Battle of the Books is a fun extracurricular activity offered for 4th and 5th grade students. It is a reading incentive program where students read books and work together during competitions to demonstrate their knowledge of the books they have read. Team members read at least 7 out of 15 books selected for this year's competition. Teams will be formed and compete against each other by answering questions related to the 15 books. Teams score points for correctly identifying the book and author. The winner of the Willow Creek battle will move on to compete against other elementary schools at the district competition.

Information about Battle of the Books for 2024-2025

Battle of the Books registration link

Dear Willow Creek Parents,

My name is Tina Book. I am a veteran PE teacher originally from Lancaster, PA. I moved here from Washington DC in 2003 and have been teaching in the Cherry Creek School District for the past 20 years. I am excited to get to know you and your precious children. I love what I do and want to offer some extra opportunities for your child.

This year, I will offer a different sport each month for intramurals, starting the week of September 1. Your child must be signed up to attend.

1. There will be a limit of 30 students for each section on each day.  
2. Students will need to sign up by SignUpGenius. 
3. If a student is on the roster, they are expected to be there unless they are sick that day.
4. Students also need to demonstrate good sportsmanship and be good citizens when participating in intramurals.  
5. Parents need to be prompt in picking up their child. If you are more than 5-10 minutes late, your child will not be able to be in the club.
6. The permission form for each club will come out in the Sunday Blast the week before the club starts. The first 30 students in each grade will be signed up. 
7. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at 720-554-3961.

The first 30 people to sign up will be able to come to the Intramurals. Enrollment is limited for safety reasons. If you are not able to make the first sign up, look for future opportunities with your interest.

These are the sessions of Intramurals at Willow Creek this year.  A SignUpGenius link will come the weekend before the club starts. Only the first 30 students will be accepted from each grade level.

Calendar for 2024-2025 School Year

September 9 – October 3         Running Club 

October 7– November 8           Soccer Club

November 11– December 13   Jump Rope Club

DECEMBER 17  TRY-OUTS FOR JUMP ROPE PERFORMING TEAM (TEAM ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20)

January 27 – February 28        Basketball Club

March 3 – April 4                      Hockey Club

April 7 – May 1                         Volleyball Club

Sign Up Information for Upcoming Sessions

Basketball Intramurals Start January 27, Meet in the Gym

Mondays 2:45-3:30    3rd Grade    1/27, 2/3, 2/10  

Tuesdays 2:45-3:30   4th Grade    1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25

Thursdays 2:45-3:30  5th Grade    1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27

The Willow Creek Newspaper, which is written and produced solely by students, is about to begin another year of production.

Kids, Ink. is a newspaper written by children for children. Members of Kids, Ink. work throughout the year to write articles about Willow Creek happenings. They also create game pages, comic strips, interesting fact bulletins, short high interest pieces, and develop surveys that are important to Willow Creek students. Throughout the year, members will research topics of interest, cover school events, set-up interviews, and edit and electronically publish newspapers.

Third, fourth and fifth grade students meet on selected dates from 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. September through May. During the year writers will gain newspaper background knowledge, learn how to interview, write articles, edit, and publish their very own electronic newspaper.

In addition to the meetings, Kids, Ink. members will have to make the time commitment to work on their individual articles outside of school. This unscheduled time may include setting up and completing interviews, writing drafts, gaining background information, location or taking pictures, meeting with other newspaper members, and gathering information and research for future articles.

While Kids, Ink. members work very hard, they also have a great time. Nevertheless, Kids, Ink. members will be given the option of ending their participation after the publication of each edition or continuing on through the remainder of the year.

If you are interested in joining Kids, Ink., please take the time to carefully complete the application linked below by September 16th:

https://forms.gle/JJfVAjMnaGyK4Gq49

Read our 2023-2024 issue here!

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Tokarchik at ctokarchik@cherrycreekschools.org or 720-554-3956.

Under the guidance of our PTO, parent volunteers provide our students with a variety of multicultural experiences. Many of these take place during Red Ribbon Week.

Does your 2nd-5th grade child have a passion and talent for spelling? If so, they might be interested in participating in the Willow Creek Spelling Bee Club! This club will meet to practice spelling words to prepare for the Willow Creek Spelling Bee in November. We will play spelling games, study roots and prefixes, and practice how to spell words out loud. The top scorers of the written test will advance to the oral school spelling bee in December.

Note: This club is not for students who need extra spelling practice. It is intended for those who plan to participate in our school Spelling Bee. 

The club will meet for nine Thursday afternoons, 2:45-3:30, in Mrs. Purton’s room. We will start on Thursday, October 3rd.

Spelling Club dates:

October 3

October 10

October 24

November 7

November 14

November 21

December 5

December 12

January 9

If you are interested in having your child participate, please contact Mrs. Purton at spurton@cherrycreekschools.org. 

Student Council meetings are established in the beginning of the school year. It is open to students, grades 3-5, interested in working together for Willow Creek. In the past, these students have participated in several community service projects, raised funds to purchase items for the school, shown appreciation for staff and teachers, communicated important information to their peers, and helped develop and encourage school pride and spirit. 

The Council consists of at least two representatives from each third, fourth, and fifth grade class. Representatives make the commitment to participate in fundraisers, school programs, and community service projects.

The faculty sponsors are Ashlynn Derengowski, Catherine Byrnes, and Kat Groenweghe.