Our Mission

At Springer Elementary School, we will provide a safe and supportive environment that engages, inspires, and nurtures all students’ emotional and academic needs in order to become empathetic, productive global citizens and lifelong learners.

In This Issue: June 8, 2017:

• Principal’s Message

• News and Announcements

• Parent Education Opportunities

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

• June 12th - July 8th District Summer School at Almond School

• Wednesday, August 16: First Day of School

Principal’s Message

Dear Springer Families,

Where has the time gone?  My son just finished Kindergarten… as I look back at him through the rearview mirror I am simply awed and amazed that time has passed so quickly.   I asked myself where has the time gone?   What a wonderful year this has been!  Springer families and staff thank you all for supporting the students and making this an incredibly awesome year!  

I wish you all a summer full of relaxation, adventure, and fun-filled learning!  

Mahalo

Lynn Boskie

Staffing Update

In the 2017-18 school year we are thrilled to have joining our staff:

Ali Stephens

I am thrilled to be part of the LASD team this year! I started my teaching career in San Carlos, at White Oaks Elementary for the past eight years. I am a Resource Specialist and have worked with Kindergarten through 8th grade. I have also taught Extended Summer School for the last eight summers too. I received my Liberal Studies degree, General Education Teaching Credential, Masters in Special Education, and Special Education Teaching Credential, all from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

I am originally from the Central Coast, but moved up to the bay to teach. I have been married for four years to a wonderful husband and we have a five year old maltipoo. My favorite hobby is baking, along with cooking, spending time with family and friends, and traveling. This past summer my husband and I went to Cuba!

Next Year’s After School Activities

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circuits Contraptions

Art CSMA

Speak Debate

Gamezone

Minecraft

Coach Ken Soccer

Basketball

Art CSMA

Tennis

Springer Singers

Springer Singers

Drama

Drama

Math Olympiad

Easy Spanish

Homework Center 3rd-6th

After School Activities

Please stay tuned to the Springer website for updated flyers for our after school activities.  

2017-2018 Hot Lunch Program

We will be continuing with Choice Lunch for 2017-2018.  Any remaining balance on your account will roll over to next year.  If you will NOT have a child at Springer in 2017-2018, you will need to contact Choice Lunch to request a refund of your remaining balance.  (Choice Lunch is not the lunch vendor at Blach or Egan.)

We are seeking volunteers to join the Hot Lunch crew for 2017-2018.   The Hot Lunch program would not be possible without the 20+ volunteers per week that come in to serve lunch!  The lunch volunteer shift is weekly, or alternating weeks, from 11:25-12:15.  Contact Donna Murphy (at jcdrm{at}yahoo{dot}com) to join the lunch crew or if you’d like more information.

Free One-on-One Reading Program offered by Teen Tutors

Are you interested in helping your child (Kindergarten to second grade) learn to read or practice reading skills? Teen Tutors is launching a reading program at the Los Altos Library on Saturdays with two sessions: 10:30am-11:15am and 11:15am-12pm. Come meet by the children’s desk to get started. Your child can receive free one-on-one attention from a trained high school volunteer. They can choose their favorite books to read, or have appropriate books chosen for them. Help your child develop a love of reading and practice reading comprehension skills! Early readers are welcome. The program is open to kindergarten through second graders.

Sessions available:

June 10, 17, 24, July 1

July 8, 15, 22, 29

August 5, 12, 19, 26

To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/TTReadToMe.

Attention Sixth Grade Parents!

Hello 6th grade Parents,

Congratulations to all your graduating 6th graders.  For those of you with children entering Blach next year that would like to help out at the school, please consider volunteering to serve lunch.  This is a fun way to see the kids in action and one of the very few opportunities for volunteering at Blach. In the past, sign ups happen at the back to school coffee, but now we start serving lunch on the first day of school.  Because of this, crews are being set up now.  It is a great way to stay connected to other parents from your elementary school and also to meet new parents. There is plenty of room to organize a small group that wants to work together.

Please contact me at srkhuntia@yahoo.com if you'd like to volunteer or if you have any questions.  Please let me know what days work for you and if you would like to volunteer every week or every other week or would like to be put on the substitute list.  Please also let me know if you want to be scheduled with specific people.

Thank you so much,

Sarita Khuntia

Blach Hot Lunch Committee

Crossing Guards Needed

All City Management Services Inc. is a family-owned company providing School Crossing Guard services for over 30 years. We currently have several positions open, right here in Los Altos. These are paid, part-time and seasonal positions. To qualify you must be 18 years old or older. No experience is necessary. Paid training is provided. Please call us at (800) 540-9290 for more information.

From The District Nurse

Medications will be available for pick up from June 8th 2017 (last day of school) until June 14th 2017.

We cannot store medications over the summer. If you are leaving before school ends, please pick up medications early. An adult must pick up the medication.

How 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.