August 2023

Congratulations to Oliver Fajardo for being the first student of the school year to make the Impossible Shot in PE!  Oliver is a 2nd Grader in Mrs. Martin’s class.  The theme in PE comes from Walt Disney:  It’s Kinda Fun to Do The Impossible.   

The 5th Graders in Mrs. Youngs’ class learned engineering skills by testing their ability to build a large tower. The students built these to introduce STEM skills and connected this to the Jeddah tower that is going to try to break the record of the highest building in the world. They had to develop and use models and construct explanations or arguments from evidence to erect their tower.  They will also discuss engineering failures from around the world and will apply the knowledge they learned to compare to their towers… what could they have done differently?

Wednesday was the First Day of Kindergarten!  Going to school and learning new things are fun!  The Kinders made new friends, played on the playground, ate lunch at school and learned so many new things on their first day.  

Preschool and Kindergarten Open house is this Tuesday, August, 22nd. The 3 Year Old class will come at 9:15-10:15.  The 4 Year Old Am class will come at 10:30-11:30.  And the 4 Year Old PM class will Come at Noon to 1:30. All Kindergarten classes will come from 3:30 to 4:30.  Come meet your teacher and see your classroom.

We are thrilled to announce our Student Lighthouse Leaders for 23-24.   All Cherry Creek students have the opportunity to apply for student leadership jobs.  They are learning about the different jobs in leadership class over the next few weeks and applications will be due on Sept. 1st. 

Front row left to right:  Halle Christensen, Kaylee Deardeuff, Taysom Christensen, Delcan Lane, Hannah Dougal, Savannah Roby, Maci Scott, Max Merrill, Caleb Basuldo

Back row left to right:  Lukas Stickney, Emmett Knight, Riley Johnson, Cami Estrada, Mayson Mower, Kellon Sines

The red carpet was rolled out to welcome back students and parents for the First Day of School!  Music, balloons and cowbells added to the smiling faces, High 5’s and laughter made it a fun way to start off the morning.  Our Cherry Creek Crocs are going to Rock this new school year!

Wednesday, August 16th will be our First Day of School for Grades 1-5.  Parents and Students come walk the Red Carpet from 8:45 to 9:10.  School starts at 9:15.  See you Wednesday morning!

It was so good to see familiar faces and welcome new friends to our Back to School Open House!  Thanks for coming, meeting your teachers and filling the halls with smiles and laughter!  

We’re excited to start the new school year!  There will be an Open House on Monday, August 14th from 3:30-5:30 for Grades 1-5.  Come meet your teacher, check out your classroom, find your locker, sign up for lunch and PTA.  See you on Monday!    First Day of School will be Wednesday, August 16th.  Open House for PreSchool and Kindergarten will be on Tuesday, August 22nd. 

We have a lot of new faces at Cherry Creek this year.  Over the next few weeks, we will be posting pictures and spotlights so you can get to know the new teachers and faculty at the Creek.