Principal News

Sperreng Students, Families & Staff,

Please take a moment to join me in thanking our outstanding teachers at Sperreng Middle School. The week ahead is Teacher Appreciation Week across the country. Please be sure to read through this week's eNote to see what we have planned and how you can participate in sharing your appreciation to our teaching staff. We have several special moments planned for our teachers, but your words and thoughts are the perfect gift that you can give to let our teachers know how much we all value their dedication and commitment our school family. See the link below to have students send a video!

Take care and talk soon,

Lauren

laurenboeger@lindberghschools.ws

314.729.2420, ext. 2400

Facebook: Sperreng Middle School

Twitter: @SperrengFlyers

We wanted to reach out to each of you to ask for your help as we plan to honor and celebrate our Sperreng teachers next week. Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week across the nation, and we would like for you to participate with us to thank our staff for their support and dedication to Sperreng and Lindbergh.

Mission: TAKE FLIGHT for Teacher Appreciation

Task: Login to Flipgrid to record a short video to submit to teachers.

Due: Wednesday, May 6

Success: Dr. Boeger will share videos with teachers next Thursday, May 7.

Details:

Login to Flipgrid at: flipgrid.com/takeflight using your student Google email

Add your video to the topic, Mission Teacher Appreciation https://flipgrid.com/e0e3b7e5

Post a short video, message, song, creative dance or poster to thank our teachers for all they do!
Maximum Video Time=30 seconds. Please submit all posts by Wednesday, May 6.

Donate $10 today to the Lindbergh Schools Foundation Teacher Grant Fund, and your current Lindbergh teacher(s) will receive a personalized note of thanks during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8, to make this week of appreciation even more special.

• Thank a Lindbergh teacher today!

In addition, the district will show our appreciation for all Lindbergh teachers with these special signs that they can display in their yard or at home!

Let’s make sure EVERY teacher receives a personal note, and help the Foundation raise funds for 2020 Teacher Grants! Donate and write your note by clicking HERE.

Teacher Appreciation Week is next week and we want to show our AMAZING Sperreng Middle School teachers and staff some virtual love.

Please join us for a celebration parade down Concord School Rd. that will be recorded/shared via Facebook Live. Decorate your cars and/or make fun signs to share how much you appreciate all that these special people do for our kids.

We will meet in the Farmer's Club parking lot Wednesday, 5/6/20, and at 6:30 pm we will proceed toward Tesson Ferry Rd. We will do a turn around in the offices parking lot across the street from the school and then head back toward the Farmer's Club. The recording camera will be located across the street from the SMS pickup/dropoff exit - be sure to wave, honk, and happy yell towards it!!

EVERYONE MUST REMAIN IN THEIR VEHICLES! We cannot drive or congregate on school property. This event is sponsored by the Sperreng PTO and not the school.

As we continue to get creative with 8th grade end of the year events, we are going to move forward with creating an 8th grade video. Students, families, and teachers, please send us pictures of your 8th graders during their middle school experiences. We will work collaboratively with Mr. Madry, our yearbook sponsor, to develop a video you'll be sure to remember!

Picture Request

-Send three pictures from your middle school years to: 2024smsslideshow@lindberghschools.ws

-Include your name in the email.

-Send pictures as a jpeg file.

-We will work to be certain we have all students represented.

-Please be sure the pictures are school appropriate.

-DUE Monday, May 11

Mrs. Manley reports that STUCO elections will be held next year. Should you have questions, please contact her at smanley@lindberghschools.ws

Fourth quarter grades should be up-to-date and visible in the SIS parent and student portal. Grades are calculated from submitted virtual assignments. Unsubmitted assignments will show as a blank grade or will be noted as missing/exempt.

Semester 2 grades: Semester 2 grades are not currently visible in the SIS parent and student portal. As a reminder, the final semester 2 grades will be hold harmless. This means that the semester 2 grade can only be equal to or higher than the 3rd quarter grade. Even if a student's fourth quarter grade appears lower than 3rd quarter, the final semester 2 calculation will not factor in assignment grades that lower the overall semester grade.

We appreciate the continued support we are receiving on grading and feedback. As always, please reach out to your classroom teacher should you have questions. Our ultimate goals is to keep students engaged in learning and to provide feedback. If your grade is causing you worry, don't hesitate to give us a call or email. We want you to feel supported and successful.

Mr. Madry has provided an update that our yearbook company has notified him that yearbooks will not arrive any earlier than May 23. We will continue to collaborate with the yearbook company and let you know as we get closer of plans for a safe yearbook distribution plan.

NOTE FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE

This week’s recommendation of a resource to use to help cope with the times is a web site called Change to Chill. The site has free activities including coloring pages, audio meditations, worksheets, and a lot more. We recommend you take a look and share with your children as needed.

If you have any suggestions of activities, videos, podcasts, apps, etc that help promote mental health wellness, please pass on your suggestions to Mr. Schindler at mattschindler@lindberghschools.ws

Character Strong Activities for this week can be found below:

https://curriculum.characterstrong.com/ver_secondary-videos-with-questions-week-6/

Username: resources

Password: kindness

If you are looking for a whole family activity to help pass the time and build strong ties please visit the following link…

https://curriculum.characterstrong.com/ver_elementary-family-character-workouts-week-4/

As always, we hope this eNote finds you healthy. A reminder, if you need anything, we are here for you. So, please email us with any concerns.

Mrs. Christanell Mr. Swatosh

tchristanell@lindberghschools.ws aswatosh@lindberghschools.ws

Learning looks different for every student in our current virtual learning climate, and with a grading structure for 4th quarter that prioritizes student engagement, progress reports may be an inaccurate report of actual learning. For that reason, there will be no progress reports for 4th quarter.

Lindbergh Schools, in cooperation with St. Louis area school districts, is extending virtual learning through the end of this school year. The last day of school for students will be May 21. This collective, areawide decision follows recommendations from local health departments and was made in collaboration with government officials. We will continue to follow their guidance as we make decisions with thoughtful consideration for the health of students, staff and families in our entire community. Families received an email on April 9 with additional details. You can also visit our COVID-19 website.

Kindergarten registration for the 2020-21 school year is now open. Please help us prepare for a new class of Flyers by registering your student at go.lindberghschools.ws/register as soon as possible.

Lindbergh Schools has established a helpline that will be monitored daily to respond to family needs. Please call 314-729-2448, or email covidhelp@lindberghschools.ws, and a member of our team will respond to you within 24 hours (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday). You can also visit go.lindberghschools.ws/COVID19 for all district updates and information.

Families, please know that grab and go meals are available for all students regardless of free/reduced lunch status.

• To participate, you just have to sign up here and pick up at the high school.

• Additionally, please click here for more community resources.

Thank you for your patience as we know everyone's emails were filling up last week with information and updates. Please know that you can use the link below to access Sperreng's Virtual Learning Hub. This contains helpful information to organize virtual learning experiences and access all of your teacher's information in one central location.

Want to send a shout out to a student, staff or community member for going above and beyond? Here is a link to send us a virtual positive office referral. We ask that you think about how this individual has demonstrated the #TAKEFLIGHT mindset. (T-rustworthy, A-mbitious, K-ind, E-mpathetic, F-riendly, L-oyal, I-ntegrity, G-enerous, H-ardworking, T-olerant).

Excellence in Learning. Designing the Future.

Website: go.lindberghschools.ws/sperreng
Location: 12111 Tesson Ferry Rd, Sappington, MO, USA
Phone: 314-729-2420
Facebook: facebook.com/SperrengFlyers
Twitter: @SperrengFlyers