Los Altos School District Weekly Newsletter
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Springer Star Newsletter June 1st, 2012 |
In This Issue |
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Calendar Dates News and Announcements Student Extracurricular Activities How to Submit an Article to the Springer Star Newsletter |
Quick Dates for your Calendar |
| Wednesday, June 6th: 11.15 dismissal for all grades |
News and Announcements |
| Last Day of School Schedule: Wednesday, June 6th is the last day of school. Remember that the last day begins at the normal time (8:30am) with an 11:15am dismissal. The 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony is at 8:45am near the Garden. |
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New 6th grade teacher hired! It gives me great pleasure to introduce Ms. Julie Presant as Springer's new 6th grade teacher. As a member of the 6th grade team, Ms. Presant will be teaching the Language Arts component as part of the 6th grade rotation (Mr. Core will continue to teach the Science curriculum and Mrs. Rubinstein will teach the Social Studies curriculum). Ms. Presant has been teaching English/Social Studies to 7th and 8th graders at Branciforte Middle School in Santa Cruz for the last two years. Previous to this, Ms. Presant won a prestigious Fullbright Grant to teach English as a foreign language to elementary school children in South Korea for a year. She is a graduate of Pepperdine University. She brings to Springer a vibrant personality, a strong commitment to kids, a solid background in Language Arts instruction, and an impressive enthusiasm for being added to the staff. I know that you will give her a warm Springer welcome when you first meet her. |
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Springer Rep for LAEF needed - We Want You! Did you know that the Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF) Board is made up of parents just like you? That's right - three parents from each of our district schools comprise the LAEF Board and Springer has a vacancy starting with the 2012-2013 school year. This is a great opportunity to better understand district finances and guide decisions around how all of our contributions are spent. If you are even the slightest bit interested and want to hear more information and ask questions, please contact Brooke Schiller at bbwc[at]sbcglobal.net or Nancy F- your returning Springer reps for LAEF. |
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Order your 2012-2013 school supplies through School-Pak! Best prices before June 15 School-Pak offers one-stop shopping for your child's school supplies, saving you time and convenience over the summer! Parents with kids entering grades 1-6 can now order school supplies through School-Pak. Supplies for incoming kindergartners are purchased separately by the school, using the school supplies money contributed at the time of registration. Online ordering for grades 1-6 is now up and running, and you have a few options: -PREFERRED: Order by June 15 and have supplies sent directly to Springer. Supplies sent to Springer will be labeled with your child's name and delivered to the right classroom by the first day of school. -You may also choose to have the supplies sent to your home, and then you'll need to bring them to school on the first day. Please note that the supplies should not be used before school starts! - Orders placed after June 15 will be sent to your home. Click here to select the package for your child's grade. Questions? Contact Hilary Burcell (hilary[at]burcell.com) |
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Signups are now open for 2012-2013 Hot Lunch volunteer shifts! We are beginning to plan hot lunch service for the next school year, which begins on the very first day of school, August 22. Please consider serving hot lunch next year! It is a crucial service and a great fundraiser for Springer. It's also a fun way to see your child during the school day, and Kid Chow offers a free lunch credit for each 40-minute shift served. Interested in serving lunch? Let us know which day of the week, and if you'd like to serve every week or every other week. If you can't serve on an ongoing basis throughout the year, please consider serving lunch during the first two weeks of school. We welcome (and NEED!) extra help during this time! Questions? Contact hilary[at]burcell.com or amleo73[at]yahoo.com. |
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Nature Zone Coordinator Nature Zone is a noontime program that involves fun activities and growing things with the kids in Springer's Living Garden. With the coordinator's assistance, the kids will plant and grow chard, sugar snap peas, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and anything else that they think would be fun to grow in the garden. And, when the vegetables are ready, they could create and eat delicious food items, such as caramelized onions, salsa, pesto and spinach tacos. Nature Zone has a produce scale, a solar oven, and bug boxes the kids use to examine insects or flower petals, or such. One activity that all the kids will surely love is sorting worms out of the worm compost, and creating a fresh new bed for the worms to do their work! This volunteer activity is one hour a week in the garden with the kids during their lunchtime. Additionally, there is some minor garden maintenance involved (checking to make sure the plants are getting enough water, irrigation system isn't broken, etc). This could also be incorporated as part of the Nature Zone activities to teach the kids how to care for their garden. If interested, please contact Linda McCartney at LM28476[at]gmail.com. |
| Enter the 2012 Walk-a-thon Design a T-shirt competition! But hurry - designs are due Friday June 1st! Click here for more details. |
| MEDICATIONS: Please pick up your child’s medications from the health office on the last day of school! Medications cannot be stored over the summer. If your child is attending summer school, please pick up their medications and paperwork and take them to summer school on the first day. Thank you! |
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Join the Springer Incoming Kinder 2012-13 Yahoo group! This group is for families of incoming kindergarteners for the school year 2012-13. We will use this group to communicate about summer play dates and get togethers, and also as a forum for parents to ask questions and get to know one another. This group is not listed on the Yahoo directory. Follow this link Springer_Kinders_2012-13 and then click on the blue "Join this Group" button or email Renee Johnsen to be added to the group. See you there! |
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2013 SPRINGER AUCTION - SAVE THE DATE! The 2013 Springer Auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 23 (not May 23 as written in error last week) at the University Club in Palo Alto. More details will be forthcoming in the fall, but please be sure to mark your calendars now as this will be one party you will not want to miss! |
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WANTED: Website Manager We are seeking a volunteer webmaster to maintain and update the Springer website for the 2012-2013 school year. Please click here for a more detailed description. If you or someone you know is interested in this position, please contact Linda McCartney at LM28476[at]gmail.com. |
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Springer Family Dinners Out Mountain Mike's Pizza (1724 Miramonte Ave, MV): Every Thursday & Sunday Chevy's (2116 El Camino Real, MV): Every 3rd Thursday of Month Pizza My Heart (El Camino @ El Monte): June 6 Flyers are available in the office, Abracadabra and online via the Star newsletter. Questions? Contact Lara Rahn at lara.rahn[at]yahoo.com |
Student Extracurricular Activities |
| Sports camps: www.SpartansSportsCamp.com or call 650.479.5906 for more information. |
| Science and Nature Summer Programs: www.evols.org. |
| Media Center Summer Camps: www.midpenmedia.org/digiquest/ |
| Summer Fun at Starting Arts: www.startingarts.com |
| Summer Camps & Lessons at Foothills Tennis & Swimming Club: www.foothills-club.org |
| DezignKidz Summer Camp 2012: www.dezignkidz.com |
| ScholarKids, Summer 2012: www.scholarkids.net . |
| CTC Summer Theatre Conservatory 2012: www.ctcinc.org |
| Los Altos KidzAdventures: www.lakakidz.com |
How To Submit an Article to the Springer Star |
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Please send your submission to the editor at springer_star@yahoo.com by noon on Monday for inclusion in the next edition. All flyers must be in either WORD or PDF format, accompanied by a brief summary of the activity in the email. Late arrivals will be included if possible but can’t be guaranteed! |