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Principal’s Letter

Please allow me to express my utmost appreciation to the Walkathon committee for all the work you did to make ‘Oceans in Motion’ a rousing success.  I am always amazed and inspired by the hours of work put into our biggest student fundraiser.  I have heard nothing but praise from students, teachers, and parents about Saturday's event.  Margot Harrigan, School Board member, even sent me an email saying how impressed she was with our Walkathon.

And to Katie Cowley and Karey Gutierrez, our Walkathon Chairs, you are a dynamite team.  Your leadership through this was impressive—and you are both so fun to work with.  Thank you!

News and Announcements

It really was a Whale of a Walkathon!

Thank you for coming out for the Oceans in Motion Springer Walkathon.  We hope you had a fun, memorable day.  Sponsor cards will be sent home to students in their Friday folders so that pledge money can be collected.  All money must be turned in by November 8th to qualify for the class participation parties.  Remember, the class with the highest participation will have a root beer float party!  Even if you couldn’t make it to the Walkathon, you can still participate by donating $10.  If you donate $25 you will also receive your green 2011 Walkathon t-shirt!

If you did not collect your water bottle, medal, or t-shirt on the day of the Walkathon, please send an email to Karey Gutierrez (kareytg[at]gmail.com) or Katie Cowley (ktcowley[at]yahoo.com) and we will deliver it to your classroom.  Extra t-shirts and water bottles will be available for purchase after November 8th.  WATER BOTTLES ARE BPA FREE AND HAVE BEEN HAND WASHED.

This fun event could not have happened without the help of the many Springer Volunteers.  Thank you for coming and supporting your kids and their school.  

Finally, Karey and Katie would like to once again express their appreciation to their tireless committee members whose careful preparations made the day run so smoothly!  Our 2011 Walkathon Committee included: Margaret Inui, Ann Nunley, Karen Brooks, Yukie Murata, Melissa Welsh, Gail Roosakos, Jaime Lee, Fiona Graham, Donna Murphy, Jane Gravett, Brett Schiller, Neil Hamilton, Robin Vroom, Amy Connell, Virginia Steiner, Verna Fimbres, Seana McKean-Saul and Matt Saul.

We would also like to thank the 2011 T-SHIRT SPONSORS:
FiT
Preziosi
Los Altos Orthodontics
Nunley Remodeling
Bodies in Motion
Intero
Daiso
Helpdesk EDU
Miramonte Veterinary Hospital
Schiller Construction
Steele and Dominge Wealth Management (contacts: gsteele@financialguide.com and jdominge@financialguide.com)

And on behalf of the entire community, a humongous thanks to Karey Gutierrez and Katie Cowley for their enthusiastic leadership. We had a blast, and we are grateful to you!

PS If you are interested in helping out with next year’s walkathon, please let us know!

WoW: Let’s get our school mentioned on Ellen!!

Student Extracurricular Activities

ART CLUB  Last week Springer's Noontime Art Club held one of its most labor-intensive sessions of the year: papier-mache witch/wizard/Harry Potter Sorting Hats in honor of Halloween!
Special thanks goes out to the families who donated materials and helped prepare 125 hats including Kimiyo Straw, Jen Mascola, Anita Leo, Clare Delaney, Julie McCullough, Kumiko Matsubara, Jessica Barcelona, Chunyue Liu, Wendy Tham, Jaime Lee, Gail Roosakos, Christy Gammons, Laurie Look, and Linda Chin.

This week and next we need as many paper towel and wrapping paper rolls as possible! Students will be making Witch/Quidditch brooms the Friday before Halloween.
Art Club accepts paint, brushes, markers, and other art supply donations as well as recyclables specific for every project. For the month of October, recyclables we are using are paper towel rolls, newspaper, and Kid Chow used brown bags. Springer's Noontime Art Club is just one of Springer's Funvisor Programs held at lunch and is free to any student at Lunch.
Questions? Please contact Laurie Pasmooij, Kimiyo Straw, and Jen Mascola.
PS We took photos!  Click here to see them:  Hats1 and Hats2

LEGO Club held its first exhibition of the year at the Springer Walkathon. LEGO on display included marine-themed creations and other original designs by Springer Students. Our top five winning students for the first LEGO Estimation Contest came within 100 LEGO of the 1819 total number of LEGO used to build the LEGO Whale.

Winners included: 1st Place, Nathan Horowitz; 2nd Place: Daniel Hong; 3rd Place: Simi Lauwers; 4th Place: Madelyn Jun; 5th Place: Dennis Callahan.

Springer students helped build a second LEGO structure for estimation for the month of October, this time a LEGO Pumpkin. Estimates can be made through October. Congratulations to the winners and good luck for the next contest! LEGO donations are always appreciated and can be placed in the office. LEGO Club is just one in a number of Springer's Funvisor Programs held during Lunch Recess. It is held at Lunch on Mondays in the Science Room and is open to any student. No need to register, just come!
Questions?  Please contact Jenni Tellefsen, Kimiyo Straw, or Laurie Pasmooij.

Community Activities

Santa Rita's Witches' Delight Halloween Carnival

Date:  Friday, October 28th, 2011

Time:  3-8pm

Place:  Santa Rita Elementary School, 700 Los Altos Ave, Los Altos, CA