November 22, 2024

Spring Creek Parents,

     We had a great opportunity this week to go to the Roots of Knowledge stained glass display at UVU this week with our 3rd -6th grades.  It was an awesome opportunity for our students to see some magnificent artwork and also make some connections to the story book The Piece That is You.  We will be doing a fun art project with this later on as well.  Thanks to all of the parents who went and helped us out on this field trip.

I wanted to also give a shout out to our Specialties teachers!!  They provide us with Library, Art, Music and P.E. and they do a fantastic job!  Mrs. Hopoate does fantastic in getting those kids working learning different skills from dribbling a basketball to swinging a hockey stick.  She does a great job keeping students engaged and listening.  Mr. Tim is continually striving to instill a love of reading in our students and has a great passion for what he does.  Mrs. Gylseth is incredible at teaching students about music and getting even the most uninterested students involved in the action.  Miss. Bevans has great skills in taking the student’s love of art and pushing it forward into small beautiful drawings or into elaborate large whole groups of color.  Your kids are truly lucky to have such great specialty teachers!!

Family talking point:  Advocating for yourself in your learning

We try and teach kids to advocate for themselves in their learning.  This means when they do not understand something in class they have to speak up and tell the teacher.  It is easy to fall through the cracks in a classroom full of kids.

Possible questions to ask:

– What do you do when you are not understanding the instruction in class?

– What stops you from asking questions in class?

– Why is it important to advocate for yourself?

Thank you,

Jay Porter

Principal, Spring Creek Elementary

Upcoming Calendar Items

Also see Spring Creek calendar 

**Wednesday Nov 27th – Friday Nov 29th: No School ~ Thanksgiving

**Thursday Dec 5th: Hearing Screenings 

**Friday Dec 6th: Choir Field Trip

**Friday Dec 6th: Emergency Drill (Lockdown)

**Tuesday Dec 10th – Friday Dec 13th: PTA Santa Shop (more information coming soon)

**Monday Dec 23rd – Monday Jan 6th: No School ~ Winter Break

**Tuesday Jan 7th: School Resumes

After School Program

After School Program week of November 25th:

*** NO AFTER SCHOOL ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH & TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH,

 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL RESUME ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND

After School Program week of December 2nd:

• Club Aerie 1st – 3rd meets Monday – Thursday
• Club Aerie 4th – 6th meets Monday – Thursday
• Hawk Theatre Drama Club 1st – 3rd meets on Tuesday & Thursday
• Hawk Theatre Drama Club 4th – 6th meets on Monday & Wednesday
• Robotics Club meets on Monday & Wednesday
• Newcomers Club 1st – 3rd meets on Monday & Wednesday
• Newcomers Club 4th – 6th meets on Tuesday & Thursday

Choir

Our Spring Creek choir WILL meet this Tuesday, November 26, 7:30 – 8:20 a.m.  We are preparing for our upcoming field trip on Friday, December 6th. 

Notification Of Annual School Hearing Screening

Hearing is an important part of your student’s ability to learn and progress at school. In accordance with state and federal law, an annual hearing screening is conducted at your student’s school to help identify hearing concerns. Hearing screening this year in the elementary schools includes preschool (if not previously screened), Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades, all students receiving special education services and students who are new to the district. If you would like your student screened and they are not part of one of the groups mentioned, please let your student’s teacher know. This year, your school’s hearing screening is scheduled on: Thursday, December 5th.    

The hearing screening is a very simple procedure and will take only a few minutes. If your student does not pass the initial screening, they will be rechecked on a later date and you will be notified if they do not pass the rescreen. If you DO NOT want your student to be screened, please send an email or signed and dated note to your student’s teacher prior to the screening indicating you don’t want them to be screened.

Emergency Drill (Lockdown)

Spring Creek Elementary informs parents prior to the monthly Emergency Drills taking place at the school. On Friday, December 6th, we will be conducting a Lockdown Emergency Drill and will be following the Provo City School District Procedures found on the attached document. 

Emergency Procedures

PTA (Parent Involvement)

ROOM PARENT SIGN UP

Want to be of help in your child’s classroom (or any classroom)? It’s a great way to be more involved, and doesn’t require too much time! Sign up here to be a room parent 

SANTA SHOP

We are still very much in need of volunteers to help with Santa Shop. Parents who volunteer say this is their favorite PTA event to help out with. Sign up here to help students shop for gifts for family and friends.

Stem Fair

This year our STEM Fair will be held on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025. We are transitioning to a more research-based STEM fair, instead of experimenting like the District has done in the past few years. Only 5th and 6th graders will have the opportunity to participate in our Fair, while the younger grades will have the opportunity to observe them throughout the process! It is always best to start thinking about your project early, especially during holiday breaks! For more information, please visit our STEM Fair website here.

Library/Book Fair

Thank you for a successful book fair! We appreciate your support. It was great to see our students so excited. We earned over $2,000 for books for our school library. These much-needed materials will build our collection and replace some popular books that have been lost or damaged. 

     ~ Tim Wadham, LIbrarian

Community Information

See attached flyers with locations that are offering Thanksgiving dinner. These are great places to go if you have no way to cook a meal. And if you’re looking for a tasty meal. Happy Thanksgiving!