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Star Newsletter, 01/27/2012
Los Altos School District Weekly Newsletter
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Springer Star Newsletter January 27th, 2012 |
In This Issue |
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Calendar Dates News and Announcements Student Extracurricular Activities Parent Resources How to Submit an Article to the Springer Star Newsletter |
Quick Dates for your Calendar |
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Jan 27, 8:30 am: Coffee with the Principal (PTA Office hours canceled this week) Feb 2, 6-8pm: Los Altos Art Docent Springer Art Show Feb 15, 7:30am: Tech Committee Meeting Feb 15, 8:45am: PTA Mid Year Budget Review |
News and Announcements |
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Los Altos Art Docent Springer Art Show The Los Altos Art Docents are bringing the Student Art Show to Springer School! We would like to invite you and your family to the Night at the Museum Student Art Show at Springer School February 2nd from 6:00-8:00! Each student at Springer has a piece of art hanging in the exhibit that they created this year. Artwork may include examples of drawing, painting, clay sculpture, cut paper or printmaking projects. Parents, students, and faculty are invited to the student art show event, which will be held in the Multipurpose Room. The evening show, open to the general public, will be held on Thursday, February 2nd from 6:00-8:00pm. We will have hands-on activities for the kids as well. An Open Gallery session has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 1st from 12:00-3:30pm. During this time both students and teachers can visit on their own during recess, or the teachers can take their classes to walk through the displays in the afternoon. Parents are requested to sign in at the office while visiting during school hours. Parents interested in helping docents with the set up or take down of the displays are invited to drop in Wednesday, February 1st from 8:30-12:00 or Friday, February 3rd from 10:00-12:00. For more information, please read the flyer: click here |
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Springer's 2012 Auction's Sunset on the Serengeti: March 24, 2012 Woohoo!! We have some very exciting donations and parties rolling in! You are not going to want to miss your chance to bid on these fabulous items/activities for your children and yourselves! But, we need more to make this event a success so please keep 'em coming! We are hoping to achieve 100% parent participation in the auction! Donations from families are warmly welcomed! Connect with your friends about hosting an auction party! Donate your services, a game from your season tickets or a weekend at your vacation home! Now's the time to pull it together and submit a Community Donation Form If you are still looking for Community Donation ideas, please visit here. AUCTION TICKET SALES: If you haven't already purchased tickets to attend the auction, you're in luck! Auction tickets will go on sell starting next week! Please visit the "Auction Info" table on 8am-830am Tuesdays and Thursdays (in the assembly area) to pick up a ticket purchase form. The cost is $50 per person and payment is by check only. Submit your completed form and check in the auction cubbie (located in the school office). Kinder parents....please look for us in the kinder area next Wednesday morning during drop-off. Auction Night Babysitting Service: Brandie at Abracadabra is now accepting applications for the Auction Night babysitting service. Space is limited to the first 75 kids so hurry and reserve your spot! See Parents Night Out flyer for details, plus the Waiver form. Questions? Please contact Linda McCartney (LM28476@gmail.com) or springerauction@gmail.com. |
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The Pencil Project – Scout Brownie Troop 61165 Thank you to everyone who has donated to The Pencil Project! As a reminder, 2nd Grade Girl Scout Brownie Troop 61165 is collecting the below supplies for an elementary school in Texas:
Please take this opportunity to look through your desks for any unsharpened pencils you're not using and drop them off in the bin outside of the office by Friday 2/3. We're also collecting change to be used for shipping, there's a collection jar in the office. If you'd like more information about The Pencil Project, please see www.thepencilproject.com. Thank you! Troop 61165 |
| WANTED: Science Faire Judges: On March 13th, Springer will host its annual Science-o-Rama. This event allows our budding scientists to display their experiments that either prove or disprove their hypothesis. We are in need of judges who can commit an afternoon at Springer to judge the 5th and 6th grade entries. A science background is nice, but certainly not necessary in order to judge. Training is provided and your input makes a huge difference to the kids. If interested, please contact Wade Spenader. |
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Springer Family Dinners Out Raise money for Springer simply by enjoying dinner out with your family and friends! Springer receives 15-30% back from the restaurants when you dine at their establishment on Springer's selected dates. Takeout orders qualify as well! Listed below is a list of participating restaurants and the applicable dates during the 2011-2012 school year. Please present the restaurant flyers/coupons* to ensure Springer gets the credit. Enjoy!! Mountain Mike's Pizza (1724 Miramonte Ave, MV): Every Thursday & Sunday Chevy's (2116 El Camino Real, MV): Every 3rd Thursday of Month Armadillo Willy's (1031 San Antonio Rd, LA): February 12 Pizza My Heart (El Camino @ El Monte): February 27, June 6 Flyers are available in the office, Abracadabra and online via the Star newsletter. Questions? Contact Contact Lara Rahn at lara.rahn[at]yahoo.com |
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PTA Meeting Summary At the January PTA meeting, the iPad funding proposal was approved to purchase 27 iPads, covers, and headphones for the first grade. The entire cost of the proposal is $16K and will come out of the large budget carryover we have. First grade teachers explained how they would use the iPads in their classrooms to reinforce what is being taught in the classroom. Our thanks to teachers Chris Goldner and Julie Jenkins, who made a presentation about the writing process, including descriptions and expectations of the genres at various grade levels, and how parents can support their children with writing at home. Lastly, our Nominating Committee for the 2012-13 PTA Board was ratified: Kathy Grundhofer, Donna Murphy, Julie Panontin, Lara Rahn, Manisha Shah, Jamie Lee (alternate), and Amanda Steele (alternate). Our thanks to these parents for their important work to create the slate of officers for next school year! |
Student Extracurricular Activities |
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Los Altos KidzAdventures (LAKA) summer school program for grades K – 4 will be held at a NEW LOCATION: Gardner Bullis School in Los Altos from June 18 - July 13. Two classes are available for each two week session from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Only $175 per class per session. See our web site www.lakakidz.com for class descriptions and registration. Experienced teachers, who have been trained in the developmental needs of young students, have designed these classes. A variety of classes are offered: Young Chefs, Computers, Outrageous Outdoor Games, Magnificent Machines, Art, Lively Ink, Math Masters,Writing Workshop, Mysterious World, Robotics, and more! In four weeks your child can take 4 different classes. For the Pre-K child, Skills for Kindergarten class is being offered. If your 1st grader needs more support in reading and writing, a 4 week class is available. LAKA is endorsed by the Los Altos School district. |
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Dragon Building Contest and Exhibition Roar! Calling all LEGO enthusiasts! This week is the last one for our LEGO Dragon Building Competition in honor of 2012 Year of the Dragon. All LEGO dragon creations built at home and during Springer's noontime LEGO Club will be on display at the Los Altos Art Docent Springer Art Show in Springer's Multipurpose Room Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6-8 pm. Art and LEGOs will also be available in the Multipurpose Room for viewing by teachers and students Wednesday, February 1st from 12:00-3:00 pm. For each LEGO dragon entry submitted, students will have a raffle ticket added to their grade's box. There will be two winners per grade drawn by Mr. Spenader at Assembly Monday, February 6. LEGO dragon creations from home can be brought in during LEGO Club in the Science Room at lunch on Monday, January 30 or the day of the exhibition Wednesday, February 1 to the Multipurpose Room. Questions please contact Laurie Pasmooij, Kimiyo Straw or Jenni Tellefsen. |
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Pinewood Derby time! Date: Sunday, January 29th Time:1:00 to 4:00pm Place:Springer Multi Who: Open to everyone! See Pinewood Derby flier for more details! |
Parent Resources |
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Mountain View Whisman SEPTA and the SELPA?CAC present: Los Altos/Mountain View Special Needs Resource Fair! Does your child need some extra help? Do they need some extra consideration during playtime or extracurricular activities? That’s ok – we’re here to help. Come to our Resource Fair and find out about tutoring services, art and music programs, speech and occupational therapy, mental health services, financial planning and summer camps and recreational programs for kids who need some extra help.Friday, January 27th, 6?9 PMCrittenden Middle School Multipurpose Room 1701 Rock Street, Mountain View Families welcome, no babysitting provided. For more information: mountainvwsepta@gmail.com, info@selpa1cac.org |
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Call for Participants – Children’s Dream Research Does your child have vivid or unusual dreams? Cindy Sauln, a doctoral student who is a psychology intern at Springer School from Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC), is conducting her dissertation research with children ages 8 through 11 years (3rd through 5th grade) about their significant or meaningful dreams, which may also appear as nightmares. With parental approval, the research will consist of an interview and 2 short questionnaires, and all information will be treated confidentially, with no identifying names of children or families included in the final report. All parents who might allow their children to participate are invited to view more about this research and the researcher in the attached flyer. |
How To Submit an Article to the Springer Star |
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Please send your submission to the editor at springer_star@yahoo.com by noon on Monday for inclusion in the next edition. All flyers must be in either WORD or PDF format, accompanied by a brief summary of the activity in the email. Late arrivals will be included if possible but can’t be guaranteed! |
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