Our amazing teachers would love remote help this year. Our room parents typically give approximately 1-2 hours per month and now all of the work will be done remotely. If you have questions, please email kristengklaros@gmail.com or click here if you want to sign up to be a room parent. Our first room parent training will be on Wednesday September 2nd at 7pm.

The Springer Walkathon is one of our two primary fundraising and community building activities. The Walkathon relies on parent volunteers, and there are fun volunteer opportunities for everyone. Proceeds support many programs. If you have questions, please email walkathon@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

Project Cornerstone is a nationwide social-emotional development program committed to helping all children and teens feel valued, respected, and known. The program helps individuals and communities build a strong web of support around young people so they grow into healthy, caring, and responsible adults. Parent volunteers teach a guided monthly virtual lesson in the classroom based on children's literature. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please email projectcornerstone@springerpta.net. For additional information on Project Cornerstone of Silicon Valley, please click here or watch this 2 minute video. Volunteers attend a short initial training in September, one lesson training each month, and prepare and teach a monthly class lesson. All training sessions, meetings, and lessons will be conducted virtually this year. Click here to sign up!

Given everything teachers do for their students, this is a super fun volunteer opportunity. It is a great way to show your appreciation and gratitude. There are lots of volunteer opportunities with varying time commitments. If you have questions, please email volunteers@springerpta.net or click here if you would like to get involved.

The Hot Lunch program at Springer is a parent run program serving hot lunch to our students. Volunteers typically serve lunch one day each week, or every other week, 11:15am to 12:15pm. If you have questions, please email hotlunch@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved once the students return to Springer.

This program in the past has encompassed a wide variety of fun and engaging lunch time activities for students of all grades and interests, such as Springer Garden, Run4YourLife, Lego Club, Art Club, Springer Scribes, Yoga, STEMtastic Tuesdays, and Board Games. Parents can volunteer their time to help with an existing activity and are welcome to bring new interesting ideas to the program. Lunch Groups are in need of new leads for new virtual activities, as well as a new chairperson. Volunteer times are flexible. If you have questions, please email volunteers@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

The Los Altos Art Docents are a dedicated group of trained volunteers, who teach art in a manner which expands and motivates the development of creativity and curiosity in the children of the Los Altos School District. We are currently navigating the year 2020 in signature Art Docent style; with an abundance of creativity, flexibility, vision, and a steadfast commitment to bringing the arts to life for all of the elementary school students of Los Altos. During this year of distance learning, the docents will offer:

• New non-grade specific weekly virtual art lessons to supplement our current grade-specific lessons

• A commemorative 50th Anniversary sketchbook for every student in the district

• A virtual read aloud art library

• Virtual office hours for all students

• A virtual art show for each school

Interested in becoming a docent? No experience with teaching? No artistic talent? No problem – as soon as it is safe to do so, we will train you! Once trained, we ask our volunteers to commit to teach once a week in the classroom during the school year. Learn more about the Docent Training Program. If you don't have time to volunteer as an Art Docent, volunteer to help in your child's classroom when there is an Art Docent lesson being taught. All help is appreciated.

For more information, contact Art Docent Coordinator Kimberly Dickerson at (650) 947-1195.

Living Classroom is an LASD program which inspires children to learn and value our natural world through garden-based environmental education. Our hands-on lessons encompass science, math, social studies, environmental stewardship, healthy eating and sources of food. Although our lessons will be virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we still need volunteers to help maintain both our edible and native plant gardens. You can adopt a garden bed as a family or simply stop by and pull weeds on a regular basis. There may also be opportunities to help prep materials for at home lessons or to get involved with our virtual programming. If you want to get involved or just have questions, please email livingclassroom@lasdschools.org.

We're looking for people to help plan and organize our annual book fair. This year we are looking at lots of different ways to have a virtual book fair. Please click here if you are interested in getting involved.

Parents help maintain the landscaping and garden, primarily weeding and pruning, approximately 2-4 hours per month. If you have questions, please email volunteers@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

The Springer Online Auction offers something for everyone while raising funds for our school! Volunteers are needed for many different roles, each with varying time commitments. If you have questions, please email auction@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

This committee organizes events that foster community and fun for Springer students and families. Some examples of past events are the hoedown, family picnics, movie nights and more. If you have questions, please email community@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

Field Day is probably the most fun day of the school year! Work with parents, students and teachers to end the school year with a blast. Event is in June. There are lots of volunteer opportunities with varying time commitments. If you have questions, please email fieldday@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

Work with other Springer parents and Mr. Heeb to prepare 4th-6th grade students for Junior Olympics held in the spring. There are lots of volunteer opportunities with varying time commitments. If you have questions, please email jo@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

The Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF) is a catalyst for educational excellence for students throughout the Los Altos School District. Your Springer LAEF representatives welcome volunteers interested in helping this non-profit volunteer organization. If you have questions, please email volunteers@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

The mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. The PTA’s nationwide network provides parents with the forum and tools to collectively influence the decisions that affect children not only at their school but also throughout their district. If you have questions or have interest in getting involved please email volunteers@springerpta.net.

Springer Read-A-Thon is to encourage a love of reading among the students. Committee members will create individual reading logs as well as brainstorm and carry out various daily reading incentives. If you have questions, please email volunteers@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

This program is a way for students to be involved in service and giving back to their community. This committee can use parent volunteers to help facilitate 2-3 school wide events per year. If you have questions, please email community@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved!

We are looking for a co-chair to help welcome new families to Springer. Please email volunteers@springerpta.net if you have interest.

We are looking for people to help collect and review pictures for the annual yearbook to avoid duplicates and ensure that there’s a good representation of each grade. We would like to recruit picture liaisons by each grade to help with this! If you have interest, please email yearbook@springerpta.net.

We are looking for a co-chair to help create Springer's spirit wear! If you have interest please email volunteers@springerpta.net.

Note: Currently library volunteers are on hold until further notice.

Parent volunteers help the students with checking in / out library books. Parents can help in the library at the same time that their child's class will be in the library. Library time is approximately 30 minutes, potentially 1-2 times per month. If you have questions, please email library@springerpta.net or click here if you are interested in getting involved.

Cub Scout Pack 36 which is open to all boys and girls grades K-5. If you have questions, please email volunteers@springerpta.net.

Parent Rebecca Ramko is the school manager for the Girl Scouts. The Girl Scouts are open to all girls at Springer. Rebecca is available for questions regarding troops and volunteer opportunities. If you have questions, please email rebecca.ramko@yahoo.com.