Parent and Caregiver Education Sessions

Diana Bastien, Clinical Psychologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, will speak about anxiety at our virtual PTSA General Meeting tonight (Tuesday, January 11).

A speaker from Sound Discipline will join us to talk about Positive Discipline on Friday, February 4 at 8:30am.

Cherry Crest School Counselor, Mykela Fantone, will speak about the SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) Curriculum at our virtual PTSA General Meeting on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00pm.

Final Read-a-Thon Update

Together, we exceeded our fundraising goal, raising a total of $44,617! We also had a record-setting 65% participation schoolwide. Thanks to your support, we can continue supporting important PTSA-sponsored programs like Curriculum Enhancement and General School Assistants providing extra hands in the classroom.

Click here (https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Read-a-thon-2021-Award-Ceremony-Presentation-1.pdf) to view the full results and list of winners.

Please contact readathon@cherrycrest-ptsa.org if you have any questions.

Staff Appreciation: 4th Grade

Thank you teachers and staff!

Each month one grade level of Cherry Crest families show appreciation for our outstanding educators by providing food, beverages and paper products for all teachers and staff.  Most items can be sent in with your student to be dropped off in the Main Office.  

Parents of 4th Graders: Sign up to participate.  Thank you for helping us continue this tradition of gratitude. 

Questions? E-mail staffappreciation@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

Lost and Found

With the return to in person school. Kids are losing their stuff. Please remind your kids to check the lost and found in the entrance of the school.

Clothes not claimed will be donated over winter break.

Holiday Shopping on Amazon? Remember to “Smile”!

Amazon Smile

Trying to get all your gift shopping done before Christmas?

Help Cherry Crest PTSA raise funds by selecting it as your preferred charity for the Amazon Smile program – Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to the Cherry Crest PTSA! No cost is passed on to you.

Before you begin your gift shopping this season, please directly set your charity to Cherry Crest PTSA by clicking https://amzn.to/3ykqa6e.

No Chatter during Winter Break

Due to winter break, there will be no Chatter newsletters 12/21/2021 and 12/28/2021. The next issue will be published on 01/04/2022. Wishing everyone Happy Holidays, and see you in the new year!

Update on Art Reflections

Thank you to all those that took part We received 14 wonderful submissions, 10 visual arts and 4 literature. Several of the pieces have been sent on to the Bellevue PTSA council for the nest level where art work from all school in Bellevue that take part will be judged to go forward to the next level. View the entries on the padlet https://padlet.com/alibpayne/aobt8ez3hec9c7aj

Congratulations to the following students who were voted for in the Cherry Crest choice awards

Mitali Khaimar, 5th Grade, Ms Jessa with I will change the world by..

Akshaya Ramprasad, 2nd Grade, BVA with Protect the Earth

Aahan Prakash, 2nd Grade, Ms Wells with How to stop climate change = clean air