The Springer Buzz

March 20, 2015

In This Issue:

• Principal’s Message

• News and Announcements

• Parent Education Opportunities

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

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

• April 2, Thursday: Open House & Art Show

• April 6 - 10: Spring Break - No School

Thank You For An Awesome Auction Springer!

The auction is NOT over yet and you can still participate!

1.    Sign up for Open Auction Parties

2.    Support Fund a Need: Mr. Spenader and the Technology Committee would like to finish upgrading all the classrooms with new AV systems. To learn more, watch Mr. Spenader’s awesome video. Contribute to Fund a Need by making a secure donation online by credit card or check made out to “Springer PTA”.

3.    Need to look-up what you won or Party dates, check out the electronic catalog

Questions? Email auction co-chairs, Rachel, Kirsten & Elizabeth

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

The STEM Expo is less than a week away! If you have any questions about your project, drop by the STEM lab or email Ms. Craddock. Display boards are available in the office. Please drop off your projects on Tuesday morning in the Multi.

We look forward to seeing the whole community on:

Wednesday, March 25
4:30pm - 7:00pm  

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

Reviewers Needed For STEM Expo!

The STEM Expo is coming up on March 25th! With over 150 projects, we need volunteers to review the projects. Thank you to all who have already volunteered.  We’re still looking for 2 to 3 more reviewers for the afternoon time slot.  If you would like to help with the STEM Expo, please go to this link. Please join us for this exciting event.

Thank you!

Ms. Craddock

Art Show April 2

Springer’s annual Art Show will be on Thursday, April 2.

We are need of help with the following:

• Matting and Labeling Art

• Labeling/Packaging Ceramics

• Art Show Set-up and Take-down

• Labeling and Bagging Portfolios

• Organizing and Replenishing Art Materials for Summer Storage

Contact Anne Barsi (at abarsi@arts4all.org) for more information.

Book Fair Coming April 20 - 24!

Monday April 20 –

Friday April 24

Open daily in the Multi

8:00 am – 3:30pm

Book fair Family Night & spring Picnic: Thursday

April 23 5:00-8:00pm

Did you Know?...LAEF funds STEM for K-6th graders

This year, the LAEF Innovation Grant includes funding for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) lab and a dedicated teacher at each elementary school. STEM teachers offer opportunities for special class projects, provide grade level support, and hold very popular lunch club activities for students. LASD parent input and financial support have made this exciting program possible.

This month, all LASD elementary schools will be hosting LAEF-sponsored STEM Expos. Students in Kindergarten through sixth grade will participate and showcase their work; designing hands-on STEM projects and exploring just how fun STEM can be! Thank you for supporting the STEM program with your LAEF donations.

LAEF will be making it's Grant to LASD at Junior Olympics on April 25th. Please give now to make sure your child's enrichment programs are fully funded.

 Cornerstone Corner

This month’s ABC book: “How Do I Stand In Your Shoes?” by Susan DeBell, Ph.D is a story about a girl named Miranda who has no patience for the other students in her class. She just doesn’t understand why they can’t be as smart and talented as she is, until she learns to start walking in their shoes.

Goals of lesson:

• Empower students to notice, name, and understand feelings or difficulties of others.

• Express and receive empathy from each other.

• Use the tools of bucket filling to understand and care about others.

• Empathize with those that have received mean and hurtful messages.

• Consider using the following empathy building tools to reinforce this lesson at home:

• Listen without interrupting

• Listen to the tone of the words.

• Look and watch people’s body language.

• Notice, name, and confirm the feelings.

This month’s “It’s a Springer Thing” is focusing on being inquisitive.  How can you show empathy by being inquisitive?

When you “catch” kids modeling positive behaviors... Notice, Name it, and Celebrate it!

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 Mountain View Whisman School District Board Room (750-A San Pierre Way, MV) on March 2nd & 16th and at the LASD Conference Room #2 (201 Covington Rd., Los Altos) on March 9th and 23rd. Attend one or all four of the training days.  Breakfast will be provided.  Please click here to view our spring training flyer.  Questions?  Please email Living Classroom at livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call us at (650) 947-1103.  For more information about Living Classroom, please visit our website at www.living-classroom.org.

Thank you for your help recruiting more docents for our garden-based education program!

Sixth Grade Students Bridging to Blach & Egan

For more information about bridging to Blach, please check out the Blach School website here.

For more information about bridging to Egan, please check out the Egan School website