🔔 Reminder: No School Dec 22 - Jan 2.

Enjoy the winter break! All TCAPS school offices and the TCAPS Administration Building at Glenn Loomis will be closed during this time.

Buildings and classes will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

View the academic calendar here: https://5il.co/3jfx6

9 days ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
Warm-toned photo with a silhouette of a person reading under a large tree and the TCAPS school logo

🔔 Reminder: No School Dec 22 - Jan 2.

Enjoy the winter break! All TCAPS school offices and the TCAPS Administration Building at Glenn Loomis will be closed during this time.

Buildings and classes will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

View the academic calendar here: https://5il.co/3jfx6

10 days ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
Warm-toned photo with a silhouette of a person reading under a large tree and the TCAPS school logo
We are excited to share some incredible news—Cherry Knoll Elementary School has officially helped set a new STACK UP!® World Record!

On November 18th, 19th, and 20th, our students joined 784,036 stackers from around the globe to break the previous world record of 752,632 participants for the “Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations.” This amazing achievement was made possible thanks to the enthusiasm, teamwork, and energy of students here at Cherry Knoll and thousands of others worldwide.

We are proud of the effort our students put into participating in this event. Not only did they help make history, but they also practiced focus, coordination, and perseverance—all while having fun!

To see how Cherry Knoll Elementary contributed to this World Record, please visit the link below:

Cherry Knoll Elementary School helped set a New World Record:
speedstacks.com/stackup/2025/the-sport/?rid=47451

Thank you to all our students, staff, and families for supporting this exciting opportunity. We look forward to many more moments of learning, movement, and celebration together!

Congratulations, Cherry Knoll Wildcats!


11 days ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
fifth grade students standing by stacked cups
Third grade students sitting by stacked cups
first grade students standing by stacked cups
Kindergarten students standing by stacked cups

SCHOOL IS CLOSED: All TCAPS schools are closed today, Friday, December 19, 2025 due to inclement weather. Students in Michigan Virtual, Acellus, or Dual Enrollment classes should follow the direction of the instructors for those programs.

For more information on snow days, including how they are communicated and how decisions are made, go to www.tcaps.net.

12 days ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
TCAPS ALERT Schools are closed due to inclement weather.
Do you ever wonder what the teachers do during early release days? It's their time to collaborate and learn.
18 days ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
teachers sitting around tables talking

🌟 Beyond Sounding Out: CKLA Knowledge Units Build Confident Readers! 📚

While learning to sound out words is essential, did you know that CKLA Knowledge Units teach your child about the world (like history and science) and grow their vocabulary by introducing important, academic words? This strong foundation of knowledge and words is how they move beyond simply sounding out letters to actually understanding the meaning of what they read, making them skilled and confident readers.

 CKLA Connected—check out the learning adventures happening right now!

 Kindergarten: Underdogs and Heroes: Stories 
First Grade: Common Threads: Different Lands, Similar Stories 
Second Grade: Legends and Heroes: Greek Myths
Third Grade: Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry
Fourth Grade: Meaning and Metaphor: Poetry
Fifth Grade: Visions in Verse: Poetry

20 days ago, Traverse City Area Public Schools
Young girl using a pocket chart for a phonics lesson, placing a letter card under the 'Chaining' category.
Student learning what is inside the human body at school
Teachers and students in a classroom hold up cards with shapes (star, circle) and letters ('f', 'o', 'g') for a lesson.
Students learning in the classroom
Students with paper masks learning in the classroom
2nd Grade, Courtade:  Domain 2, “Ancient Greece” Display
Group of students smiling together in the classroom.
Congratulations to Ms. Walter's class who returned all their library books on time to earn a flashlight day in the library! Thank you Mrs. Wejrowski for making this a fun reward for our kids.
about 1 month ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
librarian reading a book in the dark with kids shining their flashlights on the book
Flannel Friday At Cherry Knoll Elementary
about 1 month ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Students and  Staff in Flannel Shirts
Student and Staff wearing flannel
Ms. Burnell held the 4th annual Cherry Knoll Family Folk Dance on Wednesday. Our 2nd and 3rd grade students danced the night away with their families. Thank you Ms. Burnell for organizing and preparing our kids for this fun event!
about 1 month ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
A boy and girl dancing
A mother and a girl  doing the do se do
A mother and a girl  doing the do se do
Two students holding hands as they dance through people on both sides
A dad and his daughter holding hands as they dance through people on both sides
A father and his son holding hands as they dance through people on both sides
Two lines of people facing a pair of students dancing between the line
Pairs of people touching palms as they dance
Two girls sashaying through a line dance
Parents and students  holding hands dancing
Today was a fun Flannel Friday at Cherry Knoll Elementary!
about 2 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Students and Staff in Flannel Shirts
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Chari
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Katrina
Kindergarten 1
We met our Moveathon goal! Dr. Derks dyed her hair. Thank you for the donations to support our school.
about 2 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Dr Derks with pink hair standing next to the gift giving thermometer
Pink haired principal in office
Pink haired principal with students on the playground
Pink haired principal with students in the hallway
pink haired principal with students on the playground
Pink haired principal  with students surrounding her in the classroom
pink haired principal with students on the pplayground
Our Moveathon had to move indoors, but we still had a lot of fun getting our bodies moving!
about 2 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Students and an adult doing arm stretches
student hula hooping
Student jumping rope
Student running
Student running
Students lined up at starting line to run
Girl doing a seated stretch
Boy doing a seated stretch
Boy midair jumping rope
Kindergarten students on mat doing sit ups and push ups
Our Cherry Knoll staff were very sweet this Halloween!
about 2 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Cherry Knoll staff dressed as sweet things
Junior Kindergarten staff dressed as Junior Mints
Kindergarten staff dressed as Kinder Joy
Staff dressed as M & Ms
Staff dressed as milk and cookies and Spam
Staff dressed as Reese's
Staff dressed in pink holding lollipops
Principal and student dressed as bananas
First grade teachers dressed as Kit Kat
Here are the Whole School Moveathon Prizes to earn
2 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Moveathon Building Prizes $500 Funky Hat Day, $10,000 Crazy Hair Day, $15,000 Dress Like a Teacher, $20,000 Extra Recess, $26,000 Dr. Derks colors her hair
We met our second Moveathon goal! We'll have Crazy Hair Day on Friday, October 24th!
2 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Crazy Hair Day on Friday, October 24 for reaching our $10,000 goal

We met our first goal! Crazy Hat Day will be Friday, October 17.

3 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Crazy Hat Day Oct 17

Trojy, TC Central High School's mascot, was at Cherry Knoll on Friday to help kick off our Moveathon fundraiser. Flyers went home Friday. Let's get moving!

3 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Trojy showing muscles in front of school
Directions for Moveathon registration

We had a great turnout for Walk, Bike, Roll to school day! With physical exercise to start the day, our kids are ready to learn.

3 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
groups of students
students smiling
bikes in a bike rack at school
student on bike
student on bike, kids in background
students walking on track
students walking on track
students walking on track
riding bike on track, students walking in background
student on bike
This Wednesday is Walk, Bike, Roll to School Day! We hope your kids will take advantage of one way to exercise to school. If they are unable to meet at the various locations, kids may take a lap around the track when they arrive at school. Please sign up here to show how you'll be participating. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYaRqJ53Zx_X3193MqWv91bNGJUWzWRuymsBptkLluz9SaKw/viewform?usp=header
3 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
Walk, Bike, Ride to School October 8

Here's this week's lost and found. It's growing! Please take a look and let your child know if they need to pick up their clothes. Also, feel free to stop by before or after school to grab their things if you see them.

3 months ago, Cherry Knoll Elementary
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found
sweatshirts and jackets in lost and found