Welcome to the 2014-15 school year at Springer!  We have been working hard on classrooms and activities to welcome the children tomorrow.  I have a feeling we’re going to have another great year at Springer.

Please review these last minute reminders:

Campus opens for students no earlier than 8:10am.  We ask that you adhere to this policy and not bring or send your students earlier than that time.  We also ask that students be off campus by 3:00pm unless they are being DIRECTLY supervised by a responsible adult or are involved in an afterschool club.  There is a 3:00pm bell that rings daily, reminding students to clear campus.

Every day at Springer, we open with a Flag Assembly.   After the pledge of allegiance and some brief remarks, teachers take their students to the classrooms.  We ask that parents do not go down the classroom corridors, known as the Learning Zones at any time.

If you are coming on campus during the school day to volunteer, it is required that you sign in at the office as a visitor and wear a visitor tag. 

Back-to-School Coffee: If you can, please join us right after the opening Flag Assembly in the multi tomorrow morning the PTA sponsored Back-to-School Coffee.

You will have an opportunity to sign up for many volunteer activities.

Back-to-School Night: Springer’s Back-to-School Night is Tuesday, August 26^th.  This is a parent only night in which teachers present information about curriculum and protocols.   The schedule is as follows:

6pm- Transitional Kindergarten Presentation in Room KA

6:35- Kindergarten and primary SDC (Room 2) Presentations

7:05- 1^st-3^rd and upper grade SDC (Room 23) Presentations

7:40- 4^th-6^th grade presentations

Keep in mind that these presentations cover general information regarding your child’s class.  There will not be time for discussions about individual students.   The evening ends promptly at 8:10pm- as the next day is a school day.

Minimum Day on Friday, August 29^th.  TK and Kinders are dismissed at 12:00pm. 

1^st through 6^th graders are dismissed at 12:15pm.

InfoSnap- If you have not already done so, please be sure to fill out the InfoSnap that was sent to you by the district.  We currently have 45 families that have not filled out their InfoSnap information.   The information you provide is vital as it indicates current addresses, emails, and emergency contact information.  If you need help with this, please contact Linda Ripley-Smith in the office at 943-4200.

School Messenger- School Messenger is the system that allows us to email you (in fact, this email was generated by School Messenger).  We send out our weekly newsletter, The Buzz via School Messenger as well as important announcements.  Parents have the right to opt out of getting emails from School Messenger, but doing so prohibits those parents from receiving communication from the school or district.  It’s really an all or nothing system. 

We are really looking forward to seeing your children tomorrow. 

Sincerely,

Wade Spenader- Principal