April 2010

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 4th-graders from Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville competed in the Hershey Track meet. All of the students did well and had a great time, even though it rained a little! Makenna Whitby took 6th place in the girls softball throw, Mikiya Olsen took 3rd place in the girls long jump, Avarie Peterson took 5th place in the girls 800 meter race, Alma Garcia took 1st place in the girls 800 meter race, and Brandon Bird took 4th place in the 300 meter, as well as 3rd place in the 800 meter. Congratulations fourth-graders!  

 

On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 3rd-graders from Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville competed in the Hershey Track meet. All of the students did well and had a great time cheering each other on! Some of the students even won awards. Canon Young placed 1st in the boys 50 meter and 2nd in the boys 100 meter. Daniel Cameau placed 4th in the boys 50 meter. Seth Bennett placed 6th in the 100 meter. Luke Gleave took 6th place in the boys 400 meter.   Tanii Foster placed 2nd in the softball throw.  Other students who ran in semi-finals (not pictured) includ

Third-graders at Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville recently learned about simple machines such as the screw, pulley, lever, wedge, inclined plane, and wheel/axle. They were challenged to create an original invention using at least two simple machines. The students created everything from a robot that carries your books around, to a game, to a machine that makes orange juice. This picture shows all of the inventions created by the students.

On March 30, 2010 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).    LOWER GRADES: The students who received Scholarship awards are: Kinder: Ethan Bird, Sydney McDaniel, Ella Unuren, Tyler Wright, Eduardo Gutierrez First: Ethan Wilson, Elise Johnson, Rylie Runyan, Kallie Harris, Nicholas Harris Second: Isaac Reynaga, Bodey Bennett, Mariah Pull Third: Elli Roylance, Jesus Aguayo, Sophia

On January 27, 2010 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 Scholarship awards are: Kinder: Gavin Patterson, Will Udall, Brooklyn Passey, Park Pehrson, Angelo Grover First: Reanne Bourgeous, Sierra Thompson, Emman Hafen, Cadence Tripp, Paige Bennett Second: Ana Jaimes, Jasmin Lopez, Cassandra Vazquez, Breanna Jesse Third: Annalyce Leuck, Katie J

On February 5th, 2010, 5th and 6th graders were invited to participate in the Science Fair at Cherry Creek Elementary. The students did an excellent job! 

Recently, 3rd-Graders at Cherry Creek Elementary were able to visit the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City. The field trip was funded in part by a grant, which was awarded to the teachers by the Utah Aerospace Education Foundation. The students were lucky to be able to see lots of exhibits, as well as a few movies. This is what Mrs.

Friday, January 29 was the 100th day of school at Cherry Creek Elementary in Springville. The second grade teachers all celebrated by turning into 100 year old teachers! This has become a fun tradition and the second-graders had a great day!

Cherry Creek in Springville recently rewarded the top reader from each class with a free book as part of an award assembly! At Cherry Creek, every time a student reads 100 minutes, they get to enter their name in a drawing to win a bike or a scooter. However, the faculty decided that students who were reading above and beyond the requested 100 minutes per week deserved a special prize. Congratulations to the winners!