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Star Newsletter, 8/24/2012
Los Altos School District Weekly Newsletter
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Springer Star Newsletter August 24th, 2012 |
In This Issue |
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Calendar Dates Letter from the Principal News and Announcements Student Extracurricular Activities |
Quick Dates for your Calendar |
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Wednesday, August 29th: Back to School night Friday, August 31st: Minimum Day |
Principal’s Letter |
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Welcome Back! It's going to be a great year! The start of every school year is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on my calendar. The excitement and sense of renewal has never grown routine for me- even after 18 years in education. Everyone – teachers, students, parents (especially parents!) - is counting down the days to the first day of school. As we begin the 2012-13 school year, I can honestly say that I have never been as excited to kick off a year as this one. As a staff, we are charged and ready to go. The buzz of our teachers, as they look at shifting the curriculum to match 21st century learning, is really inspiring. All of our teachers, from our newest staff members to our veteran teachers, are entering the year in a reflective mindset that will lead to improved (or upgraded) instruction and so to better, more meaningful learning for our students. We are poised to move Springer to the District's vision of revolutionizing learning for all students. It really is energizing! On behalf of the Springer staff, I want to welcome everyone back to school. We are so thrilled to be working with your children, and you, this year. A departure and a new face It is with a bit of sadness that I announce that Springer's long time custodian, Mr. Manny Casino, is now the day custodian at Santa Rita. Manny had been at Springer for 20 years! He was a friendly, familiar face with so many people in our community and he will be missed. I'm sure he will be equally loved at Santa Rita. What happened? Nothing bad. In a 5 school swap, the district, for many reasons, decided to move some of our day custodians. Change can be hard, but it also can bring with it a sense of newness and growth. While we will miss Manny, we are thrilled to have Mr. Geb Fessaha as our new custodian. Geb has been in LASD a long time. He's been the custodian at both Loyola and Gardner during his time in the District. He is hard-working and friendly. And, in just the short week he has been with us, he has made a positive impact on our site. I hope you get a chance to introduce yourself and welcome him to our great community. Safety Reminder Now that school is back in session, please make a concerted effort to be extra cautious while dropping off and picking up your students. This reminder is especially important at the beginning of a school year as parents and students establish their routes to and from school. As always, parking lot safety is a big concern and demands your full attention. It is up to all of us to create a safe environment for our community. For the safety of all, please follow these guidelines: • If dropping off your child by car, drop off only on the curb. Do not leave your car unattended as it blocks the flow of traffic in the parking lot. • Slow down and pay attention to the crossing guards. • Do not park or stop along curbs painted red. Your car blocks the vision of pedestrians who are crossing streets. • Please park only in the designated parking spots while in the parking lot. • Bad weather means more people driving to school. Give yourself extra time on those days. Again, safety is everyone's responsibility. We are counting on you to keep the streets and parking lot safe. Good article on encouraging life-long reading If you haven't found the Common Sense Media website yet, I encourage you to visit it. (Not only does it have valuable information for parents on TV, movie, video game reviews and internet safety, it also posts some good articles for parents about learning in general. Here is an article on encouraging a life-long love of reading in your children. Throughout the year, I will continue to share relevant and useful articles for parents. Follow me on Twitter! As a way of sharing the great behind-the-scenes things we do at Springer, I am now tweeting! You can follow me at Twitter@SpringerSpenade. As always, the Springer Star, our weekly newsletter, will be the main source of timely information, but my tweets will alert you to the day-to-day good stuff we do that often goes unnoticed. |
News and Announcements |
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Back to School Night- Wednesday, August 29th. Please join us for this important annual event that allows parents to learn more about their child's teacher and classroom protocols. The schedule is as follows: 6:00 New Parent Information Meeting in the Multi 6:30 Kindergarten and Primary SDC (Rm 2) presentations 7:05 1st-3rd Grade and Upper grade SDC (Rm 7) presentations 7:40 4th-6th Grade presentations Classroom presentations last 30 minutes and take place in your child's classroom. There is not time to discuss individual students and please understand that this is a parent-only event. |
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Minimum Day: Please note that Friday August 31st is a minimum day for students Dismissal times: 11:35am Kindergarten, 12:15am 1st-6th grades |
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Back to School Order Forms Hello Springer Families, The Springer Back To School Order Form is a quick, easy, on-line tool that allows you to make donations, sign up for PTA memberships, order Birthday Books, Yearbooks, Auction Tickets, SpiritWear, and more. This is a convenient way to make a single payment for your donations and orders! Please click on the link below to begin the process. This online form will close on Sunday, September 16 and payments are due by Friday, September 21. The link to the form is: Springer 2012 BTS Order Form Password is "stingers". Thank you for your support of the Springer PTA! |
Hot Lunch has started!Hot Lunch service started on the first day of school, but there's still time to order! You can go to www.kidchow.com to order at any time. The menu has been updated with several tasty new entrees, plus a variety of entree size options.We still have a few hot lunch volunteer slots open! If you're interested and available, please contact hilary[at]burcell.com or amleo73[at]yahoo.com. The open times are:Wednesdays (every week or every other week)Thursdays (every other week starting 8/23)Fridays (every week or every other week) |
The Los Altos Art Docents are seeking new recruits to help teach art in your child’s classroom.The Art Docents volunteers provide art lessons in K-6th grade classrooms in the Los Altos School District – 900+ lessons last year and even more this school year with budget constraints!We invite you to learn more about volunteering as an Art Docent at our Information Coffee Wednesday, August 29, 2013 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Art Docent Office Los Altos School District 201 Covington Road
In return for a few hours each week, docents benefit from a rich and comprehensive ongoing education program, regular field trips to museums and other art venues, social activities and an incredible sense of community and camaraderie. For more information, please visit our website at www.losaltosartdocents.org or call 650-947-1195. |
FUNVISORS - watch this space!This year, as part of Project Cornerstone, Springer is promoting the concept of Funvisors: parent volunteers who offer fun activities and play with students during lunch recess. Over the coming weeks, there will be a lot more information in the Star about Funvisors. Please look out for it and discover ways in which you can volunteer to make this exciting new program a success for our students! |
Student Extracurricular Activities |
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Calling all Club Leaders! If you would like your after school club or local activity to be featured in the Star, please email the editor at springer_star@yahoo.com with details including time(s), place and a contact name. If you’d like additional information to be made available, please attach this as a PDF or WORD flier, and the Star editor will link this for you! |
How to submit an article to the Springer STAR |
| 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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