What does leadership have to do with classic skating? Well, when the habit focus for the month of April is Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw, it's easy to make the connection! Mr. Earl was happy to report that there were no broken bones or sprained ankles! 

Nebo School District is excited to invite you to participate in the 2018 Summer Theater Camp. There will be two separate two-week sessions offered, one at Spring Lake Elementary in Payson June 5-16th, and another at Sierra Bonita Elementary in Spanish Fork July 9-20th. 

Last week, Franklin Covey designated Cherry Creek Elementary as the newest Lighthouse School! Among thousands of schools world-wide that implement The Leader in Me program, only around 380 schools have received this honor. We could not be more proud of this achievement!

I've seen the rough draft of the yearbook - and I'm here to tell you it looks incredible! PTA volunteers are putting in countless hours to make a yearbook worthy of the wonderful memories we've all made here at Cherry Creek this year. To pre-order yours, go to www.cherrycreek.ecwid.com

Also, remind your students to submit portrait drawings of their teachers to the office by this Friday, April 20th!

Our very own Adison Duke in Mrs. Truscott's 6th grade class was the first place recipient in the Engineering category at the Central Utah STEM fair!  We are so proud of her accomplishment, and how well she represents Cherry Creek leadership!

Beginning today through April 18th, the Student Lighthouse Team is sponsoring this year's Penny Wars to benefit Grandma Long. Grandma Long has volunteered in our kindergarten classrooms for the past 12 years, and has blessed so many students and teachers with her kindness and help. Here's how the penny wars will work:

Today marked a big milestone for Cherry Creek's journey as a Leader In Me school. Visitors from Franklin Covey (the parent company of The Leader In Me program) came to visit our school to complete a "Lighthouse Review". Schools that have implemented the Leader In Me with exceptionalism and consistency across multiple years are eligible to be designated as a "Lighthouse School". It's our goal to be awarded with Lighthouse status, and we look forward to the feedback we receive! We are proud of our Cherry Creek leaders!

Parents,

It is time for kindergarten pre-registration for the 2018-19 school year! Please click on the following link and follow the directions: http://cherrycreek.nebo.edu/content/kindergarten-pre-registration

We would like pre-registration to be completed by Thursday, March 22nd. Then we invite you and your child back to complete the registration process on August 1st. Your child will also be given a brief assessment at that time. 

We do Friday Fun Day in 5th grade for the students who get their homework done. Since there are three 5th grade classes it works perfectly. If you get your homework done you get to play capture the flag. If you do not get your homework done you go to one of the 5th grade classrooms to read or do math. It helps the students begin with the end in mind and want to get their homework done so they can have a chance to have extra fun. 

It's that time of year when the brackets come out, and the championship games begin! But at Cherry Creek, the competition isn't to see which 3rd-6th grade students are the best at basketball, but at remembering their multiplication math facts. This past week, every student in 3rd-6th grade competed for spots in the Sweet 16 round. Prizes get a little bit bigger as each round progresses. Let the games begin!