Monday, September 29:

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.4 Be Authentic

• 2:45-4:45 Cheer Practice with McLeod and Mullen

Tuesday, September 30:

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.4 Be Authentic

• Horizons 6th-7th Grade during lunches- moving back to the community room- Room 135

• Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 1:

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.4 Be Authentic

• 9:00-11:30 8th Grade Career Sparks at the Civic Center

• 11:05-1:00 Speech and Debate during Lunches- room 135 Community Room

• 2:30-4:00 Speech and Debate Practice in the Library- CHANGE OF DAY_ speech and debate practices will NOW be EVERY Wednesday after school moving forward for the year

• 2:45-4:45 Cheer Practice with McLeod and Mullen

• 6:00-7:00 8th Grade IB Parent Meeting at Richwoods High School Auditorium

Thursday, October 2: School Custodian Appreciation Day!

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.4 Be Authentic

• Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 PM

Friday, October 3: Last Day Before Fall Break.

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.4 Be Authentic

• 8:30 Honor Roll Celebration Breakfast

Enjoy your fall break. Be safe.

Monday, October 6-Friday, October 17: Fall Intercession- No School.

School Resumes Monday, October 20 at 7:30 AM

This year we will be doing student led conferences with parents and students so that our students are owning their data. We want students to have an understanding about their academic levels and what we need to do to make improvements so they can be their best. Our goal is to connect with 100% of our families because it takes us working together between home and school to support our students to grow and be their best.

Please see when our clinic is open. Make sure your child is medically compliant so they DO NOT have to be excluded from school:

1. Clinic Day 1- October 9, Thursday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at Manual High School Health Center 

2. Clinic Day 2 - October 15, Wednesday  9:30 am – 3:30 pm at Manual High School Health Center

Walk in and Appointment option are available.  

Directions for accessing online curriculum resources from home through Skooler are available on our website under the Students & Families tab. You can also find them directly at the link below:

https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/learning-at-home-resources

Fall break is the perfect opportunity for students to stay up to date on their academics. Students MUST work on grade level skills through IXL. Each student has an IXL plan for ELA and Math on skills that they need to work on. Our goal is 2 proficient lessons each week in ELA and Math. When a student reaches a smart score of 80, learners are considered proficient in a skill! That means they have a good understanding of the topic and may be ready to move on to a new skill.

We are challenging EVERY child to complete 2 ELA skills at 80 and 2 Math skills at 80 over fall break to get a prize when they return from fall break. Students will also be put in to a drawing to win a gift card.

Get ready, get set, GO! The challenge is on. Who will step up and meet our challenge?

Sterling's ROAR team will be sponsoring the food drive. Homerooms will be collecting canned food items. Items collected will be boxed with a turkey for a "thanksgiving dinner" and handed out to our families in need. A QR code will be sent out to our families closer to Thanksgiving to sign up if they are in need of a Thanksgiving dinner.

We have been had several students want to sell items or snacks to other students at school. We are NOT allowing this and we are stopping students from doing this. Several students have a variety of allergies and we need to ensure that all students are safe. Thank you for your help with this school wide expectation.

Our Passion First 7 Mindsets unit focuses on discovering personal interests and aligning actions with passion. We are making connections with our 7 Mindsets lessons to Ron Clark's Essential 55 Rules. During Passion First unit we will focus on the following Ron Clark Essential 55 Rules that help you to be better in life.

Rule #5: Be the best person you can be.

Rule #7: Show enthusiasm in everything you do.

Rule #11: Show gratitude.

Rule #21: Accept feedback and learn from it.

America Reads is a free tutoring program that pairs kids grades K-8 with a Bradley student to help them with reading comprehension, but if needed they can also help with homework. Starting September 22nd, these sessions are 45 minutes at 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and kids can attend up to three sessions per week. These sessions take place on Bradley's campus. See the link on the flyer for the application to enroll your child today.

September 29-October 3- Fall Spirit Week Out of Uniform $1.00 Buyout

September 30, 2025 Parent Teacher Conferences- student led 4:00-7:00

October 2, 2025 Parent Teacher Conferences- student led 4:00-7:00

October 6-17, 2025 Fall Intercession- No School

October 20, 2025 School Resumes

November 3, 2025- Sterling Fall School Picture Day for Staff and Students

November 11, 2025- 8th grade Fieldtrip to the HULT Center

November 17, 2025 - 5th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum

November 18, 2025- 6th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum

November 19, 2025- 7th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum

November 20, 2025- 8th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum

Principal, Mrs. Lynn Lane

lynn.lane@psd150.org

Assistant Principal, Ms. Katie Malahy

katherine.malahy@psd150.org

If you have any general academic, attendance, athletic, or other student concerns, please contact the school at 309-672-6557 or at sterling@psd150.org. Parents, please continue to check your email, our Sterling website and/or our Facebook for important announcements.