Fourth graders at Sage Creek Elementary were convinced to “Buff Don’t Puff!” on Wednesday, November 9th, when two athletes from Brigham Young University came and talked to them about the consequences of smoking. The students learned that when you smoke it makes it harder for you to breath, do your best in sports, and be the very best that you can be.  They got to watch a video that Jimmer Fredette and his fiancé Whitney narrated.  Other BYU Athletes were highlighted in the video.  4th graders all decided to say no to smoking so that not 92% but 100% of Utah’s students will not smoke

"They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, and they're all together ooky,  Their school is a museum, where people come to see 'em. They really are a scream.  So with a witches shawl on and a broomstick they could crawl on, tons of people came to call on The [Sage Creek] Family." Oh. what fun was had at the Sage Creek Halloween Parade.

This year the PTA reflections contest was centered on the theme; Diversity Means".  Sage Creek Elementary had ninety-eight participants ant the winners are:  Dance Choreography  Winner:  Charity Anderson; Film   Honorable Mention:  Dylan Thomas, Payton Giles, Austin Mortenson, Will Daybell;  Music  Elizabeth Blonquist; Photography  Winners:  Brooke Ells, Sydnie Nilsson, Gracie Hinckley, Emily Ells   Honorable Mention:  Kyle Synder, Parker
Jackman;  3D Art    Winners:  Chase Harmon, Taggart Boyce, Chelby Carter, Erika Downs, Madison Child   Honorable Mention:  Cameron Green,
Elizabeth Kurban, Haley Green; Literature   Alex Garcia, Ella Kurban, Kilee Prows, Jaedyn Garcia, Taitum Johnson;  Visual Arts   Ella Kurban, Tanner Mayer, Zachery Jones, Hailey Rollins   Honorable Mention  Abbie Folkman, Taylor Penrod,Jemma Hansen, Jaedyn Garcia.   The teachers whose classes had the most entrants were Mrs. Shaffer/ Ms Chen and Mrs. Foote/ Mrs. Durfee.  Congratulations students! We are proud of your efforts and success! Special thanks to the volunteers who took the time to judge these creative student projects.

Dakota Meyer, a fifth grade student at Sage Creek Elementary, dressed up as Ms. Call, principal, for the Halloween festivities.  Most in attendance thought he actually made a better Ms. Call than she did!  (Even Ms. Call)  Halloween sure does bring out the best in people.....right??

Sage Creek kindergarten students strutted their stuff in their Halloween costumes and scary voices during the annual Kindergarten Halloween Program.  Mrs.Thomas, Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Tanner are proud to show off their their little ghosts and goblins to parents and Sage Creek students during this busy time of year.  Great job kindergarten!

Last week forty-eight principals from around the state came to watch Sage Creek's fabulous teach science.  Sage Creek teachers who were involved in the PESTL project were asked to present a science lesson to these principals as part of training they were receiving in preparation for including their own teachers in this program. PESTL is a partnership of five districts to improve science teaching and learning  and is funded by a US Department of Education grant. Participating teachers at Sage Creek spent part of each summer for three years receiving training and materials toward increasing profieciency in teaching and learning science in the classroom.  Mrs. Anteres, Mrs. Robbins, Ms. Hall, and Mrs. Giles were those who volunteered to be observed and the visiting principals were wowed by their expertise. Sage Creek teachers rock!

On Wednesday, October 26th, the Second Grade students from Sage Creek Elementary visited Mrs. Huffaker's Pumpkin Patch.  She has been growing most of the pumpkins for 6 months!  Students brought their pumpkins back to the school and will decorate them during our Harvest Celebration on Halloween Day. After the celebration students will use their pumpkins and their seeds to help them learn core topics such as: compare/contrast, patterns, life cycles, and place value . . . How many seeds are in YOUR pumpkin?

Fourth graders in Mrs. Robbins'  class had an up close and personal harvest this fall!  They reaped over 100 radishes that they had planted at the beginning of the school year with the first graders.  These same students have also harvested lettuce and are crossing their fingers that it doesn't freeze so they are able to harvest the peas that they planted.  They enjoyed eating the lettuce, and also shared their radishes with their first grade reading buddies.  Their conclusion was-  "It tastes better if you grow it yourself!"

Sage Creek Elementary's media specialist, Marsha Rasmussen, is goblin deep in having students perform their first play of the year in the Sage Creek Library! The Halloween play is "We're Off To Find The Witch's House" by Mr. Krieb. This cute picture is of part of Ms. Sayers second grade class.

“Be a Sport! Play Hard and Live Clean” was the motto of Sage Creek Elementary School’s Red Ribbon Week.  In an opening assembly exceptional students from Springville High School talked to the students about how important staying drug free is to be able to do the things they love in life.  During the week the students made up jump-rope rhymes about staying clean and being healthy and shared these with other classes at recess. On Friday all seven hundred seventy four students wrote a pledge about what they were going to do to stay away from drugs and/or be more active.  The pledges were attached to glistening balloons and were released into the bright blue autumn sky in the hopes that some other child will find it, read the pledge they have written and be motivated to do the same.  Sage Creek Dragons promise to help each other to play hard and live clean always.