Category: PTSA News

Attention 4th Grade Families! November is your month for Staff Appreciation!

What is Staff Appreciation? Each year Cherry Crest families show their appreciation for our outstanding educators by volunteering to provide food, beverages, and paper products throughout the school year to help restock the staff room and encourage our teachers with a monthly breakfast. Each Grade is assigned one month to focus their efforts… November is your month!

Sign-up to bring items here

We’ve officially kicked off our Fall Fundraising Campaign with a big goal: $90,000 to support our students, staff, and community. The celebration? Outdoor Movie Night on Thursday, Oct 17 @ 6pm (indoors if it rains).

💡 Why we raise funds:
👩‍🏫 Extra staff to help teachers & keep students safe
🌌 Enrichment and field trips for all students: Toymaker, Planetarium, Hatchery, Orienteering, and more
🎉 Free family events & student clubs like Running Club & Passport Club

✨ How to support:
Donate by purchasing a 🎟️ Ticket Package (includes concessions + exclusive Cherry Crest gear!)
Admission to Movie Night is FREE—just RSVP so we know you’re coming.

The PTSA is excited to announce the launch of a “Cherry Crest Elementary Parents Group” WhatsApp Community with grade-specific parent groups.

These groups are designed to help the PTSA, CE Reps and room parents connect with other parents in a specific grade.

Joining these groups is completely optional and opt-in only. The groups will not replace our other existing forms of communication. They will not be facilitated by any PTSA member and are meant to be self-serving.

We invite every parent to join and help make this a welcoming and valuable resource for our school community.

📢Join us for the PTSA General Meeting on Oct 7 in person at 6 PM in the cafeteria—free retro t-shirt for PTSA members (while supplies last), snacks, and school updates!📢

Attention 5th Grade Families! October is your month for Staff Appreciation!
What is Staff Appreciation? Each year Cherry Crest families show their appreciation for our outstanding educators by volunteering to provide food, beverages, and paper products throughout the school year to help restock the staff room and encourage our teachers with a monthly breakfast. Each Grade is assigned one month to focus their efforts… October is your month!
Sign-up to bring items here: October staff appreciation grade 5 families

Cherry Crest PTSA Clubs & After School Activities
Fall is here! Registration for PTSA-sponsored clubs (Art Reflections, Future Problem Solvers, Math Club, Math Challenge, Passport Club, Science Olympiad) opens on Marapod Sept 23. Vendor programs (we’re targeting: Coding, Chess, Soccer, Magic, VEX Robotics) will have open registration from Sept 15–Oct 7 on the PTSA website, with classes starting the week of Oct 14.

Questions or feedback? Email Serena at vp.3@cherrycrest-ptsa.org. We’re also looking for a Spelling Bee Lead—without one, the Bee won’t happen this year!

We’re excited to bring a variety of Fall PTSA-Sponsored Clubs and After School Activities to Cherry Crest this year.

Welcome to the 2025–2026 School Year! We’re excited for another year of learning, friendships, and Cherry Crest traditions. At the PTSA, our mission is to support our teachers, staff, students, and families—helping make Cherry Crest one of the top schools in Washington.

Go to Marapod 2.0 Now to join the PTSA, Volunteer, and See the Calendar of Events! (Access code is CHARGERS25) 

Awards were presented at the Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday , June 5th, graciously hosted by Cherry Crest Faculty & Staff to honor and thank all our school volunteers.

Congratulations and thank you to this year’s recipients:

Lauren Helmers
Shilpa Makineni
Christina Nemeth
Robert Schaudt