The Springer Buzz

March 6, 2015

In This Issue:

• Principal’s Message

• News and Announcements

• Parent Education Opportunities

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

• March 8, Sunday: Daylight Savings Time - move clocks forward 1 hour

• March 14, Saturday: Springer Auction 6:30pm-10:30pm at the Crowne Plaza Cabana

• March 19, Thursday: K - 8 Minimum day; dismissal 12:15pm

• March 25, Wednesday: Springer STEM Expo  4:30pm-7:00pm

• April 2, Thursday: Open House

• April 6 - 10: Spring Break - No School

Principal’s Message

Report Cards Go Out Next Week- Electronically!!

The 2nd Trimester for the 2014-15 school year ends today and teachers are busy preparing report cards.   Report cards will be sent home on Friday, March 13th in a new way.   Instead of your child bringing home a paper report card, you will receive an email with the report card attached as a PDF.  

Blach Junior High has sent their report cards out as an email for the last year so we are not breaking new ground here.  The advantages to parents receiving the report card via email are many; from saving paper and copying costs to parents being able to store their child’s reports electronically.   If you wish to also have a paper copy, please contact the office and we will be happy to provide one.   At the end of the school year, we will include a paper copy of the report card in each student’s cummalitve file- as we always have done.

Wishing you and your family a great weekend.

Wade Spenader- Principal

LASD EdTalks

Please join us for LASD EdTalks
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
Friday, March 20
9:00 - 10:30am
Covington School Multipurpose Room
205 Covington Road
Los Altos
RSVP through Eventbrite
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/edtalks-sbac-tickets-16025121570
For additional information, click here.

Springer Auction--Tickets on Sale!

Saturday, March 14, 2015, 6:30-10:30pm

Location: Crowne Plaza Cabana, Palo Alto

Buy your tickets today!

Purchase tickets Online by Credit Card

or by check using this form

The School of Rock Springer Auction 2015 catalog is live!

Proxy Bidding Form, must be received by March 6th  in the front office auction cubby.

Reserve babysitting at Abra

What to wear? Think Nigel Lemon or Guns and Roses or Blondie. Mohawks and tattoos are optional.  Here are a few photos for inspiration.

School of Rock Raffle

In today’s Friday Folder, March 6 look for School of Rock raffle tickets in Friday folders. This year tickets are $5/ticket and we have 3 rock the house prizes:

1.   Principal for the Day

2.   iPad mini

3.   Kindle Fire HD 7 Tablet

The raffle booth will be on campus before and after school the week before the auction, March 9-12. Raffle drawing 8:30 am,  Friday, March 13. You need not be present to win.

Questions? Email 2015 auction co-chairs, Rachel, Kirsten & Elizabeth at springerauction@gmail.com

Tax Donation Receipts

Donation receipts for the Back To School form were emailed out last fall.  For Walk-a-thon donations under $250, a copy of your cancelled check is sufficient as a tax receipt.  Please contact Wen Crane at wenbk[at]aol.com if you need a Walk-a-thon donation receipt (for donations of $250 or more) or need your BTS donation receipt resent.   Please contact the auction committee at springerauction[at]gmail.com with any questions regarding 2014 auction donation receipts.

It’s Here!
The 2015 Springer STEM EXPO

Wednesday, March 25
4:30pm - 7:00pm

The STEM Expo is fast approaching.  There are many categories that a student can choose to enter an exhibit.  And, all grades are welcome to enter.  However, we need to know if you are a “go” by Feb. 24th.   Please click on the link below for details.  

Click here for all of the details, timeline and forms.

Judges Needed For STEM Expo!

The STEM Expo is coming up on March 25th! With over 150 projects, we need volunteers to review the projects. If you would like to help with the STEM Expo, please go to this link. I am looking for reviewers in the morning and afternoon to listen to the students share what they've learned and give positive feedback. We also need help with set up, registration, and clean up. Please join us for this exciting event.

Thank you!

Ms. Craddock

Blach Band Night!

Sixth Grade Band Students:
You are invited to…
Blach Band Night!

Rehearsal:
Monday, March 16th from 3:15-4:00pm In the Springer School Multi
Performance: Thursday, March 19th at 7:00pm In the Blach Jr. High Multi (Students should arrive by 6:45)

Please bring your instruments and music!

Come make music with other 6th grade band members from Loyola, Oak, and Springer. This year we will play “Saturday at the Symphony” and our Junior Olympics music, and then we will listen to the Blach Jr. High School bands perform. You will also get to meet the Blach band teacher, and hear about what band is like at the junior high school. Students should wear nice clothes for the performance and parents are encouraged to attend.

We hope to see you there! Ms. Jorgensen & Mrs. Masters

DELAC Meeting, March 12

District English Advisory Committee (DELAC) meeting: On March 12th from 5:00-6:00pm in the District Office iLearn Studio, there will be a district-wide meeting about the English Learner program in LASD. On the agenda are the following topics: Information about and Goals of the DELAC, election of officers and input into the District Local Control Accountability Plan process. This is a public meeting and all who are interested are invited to attend. Please contact Raquel Matteroli, Interim Principal at Covington School, at rmatteroli@lasdschools.org, if you have questions.

Yearbook Pictures Needed!

The Yearbook team is asking for pictures. Specifically, we need pictures of:

• First Day of School

• Walk-a-thon

• Halloween

• Classroom field trips/activities

• Around campus

• Springer Gives Back

There are two ways to upload your photos: viahttp://community.pictavo.com/ website or download the pictavo app to your phone. You will follow the same registration prompts as below if you chose to use the app.

To upload pictures via the website:

Create an Account.

Find your school using the drop-down menus: Select the state, city and school name.

​ (Springer is in MOUNTAIN VIEW)​

• Verify that the school is correct.

• Enter your personal information.

• Agree with the Terms and Conditions.

• Verify your account.

• Click ‘Upload Photos.’

• Select the photo(s) you want to upload from your computer or mobile device.

• Enter details about the photo(s): • Who’s in the photo(s)

• Category/folder into which the photo(s) should be placed • Date(s) taken

​Please note, that the team will do it's best to include all pictures that are submitted.

Questions? Please email: ybspringer@gmail.com

Thank you!

Yearbook team​

Part-time Nurse Needed

NURSE NEEDED:  The Los Altos School District needs Registered Nurse substitute(s). Must be available on short notice. Approximate times needed are minimum of three hours, 9:30am-12:30pm. Job will entail covering snack & lunch time to supervise students with type 1 diabetes blood sugar levels and insulin administration; both injection and insulin pump.  Monday-Friday.  To apply, call Marlene Revelo 650-947-1153.

Living Classroom Docents Needed

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

It's time to prepare for planting tomato seeds, baking pretzels, taking habitat hikes, and learning about ancient civilizations!  If you like all those things and more, please consider becoming a Living Classroom docent!  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 Spring Docent Training Session will take place Monday mornings in March from 9 – Noon and will be held at the Mount