The Science Fair is Coming!

This year, the Science Fair at Springer (known as Science-O-Rama) will be bigger than ever!  On Thursday, March 13^th, Springer’s budding scientists and engineers will be showing off their experiments and findings. The afternoon will include 4, 5, and 6^th graders presenting their experiments to a panel of judges. In the evening, the Fair is open to the public for all to see the great work of Springer scientist.

The first step is to visit the Springer website and click on the Science-O-Rama link. There you will find directions, guidelines, important dates, and registration. The link is designed to be paperless, so your child can register online. We ask that all students who are participating (this is an optional event for Kinder through 5^th graders) register no later than February 14^th.  

Is your child stumped on what to do?  Having trouble coming up with a good idea for an experiment?  Or, just need some help thinking it through? This year, Springer will offer “consultation” times for students to drop in and get help. Ms. Craddock and a team of parents will be available at lunch in the STEM lab on the following dates for students to come by and receive assistance:

Tuesday, Feb. 4^th for 4^th/5^th graders and Thursday, Feb. 6^th for 1^st-3^rd graders

Furthermore,  GirlSPARC will be sponsoring a morning session on Sat, Feb 1st from 9:30-12:00 in the STEM lab to help ALL students with their science fair projects.   

We NEED Judges:  Are you interested in assisting in the judging of student experiments on Thursday, March 13^th. A background in science, math, engineering, or other like field is encouraged, but not necessarily required. Judges receive a brief training, a free lunch, and then move to the multi to assess the experiments.  Judges need to be available on March 13^th from noon to about 3pm.  If interested, click here to sign up.

The Springer Science-O-Rama is always one of the highlights of the year.  It is a showcase of our students academic and creative talents.  

Springer Site Survey

Every other year, the Springer Site Council conducts a survey of our families in order to assess satisfaction with various aspects of Springer Elementary School.  The data collected from this survey is used to make recommendations to Springer's administration and PTA in order to improve the educational experience for our students and their families.

We are asking that each Springer family take the survey.  Depending on the number of children you have attending, the survey can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes to complete.  We ask that you answer each question honestly and put in comments where appropriate.

The survey is open today and will close at 4pm on January 31st.  We will send additional reminders to take the survey between now and the time the survey closes.  The more families we have who complete the survey, the more valid the date becomes.  

I thank you in advance for taking the survey.   The survey can be found here.

Parking Lot Reminders

It's that time of the year where I need to remind parents about safety in the parking lot.  Please, for the safety of our children, slow down as you get near the campus.  While in the parking lot, pay utmost attention to pedestrians.   Do not leave your car parked on the yellow curb unattended.  And, please only drop children off at the yellow curb and not in the middle of the parking aisles.  Your attention to this is greatly appreciated.