Cherry Creek's annual PTA-sponsored Family Week is next week, January 9th-12th. Each day there is an activity planned at the school, or one you can do at home and share a picture on social media (info below). Here's the line-up:

Monday: Movie Night! Come see The Peanuts Movie at 6:30pm at Cherry Creek. Wear your pajamas and bring blankets and pillows. Snacks will be provided.

Tuesday: Parents & Pastries! Before school from 8:00-8:45, cinnamon rolls and milk will be served. Bring a book to read with your child.

Springville's Nestle company has graciously donated $5,000 to Cherry Creek for us to use for student wellness and nutrition. This money will be used for new P.E. equipment. Thanks, Nestle! 

Ms. Baldwin is our next spotlight teacher! Jen Baldwin is an incredible second grade teacher, and we are so lucky to have her at Cherry Creek. Ms. Baldwin has two beautiful daughters, one who is currently serving an LDS mission in WA, and a sophomore at Springville High School.  Jen graduated from UVU and loves to teach math! She loves to share her love with her students and help them see their potential. Jen also loves dark chocolate, mountain biking, and hugs. A random fact about Ms. Baldwin is that she has never had a cavity! Ms.

Starting this week during lunch, there is a "Sharing Station" where students can put their unopened (school lunch) packaged items in to share with others. Any student (home lunch or school lunch) can then come get more to eat if they are still hungry. Yesterday, not a single full milk carton was thrown away! This is a great way for the kids to see that sharing helps others, and gives us a chance to think win-win!

This week's lucky spotlight teacher is Robert Sedgwick! Mr. Sedgwick has joined the fourth grade team this year, after having taught second grade for many years here at Cherry Creek. He loves to be a positive role model for kids. He loves working at Cherry Creek because, "everyone is so positive and willing to go the extra mile." Mr. Sedgwick certainly goes the extra mile for all of us as he is our technology guru. We would be lost and confused without him! His wife and four kids all love reading and having fun adventures together. Mr.

Recently, both the third and fourth grade classes have been able to attend a presentation about Native American history and culture. They specifically learned about Native Americans from Utah and their culture including housing, clothing, and food.

Today's spotlight goes to our amazing speech-language pathologist (SLP), Janelle Barrett!  Miss Barrett is in her fourth year at Cherry Creek, and we're so grateful to have her!  She grew up all the way in Minnesota with her parents and four siblings.  Then she moved here to Utah to go to BYU for both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in communication disorders. When she's not busy being a wonderful SLP, Miss Barrett likes to cook, sew, play the violin, and do yoga.

The kindergarteners have been having fun the past two weeks learning all about animals. This week we went on a safari around our classroom to look for wild animals.  The kids look so great in their safari hats!

Yesterday, our fourth grade classes went on an exciting field trip to the Museum of Natural History in Salt Lake City. The students had fun navigating the museum and learning more about the history of the great state of Utah!

Clint Cornwall, Teacher, Cherry Creek Elementary
Nominated by: Corinne Briggs