Author: Jodie Cottrill

School pictures are now scheduled for October 16th. Ordering information will go out closer to the date. Due to the strike, our picture day was moved a couple weeks. Retakes are scheduled for November 16th.

Reminders about 5th grade camp and 5th grade sweatshirts: SWEATSHIRTS: This is the last order of sweatshirts for the school year. For 5th graders, we can take orders through this Wednesday night (September 26th). Go to http://pugetsoundscreenprinting.com/ to place an order. If you need a scholarship to cover the cost of your child’s sweatshirt, please e-mail board@chepta.org and we will get one ordered for you. 5th GRADE CAMP RSVP FORMS: Please turn Camp RSVP Forms into your teachers ASAP. We need to know who is able to come. 5th GRADE CAMP PAYMENT: The 1st of 4 payments is due by...

Annual Volunteer Applications – I confirmed with the office that you do need to complete one annually along with a copy of your driver’s license. If you want to volunteer in the classroom, at the school, on a field trip, etc…you need to go into the office and complete a volunteer application every year. The form itself says every two years, but it is actually every year. It takes a couple of weeks to process, so you should get yours done soon…especially if you are planning on attending any field trips this fall. I know in the past Kindergarten and...

Help the PTA buy playground balls/toys for our school by clipping and collecting Box Tops. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents which really adds up! Attach your neatly trimmed Box Tops (make sure they aren’t expired since they won’t count) to a collection sheet, which can be found at www.BTFE.com/collectionsheets and then send your submission to school with your student. Please remember to write your student’s full name and teacher on the collection sheet. ***The PTA will be awarding a prize to the students (K-2nd, 3rd-5th) who collects the most Box Tops by our September 26th deadline. Thank you...

Help the PTA buy playground toys for our school by clipping and collecting Box Tops. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents which really adds up! Box tops can be found on a variety of products around the home, including food items from General Mills, Annie’s, Old El Paso and Nature Valley. And they can be found on household products from Ziploc, Lysol, and Papermate. Attach your neatly trimmed Box Tops (make sure they aren’t expired since they won’t count) to a collection sheet, which can be found at www.BTFE.com/collectionsheets and then send your submission to school with your student....

5th Grade Families- Camp packets will be coming home the 1st or 2nd day of school. Each packet is paperclipped together and includes: 1) Welcome Info Letter 2) RSVP Form – will be due by this Friday, September 21st 3) Payment Info Page/Payment Coupons – The cost of camp will be $140 (same as last year). The first of four payments of $35 (paid by check or money order made out to CHE PTA) will be due Friday, September 28th. 4) Chaperone Info and Form – If Interested, Chaperone Request Application Form due Friday, September 28th We will have a...

Pre Ordered Husky Spirit Wear: We will have preordered Husky sweatshirts at Back to School/Curriculum night this coming Thursday 5:45-7:15pm in the gym. But, Jodie Cottrill (PTA President) will be down in the instructional room after morning drop off tomorrow. The instructional room is on the first floor to the right of the bottom of the stairs…next to the elevator. The sweatshirts are in three big boxes, but we can search! Besides picking up your sweatshirt, you can: *sign up for PTA membership (cash or check made out to CHE PTA, $10 each for two people signing up or $12...

Order you Husky School sweatshirts online up until September 24th. Go to pugetsoundscreenprinting.com and click on Crescent Heights Elementary. Sample youth sizing are in the office along with a sample husky sweatshirt and a sample 5th grade sweatshirt. Samples will also be in the gym during Curriculum Night. Delivery to the school by October 9th. This is our second and final order of the school year so please be sure to place an order if you are interested!

Crescent Heights Families, We are SO excited to see our 1st-5th grade Huskies on Monday, September 17th and our Kindergarten Huskies on Thursday, September 20th!!! A few things to note: *Classrooms, for grades 1st-5th, are open for tours & to meet the teacher @ 8:30 on Monday, September 17th. *All visitors will be asked to leave (if they haven’t already done so) @ 9:20, so the day of learning can begin! *Kindergarten officially starts on Thursday, September 20th. *Kindergarten Family Conferences will take place 9/17, 9/18 & 9/19 between 9AM & 3PM. *Kindergarten parents are invited to come to school...

Naomi Fenton has created a “Supporters of N.E. Tacoma Educators” Facebook Page to keep the communication going about the strike. Here is the purpose of this page: “Supporters of N.E. Tacoma Educators is a place for parents, teachers and anyone interested to come and support the educators at Meeker, Crescent Heights, Browns Point and N.E. Tacoma Elementary. This is place to gather information and ask questions.” If you would like to join, search “Supporters of N.E. Tacoma Educators” on Facebook and ask to be invited to this group. Everyone is welcome!