Spruce Elementary Newsletter

Please do not drop off students and have them walk to their class lines before 8:10am.

🔸 In November we had Mr. Norton take his 2nd graders to Heal Farm in Half Moon Bay and learned about agriculture and even got to make some food to eat!

Upcoming in January...

• 5th Grade Outdoor Education
• 4th Grade Exploratorium

For December we have TWO minimum days this year on December 19 and December 20 and dismissal will be at 12:55pm.

Our Winter Break is from December 23 - January 6.

RETURN TO SCHOOL on JANUARY 7th TUESDAY.

Winter Performance will occur on December 19

Each Grade level will perform a grade level song together. There will be 2 performances. If you do not want your child to participate, please inform their teacher.

Performance will be in the Spruce gym. There will be two separate performances.

Session 1

8:45am-9:10am

TK-2nd Grade (with some Pre-K joining in)

Session 2

9:15am-9:40am

3rd-5th Grade

Parents may stay for both performances or just attend their grade level session.

Students are to attend with an adult

in the Spruce Gym

There will be fun activities, food, a raffle and more!

VOLUNTEER HERE!

"I have loved coming to Spruce for the last 30 years. It brings me great sadness but also very excited to share with you that I am retiring!! My last day will be Friday, December 20th, 2024. I’m now finally ready to start the new chapter of my life but I want to thank you each of you for giving me the courage to be best I can be. I’ll never forget the fun times we’ve had.

Thank you for all the great memories and valuable lessons learned. This isn’t a goodbye, I’ll see you around.

With sincere gratitude,

Mrs. Teresa “Tere” Ortiz"

Coming soon: Speed reduction to the following school locations

Food Policy

• NO CANDY and NO FOOD may be brought to the classroom

• See your teacher for possible donations for classroom art projects

• Other options for celebration: Stickers, Pencils, bubbles to be distributed at the end of the day to take home.

No Celebration

• If your family does not celebrate holidays, please inform your classroom teacher.

Please be mindful of the snacks students bring to school. I encourage healthy snacks for recess and lunch please.

Click HERE for updated events at Grand and Main Library

We do plan to have field-trips again this year and in order for parents to volunteer to be chaperones, you must be a fingerprinted cleared volunteer. This process takes time! Please come to the office to pick up an application to start the process.
Want to volunteer if teachers have a need in the classroom? It is the same process. Start today!

• December 19: Winter Performance (morning)
• December 19: Winter Festival by PTA (Afternoon/early Evening Family Event)
• December 19 & 20: Minimum Day Schedule dismissal 12:55pm 🚩
• January 6: Staff Work Day
• January 7: Students return to school
• January 20: Martin Luther King Day (No School)
• January 21-24: Outdoor Education 5th Grade
• January 23: 4th Grade to Exploratorium
• January 28: 100th day of school/Wear Red for Lunar New Year
• January 29: Lunar New Year (No School)
• February 17: Presidents Day (No School)
• March 10-14: Conference Week (Minimum Day Schedule)