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2-12-16 Buzz Newsletter
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The Springer Buzz February 12, 2016 |
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In This Issue:
Quick Dates for your Calendar:
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Principal’s Message |
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For your safety and the safety of others, please comply with these requests:
Your adherence to these safety guidelines is much appreciated. Have a wonderful break! Wade Spenader- Principal |
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Live It’s Saturday Night! |
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Date: March 19, 2016, 6:30-10:30pm Reserve babysitting at Abra 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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STEM Expo Update |
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Expo Update Would you like to help with the Expo? We need reviewers and people to help with setup and cleanup. It takes a lot of hands to put on such a fun community event. If you’d like to help, click here and fill out the link. Thanks so much! Are you interested in signing up for the STEM Expo? Sign up and reserve your space. It’s going to be an amazing event! Click here to sign up. Engineering Week February 22-26 is National Engineering Week! We will be building paper structures all over campus. If you have any newspapers you’ve already read, we’d love to have them. Drop them off in the STEM lab or the office on Monday or Tuesday. |
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Shop Springer! |
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Say 'Happy Valentine's Day!' to loved ones with an order through the ShopSpringer (www.shopspringer.com). On the website, you can shop at Amazon, Flowers.com, iTunes and Walmart.com and 4-12% of your purchases are paid directly to our PTA, just for directing traffic to their sites?!? 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 or Flowers.com, you make $$$ for our kids!!! Thank you for your support! Springer PTA |
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Yearbook Photos Needed! |
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Pictures Needed!!!! The yearbook team needs pictures from the classroom, first day of school, Walk-a-thon, Halloween and field trips. To submit pictures, please go to:
You can also download the pictavo app and upload photos directly from your phone. The yearbook team will make every effort to include all yearbook pictures that are submitted. If you have any questions, please email: ybspringer@gmail.com |
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Tax Donation Receipts From the PTA |
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Tax Donation Receipts PTA tax donation receipts were sent home via the Friday Folders before the December holiday break. Please check your child’s backpack if you did not receive it. All families that filled out the BTS form should have received a tax receipt, specifying the portion of the BTS order that was a donation (as opposed to a purchase). A separate tax receipt was sent to families that donated >$250 for the Walk-a-thon. For Walk-a-thon donations under $250, all you need is a copy of your cashed check to claim the deduction on your taxes. Please contact the PTA's Financial Secretary, Sonny Jandial (sonnyjandial[at]gmail[dot]com), if you have any questions regarding tax receipts. Thanks for your support of the Springer PTA! |
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Project Cornerstone |
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Cornerstone Corner This month’s ABC book: “Nobody Knew What To Do” by Becky Ray McCain tells the story of how one child found the courage to be an UPstander and tell a teacher about a fellow student who was being picked on and bullied by children in school. Goals of lesson: *Identify caring adults who provide support and positive communication. *Teach students how to tell and make a report. *Use positive self-talk to boost personal power in interpersonal relationships. *Role model UPstander responses to support each other. * Create a caring, safe school environment for all by teaching adults on school campuses how to respond to student reporting. *Generate ways to be UPstanders when faced with cyberbullying. To reinforce this lesson at home: · Ø Be the one your child can come to when they need to be heard. Listen and be aware of situations that need further attention. · Ø Stay calm and gather information by asking questions. In most instances, you can help your child identify and state the problem. “So Jack is picking on you at recess. What are some things you/we might do?” Help your child see their personal power is in how they choose to react. · Ø Discuss the potential consequences of the chosen strategy. “If you go to the teacher what would happen?” Look at 2 or 3 strategies and consequences and have your child choose one. · Ø Reassure your child. Thank them for sharing their worries and tell them that you will be “there” when they need help. Check back later to see if the strategy is working. · Ø If you are not sure what to say or do, reassure your child you will find a way to help and get back to them. Follow through on your promises. When you “catch” kids modeling positive behaviors... Notice, Name it, and Celebrate it! |
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Parenting Workshop |
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Positive Discipline classes for parents and caregivers of youth age 10-25
Would you like to improve your relationship with your child? Do you get caught in power struggles? Do you struggle to motivate your teen? The Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) is offering a 7 week parenting workshop to address these issues. The dates are: Click here for the flyer and for more information on how to register for the class. |
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LAEF |
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The White House, LASD & LAEF: Computer Science for All! On January 30th, the While House proposed $4 billion in funding for the “Computer Science for All” initiative for training teachers to bring computer science to students. Our LASD students already have access to Computer Science thanks to LAEF’s generous grant, to LASD’s Leadership, who believe in an innovative education, to the fantastic STEM teachers who jumped in to learn code, to our principals and teachers for their support, and of course, thanks to our enthusiastic students. Now the rest of the country will begin to catch up! To learn more or to make your annual gift; please go to LAEFonline.org. |
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Blach/Egan Tours For Incoming Seventh Graders |
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Parent tours for Blach and Egan Middle Schools are as follows:
Blach Egan
February 24, 9:30am - 11:00am |
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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.
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