
  • Costumes are encouraged
  • Dress accordingly as this event is rain or shine

The Scavenger Hunt is a FREE community event.

1K Scavenger hike participants must be on the trail by 1pm.

In order to ensure enough treats for all goblins who join us, please RSVP HERE!

The 5K Run is $10 and is professionally chipped timed with individual starts between 8am and 10am.

In order to ensure enough treats for all ghosts who join us, please PRE-REGISTER HERE

Trick or Trot in Bridle Trails State Park

The Bridle Trails Park Foundation invites you to a Family Halloween in the Forest Saturday, October 30th!

1K Scavenger Hunt & 5K Run

1K Scavenger Hunt: 9am – 1pm
5K Run: 8am-10am
State Parks Interpretive Specialist with Owl Specimens & Activities
Halloween treats for all
Costumes are encouraged
Dress accordingly as this event is rain or shine
Location: Bridle Trails State Park – Main Entrance: 5300 116th Ave NE, Kirkland

Passport Club First Check in on 10/22/2021!

The first Passport Club check in will be in person Oct 22nd, 2021.

For in person check in, the student will be tested in school by a volunteer. For those who prefer a virtual check in, please complete this form http://bit.ly/3Avmlef on or before October 22.

Please email passportclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.org for any questions.

Mission InspirED Free Tutoring

Mission InspirEd offers FREE, online, and year-round tutoring to all elementary and middle schoolers! Students will be tutored by intelligent and experienced high school students who have a deep understanding of their subjects. If your child needs any support with homework or if they want to get ahead, this is an excellent opportunity for them to receive personalized instruction. Students can get help with a variety of subjects, ranging from computer programming to world history.

Visit missioninspired.org/tutoring to sign up or to learn more about our program.

For questions, please contact Arohan Agate at Mission InspirED.

 

After School On Site Classes are Here!

We are pleased to announce that starting as early as Wednesday Oct 13th (soccer, tomorrow!), several after-school activities will be available on-site immediately after dismissal three days of the week! 

Many of the vendors are local businesses that have been long-time supporters and partners with Cherry Crest and we are so excited to welcome them back to provide enriching opportunities for our students! With classes starting soon, please sign up as soon as possible to help the vendors plan for how many students to expect. Hope to see you there!

Listed below are the classes being held each day, but be sure to visit our After School Activities Page for more details on each class as well sign up and contact details for each program.

Mondays:

  • Badminton (NWBA)
  • Magic (Xakary the Magician)
  • Spanish (Sponge)
  • LEGO (PlayWell)

Wednesdays:

  • Soccer (GOALS)
  • Mandarin (Sponge)
  • Theater – Peter Pan (Small Hands on Art)

Fridays:

  • Tennis (TGA)

– Your Cherry Crest PTSA

Cherry Crest New Family Q&A Event

Join us Tonight (Tuesday, October 5th) at 7:00pm on Teams to learn tips for getting the most out of Cherry Crest. Parents from each grade level (plus a BSD Virtual Academy parent) will answer your questions and share personal experiences to help your family flourish!

Passport Club is Returning in Person!

Would you like your children to learn the countries of the world? The Passport Club at Cherry Crest offers a multi-year introduction to world Geography. Learn more at http://passportclub.cherrycrest-ptsa.org