September 18, 2026

Dear Charger Families,

Today's Friday Flag and Charger of the Month was a great turn out and it was wonderful to celebrate many students who have shown Respect, Responsibility, and Safety at school!

Next Friday, September 25th, there is no Friday Flag. We will have Principal's Coffee at 8:15am to review Conference Week Expectations and Amplify CKLA (our new ELA / ELD curriculum). After this meeting, we have the Homestead HS Marching Band doing a performance for our students from 9:15am-9:30am. For families who join Principal's Coffee, you are all welcome to join us for this performance after!

This newsletter contains important updates about:

• Attendance Awareness Month
• School Site Council - September 22nd
• ELAC (English Learner Advisory Committee) - September 24th
• Conference Week - October 5th-9th
• Book Fair - October 5th-9th
• 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)
• Safety Drills this school year

Warmly,

Allison Crawford

We want every student to stay focused and present during the school day! As part of that effort, students with smartwatches will be reminded each morning to put them away in their backpacks; and they'll stay there until the end of the school day.

This is in line with our SESD Technology Use Policy, which states that students shall not use smartphones or other mobile communication devices (this includes smartwatches):

• While at a school site
• During the school day
• While under the supervision and control of a District employee

We appreciate your partnership in helping reinforcing this at home with a quick conversation and reminders with your child. Thank you for partnering with us to keep our students engaged and focused. 😀

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 next School Site Council Meeting is on Tuesday, September 22nd at 3pm in Room 9 (Zoom link available on agenda). In this meeting, we will be reviewing and approving the 2026-2027 SPSA (School Plan for Student Achievement).

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 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.

Please be sure to sign up for a conference with your student's teacher for the week of October 5th-9th. Teachers are communicating through Parent Square so please check these important messages. In some grade levels, we do want students to be a part of this meeting, so please verify with the teacher if your child should attend.

We are aiming for 100% of our families to join for conference week!

Mark your calendars—The Scholastic Book Fair lands at Cherry Chase October 5th-9th!

Blast off into new adventures while supporting our school library and classroom libraries. Don’t forget to check out your teacher’s wish list to help classrooms grow their collections.

Book Fair link

We need stellar volunteers to make this event a success. You can help by:

• Setting up and decorating the “space station”
  

• Operating the cash registers
  

• Guiding students and families on their book missions
  

• Packing up at the end of the fair

• Important: To volunteer, you must have district clearance. If you are unsure of your clearance status, please contact Diana Kunze in the school office at diana.kunze@sesd.org

Volunteer Sign Up Link:

Join us as we launch a galaxy of great reads—thank you for helping our students’ love of reading reach new heights!

Our 1st-5th grade students completed the Fall NWEA Benchmark in Math and Reading. Printed reports were sent home this week by all classroom teachers. 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

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

October

2 - Friday Flag Assembly at 8:20 am

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.

Keeping our students and staff safe is one of our top priorities. We regularly practice safety drills so everyone is ready to respond calmly and appropriately in the event of an emergency.

• Fire drills (evacuation): 8/27, 9/15, 10/15, 11/12, 12/3, 1/27, 2/23, 3/18, 4/22, 5/12
• Earthquake drills: 10/15 (3 more will be planned - dates are TBD)
• Lockdown drill: 10/22

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

Parent Square

We use this free app to communicate with families. You can see whole school updates, district updated, as well as classroom specific updates. Please download the app for free in the App Store or Google Play Store.

When you login, you can update your notification preferences in your Settings.

CCE 2026-2027 Bell Schedule

SESD Academic Calendar 2026-2027

School Breakfast & Lunch Menu