📚✏️🎒 Back-to-School Information for the 2026–2027 School Year! As you begin to prepare for an exciting new school year, we're sharing our 2026–2027 School Supply Lists & Uniform Flyers with you for all students, PreK through 5th Grade.
✅📝 School Supply Lists were thoughtfully created by each grade-level team to help ensure that students have the materials that they will need for a successful year of learning.
✅👕 School uniforms are an expectation for all Spring Park students. Please review the uniform flyer carefully to ensure your child is dressed and ready for success on the first day of school. (At Spring Park Elementary, we are committed to supporting all of our students and families. If your family needs assistance obtaining school uniforms, donated uniforms are available through our main office. Please don't hesitate to reach out—we're here to help.)
📱 For added convenience, save these flyers to your phone so you'll have them handy while you're out shopping this summer!
We know the start of a new school year is an exciting time, and we appreciate your partnership in helping our students come prepared and ready to learn. We can't wait to welcome everyone back for another amazing year at Spring Park Elementary!
🐊🏫🎉 Orientation/Meet-The-Teacher is right around the corner, and we can't wait to welcome our Gator families back to school!
📅 Thursday, August 6th
🟢 Grades PreK, K, 1st & 2nd: 9am–10am
🔵 Grades 3rd, 4th & 5th: 1pm-2pm
At this event, students & families will have the opportunity to meet their teacher(s), visit their classroom(s), drop off school supplies so they're ready for an amazing first day of school & so much more! We are looking forward to an incredible school year and can't wait to see all our Gators soon!
📅 Thursday, August 6th
🟢 Grades PreK, K, 1st & 2nd: 9am–10am
🔵 Grades 3rd, 4th & 5th: 1pm-2pm
At this event, students & families will have the opportunity to meet their teacher(s), visit their classroom(s), drop off school supplies so they're ready for an amazing first day of school & so much more! We are looking forward to an incredible school year and can't wait to see all our Gators soon!
📣🐊 Spring Park Elementary is inviting parents, guardians, and community members to become part of our School Advisory Council (SAC). By joining SAC, you'll:
✅ Share ideas to improve our school
✅ Support student success
✅ Partner with staff and families
✅ Help shape the future of Spring Park
Your voice can make a difference! Come share your ideas, collaborate with our school community, and help shape the future of Spring Park Elementary. We hope to see you there!
📅🐊 The 2026–2027 calendar is here! We encourage families to save this image to their phones so important dates are always close by. Keeping this calendar handy can make it easier to plan appointments, vacations, and special events around school holidays and breaks whenever possible. Every day in the classroom provides valuable learning experiences, and daily attendance helps students build confidence, friendships, and academic success. Here's to an amazing year of learning, growing, and making memories at Spring Park Elementary!
Hello Spring Park Families! Join us this evening, Thursday, July 2nd, from 4:30pm-6:00pm, as we welcoming our new principal, Ms. Gentry, to Spring Park Elementary! This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce yourself, connect with other families, and help give Ms. Gentry a warm Spring Park welcome as we begin an exciting new chapter together.
📍 Meet & Greet with Ms. Gentry
📅 Tonight/Thursday, July 2nd
⏰ 4:30pm-6:00pm
📌 Spring Park's Media Center
We look forward to seeing you later today and celebrating the strong partnership between our school and families. Together, let's make this a fantastic year for our students!
📍 Meet & Greet with Ms. Gentry
📅 Tonight/Thursday, July 2nd
⏰ 4:30pm-6:00pm
📌 Spring Park's Media Center
We look forward to seeing you later today and celebrating the strong partnership between our school and families. Together, let's make this a fantastic year for our students!
Extended Day Program enrollment will open on Monday, July 13th, at 8:00 AM! Families interested in enrolling their child(ren) in our Extended Day Program should be ready to register as soon as enrollment opens. Spots may fill quickly, so we encourage you to plan ahead!
🗓️ Enrollment Opens: Monday, July 13th
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM
💻📱 Registration Link: 2026-2027 Extended Day Registration | Duval County Public Schools
We are excited to welcome our Gators back for another amazing school year!
🌟 Join Us in Welcoming Our New Principal 🌟
Spring Park families, we invite you to stop by and meet our new principal, Ms. Gentry! This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce yourself, connect with other families, and help us give Ms. Gentry a warm Spring Park welcome as we begin an exciting new chapter together.
📍 Meet & Greet with Ms. Gentry
📅 Thursday, July 2nd
⏰ 4:30pm-6:00pm
📌 Spring Park's Media Center
We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the strong partnership between our school and families. Together, let's make this a fantastic year for our students!
Spring Park families, we invite you to stop by and meet our new principal, Ms. Gentry! This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce yourself, connect with other families, and help us give Ms. Gentry a warm Spring Park welcome as we begin an exciting new chapter together.
📍 Meet & Greet with Ms. Gentry
📅 Thursday, July 2nd
⏰ 4:30pm-6:00pm
📌 Spring Park's Media Center
We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the strong partnership between our school and families. Together, let's make this a fantastic year for our students!
🐊💙Happy Father's Day to all fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, mentors, and male role models. Thank you for the love, encouragement, guidance, and support you provide each day. Your involvement makes a lasting difference in your children's lives and in their education. We appreciate all that you do to help our Gators learn, grow, and succeed. Wishing you a day filled with love, laughter, and special moments with those who matter most. Happy Father's Day from your Spring Park Elementary family!
COMMUNITY MEETING – District leadership will be hosting a community meeting to discuss the Superintendent's recommendation for boundary changes involving several Southside and Arlington area elementary schools. The boundary changes are related to the planned construction of two new elementary schools: Spring Park and Hogan Spring-Glen. Members of the community will have an opportunity to provide comments before the final recommendation is presented to the School Board. This meeting, which is open to the public, will take place on Tuesday, June 23, at 6 PM at the Schultz Center, located at 4019 Boulevard Center Drive. For background information, visit: https://www.duvalschools.org/article/2631361
☀️🍽️🆓 Spring Park is proud to serve as a Summer Meal Site for children and teens ages 18 and under!
📍 Spring Park's Cafeteria
📅 Mondays – Fridays
🍳 Breakfast: 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
🥪 Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
All children and teens 18 years old and younger are welcome to receive FREE meals during the summer while school is out. No registration is required.
🙂 Attached are photos of the 4 summer menus (Breakfast menus for June and July & Lunch menus for June and July).
🔗 For more information, or to find other locations that are serving free meals this summer, please click here: https://www.summerbreakspot.org/find-location/
Help us spread the word to friends, family members, neighbors, and anyone who may benefit from this valuable community resource.
📍 Spring Park's Cafeteria
📅 Mondays – Fridays
🍳 Breakfast: 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
🥪 Lunch: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
All children and teens 18 years old and younger are welcome to receive FREE meals during the summer while school is out. No registration is required.
🙂 Attached are photos of the 4 summer menus (Breakfast menus for June and July & Lunch menus for June and July).
🔗 For more information, or to find other locations that are serving free meals this summer, please click here: https://www.summerbreakspot.org/find-location/
Help us spread the word to friends, family members, neighbors, and anyone who may benefit from this valuable community resource.
MSA HONORS – Congratulations to Spring Park Elementary, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, and Jacksonville Beach Elementary on earning national recognition from Magnet Schools of America!
* Spring Park Elementary – 2026 Magnet School of Distinction
* Paxon School for Advanced Studies – 2026 Magnet School of Distinction
* Jacksonville Beach Elementary – National Magnet Certification through 2029
These honors reflect the dedication of each school's students, teachers, staff, and leadership. Please join us in celebrating these remarkable achievements and the continued success of our magnet programs!
* Spring Park Elementary – 2026 Magnet School of Distinction
* Paxon School for Advanced Studies – 2026 Magnet School of Distinction
* Jacksonville Beach Elementary – National Magnet Certification through 2029
These honors reflect the dedication of each school's students, teachers, staff, and leadership. Please join us in celebrating these remarkable achievements and the continued success of our magnet programs!
🐊🏆🎉 We are proud to share that Spring Park was recognized at last night's school board meeting as a 2026 Magnet School of Distinction! This prestigious honor reflects the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our students, teachers, staff and school leadership. Together, we have created a learning community that exemplifies excellence through our work as an International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) school. Please join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement and the continued success of our IB PYP Magnet Program here at Spring Park Elementary!
🐊📦💚🖤 SPE Families: Thanks to your generosity we were able to collect more than 215 uniform shirts, pants, shorts and skirts during our last week and a half of school! Wow! All of your donations will go directly to Spring Park families who have fallen on financial hardships and need assistance with obtaining the required school uniforms for the upcoming school year. Do you still have uniform clothing that your student has outgrown/you no longer need? Donations can be dropped off in the office throughout the summer! Thank you!
👕👖📦💚 Has your child outgrown his/her school uniforms? Will you be moving and/or you no longer need your school uniforms? Please considering donating your uniform clothing to our annual donation drive. All uniform donations will be used to restock our uniform closet for the upcoming school year. Our uniform closet allows us to assist families who have fallen on financial hardships and need help acquiring the required school uniforms. We have donation boxes set up in our main office as well as at the car riders/walkers entrance. Principal Parker has given students permission to not dress in school uniforms during these last few days of school to help encourage everyone to donate to this meaningful cause. Thank you for your support!
🐊📅❤️ Our Spring Park scholars only have two and a half days of school left in the 2025-2026 school year... let's finish the school year strong Gator Family!
🐊📣 If your Spring Park gator is enrolled in Team Up or Extended Day this post is for you! Please check these flyers for important information regarding end-of-the-year scheduling for our before/after school care programs. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's program director, or contact our main office, for assistance. Thank you for helping us finish the school year strong Gator Family!
🧥❓Is your Spring Park scholar missing a jacket? We have a large selection of jackets in our school's lost and found. We have a table set up, near our main office, with all of the jackets out for display. Please stop by and check for your missing jacket today!
Great Morning Girl's in Pearls & Guys in Ties Parents,
We apologize for the late notice. Today is our final clubs' meeting day, and we are having a formal after-school dinner for our Girls In Pearls and Guys In Ties. They have learned about etiquette, leadership, responsibility, and confidence, and we are super proud of them. Their celebratory dinner will take place today after school from 3:10 pm until 4:45 pm. They are allowed to bring or wear their fancy attire today. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to make your Girl in Pearl or Guy in Tie feel valued and important. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the front office.
We apologize for the late notice. Today is our final clubs' meeting day, and we are having a formal after-school dinner for our Girls In Pearls and Guys In Ties. They have learned about etiquette, leadership, responsibility, and confidence, and we are super proud of them. Their celebratory dinner will take place today after school from 3:10 pm until 4:45 pm. They are allowed to bring or wear their fancy attire today. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to make your Girl in Pearl or Guy in Tie feel valued and important. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the front office.
👕👖📦💚 Has your child outgrown his/her school uniforms? Will you be moving and/or you no longer need your school uniforms? Please considering donating your uniform clothing to our annual donation drive. All uniform donations will be used to restock our uniform closet for the upcoming school year. Our uniform closet allows us to assist families who have fallen on financial hardships and need help acquiring the required school uniforms. We have donation boxes set up in our main office as well as at the car riders/walkers entrance. Principal Parker has given students permission to not dress in school uniforms during these last few days of school to help encourage everyone to donate to this meaningful cause. Thank you for your support!
🐊🎓 Calling all PreK, K & 5th Grade Gator Families! Please see the attached flyers for your graduation dates & times. If you have any questions about your Spring Park scholar's upcoming graduation event, please reach out to your child's teacher(s) or contact our main office. Thank you!
