Los Altos School District Weekly Newsletter
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Springer Star Newsletter February 15th, 2013 |
In This Issue |
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Calendar Dates News and Announcements Parent Education Opportunities Student Extracurricular Activities |
Quick Dates for your Calendar |
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February 15th: Family Movie Night February 18-22: Winter Break March 2nd, 9-1pm: Springer Swap & Reuse Day March 6th, 8.45am: PTA Meeting March 8th: Vocal Music Concert (K-3): March 14th: Springer Science-O-Rama: March 21st: Minimum Day and Bike Rodeo March 23rd: Springer Auction April 27th: Junior Olympics |
News and Announcements |
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A message from Wade Spenader: As you may know, one of our 6th graders was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. Lyndsey Dworkin is up to the challenge of the healing work that lies ahead. Lyndsey is a strong young lady and always up for a battle! Radiation and chemotherapy have been scheduled. The Dworkins have been told that the prognosis is very good. Obviously, the family is putting the healing work as the total priority for the next several months. In these situations, the family can always use support. There are two ways in which the Springer, and great community, can help. One is through the Helping Hands website, where you can sign up to assist the Dworkins in the day to day needs that arise. The link to that site is: https://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/c/700583/ The other way to help is to visit the Give Forward website and make a monetary donation to assist the family in covering medical and living expenses. The link to that site is: http://www.giveforward.com/lyndseydworkintreatmentfund This information has been shared with Springer by the Dworkins as the two ways in which the community can help out. If you wish to help the family during this time, please use these two avenues of support. |
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Springer Auction: Set Sail on the S.S. Springer! Be sure you’re prepared to board the S.S. Springer on March 23! The Ticket Purchase Deadline is March 15th! We’re still looking for your donations! Whether you’d like to host a party, donate a bottle of wine or offer your vacation home, your donation makes a difference. Big or small, we need them all! Thank you to those who have donated already. For more details go to www.biddingforgood.com/springerauction Or click to visit the Auction pages on the Springer Website Questions? Contact Renee & Wen at springerauction@gmail.com |
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SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, May 11th is the Springer Community Day at the San Jose Giants! Game time is 7pm and our very own Springer Singers will start the festivities with their rendition of "God Bless America" and will also lead the crowd with the ever-popular "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch! Discounted tickets will be sold on campus closer to the date, so stay tuned! And, back by popular demand, the 2013 Springer Auction will offer one lucky Springer boy or girl the chance to throw the first pitch at the game!! So be sure to attend the auction on March 23rd to place your bid on this fabulous prize for your child! Don't miss out on the fun! Mark your calendars for May 11th and see you at the ballgame! |
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Science-o-Rama - March 14th We’re still looking for judges for our 4th, 5th and 6th grade student entries. If you have the afternoon of March 14th free from noon to 3pm, we would love for you to participate as a judge. No background in science is necessary and lunch is included for your efforts. If interested, click on this link to fill out the online interest form. For more details of the event, click on Science-O-Rama |
| WOW: We are happy to announce the b-weekly WOW winners. Congratulations to Koji Yama****a for the weeks ending January 18th and congratulations to Nathan Korito for winning the weeks ending February 1st! Keep riding or walking Springer so you name can potentially be drawn in the upcoming weeks. |
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Don’t forget Family Movie Night! - Friday, February 15th - Mr. Popper’s Penguins at 6 p.m. Questions? Please contact Amanda Steele at amsteele[at]ymail.com |
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HELP! THE YEARBOOK NEEDS PHOTOS Still looking for photos from Springer events! If you have any for the yearbook, please click here to follow the instructions. Questions? Contact Lisa Twardowski at lisa[at]twardowski.org |
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Box Tops and Labels for Education = $$$ Our next submission is due on February 28th for payment in April. eBox Tops can be earned by linking your Safeway Club Card. To register and select Springer as your school please click here |
| Junior Olympics are coming - save the date! Saturday, April 27th for 4-6 grades. |
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Springer Swap & Reuse Day March 2nd, 9-1pm: Save the Day! · Plan: Have a swap and reuse day for Springer families in the neighborhood. · People can bring: toys, games, books, sports equipment; stuff elementary school families would want. · Where: Springer Parking Lot· When: March 2, 2013 9AM - 1PM · Why: To get people reusing stuff so it doesn't get thrown away and wasted |
Parent Education Opportunities |
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Do you have a gifted or high achieving kid? Please join the new yahoo group to connect LASD families of gifted and high achieving students. Conversations in this group may offer suggestions, support, advice, share experiences and resources to help support LASD GATE families. If you're interested, you can subscribe by sending an email to GATEtalk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
Student Extracurricular Activities |
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Spartans Sports Camp is proud to announce 2 camps held over Winter Break (Feb 18-22) from 9 am - 12 pm. Both of these half-day camps are only $195 for 5 days of instruction! Winter Break Basketball Camp (Open to boys and girls grades 4-8) Coach Dokesha Meacham and staff will lead campers in a variety of drills and games. Shooting, ball-handling, defense, and agility will be among the skills covered in a high-energy, fast-paced environment. Campers will have the opportunity to use Mountain View basketball's new shooting machine! Winter Break Boys Lacrosse Camp (Open to boys grades 6-8) This camp will help prepare the campers for the spring club lacrosse season using a variety of drills and games. Coach Joe Juter has been very successful at Mountain View and his passion for the game will make it a fun and worthwhile experience for the campers. *Campers must bring their own helmet, gloves, shoulder pads, arm pads, and lacrosse stick. For more information, visit SpartansSportsCamp.com or call (650) 479-5906 |
| The 29th Annual Margaret Thompson Historical Essay Contest theme is related to the exhibit Bear in Mind: The Story of the California Grizzly. Grades 3-6 students may choose from two essay topics: one historical and one creative. For the full essay prompt please visit the Los Altos History Museum website: www.losaltoshistory.org. Essays are due March 8, 2013 and the prizes will be presented on May 7, 2013 at the Los Altos History Museum and the City Council meeting that same evening. |
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Los Altos Recreation Department Ski Week FUN! Next week, we’ll be featuring three different camps: “What Are You Made Of?” which is an art-meets-science camp for 8-12 year olds; a performing arts camp (for ages 6-10); and a delicious “Favorite Comfort Food” camp for 5-9 and 9-13 year olds. Also next week, we start three new classes: Melody’s Piano Beginners for kids 5-7 years old; Intermediate Junior Golf for those kids 7-17 years who are ready to build on their golf skills; and a brand new class, Skateboarding Intro to Half-pipe (ages 6-18yrs). To check out and/or register online for all of our upcoming classes and camps, go to LosAltosRecreation.org and click on the photo of our WINTER 2013 RECREATION GUIDE. And remember, we have a great variety of adult classes, too. Join us! |
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LA-MV PONY BASEBALL REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!! Registration deadlines for PONY baseball registration are as follows: (Mustang – Pony, AGES 9-14) Registration still available (Shetland – Pinto, Ages 5-8) Feb. 28, 2013 Click here for more details! |
| Medaka no Gakko, a Japanese cultural summer program runs from June 24-July 12, 2013 at the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple in Palo Alto. For more information, please visit www.medakanogakko.org or email medakanogakkopaloalto@gmail.com. |
| Save the date: Come to see Springer students perform when Peninsula Youth Theatre (PYT) presents "Fiddler on the Roof" on March 2, 3, 9, and 10 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. More information to follow. |
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NEW! After School Soccer Program for Grades 4-6 Wednesdays, 3:00pm – 3:45pm starting March 27 Join your friends and have fun representing your school and playing matches against teams from other LASD schools! Everyone Plays!! Supervision provided on the field from school dismissal. This fun eight-week program is $155.00, sibling discount is $135.00. For more info or to register, please go to http://tinyurl.com/mvla4-6 or visit www.mvlasc.org and click on After School program |
| After School Soccer Program for Grades 1 – 3 Wednesdays, 2:45pm – 3:30pm starting February 6 For more info or to register, please go to http://tinyurl.com/mvla1-3 or visit www.mvlasc.org and click on after school programs. |
| After School Art Club for grades K-3, Thursdays, Jan. 10 - Apr.18, 2.30-3.30pm in the Art room. For more information, click here. |
Springer Singers: Mondays after school. Gr.1-3 2:30-3:30pm; Gr. 4-6 2:45-3:30pm |
Academic Chess Club. See flier for details of 2013 sessions. |
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! |