SPERRENG MIDDLE SCHOOL E-NOTE

11/22/13

CHARACTER WORD OF THE MONTH (NOVEMBER) FRIENDSHIP

Friendship is: Developing relationships with others based on acceptance, compassion, sharing, and trust.

UPCOMING SPERRENG DATES: November 27-19—NO SCHOOL—Thanksgiving Break December 4—Band Concert, 6th Grade (SMS/TMS) December 11—Early Release Day (12:35 p.m.) December 11—Band Concerts, 7th and 8th Grade (SMS/TMS) December 12—SMS/TMS Mothers’ Club/PTO Holiday Luncheon

December 15—Choir Concert (SMS/TMS) December 17—Orchestra Concert (SMS/TMS) December 20—End of Quarter (2nd Quarter) December 23—NO SCHOOL—Record Day December 23-31—Winter Recess

SPERRENG ’ S NEW MOTTO FOR 2013-2014: “ GET ‘ E R DONE! ”

CORE VALUES: Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Honesty

Thank You, Lindbergh Teachers!

The week of November 18-22 was

American Education Week.

Thank you to all our teachers for making a difference

each day and ensuring that every child receives a

quality education. Our teachers are the reason

Lindbergh Schools has ranked No. 1 in academic

achievement for four consecutive years and we

appreciate all that they do!

Friendship is: “Loyalty to a person.” - Robert, 7th Grade

BUZZ BOOK UPDATE

The Buzz Book is now accessible in Digital Download!

NOW all the information in the Sperreng Buzz Book: names, addresses, phone numbers, and email ad-

dresses of all your friends and classmates as well as clubs and activities lists, calendar, staff phone

numbers and other important information, is two clicks away.

It is SECURE: The Buzz Book is in .pdf form and can be accessed through the Sperreng website

under the “For Parents” tab. In order to access the link; you will need to enter the password: ????

need to get this????.

Please note that without the password, the book is NOT accessible. As an added security feature,

the user MUST have Acrobat or Acrobat Reader X (10) to access the Buzz Book.

Because your information is in the Current Buzz Book, your family information will be included in

the DIGITAL version. If at any time you wish to be removed from the DIGITAL version, it is your

responsibility to contact and inform the Buzz Book committee that you do NOT want to be includ-

ed. Contact the committee at LColeman1970@yahoo.com .

It’s up to YOU! Please continue to check the buzz book for accuracy. If any changes occur at any point

during the year, you must email the buzz book committee of the changes. Notifying the school will not

ensure changes are made to the Buzz Book. Email the committee at LColeman1970@yahoo.com.

Do it soon! We want to go DIGITAL as quick as possible. Please let us know if you OBJECT to be-

ing including in the DIGITAL Buzz Book by Monday, November 25, 2013. If you do not respond, we

will include your information in Buzz Book. Send an email to the committee notifying them that you object at:

LColeman1970@yahoo.com.

NOT LISTED: If you opted not to be listed in the Hard Copy of the Buzz Book but now you have decided to be included, email the

Buzz Book Committee and we can add your information. Email the committee at LColeman1970@yahoo.com.

NEW TO SPERRENG: If you are new to Sperreng and you were not able to be listed in the Hard Copy of the Buzz Book, send your

information to the Buzz Book Committee and we can add your information. Email the committee at LCole-

man1970@yahoo.com.

Concerns/Questions: Contact Lisa Coleman at : LColeman1970@yahoo.com

STEP UP The mission of StepUp! Is to provide leadership, education and

resources to address and prevent substance abuse and un-healthy choices among Lindbergh area youth through the active collaboration of area schools, students, parents and all sectors

of our community. Visit their website to learn more about StepUp! Www.StepUpstl.org

Girls Basketball Clothing Fundraiser

The LHS Girls Basketball Team is hosting a Flyer clothing fundraiser to help support the team. If interested, check out the link below to order. You can pay online with a credit card. http://eFlyerOrder.com/LHSGIRLSBBALL

WRESTLING WITH TEACHERS!

On Tuesday, November 26, the high school

wresting team will take on their coaches

in the big gym after school. The cost is

$1.00 with 100% of the proceeds going to

the juvenile diabetes foundation. For fur-

ther information, please see Mr. Hansel in

room 217.

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Science Olympiad still needs people to join the

team. If you like science and are interested in

finding out more about the Science Olympiad

team, see Mrs. Sears in the library!

FIDDLER CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

Fiddler Christmas ornaments are on sale now. If you have not purchased your 2013 collectible glass ornament, the final 25 will be available for $10 at the beginning of the Fiddler concerts in December until sold out. Please support the Fiddlers by purchasing an ornament.

Sperreng Orchestra Events:

The middle school winter orchestra concert is Tuesday, December 17 at 6:30 pm., start-ing with the pre-concert recital of original middle school string compositions. At 7:00 p.m. the winter middle school string concert will begin, which will feature the Fiddlers, the 7th and 8th grade Orchestra, the 7th and 8th grade Truman Orchestra and the com-bined 6th grade strings from both middle schools. The Colonial Fiddlers will perform a concert free to the public at noon on Saturday, De-cember 7th at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis with the Illinois celtic group The Peacocks!

ROTARY CLUB OPERATION WARM The Crestwood-Sunset Hills Rotary clubs will be hosting a project that provides new winter coats to elementary school students in Lindbergh Schools. You can help by do-nating to their Operation Warm Fund. Every $20 contributed provides one additional child with a new winter coat. Rotary acquires their coats from Operation Warm, a 501(c)(3) charity that has provided new winter coats to ovr 1 million children across North America in just over a decade. With your help, they hope to provide 150 local chil-dren with new coats this winter. Learn more at: http:/www.operationwarm.org/crestwood-sunsethills

HEROIN EPIDEMIC SPEAKER TREND will be hosting a guest speaker from NCADA to talk about the heroin epidemic in St. Louis on Wednesday, December 4 from 3:00-4:00 in Truman’s cafeteria. We encour-age kids and parents to attend. SMS kids can ride the shuttle bus over. Kids can take the 4:00 activity bus home.

CANNED FOOD DRIVE

Interact Club hosted a food drive during the week of November 11-15.

Each team at Sperreng had a box to collect canned and dry food

items. There was a competition between the teams to see which team

could collect the most cans. The winning team was Team 6 Green, who

will win a Krispy Kreme donut for every student on that team! The fol-

lowing number of canned foods per team is as follows:

Team 6 Green—506—WINNER!!!

Team 6 Gold—299

Team 7 Green—420

Team 7 Gold—302

Team 8 Green—105

Team 8 Gold—104

TOTAL COLLECTED: 1,736

GREAT JOB BY ALL SPERRENG TEAMS!!

MOTHER’S CLUB CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

The Sperreng and Truman Mothers’ Club/PTO Christmas Luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Café Pro-vencal, 427 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, MO. See the flyer in the virtual backpack for RSVP information and menu!

CRESTWOOD ELKS DRUG AWARENESS ESSAY CONTEST

The Crestwood Elks are sponsoring an essay contest to promote Drug Awareness. Twelve students will win $25! See the flyer in the

virtual backpack.

SPOTLIGHT ON DIGITAL LITERACY AT SPERRENG

In Digital Literacy class, sixth grade students are creating ebooks

for elementary students in the Lindbergh District. Seventh graders

are creating and advertising video games to see who can create

the best game. Eighth graders are creating apps for their mobile

devices.

SPOTLIGHT ON ART AT SPERRENG

Art students just finished a paint unit and produced

some gorgeous values. Students have created an

Art Hallway Gallery on the second floor.

Currently, students are working on Crayon Batiks in sixth grade,

Tissue Paper Stained Glass in seventh grade art class and Metal

Repousse work in 8th grade art classes.

The colorful adventure continues!

7TH GRADE COTILLION

The 7th Grade Cotillion will begin on January 9th and will run through February 27th. Visit the virtual backpack for

more information and registration forms. Payments and reg-istration are now available online at http://

go.lindberghschools.ws/Page/8332.

The cotillion volunteer spot is “live” now. Please check out this link to sign up: http://vols.pt/Ei7uU4.

SPERRENG BOOK CLUB

For Parents, Students, Teachers and Staff

Does your student have a hard time meeting his or her reading

requirement?

Do you like to read what your child is reading?

Do you want to read awesome, current books from popular au-

thors?

Then, join the Sperreng Book Club! No long term commitment!

Join only for the books you want to read. Read the book on your

own or with a partner during the month and meet one evening

that month to discuss.

The November Book Selection is:

Will at the Battle of Gettysburg 1863 by Laurie Calkhoven.

Book Discussion on Tuesday, December 3 after school at 3:00 p.m. in the Li-

brary.

Description: A 2013 Missouri Mark Twain Award Nominee: Twelve year old Will always wanted

to be a drummer for the Union army, but that was before the soldiers came. Now, with Con-

federate rebels occupying his hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and with the Union ar-

my fast on its way, Will wonders if he really is ready for battle. And when a colonel entrusts

Will with an important but dangerous task, Will must decide what in this war is worth risking

his life for.

TOYS FOR TOTS

Beginning November 18th, Lindbergh High School

will begin collecting for Toys for Tots. Last

year they collected over $4,000 worth of toys. The goal this year is

$6,000.

Toys will be accepted, as well as cash and check donations. Checks should

be made payable to Lindbergh Schools.

Toys for Tots has been a U.S. Marine Corp charity since 1947. Their goal

is to deliver a message of hope to less fortunate children in our community

by presenting them with a new toy for the Holidays. Please consider help-

ing out LHS with this worthwhile cause!

TYPHOON COLLECTION

Builders Club collected donations at the front door on Monday and Tuesday of this week for the victims of the typhoon in the Philip-pines. All money will be donated through UNICEF. UNICEF has a special fund for the victims of this tragedy. Good job, Builders

Club on this worthy effort! They collected a total of $70.03!!

LHS HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR The Lindbergh High School Mothers’ Club is holding its 38th annual Holiday Houe Tour on Sunday, December 8 and is looking for crafters and vendors

for the accompanying Boutique. Approximately 500 tickets are available for the event. The boutique will be open to both ticket holders and the general

public from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The boutique will be held at a new location in the heart of the Lindbergh School District, Concord Elementary School, 10305 Concord School Road. For more information, please go to

lhsmothersclub.com and click on the link for the 2013 House Tour.

Friendship is: “Two people getting along, being themselves around each other and be-ing nice to each other.” - Lizzy, 7th Grade

PARENT DROP OFF JUST A REMINDER: please remember to drop off your students in the morning in the side

parking lot—not the front lot with the busses. Thank you for your help!

Lindbergh Growth If you didn’t get a chance to see Dr. Simpson on KMOV discussing both our

successes (Congratulations to Sappington elementary for becoming a Blue Ribbon School) and our increasing student population, I encourage you to

watch the videos here:

http://go.lindberghschools.ws/Page/9772.

LUNCH MONEY

REMINDER: Please put all checks and

cash in a lunch envelope with your stu-

dent’s first and last name before it is de-

posited into the drop box.

ALL STUDENTS ARE REMINDED EACH MORNING TO

“DRESS UP, NOT DOWN”.

PLEASE HELP YOUR STUDENT REMEMBER TO DRESS APPROPRI-

ATELY EACH DAY FOR SCHOOL AT SPERRENG MIDDLE SCHOOL!

Thought of the Week at Sperreng Middle School: One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be under-

stood.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

KRISPY KREME FUNDRAISER

TREND is sponsoring a fundraiser selling Krispy Kreme certificates for $7.50 (good for a dozen glazed donuts and no purchase necessary) and cards for $12.00 (buy a dozen, get a dozen free glazed donuts=a total of 12 dozen donuts for a dollar each!) These will make great stocking stuffers and/or Kris Kringle gifts!! Money is due up front by December 4th. TREND will deliver by December 18th.

November 27-29 NO SCHOOL—Thanksgiving Break

December 4 Band Concert, 6th Grade (SMS/TMS) 7:00 PM LHS Auditorium

11 Early Release Day 12:35 PM

11 Band Concerts – 7th and 8th Grade (SMS/

TMS)

7:00 PM LHS Auditorium

12 SMS/TMS Mothers’ Club/PTO Holiday

Luncheon

Sperreng

15 Choir Concert (SMS/TMS) 2:00-6:00 PM LHS Auditorium

17 Orchestra Concert, (SMS/TMS) 7:00 PM LHS Auditorium

20 End of Quarter (2nd Quarter)

23 NO SCHOOL-Record Day

23-31 Winter Recess

January 6 Report Cards Sent Electronically

6 School Resumes

13-18 Middle School Musical 7:00-9:00 PM LHS Auditorium

15 Ability Awareness Day Sperreng

15 Early Release Day 12:35

20 NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

23 Sperreng Mothers’ Club/PTO 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM Sperreng Library

23 Sperreng Curriculum Night 6:30 PM (6th); 7:00 PM (7th) Sperreng Gyms

25 YMCA Kids Night Out (SMS/TMS) 6:00-10:00 PM YMCA

29 LHS Curriculum Night 8th Grade Parent

Meeting

5:30-7:30 PM LHS Cafeteria

31 Mid Quarter (3rd Quarter)

February 4 Progress Reports Sent Electronically

5 Scholastic Book Fair (Spring) – 2/5-2/7 School Day & 5:00-8:00 PM

on 2/6

Sperreng

6 Family Science Night 6:00 PM Sperreng

12 Early Release Day 12:35 PM

17 NO SCHOOL - President’s Day

26-28 Sperreng Play (2/26-2/28) 3:00 & 6:00 PM Sperreng

27 Sperreng Mothers’ Club/PTO 9:00 AM Sperreng Library

March 5 Night of Orchestra (SMS/TMS) 7:00 PM LHS Auditorium

5 Band Contest (SMS/TMS) 7:00 AM-5:00 PM LHS Auditorium

7 LHS Project Graduation Night 6:00 PM LHS

10 Orchestra Contest (SMS/TMS) 7:00 AM-3:30 PM LHS Auditorium

13 Choir Contest (SMS/TMS) 7:00 AM-3:30 PM LHS Auditorium

14 End of Quarter (3rd Quarter)

14 Half Day 11:05 AM

17-21 Spring Break

24 School Resumes

SPERRENG CALENDAR—2013-2014

VIRTUAL BACKPACK

The Virtual Backpack can be accessed on front page of the Sperreng website. When it

opens, you can see the links to everything that has been posted. By clicking on the link

you will be able to download and print the item of interest. If you have any questions,

you may call Mrs. McNabb at 314-729-2420 or at gmcnabb@lindberghschools.ws

25 Report Cards Sent Electronically

27 Sperreng Mothers Club/PTO 9:00 AM Sperreng Library

April 11 Mid Quarter (4th Quarter)

14-5/9 MAP Testing Window (April 14-May 9)

15 Progress Reports Sent Electronically

16 Night of Jazz 7:00 PM LHS Auditorium

18 NO SCHOOL

18 Middle School Trivia Night 7:00 PM

22 Middle School Percussion Concert 6:00 PM LHS Auditorium

23 Early Release 12:35 PM

24 Sperreng Mothers’ Club/PTO 9:00 AM Sperreng Library

28 5th Grade Parent Orientation 7:00 PM Cafeteria

May 3 Electronic Recycling Drive 9:00 AM-2:00 PM Sperreng Parking Lot

7 Band Concert – 6th Grade (SMS/TMS) 6:00-7:30 PM LHS Auditorium

7 Scholastic Book Fair (BOGO) – 5/7-5/9 School Day Sperreng

7 8th Grade Field Day

8 8th Grade Field Day – Rain Date

8 Mothers’ Club/PTO Luncheon (No Meeting)

8 5th Grade Student Fly-Up Day TBD Sperreng

13 Orchestra Concert (SMS/TMS) 7:00 PM LHS Auditorium

14 Band Concerts - 7th & 8th Grade (SMS/TMS) 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM LHS Auditorium

16 Mothers’ Club/PTO Staff Appreciation

Luncheon

Sperreng

16 NO SCHOOL – PD Day

16 Middle School 8th Grade Dance TBD

17 Spirit Festival LHS Campus

18 Night of Percussion 3:00 PM LHS Auditorium

19 Choir Concert (SMS/TMS) 5:00-9:00 PM LHS Auditorium

22 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony 8:00 AM (Sperreng) LHS Auditorium

23 End of Quarter (4th Quarter)

23 Half Day-LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 11:05 AM

26 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day Holiday

28 Report Cards Mailed Electronically

June 2-26 Summer Band Camp 8:00 AM-12:00 PM LHS

STUDENT ATTENDANCE Please remember to use the Sperreng Attendance Line to report your child’s absence. The number is 729-2425. You can leave your information on the voicemail any time day or night and the information will be retrieved by our Attendance Aide. Please do not call the Sperreng main number to report your child’s absence. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

OPPORTUNITIES TO STAY CONNECTED:

Facebook: Like us at www.facebook.com/sperrengmiddle Google Calendar: http://go.lindberghschools.ws—Sperreng Home Page—Calendar Twitter:www.twitter.com/sperrengflyers

DR. EGGERS’ REMIND 101 Sign up now for Dr. Eggers’ Remind 101 messages for 2013-2014! Here’s how: To receive messages via text, text @sperre to (314) 332-1748. You can opt-out of mes-sages at anytime by replying, ‘unsubscribe @sperre’. To receive messages via email, send an email to sperre@mail.remind101.com. To un-subscribe, reply with ‘unsubscribe’ in the subject line. What is remind 101 and why is it safe? Remind 101 is a one-way text messaging and email system. With Remind101, all personal information remains completely confidential.

INFORMATION RACKS There are two informational racks hanging on the wall in the commons outside of the Guid-ance Office. Information on Clubs and Activities will be located there as it becomes availa-ble. Make sure your student looks there for all current club and activity information.

BE SURE TO CHECK THE SPERRENG WEBSITE! http://go.lindberghschools.ws/sperrengms Don’t forget to check the Sperreng website each day for the Sperreng Daily Announcements and other important information!

STAY CONNECTED!!