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PTSA NEWS

Attention 1st Grade Families! April 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… April is your month!

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March 21, 2025

Nominate Super Volunteers!

Cherry Crest PTSA honors a few outstanding volunteers each year with the Golden Acorn award. We look for volunteers who have made significant contributions to our community in various roles throughout one or more years.

E-mail nominations to: goldenacorn@cherrycrest-ptsa.org by Friday, April 18th.

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March 21, 2025

Join the PTSA Meeting on Tues, March 25th & Make an Impact

Join us for the General PTSA Membership Meeting on March 25th from 6:30–7:30 PM in the Cherry Crest Cafeteria—and yes, there will be treats! Come chat with Principal Stedman and School Board Member Cindy Rogan about how upcoming school budget cuts could impact Cherry Crest. Get the scoop on exciting Walkathon incentives, and find out what volunteer roles are open for next year.

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March 11, 2025
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SCHOOL NEWS

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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January 20, 2024

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 1, 2023

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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December 1, 2023

Library Contest Winners

Congratulations! There were over 80 submissions to the Cherry Crest Library’s Annual Pumpkin Book Character/Book Cover Contest. Students in grades K-5 submitted paper pumpkins drawn with their favorite book and/or book character(s) represented on them using pencil, crayon, pen, water color, oil pastels, collages, etc. We have some creative and artistic Chargers! It was a difficult decision.

Congratulations Fall 2023 winners!

K: Ryan from Ms. Sin’s class
1st: Tie between Swastika from Mrs. Hayfield’s and Libby from Mrs. Depaola’s
2nd: Avi from Ms. Nolan’s class
3rd: Arush from Mrs. Tatterson’s class
4th: Akshaya from Ms. Iniguez’s class
5th: Tie between Bernice and Joudi, both in Mr. Regala’s class

**Prizes will be distributed the week of 11/6
***All paper pumpkins will be returned to students via their classroom teachers

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November 7, 2023
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COMMUNITY NEWS

Sammamish Basketball Day Camp – June 19

SAMMAMISH BASKETBALL DAY CAMP

The Sammamish basketball program is hosting a Basketball Day Camp for 3rd – 8th graders on June 19 from 9am-3pm at Sammamish High School (main gym).

The Girls Varsity team and coaches will be running the players through fun drills, competition, games, and scrimmages over the course of the day. All levels welcome. Bring a water bottle and be ready to play!

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May 3, 2025

Cub Scouts at Cherry Crest

Last month, the Cub Scout (Pack 726) at Cherry Crest had their Blue and Gold Dinner to celebrate the achievements of individual Scouts, Dens, and the Pack as a whole.

Interested to learn more about Cub Scout?

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April 6, 2025
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DISTRICT NEWS

Bellevue PTSA Council Hosts School Board Candidate Forum

The Bellevue PTSA Council has organized a School Board Candidate Forum on October 14, 2021, from 6-8pm. Questions will be community-generated, and all candidates will respond to all questions.  Send questions to  advocacy@bellevueptsacouncil.com. Closer to the date you’ll find the link to the virtual meeting at http://www.bellevueptsacouncil.com/

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September 26, 2021

“What is the PTSA?” Webinar for Mandarin Speakers

Welcome to Bellevue School District. Bellevue PTSA Council will host “Introduction to PTSA” seminar on Friday, October 1st, 2021 10:00 – 11:30 am. The session will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese. The seminar will discuss the role of PTSA at the student’s education and the ways to get involved with PTSA.

PTSA 中文介绍会

如果您想多了解学校 PTSA 的运作， 成为一名积极参与孩子教育的家长，或者您是新来社区的家长，希望尽快融入社区大家庭，Bellevue PTSA Council 于10月1日 10:00am-11:300am举办一次中文座谈会，形式轻松，有问必答，期望能帮你更多了解学校和社区.

和中国学校的家长会不同，PTSA在美国学校运作中扮演了非常重要的角色。您的加入可以影响学校的发展和孩子的教育，也是回馈学校和老师们的一种方式。另外，您可以认识很多来自中国和美国的同学们家长,是了解以及融入美国社会非常好的渠道。

本次讲座为中文, 欢迎家长参加！

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September 26, 2021
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