Library 📚✨ The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Cherry Crest! ✨📚Mark your calendars! The Cherry Crest Scholastic Book Fair will be held from Monday, March 10 – Thursday, March 13, open during lunch recess and after school. ✨Be the first to shop the Scholastic Book Fair!✨ Join us on Friday, March 7th, from 4:30–6:30 PM at the Cherry Crest Library for early Book Fair sales before the Movie Night. It’s the perfect way to kick off a fun-filled evening!   Why Attend?✔ Shop for books your kids will love 📚✔ Support our school—100% of proceeds go toward purchasing new books for the Cherry Crest Library 📖✔ Enjoy a fun and engaging book-buying experience with your family! We Need Volunteers!Assisting with setup, tear down, running registers, and supporting shoppers during lunch, after school, and at Family Night.Sign up to volunteer here📩 Questions? Contact: bookfair@cherrycrest-ptsa.org Learn more: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/cherrycrestelementaryschool THE CHERRY CREST LIBRARY Visit the Cherry Crest Library: Kids (with an adult) can visit after school from 2:30-3:00 (12:15-12:45 on Wednesday) Suggested Book Lists: Washington Book Awards has nominees for different grade levels. Cherry Crest challenges each grade to read all the books in their level! See side panel for more info. Book Fairs: Cherry Crest PTSA helps bring 2 book fairs to Cherry Crest: PaperPie Bookfair and Scholastic. Volunteer at the Library: Approved volunteers are encouraged to come help check in/out books and shelve them. Contact Ms. Lux to get trained. Then sign up here! WANT TO HELP? To contact Ms. Janna Lux send an email to luxja@bsd405.org ​​ WASHINGTON CHILDREN’S CHOICE PICTURE BOOK AWARDWCCPBA 2025 Nominees (wla.org)1st through 3rd graders will read all 20 books during library class and vote for their favorite in the spring. O.T.T.E.R. AWARDwww.wla.org/the-otter-award2nd and 3rd graders are encouraged to read all 6 nominees. THE YOUNG READER’S CHOICEYRCA 2025 Nominees – Pacific Northwest Library Association (pnla.org)At Cherry Crest we use the Jr. nominees as an additional book award presented to students in December or January for those 4th and 5th graders (and some 3rd graders) who want and/or need an extra reading challenge. SASQUATCH READING CHALLENGE2025 Sasquatch Nominees (wla.org)Mrs. Lux challenges all 4th and 5th graders to read the 12 nominees by June 1st each year. Students who do this AND complete their Sasquatch form (signed by a parent/guardian and teacher) are invited to a celebration in the library. TOWNER NONFICTION AWARDTowner AwardAll 3rd and 4th graders at CC will read these 10 picture books during the library throughout the school year and vote for a favorite in the Spring. All students K-5 have access to check them out.*All award books are available online for BSD students at https://soraapp.com/library/bsdwaThis amazing resource is paid for by BSD and allows our students to access these wonderful books online, including many as audiobooks.
