Charger Chatter
March 1, 2023
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Cherry Crest Elementarry 2.3.25

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Upcoming Events

March 3-9 Scholastic Book Fair during lunch, after school and during Engineering Night
Mar 8 Family Engineering Night from 5:45 to 7:45 throughout the Cherry Crest Elementary. Bring your family, learn and enjoy the 15 engineering challenges together
Mar 28 6:30-8:30 pm Creating Healthy Eaters Guest Presentation and General Membership PTSA Meeting in Cherry Crest Cafe. Also available on Teams.
March 31 6 to 8 pm Variety Show & Online Auction event at Cherry Crest Elementary


Spring After-School Activities

Beyond the Stage Youth Drama Club - Spring Registration

Beyond the Stage Youth Drama Club - Spring Registration
For Grades:  K-3rd Grade
Day of week:  Wednesdays
Time of day:   12:15pm – 1:30pm
Program start and end dates: 4/5-5/31 ***No class 4/12

For Grades:  4-5th grade
Day of week:  Fridays
Time of day:   2:30 - 3:45 pm
Program start and end dates: 4/7-6/2 ***No class 4/14, 5/5

Location: CCE Stage
Cost: $150 (limited scholarships available)
Registration Link: https://beyondthestageyouth.com/cce

Contact Person & Contact Info. Blaire Smith: Contact@beyondthestageyouth.com

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GOAL Soccer starts 3/22 at Cherry Crest

GOAL Soccer starts 3/22 at Cherry Crest
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 Link

Registration Deadline:  Tuesday, March 14  

Contact Person & Contact Info. : Keenan Butler / 425-765-3874 /director@goalsinschool.com

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Playwell Lego starts 3/27 at Cherry Crest

Playwell Lego starts 3/27 at Cherry Crest
Adventures in STEM with LEGO® Materials

When:  Mondays from 2:30 to 4 pm from 3/27 - 6/5 (except 4/10 and 5/29)

Location:  CCE Stage

Cost: $239.00

Registration Link

Registration Deadline: March 19th

Contact Person & Contact Info.: Danielle Leider (206) 714.2109 / danielle@play-well.org

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PTSA News

Staff Appreciation for March - 2nd Grade

Thank you teachers and staff!
Each month one grade level of Cherry Crest families show appreciation for our outstanding educators by providing food, beverages and paper products for all teachers and staff.  Most items can be sent in with your student to be dropped off in the Main Office.

Families of 2nd Graders: Sign Up to participate.  Thank you for helping us continue this tradition of gratitude.  Questions? E-mail staffappreciation@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

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Country Representatives Needed at the Festival of Cultures

Country Representatives Needed at the Festival of Cultures
Join us at the Cherry Crest Culture Festival on Wednesday, April 19th from 6-8pm to celebrate the diversity of our community! Share your cultural heritage through food, crafts, and performances, and learn about others' traditions, languages, history, geography, and games.

To participate, please Sign up by Apr, 1st, 2023. Our committee will follow up with you on event details and preparation instructions.

Questions? Please contact Miriam Haile at festivalofcultures@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

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Join us for Family Engineering Night - March 8th from 5:45 to 7:45 pm

Join us for Family Engineering Night - March 8th from 5:45 to 7:45 pm
Save the date to have your family join us at Cherry Crest for the much beloved Family Engineering Night March 8th from 5:45 to 7:45 pm. We encourage all family members of the Cherry Crest students to come and enjoy the fun and challenge together!  While families can come and go as you please, we encourage you to maximize your time to try to do all the challenges!

We cannot do this without help - Please Sign up to bring supplies or volunteer to set up or clean up.  We need many teen volunteers for the event to work as well!

The night will include:
  • 3 main challenges – boat building, launcher, mining for chocolate
  • 9 quick challenges
  • High school robotics teams demonstrations
  • Bee bot and Ozo bot programming
  • Coding
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School News

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

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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