The following important announcement was made by Duval County Public Schools at 12pm/noon today (Thursday, Oct. 10th): "While the City of Jacksonville continues to use five schools for shelter operations, school principals and district staff have started damage assessment and recovery at schools across the district. Once shelter schools are released to the district and a full assessment of all schools has been completed, we will be able to make a definitive announcement regarding operations next week. Monday, Oct. 14, remains scheduled as a Planning Day for teachers and staff. This has not changed. The earliest that students will return to school will be Tuesday, Oct. 15. We are working to ensure school buildings can be open Monday for teachers and staff only and will post our next update 7pm." Parents & families are encouraged to stay turned to https://www.jaxready.com/Milton for district updates regarding schools.
Important Spring Park Elementary links to follow:
🔗 www.facebook.com/springparkgators
🔗 www.instagram.com/springparkgators
🔗 www.duvalschools.org/springpark
The City Of Jacksonville opened 6 shelters at 8am today (Wednesday, October 9th) in preparation for the impact that Hurricane Milton is expected to have in our area. If your family is need of shelter from the storm, or you know someone who is, please use the information below:
📍 The Legends Center: 5130 Soutel Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32208 (open for general population, special medical needs & pet friendly)
📍 Arlington Middle School: 8141 LoneStar Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32211 (open for general population)
📍 LaVilla Middle School: 501 N Davis St, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (open for general population)
📍 Landmark Middle School: 101 Kernan Blvd N, Jacksonville, FL 32225 (open for general population, pet friendly)
📍 Chaffee Trail Elementary: 11400 Sam Caruso Way, Jacksonville, FL 32221 (open for general population)
📍 Atlantic Coast High School: 9735 RG Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, Florida 32256 (special medical needs, pet friendly)
🚌 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is providing free transportation to those wishing to evacuate to shelters.
🚗 The Florida Division of Emergency Managment has partnered with Uber to provide Floridians free transportation to shelters. To get a ride open the Uber app, tap 'account', then tap 'wallet' and enter the promocode: MILTONERELIEF
🔗 For helpful resources, full details about shelters, and/or a list of what items should be brought to a shelter please visit the City Of Jacksonville's Hurricane Milton link at: https://www.jaxready.com/Milton
The following important announcement was made by Duval County Public Schools at 2pm today (Monday, Oct 7th): "In response to the safety threat posed by the storm and the need for shelters, Duval County Public Schools will be closed from Wednesday, Oct. 9 through Friday, Oct. 11. All school activities, including athletics and after school programs, are canceled for those days. After the storm passes and personnel begin recover efforts, the district will make an announcement regarding operations for the follow week."
Here is a copy of our current schedule:
➡️Tuesday, October 8th: Tomorrow/Tuesday will be a regular school day. Extended Day & Team Up will remain open normal hours tomorrow/Tuesday; however, parents and families are strongly encouraged to pick up their children prior to the close of tomorrow's after-school programs to allow everyone time to prepare for the impact that Hurricane Milton is expected to bring.
➡️ Wednesday, October 9th: SCHOOLS CLOSED due to Hurricane Milton.
➡️ Thursday October 10th: SCHOOLS CLOSED due to Hurricane Milton.
➡️ Friday, October 11th: SCHOOLS CLOSED due to Hurricane Milton.
Duval County Public Schools has created a page on their website dedicated to Hurricane Milton updates & information: www.duvalschools.org/milton
Mark Your Calendars: School make-up days have already been determined by our school district. Friday, November 1st, was a built-in 'Weather Day' and will now be an school day to make up for the instruction lost due to Hurricane Helene. Friday, February 14th & Friday May 30th were built-in 'Weather Days' and will now be regular school days to make up for the instruction that will be lost due to Hurricane Milton. Please stay tuned to Rooms, our Spring Park Facebook page, our Spring Park Instagram page & our Spring Park website for more information. Thank you.
Important Spring Park Elementary Links:
🔗 www.facebook.com/springparkgators
🔗 www.instagram.com/springparkgators
🔗 www.duvalschools.org/springpark
Hello Spring Park Families! Due to school closures from Hurricane Milton, our school's Literacy & Math Olympics event has been rescheduled. Join us this Thursday, October 17th, for our Literacy & Math Olympics event! We will have a variety of literacy and math activities for our PreK-5th Grade students, and their families, to participate in. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
🏫 Literacy & Math Olympics
📍 Location: Spring Park Elementary
📅 Date: Thursday, October 17th
⏰ Time: 5:45pm-7:00pm
➡️ If you have any questions regarding our upcoming event, please call our office at (904) 346-5640 and our staff will be happy to assist.
Mark Your Calendars SPE Families: Join us this Thursday, October 10th, for our Literacy & Math Olympics event! We will have a variety of literacy and math activities for our PreK-5th Grade students, and their families, to participate in. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
🏫 Literacy & Math Olympics
📍 Location: Spring Park Elementary
📅 Date: Thursday, October 10th
⏰ Time: 5:45pm
➡️ If you have any questions regarding our upcoming event please call our office at (904) 346-5640 and our staff will be happy to assist.
Hello Spring Park Families! Duval County Public Schools made the following update/announcement at 2:45pm today (Saturday, September 28th): "With appreciation to school and district staff, JEA, and all those who continue to support our recovery efforts, we are pleased to announce that Duval County Public Schools will reopen and return to normal operations on Monday, Sept. 30. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school." Spring Park will be ready to open its doors and welcome students into the building at 8am on Monday. We hope everyone has a safe, happy and healthy weekend!
Hello Spring Park Families! Duval County Public Schools made the following update/announcement at 2pm today (Saturday, September 28th): "Thanks to the continued work of JEA and district teams, power has been restored to almost all schools. Clean-up and recovery efforts continue. We will post our next update at 6 p.m. or earlier." Please stay tuned to Rooms, our Spring Park Facebook page, our Spring Park Instagram page & our SPE website for continued updates. Families can also visit DCPS's updates page at: duvalschools.org/helene
The City of Jacksonville opened 5 shelters at 4pm today (Thursday, September 26th) in preparation for the impact that Hurricane Helene is expected to have in our area. If your family is need of shelter from the storm, or you know someone who is, please use the information below:
📍 The Legends Center: 5130 Soutel Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32208
📍 LaVilla Middle School: 501 N Davis St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
📍 Landmark Middle School: 101 Kernan Blvd N, Jacksonville, FL 32225
📍 Chaffee Trail Elementary: 11400 Sam Caruso Way, Jacksonville, FL 32221
📍 Atlantic Coast High School: 9735 RG Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, Florida 32256
🚌 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is providing free transportation to those wishing to evacuate to shelters.
🚗 The Florida Division of Emergency Managment has partnered with Uber to provide Floridians free transportation to shelters. To get a ride open the Uber app, tap 'account', then tap 'wallet' and enter the code: HELENERELIEF
🔗 For helpful resources, full details about shelters, and/or a list of what items should be brought to a shelter please visit the City Of Jacksonville's Hurricane Helene link at: https://www.jaxready.com/Helene
Good Evening, Spring Park Parents,
Please remember that students can only arrive at school after 8:00 a.m. unless enrolled in Extended Day for morning care. We do not have enough staff to provide proper supervision prior to 8:00 a.m. If you arrive at our campus before 8:00 a.m., you must remain with your student until the gates and doors are officially opened to receive students. This is a serious safety concern, and I thank you in advance for helping us with this matter.
Parents, if your child is a walker but you drive up onto the school parking lot to pick them up, please park your vehicles in the last row of the lot close to the community park. This will eliminate the danger of having students and parents walk in the path of oncoming traffic.
Tomorrow marks our first Early Release Day, and we are grateful for your understanding and cooperation. Dismissal will begin promptly at 12:50 p.m. If your student participates in Team Up or Extended Day, they will be sent to these programs at 12:50 p.m. If your child is a walker or car rider, please plan to receive them at 12:50 p.m.
Lastly, Duval County Public Schools will cease normal operations for students at the conclusion of the early release school day on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The schools will be closed Sept. 26-27.
Extended-day programs will remain open for regular hours on Wednesday; however, parents and guardians are encouraged to pick up their children early. All afterschool activities and athletics scheduled for Wednesday afternoon through Friday, Sept. 27, are canceled.
Thank you for your attention to these important announcements. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the front office. Enjoy your evening.
Hello Spring Park Families! The following important announcement was made by Duval County Public Schools at 12:00pm today (Tuesday, September 24th): "Schools will cease normal operations for students at the conclusion of the Early Release Day on Wednesday, September 25th. Schools will be closed September 26th & 27th."
Here is the schedule for the remainder of this week:
Wednesday, September 25th: Tomorrow/Wednesday will remain an Early Release Day as previously scheduled. Dismissal for students will begin promptly at 12:50pm. Only those students enrolled in Extended Day or Team Up will be permitted to remain at school after 1pm tomorrow. Extended Day & Team Up will remain open normal hours tomorrow/Wednesday; however, parents and families are strongly encouraged to pick up their children prior to the close of tomorrow's after-school programs to allow everyone time to prepare for the potential impact that Hurricane Helene may bring.
Thursday, September 26th: SCHOOLS CLOSED due to Hurricane Helene.
Friday, September 27th: SCHOOLS CLOSED due to Hurricane Helene.
Duval County Public Schools has created a page on their website dedicated to Hurricane Helene updates & information: https://bit.ly/3XvcToo
The district will determine and announce potential school make-up days in the future. Please stay tuned to Rooms, our Spring Park Facebook page, our Spring Park Instagram page & our Spring Park website for more information. Thank you.
Important Spring Park Elementary Links:
www.facebook.com/springparkgators
www.instagram.com/springparkgators
www.duvalschools.org/springpark
Hello Spring Park Families! This is a friendly reminder that Wednesday, September 25th, is an Early Release Day for students. Dismissal begins promptly at 12:50pm on Early Release Days. Only those students enrolled in an after-school program (Extended Day or Team Up) will be permitted to stay at school after 1:00pm on Early Release Days. (The Extended Day & Team Up programs will take place from 1:00pm-6:00pm on Early Release Days.) Thank you to all of our Spring Park families for helping to make sure that your students are picked up on time.
Mark Your Calendars! Here are our future Early Release Days for the 2024-2025 school year:
Wednesday, October 30th
Wednesday, November 20th
Wednesday, December 18th
Wednesday, January 29th
Wednesday, February 26th
Wednesday, March 26th
Wednesday, April 30th
Good Morning Spring Park Parents,
This is a friendly reminder that today, we will have free flu vaccinations available to those students who have signed permission forms.
In addition, if you currently work for the federal government (post office, FBI, etc.), serve actively in any branch of the military (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guards, Reserves), serve as a Foreign Government Official or foreign military officer, or live on federal property. Please email Ms. Parker at parkerd3@duvalschools.org with your name and your student's name. We want to make sure we honor all who serve in our military and support our Federal Impact Survey for the school district.
Thank you for your attention and have a great day.
Good Evening Spring Park Parents,
This is a friend reminder that tomorrow is our Open House, which will begin promptly at 5:45 p.m. Our Open House will give you an opportunity to meet your child's teachers, tour the school, and learn about the curriculum and activities. It’s a chance to understand how the school supports student learning and fosters a positive environment. It is also an opportunity for you to learn ways to support your child and help Spring Park "Level Up" our academic performance.
Parents, thank you for your patience. We are on a little back order in receiving our student and parent House Shirts. Our house shirts should be delivered by the end of next week. We will notify you as soon as they arrive.
Last but not least, some awesome news to share about Spring Park. We have been recognized by the FLPBIS: MTSS Project as a 2023-2024 PBIS Model School! Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a 3-tiered evidence-based prevention framework that leads to reduced exclusionary discipline and improved student and teacher outcomes when fully implemented. By establishing PBIS, we are developing skills, enhancing our school environment, acknowledging appropriate behavior, and using data to identify supports for all of our students and teachers. As a PBIS Model School, we are committed to the effective implementation of PBIS and are seeking positive outcomes for all!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the front office. Enjoy your evening.
Hello Spring Park Families! Here is a special message from our Spring Park administrators:
We have been recognized by the FLPBIS: MTSS Project as a 2023-2024 PBIS Model School! Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a 3-tiered evidence-based prevention framework that leads to reduced exclusionary discipline and improved student and teacher outcomes when fully implemented. By establishing PBIS, we are developing skills, enhancing our school environment, acknowledging appropriate behavior, and using data to identify supports for all of our students and teachers. As a PBIS Model School, we are committed to the effective implementation of PBIS and are seeking positive outcomes for all!
Parent Academy & Duval County Public Schools are hosting a FREE workshop for parents & families called, "Online Programs in the K-5 Classroom" on Tuesday, September 10th, at 12pm. Elementary students utilize online instruction both in the classroom and at home. Join this course to learn more about the blended learning programs students are using to support their learning in reading, math and science.
🔗 To register, click here: https://bit.ly/3XqFXh9
➡️ After you have registered for this event you will receive an email from Parent Academy. This important email will include a direct link that you will use on the day and time of the event so that you can attend and participate.
Good Morning Spring Park Parents,
Thank you for allowing your students to persevere through the wet Wednesday and come to school this morning. We want to provide additional guidance for our rainy days and upcoming activities.
Our staff arrives at 7:50 a.m. for work, and we open the building at 8 a.m., rain or shine. This is when we have enough staff to supervise our students. If your child arrives early, we kindly ask that you stay with them until the building officially opens at 8 a.m. for their safety. On rainy days, we change the entry route to the library and front entrances to keep students dry, demonstrating our commitment to their well-being.
If you've completed the volunteer application form, we invite you to our first school-wide event, the House Meetings, on Thursday, September 5th. This is a fun and educational opportunity for students to interact with peers and teachers from other grades, engage in team-building activities, and participate in IB challenges. The meetings start at 1:30 p.m. and end around 2:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there.
Please feel free to contact the front office if you have any questions. Stay safe and enjoy your day.
Parent Academy & Duval County Public Schools are hosting a FREE workshop for parents & families called, "Tell Me About A 504" on Thursday, September 5th, at 12pm. This informative course provides a detailed overview of a 504 accommodation plan. Learn who qualifies for one, how it supports student success, and examples of accommodations available.
🔗 To register, click here: https://bit.ly/4cKrfqE
➡️ After you have registered for this event you will receive an email from Parent Academy. This important email will include a direct link that you will use on the day and time of the event so that you can attend and participate.
A special shout-out to all of the wonderful fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, big brothers & male role models who attended yesterday's "Donuts With Dad" event at Spring Park Elementary! It's no secret that there is a strong connection between family involvement and student success, and seeing all of your smiling faces as you brought your Spring Park scholars to school this morning was wonderful! Please stay tuned to our school's Facebook, Instagram, website & Rooms (through the new Duval Schools app) for more information on upcoming school events! 🍩👨👧👦📸🙂
Good Morning Spring Park Parents,
As we strive to ensure the safety of all students and smooth operation during arrival and dismissal times, we kindly request your assistance with some important matters in our school parking lot. Your cooperation will help us create a safer environment for everyone.
Here are a few key points to keep in mind:
1. Supervision of Students: Please ensure that your child is supervised at all times while in the parking lot. It's important to keep an eye on them to prevent accidents and ensure they are following safety rules.
2. Avoiding Traffic: Students should not walk into the path of moving vehicles. We ask that you help reinforce this by guiding your child to stay on sidewalks and avoid crossing in front of or behind cars.
3. Using Crosswalks: Always use designated crosswalks when crossing the parking lot. This helps in maintaining an organized flow of traffic and enhances safety for everyone.
4. Adhering to Speed Limits: Please drive at a safe and slow speed within the parking lot. Reducing speed helps to ensure that drivers have ample time to react to any unexpected situations and that everyone remains safe.
We appreciate your support in these efforts. Together, we can create a safer and more efficient environment for our students during these busy times.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
Warm regards,
Davina S. Parker
Principal
Hello Spring Park Families! Principal Parker is inviting all of Spring Park father-figures to drive or walk their Spring Park students to school on Tuesday, August 27th, between 8:00am-8:30am, for our annual "Donuts For Dads" event. There is a strong connection between family involvement and a student's academic success, and this special morning is for all of our male-role models... fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, big brothers, and more - we are looking forward to seeing all of the you as you bring your student(s) to school on Tuesday morning. We will be ready to welcome you all to the student drop-off area with an abundance of smiles and donuts for all!
