It was with extreme hesitancy that the students reached forward to touch the brightly colored snake coiling around the presenter’s arm. However, in the end, students did say meeting the snake was one of their favorites. The students from Mrs. Jacobson’s 3rd grade class at Cherry Creek Elementary held a career day in their classroom on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Various professionals such as a detective, an adoption agency representative, a doctor, a musician, and a biologist visited the 3rd grade classroom. Many parents and family members presented on career day.

Cherry Creek Elementary honored their December Scholars, Citizens and Special Recognition students at an awards assembly in December.

Scholars for the month were: Presley Johnson, Olivia Roberts, Dallin Kilgrow, Codi Gibson, Allie Dorman, Abby Nielson, Drew Owens, Korri Cooper, Alli Tipton, Elise Parr, Keith Njemini, Brooklyn Passey, Makenna DeMartini, Caleb Judd, Avery Nelson, Eddie Diaz, Jackson Parr, Yunuen Vargas, Madeleine Unguren, Bina Sparks, Miah Gourdin, Rochelle Gutierrez, Brayant Garcia, Sabrina Harris, and Maya Gomez.

Cherry Creek students spent the month of December sharing

family and school traditions.

Third grade students learned persuasive techniques to convince Santa to choose new reindeer to help him deliver Christmas presents this year. They presented a play in class to show what they had learned.

Members of Cherry Creeks Choir are shown by the Christmas Tree. All the students participated with caroling around the Christmas Tree on the last day of Christmas.

for all the freedoms they enjoy today.

Winners at Cherry Creek's Pop Bottle Decorating Contest were:

Overall Decoration: Abby Cantrell & Kami Bromley; Best Superheros: Javier Ruiz; Funniest Duo: Bree Jensen; "Witchiest": Sophia  Millet; Most Clever: Jake Erickson; "Battiest": Kaitlin Pickett; "Shiniest": Lily Wilson; and Best Wrap Up: Jessica Pratt. 

Decorated bottles were then donated and used as prizes in the number walk game at the Fall Carnival.

Students came dressed up in all their Halloween finest.  The creative costumes were fun to look at throughout the parade and carnival.

Cherry Creek’s School Nurse, Terri Jackson with helpers, Chase Stevens, Emma Hafen, and  Arianna Gordilla teaches third grade students the how and whys  to being clean and washing their  hands.

BYU basketball player Josh Sharp came to Cherry Creek Elementary to encourage the 4th grade to be smokin' hot athletic stars instead of smokin' something else.  The fourth graders enjoyed learning about the negative affects of alcohol, drugs and tobacco on the body from a variety of BYU athletes on DVD including basketball star Jimmer Fredette, diving champion Brandon Watson, and soccer forward Jennie Marshall.  These students are excited to say that, "The Buff Don't Puff!"

Welcome Kindergarten Students

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Parkins' class are

 excited to learn how to read on their first day of school.  Cherry Creek

Elementary will welcome over 150 new kindergarten students this year. 

Third grade students had their first field trip at school.

They went to Willy Wonka's Candy Factory and helped

package candy.  They learned to package in groups of ten.

They are going to take their "job" training back into the classroom

and use it in their math class.