Sterling Middle School

Sterling Spotlight Parent News

Volume 8: Information for the Week of September 22-26, 2025
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Looking at the Week Ahead to See What Is Happening:

Sunday, September 21:

  • Happy, Happy Birthday Mrs. Lewis! We hope you have a wonderful day!

Monday, September 22:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.3 Take a Stand

  • BASEBALL vs Lincoln @ CT Vivian @ 5:15

  • 2:45-4:00 ROAR Student Council Meeting

  • School Board Meeting at admin @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, September 23:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.3 Take a Stand

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

Wednesday, September 24: $1.00 Out of Uniform Day- battle of the Houses...wear your HOUSE Color

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.3 Take a Stand

  • 1/2 Day- Dismissal at 10:30 AM- sack lunches will be delivered to classes

  • Superintendent's Roundtable at Admin- selected students

Thursday, September 25:

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.3 Take a Stand

Friday, September 26: Quarter 1 Grading Period Ends- all students missing work or retakes must be in by Friday.

  • 7 Mindsets- Unit 2: Passion First- 2.3 Take a Stand

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

Student Led Conferences Sept. 30 and Oct. 2:

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. Teachers will be reaching out to our families to set up a conference time. 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.

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

Students Cannot Sell Snacks or Items at School:

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.

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- Battle of the Houses...wear your HOUSE color!

September 24, 2025 Superintendents Roundtable

September 25, 2025 BASEBALL Semi Final Game at Woodruff

September 26, 2025 Quarter 1 Grading Period Ends- all work MUST be turned in by the end of the day.

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.