Monday, January 27th – No School for students ~ Teacher Work Day

Wednesday, January 29th – School Spirit Day ~ Twin Day

Friday, January 31st 6:00-8:30PM – Lunar New Year Celebration!

Monday, February 3rd – Support the Cougar Ridge GIFT-A-BOOK program—donations accepted through February 5th; book selection March 3–7.  Click here to make a donation on behalf of your child(ren).

Tuesday, February 11th - Wednesday, February 12th – Cougar Ridge Spelling Bee 

Thursday, February 13th – Staff Luncheon

Monday, February 17th - Friday, February 21st – No School ~ President's Day & Mid-Winter Break

Thursday, February 27th – BINGO Night 

Cougar Ridge Annual GIFT-A-Book Program

Support our school library and foster a love of reading with the GIFT-A-BOOK program! Your donation allows Mrs. Morse, our librarian, to purchase new, high-quality books. Students who donate will have the chance to select which book they’d like to gift to the library during the week of March 3–7. Donations will be accepted through Wednesday, February 5th.

To participate, click here. Thank you for celebrating your student while enriching our library!

Cougar Ridge Lunar New Year- Friday, January 31st

Come join our Cougar Ridge community as we celebrate the Lunar New Year. Registration is now live! The event is free for PTSA members and registration is required. You can register online by noon on January 31st or at the door. Registrations and donations will be eligible for raffle prizes. Click on the Registration Link now! If you are interested in becoming a member, you still have time! Click on Join PTSA and complete the membership details. 

Volunteers needed! Sign up here to help make the Lunar New Year Celebration an amazing event!

Calling out families who would like to share how you celebrate Lunar New Year! Please submit a recorded video to Layne by January 21st. These videos will be played as part of the opening video of the Lunar New Year celebration.  If you need inspiration, please watch the first 2-3 minutes of last year's event compilation. 

Video guidelines:

1. Please shoot the video in landscape mode (not in portrait mode).
2. You may share a "Happy Lunar New Year" greeting in your language / dialect. You can also share a quick tradition or how you celebrate Lunar New Year.
3. We encourage you to wear traditional clothes representing your country / region.
4. Video length of about 30 seconds or less.
5. Please send the original / raw video via cloud storage (e.g. Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc) to make sure we can get the best video quality.
6. Make it fun. :)

Cougar Ridge Annual Scripps Spelling Bee

 Tuesday, February 11th 4pm & Wednesday, February 12th 1:45pm – All first through fifth graders are invited to compete. Click here for the study guide to get prepared!  Click here to register your student. Registration closes Friday, February 7th. If you have any questions or are interested in helping with this event, please contact Kim Beaudoin. 

Be In The Know About Volunteering at Cougar Ridge Elementary!

Want to know about other volunteer opportunities at the school? Sign up for our volunteer interest list   (note: this requires an account on our PTSA website if you are not already registered).

Complete your Volunteer Application! Please also complete your Volunteer Application with the Issaquah School District and make sure you have Cougar Ridge Elementary School selected under school preferences. You must renew your volunteer application with ISD every year! 

Volunteer Opportunities

After-School Enrichment Programs – Volunteers Needed!

The PTSA is excited to offer after-school programs, but we need your help!

• STEAM Program: Hands-on activities for 1st–3rd graders, starting late February (4 weeks). Open to 10 students via lottery. Volunteer to expand it to 4th–5th graders!
• Chess Club: Free, turn-key program for all grades—no chess experience needed! Volunteers choose the day, and their child gets automatic enrollment.

Interested? Contact Emad. Thank you for making these programs possible!

Interested in helping our Cougar Ridge PTSA? – There are many events you can help with such as Book Fair, Spelling Bee, Chess Club, STEAM Club, Science Fair, Art Fair, Reflections, Bingo, Gift-a-Book, and Staff Appreciation. Support roles are available such as webmaster and liaison to Issaquah Schools Foundation. A wonderful way to meet other parents is to help with Meet the Teacher and Kindergarten Playground Night. If you have a lot of time, please consider the Fundraising Committee. If you have a little time, we need help with the school's emergency supplies. Every role is important and any time you can give us is incredibly valuable and appreciated!  Please reach out to Kim Beaudoin if you would like more info about any of these positions.  We also welcome new ideas on how to support our wonderful community of teachers and students.

Get involved with Cougar Ridge PTSA! – This is a great way to meet other parents in your community and help our amazing school.  We currently have several supportive positions available.  Please contact Kim Beaudoin to find a committee that fits your interests.