Creekside Elementary School

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Creekside Elementary School
19993 East Long Avenue
Centennial, Colorado 80016
HOME OF THE
CREEKSIDE COUGARS
April 17, 2014
Volume 27, Issue 9
Creekside’s
Mission Statement:
To inspire every student to think, to learn,
to achieve, to care.
Front Office Team
Kelly Sommerfeld,
Principal
Katie Johnson,
Assistant to the
Principal
Jennifer Ostrom,
Office Manager
Penny Thomas,
Dear Creekside Parents,
Welcome back! I hope you and your family had a relaxing and enjoyable spring
break. We traveled to Hawaii to visit friends. The kids enjoyed playing in the waves,
boogie boarding, and snorkeling. It was nice to enjoy quality time with one another
over the break.
Now we are back in the routine of school, and spring is a busy time in schools! The
next eight weeks will be filled with fun activities, performances, and community
events. This is also the time of year when we, as a staff, begin planning for next
school year. One of the tasks we work on as a staff is developing class lists which
will create an effective learning environment for each and every student. The staff at
Creekside Elementary works very hard to place each student in an optimal learning
environment every year.
When making class lists, we strive for balanced, heterogeneous classes. Working in
grade level teams, classroom teachers take many factors into account, including collecting information from all teachers and specialists who teach our students. Academic, social, emotional, and behavioral strengths and needs are all considered
when creating class lists. In addition, we attempt to balance each class with an equal
number of boys and girls. Our goal is to create classes that support each child in
reaching his or her full potential. We believe we have excellent teachers in each
classroom who challenge, motivate, and inspire all children. It is our goal to provide
an exceptional learning environment for every child.
Secretary
-------------------Creekside Main Office
720-886-3500
Creekside’s fax
720-886-3588
Creekside’s Attendance
720-886-3595—24/7 Access
As part of this process, we value your knowledge as a parent. We would like to take
into account any input you feel is important to share with us about your child. If you
have additional information that would help us make those decisions, please send
your comments in writing to me. Please do not request specific teachers; rather describe your child’s learning style and the learning environment in which your child
learns best. If your family has had a personal experience with a specific teacher, you
may include that as well. Also, please refrain from requesting placement with specific
classmates and/or friends. As mentioned, teachers work very hard to create balanced classes. We consider every year an opportunity to create new friendships
while renewing current/previous friendships. If you are planning to write a letter regarding placement, please e-mail your letter to me at
ksommerfeld2@cherrycreekschools.org
or drop off your letter to the front office by Wednesday, April 30th.
The needs you share will be considered as part of the process in making classroom
assignments for the 2014-2015 school year. We appreciate your support as we continue to provide an appropriate learning environment for all students.
Respectfully,
Kelly Sommerfeld, Principal
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APRIL
4th Grade High Trails Camp
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Secretary’s Day—Thank you Jen and Penny!
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Creekside Art Show, 5:00-7:00 p.m.– More info in Page 4
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Creekside Chick-fil-A Night, Southlands, till 8:00 p.m.
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(Proceeds will support our DI Team’s trip to Global Competition)
3rd Grade, Castlewood Canyon, Campbell/Edstrom/
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Pettis/Mallett
MAY
Kindergarten Orientation, Gym, 9:30 a.m.
2nd Grade, Wildlife Experience
3rd Grade, Castlewood Canyon, Colon/Maben
NO SCHOOL—Non Contact Day
Teacher Appreciation Week
PASS Meeting, Library, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Creekside Accountability, Library, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
1st Grade Mother’s Day Tea, Cafeteria, 2:30-3:15 p.m.
Mothers Day—Thanks to all of our moms!!!
PTCO Meeting, Cafeteria, 9:15-10:30 a.m.
4th Grade Program, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
NO SCHOOL—Memorial Day Observed
ILC Zoo Trip
Field Day— AM/Grades K-2, PM/Grades 3-5
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CREEKSIDE CELEBRATES OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
We are very proud to have Kelly Bates representing Creekside as Volunteer of the Year. Kelly has been an active part of
Creekside’s PTCO for several years and has headed up many committees in addition to serving as Co-President. She also
has been active in all of her children’s classrooms. Her youngest will be heading to Liberty this year and we will miss Kelly
and her family.
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CREEKSIDE’S DI TEAM GOES GLOBAL
Creekside’s Destination Imagination team, Seven
Extreme DI-Gestion Cougar Peeps, did so well at the
state tournament this weekend they have been invited to go to the Global Finals! Please congratulate
team members Brooke Abeyta, Imani McCune, Bryden Murphy, Jori O’Grady, Hanna Recker, Aspen
Roethe and Ava Roethe as they prepare for the May
21-25th competition in Knoxville, TN. The Team
Managers are Carrie and Kevin Roethe, and Jolene
Oborn is the School Coordinator. If you would like
to help sponsor the team, please contact Penny or
Jen for tax deduction information.
Clinic Wish List
SUMMER SPORTS PROGRAMS
CCSD offers summer sports programs throughout the
summer. The camp brochure will be posted on the
following website in MIDAPRIL: www.cherrycreekschools.org/
athleticsactivities/summercamps
If you are cleaning out drawers and closets during break,
we are in need of the following:
Granola bars, saltines
Pants—Jeans/sweatpants
Long and short sleeve t-shirts
Sweatshirts/hoodies
Thanks so much!!
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CREEKSIDE AND CHERRY CREEK DISTRICT ART SHOWS
Ms. Greene & Mrs. Schleppi are so excited to announce two upcoming art shows. The publicity poster to announce Creekside’s Art Show next Wednesday, April 23, 5:00-7:00 p.m. features artwork by
the following Creekside students: Brianna Duran, Blake Hardin, Maliek Jamison, Josie Knab,
Julia Pace, Nicholas Richards.
Artwork by Maura Riley is featured on the poster for the Cherry Creek School District’s South Area
Art Show at Grandview High School running from April 30-May 14. There is a artist’s reception on
April 30 from 5-7pm. Ms. Greene & Mrs. Schleppi would like to congratulate the following students
whose artwork has been selected for this year’s show:
Kindies: Jamison Ying, Kate Stroden, Hudson Kutchma, Lorna Millradt, Colten Rector
1st Grade: David McCurdy, Aishvi Patel, Addison Campbell, Ramsay Thayer, Paige Hesting,
Findlay Spilsbury, Addison Skelding, Nathan Slangon, Luis Barrios, Justin Yang
2nd Grade: Jared Chumley, Hailey-Cate Bull, Joshua Grajeda, Antonio Arteaga, Madison Powell,
Yaseen Khan, Ashley Aguilera, Ethan Hitz, Katy Takata, Quinn Buddington,
3rd Grade: Quinn Dooley, Brianna Young, Sadie LaPlace Tanner Pachorek, Teagan VandenBergh,
Alex Schwab, Greyson Lively, Kayla Schultz, Samantha Blair, Riley Cuthbert
4th Grade: Maura Riley, Marshall Davis, Nathan Chumley, Emily Cross, Avery Echols, Jace Bush,
Natalie Howell, Bradley Marshall, Isabel Bennett, Jacob Fox, Luke Parrish, Lexis Feuer
5th Grade: Ryan Nikov, Gabriel Harmoush, Michael Kakkar, Madison Gross, Ella Marley,
Juliana Stephens, Saniya Craft, Angelique Meza, Reaux Phillips, Heidi Mattson
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SPOTLIGHT ON
CREEKSIDE STUDENTS
Ava Bablitz, a second grader, is an equestrian
vaulter. Vaulting is gymnastics on horse back.
Riders learn to vault on and off a moving horse
and other advanced moves such as standing,
shoulder stand, knee stand, and scissors to name
a few. Then, even more advance riders learn how
to go doubles, triples and back flip dismount.
Pretty amazing!!!!!
The picture shows Ava learning the shoulder
stand on Calypso the horse.
“Spotlight on Creekside Students” is an opportunity to spotlight your student/s for an
activity/accomplishment, etc. Please feel
free to send a picture along with a short explanation for a future newsletter. Send to:
pthomas9@cherrycreekschools.org
PARENT NOTE:
OLD CHICAGO PIZZA PALZ
Just a reminder there are Pizza Palz cards available in the Front
Office. They cost $11 and you can order up to a $22 pizza Sunday
through Thursday at any Old Chicago. These are great gifts
(graduation, birthdays, etc.) and do not expire.
Please add Creekside’s 24/7 attendance line
to your speed dial. This number ALWAYS
needs to be called, if your student will be late
or absent. This should be the first number
you call. An email/note/call to the teacher is
appreciated, but does not insure the attendance desk gets it. As an added convenience,
you may give any future absence/late dates to
be coded in ahead of time.
720-886-3595
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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE ACTUAL START TIMES OF YOUR STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES AND DO NOT DROP STUDENTS ANY MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES BEFORE
THE ACTIVITY BEGINS.
ALSO A REMINDER—STUDENTS MAY NOT BE DROPPED FOR SCHOOL PRIOR TO
8:45 IN THE MORNING. IF THEY ARE HAVING BREAKFAST, THEY MAY NOT BE
DROPPED BEFORE 8:40 A.M. THIS APPLIES TO ANY DAY UNLESS IT IS A DISTRICT ADVISED LATE START. ON LATE START DAYS, DROP OFF TIME IS 9:45
STUDENT DROPOFFS
Students may be dropped off at 8:45 a.m. Supervised playground begins at that time. Afternoon
kindies may be dropped off at 12:30 out front. Once
they are in the building, we will be sure they get to
their playground.
BUILDING SECURITY
All outside doors are locked during the day. To
enter, please press the buzzer on the right side of the
front door and wait for the click. Open the door
after you hear it. Then proceed to the front office
prepared to show your Creekside parent ID badge or
driver’s license. Everyone entering the building
needs to have their license scanned into the Raptor
system once per year. On subsequent visits we will
enter your last name and print off a sticker badge.
You may wear your ID badge in lieu of the sticker,
if you wish.
MUSIC NOTES
Upcoming Important Dates
Mother’s Day Tea
4th Grade Program
Choir & Percussion Concert
May 9
May 22
May 29
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