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Fri. May 3 Walk-a-thon 2024

Fri. May 3 Deadline for Yearbook purchases

May 6, 13, & 20 @4:00 PM G3/G4 students & parents: Join Robotics Club Open sessions 

Fri. May 17 9pm Deadline to Purchase Signed Teacher Books 

PTSA NEWS

Scholastic Book Fair is March 11th-15th!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held from Monday, March 11th to Friday, March 15th, open during lunch recess and after school. We need volunteers to help with setup and tear down of the Book Fair, to run registers and help during lunch recess, after school and during Family Night before the Variety Show on 3/15. Please sign up to volunteer!

Thank You Volunteers!

At Cherry Crest, volunteers are the backbone of our vibrant community, contributing to events, clubs, fundraising, and more! In the spirit of gratitude, we highlight the remarkable efforts of individuals here who have dedicated their time and energy to making our school a better place.

From seasoned veterans to enthusiastic newcomers, these volunteers embody dedication and selflessness, enriching the lives of students, teachers, and families alike. Join us in expressing appreciation for their invaluable contributions to fostering a thriving Comm(UNITY) at Cherry Crest! View volunteer opportunities at Cherry Crest here.

Volunteer Appreciation – Curriculum Enhancement Team Member

Shout Out to Nandhini – Fantastic Curriculum Enhancement Team Member!

Let’s celebrate Nandhini, a dedicated CE team member and mother to Kindergartener, Agni! Despite being new to Cherry Crest this school year, Nandhini jumped right in as a CE rep for Kindergarten.

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School Dance: Friday, February 9th from 6-8pm

Bring your family and enjoy some dancing, activities, desserts, and more. This will be a fun and memorable evening with your friends, family, and classmates!

The fun goes from 6-8pm at the Cherry Crest Gym.

School-wide Staff Appreciation Week is May 8-12

Monday, May 8 – Students bring flowers and cards for teachers and staff
Tuesday, May 9- PTSA sponsors make-your-own snack bags
Wednesday, May 10 – PTSA sponsors personalized Starbucks orders
Thursday, May 11 – PTSA sponsors catered lunch
Friday, May 12 – Families donate desserts for staff buffet

Thank you in advance for your contributions. Together we strengthen our community! Questions? Email: staffappreciation@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

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K-2 Author/Illustrator visit coming up March 23rd

On Thursday March 23rd local author/illustrator Ellie Peterson will be presenting to all K-2 classrooms in three separate presentations in the library.  We are lucky enough (thank you BSF!) to have Ellie two years in a row at our school. 

Ellie often specializes in books that focus on science, including the topics of monarch butterflies, honeybees, our seasons and our planet earth.  Some students will also experience an “Eat With Ellie” lunch in the library where they can find out more about what it’s really like to work as an author/illustrator and ask more in-depth questions. Want to know more?  Visit her website:     https://www.elliepetersonart.com/

*Look for a paper coming home next week if you would like to preorder one of her books to have signed and personalized for your student.

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Thank you for supporting our Spring Scholastic Book Fair

Way to go Chargers!

You help raise $2,600  in books for the library and $1,700 in cash for future purchases.  The Scholastic Bookfair is valued part of making our library the best if can be for our students right here at Cherry Crest. Thanks to all of our volunteers and to the parents who supported the sale.

We look forward to doing it again next year.

Volunteers: Jeff Nemeth, Karin Hargrove, Neda Chaudhary, Zayna Chaudhary, Kelli Heikkila, Emma Rong, Yingying Bao, Alison Luhrs, Elena Razmpoosh, Shalini Prakash, Erika Dowd, Svitlana Lebedieva, Emily Crahan, Marcia Murray, Arija Young, Ashwini Kumar, Lucy Goddard, Qiuru E, Faranak Sorooshiam, Wendy Ko, Jennifer Provine, and Navaz Nekoo. Please let me know if I missed your name or if you are interested in helping next year. bookfair@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

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Scholastic Spring Book Fair Week of March 3rd-9th

Cherry Crest will host the Scholastic Spring Book fair in the library the week of March 3rd-9th.  All proceeds will go towards NEW books for our library.  Back this Year:  Pencil Grams to support our BSD sister-school, Sherwood Forest. *Students can purchase a fun pencil ($1/cash only) to send to a friend or themselves.

Students may purchase books during lunch time and after school from Monday through Thursday. Wednesday the book far will be open until 1 pm and 4-6 for book shopping before Family Engineering Night!

You can send your child with cash or use the ewallet: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5243477

Interested in helping? https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044AA8A92FA7FA7-scholastic

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Upcoming Book Events

Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival – Saturday, Sept 9th

Brick & Mortar Books presents AMAZING children’s book authors for a FREE day of books and fun! Scheduled authors include: Vikram Madan (Bobo and Pup Pup author who visited Cherry Crest!!), Elie Peterson (How to Hug a Pufferfish author who visited Cherry Crest!!), Dan Gemeinhart (The Honest Truth author who visited Cherry Crest!!), Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet series author and who has visited Cherry Crest!!), Ben Clanton (Narwhal and Jelly series author and who has visited Cherry Crest!!), Donna Barba Higuera (The Last Cuentista and Lupe Wong Won’t Dance author – who won the Newbery award!!), Liz Wong (I am Not a Penguin author), and many more!

Celebrate International Dot Day – Friday, September 15 | 10:00 AM PT

Sign up to join New York Times best-selling author and illustrator of The Dot, Peter Reynolds, and his twin brother Paul Reynolds who will challenge students to believe in themselves and find the courage to make their mark. This year’s event will be a very special 20th anniversary celebration of The Dot book and a peek at the new Dot Dot Dot musical!

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WISE Stem-themed Summer Camps

We have two things we’d love you to pass along to your parent community:

#1: Our popular STEM-themed summer camps sold out, but we were able to add more rock star teachers and classrooms at a new venue (Tyee Middle School in Bellevue), so we opened registration back up! www.wisecamps.com 

#2: We have limited spots for a Halloween-themed STEM night this fall on October 18th: https://wisecamps.com/minicamps/

Summer Camp Information (planning guide here!)

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Girl Scout Recruiting Event this Wednesday at Bellevue Library

Girl Scouts is having a free recruiting event this Wednesday at the Bellevue Library. Bring your child and they will enjoy a fun activity while you all learn more about Scouting. I’m a former Girl Scout (2nd-12th grade) and a parent volunteer running a multi-level troop at Cherry Crest Elementary and the Girl Scout program is such a wonderful inclusive and fun space for girls to connect, grow, and learn! If you have any questions about Girl Scouts on a personal level, feel free to reach out!

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