October 15, 2023

Dear Spring Creek Families,

The weather has turned cooler and wetter this past week. Thank you for sending your child to school with jackets and proper shoes. We encourage you to label your child’s outwear so if it is misplaced or lost, it is much easier for us to know where to return these items.

In addition, we are seeing an uptick in upper grade students dealing with verbal aggression off-campus and online in social media apps. Last week, I talked with the 6th grade classes about the reports we are receiving from students and encouraged students to talk to a parent or another trusted adult about the stresses that social media is having on peer relationships and their emotional well-being. These stresses negatively impact learning. I would encourage you to become familiar with the SafeUtah app. This resource is free to parents and students and provides immediate support to families at no charge. You can learn more about it on the SafeUT Website. Our school social workers, Mrs. Byars ( kellieb@provo.edu) and Ms. Graves ( egraves@provo.edu) work tirelessly to support the vast social and emotional needs of our students. If you would like more information on how to support your student, please reach out to them.

This coming week will be a short school week with Fall Break beginning on Thursday, October 19-Tuesday, October 24, 2023. School will resume on Wednesday, October 25 with an early release day at 1:30 pm followed by another early release day on Thursday, October 26 to accommodate Parent Teacher Conferences. We hope you will sign up for a conference! Teachers are eager to meet and discuss your child’s progress with you.

I hope the upcoming Fall Break is a restful and safe break for all of you!

Spring Creek Haws don’t fly, they SOAR!

Mrs. Snow, Principal

Upcoming Calendar Items

• Thursday Oct 19th through Monday Oct 23rd: No School ~ Fall Break
• Tuesday Oct 24th: No School ~ Professional Development Day
• Wednesday Oct 25th: School Resumes
• Wednesday Oct 25th & Thursday Oct 26th: Early Release Days (Friday Schedule)
• Wednesday Oct 25th & Thursday Oct 26th: Parent Teacher Conferences (more information below)
• Wednesday Oct 25th – Friday Oct 27th: Book Fair (see attached flyer)
• Thursday Nov 9th: Save the Date ~ Spring Creek Community Night (more information below)

After School Program this week

After School Program students will meet in the cafeteria after school on the days their class meets! 

• After School Academy 3rd & 4th will meet Monday – Wednesday
• After School Academy 5th & 6th will meet Monday & Wednesday only
• Hawk Theatre Drama Club 1st – 3rd will meet on Monday & Wednesday
• Hawk Theatre Drama Club 4th – 6th grade will meet on Tuesday only
• Art Club 1st – 2nd meets on Tuesday
• Art Club 3rd – 4th will not meet this week!
• Art Club 5th – 6th meets on Monday
• HOPE Squad meets on Wednesday

If your child would like to sign up, we still have a few spots open in Art Club 3-4 and Art Club 5-6! It will be such a fun class in the after school program!

After School Program will not have classes or activities on Wednesday, October 25th or Thursday, October 26th due to early out schedule & Tuesday, October 31st due to Halloween.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 25th from 1:45-4:00 and Thursday, October 26th from 1:45-7:00 pm. We will be using the website Sign-Up Genius to schedule our conferences. Please see our school website to access your teacher’s Sign-Up Genius page and sign up for an appointment with your child’s teacher. 

Please sign up as soon as possible so that we can arrange for support with translation and other assistance as needed.

Sign ups are now available on the Spring Creek Website. If you need assistance getting signed up please call the front office at 801-370-4650.

We’re excited to visit with you and discuss how we can work together to best support your child.

Story Cupboard Book Fair

Wednesday Oct 25th – Friday Oct 27th Book fair hours and more information on the attached flyer. 

PTA

PTA will be helping with volunteers at the book fair! If you are available, please sign up to help and support literacy in our school community!

Save the date for our Spring Creek Community Night, which will be held on Thursday, November 9th from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

We will have many community resources there to share information about their programs with you, teachers will be giving families literacy games and activities that can help build your children’s literacy skills at home, each student will receive a free book, free haircuts available for students, pizza will be served (while supplies last), there will be a special meeting to share resources with our new to the country families, and we’ll have lots of fun door prizes! We will also be holding our Annual Title I Meeting during our community night where we will share important information with parents along with a Crumbl cookie while supplies last! You won’t want to miss this amazing event!

STEM Fair

Start to think about your STEM Fair project! This year our STEM Fair will be held in January. All grades are welcome to participate in our school STEM Fair. 5th and 6th graders will have the opportunity to participate in the District and State STEM Fair. It is always best to start thinking about your project early. For more information, please visit our website here. 

ANNUAL POWERSCHOOL UPDATE REQUIRED FOR ALL RETURNING STUDENTS

Reminder to update your online forms in PowerSchool at grades.provo.edu if you have not done so already. All parents/guardians are required to update the online forms in their Parent Portal Account on Powerschool every year. Contact the school office at 801-370-4650 if you have forgotten your login information and they will reset it for you.

Community Events Information & Flyers

See attached Community Events Flyer