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Buzz Newsletter 9/25/15
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The Springer Buzz September 25, 2015 |
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Walk-A-Thon Sponsor Cards Due Next Week! |
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Sponsor card are due next week! Turn them in now!
Attention Springer families – the time to turn in green sponsor cards (signed by a parent) is now. They are due in the office Thursday, October 1, but don't wait until the last day to turn them in. All students who turn their sponsor card will get a prize on Friday, October 2. Pledges can be made in flat amounts or per lap. Please ask your friends, family and neighbors to support Springer... and thank them very much! Extra forms and blue information booklets are available in the Walk-a-thon cubby in the office.
Walk-a-thon T-shirts are much loved by all Springer students. If you'd like to order extra Walk-a-thon t-shirts for other non-student members of your family, please email claudine3c [at] yahoo.com by September 28. Extra shirts are $15.
Finally, it's not too late to volunteer on Walk-a-thon Day (have we mentioned we need you?!). Join your fellow Springer community members for a fun, easy, social one-hour shift. Sign up online today!
Questions? Want to get involved? Claudine Sheridan (claudine3c [at] yahoo.com) or Lara Rahn (lara.rahn [at] yahoo.com). |
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International Walk-To-School Day--October 7 |
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Put on your Wild shoes and join us for International Walk-To-School Day on October 7th! This will be good practice for our Wild Walk-a-thon! Meet up at Varsity Park at 8am or arrange your own walking school bus from your neighborhood. A treat will be served upon arrival at school. International Walk to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. The event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school, with record-breaking participation. Springer will participate with thousands of schools across America! Shout Out! We are seeking chaperones to walk from Varsity Park. We also need a volunteer to lead and continue this fun event next year! Please contact Veronique Gobry at veronique.gobry[at]gmail.com |
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Notice From The District Nurse |
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School is a place where colds and diseases can spread rapidly. Children who are ill should stay home from school, rest and recuperate. Sometimes it is difficult, especially early in the morning, to know whether or not to send your child to school. The following guidelines are indications that you should keep your child home:
It is required to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 24 hours. Please call the Springer Attendance Line (943-4240) if your child will be absent due to an illness. We must receive a call every day your child is sick at home. Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chicken pox, mumps or measles. These conditions can be life threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems. Please click here for the LASD Health policies. Attendance Absences and late arrivals are to be reported to the school by a parent or guardian by calling the Springer Attendance Line at (650) 943-4240 by 9:00am, or email Diana Rudolph at drudolph@lasdschools.org. Children who arrive after the school day begins must sign in at the office to receive a late arrival pass. For an appointment during school hours, please go to the office to sign out your child. Your child will be sent to the office to meet you. Observed religious holidays are considered excused absences as long as the absence has been requested in advance in writing by the parent or guardian and approved by the principal or designee (E.C. 48205, B.P. 5113). |
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LAEF News |
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LASD STEM Teacher is KBAY’s Teacher of the Month Congratulations to Grace Choi, Loyola’s STEM teacher, who was named KBAY teacher of the month. She received a Wells Fargo Teacher Innovation Classroom Grant from the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) to purchase LEGO Simple Machine kits for her elementary students. Your LAEF donation helps fund LASD’s STEM Coach and our STEM teachers across the district, who bring invaluable science, technology, engineering and math education to our schools. Did you miss our LAEF FOCUS at Back to School? The LAEF FOCUS brochure gives you an overview of the LAEF-funded staff and programs your child benefits from in their classroom. If you missed grabbing a copy during back to school, please click here or go to LAEFonline.org to check it out. And special thanks to Prodigy Press for helping to underwrite our marketing materials this year! Learn More about LAEF & Make Your Tax-Deductible Donation Today at www.LAEFonline.org |
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OhmConnect Earns $$ For Springer! |
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The Springer community started using a novel fundraising platform last year, called OhmConnect. We raised $930 by having a handful of Springer parents turn down their electricity usage just one hour per week. We're aiming to raise $5,000 this year and all you need to do is signup using this link and connect your utility account. OhmConnect donates between $50 - $150 per team member per year, depending on how much you reduce. As part of a "Back to School" competition running through 9/24, they'll be donating an instant $30 per new team member. If you haven't signed up yet, now's the time to do it! |
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Cub Scout Kickoff Meeting at Springer |
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Pack 36 would like to invite all families interested in joining cub scouts to swing by for our Kick-off meeting on Sunday, September 27 in the Springer Multi from 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm. Come learn about scouting, see all of the activity badges earned over the Summer and get insight into our scouting program and our planned outdoor outings for the 2015 - 2016 calendar year. Join us on Sunday, September 27th from 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm, Springer Multi, 1120 Rose Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040 For more information, please contact Jeff DeAngelis by sending an e-mail to leaders@springerpack36.org |
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LASD Looking For Volunteer Interpreters |
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Los Altos School District is looking for volunteer interpreters to assist us during parent/teacher conferences, student meetings and district events. We are seeking assistance with all languages and it is very helpful if you are able to translate at a different school. Please contact Ann Haigh at 650-947-1180 or at ahaigh@lasdschools.org or complete this form if you are interested. |
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Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids! |
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Please click HERE to view our Fall training flyer. Questions? Email us at livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call (650) 947-1103. For more information about Living Classroom, please visit our website at www.living-classroom.org. Thanks! Caroline Chan Program Coordinator Living Classroom Program Los Altos School District (650) 947-1103 |
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Springer Singers |
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It’s Not Too Late To Sign Up! Does your child love to sing? Then Springer Singers is where you want them to be. Springer Singers is a great way to get your kids singing and dancing with their Springer friends. The chorus is open to all Springer student grades 1–6. We practice on Tuesday’s after school. Applications available in the office, or click here to view the form online. Please complete form and return with payment to the office (scholarships available) to participate. Please email Heidi Rockett rockettland[at]comcast.net with any questions. |
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Student Extracurricular Activities: |
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Springer has many after school activities! Please click here to link to the Springer website to see the selection and register for a class. The new after school program BALD EAGLE GO GAMES is still open to registrations! Come join us every Tuesday after school for fun, highly inclusive, highly active games in an environment that nourishes both character and confidence building. Each coach is certified through the Positive Coaching Alliance and executes a curriculum jam-packed with PCA messaging, redefining what it means to be a winner and a leader. We play non-traditional sports which are open to kids of ALL skill level, allowing for each child to have an opportunity to be the star of the game. Click here to register! |
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Parent Education Opportunities |
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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. |
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How to Submit an Article to the Springer Buzz |
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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. |
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