Hello Springer Families,

Summer is still here but the 2014-15 school year is just around the corner.  I wanted to gently coax you out of summer with some information and reminders about the upcoming year.

Class Placements- Traditionally, we have sent a paper letter home indicating your child’s class placement.   This year will be sending this information via emai by August 15l.  If you do not receive an email stating your child’s placement, please call the Springer office at 943-4200.  

Pop and Stop- All families are welcome to come out to Springer on Friday, Aug. 15^th from 3pm to 4pm for our annual PTA sponsored “Pop and Stop”.  Come view class lists posted on the Multi windows, grab a popsicle from the hot lunch windows, and catch up with old and new friends. 

How do I order school supplies?  You don’t need to!  This year the Springer PTA has purchased, for every student, all the needed school supplies.   In this way, students and teachers have what they need from day 1.   Parents will have the opportunity to donate to a reimbursement fund to the PTA on the Back to School form coming to out soon. 

Dates to Calendar  While you always can go to the Springer website for upcoming dates, please pay close attention to the following:

Aug. 15^th- Pop and Stop

Aug. 20^th- First Day of School

Aug. 26^th- Back to School Night

Aug. 29^th- Minimum Day

Sept. 1^st- Labor Day- No School

Sept. 3^rd- PTA Meeting @8:30am

DISTRICT INFOSNAP – Online Registration

◦Please look for an email from Registrar@lasdk8.org with instructions about completing the InfoSnap Online Registration.  It is recommended that you add registrar@lasdk8.org  to your contacts to prevent the email from going into spam folders.

When the email arrives, please provide up-to-date address and emergency contact information.  THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PTA BACK-TO-SCHOOL ONLINE FORM WHICH WILL COME LATER.  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT BOTH.

Lice! Yuck! 

Whenever a student is found with head lice, we are required to perform a lice check of that students’ entire class.  This can be time consuming by our office staff so we often utilize trained volunteer parents.  We are required to have parent permission to have a volunteer perform these checks.  Please print out the permission form below and indicate whether you allow a parent volunteer to perform a lice check on your child.   Signed permission forms can be turned in to the office. 

Yard Duty Volunteers Wanted

A great way to get involved at Springer is to serve as a Yard Duty monitor during lunches.  If you have any free time between 11:50am and 12:45pm, and you would like to assist us in making sure the kids are safe and having fun at lunch time, we’d love to have you!   You can serve one day a week or any combination of days that works with your schedule.   Please contact Wade Spenader if interested. 

Be aware of some slight time changes

School begins each day at 8:30 (8:45 for our Transitional Kindergartners).  While this time is not a change, please keep in mind that all Kinder classes will be arriving at this time- which means more cars in the parking lot.  Please plan accordingly.  And, as always, drive safely.  

If you have a 3^rd grader, the dismissal time is now at 2:45pm- beginning this year. 

Lastly,

We are looking for another great year at Springer.  Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Sincerely,

Wade Spenader- Principal