Planning for Next Year

Coming home in your child’s Friday Folder is an important piece of paper that helps us plan for next year (yes, we are already working on next year).  The paper, entitled “Next School Year Plans”, is a the way you will communicate whether your family is returning to Springer next year.  It’s easy to fill out.  Please return it to your child’s teacher no later than April 3rd.  You may also drop it off in the office.  

Let’s Rock at the Auction!

Tomorrow night is the Springer Rock and Roll Auction. The event begins at 6:30pm at the Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto.   The auction is one of the major fund raisers for the Springer PTA, which provides so much of the “stuff” we need to give our students a well-rounded, rich educational experience.  

I want to thank Kirsten Tashev, Elizabeth Thompson and Rachel Michelson,  our auction co-chairs, who have worked so hard throughout much of the year to put on this event.  A huge thank you also goes out to their incredible team of volunteers.  These events don’t just “happen”; they require hundreds of hours of preparation.  If you see the chairs, or any of their team, please thank them for their efforts.

Parking Lot Safety

It’s time for another scolding from the principal regarding parking lot behavior.  I wish I didn’t have to send these reminders a few times a year but we still continue to have adults acting in unsafe and disrespectful ways in the parking lot.   

• There is absolutely no stopping and parking in the middle of lanes.  This blocks access through the lane and stifles traffic flow in the parking lot.  You may also not stop in the middle of lanes and drop off your child.  The yellow curb is used for drop off.

• You may not park in the auction parking spots unless you won them at the auction.  They are clearly marked with the family’s name and are reserved for only that family.

• You may not park in a handicapped parking space unless you have a handicap placard.

• You may not drop off/pick up along the fire road by the Kinder yard

• It is against the law to make a u-turn in the middle of a street.

• It is against the law to block a residential driveway on a street

I believe wholeheartedly in not reprimanding the whole for the acts of a few.  Yet, it is repeatedly reported to me that we have parents violating these basic principles of safety, the law and common sense.   Bottom line: please adhere to these principles for the safety of everyone and as a model of a positive example for our children.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Wade Spenader- Principal