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Cherry Crest PTSA '23-'24 Calendar

Cherry Crest PTSA

Do you have a 4th or 5th Grader interested in Science Technology Engineering &amp; Math (STEM)? Have them use their critical thinking skills while working on a team, building a robot, and competing in an exciting, mission-based robotics game. They'll be mentored and coached by Interlake High school students and learn valuable lessons on teamwork, planning, and fast decision making -- not to mention, having fun! Join Cherry Crest's FLL Robotics Club today.

First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Club - 4th & 5th Graders

Register your K-5th grade student for the '23-'24 Passport Club with Checkpoints the last Friday of each month, starting in November. Passport Club is a lunchtime club, so kids never miss out. Dates: Last Friday of the month during lunchtime. Cost: The Passport Club is sponsored by the PTSA and is free of charge. How it works: All students registered will have the option to receive a paper map study guide or a digital copy through the PTSA website. Every month the kids will be given new countries to learn about. Students will also be assigned their own passport, kept at school, where they can receive postage stamps for answering questions regarding each month’s countries. This is a 5 level learning program designed to encourage more learning with each year of participation.

Passport Club

Join the Cherry Crest Math Club! Boost critical thinking, foster teamwork, and build confidence in a fun and supportive environment. Math club is where young minds thrive! The team will meet weekly every Wednesday, starting October 25th until April 25th.<ul><li>Class 1 [4th/5th graders] from 1:30-2:15 PM on Wed (45 minutes)</li><li>Class 2 [2nd/3rd graders] from 2:15-2:45 PM on Wed (30 minutes)</li></ul> Everyone in 2nd grade and above is welcome to join! Math Club will be primarily taught by volunteer high school students with the support of parent volunteers like yourself. Students are encouraged to join the weekly Math Club session and will be trained to compete in Math Competitions like:<ul><li>AMC8: ~$10 per person. Competition is 1 day in late January @ Cherry Crest with a teacher and parent volunteers as proctors who will help administer this 40 minute, individual multiple choice test - exact date/time TBD with participants typically in 4th grade or higher since the competition is held for middle schoolers.</li><li>MIC Championships: ~$15-18 per person. Competition happens in April for 4th/5th graders. 3rd graders can sign up if they want - exact date/time TBD. This is a team based competition (teams of 4). There is also a Math is Cool Masters competition that everyone can attend if Cherry Crest does will in MIC Championships. Top scoring individuals are also invited to MIC Masters. More info at: https://academicsarecool.com</li><li>Mustang Math Tournament (MMT): ~$15-18 per person. Competition happens in late April and typically targets Middle schoolers so our 5th graders would compete. More info: https://mustangmath.com/competitions/mmt-2023</li><li>Other competitions can be added depending on parent/student interest like KPMT, WSMA and Math Bee.</li></ul>

Math Club '23-'24

Register your 1st-5th grade student for the '23-'24 Spelling Bee happening on Dec 6th from 6-8pm. There will be a subsequent 2nd Round in early Spring with the Champion representing Cherry Crest in the regional competition. Date: December 6th from 6pm to 8pm at Cherry Crest. Cost: The Spelling Bee is sponsored by the PTSA and is free of charge. How it works:All students can download the word list from the Cherry Crest PTSA website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/spelling-bee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/spelling-bee</a> .&nbsp; At the preliminary round, all participants will be grouped by their grades. Top performers in each grade will enter the final round in early spring 2024. The Champion from the final round will represent Cherry Crest in the Regional Spelling Bee contest. For more details about the Spelling Bee, Word list, study tips, and FAQ, please visit the Spelling Bee page on the Cherry Crest PTSA Website: <a href="https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/spelling-bee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/spelling-bee</a> .&nbsp;

Spelling Bee

The famous CHERRY CREST VARIETY SHOW is back!&nbsp;Creative students show us what you've got!&nbsp;Think poetry!&nbsp;Dance! Music!&nbsp;Here is the time to perform your creative hearts out. Variety Show Tryouts:&nbsp;<ul><li>Wed, Feb 14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12:45 – 3:30PM [Music Room]</li><li>Thur, Feb 15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3:00-5:45PM [Music Room]</li></ul> Variety Show Dress Rehearsal:<ul><li>Wed, March 13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1-4pm&nbsp;(ALL PERFORMERS in the Cafe)</li></ul> Variety Show Performance:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Fri, March 15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6-8PM&nbsp;(ALL PERFORMERS in Cafe/Gym - Kids arrive@5:30pm)</li></ul> Dress rehearsal and performance are mandatory for all performers. You MUST TRY OUT to be given a spot in the performance. Guidelines to remember:<ol><li>We encourage group acts!&nbsp;2 or more kids whenever possible. We can help share parent contact info if you'd like, so you can form groups and acts.</li><li>Acts must be NO MORE than&nbsp;2 minutes&nbsp;in length/kid appropriate.&nbsp;</li><li>Each student may only be in one act.</li><li>All music must be in&nbsp;mp3 format,&nbsp;ready for tryouts.</li></ol> This registration form is for your GROUP. You only need one registration form per group even though the form will be associated with one student (and not all students in the group). Once your registration form is filled out, we will be sending out a separate signup form for Tryouts in early February.

Variety Show Registration

Join this fun PTSA sponsored club that takes place during lunch recesses on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from March 1st - June 7th. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejeB78hS-zuzQWWaaioxopZIktmn9iN25W9dJzjPeudye6Xw/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register here</a>. Students earn tokens for milestones, and those who earn marathon and ultramarathon status, will receive a principal certificate and surprise visit in their classroom!

2024 Running Club

Take the bi-weekly <a href="https://www.mathinaction.org/cherry-crest-elementary.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent;">Math Challenge here</a> (scroll to the bottom of the page for the calendar and submission forms) to challenge your student at home. No registration is required. Earn a Math Challenge certificate if students complete 10 of the challenges!

Math Challenge

August 28th      1st -5th Grade families will receive class placement e-mails

August 30th      Kindergarten families will receive class placement e-mails

Classroom Assignments emailed to families

Meet your teacher, tour the school, and drop off school supplies (list here: https://bsd405.org/cherrycrest/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/06/Copy-of-2023-24-Supply-List.pdf). Meet and Greet begins at 3:00 pm.  This will be followed by a PTSA social in the undercover area.

[G1-G5] Teacher Meet & Greet & Supply Drop Off

We look forward to seeing your child(ren) at Cherry Crest on the first day of school. More information will be shared about drop-off and pick up procedures. You can review last year’s information on our school website: https://bsd405.org/cherrycrest/2016/08/arriving-at-school-right-time-right-place/*

*Please note, 2nd graders will enter and line up at the school cafeteria this schoolyear. We will update this and send a new drop-off location map prior to day one.

[G1-G5] 1st day School

Join the PTSA Co-Presidents and Principal Stedman as we welcome 1st-5th Grade parents to Cherry Crest for the new school year. Grab a cup of coffee and meet other parents.

[G1-G5] PTSA coffee

Kindergarteners will engage in WA Kids Family Connection Conferences beginning September 5th-6th. Please be on the lookout for a sign-up link for a 30-minute meeting with your child’s teacher.

Students will officially begin on Friday, September 8th for a full day at school in their new classroom. We can’t wait to see you, Kindergarteners! On this day, we will ask students to line up at the front entrance by their teacher’s name. Kindergarten teachers will greet students in the morning and walk students into class after waving goodbye to parents and guardians. Please feel free to say hello to your child’s teacher and take a first day of school photo before they head into the building. We thank you for trusting us with your child(ren)’s education!

Kindergarten 1st day of School

Join the PTSA Co-Presidents and Principal Stedman as we welcome Kindergarten parents to Cherry Crest for the new school year. Grab a cup of coffee and meet other Kindergarten parents.

Kindergarten PTSA Coffee

Curriculum night provides you the opportunity to:

- Hear from your kid’s teacher about the upcoming year
- Spend time in your kid’s classroom (likely in their tiny chair)
- Learn about the PTSA and hear from Principal Stedman
- Make connections with other parents/guardians in your kid’s class

[K-G2] Curriculum Night

Monday

Tuesday

[G3-G5] Curriculum Night

Wednesday

Get ready to smile as we capture a special moment for your child this school year. These pictures will be available for purchase and used in this year's Cherry Crest Yearbook.

Picture Day plus Class Group Photos

Thursday

Friday

Join us for an upcoming PTSA General Meeting (in person or via Teams below) and get an update on upcoming PTSA events, new school info from our Principal and PTSA Teacher Liaisons, and vote on important matters like budget and officers.

Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmIwZjlhNTMtMjQ1OC00YjI0LWJjNzAtNDc5ZGQ2NTU1NWRi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ae8452a5-2fc8-42a1-9eb5-7bcb2b56fe1c%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220d71e9aa-1a6b-4637-8db2-e5a0c286e3f4%22%7d
Meeting ID: 298 561 094 953
Passcode: UftYSf

PTSA General Meeting

Join fellow classmates and their families for dinner in the Cherry Crest Cafe!  Meet your child's new classmates and reconnect with friends.  All family members, including siblings, are encouraged to attend.  Cherry Crest PTSA will supply water and paper products for everyone.

[K-G1] Grade Level Dinners 

Join fellow classmates and their families for dinner in the Cherry Crest Cafe! Meet your child's new classmates and reconnect with friends. All family members, including siblings, are encouraged to attend. Cherry Crest PTSA will supply water and paper products for everyone.

[G2-G3] Grade Level Dinners 

Hello 5th Grade Families!

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.  The office staff can get it where it needs to go.

Thank you in advance for helping us carry on this tradition of gratitude. Together we strenghten our community!

Sincerely,
Lauren Helmers and Faranak Sorooshian
PTSA Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs

[G5] Staff Appreciation '23-'24

[G4-G5] Grade Level Dinners 

NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day

Help us make a memorable night for our community! Student helpers 5th-12th grade welcome and encouraged to volunteer!

Fall Movie Night

Please sign up for a volunteer opportunity to help our students focus on this hands-on activity safely. We need AS MANY VOLUNTEERS AS POSSIBLE, at least 1 volunteer per 5-6 students.

*Important Action Item;
Background Check: In order to work on premises at the school (in the class, library, or PTSA events), you'll need to complete a background check. 
Go to: https://bsd405.org/get-involved/volunteer/ and click the green "Parents & Legal Guardians Volunteer" tab.

Date: Fri, October 20th
Time: 7:55-9:55 AM
**(Event is 8:15-9:45am for students, but the volunteers need to arrive by 7:55am for setup and stay until 9:55am for cleanup.)
Location: Cherry Crest Elementary School Cafeteria

Thank you for your support!

[Grade 1] Toymaker Volunteer Signup

Hi Parents, Our first field trip is coming up. We will see the Goldilocks and three bears at Story book theatre in Kirkland on 10/24/23. Address: StoryBook Theater c/o Studio East 348 Kirkland Ave Kirkland, WA 98033 As a reminder, parents needs to have a background check prior to volunteering. Steps for background check: <ol><li>Navigate to BSD Volunteer website: https://bsd405.org/get-involved/volunteer/</li><li>Click on lower left green button, “Volunteer as a Parent or Guardian” and it will take to you Sterling Volunteers. </li><li>You will need your child’s BSD school ID #. **Be sure your name and email match data in BSD system</li></ol>

[Kindergarten]Field trip to Storybook Theater

We are looking for a few volunteers to help make Ms. Nolan's fall festival a hit! The class party is from 1-2 PM and we are asking for volunteers to arrive about 10 minutes early to help set up the stations and get the class ready while the kiddos are at lunch/recess.

Ms. Nolan's 2nd Grade Fall Festival

We're looking for volunteers to help with several different activities at our Fall Festival party! <ul><li>Sun catcher craft</li><li>Bingo</li><li>Word search</li><li>Ring Toss</li><li>Paper pumpkins</li><li>Puzzler</li></ul> Parent volunteers will be asked to take class photos for the yearbook, help students with the activity, and clean up after the party.

Ms Wells Class Fall Festival Party

Help support the party for all 5th graders! Please send in supplies on Monday, October 30th if possible. This event will take place in all 5th grade classrooms - Hemker, Regala, Sung and Tamayo as well as the flex space outside their classrooms.

G5 Fall Festival

Halloween/Fall Party 3rd grade Therriault We need donations for party supplies and volunteers to help set up/clean up and keep the party going. **Please have your child bring donated items to class, day of, to reduce front office traffic.

Therriault Halloween Party

Hello,The Fall Festival for our class will take place on Tuesday, October 31st in our classroom.We will be enjoying some fun fall activities and a few snacks.We need your help to make this event fun for the whole class.Costumes are allowed and optional. As always, students who choose not to dress in costume are included in our daily learning along with everyone else and can attend the classroom celebration. Please see the list of items we need help collecting for the Fall Festival as well as the volunteer opportunities available. If you sign up to bring one of the items listed, please deliver to the classroom by Monday, October 30th. Thank you for helping make this event great!

Ms. Sabreena Awad's Fall Festival

Help the class have a great party this year. Ensure you have a valid BSD background check (https://bsd405.org/get-involved/volunteer/). 

Gibbs Halloween Party

Save the date to have your family join us at Cherry Crest for the much beloved Family Engineering Night on November 3rd 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!

Family Engineering Night

Help us take photos for the Yearbook and PTSA promotional materials!

Family Engineering Night: Photo Volunteers

In case you missed Picture Day the first time or want a re-take, this is the day for you!

Picture Re-Take Day

Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on Nov. 11, that honors military veterans, that is, persons who served in the United States armed forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. Cherry Crest will be closed on Nov 10th in observance of Veteran's Day.

NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day

To accommodate parent-teacher conferences, early release follows the same schedule as Wednesday dismissal (8am-12:15pm), which includes after school care programs.

EARLY RELEASE - Conference Days

Read-a-thon (https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/read-a-thon/) is a beloved Cherry Crest tradition and one of our major fundraisers. Students use the reading skills they develop in the classroom to help raise funds to support all Cherry Crest students. Students gather sponsors to pledge money, read from November 22 – 26, 2023 (over the Thanksgiving break), and earn prizes.  This crucial funding helps maintain the educational programs and additional classroom support staff that distinguish Cherry Crest as a top school! 

Readathon

NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving

Reading logs and donations are due to count toward Readathon prizes!

Readathon Log and Donations Due

Join us for a wonderful book fair just in time for the holiday season. Some of the proceeds from the book sales will go back to fund books in the Cherry Crest library. You'll also get the chance to vote on students' art displays and send some Cherry Crest students onto the national Art Reflections competition.

Book Fair + Art Reflections Display

Cherry Crest Spelling Bee is Returning for 2023-2024. Registration is now open for the preliminary round on December 6th.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How to sign up:&nbsp;For each child who wants to join, please complete the form (<a href="https://www.marapod.com/clubs/clne5kpe80000l808u4w5j1a7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://www.marapod.com/clubs/clne5kpe80000l808u4w5j1a7</a>) by December 1st.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date:&nbsp;December 6th from 6pm to 8pm at Cherry Crest.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost:&nbsp;The Spelling Bee is sponsored by the PTSA and is free of charge.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How it works:&nbsp;All students can download the word list from the Cherry Crest PTSA website:&nbsp;https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/spelling-bee .&nbsp;

Event Name	Date	Time
Walk-A-Thon 2024!	Friday, May 3	11:15 AM - 5:15 PM
Walkathon	Friday, May 3	2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
'23-'24 Cherry Crest Yearbook - final orders due	Friday, May 3	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Teacher Appreciation - Snack Pack Donations	Friday, May 3	9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Teacher Appreciation - "Door" Decorating!	Monday, May 6	2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Robotics Open Session Days - G3/G4	Monday, May 6	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
[Kindergarten Field Trip] Bellevue Botanical Garden	Monday, May 6	8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Staff Appreciation Week	Monday, May 6 - Thursday, May 10
Robotics Open Session Days - G3/G4	Monday, May 13	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
3rd Grade - Ms. Tatterson's class - Tilth Urban Farm Field trip Volunteers	Thursday, May 16	8:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Robotics Open Session Days - G3/G4	Monday, May 20	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
3rd Grade - Ms. Therriault's class - Tilth Urban Farm Field trip Volunteers	Tuesday, May 21	8:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Balancing Act: Supporting Student Stress & Anxiety (at Odle Middle School)	Wednesday, May 22	7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PTSA General Meeting	Tuesday, May 28	7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[Kindergarten Field Trip] Woodland Park Zoo	Tuesday, May 28	8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Passport Club Volunteers	Friday, May 31

Event Name	Date	Time
Math Challenge	Saturday, June 1	Ends at 12:00 AM
Volunteer Appreciation - Tea & Breakfast	Thursday, June 6	7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Field Day	Friday, June 14	12:00 PM - 2:15 PM
5th Grade Promotion Ceremony	Monday, June 17	8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Last Day of School	Tuesday, June 18	8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Cherry Crest PTSA '23-'24 Calendar

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