News

Can you believe its already the middle of November? Your PTA has a lot going on! Here is what's happening at Cherry Valley Elementary as we head into winter:

 

It's Bingo time! 

This year Bingo will take place Friday, November 22nd from 6:00-8:00 in the gym.

Bingo is $1 and Blackout Bingo is $2. Tons of fun prizes for the kids! We will also be selling pizza, popcorn and snacks.

Come support Cherry Valley Elementary while enjoying a fun family night!  

The Book Fair is going on!

Scholastic Book Fair Dates: November 14-22

Hours 8:00 - 4:00 daily

Students will visit the book fair during their regularly scheduled library times. Parents are welcome at any time!

NEW this year! Shop our book fair ONLINE!

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/cherryvalley

 

Special Evening Book Fair: Friday, November 22nd 4:30-8:00

Our evening book fair hours coincide with the PTA BINGO/ REFLECTIONS NIGHT. The new Wimpy Kid book #8 will be available!

Help PTA help REF

We all know that our Local PTSA's as well as REF are vital resources for our community. With this common goal in mind, PTSAs have typically reserved a line item in the budget for a REF auction basket. These baskets serve as a statement of support from each school, and also enhance the dollars raised at the auction... dollars which come right back to our Riverview schools in the form of REF grants and District Initiative Contributions.

Last year, with PTSA facilitating the task, Cedarcrest had teachers, PTSA Board members, students, and parents donate items for their themed basket. The people who benefit from REF's hard work were more than happy to contribute. This "wide net" request had an amazing response and resulted in an incredible basket full of all kinds of awesome donations, and raised more than any other school basket.

Seeing the success of this effort, we thought it would be great to see CVE PTA take this approach. We think it will result in extraordinary, diverse, and profitable contributions. Additionally, it will allow all our families and teachers to get involved in this awesome effort to do great things for our schools.

The theme for our basket will be READING - we will have a drop located at the Book Fair similar to the teacher bags for donations and a flyer was just sent home!

REFLECTIONS

"Believe, Dream, Inspire" is the theme for this year's Reflection Program and we will celebrate our 21 participants before Bingo on Friday, November 22^nd from 5-5:45pm.

5:00-5:15 Art Walk

5:15-5:45 Presentation of Awards and Congratulations

We are so proud of our amazing artists and can't wait to honor them .... see you there!!!

Popcorn Thursdays

Interested in volunteering to serve popcorn at lunchtime on Thursdays? Contact Denise Beck for more info.  denisebeck7@hotmail.com.

Teacher Dinner

Once again members of the PTA will be bringing in dinner for our hard working, valuable teachers Tuesday, November 26th.
We will be contacting volunteers for salads and desserts soon!!  

January 17^th - PTA Family Night!

Mark your calendar - more info to come!

Love to plan events? Have a great idea?

Contact Kappie Ayers: Kappie@storybookpartners.com 

Cheetah Walk Schedule

Our PTA Fundraiser is this week! Our children will be running, walking, or skipping to earn money for a portable PA system.

 

We have just a few more days to collect pledges. The pledge forms are due back tomorrow: Wednesday, October 2. If you need a pledge form, they are available by clicking on "Forms" in the sidebar -->

 

Come and cheer for your child and his/her class. The times and colors to wear are listed below.

 

TIME	BLUE	GREEN	YELLOW	PURPLE	ORANGE	RED
9:30-10:00	Mattison AM	Pearia	Luchini	Kelley	Latta	Taylor
10:10-10:40	Bellecourt	Martin	Calapp	Kuroki	Wright-Shireman	Archuleta
11:00-11:30	Straily	Mickelson	Kavathekar		Schneider	Evangelisto
1:10- 1:40	Mattison PM	Santamaria	Ish	Nakagami	Nelson	Feller

  

Thank you for supporting our PTA, our school, and our children.

After-School Enrichment Classes

Did you know that PTA offers after-school enrichment classes for your child? As a PTA member, this is just one of the benefits you receive when supporting your school PTA. While PTA volunteers work with the instructors to make these classes possible, it is important to know that this is NOT a moneymaking opportunity. Instructors determine class cost per student and keep all of the money minus a small classroom usage fee.

Enrichment classes will be offered in the fall beginning September 30th and will run for 6 weeks. There will also be a winter session beginning January 27th and a spring session beginning April 14th. Registration information will be sent home in early September.

Your PTA works hard to offer a variety of classes for students and is always on the lookout for new and exciting classes, as well as feedback on what you like and what needs improvement. We encourage you to fill out a SHORT survey by going to the link below. For more information, please contact Rachel Freiheit at thefreiheits@gmail.com. Thank you!
 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z3LCP69

Its that time again!

Summer has flown by and we're gearing up for another great year at Cherry Valley!

Remember to attend Takin' Care Of Business, tomorrow from 3:00 to 5:00. Bring your checkbook to pay for memberships, yearbooks, class fees, even prepay on your child's lunch account. You can also:

• meet your child's teacher
• drop off school supplies in classrooms (K-3 only)
• sign up to be on the PTA volunteer contact list! Volunteers will be making balloon animals as a thank you for parents who submit a Riverview School District Volunteer Application and sign up to be on the PTA volunteer contact list.   You will need to have your driver's license and the date of your last Tdap/Td vaccination if you would like to submit a Riverview School District Volunteer Application.  All volunteers need to be approved by the Riverview School District in order to help out at Cherry Valley Elementary. If you have already been approved by Riverview School District to volunteer, show your approval email and sign up to be on the PTA Volunteer contact list.  If you were approved during the 2012-13 school year and had submitted a volunteer form, your volunteer status can be confirmed in the PTA Volunteer Database.
   

The first general PTA meeting of the year will be held Tuesday, September 24 at 7pm in the Library. Being involved with the PTA is a great way to have an active share in your child's education - we hope to see you there!

End the school year with some FUN!

Hip hip hooray, it's almost time for:

 

 

Its coming up next week on Tuesday, June 18th! Are you praying for sunshine??

 

This event is made possible each year thanks to you many wonderful Parent Volunteers.  Please click the following link to sign up through VolunteerSpot:  http://vols.pt/D9pJJ3  (more info about VolunteerSpot is in the post just below this one!)

 

Remember, this super fun event is a great opportunity for all you awesome dads to come have a blast with the kids! :)

 

Please contact Nancy Perry at tnraperry@msn.com if you have any questions.

Also happening on June 18th ...

 

the last Family Night of the school year! Come enjoy a night of Bingo, prizes, pizza, and fun!

 

 

 

Pizza starts at 5:30, Bingo starts at 6:00. $2.50 for a slice of pizza and soda or water. Extra slice or soda is 50 cents.

 

Please email Melissa McDowell at mcdows4@yahoo.com if you can volunteer.

 

We hope to see you at these fun events! Enjoy the last few days of school!

Volunteer Signup for Staff Appreciation Week

We're using VolunteerSpot (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our SuperHero Staff Appreciation week.

Please sign up for Staff Appreciation Week - here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/hEmty8
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Katie Ellsworth at katieellsworth@hotmail.com to be signed up manually.

Thank you for your support of this fun school event!

Get those jumping legs ready ..

.. because the Jump-A-Thon is coming!

The annual Jump-a-thon is one of two fundraisers that the PTA sponsors each year. This year it will run April 15-19 during your child's PE class time.

 

We are very excited to announce that we will be jumping/pledging to purchase e-readers for the Cherry Valley library. This will be a wonderful addition to our school library!

 

Your support is greatly appreciated!

 

Look for pledge forms to be coming home on Friday!

 

If you need additional forms, click on "Forms" in the sidebar -->

 

If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering for this super fun school event, contact Krista Golden, at 425.354.8288 or krista@teamgolden.com.

Springing Forward!

Hi Cheetahs! There are lots of fun and exciting things planned for Cherry Valley Elementary this spring!

First off, the Multicultural Night scheduled for tomorrow sadly has to be postponed due to not enough participation. A to-be-decided date is in the works, and more schools will be invited to boost participation.

There is a general PTA meeting next Tuesday (March 19) at 7pm in the CVE Library. New board members will be voted in!

PAC (Parent Advisory Council) Meeting will be held Thursday, March 28th at 7pm in the CVE Office Conference Room.

We're super excited to announce that Mariners games are coming up!! The Mariners are extending a discount ticket offer to the students, parents, faculty, and staff at our school! Enjoy a special outing with your friends and family members! The Mariners play the Texas Rangers on Saturday, April 13 and the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, May 11; both at 6:10pm. Flyers have been sent home. CVE receives a special discount - view seats are only $12! Deadline to order tickets for the April 13 game is March 25, and for the May 11 game is April 25. We have a large block of seats reserved for each game, so order your seats now and join us for some fun at the ballpark!

Spring after school classes will be starting up soon - look for a flyer to be coming home. We will also post the schedule in the sidebar at right.

Yearbooks are still on sale - get yours today!

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week is coming in April!

All-Riverview Skate Night will be held on April 10th at 6pm. $4.50 at Skate King in Bellevue - look for info to be coming home!