The Springer Buzz

December 19, 2014

In This Issue:

• News and Announcements

• Parent Education Opportunities

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

• Dec 5 - Feb 6: Kindergarten & new family registration

• Dec 22 - Jan 2: Winter recess

• Jan 7, Wednesday, 8:45am:  PTA Meeting

Springer Auction--Save The Date!
Saturday, March 14

Save the Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 6:30-10:30pm

Location: Crowne Plaza Cabana, Palo Alto

Get ready to party like a rock star at the 2015 Springer Auction!

The 2015 auction team needs your help. Do you have any auction ideas or items to donate? We are looking for:

• Wine: donate a bottle or two of wine for the Wine Wall Raffle

• Rock and Roll Stuff: concert tickets, autographed poster, or audio gear

• Sports Tickets or Autographed Gear: baseball, basketball, football, soccer, etc.
  Unique Experiences: once in a lifetime experiences

Questions? Want to float an idea? Email 2015 auction co-chairs, Rachel, Kirsten & Elizabeth at springerauction@gmail.com

Become a Living Classroom Docent!

Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids!

The Living Classroom is looking for docents to help deliver hands-on garden-based lessons to the students of the Los Altos School District.  No experience necessary as we provide all the training needed!  Our Winter Docent Training Session will take place on Monday mornings from 9 - Noon on December 8th & 15th and January 12th & 26th.  Please click here for more details.  Questions?  Please contact the Living Classroom at livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or visit our website: www.living-classroom.org.

Winter Session of After-School Clubs

Lego Robotics -- Winter Session is starting January 14th!  Click here for details.

Our after-school Art Club for Grades K - 2 is now enrolling.  Click here for info on class dates, location and time.

Art Club for Grades 3 - 6 click here.

MVLA after-school soccer winter session starts January 14; click here for sign-up details!

Student Extracurricular Activities:

There are after-school activities at Springer for all grade levels.  For a list of all of the activities and more information, please go to Springer’s website by clicking here.   

Parent Education Opportunities

Through enriching presentations from local and national experts on topics of interest to parents, faculty and staff, the MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series seeks to contribute to the academic, physical, and emotional health of our students. All events are free of charge and are for parents, faculty and staff in Los Altos and Mountain View public schools. For a schedule of upcoming presentations, please click here.

How to Submit an Article to the Springer Buzz

If you have an article to submit to the Springer Buzz, please send it to the editor at springer.buzz@gmail.com by noon on Monday for inclusion in the next edition.  Late arrivals will be included if possible but can’t be guaranteed! All flyers must be in either WORD or PDF format, accompanied by a brief summary of the activity in the email.