September 11, 2026

Dear Charger Families,

Although our fourth week of school was only 4 school days, it was very busy with our first Teacher Learning Day (TLD), Picture Day, Back to School Night and Friday Flag!

Thank you for all of the families who joined us for Back to School Night! Here is our BTSN General Session Presentation.

September is Attendance Awareness Month! Please ensure your child attends school every day!

Our next Friday Flag is on September 18th at 8:20am hosted by Ms. Fitzgerald's 5th grade class! This will also be our Charger of the Month Friday Flag.

This newsletter contains important updates about:

• Pokemon Club
• Attendance Awareness Month
• ELAC (English Learner Advisory Committee)
• School Site Council
• NWEA Fall Benchmark Family Reports
• Volunteer Process for Sunnyvale School District (this include any parent help during the school day, including set up for PTA events)

Warmly,

Allison Crawford

Every Day Counts! Being at school every day matters, even in the earliest grades. Students are building new skills, friendships, routines, and connections each day they are here.

Our English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) is a group of parents, family members, and staff who work together to support our English Learner students and strengthen our school programs. We are looking for parents and family members of English Learners to join us for our first meeting on September 24, where we will review the purpose of ELAC and how families can be involved. We will also nominate ELAC members to serve as officers for the school year.

Ms. Field sent a message through ParentSquare to all families of English Learners on Thursday, September 10 with a short interest form to complete.

Our next School Site Council Meeting is on Tuesday, September 22nd at 3pm in Room 9 (Zoom link available on agenda).

The agenda will be posted 72 hours prior to each SSC Meeting.

For all SSC meetings, please check the school website for agendas, meeting information, and prior meeting minutes.

Our 1st-5th grade students completed the Fall NWEA Benchmark in Math and Reading. We will be printing them for all families and they will be sent home with your child the week of September 14th. Please keep these reports as they will be discussed during your child's conference (week of October 5th).

Explaining NWEA MAP Scores

Explaining the NWEA Parent Report

Please ensure your child arrives each morning with everything they need for the day (lunch, water bottle, jacket, homework, etc.). To minimize classroom disruptions, office staff cannot deliver forgotten items to students during school hours.

If you must drop off a forgotten item:

• Use the Drop-Off Cart: We have a cart our office staff will put the items for your child to pick up.

• Remind Your Child: Instruct your child to check the cart during breaks or lunch (outside of the office hallway door).

• Teacher Notification: You may email the teacher as a heads-up, but please note they may not see messages while instructing.

When picking up your K-3 student at 12:45pm on Fridays, please remember that our 4th and 5th grade students are still in class. Please pick up your child and then immediately exit campus. There is also an active PE class occurring on the blacktop during this time, so please be mindful of this and walk around the blacktop area. Thank you for understanding!

Calendar of Events: Here is the link to the public Cherry Chase Elementary Google Calendar.

Upcoming events in the next 2 weeks:

September

15 - Fire Drill at 2:15pm

18 - Friday Flag Assembly at 8:20am - Charger of the Month

22 - School Site Council (SSC) Meeting #2 3:00 - 4:00 pm

24 - ELAC 8:20am

24 - District Board Meeting at 6:00 pm

25 - Coffee With the Principal at 8:15am

25 - Assembly - Homestead HS Band Performance 9:15am

Volunteers are an essential part of our school community! If you plan to volunteer, please review the updated process

To be a volunteer, you must complete an online volunteer application located at the bottom of the linked page below. If all the requirements have been met, the Human Resources Department will notify the school site that the volunteer is cleared to begin services. Approval may take up to three (3) weeks. Before you can begin volunteering, you must complete all volunteer requirements.

Thank you in advance for your commitment and time to volunteering at Cherry Chase Elementary or other Sunnyvale School District schools.

To learn more about the upcoming events from Cherry Chase PTA, be sure to check out their website and JOIN as a member to get regular communication and be a part of supporting the Cherry Chase students and community. Cherry Chase PTA Website

Add the Cherry Chase PTA Google Calendar

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CCE 2026-2027 Bell Schedule

SESD Academic Calendar 2026-2027

School Breakfast & Lunch Menu