5K Run Times Announced, Volunteers Encouraged

With just TWO DAYS before our largest fundraiser of the year, the 5K team is busy confirming and securing all the small details. It’s going to be such a fun event— and we’d love to see you there.

Take a moment to look through these volunteer opportunities to see where you can contribute. It’s ESSENTIAL we have enough volunteers to maintain the fun and safety of this event.

Plus, it’s an excellent way to meet, socialize, and generally connect with other Cedar Park parents. Feel free to sign-up for any shift, regardless of your child’s grade. Don’t forget to wear blue and orange!

SIXTH GRADE

Participants will be released in waves. Competitive runners at 9:20am, walkers/joggers around 9:30am.

Corners of the Track (2 volunteers needed)

Various Fun Stations (1 volunteer needed)

Treat Table (1 volunteer needed)

SEVENTH GRADE

Participants will be released in waves. Competitive runners at 12:10pm, walkers/joggers around 12:20pm.

Corners of the Track (4 volunteers needed)

Various Fun Stations (4 volunteers needed)

EIGHTH GRADE

Participants will be released in waves. Competitive runners change at 2:23pm, walkers/joggers around 2:33pm.

Corners of the Track (3 volunteers needed)

Finish Line/Wristbands (5 volunteers needed)

Various Fun Stations (7 volunteers needed)

Students will need comfy clothes, appropriate shoes, and a water bottle!

Questions? Karen (cedarpark5k@gmail.com)

After School Club Registration Info Now Available

The 2018-19 After School Club information is now available. Clubs run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15-4:45pm, starting 10/16/18 through 5/16/19. Bus transportation home is provided.

STUDENTS & PARENTS MUST FILL OUT THIS CONTRACT. A parent’s and a teacher’s signature is required. Contracts are due to the office by Wed, 10/3 to guarantee busing by the first week. Turning permission slip in late may result in a delay in transportation options.

This year’s after school club line-up includes:

TUESDAYS

• Coding (Alpert)

• Girls Who Code (Vandenhoof)

• Basketball (Zeis)

• ELL Homework (Soll)

• Math Homework (Tufty)

THURSDAYS

• Unity (Taleff)

• Yearbook (Hitsman)

• Soccer (Witt)

• Guitar (Cohen)

After school clubs are made possible through a BEF grant and the generous support of the Cedar Park PTC. Questions can be directed to Michael Alpert (Michael_alpert@beaverton.k12.or.us).

October 2018 Cedar Reader

Check out all the updates from Cedar Park Middle School, including:

• Principal’s Message

• 5K Info

• After School Club info, including the sign-up form

• Fall Conference info, scheduled for 10/10 & 10/11 (invite only)

• MYP Corner

• Dress Code Reminder— no bandanas!

Read the full October edition of the Cedar Reader RIGHT HERE.

September 2018 Cedar Reader: PTC Edition

Cedar Park Communication in 2018-19

This school year, Cedar Park families will receive two newsletters a month.  The Cedar Reader will come out around the first week of each month and is created by the Cedar Park admins and staff.  The Cedar Reader will include a principal's message, MYP information, district updates, and other pertinent Cedar Park info.

The Cedar Reader: PTC Edition is created by your PTC Board and will be sent every third week of the month.  The Cedar Reader: PTC Edition will focus on and celebrate PTC events, programs, and volunteering opportunities for the upcoming month.

Together, these two newsletters will work collaboratively to provide pertinent, relevant, and exciting info to our Cedar Park community. Our goal is to work together to improve communication and parent awareness of all things Cedar Park.

And so, without further ado....

September Cedar Reader:  PTC Edition

In this month's issue, you will find valuable info regarding the 5K, Staff Appreciation, Book Fair, AVID needs, Cedar Park volunteering opportunities, plus much more program and school news.

Click HERE to explore September's Cedar Reader:  PTC Edition.

Timbers Drawing Winners Announced, Sponsors Add Needed Boost

Our Cedar Park 5K is less than a week away and momentum is building!

Congrats Lily S!

Final Drawing Winners

Our final and largest prize haul has arrived!  Look at this amazing list of winners:

Two Timbers tickets go to 7th grader Lily S.

Nike backpacks going home with: Alison H. (6), Molly D. (7), Merry R. (6), Aaralynn F. (6), Amelia W. (7), Kincaid M. (6), Sophie H. (7), Ben B. (7), Jake S. (8), and Caden J. (7).

Students winning an awesome Orthopedic and Fracture Specialists hydroflask:  Dexter C. (7), Maxima D. (6), Demi S. (6), Matthew C. (7).

The following students have won a Noodles & Company gift card:  Ella F. (8), Quinn N. (6), Charlotte M. (7), Daphne Z. (6), and Kylie B. (6).

These students now own a MOD pizza gift certificate:  Amy R. (6), Summer W. (6), Grace G. (6), Drew N. (7), and Samantha P. (7).

Finally, Eliana S. (7) has just won a Baskin Robins ice cream party for her advisory!

Corporate Sponsors Add Boost

Less than a week before Cedar Park's 5K on Thursday, 10/4.  Our corporate sponsors have been very generous and together added $10,000 to our fundraising efforts!  That brings us our current gross total over $27,800.  Keep it up Cedar Park!!

When you patronize the following businesses, please thank them for supporting excellence in education in our community.

PLATINUM SPONSORS: Noyes Development & Willamette HVAC

GOLD SPONSOR: Catalyst Financial

SILVER SPONSORS: Cedar Mill Chiropractic, Raleigh Hills Orthodontics, Decarli, Parker Furniture, Wet Kat Pool Service and Vista Capital Partners

BRONZE SPONSORS: Buick GMC of Beaverton, Sunset Science Park Credit Union, Walker Garbage and World of Smiles

Other Useful 5K Info

VOLUNTEER: Come cheer, help and share in the community that is Cedar Park.  If you would like an official volunteer shift, sign up here:  Volunteer shifts are live for the 5K on Thursday, 10/4. 

OFFLINE DONOR RECEIPTS: Find them right here.

MATCHING FUNDS INFO: Head to www.cedarparkptc.org/matching for an employer search engine to see if your company will match your generous donation. We also have Nike, Intel, and Columbia instructions that take you step by step through the process. Let's work smarter, not harder, Cedar Park!

MORE QUESTIONS:  Check out www.cedarparkptc.org/fundraising or chat with Karen (cedarpark5K@gmail.com).

Third Round of 5K Drawing Winners Announced, Timbers Tickets Awarded Next Week

We are counting down to our only fundraiser this year– the Cedar Park 5K, scheduled for Thursday, 10/4.

Congrats to 6th grader Hannah H!

Another Friday, another round of 5K raffle winners!  Congrats to 6th grader Hannah H, the winner of two Trail Blazer tickets!  Have fun, Hannah!

8th grader Reagan C. will be taking home a blue Columbia backpack and the following students have each won a $20 gift card to Pizzicato Pizza:  Jillian M. (6th), Sam H. (6th), Dominic H. (7th), Molly D. (7th) and Brendan P. (7th).

Finally, these three students have just won a platter of Jimmy John's sub sandwiches for their entire advisory class: Amy R. (6th), Caden J. (7th), and Aaralynn F (6th).

Final Drawings Next Week

Next week's prizes are the biggest haul yet!  The 5K team will be giving away two Timbers tickets (home game on 10/21), 10 Nike backpacks, four Orthopedic and Fracture Specialists hydroflasks, five Noodles & Company Gift Cards, five Mod Pizza Gift Cards, and one Baskin & Robbins ice-cream party for advisory!

Every $50 donated on your fundraising page earns you an entry into this massive prize drawing.  This is our FINAL drawing, so big or go home, Cedar Park!  Let's reach our fundraising goal so we can all enjoy some awesome all-school events.

Still have questions?  Check out our fundraising page or chat with Karen (cedarpark5K@gmail.com)

Cedar Park Art Literacy to Explore Kandinsky and Art Deco

Our Art Literacy program at Cedar Park is off to a fantastic start! This year students will learn about the artist Wassiliy Kandinsky and the style of Art Deco.

The students then do an art project during their Humanities class, based on the art lesson which requires no artistic skills in order to participate. 

While we like art for art's sake, we also believe Art Literacy -

• Teaches students to think creatively and problem solve, both which will help prepare them for the future.

• Helps students form mental images - an ability chemists, engineers, architects, designers, inventors and others use to think up new ideas.

• Celebrate many perspectives. Students learn there are many ways to see and interpret the world.

We would love for you to join us! This is a great opportunity to see your student in action at school with only a two hour time commitment. No art experience is needed and it is seriously fun. We hope to schedule our first lessons for the end of October/beginning of November, so be on the lookout for a signup soon.

For more information please contact us at cpms.art.lit@gmail.com.

Wassily Kandinsky, “Yellow-Red-Blue” (1925), oil on canvas (Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, via WikiArt)