Cherry Crest Elementary School

Have a 4th grader going into 5th grade in the fall. As with the previous parent's opinion that emphasis is on math over spelling I agree with the posit, but not the outcome. Technology requires strong math skills for success, while reading and spell check makes spelling less important to test for. Overall an awesome learning environment with great teachers and parent involvement. We will miss Principal Carroll next year.
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Cherry Crest is an outstanding school with unbelievably great teachers, a very strong administration, and terrific parent support.
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The school has a lot of parental involvement but the level of learning is mediocre. The teachers are tied to the state curriculum and teach to the test. They don't really add a lot of activity based learning or challenge the smarter kids in the class. Ex. My 4th grade son gets a lot of math homework each day but hasn't had one spelling test all year long. I would
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Teachers being bound by the curriculum (& WASL) is sometimes detrimental to real teaching but is a problem throughout the district & state, not just at CC. Same w/ the lack of a full-time counselor. I hope that any parent who feels bullying is prevalent has addressed the situation with teachers & administration. In my 7 years as a CC parent I've found no tolerance for bullying--when the teachers are aware of it. Unfortunately covert activity occurs, which is why children & parents need to shed light on problems, not suffer in silence. Social skills are a challenge for children everywhere, but responsiblilty for behavior starts at home, not with a public school counselor. Parent volunteers ARE needed to provide playground supervision & support the learning environment. CC is fortunate to have many dedicated and proactive families. Public school isn't perfect & can always benefit from parent involvement beyond WWW complaints.
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This school is a train wreck - bullying is prevalent, there is no full time counselor which is sorely needed. The new principals are doing their best and are both gifted administrators, but the amount of time teachers spend 'teaching to the WASL' is distressing. Social and emotional skills are seen as secondary to academic and many kids are not equipped to handle themselves on the playground or in the classroom for that matter. Teachers seem more focused on 'crowd control' than on skill building and differentiation.
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Really great school. Very friendly teachers.

The lack of a full time school counselor is distressing. The new principals are great. Teachers are too tied to 'the curriculum' to address or meet student needs.
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Great school. Teacher's really care!
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Very friendly and professional school.
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Excellent school. Great teachers and parent participation
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