Next week, March 27th-31st is Staff Appreciation week! Our amazing PTA has put together ideas of ways you and your kids can show the teachers and staff just how much they are appreciated. Here's a link to survey responses from the teachers if you want to know their favorite gifts to receive: https://goo.gl/Iko4Ae

Thanks to our great Title 1 technicians, 3rd-6th grade students are participating their very own March Madness competition, but this time, it's all about math facts! Each student competes to recite math facts quickly and accurately. We're already down to the Elite Eight, and the finalists will get to compete against Mr. Duncan next week. 

The Living Planet Aquarium came to present to Cherry Creek's fourth grade students last week. Students enjoyed this hands-on activity and learned more about the water cycle and how it affects land, water supplies, and animal life.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Please bring your child with you to registration so they can be given a brief assessment. This will help us balance our classes and have teacher assignments ready by August 1st. Thanks!

Cherry Creek Parents,

Enrollment for next year’s kindergarten will take place at Cherry Creek Elementary in the Collaboration Center on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Please follow the arrows after entering the front doors of the school.

Next week, March 13th-16th is National School Breakfast Week. Our fantastic lunch staff have a series of fun breakfast menus and morning activities. Here's the line-up:

Monday: Breakfast Pizza with Mr. Duncan

Tuesday: Mini Maple Waffles with parents

Wednesday: Pancakes on a stick with teachers

Thursday: Pancakes and brain boosting games

Breakfast is served from 8:25-8:55 am. 

Students can also enter a contest to create their own School Breakfast Ad. See the front office or kitchen for more details. 

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.