Take Action!

  • Volunteer to Scan Running Club Badges!
  • Volunteer at the Walkathon on May 9!
  • 🏃 Walkathon fundraising extended—donate by May 9!
  • Buy tickets for Applebee’s Breakfast fundraiser hosted by G5 on 5/17

Upcoming Events

  • Thursday May 8 @ 2:25-3:25pm Family Workshop: Parenting is Hard! How can we help? @ Jing Mei Elementary or Virtually via TEAMS, RSVP
  • Fri May 9 Recess & 2:30pm, Walkathon 
  • Sat May 17 @ 8am, Breakfast Fundraiser At Applebee’s Hosted by G5
  • Thursday June 5 @ 9:05-10:05am Family Workshop: Build the Toolbox for my Anxious/Stressed Child @ Jing Mei Elementary or Virtually via TEAMS, RSVP
  • Sun Jun 15 @1pm, Family Fun: Mariners Game
  • Ongoing, Math Challenge submissions

PTSA NEWS

Scholastic Book Fair is March 10th-13th!

✹ The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Cherry Crest! ✹

March 10 – 13: Open during lunch, recess & after school

Preview Night: Friday, March 7 – Shop before PTSA Family Movie Night!

Don’t miss this chance to stock up on great books and support our school! 📖

Volunteers Needed! Help with setup, running registers, and more. Sign up today!

Questions? Contact: bookfair@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

Spelling Bee Finals Moved to February 12th

Due to recent inclement weather and the forecast of snow for the evening of February 5th, the PTSA has decided to postpone the Spelling Bee finals. The finals will now be held on Wednesday, February 12th, our originally scheduled backup date.

Attention 2nd Grade Families! March 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
 March is your month! Sign-up to bring items here.

2025 Cherry Crest Variety Show Talent Submission

🎭 Calling All Cherry Crest Students!  It’s time to rise and shine for this year’s Cherry Crest Variety Show! Showcase your singing, dancing, gymnastics, magic tricks, or any special talent on stage!

 

Submit your talent by Fri, Feb 14th @ 8 PM PST here.
Make sure to review the guidelines and submit your audition video on time!

 

Questions? Contact: varietyshow@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

📅 Event Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Cherry Crest Elementary School

Library Volunteers Needed

We need parent volunteers to help our wonderful librarians Mrs. Lux and Mrs. McClelland. Volunteers must attend a training first if they haven’t volunteered before in the library. The first training will be on Tuesday 9/17 at 2:40 PM.

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Girls on the Run Returning to Cherry Crest!

The Girls on the Run Spring 2024 Season is right around the corner and we have limited spots available on the Cherry Crest team!

Girls on the Run is so much more than running. 3rd through 5th grade participants will have fun, make friends, increase their physical activity levels, and learn important life skills.

Meetings take place at Cherry Crest and will be on Mondays and Thursdays, 2:30-4:00 pm.

Learn more here

Questions? Email: program@girlsrun.org or reach out to Mykela Fantone, Cherry Crest’s GOTR Site Coordinator at fantonem@bsd405.org.

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CCE GOALS Indoor After School Soccer!

When:  Wednesdays from 12:15pm – 1:35pm from 3/22 to 5/17 (excluding 4/12)

Location: CCE Multi Use Field

Cost: $215 per participant ($12 per registered player back to Cherry Crest PTA!)

Registration Deadline:  Tuesday, March 14  

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December Mini Holiday Book Fair and Art Show

Our annual PaperPie Book Fair (formerly Usborne Books & More) is coming to the Cherry Crest Library this week!

When: Tuesday Dec. 5th – Thursday 8th.

Hours: Open for shopping at lunch recess and afterschool each day (exact hours TBD) plus family night on Tuesday.

Questions? Contact Mrs. Lux, school librarian, at: luxja@bsd405.org or Ashley, PaperPie rep, at: AshleysBooks@outlook.com

Online Shopping at: www.BookYourShelf.com

Cherry Crest Art Reflections Contest submissions will be displayed all week outside the library for your viewing pleasure, thanks to our wonderful Cherry Crest PTA.

*All proceeds from the book fair go to support books and supplies for our Cherry Crest library. 😊

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COMMUNITY NEWS

ParentEd Talks with Dr. Alok Kanojia

ParentEd Talks presents “Level Up – Winning Strategies for Parents of Gamers” with Dr. Alok Kanojia, author of “How to Raise a Healthy Gamer”.

Webinar will be Thursday, Nov 7 from noon-1pm. Register HERE.

NOW, See the full lineup and register for
the entire series for free (Use the discount code: BELLSCHFDN )

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Tutor Services Available

Offering tutoring services for students in the area in grade between Kindergarten to 5th grade for the summer:

I am charging $65/hr and just finished my student teaching here at Cherry Crest. Please reach out to s.jane.vavrin@gmail.com for more information!

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Sammamish Summer Basketball Camp

The Sammamish basketball program is hosting a Summer Basketball Camp for 3rd – 8th graders to kick off summer break on June 19-20 from 9 am-12 pm at Sammamish High School (main gym).

The Girls Varsity team and coaches will be running the players through fun drills, competitions, games, and scrimmages over the course of the three days. All levels are welcome. Bring a snack and be ready to play!

Visit this link for more info and to sign up here.

Questions? Please email at jeanjpark13@icloud.com

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DISTRICT NEWS