Sterling Middle School

Sterling Spotlight Parent News

Volume 7: Information for the Week of September 15-19, 2025
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Looking at the Week Ahead to See What Is Happening:

Monday, September 15:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.2 Explore Your Interests

  • BASEBALL vs Annie Jo @ CT Vivian @ 4:30

Tuesday, September 16:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.2 Explore Your Interests

  • Horizons during lunches

  • SOFTBALL Semi Finals TBD

Wednesday, September 17:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.2 Explore Your Interests

  • 5:00-5:30 CHEER Parent Meeting in the cafeteria with McLeod and Mullen

Thursday, September 18:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.2 Explore Your Interests

  • SOFTBALL Trophy Day TBD

Friday, September 19:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.2 Explore Your Interests

  • 2:30-4:00 Speech and Debate Practice in the Library

Change in lunch menu for this upcoming week:

  • Monday- Chicken Fajita lunch menu

  • Tuesday- Grilled Cheese lunch menu

  • Wednesday- Chicken Patty lunch menu

PTO Parent Survey...Your Voice Matters!

Please complete the parent survey link so that it can help provide us feedback to help build our PTO and give back to our school community.

https://forms.office.com/r/AU9Y77w9s2

7 Mindsets and Ron Clark Connections:

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.

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September Lunch Menu:

sept lunch menu

Speech and Debate Opportunity:

speech and debate

Tutoring Option Available:

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.

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Bradley University DAPCEP Fall 2025:

Open Registration

Bradley Fall 2025

PTO....PARENTS WE NEED YOUR HELP!

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Upcoming Dates:

September 22, 2025 BASEBALL vs Lincoln @ CT Vivian @ 5:15

September 22, 2025 School Board Meeting at 6:30 in the board room at admin.

September 24, 2025 1/2 Day- SIP Day- Dismissal at 10:30 $1.00 Out of Uniform Day

September 24, 2025 Superintendents Roundtable

September 25, 2025 BASEBALL Semi Final Game at Woodruff

September 26, 2025 Quarter 1 Grading Period Ends

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

contact us

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.