Springer Buzz!

May 30th, 2014

In This Issue

Calendar Dates

Principals Letter

News and Announcements

Student Extracurricular Activities

Quick Dates for your Calendar

June 6: Field Day & Minimum day; 12:15 dismissal

June 12:  Sixth Grade Promotion; 9:00 am

June 12: Last day of school; 11:15 dismissal

August 15: Pop and Stop; Grab a popsicle and see your classroom assignment for Fall 2014/2015

Principal’s Letter

Looking at Next School Year

I am very proud to announce the following staffing for next year.  (Please keep in mind this is tentative, as things in life can change.)  Take note, also, of the start and stop times as there are changes in Kindergarten and Third Grade.

Kindergarten: 8:30-2:15 (extended day begins 9/15)

Transitional Kindergarten Room KA- Laura Bence  (8:45-2:15- extended day begins 9/15)

Kindergarten- Room KB Linda Mooers,

Room 6-Coleen Crew

Room 5- Autumn Hancock

1st Grade: 8:30-2:25

Room 1-Chris Goldner

Room 4- Melanie de Monet

Room 8- Shauna Fulcher

2nd Grade: 8:30-2:25

Room 3- Kim Bain

Room 7- Kim Farwell

Room 12- Malia Lammay/Michelle Hayden

3rd Grade: 8:30- 2:45*

Room 9- Andrea Jones

Room 10- Natalie Cannon

Room 11- Kathy Panec

*new dismissal time for 3rd

4th Grade: 8:30-2:45

Room 13- Kelly McLean

Room 16- Jessica Millman

Room 18- Judi Hultberg

5th Grade: 8:30-2:45

Room 14- Elise Heiting

Room 15- Jennifer Van Dyken

Room 20- Christina Shilling (to be married this summer and she will become Mrs. Buck)

6th Grade: 8:30-2:45

Room 17- Alison Mort

Room 21- Julie Present

Room 22- Beth Rubinstein

STEM:

Joanie Craddock

SDC:

Primary- Room 2- Diane Sasaki (follows 1-2nd, and 3rd grade times)

Upper- Room 23- Debarati Sen  (follows 4th-6th grade times)

Resource:

Ashley Morris

Speech Therapist:

Carol Rossi

School Psychologist:

Kathy Hartley

As you can see, there will be some room changes for next year to accommodate the Extended Day Kinder program.  And, you will see two new teachers at Springer in August.

Natalie Cannon is currently teaching 3rd grade at Santa Rita.  Due to a reduction in class sections over there, I'm pleased to bring Natalie over to Springer.  I had the opportunity to observe her back in December.  I was very impressed with her instruction and the connections she makes with her students.

Elise Heiting joins our 5th grade team as Andrea Jones moves to 3rd grade.  Elise is currently teaching a 3/4 combo class in La Honda.  She is excited to join our staff and possesses the LASD mindset we look for in new hires.   I know both Elise and Natalie will be great additions to our staff.

Students and their families will be notified of their class placement the week of August 11th.  Class lists will be posted on the multi windows on August 15th.  We invite all families to our annual “Pop and Stop” on that day.

All students will be receiving their classroom supplies on the first day of school, funded by Springer’s PTA.  Parents will have the opportunity to donate to the school supply fund via PTA’s annual Back-to-School form.

There is very little change in teachers at Springer and that's a good thing!  It signals a strong staff dynamic.  As I begin my 6th year as Principal of Springer, I am excited for the opportunity to continue to move the school closer to the goal of revolutionizing learning for all students.

Regards,

Wade Spenader

News and Announcements

Field Day is Coming!

We are just a week away from Field Day on June 6th.  From 8:30 to 12:15pm, all students will participate in our Field Day.  Traveling as grade levels, students will move from activity to activity.  A snack and water break are built into the day.  We end the day with a school-wide Hershey’s Kiss Relay- a must see event!  On Thursday, June 5th every student will be given their Field Day t-shirt (designated colors for each grade level).  Please be sure your child wears his/her Field Day t-shirt on June 6th.  As a reminder, dismissal for all grades (including Kindergarten) will be at 12:15pm.   We are still in need for some volunteers.  If interested, please click on this link to sign up.  If you have any questions regarding volunteering, please email Donna Murphy at jcdrm[at]yahoo.com.

Got Fun?

Parlez-vous français? Do you have a pet guinea pig? Are you a cartoonist? Can you fly a plane? Do you write poetry? Are you a wiz at Origami? Is Yoga your passion? Can you knit? Is scrap booking your thing? Do you have too many tennis balls to know what to do with? Are you a coin collector? Our Springer Community has a wealth of talent and experience that would delight our students. Please keep Springer students in mind when you think of your volunteer plans for next year! We are hoping to recruit a diverse group of parents to come to noontime recess even just once next year to share with students their hobbies, talents and interests as Special Guest Funvisors. Our Funvisor schedule will be published each week in the Springer Star next year so students can get excited about things coming up.

There will also be opportunities once a month for 5th grader and 6th graders to plan and lead a noontime activity for younger grades. This will be an excellent opportunity for older students to engage and lead younger ones and provide good role models for the entire Springer Community. For more information or to sign up for the 2014/15 year please contact Laurie Pasmooij, laurie.pasmooij[at]mac.com or 650-224-7859.

Cornerstone Corner

We’ve wrapped up our ABC (Asset Building Champion) readings for the year!

We’d like to thank our dedicated ABC readers who:

• Read to our students every month

• Build relationships with our students

• Build assets in every child

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If you see these caring adults on campus, please thank them for supporting our students:

Anita Mathew

Beth Wolff

Christy Flahavan

Gail Roosakos

Hobe Abe

Jen Miley

Kathy Thompson

Laurie Pasmooij

Lee Casem

Lindsay Ledesma

Nancy Brown

Tracy Stone

Wen Crane

This summer, help your child practice using the ABC tools they’ve learned about all year long. For more information on Project Cornerstone, please visit:

http://www.projectcornerstone.org

We are looking for new ABC readers for next year.  For more information please contact Gail Roosakos: gail[at]roosakos.com or Jen Miley: jenmiley[at]me.com

When you “catch” kids modeling positive behaviors...

Notice, Name it, and Celebrate it!

WALK-A-THON 2014: Enter the T-Shirt Contest!

Get ready to WALK... and get ready to ROCK! Springer's 2014 Walk-a-thon is coming on October 11, 2014. This year we'll be rocking and rolling around Springer’s Field at the "Springer ROCK-a-thon"! So save the date and dust off your dancing (and walking) shoes!

Meanwhile, enter the annual Walk-a-thon t-shirt design contest! Entry forms went home in last week’s Friday folders, and duplicates can be printed from the Springer website (http://springerschool.net - click on Walk-a-thon 2014). Each grade has been given a rock and roll theme to draw in the space provided, and winners will be included on the t-shirt given to ALL Springer student and staff at the Walk-a-thon. Students may enter as many times as they like! Entries are due Friday, June 6!

Walk-a-thon -- make that ROCK-a-thon -- planning starts now! If you'd like to get involved, from joining the committee to helping with decorations over the summer, drop us a line! karenhey [at] stanfordalumni.org or christine.gammons [at] gmail.com.

District English Advisory Committee (DELAC) meeting

On June 2nd from 8:45-10 in the Almond School Library, there will be a district-wide meeting about the English Learner program in LASD. On the agenda are the following topics: Presentation on the District Local Control Accountability Plan and information about the Consolidated Application for Funding. This is a public meeting and all who are interested are invited to attend. Please contact Raquel Matteroli, Coordinator of Categorical Programs and Student Assessment, at rmatteroli@lasdschools.org, if you have questions. Click here for the Flyer.

Computer Lab volunteers needed!

The Springer computer lab is undergoing a transformation and we are in need of some volunteers. Currently we are looking for someone who can cut steel table legs (metal band saw needed). In a few weeks, we will need help in assembling TV carts. If you can help, please email Regina Regan at rregan@lasdschools.org. Thank you!

MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL

Please pick up your child’s medications from the office on June 12- the last day of school.

Medications cannot be stored over the summer. If your child is attending summer school, please pick up their medications and paperwork and take them to summer school on the first day. Thank you!

Any questions, please email us.

Thank you kindly,

Monica Sidher RN, BSN, BA

District Nurse

Supervisor of Health Services, Los Altos School District

(650) 537-8119

ANNOUNCING THE GRIZZLY FUN RUN!

Gardner Bullis is so excited to announce the very first annual Great Grizzly Fun Run on Saturday, May 31!! This will be the first school sponsored fun run in all of Los Altos and it will be a terrific community-building event.  We are welcoming all of our local schools to participate with us, as well as neighbors and friends and family.  This 5k (3.1 mile) run/walk will take place in the beautiful hills around Gardner Bullis School and will end at the Gardner upper field with refreshments, prizes, smaller runs for the younger kids and a visit from our local fire department. Strollers, dogs, wagons are all welcome!

All proceeds from this run will go directly to the LAEF - benefiting all of our district's wonderful schools.  

Hope to see every school represented at this fun event!!  

Click here to register: http://www.active.com/los-altos-hills-ca/running/distance-running-races/gardner-grizzly-fun-run-2014?int=

REQUEST FOR NEW OR GENTLY USED BOOKS AND TOYS FOR KINDERGARTEN

For 2014/2015 school year

The Kindergarten teachers are requesting donations for the following:

Books- picture books, easy readers/leveled readers, beginning chapter books-for the classroom libraries

Plastic Magnetic letters-upper and lowercase

Puzzles – letters, numbers, anything fun with not too many pieces

Toys – For example:  Boggle, Hi Ho cherry-o, Candyland, What’s Gnu, Make 7, Shut the Box, Geometric Shapes, Math Memory Match