Category: School News

Family Running Club Update

As the family running club wraps up, we want to congratulate our student milestone achievers! Special thanks to our parent volunteers who made this club possible: Saloni Gupta, Kathy Hotchkies and Yingsi Li.

Also, thank you to Assistant Principal Erin Stedman who has been presenting students with Certificates of Achievement in class and to parent Nhimy Chung who started running club last school year before Covid halted it.

Summer Playdates at Cherry Crest

Join us for summer fun on the school playground to meet neighbors and get to know next year’s classmates.
Kids of all grades welcome at all times—this is a very informal gathering!

Every Wednesday:

– K – 2nd at 2:00pm
– 3rd – 5th at 4:00pm

Spirit Week and Field Day Information

Students are invited to dress up for our spirit week!

Tuesday – Creative Hair/Hats/Wraps/Face Masks
Wednesday – Fancy Day
Thursday – Decades Day
Friday – Charger Pride/Athletic Gear

Field Day will take place on Friday, June 18th during your child’s asynchronous time at home.

Summer Nutrition Services

Monday, June 21st will be the last day for grab & go meal pick up at our 5 curbside Meals2Go locations (Sammamish, Enatai, Newport Heights Highland and Tyee).

Summer Meal Kits available Thursdays beginning July 1st
To provide continued food support for children in our community, Nutrition Services will offer families a 5-day meal kit to be picked up 1 day per week throughout the summer. The kit will contain 5 breakfast entrees, 5 lunch entrees, fruits, vegetables & milk for each child.

Yearbooks Have Arrived!

Yearbook

Here is our distribution plan for students who ordered yearbooks:

Hybrid (In-Person) Students  will received their yearbook in class from their teacher during the week of June 7 – 11.

Virtual Students have two opportunities for parents to come and pick up their yearbook from the school:

Tuesday June 8th: 8:30 – 10:00 am
Thursday June 10th: 12:30 – 2:00 pm

Come to the front entrance and knock on the main office window for someone to help you.

Spirit Week and Field Day

During the week of June 14, Cherry Crest teachers and staff are finalizing plans for a week of school spirit culminating with virtual Field Day activities and games on Friday, 6/18.

Spirit Week Themes:

Monday – Rainbow Day
Tuesday – Creative Hair/Hats/Wraps/face Masks
Wednesday – Fancy Dress Up Day
Thursday – Decades Day (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s?)
Friday – Charger Pride/Athletic Gear

Cherry Crest G5 Promotion June 16

Dear Cherry Crest Grade 5 students and families,

The end of this crazy school year is arriving quickly and for our 5th grade students this signals the end of an era at Cherry Crest. In order to commemorate the milestone of passing from elementary to middle school, Cherry Crest staff, in collaboration with PTSA and 5th grade parent volunteers, are planning a variety of Grade 5 promotion activities on Wednesday June 16th.

Staff Appreciation Week – Thank You!

There has been an outpouring of thanks from the teachers in response to your generosity and kindness shown through the National Staff Appreciation week (May 3-7), and the entire year. We have captured some of their heartfelt comments at the Staff Appreciation Page as well as in the not-to-be-missed Kudoboard linked in Mr. Steere’s message below:

Message from Dusty

“On behalf of all Cherry Crest staff, thank you for taking time last week to honor and celebrate the teachers and staff at our school. Whether it was a heartfelt thank you card, a personalized work of art from a student, or a flower, we were overwhelmed with the outpouring of gratitude and support! Students did a marvelous job expressing gratitude and encouragement to staff via the Padlet as well—so impressive!

On top of the what students provided last week, Cherry Crest’s amazing PTSA spoiled our staff with hot drinks, boxed lunches and goodie bags for both in-person and virtual staff! A special thank you to PTSA Staff Appreciation Chair Kathy Hotchkies for organizing all these efforts.

As a small token of our gratitude, click here to view a KudoBoard with our personalized thanks and gratitude in addition to a virtual staff photo that we took during a recent staff meeting.

Thank You Cherry Crest Families!

Outdoor Get Togethers at Cherry Crest

Some fun on the playground!

Would you like to meet up with other parents while your children get to see their friends outside? This is an informal invitation to meet up by grade level.

All grades welcome at all times—this is a very informal gathering.

Getting Help with Technology

Tech support for all elementary students attending school in person is available at school during their school day. We have an on site technology assistant, Carli Weinberg, available for students and staff.

Virtual elementary students needing in-person support can visit the new Elementary Student Tech Center at the Wilburton Instructional Service Center (WISC).