The Springer Buzz

May 1, 2015

In This Issue:

• News and Announcements

• Parent Education Opportunities

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

• April 20 - May 8: SBAC Testing

• May 6, Wednesday, 8:45am: PTA Meeting

• May 4 - 8: Teacher Appreciation Week

• May 8, Friday, 3:30 - 5:30pm: LASD Film Festival at Covington

• May 22, Friday, 1:00pm: Upper Grade Spring Concert

• May 25, Monday: Memorial Day, no school

• May 26 - May 29: Volunteer Appreciation Week

• May 28, Thursday, 7:30am: Volunteer Breakfast

• May 28, Thursday, 3:15 - 5:00pm: CSTEM Showcase at Almond

• June 5, Friday, 8:30am: Field Day & Minimum day--12:15pm dismissal

• June 10, Wednesday, 9:00am: Sixth Grade Promotion Ceremony & last of day of school--11:15 dismissal

Book Fair

Dear Springer Families,

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Springer Community, the Under the Sea Book Fair was a great success! We raised over $6,000 for Springer School, and most importantly, got over 2,000 books in kids’ hands and received enough contributions to donate over 110 books to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital’s School Program.

We would like to take a moment to thank our amazing volunteers who gave their time, passion, and energy to help setup and run the Book Fair. And a very special thank you to all the students who previewed and reviewed books, and to the 5th and 6th graders who ran the Student Store and took the initiative to promote and encourage contributions in support of the hospital.

Happy reading!

Junior Olympics

A Huge “Thank you!” to all of our Springer Volunteers

Junior Olympics 2015 was a success!

Thank you:

75 yd. dash and 1320 volunteers

Set-up and Cleanup volunteers

School Rally Coordinators

Springer Tent Volunteers

Food Tent Volunteers

Springer Bakers
Parent PE Volunteers and Relay coaches

Teachers and Staff who came out to join us

Thank you to all the parents and student athletes who joined us last Saturday!

*If 6th graders would like to donate their T-shirt back to Springer, please put them in the JO cubby in the office

Springer Junior Olympics Committee:

Christa Kidwell, Jenny Jun, Julie McCullough, Tracy Stone, Julia Meng and Katie Cowley

Nominate Deserving Volunteers!

Every Spring we take time to thank our hard-working volunteers.  Springer will celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week from May 26-29.  Now is your chance to nominate volunteers for special recognition of their service to Springer!

Nomination forms are available at the Springer office, or click here to download the form.  Completed forms can be turned in at the office or e-mailed to Sue Longyear (sue.longyear@gmail.com).  Please submit your nominations by Friday, May 8.

Important Library Dates

May 8th:   Last day to check out books

May 15th: ALL books need to be returned

May 21st: Last day library will be open at recess and lunch

Lost Books: If you have lost your book, then we will request payment in order to purchase replacement copies. Please check your emails that are coming from Mrs. Shieh. Thank you!

LAEF

LAEF:  We are $145K short for 2014-15

Thank you to the 100 families who contributed to our participation matching grant last week. The first $10,000 was matched by the Chi-Lin, Fuchs, Humayun-Gauri and Von Kaenel-Cetinok families and helped to bring us $50,000 closer to our goal.

LAEF presented a $2.855M check to LASD at Junior Olympics, but we are still $145,000 short to fully fund every K-8 student's enrichment this year. Please donate today or request a match from your company to pay for the programs your child has enjoyed THIS current year, including STEM, PE, art, library, music and smaller class sizes in K-3.   

We strive for 100% participation from our families, and it’s not too late to give. Please donate at laefonline.net or drop a check in our school’s office this week.  

Haiku EdTalk

Please join us for
LASD EdTalks
Haiku Learning Management System
Friday, May 8
9:00 - 1:30am
iLearn Studio
201 Covington Road
Los Altos
RSVP through Eventbrite
Click here to RSVP

Want to learn more about Haiku Learning? Click here!

CSTEM Showcase

Thursday, May 28

3:15 - 5:00pm

Almond School Multi

For more info, click here

Open Auction Parties

Don’t miss out on awesome Springer hosted parties!
Help raise funds for Springer school!

Sign up info. for Open Auction Parties    

• Dodge Ball, Flag Football, Pool Parties, Teacher hosted grade parties, and more.

• Adult Field Day Party on May 16.

• Adult Revenge of the Nerds Party with Nigel Lemon and Parmesan Tray on June 13.

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

Sixth Grade Basketball Tournament

Bob Celeste "Everyone Plays" 6th Grade Basketball Tournament

May 15th Girls Tournament
May 29th Boys Tournament
Location: Egan
Time: 3:30p-8:30p

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.

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 here.

Sixth Grade Immunization Requirement

Pertussis Booster for Students in grade 6

Students currently in 6th grade must have proof of a Tdap or Dtap (Pertussis or Whooping Cough) booster given after their 7th birthday (after 10th birthday is recommended) in order to begin 7th grade in August of 2015. Please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office by March 13, 2015.

Student Extracurricular Activities:

Check out the other 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.