Cherry Creek Students Earn and Pajama Day!
Recently, students at Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville had a competition with their teachers to see who could donate the most items to the school food drive. Needless to say, the students WON! By a landslide! So, they get to have a pajama day to celebrate! Each class gets to wear their pajamas to school on a day their teacher chooses. Mr. Earl chose Tuesday November 24 for his students. It was an awesome day!
Cherry Creek First Grade Celebrates the 50th Day of
On Nov. 4, first grade students at Cherry Creek Elementary
in Springville celebrated the 50th day of school. They
dressed up in their best "fifties" clothes and played
games that were popular in the fifties. They learned how
to hula hoop, do the bunny hop, and the twist.
Afterwards, they all got root beer floats. It was a
great day in first grade!
Cherry Creek PTA puts on a Pie Eating Contest!
The PTA at Cherry Creek in Springville has a lot of dedicated members! In fact, Mrs. Amy Braithwaite’s 1st grade class has the most PTA members in the whole school! Their class was awarded a special party. However, it was decided that this would not be enough. SO the PTA put on a Pie Eating Contest between children of PTA members, and the teachers. It was a huge success.
Cherry Creek’s Halloween Carnival is a Success!
On Thursday, October 29, students at Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville got to wear their Halloween Costumes to school! They were treated to a fabulous Halloween Carnival by the PTA. Some of the kids even won awards for their awesome costumes. These are the winners of various categories in the PTA costume contest: Front Row: Jake Erikson, Jordan Erikson, Ashley Durkee, Peyton Grace, Joe Marvin and Joe’s younger sister Back Row: Brandon Simpson, Saige Porray, Shaina Hickenbotham, Brooke Bromley, Mckenna Witby
Utah County K-9 officers visit Cherry Creek
On October 6, as part of Red Ribbon week, students at Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville learned about the Utah County K-9 unit and how its Officers work with specially trained dogs to locate drugs and apprehend criminals. They were able to watch Nacho the dog successfully attempt to find drugs hidden on the stage. They even got to see how Nacho catches criminals! It was a fun and unique way for the students to learn about the importance of being drug and violence free. Thanks to the Utah County K-9 unit for coming to demonstrate!
September Awards
On September 30, 2009, students at Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville received special awards. Three students from each class were chosen to receive awards for scholarship (red awards), citizenship (yellow awards), or special recognition (blue awards).
The students who received awards are as follows:
Cherry Creek 5th Grade Puts on a Wax Museum for Constitution Day!
The 5th-graders at Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville decided to honor
past Americans by presenting the school with a wax museum on Constitution
Day. They learned loads of cool stuff about people in America who have done
great things!
Back to School Bash at Cherry Creek is a Success!
On Friday, September 11, 2009, Cherry Creek Green Ribbon Week came to an end with a successful "Back to School Bash" in the evening. The night was filled with friends and fun and lots of prizes. The PTA worked hard to set up an exciting carnival that even included stations about fire safety, car safety, and bike safety. We look forward to doing it again next year!