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STAR Newsletter, 10/19/2012
Los Altos School District Weekly Newsletter
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Springer Star Newsletter October 19th, 2012 |
In This Issue |
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Calendar Dates Letter from the Principal News and Announcements Parent Education Opportunities Student Extracurricular Activities |
Quick Dates for your Calendar |
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Tuesday, October 23rd: Minimum Day Thursday, October 25th: Family Dinner Night Out at Mountain Mike’s Wednesday, October 31st: Annual Costume Parade Wednesday, November 7th, 7pm: PTA Association Meeting Monday, November 5th-9th: Springer All-Stars Book Fair Thursday November 8th, 5-7.30pm: Community Picnic Monday, November 12th: Veterans Day (no school) November 19th-20th: Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school) November 21st-23rd: Thanksgiving Break |
Principal’s Letter |
Springer goes up in API!Last week, Academic Performance Index (API) scores were made public by the Department of Education. A school's API score is derived from results of STAR testing done in May. It gives me great pride to announce that Springer's API for 2012 is now a 961 (out of a possible 1000). The district as a whole also did well, with a District API score of 968.Perhaps most pleasing is the fact that Springer's API score went up 15 points from 2011. This was the highest increase of any LASD school. While staff and I will analyze the results a bit further to determine the areas in which we improved, we can be assured that our students' hard work is certainly a cause of the increase. I also commend our staff's dedication and efforts as factors in the improvement.The API is an important score because it tells us that not only are we teaching the Standards, but we are doing so effectively. It shows that our best practices are solidly in place and that our students are learning. But, please remember that API is just one measure of our school. It doesn't measure everything we do at Springer. Nonetheless, I think it's appropriate to pause and give ourselves (students, teachers, and parents alike) a collective pat on the back. |
News and Announcements |
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Walk-a-thon 2012 was Out of This World!! A big SHOUT OUT to our wonderful Walkathon committee! What a treat last Saturday was to the Springer families and community as a whole! We'd like to thank Christine Gammons and her fabulous team for putting together a fun-filled event that will be remembered by all!
2012 Walk-a-Thon Committee:
And thanks to the wonderful Springer Community for participating! A special thanks to our on-site parent volunteers and business sponsors! See below for links to the websites of our business sponsors for the 2012 Walk-a-thon! Please support those who support Springer Elementary!!
This event was truly a TEAM EFFORT! We appreciate ALL the support given towards this great event!!!
Business Sponsors:
How much money did we raise?? That is the question!! We need your help to wrap up the 2012 Walk-a-Thon! On Friday, your child will bring home their Sponsor Card! Please begin to collect your donations and return them to the walk-a-thon cubby ASAP! Thank you for your support of this important school fundraiser!!
Got Photos? We saw a lot of photographs being taken and we'd love to be able to use them for our Yearbook and School Website. Please provide the high-res photos via CD to the Walk-a-thon cubby in the school office. I will be sure to handle them with care! |
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Dogs: A Reminder. Please do not bring dogs onto campus when dropping off or picking up your child. The only exceptions to this are service dogs or dogs in-training to be service dogs. Thank you for your support on this! |
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WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS FOR THE YEARBOOK The yearbook needs great photos from Springer events; First Day of School, Crazy Feet day, Walk-a-thon, Costume parade, Art Show, BookFair, Spirit Days, Junior Olympics, FunVisor activities, Student Council or Classrooms; Show what happens in class or field trips or Clubs; Juggling, Springer Singers, Flag Football, etc.
Anyone can submit photos (parents, teachers, students, etc.). You will need to create a sign-on once on-line at the yearbook site, then upload to specific categories and identify who is in the photo. To upload photos (no purchase necessary), Go to community.pictavo.com and pickUpload Photos. Create an Account & follow directions to find Springer. For more info see theflyer. |
Springer Family Pizza Night Out!Springer’s next Family Dinner Night Out is October 25th at Mountain Mike’s! Earn an easy 20% on food sales for Springer by gobbling up pizza, salad or sandwiches. Offer valid all day for dine in, take out or delivery. Bring in this flyer or mention Springer School when you place your order. Grab your friends and meet at Mountain Mike’s, or have your own Pizza Party! Mountain Mike’s has several TVs so you won’t miss a minute of Game 2 of the World Series! |
The All-Star Book Fair is coming soon!Please join us at the Fair in the multi during the week of November 5th – 9th. The Fair will be open from 8:30am - 3:30pm on Monday and from 8:00am - 3:30 pm, Tuesday through Friday. Save the date for our All-Star Family Event on Thursday night, November 8th from 5pm - 7:30pm! You might just find the perfect holiday gifts!Including: The NEW Wimpy Kid Book! You’ll be able to buy it ahead of time at the Book Fair. See here for more details! |
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Springer Auction Sponsorship Is your business planning its advertising budget for next year? Please consider sponsoring or advertising with the Springer Auction. Benefits include hyperlinked logos on our new online auction website, print ads in the auction catalog and special mention in pre-auction letters to the Springer community. For more details please contact Auction Co-Chairs Wen Crane and Renee Johnsen atspringerauction@gmail.com. |
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Have you Liked the Springer Facebook page? If not, you are missing out on behind-the-scenes stories on some of the many things which make Springer such a special place such as an interview with the Walk-a-thon chairperson, how a 4th grade teacher is incorporating iLearn into the classroom, an interview with an LASD Board Member, and so much more! Like the page today to have these stories show up in your Facebook newsfeed! |
Funvisors - For details of all current Funvisor activities, click here. |
Parent Education Opportunities |
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A Talk by Dr. Larry Rosen, 7-9pmThursday, November 8th at Mountain View High School. Parenting the iGeneration and GenerationC: Why our kids love technology and what it is doing to their brains. See attached flyer for more details |
Student Extracurricular Activities |
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Santa Rita's 52nd Annual Witches Delight Carnival will be held on October 26th, from 3-8 pm at Santa Rita Elementary School, 700 Los Altos Ave, Los Altos. It is bigger and better than ever! Please come and help celebrate with all of us and enjoy an evening to remember! Join us for super fun carnival rides, games, a cake walk, a cookie decorating booth, a costume contest, a new online auction, and even a fabulous BBQ! Stay until dusk and ride the rides until dark! |
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Celebrate Linden Tree Day! 20% off on October 20th! Can you believe we’ve been in our beautiful new space for an entire year already? We want to thank YOU, our wonderful community for a fantastic year with 20% off the entire store, all day long on October 20th. Now it’s time to stock up for the holidays — we have Advent calendars, Thanksgiving books, and of course Halloween titles galore! Need help picking out a particular title or gift book? Grab a coordinating puppet or game and get 20% off everything in stock.* *Not valid on gift certificates. |
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Spartans Sports Camp Holiday Basketball Camp, December 26th-29th Learn valuable skills from MVHS basketball coaches and alumni in this half-day camp. Shooting, ball-handling, and defense will be among the skills covered in a high-energy, fast-paced environment. This is a great opportunity to tune-up prior to the winter youth basketball leagues. The camp takes place December 26-29 from 9 am - 12 pm and is open to boys and girls in grades 5-8. Sign up today!
Visit www.SpartansSportsCamp. |
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MVLA SOFTBALL SIGN-UPS BEGIN NOVEMBER 1st
It’s that time of year yet again. The leaves are falling, children are preparing their Halloween costumes, and the stores are stocking their shelves for Christmas.
That’s right! IT’S TIME TO SIGN-UP FOR SOFTBALL! Registration for the Spring 2013 season of MVLA Girls Softball opens November 1. Sign up by November 8th and save!
Established in 1972, MVLA Girls Softball (MVLAGS) is an ASA-sanctioned recreational league committed to giving girls ages 5 to 14 the opportunity to explore and enjoy the game of softball. MVLAGS is a volunteer-driven organization serving over 500 families from over 40 schools in Mountain View, Los Altos, and surrounding communities.
We play on fields throughout the area, including Springer Elementary School, Oak Elementary School, Graham Middle School, and our softball complex at Stevenson Park. Our 6U and 8U divisions are school-based so girls can practice and play with their friends. Upper divisions, 10U and above, are formed in order to balance teams for fair competition. We focus on skill development, teamwork, sportsmanship and, of course, having FUN! Everyone Plays!
Learn more about us at: www.mvlags.org |
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Los Altos Recreation Department Fun fall Los Altos Recreation Department classes starting next week (10.24.12) include: · Green Bean Kidz (environmental awareness classes for kids ages 2-5 and 5-10) · Intro to Ice Skating (classes for kids ages 3-5 and 6-12) · Starter Hockey (for 6-12yrs) To check out and/or register online for all of our upcoming fall classes and activities, go to losaltosrecreation.org and click on the photo of our FALL 2012 RECREATION GUIDE. And remember…we have many fun adult classes, too. Check it out!
Check out the Boo-tiful Windows! The 49th Annual Halloween Window Painting Contest is on show in Los Altos’ greater downtown shopping area. The storefront windows of participating merchants are now aglow with all things Halloween, courtesy of local 4th-12th graders! Take a stroll around the greater downtown area to admire their works of art! |
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14th Annual Run for Zimbabwe Orphans and Fair: Sunday March 24th – save the date! For more information, please see their website: zimbabweparaguay.net |
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Mandarin After School program at Springer starts Tuesday, September 18th. The program will run for 8 weeks on Tuesday and Thursdays. Please see flier for more details. |
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Math Olympiad - Sports for the Mind! Interested in fun, innovative, and challenging math problems? Fridays after school. For registration and more information, click here. |
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Los Altos Robotics FIRST LEGO League: LosAltosRobotics.org. |
Springer Singers: Mondays after school. Gr.1-3 2:30-3:30pm; Gr. 4-6 2:45-3:30pm |
Academic Chess Club, Thursdays after school, see flier for details |
Flag Football Grades 4-6, see flier for details |
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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