April 16, 2023

Dear Spring Creek Families,

With the final weeks of school upon us, I have an important message for parents. We need your child here every day. We have set an ambitious school wide goal to have 90% attendance from now until the end of the school year! Please help us by getting your child to school and on time. It’s the beginning of our end of year testing and every time a student is absent, it is difficult to make-up. 

Unfortunately, chronic absenteeism is a challenge we have seen this school year at Spring Creek and throughout the state of Utah. Chronic Absenteeism is a term for students who miss 10% or more of the school year. This is equivalent to missing 18 days of school regardless of whether the absences are excused or not. Kindergarten absenteeism shows lower levels of achievement in math, reading, and general knowledge during first grade. In the 2017-2018 school year, 18% of Utah kindergarteners were chronically absent. This past year it was 36%. For 6th grade students, chronic absences become a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school. Absenteeism also has an enormous impact on a child’s ability to learn to read proficiently in the early grades. 

Simply put, when students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating.

If you are struggling to get your child to school for any reason, please reach out. We are here to help. Your engagement and support in your child’s education is critical. 

Sincerely, Mrs. Snow, Principal

Playground Gates Locked

All 1st – 6th grade students will need to enter through the front doors when arriving to school. The playground gates will be locked. Kindergarten will still go to the kindergarten playground.

School Lunch Debts

All school lunch balances need to be paid in full by the end of the school year. 

Kindergarten Chromebooks & Chargers

ChromeBooks and Chargers that were sent home with your child at the beginning of the year need to be returned by Friday, April 21, 2023.

Upcoming Calendar Items

**Thursday, April 20th: Utah Great Earthquake Shake-Out Drill

**Thursday, April 20th: Choir Performance at 7:00pm

This Week in the After School Program

  ~ After School Academy 1st & 2nd grade meets Monday – Thursday

  ~ After School Academy 3rd & 4th grade meets Monday – Thursday

  ~ After School Academy 5th & 6th  grade meets Monday – Thursday

  ~ Robotics Club meets on Tuesday & Thursday

Choir

The Spring Creek Singers will perform for families and the school community at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20. 

Earthquake Drill

Spring Creek Elementary informs parents prior to the monthly Emergency Drills taking place at the school.

The Great Utah ShakeOut is on Thursday, April 20th. Visit the Shakeout website for more information.

Spring Creek will be participating and conducting an Earthquake Drill Thursday, April 20th. We will be following the Provo City School District Procedures found on the attached document. 

• Emergency Procedures

6th Grade ~ Centennial Dance Auditions

Centennial Middle School Dance Company auditions are Friday, April 21st at 3:00 pm and all 6th graders are welcome to audition. See attached flyer and website:

• Dance Audition Poster
• CMS Dance

PCSD second annual “Night for All Families

Provo City School District’s second annual “Night for All Families” is May 6, 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Grandview Learning Center. All families of students, parents/guardians, are invited and everyone can bring guests. See attached flyer for more information. Flyer: A Night for All Families.

Boys and Girls Club Summer Program

Please refer to the attached flyer for information about the program. 

• Summer Flyer Provo Peaks
• Summer Flyer Provo Peaks Spanish

2023-24 Kindergarten Registration

New student registration for the 2023-24 school year began March 15th. Your child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023 to be enrolled in Kindergarten. Registration is a 3-step process, mainly done online. Appointment preferred for in person registration. Visit the New Student Registration web page for more information and to begin the registration process. Contact the school office at 801-370-4650 with any questions.

2023-24 Preschool Registration

Registration has begun for the 2023-24 Provo City School District Title I Preschool. Visit the Title I Preschool Registration web page for more information.