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

School Resumes Monday, October 20 at 7:30 AM

Monday, October 20: Happy Birthday Coach T!

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 3 We are Connected- 3.1 Embrace Everyone

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

• 2:45-3:45 ROAR Team meeting in the library

Tuesday, October 21: Happy Birthdday Ms. Linda!

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 3 We are Connected- 3.1 Embrace Everyone

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

• 2:45- 4:00 PTO Meeting

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

• ROAR Can Food Drive starts

Wednesday, October 22:

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 3 We are Connected- 3.1 Embrace Everyone

• 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

• Girls' HOME Basketball Game vs Rolling Acres- JV starts at 3:45, Varsity game will follow

• ROAR Team will be invited to help work concessions for the basketball game- more information to come from Mrs. McLeod.

Thursday, October 23:

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 3 We are Connected- 3.1 Embrace Everyone

• Midwest Great Apple Crunch during lunches- This is an annual celebration of fresh local apples- this is the 1st time PPS will be participating in this event.

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

Friday, October 24: House Celebration Day- wear your HOUSE colors to show "We are Connected"- 4 Houses, 1 Family!

• 7 Mindsets- Unit 3 We are Connected- 3.1 Embrace Everyone

Saturday, October 25: Girls' Basketball Shootout at Woodruff

• 8:00 AM- JV vs Von Steuben @ Woodruff

• 10:15 AM- JV vs Trewyn @ Woodruff

• 2:00 PM- Varsity vs Von Steuben @ Woodruff

• 4:15 PM- Varsity vs Trewyn @ Woodruff

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.

We are Connected 7 Mindsets unit fhighlights the power of relationships and working together. We will be making connections throughout this unit to the following Ron Clark Essential 55 Rules.

Rule #1- Respond to an adult when spoken to.

Rule #2- Make eye contact when spoke to.

Rule #3- Congratulate classmates.

Rule #4- Respect other students' comments, opinions, and ideas.

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.

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- 2 sessions AM And PM

November 17, 2025 - 5th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum 9:30-11:30

November 18, 2025- 6th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum 9:30-11:30

November 19, 2025- 7th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum 9:30-11:00

November 20, 2025- 8th grade Fieldtrip to the Riverfront Museum 9:30-11:30

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.