Reflections Art Contest 

Attention All Artists! Express yourself and use the arts to share your personal Reflections on this year’s theme: I Will Change the World By…

“Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school, but in life.” – WA State PTA Organization

Click here for additional information and contact Sarah Harris if you have any questions.  Submissions are due to the Main Office at Cougar Ridge Elementary by Monday, October 25, 2021.

Volunteer Opportunities

Room Parent Volunteers:  Looking for a way to get more involved with your child’s class? Room parents help your teacher plan classroom parties and act as a liaison between the PTSA and your class.  Please talk directly to your teacher if you are interested in filling this role for your child’s class.  Feel free to reach out to Jana Horton with any questions.

There are still many important chair positions open on the PTSA for 2021-2022! YOU are important and have the skills we need!  Please contact Julie Chang if you have any questions or are interested in getting involved.

Volunteer Application Process:  All volunteers in Issaquah Schools are required to complete the annual Volunteer Application for 2021-22 school year.  This year, we will be phasing in our volunteers by starting with those that support academic and social emotional programming first.  We will communicate more information once we hear more from ISD. 

Contribute Pictures to the Yearbook!

We will be collecting photos throughout the year so that we can create a fun and memorable yearbook for the 2021-2022 school year.  Please make sure all photos are of current Cougar Ridge students and please don’t include multiple versions of the same photo. 

Below are links to upload photos that you would like to include in the yearbook:

First Day of School, Meet the Teacher, and Kindergarten Night

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/b6Dshg/CougarRidgeFirstDay

Halloween Costumes and Pumpkin Carvings

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/xmVkPF/Halloween

Holiday Celebrations

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/sm2tpw/HolidayCelebrations

New Year / Lunar New Year Celebrations

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/Tgj9zp/NewYearLunarNewYear

Group (Cougar Ridge students only) or individual photos of kids in their sport, dance, cheer, etc. uniforms. 

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/NFKKQb/SportsandActivities

Students enjoying sledding, snowman building etc. on Snow Days

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/SxqN5t/Snow

Students on PNW hikes and camping adventures

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/BXGdMH/PNWHikesandAdventures

Students practicing musical instruments at home

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/xsjdqC/MusicatHome

Students enjoying baking or cooking at home

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/Hq62JS/BakersandCooks

Students enjoying painting, sculpting, or drawing at home

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/DgcgZj/Art

We would also like to celebrate 5^th graders in an special way.  If you would like to participate, please upload a current photo of your 5^th grader doing their favorite activity, with their favorite pet, from their favorite vacation, or just being themselves from this past year.  Once again, please only upload ONE photo of your 5^th grader. 

https://paulahobbs.smugmug.com/upload/R6mV7S/5thGraders

Job Postings at ISD

Issaquah School District is in great need of paraprofessionals to work across the school district. If you are interested in a regular, contracted paraprofessional position and meet the educational requirements, we encourage you to apply for any of the open positions you are interested in here: 

https://issaquahjobs.hrmplus.net/JobOpenings.aspx

If you know of anyone you think would be great, please help us spread the word! It’s a wonderful way to give back to your community. 

The educational requirements are:

·       An Associate’s degree (AA) accredited in the US, OR

·       two years of study equivalent to 72 quarter credits accredited in the US, OR

·       an Educational Testing Service ParaPro Assessment documenting a score of 461 or higher

Amazon Library Wish List

Our Cougar Ridge Librarian, Mrs. Hembree, has been asked by many families how they can support the school. One new way is our Cougar Ridge Library Amazon Wish List. These are titles she would love to add to our library collection.  Please order through the website, and it will be send directly to the school.  Thank you for supporting our library program and for fostering a love of reading in your student! Many thanks from Mrs. Hembree!

Cougar Ridge Green Team News 

Recycle! The Cougar Ridge Green Team and PTSA are proud to announce that we have a recycling bin for markers, pens, and pencils. It will be located outside the front door. Please be sure to only put pens, markers and pencils in this box. Thank you for doing your part to help protect our planet!