Please join us at our Cherry Crest PTSA General Membership meeting, Tuesday November 10th, via Microsoft Teams. We like all families and community members to participate and you don't need to be a PTSA member to attend

This meeting will start early and be very short, covering only the updated Standing Rules and a few announcements. We are doing this to make time for our first of the year community building event “Grade Level Family Connect”.

Join remotely - Teams Link

6:45-7:15 General Membership Meeting

7:15 Grade Level Family Connect

If you need tech help to attend the meeting please email techbuddies@cherrycrest-ptsa.org. We do not have a way to dial in for a voice-only connection.

Questions? Contact your PTSA Co-Presidents at president@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

Please join us for a PTSA sponsored “Virtual Grade Level Family Connect” event!

Grade-specific meetings in Microsoft Teams will be hosted by a grade-level PTSA volunteer. You'll have the opportunity to meet with other families, learn how to navigate the Cherry Crest community, connect to arrange virtual playdates and more.

The event will be held on Tuesday, November 10th from 7:15-8:00pm immediately following the PTSA general meeting. Please join the PTSA Teams Meeting by 7:15 where we'll have grade-level meeting links available. Families with students in multiple grades are encouraged to move between meetings to expand their family networks!

Questions? email newfamily@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

Join your fellow families to show your appreciation! This month we will be delivering care packages to Ms. Cody, Ms. DePaola, Ms. Lawlor, Ms. Picciotto, Ms. L (GSA), Ms. M (GSA) and Ms. Lux (Library). Note: K/1 teacher Ms. McGlennon will receiver her package in March.

We are collecting items until Sunday, November 15th. Please see drop-off instructions on the signup sheet.

Thank you in advance for your contributions. Together we strengthen our community! Questions? Email:staffappreciation@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity. Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the 2020/21 theme “I matter because....”

Reflections is on now and is calling creative minds! Final entry date is Monday November 16th. See the PTSA website for detailed submission instructions.

We are planning a virtual art show on November 20th and will share more details in an upcoming newsletter. Please plan to join us to vote for your favorite artworks!

An automated email from Lifetouch was sent with an incorrect date. We apologize for any confusion! Picture Day will not happen until after January, 2021.

We are making every effort to make picture day happen for Cherry Crest and for those pictures to be part of a 2020-21 yearbook. This is all not our normal process and ask for your understanding and patience.

Please contact us if you have any questions at president@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

The PTSA invites you to a virtual presentation of “Optimizing Online Safety: Safety for Parents in the World of COVID” from Savvy Parents Safe Kids.

Space is limited to the first 100 participants, so please register to join fellow Cherry Crest Community members on November 17th at 7pm.

Get ready to read!

Read-a-thon is an exciting school-wide event and the first major fundraiser of the school year for the Cherry Crest PTSA.

All proceeds fund the PTSA school year budget.

Read-a-thon 2020 will take place over the Thanksgiving weekend, November 25th-29th, with a pajama day kickoff on the 25th! Additional information will be communicated over the next few weeks. If you would like to volunteer to help with Read-a-thon, please email us at readathon@cherrycrest-ptsa.org

Craving a Cherry Crest sweatshirt? Looking for a mask to show your Charger spirit? The Spirit Gear store is now open!

The store will be live until November 18th to guarantee delivery before Christmas.

There have been many questions about what parents should or should not be doing regarding their child’s online learning!

The PTSA reached out to our Assistant Principal Mrs. Stedman, for some guidance! Read her responses here to our questions. You can find further information in the NEW Cherry Crest Online Learning Guidelines.

Washington State’s OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) mandates strict rules on who can continue to access online classes when they are out of their school's attendance boundaries.

If you plan to travel outside of Bellevue while continuing to participate in remote learning, you must contact cherrycrestattendance@bsd405.org in advance.

With daylight savings time ended this past weekend, we are implementing some changes in our Grab & Go pick up locations to have meals available earlier in the day. Please see updated flyer for more information.

We will also be adjusting times for our pre-order bus routes drop off of meals and adding 2 NEW locations (North Bellevue Community Center & The Trails of Redmond) for families. The BSD website (http://www.bsd405.org/Meals2Go)