Mr. Duncan Shares Reflections of Leadership Day

Submitted by janelle.barrett on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 14:04

Mr. Duncan took a few minutes to sit down with me this afternoon and share some of his reflections from yesterday's 3rd annual Leadership Day. To hear the humility and gratitude in his voice was touching. Here's a brief summary of what he shared with me:

The turn-out from parents and community members was overwhelming. In case you didn't turn around, there was standing room only in the back of the auditorium. To take time on a Tuesday afternoon is difficult for many families and working individuals. This alone was a huge sign of support.

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by Janelle Barrett

Looking Forward to Leadership Day

Submitted by janelle.barrett on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 12:27

The excitement is palpable! The choir has been rehearsing, the emcees have their note cards written, and the greeters are already at their posts (ok, not really). We can't wait for all of you to see what our students have prepared. It starts at 1:00 sharp tomorrow - you won't want to miss this!

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by Janelle Barrett

Springville Mayor's Recognition Award

Submitted by janelle.barrett on Tue, 02/28/2017 - 10:05

Cherry Creek Elementary student, Anna Caldwell, was awarded the Springville Mayor’s Recognition Award in February. She was nominated by her sixth-grade teacher, Sarah Sumsion. Mrs. Sumsion is impressed by Anna’s constant display of service and leadership. Anna served as her class president and was also chosen to be a Lighthouse Representative associated with her school’s Leader in Me program. Mrs. Sumsion describes Anna as always smiling and positive and one step ahead of her half the time! Anna is the daughter of Justin and Tiffany Caldwell.

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by Lana Hiskey

Letters, Numbers, and Songs in Preschool

Submitted by janelle.barrett on Tue, 02/21/2017 - 14:34

Cherry Creek has two amazing preschool classes, and today I snuck into Miss Marianne's class to see what these cute kids are learning about! During carpet time, they learned about subway trains and that they go very fast underground. Then they went to table rotations to learn about the letter Q, finding numbers on money, and telling parts of a story. These kids are full of energy, and they love to learn!

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by Janelle Barrett

The Language of Math

Submitted by janelle.barrett on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 11:39

Math is hard. That's why Ms. Barrett, our speech-language pathologist, went in to a classroom this week to teach a lesson to students on the language of math. It was amazing to see how quickly students could do quick mental math, but have a hard time telling how they knew which operation to choose based on the words in a problem. Ms. Barrett taught students to look for words like "total" and "all together" to know to use addition, and words like "left" or "difference" to use subtraction. The students then role played number sentences based on word problems involving Mr.

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by Janelle Barrett