Springfield Elementary School

Good Evening Springfield Elementary School Parents and Guardians, Please take a moment to provide us with feedback as to the characteristics and attributes you would like to see in the new principal of Springfield Elementary School. This short, anonymous survey will remain open through Wednesday, May 4, 2022. To access the survey, click on the link below. Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPG5DKZ

Wednesday, April 27,2022, is Administrative Professionals Day, but we are honoring our unsung heroes all week long! Mrs. Robin Cubbage--Springfield Elementary School Mrs. Cubbage has been with Page County Public Schools for the past 27 years. She spent her first 16 years at Luray Elementary School as a Title 1 Math Instructional Assistant. She says she enjoyed her time there with the kindest students and staff. She was awarded the opportunity to move to Springfield Elementary School in 2011, and has been there every since. She says, "I love Springfield. Everyone works so hard to ensure they provide the best for each and every student. My favorite part is interacting with the students, staff and parents." When asked what motivates her, she said, "I love to help others by doing things that might make their day better or easier." When she's not at Springfield, you can find her spending time with her family, especially her three grandchildren! Thank you, Mrs. Cubbage, for all that you do for the Springfield Community. We couldn't do it without you!!

Happy Administrative Professional's Day. To all of our Administrative Professionals with PCPS, we say, Thank You for all you do each and every day. You are a vital part of our school system, and we wouldn't be able to do our jobs without you! You are appreciated!!

Luray Elementary and Springfield Elementary Run Clubs participated in the Earth Day 5k on Saturday, April 23,2022. Thank you to all who sponsor our elementary run clubs. It wouldn't be possible without your support and dedication.

Such excitement at Springfield Elementary, as students enjoyed their first day on the new playground. (more pics to be posted as they are received)

The regularly scheduled school board meeting for this evening WILL take place. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. in the central office board room. If you are unable to attend, please remember that the meeting can be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Thank you, and please share.

Due to weather conditions, all evening activities have been canceled. The school board meeting that is to be held this evening is still to be determined. We will update ASAP.

Don't forget, this event is tomorrow evening at Luray High School. We hope to see you there.

This is a reminder that school will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Thank you, and please share.

This is a reminder that the school board meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, April 14th, will be held this evening, Monday, April 18, 2022. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/7p7ue4NQ43vV9p786 View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live Thank you, and please share.

This is a reminder that there is No School for students, Tomorrow, Friday, April 15th, or Monday, April 18th. Monday, April 18, 2022, will be a regularly scheduled professional development day for staff. Thank you, and enjoy. Photo Credits to the National Park Service (Wildflowers in Shenandoah National Park)

Important Message from Page County Public Schools: Tonight's regularly scheduled School Board Meeting has been POSTPONED. The meeting will now occur on Monday, April, 18, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Office Board Room. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you, and please share.

This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, April 14, 2022, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Central Office Board Room at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Thank you. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/7p7ue4NQ43vV9p786 View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live

Important Bus Route Information-- Notice to Parents in the Luray Area: Late Bus-- Bus 50 will be approximately 30 minutes late this afternoon. Please share.

It's School Library Month. Celebrate with us! Mrs. Tricia Runyan--Springfield Elementary School I've served as librarian at Springfield Elementary School for the past 3 years. Before that, I was an 8th grade English teacher at Luray Middle School. Before coming to Page County in the summer of 2013 I served as a high school English teacher and Librarian for Colonial Beach Schools. In addition to my role as librarian at Springfield, I also serve as the division's Communications Specialist. In this role I provide upkeep to the web pages for each school, maintain the county Facebook page, help send out alerts for schools and the district, and work with the media outlets. While each job I hold is very different, I enjoy them both immensely. There is nothing better than seeing the smile on the face of child who has found just the right book to take home, and the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing your part to encourage and inspire each of them to find a reason to love reading. When I'm not at school, I enjoy reading and spending time with my husband and our children. We have three kids ages 27 to 17 and we are expecting our second grandchild at the end of next month! If there's one thing I've learned, it's that being a grandparent is, by far, the best part of getting older!! Moving to Page County, going on 10 years ago, was the best decision we ever made as a family. It is a pleasure and an honor to work for the school division.

Important Bus Route Info-- Late Bus-- Bus 27 in the Luray area will e about 20 minutes late today and will be divided up between Bus 55 and Bus 30. Please share.

It's School Library Month! Help us celebrate! Next, we have Ms. Elizabeth Kite, Stanley Elementary School Librarian. What's your favorite thing about being a school librarian? "My favorite thing about being the school librarian at Stanley Elementary is getting to work with every single learner in the student body, all 365 of them! She says, "We learn so very much about the world, about who we are, and about who we hope to become through stories. It is an incredible feeling and a powerful responsibility to be a part of that." Thank you, Ms. Kite, for exposing our children to the world of reading and all there is to learn. You are appreciated. p.s. Ms. Kite chose to use a recent portrait of her drawn by a 1st grader at Stanley as her picture. LOL

Per our health plan, we stated we would notify the public of any positive cases relevant to our school system. Please click on the link to read the letter regarding notice for 4/8/22. https://5il.co/18mlk

Join us in celebrating School Library Month! This month we are celebrating School Library Month, and we would like to recognize our school librarians and thank them for all that they do to promote a love of reading for our students. First, we will recognize Mrs. Jennifer Bracken--Page County High School "For the first ten years of my career, I taught high school English in another school district. It was during that time that I started to think about doing something different in the education field. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and started to research different Master's programs. It didn't take long before I found the cohort for School Library Media Science through Longwood University that was starting in the fall. I knew at that point that that was what I was meant to do. I started into the cohort to get my Master's and become a Librarian and loved every minute of it. I knew in my heart that I was meant to be one. That was 2009 and I finished in the Fall of 2012 and was hired shortly after at Page County High School to become their Librarian. The rest is history and I've loved my job ever since. Not only do I love getting to instill the love of reading into my students and put that perfect book into their hands, but I also love getting to work will all of the students in the building and all of the subject areas. It is so much fun to be able to co-teach with so many and learn new things with the kids in those classes. When I am not at Page County High School doing the many things in the building that I do, I am a mom, wife, and student. I am taking graduate classes through JMU to add the school leadership/administration certification to my Master's. My two kids, ages 15 (son) and 13 (daughter), are three-sport athletes. They both play football, wrestle, and run track. They both wrestle year-round and compete in tournaments all over the country. My husband and I are kept very busy with all of their activities. When we have a little free time, we love to go hiking, camping, off-roading, and kayaking. The great outdoors is our favorite place to be." Thanks, Mrs. Bracken, for sharing your love of reading with your students and for all of the other ways you assist at Page County High School. You are appreciated.

Notice to parents in the Luray Area Late Bus Bus 30 will be 40 minutes late this morning.