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June 11, 2024
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  • Thu Jun 19, Juneteenth, No School
  • Fri Jun 20, Field Day
  • Mon Jun 23 @12:15, Early Dismissal
  • Tue Jun 24 @10:00am, Last day of School early dismissal

PTSA News

Congratulations Cherry Crest Communication Team!!

Our Cherry Crest Communication team has been awarded two Washington State PTA Awards of Excellence. Outstanding Newsletter - Bronze Outstanding Website - Bronze  Thank you for all you do to help keep our Community informed and engaged!  Our new website that was launched in the Fall looks fabulous! And the award is well deserved for all your hard work to launch …

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Yearbooks Have Arrived!

Yearbook
Pre-ordered yearbooks will be available for pickup at the field near the school on August 21st (12-6:00pm), 28th (9-3pm) and 29th (9-1pm).If you did not pre-order, we have several copies available for sale! Please bring $20 (in cash) to purchase.Questions? Contact yearbook@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

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Families Directory is Available Online!

The PTSA is excited to announce that a family directory is now available online this year! All Cherry Crest students (even those assigned to remote families) who gave the district permission to include their information will be listed. You may have already received an invitation to set up your account. If not, just visit directory.cherrycrest-ptsa.org and select "RESET PASSWORD," specifying the email address you supplied …

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Attention Microsoft Employees!

The 2020 giving campaign kicks off October 1st and we'd love it if you would consider donations to the Cherry Crest Parent Teacher Association. You will receive a full match for donations or volunteer hours through Microsoft and every bit counts -- particularly in these challenging times! Your donations will go directly to support school-related programs and additional specialist staff that …

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Spotlight on General School Assistants

General School Assistants, GSAs (formerly known as aides) make an amazing difference in our children’s classroom every day through out the year. Here is a list of how they were helpful to just one class in the last week: Sharing about themselves, their identity and their humanity in the virtual setting. This is a way to set examples for students …

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Passport Club

Is your child interested in Geography? And would like to learn the countries of the world?The Passport club at Cherry Crest offers a multi-year introduction to world Geography.If you would  your child to join passport club, please send an email with your child’s name, grade and teacher to passportclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.orgThis year we are unable to have any check-ins in person, but we …

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Meet GSA Durga G.

Durga G. is one of Cherry Crest's GSAs and provides daily classroom support. One of the classes she works with is Susie Sung's 4th grade class: Durga has been a great support, providing extra help when we need it. For example, I remember there were several times during the first few weeks of school when she was able to meet …

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GSA Appreciation in the Virtual Classroom

You may be curious about whether General School Assistants (GSAs) are being utilized in the virtual setting and what roles they are performing. From providing instruction in small groups to facilitating virtual recess, our students are benefiting from GSAs fulfilling many of the same roles they have in previous years. This week we hear from the students in Ms. Maya …

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Meet GSA Mr.T

Mr.T is one of Cherry Crest’s GSAs and provides daily classroom support. He is known to make all the students feel involved and connected in the classrooms, especially now when everything's virtual.This is what one of the parents has to say about him: "Mr. T has been a lovely friend to our family. He always made our son and his …

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Math Challenge 2020 - 2021!

The bi-weekly Math challenge is open to all students grades K-5! The Math challenge 6, posted at Math In Action is due on Jan 6th and solutions will be available on Jan 8th. Math challenge 7 will be available on Jan 8th. See the Math in Action challenge calendar for future dates. Participation certificates will be awarded to those who complete at …

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Community News

In the Community Bulletins section of the PTSA website and newsletter, we pass along information submitted to the PTSA newsletter editor which may be of interest to Cherry Crest Families. No sponsorship or endorsement is made or implied by the PTSA or the Bellevue School District.

A Message from Mr. Toymaker

Hello Cherry Crest students and families!  I've missed visiting your school these past couple of months, but I've been busy in the workshop making videos about cool toys you can build at home--you just need some everyday materials (cardboard, rubber bands, etc.)--and your imagination!  Here are links to the first two videos:https://youtu.be/h413F5ntmQMhttps://youtu.be/WHWT6jsZsQsThree more videos are in the works, so stay …

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Boys and Girls Club Offering Full-Day Programming

The Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue offers safe and enriching full-day programming at select Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue sites during the Bellevue School District's Remote Learning Phase. Locations and links to registration can be found at their website, and more details about the program are available in their program flier below:

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Chess4Life After School Chess Club

Chess4Life After School Chess Club
Starting in February, Chess4Life will offer a winter Chess Club for Cherry Crest students. The cost is $160 for the 8-class session ($20 per student per class). The club will be held online Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00pm. Chess4Life will also offer a FREE demonstration class on February 3rd. 

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Bellevue East Little League: Spring Registration

Bellevue East Little League: Spring Registration
Bellevue East Little League is happy to announce the opening of their Spring Season registration for T-Ball, Baseball, and Softball for boys and girls between the ages 4-16. Tryouts will begin in February and baseball/softball will start in March (COVID guidelines permitting). 

Visit https://www.bellevueeastll.org/ to learn more!

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Camp Kindness Counts

Camp Kindness Counts
Camp Kindness Counts offers mid-winter break camps, Virtual Clubs and "Kind World Explorers" classes. The classes are weekly 40 minute group lessons (currently held over Zoom), focussing on 12 specific character strengths from the Kind World Explorers guidebook series. Our sessions help students reflect and share feelings, practice mindfulness techniques and focus on developing character strengths.

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Boys Lacrosse Opportunity

Boys Lacrosse Opportunity
Are you looking for a healthy outdoor activity for your child? Lacrosse teams are forming now for the Spring season (starting March 15, 2021) of The Sammamish Interlake Youth Lacrosse Club for boys in grades 2-8. The season runs from March through June and the cost varies from $350-$500 depending on your child's grade. An additional $95 game fee will …

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Improve Essay Skills with The Writer's League

Improve Essay Skills with The Writer's League
We are a group of Juniors at Interlake High School who run a weekend essay-writing workshop called The Writers’ League for 5th through 7th graders. The workshop consists of 6 total hours of instruction across 4 days (plus homework) and teaches skills to supplement what students learn in English class. We have taught multiple courses in the past six months, and are offering another set of classes this spring and summer. The next session will be held March 13,14, 20 and 21 from 10-11:30am each day with another session available in June. The cost to participate is $20. Visit our website: http://writersleague.net to register.

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Free Tutoring Through Mission InspirEd

Free Tutoring Through Mission InspirEd
Mission InspirEd, a student-run nonprofit, is offering free tutoring for students! Work (virtually!) with vetted high school tutors on topics including Math, English, Coding, Science and History. Learn more & sign up at http://missioninspired.org/tutoring.

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WISE Summer Camp

WISE Summer Camp
Every summer we get amazing campers from all over WA in Wise Camps (non-profit started by two teachers!). We've opened registration for both in-person and online camps for summer 2021. Register at www.wisecamps.org.

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425 Kids Chess Offers Free Weekly Group and Private Online Lessons

425 Kids Chess Offers Free Weekly Group and Private Online Lessons
425 Kids Chess, a local group of high school and middle school students, offers free weekly group and 1-on-1 chess lessons for elementary school students online! We provide fun, interactive learning, with mentors who are dedicated to helping students grow.

To sign up or learn more, visit https://425kidschess.com or email 425kidschess@gmail.com

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