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NOVEMBER 4, 2021
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Elementary students sample locally grown apples
during MO Crunch Off
Served as snacks in their classrooms, elementary students sampled two different varieties of apples: Golden Delicious and Jonathan, both locally grown.

October is National Farm to School month, and students at 22 Springfield elementary schools participated in the MO Crunch Off last week.
Current fifth- and eighth-graders can apply for a transitional transfer for the 2022-2023 school year
Transitional transfer requests must be submitted by Friday, Dec. 10, at 4:30 p.m..
AN UPDATE ON MASKING & VACCINES AT SPS
The COVID-19 vaccine is now available for all staff and students, including children ages 5 to 11. SPS and the Springfield-Greene County Health Department are partnering to offer vaccine clinics for students, staff and families.

The first clinics will be held on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Williams Elementary (2205 W. Kearney St.) and the Health Department Vaccination Clinic (1425 E. Battlefield Rd. – former Toys R’ Us building). The second clinics will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the same locations.

  • These clinics are a way to help “give the gift of health for the holidays.”
  • Vaccination events will provide an opportunity for all eligible SPS staff and students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Winter Break.
  • Now that everyone is eligible for the vaccine and once staff and students have ample opportunity to receive doses in November and December, SPS anticipates that the district’s current masking requirement will be lifted in mid-January, after students return from Winter Break, and as COVID-19 cases allow.
  • It is important to note that masking on school buses is a federal mandate; therefore, that requirement will remain in effect until the mandate is lifted by the government. 

More details about COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be provided next week.
Magnet school lottery application now open
Students currently in grades 3, 4 and 7 can apply to attend a year-long magnet school during the 2022-2023 school year.
Provide your feedback on the 2022-2023 school year calendar
Share your feedback about the proposed 2022-2023 school calendar. View calendar.

HEARD IN THE GARDEN
“It's sour. It gives me a tingle on my tooth, but I like it. I love apples because I like how they taste."

Mavis Webb
Second-grader at Jeffries Elementary School

WHAT'S TRENDING ON SPS.ORG
HHS student broadcast journalism program "HTV Magazine" receives national recognition

Hillcrest’s student-produced broadcast stories receive national honors. "HTV Magazine" has been named a finalist of the Pacemaker award, a top national honor for a scholastic journalism program. In addition, four stories have received top honors.
Individuals interested in running for school board can pick up petitions beginning Nov. 1

Two positions on the SPS school board will be up for election April 5, 2022. Individuals interested in running must complete petitions, which can be picked up beginning Nov. 1 at Kraft Administrative Center, 1359 E. St. Louis St. 

FACES OF SPS
“Learning math is essentially learning another way to communicate important concepts about the world around us."
Dr. Courtney Smith-Nelson
Math Teacher
Central High School
“The Middle Years Programme, like the rest of International Baccalaureate, is a mindset for how to approach teaching and learning. Our freshmen and sophomore students receive instruction not just in content areas, but in “approaches to learning;” in other words, learning how to learn! MYP courses give students the opportunity to learn and practice metacognition, organization and self-management skills and multimodal forms of communication. In my math classes, we discuss how learning math is a lot like learning a foreign language: it is a set of words and symbols that were developed to communicate specific ideas. So learning math is essentially learning another way to communicate important concepts about the world around us.”
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