Events
Back to School Coffee
The Back to School Coffee is a PTA sponsored event. This is a great opportunity for parents to meet and mingle. It's also the event during which you can find out about and sign up for volunteer opportunities.
Back to School Night
This event is usually scheduled within the first two or three weeks of school. Parents and guardians are invited to visit their children’s classrooms to meet with the teachers and learn about what the year has in store for the students. At this important event, there are also sign ups for volunteer opportunities for the class, in areas such as the computer lab, library, writer’s workshop, and many more.
Ice Cream Socials
Free ice cream sundaes for the students after school. The PTA hosts two ice cream socials each year, usually the first Friday of school and the Friday at the end of STAR testing week.
Walkathon
The Springer Walkathon, one of the PTA's most important fundraisers, is a fun annual event, eliciting nearly 100% participation from Springer students. The event takes place on the Springer field. Most families stay for the entire event, coming early and leaving late.
Kindergarten Information Night
This event is usually scheduled in the early winter. This meeting is for parents with children who are entering Kindergarten in the next school year. Come hear about Springer's Kinder program from the staff. We will also discuss the process of getting your child registered for the fall.
Book Fair
The Book Fair is a fundraising event that directly benefits the library. Held in late January or early February, a nationally recognized bookseller sets up shop on campus with thousands of new books for sale. The fair usually runs for one week. The profits from the book sale are used to purchase new books for Springer’s library.
Auction
The Springer Auction is an important fundraising event where attendees can purchase donated items in silent and live bidding. Items for sale include getaway weekends, reserved parking spots, Principal for a Day, theme parties (Bunco Night, Maui Mixer, Italian Dinner, progressive dinners, etc.), and goods and services provided by local merchants. Donations from families are warmly welcomed and needed to make the event a success.
Junior Olympics
The Junior Olympics is a district-wide track and field event for 4th through 6th graders. It is designed to build school spirit and inspire children to make physical activity a part of their lives. All Springer students in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades are eligible to participate. It is usually held the last Saturday in April.
Springer's Annual Science Fair, or Science-O-Rama as it's known at Springer, is an opportunity for students in grades Kindergarten through Sixth to learn about and practice the scientific method in a project-based approach. An informational Kick Off night is usually held in January, with the actual Science Faire usually occurring in the month of March.