Springer Star Newsletter

March 8th, 2013

In This Issue

Calendar Dates

News and Announcements

Parent Education Opportunities

Student Extracurricular Activities

Quick Dates for your Calendar

March 14: Springer Science-O-Rama

March 21: Minimum Day and Bike Rodeo

March 23: Springer Auction

April 4: Springer Open House

April 5: Minimum Day

April 8-12: Spring Break – NO SCHOOL

April 22-26 Book Fair

April 25: Blach incoming 7th graders Info Night

April 27: Junior Olympics

May 11: Springer Giants Day

News and Announcements

LAEF: Each year, the parent volunteers on the Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF) Board partner with the Los Altos School District (LASD) administration to budget for enrichment programs for the coming school year. The annual LAEF survey is your way to provide input as we enter into the 2013-14 budgeting cycle.

Your feedback is critical and will be used to make funding decisions for programs at your child’s school like Art, Music, Library, PE, Junior High Electives and Class Size Reduction. Please provide your opinion about LAEF funded programs so that we can decide how best to invest our funds to improve the education of our children.

Please contact laef@att.net if you have not received an email with a link to our annual survey.    Thank you for your participation!

Springer Auction: Set Sail on the S.S. Springer!

Online bidding open now! Go online and start bidding at Springer’s first online auction.

 Please join us for the auction event. March 23, 2013, 6:30 p.m. at the University Club of Palo Alto. We hope to see you there! Purchase tickets online or in the quad at drop off. Deadline March 15th.

Calling all volunteers! We need your help during the event to check in passengers, close out tables, and spot for the highest bidder! Sign up to join the crew.

Need child care? Abra can help! Deadline March 14th.

For more details on our major fund-raising event, visit the Auction pages on the Springer Website

And while you’re in the mood to set sail… ever thought of going on a cruise?

Bill Cooper, parent of two Springer graduates, is offering the Springer community the chance to take an unforgettable vacation and support Springer School at the same time!

The Caribbean? Hawaii?  Europe? Wherever you go, 5% of your cost will be donated to our school.  A special trip is already planned to Alaska in July.  Check out the attached fliers, and make your dream come true!

Cruise Fundraiser                 Alaska Cruise

Science-o-Rama - March 14th

Springer's annual Science Fair is set to go on Thursday, March 14th.  The public is welcomed to visit the expo halls and view Springer's budding scientists from grades Kindergarten to 6th.  We have over 150 entries!  Displays are in the multi and library.  The expo opens at 5pm and closes at 7pm on March 14th.  

For more details of the event, click on Science-O-Rama

Saturday, May 11th is the Springer Community Day at the San Jose Giants!

Game time is 5pm and our very own Springer Singers will start the festivities with their rendition of "God Bless America". 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!

WOW: The Bike Rodeo is scheduled for Thursday March 21st and the Safe Move assemblies are scheduled for March 22nd. Both will educate and reinforce Bike SAFETY.  Please keep an eye out for more information as we get closer to these dates!  You can click here to see the recent bike rodeo in Mountain View.

Junior Olympics are coming - save the date!   Saturday, April 27th for 4-6 grades.

Parent Education Opportunities

MVLA Council presents: Bully: The Film

Join us for a showing of  Lee Hirsch’s 2011 film, “Bully”, followed by valuable discussion, moderated by Gloria Moscowitz-Sweet (The Parents Place, DigitalTAT2) and Jack Weinstein (Facing History), parent educators and experts in bullying prevention.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 6:30-9:00 pm at Mountain View High School Spartan Theater

Admission is Free

EDtalks with LASD

Please mark your calendars for three upcoming Edtalks.  These events are intended to provide parents with information about the work we are doing to revolutionize learning for all students.  All Edtalks begin at 9:00 am and are held in the iLearn Studio, located next to the District Board Room.  Space is limited, so interested attendees must reserve a spot via the Eventbrite link for each event.  For more information visit Edtalks on the LASD Website.  

March 22nd:  Expanding Horizons with Innovative Strategies

April 19th:           STEM Education & Beyond

May 24th:            Ed Tech/Technology Integration

James P. Steyer: How technology is shaping the younger generation — and what to do about it.

Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 PM in the MVHS Auditorium, 3535 Truman Avenue, Mountain View.

Student Extracurricular Activities

Spartan Sports - Spring Break Basketball Camp (Open to grades 4-8), April 8-12, 9am-12pm

For more info or to register, visit www.SpartansSportsCamp.com or call 650.479.5906

Youth Drama for All (YDFA) presents Adventures in Wonderland!

2pm Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Gardner Bullis Elementary School

For more details, click here

Los Altos Recreation Department

Look out for our 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!

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 visitwww.medakanogakko.org or email medakanogakkopaloalto@gmail.com.

After School Soccer Program for Grades 4-6

Wednesdays, 3:00pm – 3:45pm starting March 27 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.

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!