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1-15-2016 Buzz Newsletter
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The Springer Buzz January 15, 2016 |
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Principal’s Message |
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It’s the Cold and Flu Season The cold and flu season, like the rain, has hit Springer hard this winter. Students and staff, alike, have been bit by the bug and it’s no fun! It is everyone’s responsibility to keep Springer as healthy as possible. Please pay close attention to the article below. It contains important information about when to keep your child out of school. No School on Monday or Tuesday As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, Jan. 18th as we celebrate the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There is also no school for students on Tuesday, Jan. 19th as teachers have a professional development day. The focus of their training is the further implementation of standards based reporting. We’ll see all the children back at school on Wednesday, Jan. 20th. Have a great extended weekend! Wade Spenader- Principal |
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LASD Health Services Department |
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Los Altos School District Health Services Department: When to Keep Your Child Home From School 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 him/her home. In this way, you are helping to control the spread of colds, flu, and other contagious illnesses. Keep your child at home when he/she has any of the following symptoms:
You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 24 hours.
Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chicken pox, mumps or measles or whooping cough (pertussis). These conditions can be life threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems. The following information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Call our District Nurses or personal health care provider for more information. Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 10 days or longer. Here are some LASD links: Sick child: http://www.lasdschools.org/District/5343-Sick-Child.html Flu information: |
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From Springer’s PTA |
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PTA Nominating Committee Volunteers Needed Looking for a fun, short-term way to get involved with the Springer PTA? The PTA needs volunteers to join the Nominating Committee whose job it is to determine the slate of officers for next year’s PTA Board. The Nominating Committee meets in February and the PTA Board nominations are held in March. If interested, please contact us at: springerpta@gmail.com |
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Live It’s Saturday Night! |
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Date: March 19, 2016, 6:30-10:30pm Come dressed as your favorite SNL character, the choices are unlimited: Operaman, The Samurai, Hans und Franz, Pat, Linda Richman, Wayne’s World, Spartan Cheerleaders, Debbie Downer, Dieter, Stuart Smalley, Church Lady, Stefon…..
The 2016 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 · Cool Gear: iPads, Xbox, PlayStation, Beats, etc. · Sports Tickets: baseball, basketball, football, etc. · Parties: Host an awesome party for kids or adults! Questions? Email 2016 auction co-chairs, springerauction@gmail.com |
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Bloomsky Weather Station |
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Springer now has its own weather station! It shows the current and past conditions, the weather report, images of the sky and some great time lapses too. It is located on a pole behind Mrs. Craddock's STEM lab and next to the picnic tables. To see what the data that the weather station captures, download the app (search for 'Bloomsky' in the Apple or Android stores) or create an account on the web at http://bloomsky.com. To find our station, zoom into our area and then select "Springer." You can 'follow' our station and others all over the world including Tahoe, Half Dome at Yosemite and even Paris. For the techies among us, the station works with IFTTT and has an API. Thanks to Bloomsky for donating the station to Springer! |
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Project Night Night |
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Project Night Night
Springer Brownie Troop 61163 is performing a community service project to benefit Project Night Night (projectnightnight.org). Each year, 1.5 million American children are homeless. Children arriving at a shelter often come directly from an emergency situation. Most of them have only the clothes on their backs. We are collecting items to go in a Night Night package for these children to give them comfort while they are homeless. Each Night Night package contains three essentials that help children feel secure, cozy, and important: a new stuffed animal, a new security blanket, and a like new book (appropriate for a child 12 or under). If you would like to help us, please bring your donation to the office before February 3rd. With your help, these homeless children can dream big while they are still small. Thank you for your help! |
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LAEF |
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You helped our arrow grow..thank you! Happy New Year! Did you notice the growing arrow on the LAEF sign in front of our school? We have made great progress toward our goal for the 2015/16 school year with special thanks to the families who donated in 2015. We still have $1M to go and strive for 100% participation from every district family. It’s not too late for you to help LAEF pay for the amazing enrichment teachers, staff, and smaller class sizes in TK-3 and 7-8 this year. To learn more or donate, please go to LAEFonline.org. Every dollar will be appreciated! |
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Student Extracurricular Activities: |
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If you haven’t signed your child up for their favorite after-school activity, many of our clubs are back for Winter/Spring sessions: Also continuing, Chess, Speak/Debate, Soccer, and Tennis. Click here to see all of our after school activities and registration information. |
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Raise Funds For Springer With OhmConnect |
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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 parents of the school 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. |
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Shop Springer! |
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Dear friends of Springer: Are you aware that we have a ShopSpringer (www.shopspringer.com) website where 4-12% of your purchases are paid directly to our PTA, just for directing traffic to their sites?!? On this site you will find active links to a variety of online vendors, including Amazon, iTunes and Walmart.com. Rest assured that using this site will have no impact on pricing, discounts, special shipping offers, etc.. So by simply stopping first at ShopSpringer.com, on your way to Amazon, you make $$$ for our kids!!! Thank you for your support! Springer PTA |
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Living Classroom |
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Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids! It's time to build bird nests, harvest veggies from our gardens to make soup, look for symmetry inside fruit, make natural dyes from plants and learn about nitrogen fixing bacteria by dissecting the root nodules of fava beans! 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 Winter Docent Training will take place Monday mornings from 9 - Noon on 12/7, 12/14, 1/11 and 1/25. Please click |
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