Thursday, May 16 6-8:30pm- Cougar Ridge Heritage Festival- This is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn about different cultures from around the world! See below for more information.

Friday, May 10th 3:40-4:30pm- First Chess Club Meeting for Kindergarteners and 1st Graders selected through the lottery.

Tuesday, May 21st 6:30-8pm- Final PTSA Membership Meeting with Special Guests: New Principal Shaun Cornwall and ISD CFO Martin Turney ~ All Cougar Ridge Parents are invited to attend. You can meet next year's incoming principal, vote on our incoming board members and next year's budget and hear about the importance of the school board that will be on the next ballot.  Meeting will be in the Cougar Ridge library.

May 20th - 23rd- 2nd annual Cougar Ridge Spirit Swap hosted by our Green Team. We are collecting old Cougar Ridge Spirit Wear that is clean and ready for the next person to enjoy. Let's do our part to reduce our consumption of fast fashion and give our clothes a 2nd or 3rd life with another Cougar Ridge student. Collection of clean Cougar Ridge Spirit Wear will happen throughout the school May 6-17th. The following week, May 20-23, we'll host our Spirit Swap where current Cougar Ridge families can purchase these retro designs to wear and enjoy. Stay tuned for Spirit Swap hours. Questions, reach out to Wendy Dubrow.

Friday, June 7 6:00-8:00pm- Cougar Ridge Spring Carnival

Thursday, June 13- Cougar Ridge Field Day

Tuesday, June 18th- Last Day of School ~ early release

  Lights, Camera... Appreciation

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

May 6-10

It's time to celebrate all of Cougar Ridge's Super Stars!  Staff Appreciation Week is May 6-10.  Please join us in showing staff members how much you appreciate all they do year round.

Monday- Bring your teacher's favorite flower

Tuesday- Wear your teacher's favorite color

Wednesday- Bring your teacher's favorite drink

Thursday- Bring your teacher's favorite snack or treat

Friday- Bring your teacher's favorite school supply

*** Staff favorites can be found on the PTSA Website here.

We have volunteer opportunities and donation opportunities.  Please help make this a special week in whatever way you can.  Click here to sign up to volunteer.  Click here to donate items.

Host a Table at Heritage Festival

Heritage Festival is Thursday, May 16th from 6-8:30pm at Cougar Ridge. This is an exceptional opportunity for students and families to learn about different cultures from around the world!

We are looking for families to sponsor a country/state/cultural heritage. We have poster boards already made for many countries, and often hosts will bring a cultural dish/snack/activity to share.  Check out this video for more information!  Some Ideas to Bring to the Tables:

• Fill your table with items from your country: Traditional clothes, flags, artwork, books, stories, poems, and/or artifacts. 
• Display images or video of your country on a tablet.
• Bring a game or activity of your country.
• Bring traditional foods or snacks  
• Fashion Show - Wear Country customs 
• We will have a stage available for dance performances 

We also have signups for volunteers needed in other areas as well.  Click here to sign up to host a table or volunteer! 

Clean Out for Cougar Ridge

We are launching a new initiative with local business Small Threads!  If this is the time of year where you clean out your kids' closet and drawers, those clothes and shoes can be used to benefit Cougar Ridge! Our school will receive funds from all *clean and resaleable* clothes and shoes at the consignment store! Anything not sold will be donated to KidVantage. For clothes that are *stained or torn* Small Threads has a partnership with Ridwell, so those items will be recycled instead of ending up in the landfill! We will have two *separate* boxes in the office for ou to put your donated clothes and shoes. We will run this initiative for the entire school year so you can do this anytime! Thank you for supporting our school and helping to keep our planet a little greener!

Spiritwear Store

Gear up for the school year with Cougar Ridge spirit wear! Visit our website with hundreds of designs waiting for you! Shop now and get your order in just 10-12 business days. Free shipping over $75. Go Bobcats!

  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

Join our CR PTSA Executive Board! Would you like to help set the direction to PTSA? Want to be more "in the know" about what happens at school? Interested in meeting new people? All while working in service of our students? Then please consider joining our PTSA Executive Board! If you're interested in learning more or have someone you think would be great on the board, please contact Kim Beaudoin. 

Monthly Staff Luncheon Volunteers- Please join PTSA in showing support for our awesome Cougar Ridge staff by volunteering for our monthly staff luncheons.  Volunteers are needed from 10-11:30am and 12:30-2pm.  The 1st shift of volunteers will help prep and put out food for the staff to enjoy.  The 2nd set shift of volunteers will help with replenishing food and drinks as needed and clean-up.  All dates for the year are in this SignUpGenius, so you can plan ahead!  

Library Volunteers Needed- We are looking for parent volunteers to help out with each class' library time. Please sign-up here, if interested. 

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.