FUNdrive Was a Big Success!
FUN DRIVE WAS A BIG SUCCESS!  Thank you very much to all of the families who contributed gift cards and wine to the FUN Drive last week in support of the PTSA Carnival Night Auction and Comedy Show on April 21 st at the Snoqualmie Casino which funds our PTSA budget.  Over 400 gift cards were collected!!  Mrs. Lombardo’s class and Mrs. Phillips’s class were the lucky winners of the ice cream parties!  Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to the Carnival Night by March 30 th to receive early bird pricing .  A huge thanks also to our Silver ... read full article
Posted by:
Tricia Jerue
Posted on:
3/19/2012
Carnival Night Auction and Comedy Show, April 21st, 6pm
This year, the Cougar Ridge PTSA auction, being held on April 21 st at the Snoqualmie Casino, has a new vibe – a more casual, adults-only evening with an emphasis on both fun and fundraising.     PLAY:  Experience the power of play at this Carnival-themed event.  Try your hand at games of chance, take a spin on the amazing prize wheel, or get that henna tattoo you’ve always wanted.  The more you play, the more we raise for Cougar Ridge.    LAUGH:   Mix and mingle as you dine on delicious food and drinks, then sit back and enjoy the ... read full article
Posted by:
Tricia Jerue
Posted on:
3/6/2012
4th/5th Grade Book Club
The  first meeting of the 4th/5th grade Book Club was held the evening of November 10th, and by all accounts was lots of fun and definitely worth repeating! The evening involved sharing favorite or key parts of the book, building and sharing mini Legos sculptures that represented important ideas or events, and finally (for those interested) navigating the climbing wall in the gym.  The 16 participants decided the first book choice was so successful, that the next book will be the second in the Everest Series by Gordon Corman-- The Climb .  Many thanks to coordinator and facilitator Robin Lessing!  Please watch the  Weekly for ... read full article
Posted by:
Victoria Evans
Posted on:
11/21/2011
WALKATHON NEWS
Thank you to the AMAZING Cougar Ridge Community who came together to make our first PTSA Walkathon Fundraiser a HUGE success!  It was a wonderful afternoon filled with music, fun, friends, food, games, dunk tank and MORE.   We are thrilled to announce that you raised $59,000 in donations!    Thank you also to the many, many volunteers who helped take tickets, direct traffic, pass out prizes, answer questions and MORE…we couldn’t have done it without you.   A very special thank you to our fabulous Walkathon Committee who worked countless hours creating this fantastic event:         Volunteers- Jennifer Shields         Spiritweek ... read full article
Posted by:
Tricia Jerue
Posted on:
10/21/2011
FUNdrive Was a Big Success!Tricia Jerue3/19/2012
FUNdrive Was a Big Success!
FUN DRIVE WAS A BIG SUCCESS!  Thank you very much to all of the families who contributed gift cards and wine to the FUN Drive last week in support of the PTSA Carnival Night Auction and Comedy Show on April 21 st at the Snoqualmie Casino which funds our PTSA budget.  Over 400 gift cards were collected!!  Mrs. Lombardo’s class and Mrs. Phillips’s class were the lucky winners of the ice cream parties!  Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to the Carnival Night by March 30 th to receive early bird pricing .  A huge thanks also to our Silver ... read full article
Carnival Night Auction and Comedy Show, April 21st, 6pmTricia Jerue3/6/2012
Carnival Night Auction and Comedy Show, April 21st, 6pm
This year, the Cougar Ridge PTSA auction, being held on April 21 st at the Snoqualmie Casino, has a new vibe – a more casual, adults-only evening with an emphasis on both fun and fundraising.     PLAY:  Experience the power of play at this Carnival-themed event.  Try your hand at games of chance, take a spin on the amazing prize wheel, or get that henna tattoo you’ve always wanted.  The more you play, the more we raise for Cougar Ridge.    LAUGH:   Mix and mingle as you dine on delicious food and drinks, then sit back and enjoy the ... read full article
4th/5th Grade Book ClubVictoria Evans11/21/2011
4th/5th Grade Book Club
The  first meeting of the 4th/5th grade Book Club was held the evening of November 10th, and by all accounts was lots of fun and definitely worth repeating! The evening involved sharing favorite or key parts of the book, building and sharing mini Legos sculptures that represented important ideas or events, and finally (for those interested) navigating the climbing wall in the gym.  The 16 participants decided the first book choice was so successful, that the next book will be the second in the Everest Series by Gordon Corman-- The Climb .  Many thanks to coordinator and facilitator Robin Lessing!  Please watch the  Weekly for ... read full article
"All in For Kids"Victoria Evans10/27/2011
"All in For Kids"
If you have not yet joined the Issaquah Schools Foundation’s All in for Kids Annual Fund Campaign, this is the time to do so. Make your donation online at www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org to say “YES” to elevating education for our students. Discover what your donation will support at issaquahschoolsfoundation.org/programs/index.htm.  Give before November 4 and your name will be included in a Thank You ad in the Issaquah Press. ... read full article
PTSA/ISF Working Together with ISDVictoria Evans10/25/2011
PTSA/ISF Working Together with ISD
The title is heavy on the acronyms, but think of it like alphabet soup, warm and welcome when things are dreary.   Our PTSA (parent student teacher association) and the ISF (Issaquah Schools Foundation) provide many opportunities for our students at Cougar Ridge and throughout the ISD (Issaquah School District). PTSAs fund enrichment at individual schools; ISF addresses district wide needs (as well as school specific grants) to increase the quality of education in the Issaquah School District. "Click for Kids" is part of Issaquah Schools Foundation's Annual Fund Campaign "All in for Kids" running now through November 19 th , 2011. Every family and business in ... read full article
WALKATHON NEWSTricia Jerue10/21/2011
WALKATHON NEWS
Thank you to the AMAZING Cougar Ridge Community who came together to make our first PTSA Walkathon Fundraiser a HUGE success!  It was a wonderful afternoon filled with music, fun, friends, food, games, dunk tank and MORE.   We are thrilled to announce that you raised $59,000 in donations!    Thank you also to the many, many volunteers who helped take tickets, direct traffic, pass out prizes, answer questions and MORE…we couldn’t have done it without you.   A very special thank you to our fabulous Walkathon Committee who worked countless hours creating this fantastic event:         Volunteers- Jennifer Shields         Spiritweek ... read full article
September 2011 Legislative UpdateSally Feldman9/20/2011
September 2011 Legislative Update
At the end of the school year last spring the big news was that the Legislature’s compromise budget cut $4.3 million from Issaquah Schools, but thanks to the levy lid lift and other cost-cutting measures by the District, local teachers given layoff notices in the spring were called back.  Because the Issaquah School District was able to stop layoffs, class sizes remain the same as previous years.  Also, even though certified staff are facing a 1.9% salary decrease, the District and the Issaquah Education Association reached an agreement that will allow staff to earn the decrease back by taking more ... read full article
Teaching Empowerment and DeterminationKris Fuehr8/29/2011
Teaching Empowerment and Determination
An Evening of Learning for All ISD Parents Cougar Ridge Elementary School Multi Purpose Room Thursday September 8, 2011 7:00 PM Karen Burnett is a well-known author who has won many awards for her books (i.e., Best Children’s Book, The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval, Teachers’ Choice AwardSM).  Prior to writing books, Ms. Burnett was a School Counselor for twenty years.  Ms. Burnett has a knack for presenting complex ideas in a simplistic and graphic manner that students are able to easily grasp.  Ms. Burnett’s visits at schools help build resiliency in students, as well as teach personal empowerment ... read full article
Legislative update, JuneKris Fuehr6/6/2011
Legislative update, June
The Special Session is over, and the state House of Representatives and Senate agreed to a compromise budget which cuts $4.3 million from the Issaquah School District’s operations revenue over the next two years.  The largest hit areas are salary apportionment and staffing ratios.  We can expect to see a 1.9 percent cut in teacher allocations and a 3 percent cut in administrator allocations.  In addition, pension-rate contributions will increase by 2 percent.  Fortunately there will be no increase in class-size in the District for K-4 in the 2011-2012 school year as originally believed, and there will be no cuts in ... read full article