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: September 29, 2017:

• Principal’s Message

• News and Announcements

• Parent Education Opportunities

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

• Friday, September 22: Staff Development Day, No School

• Saturday, October 14: Walk-a-thon

• Thursday, October 19: Minimum Day, Dismissal 12:15

• Thursday, October 26: Photo Make-Up Day

• Tuesday, October 31: 1:15pm: Halloween Parade

Principal’s Message

Good Afternoon Springer Families,

Solar Panel Update:  The project is tentatively beginning on October 23, 2017.  The storage bin and  materials are arriving.  Our parking lot will be closed starting the week of October 23rd when the fencing is installed. The project will run from October 23rd-December 15th.   

Tree Project:   The trees are coming and we are just in the first phase of the project.   Planter boxes are completed.   During the month of October we should see plants and trees planted throughout the campus.

Have  a Wonderful Weekend,

Lynn Boskie

Buzz… did you know that Mrs. Boskie has a brother who was an aeronautical engineer who she use to play burn out with as a child.

Go Camping! The Walk-a-thon is Coming!

Walk-a-thon needs you to volunteer!

The Springer Walk-a-thon will be held Saturday, October 14 from 10-3. To make this all school event a huge success, we're counting on all families to volunteer on the day of the event. Most shifts are on hour, require no training, and are a fun way to participate and socialize with other Springer families. Check out available shifts and sign up here.

The Walk-a-thon waiver on the back of the green sponsor form is due Friday, October 6. Please fill it out and have your child deliver it to their teacher.

Email any questions to walkathon@springerpta.net

Back-To-School Order Form

The online Back-To-School Form has now closed.  But it’s not too late to make a donation or place an order!  Paper forms are available in the office.

If you still have not submitted your check, please do so as soon as possible.  Make your check out to 'Springer PTA' and place it in the 'PTA Membership' cubby in the office.

Tax donation receipts (for BTS orders that include a donation) will be emailed out by the end of October.

Contact bts@springerpta.net with any questions regarding the BTS Form.

Thank you for your support of the PTA!

LASD Jr. Olympics 2018

Mark your calendars now for April 28, 2018.  The Los Altos School District Junior Olympics is an annual, fun-filled, all inclusive, inter-school track meet.  Fourth, fifth, and sixth graders from all seven district elementary schools compete in both traditional and nontraditional track and field events.  Each elementary school needs many many volunteers to help make this event a fun and successful day for hundreds of students.

Springer is looking for volunteers to help organize and run the monthly district meetings.  This is a perfect way to get more involved, understand all the details that go into planning and running the event, and have a direct impact on hundreds of students.  If interested, please contact Sharon Tan sharontantan@yahoo.com or Jen Miley jenmiley@me.com .

Springer Student Ambassadors

The Springer Student Ambassadors welcomed several new members this year.  Congratulations to new members, Elia Grisanti, Anna Fazioli, Tenley Flahaven, Quillan Casem, Karli Jandial, Claire Smith, and Elsa Pecora.  Our veteran members, Karena Shah, Jaina Shah, and Kimberly Bowman, will share their experience with us.  Student Ambassador Advisors, Mr. Conte and Ms. Williams, are looking forward to supporting the SSA endeavors in community service and school spirit.  

Parking Lot and Drop Off/ Pick up Safety  

Now that school is in full swing, it is a good time to review some safety information concerning our parking lot.  

• Practice patient driving while in our parking lot or on our neighboring roads.  Slow down and stay alert.  Being late to work is no excuse to drive dangerously.

• Please be sure to park in the designated parking spaces only.

• Walkers should use the designated crosswalks, both on the streets and in our parking lot.  The parking lot crosswalks are marked with cones.  Please have your child use them.  Never allow your child to walk through the parking lot without utilizing the designated crosswalks.

• We love our volunteer crosswalk duty parents!  They wear their bright orange vests with pride and are quick to help kids across the parking lot.  Please treat them with the respect they deserve; they are trying to keep our students safe.

• Expect more car traffic on Mondays and Fridays.  These are music days for our upper grade students.   They, and their musical instruments,  are more likely to be transported to school via a car on those days.  Please plan accordingly and realize the parking lot will be a bit more crowded.

•  Do not drop off students in the inner two lanes of the parking lot.  The yellow curb is for dropping off students.   The red curb means NO STOPPING AT ALL.  

By staying alert, keeping our speed down, and looking out for each other, we can go a long way in keeping our parking lot and neighboring streets safe.

Springer Singers

Does your child love to sing? Then Springer Singers is where you want them to be.

Springer Singers is a fantastic way to get your kids singing and dancing with their Springer friends.

The Springer Singers are open to all Springer students.

New to Springer Singers in Grades 1 & 2: Mondays 2:45-3:30

Returning Singers in Grades 2 - 6: Tuesdays 3:00-3:45

Springer Multi

Applications available in the office, or by clicking here.  Please complete form and return with payment (scholarships available) to participate.

Questions? Contact Heidi Rockett at rockettland@comcast.net

LASD Looking for Kindergarten Aides

The LASD is looking for Instructional Kindergarten Aides.  If you are interested in becoming a classroom assistant for kindergarten, look no further.  There is a wonderful opportunity for you to apply.  Work schedule is perfect for a parent  who may be interested in working part time  9:15 am -1:15 pm- five days a week.  Rate $13.84 - $19.47 per hour.  Please contact Marlene Revelo at 650-947-1153.

Looking for Noon Duty Volunteers

Noon yard duty is now open to parent volunteers on a rotating basis. Parents can volunteer anywhere from once a week to once a month.  The hours are 11:45 - 12:45  on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Please contact Clover Huang at: cloverh[at]yahoo.com if interested.

Selpa Events

Selpa, an all-volunteer group of parents of children with special needs, are sponsoring several upcoming events:

Let’s Talk: How to advocate for your child--support for parents of students with IEP’s and 504’s.  Monday, October 9, 7:00-9:00pm; click here for flyer.  Click here for Spanish flyer.

Special Ed Director Panel:  Wednesday, October 18, 7:00-9:00pm.  Ask IEP, 504 questions and more.  Click here for flyer.  Click here for Spanish flyer.

Parent Chat: The Second Tuesday of every month.  Click here for flyer.

Click here for Spanish Parent Chat flyer.

Art Docent Training

Los Altos Art Docents are looking for new volunteers to join us!

Our training sessions run from September through mid-April. You may still join our group of trainees this year, and are welcome to come to our September 13 training session to see what it's all about!

Location: iLearn Studio, located at 201 Covington Road, Los Altos.

Time: Wednesday mornings, 8:45am-11:30am

If you would like more information, please contact the Art Docent

office at (650) 947-1195 or kdickerson@lasdschools.org, or see our website athttp://www.losaltosartdocents.org

LAEF

We’ve raised $1 Million!

Thanks to the 555 amazing and generous LASD families

who have contributed to LAEF this school year and helped us reach this important milestone. We’re off to a great start!

Our goal is to raise $3.7 Million

to support STEM, arts, literacy, wellness and personalized learning now through June 2018.

Every TK-8th grade student in LASD is benefitting from LAEF-funded programs, and that’s why we strive for 100% parent participation. The suggested donation per student is $1,200 (or $120 per month for 10 months). Every gift in any amount is appreciated. Learn more & make your tax-deductible donation today at

www.laefonline.org.

Living Classroom

Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids!

It's time to harvest seeds from heirloom tomatoes, plant our winter wheat and veggies, search the schoolyard for animal homes, and learning about Native California Indian uses of plants!  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 Fall Docent Training will take place on Monday mornings from 9am-Noon from Sep. 11th – Oct. 16th  (please see our Fall training flyer for locations).

Click here for flyer and more info.

Want to learn more about our program?  Please consider attending one of our upcoming Informational Meetings from 10-11am on Monday 8/21 or Monday 8/28 at the Los Altos School District iLearn Studio, 201 Covington Road, Los Altos and/or visit our website at www.living-classroom.org.

Questions? Email us at livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call (650) 947-1103.  

Caroline Chan

Program Coordinator, Los Altos School District

Living Classroom

(650) 947-1103 (office)

(650) 303-9764 (cell)

livingclassroom@lasdschools.org

www.living-classroom.org

OhmConnect Fundraising Platform

The Springer community started using a novel fundraising platform last year, called OhmConnect. We raised $930 last year, and $1500 this year 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.

ohm.co/springer

OhmConnect donates between $50 - $150 per team member per year, depending on how much you reduce. They'll be donating an instant $75 per new team member. If you haven't signed up yet, now's the time to do it!

Parent Education Opportunities

Through an enriching presentations from local and national experts on topics of interests 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 Submit an Article to the Springer Buzz

If you have an article to submit to the Springer Buzz, please send it to the editor atspringer.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.