We are excited to announce that we are working hard to bring you a whole new website experience! Please have patience as we build and introduce a whole new PTA website. In the meantime, please visit us over at https://www.facebook.com/CherryValleyPTA/ to stay updated!

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is right around the corner! Are you excited to get your fundraising form? 

Before I joined PTA I often wondered why PTA was necessary. As a busy mom I was already juggling a thousand things, and worrying about what I thought were "silly fundraisers and parties" did not appeal to me. I had enough to do! When flyers for PTA came around I'd think,  "Aren't I paying taxes for schools already? Why do they need more funds? What are they doing with that money? Do we really need fundraisers? I could do without the ice cream socials and silly meetings."

I would not be surprised or upset if you told me you'd had the same thoughts! To put my own mind at ease, and to answer your questions and concerns, let me share with you some things I've learned over the last year of volunteering with our PTA. 

Did you know that the PTA organization has been around for 119 years? It was founded in 1897, back when women did not have the right to vote, and social activism was unpopular. Wanting to advocate for the safety of their children, two women came together to create PTA. It was immediately succesful! On February 17, 1897, more than 2,000 people attended the first meeting in Washington, D.C. Now, almost 120 years later, it is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the nation. PTA has been responsible for many programs and legislation that are now standard in our children's lives, such as: 

• Creation of Kindergarten classes
• Child labor laws
• Public health service
• Hot and healthy lunch programs
• Juvenile justice system
• Mandatory immunization
• Arts in Education
• School Safety

Who knew that the reason we have Kindergarten and hot lunches in schools were because of PTA? 

Our local PTA also provides our school and community with so much. Here is a short list of what Cherry Valley PTA does in our community.

Provides Educational Programs such as: 

• After School Enrichment 
• Pacific Science Center Van Visits
• Classroom Enrichment Grants
• Cedarcrest Scholarships
• Read-A-Thon Medals
• National PTA Reflections Program
• Classroom Art Docents
• Arts Alive
• New Library Books
• Field Trip Scholarships

Events that bring our community together and provide opportunities to meet your neighbors and other school families:

• Dance Dude classes for a week 
• Dance Dude Dance Event 
• Student Directory
• Family Movie Nights
• Family Bingo Nights 
• Yearbooks
• Jump-a-thon
• Cheetah Walk
• Popcorn Fridays

By enriching your child’s school experience with:

• Playground Equipment
• Track & Field Maintenance
• School Flag
• Laptops & Laptop Carts
• Ipad Mini’s
• Defibrillator & CPR training for teachers
• School Wide Sound System

And lastly, Child Advocacy:

• Power Packs for students who need additional nutritional needs to be filled at home. 

Additionally, each year our PTA chooses to gift something larger to the school with the money raised from our two fundraisers during the year. This year, here are just some of the things we are looking at purchasing: 

• A Buddy Bench for the playground (This is a Buddy Bench)
• A new set of Guided Reading Books for the teachers & students. These books have not been replaced in over ten years, and many are missing or damaged. Guided Reading 
• Blackout Shades for the Gym so that slideshows during assemblies can be seen. 
• Outdoor water fountains for the playground 

As you can see, the funds from our yearly fundraisers are very important! We aren't just spending funds on silly parties and meetings. We truly are enriching our children's school experience in many ways. This year, when you see that fundraiser form come home, we hope that you'll allow your child to get excited about raising money for their school. And as always, if you'd like to get involved in PTA we would love to have you! 

2016 Taking Care of Business Night!

Start your school year off right

with Taking Care of Business Night!

Thursday, September 1st from 4-6pm in the gym is the 2017-2017 school year back to school party! Come meet your teacher, see your classroom, take a photo with the cheetah, play games, win prizes and more! 

Field Day!

Field Day!

Wednesday, June 15

We're almost full! Thank you to those that have signed up!

Help us man a station at Field Day (this Wed). If you can only help for a few hours that's great too! We appreciate all the help we can get. Contact info in the link: http://vols.pt/CASkuT

(Captain Underpants Station - June 2015)

Cherry Valley/Mariners Night 2016

It's Mariners Baseball! Sodo Mojo time with your CV friends.Get your tickets - this event will be outta the park!

Sat, May 14 6:10pm

The Big Teacher Appreciation Theme Reveal!

Sign up to help us host this magical week for our incredible Cherry Valley Teachers & Administrators!

Click here to sign up for a donation:

http://vols.pt/rjs8q4

Teacher Appreciation Week 2016!

Teacher Appreciation week is upon us (May 2-6)!

Many new families ask....what exactly is Teacher Appreciation Week? Well, our friends at Wikipedia provided the below description:

What week is Teacher Appreciation?

Congress declared March 7, 1980, as National Teacher Day for that year only. NEA and its affiliates continued to observe Teacher Day on the first Tuesday in March until 1985, when the National PTA established Teacher Appreciation Week as the first full week of May.

Your PTA Teacher Recognition Chair - the AMAZING Stephanie Combs - simply asks "Please help the PTA provide lunch for the teachers each day. We have put together an awesome week for the teachers and hope you can help us make it successful!"

Sign up on Volunteer Spot at:

http://vols.pt/rjs8q4