1. March 5, 2014
Today is an A Day
MAP word of the day – Quote
The character word for the month of March: Patience- “being able to accept and
tolerate delay or troubles.”-Caroline-8Green
Thought Of The Day-: “For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the
price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to
pay, but the gold of real service.” John Burroughs
Attendance for March 4-% -If you’re healthy we need you here!
If you don’t have time for breakfast at home you can eat a good breakfast in the
Sperreng Cafeteria in the morning before school starts.
Dress up rather than down for school!! Girls, just a reminder that when wearing yoga
pants or leggings, they must be covered with a shirt, skirt, shorts or a dress that
reaches mid-thigh in order to be appropriately attired for school!
Students, please DO NOT open any doors to let people into the building. Visitors must
buzz in and check in at the Guidance Office. For everyone’s safety please observe this
rule!
REMINDER FOR ALL 8TH GRADE STUDENTS:
In order for 8th grade students to be eligible to attend the recognition and celebration
event that is held at the end of the school year, 8th graders MUST have paid all fines
and not be required to attend summer school for academic or attendance reasons.
Bowling will be starting on March 25th.Please pick up your forms from Mrs. Miles (225),
Mrs. Perley (202) or in the front commons.
Mrs. Gloss' Flyer Time is collecting pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House. Boxes will
be distributed to your Flyer Time and the Flyer Time with the fullest boxes will receive a
Krispy Kreme party. Soda tab collection has been extended to Thursday, April 17. A bar
graph of results is located in the cafeteria.
Every year the Middle School and High School faculty participate in a fun game of
basketball to help raise money for Project Graduation on March 7. The elementary
students compete in the hula hoop contest and new this year will be the 1st Annual
Middle School Shoot Out! For more details check the flyer that is in the Virtual Back Pack
and on Sperreng’s Facebook page.

2. Key Club & Interact at LHS and Interact and Trend groups at both middle schools are
sponsoring a shoe collection drive. The Shoeman Water Project collects shoes to raise
money to build wells. You can check out more about it at www.shoemanwater.org)
How does it work? 1. Shoes in good condition are sold at an inexpensive cost. This
raises money to build wells. It also gives a person a way to earn money by running the
shoe store. 2. Shoes that aren't reusable are recycled! If you have any shoes you were
planning on getting rid of, please consider bringing them on or before 3/7. Shoe boxes
located throughout the building.
Parmeley Family Fundraising Spirit Week- March 10-14.
Monday, March 10th
 Pajama Day
 After School 3v3 8th Grade Basketball Tournament
Tuesday, March 11th
 Cowboy Western Day
 After School 3v3 7th Grade Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 12th
 Crayon Day
 After School 3v3 6th Grade Basketball Tournament
Thursday, March 13th
 Beach Day
 After School Divergent Movie Premier Party - Library
Friday, March 14th
 Green and Gold Day
 Movie Day (Altered Schedule)
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7:40-9:25- Students in their assigned movie rooms
9:25- Teachers escort their movie groups to the Large Gym
9:30- 10:55- Faculty/Student basketball games
11:05 End of school day- Students report back to team areas?
After School Activities
Builder’s club-Truman Library
Trend-Truman
Stuco
Robotics-Group A
Get ’Er Done!

3. For Parents
*Attendance Hotline to report absences is 314-729-2425
*Lunch Money- Please put all checks and cash in a lunch envelope with your
student’s first and last name before it is deposited into the drop box.
*Bus Notes-When your student is riding home with a friend or a friend is riding
home with your child, both student’s parents must write a note giving
permission. You can find bus note forms in the Virtual Backpack.
Faculty
supervisi
on dates
by week
week
March 3-7
AM DUTY
Team
11 teachers
large gym -4
3
Sumner, Hansel, Benoist, Ellis
front
common
s/bus
drop off
Hof
supervision
dates by
week
Week
Team
walkers/bikes
buses
3
Schneider
Giesing
Slattery
Finch
Hallwa
ys
Hunt
cafeteria - 4
Manle
y
Moser,
Rheinecker,
Rathjen, Roy
PM DUTY
parent
pick up
parent
drop off
7
Gold
corn
er
March 3-7
Explanation of Friday’s Movie Day
band
room
DAILY
Library
T&H year

4. So the greatest challenge is pulling this off, but here is what we have to date. All students will sign up
during lunch times and select a movie to view that morning. Teachers supervising the movie rooms will
have a list of students in their mailbox by the end of school on Thursday 3/13. Movie rooms can/will have
a mix of students from all grade levels. Due to worries about copyright issues, students will donate money
for the opportunity to attend. Teams are encouraged to set standards for those who cannot attend (i.e. if
your team has a quarter incentive of all homework turned in, or no F’s, those students could remain on
team in a study hall to make up missing work or improve on assessments). We will have the following
movies available:
1. Despicable Me 2- the library- Amy Sears
2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- Little Theater- Scheidy
3. Monsters University4. Finding Nemo5. Tangled6. Wreck it Ralph7. Madagascar 38. Toy Story
9. Sleeping Beauty10. The Lorax-6 Gold
We are looking to have teams select one of the open movies above and host in your team area. We
advise using your science rooms as they are typically the largest rooms. We are capping our audience in
the library and little theater at 100. All others will be capped at 40. Off team and elective teachers will be
encouraged to monitor and supervise hallways and perhaps assist with our concession stand that will be
set up in the front commons. The fantastic Amy Sears is working on providing us with some DVD players
that we can set up in your teams.