December 2009

The holiday spirit came to Sage Creek Elementary in the form of Springville Junior High Students who shared their musical and dancing talents in an assembly for all Sage Creek Students. Under the direction of teacher, Leslie Walker, these Jr. High School students sang a variety of holiday tunes and performed a special dance number for the elementary students. Sage Creek students were captivated by the poise and professionalism of their Jr. High counterparts, and were delighted with the festive spirit they brought into the school. Thank you Junior High Choir!

Under the direction of, Sarah Stoddard, Sage Creek Sixth Grade Orchestra performed for both the student body and in a special program for parents to demonstrate their skills in the string instrument family. Sage Creek is proud of the dedication these students exhibit by coming before school hours several times a week to learn these skills. Special thanks to, Ms. Stoddard for her hard work and commitment to the students of Sage Creek.

Even Santa got into the Reading Counts pizza celebration with Sage Creek students; Joseph Gibb, Brandon Squire, Sara Jeffery, Lauren Walker, Tyler Lewis and Kerina Gibb. These students represented the fourth, fifth and sixth grade levels as the highest points achieved in the Reading Counts Comprehension reading program for the month of December. Congratulations great readers!!!

The following students were received the coveted Sage Creek Salute during the month of November for exemplifying the Character Education goals of /Showing Appreciation, Accepting Responsibilty and Making Good Choices./ These great examples of good character are: Jacob Lancaster, Malie Niu, Jacob Scott, Logan Perkins, Ashlyn Glazier, Nicky Bradley, Titho Berriel, Alexis Sandoval, Rafael Gonzalez, Brooklyn Day, Tenley Nuttall, Jeslyn Betts, Chandler Graves, Savannah Johnson, Nate Rollins, Erik Reynoso, Tyler Glazier, Adam Golding, Zoe Stone, Kaiden Exon, Evelyn Ethington, Chloe Burns, Kimberly Monsalvo, Bay Knotts, Anton Moss, Ana Hoopes, Dillan Shepherd, Melissa Priego, and Hunter McConnell. We appreciate their example!!

This week Mrs. LoriAnn Sleight was chosen by her colleagues to receive the Nebo School District Association Crystal Apple Award at Sage Creek Elementary School for outstanding performance as a teacher. Mrs. Sleight has been a teacher at Sage Creek for over twenty years. She spent the first nineteen years in second grade before moving to fifth grade two years ago. However, anyone that has ever watched her interact with fifth graders would guess that she had worked with them her entire career.

Mrs. Sleight has a passion for teaching and motivates others to do the best they can do. She brings an enthusiasm to school each day that is unmatched. She works hard and expects her students to do the same. She is dedicated to the success of her “kids” and works furiously to help them achieve their potential, often tutoring her students during recess or her preparation time, yet she never boasting about going the extra mile.

Mrs. Sleight is dedicated to the success of each of her students. She consistently strives to reach each one and create and maintain a caring relationship with them. She makes her classroom a place where each student feels needed and cared for. She spends countless hours researching, preparing, and planning meaningful lessons that the students enjoy.

A a team player, Mrs. Sleight helps the fifth grade team collaborate effectively and meaningfully and provides the team with great ideas and resources to better serve all students. She has a fabulous sense of humor and laugh, which helps to keep the faculty and staff sane when times are stressful.

Outside of the classroom, her colleagues consider Mrs. Sleight a great friend. Noting, “She is the type of person that will do anything for anyone”.

We are so grateful to have Mrs. Sleight as part of our Sage Creek family and congratulate her on receiving this distinguished and well-deserved recognition.

Sage Creek third grader's "capped" off Thanksgiving celebrations by creating and wearing turkey hats as they played Pilgrim games, sang songs, shared Thanksgiving stories and discussed the many many things they were grateful for in their lives.

Sage Creek first graders culminated a Native American customs unit by coming together in an official Pow Wow, to dance and sing in Native American style in honor of the first Thanksgiving.