Principal e-Note

Dear Sperreng Community,

Good morning! Please see below for important reminders for 6th Grade Orientation on Monday, August 12 from 8am-11am. Also, we are including reminders for 6th grade and new families for Parent Academy on Monday, August 12.

Take care and talk soon,

Lauren

Monday, August 12

• 6th Grade Orientation Day & 6th Grade iPad Distribution-8 AM-11 AM
• PEGS 6th Grade Families & New Family Parent Meet & Greet-9 AM-10 AM Room 123
• 6th Grade Parent Academy-10 AM-11 AM-Large Gym
• New Student & Family Academy-12 PM-1PM-Large Gym
• Building Open to Walk Your Schedule 1 PM-3PM
• PTO FUNdraiser at Swing Around Fun Town-Noon to Close-All Grades

Wednesday, August 14-Parent & Guardian Open House 5 PM-7PM

• See Below For More Details on New Format Focused on Parents & Guardians

Friday, August 16-Building Open to Walk Your Schedule-9 AM-11 AM

Monday, August 19-Building Open to Walk Your Schedule-12 PM-2PM

Tuesday, August 20-First Day of School-8 AM

• No Block Days First Week of School

Tuesday, October 8-Picture Day

Please be sure to check your email for information for students entering 7th and 8th grade to pick up their iPads. Sixth graders will receive their iPads on Monday, August 12, during their orientation. Here is the email below with links and information to sign up for pick up:

We wanted to remind you that device pick up begins this week for all students 7th-12th grade. Please see the important information regarding pick up below, along with a map of where to enter and park on Sperreng Middle School’s campus. Families that haven’t signed up their 7th-12th grade student(s) for a pick up time slot should do so by using this SignUp link.

Important Reminders:

Dates: August 6th, 7th, 8th, and 12th (families must sign up for an open timeslot)

Location: Sperreng Middle School (12111 Tesson Ferry Rd, Sappington, MO 63128) in the Hangar

Students/Families should bring the following:

• Student Device Pickup Ticket (can be printed or digital)
• Look for an email from Lindbergh Schools Technology that was sent on 7/26/24, subject “Device Pickup Information for the 24-25 School Year”. This email contains your student’s ticket. If you did not receive this email, please contact us at devicepickup@lindberghschools.ws.
• Devices and accessories that need to be returned
• Students should check their Device Pickup Ticket to confirm if they still have a device issued to them.
• The device pick up process will take no more than 15 minutes, including turning in any old devices, receiving the new device, and logging into the new device to ensure it’s working properly.
  

• If you have any questions please contact us at devicepickup@lindberghschools.ws.

  We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing you soon!

Monday August 12

8AM-11AM

Please join us for our 6th Grade Orientation Day!

Drop-off students at the parent drop off location along Concord School Road. Students will meet in the large gym, then participate in a variety of activities with our student leadership team, Flight Crew, our 6th grade teachers, counselors, and administrators. Students are also scheduled to receive their iPads at this time. Sixth grade parents are invited to attend our Parent Academy session at 10 am. Students will be dismissed at 11 am. Parents who attend Parent Academy, please meet your student in the large gym at 11 am.

• Students need to bring a small backpack or string backpack. This will help them organize any handouts and their iPad for the day.

Monday, August 12

10AM-11AM-6th Grade Parent Academy

Join us as we welcome our 6th grade families to Sperreng Middle School! We will be hosting a Parent Academy focused on building relationships with new families, conducting a tour of the building, and sharing out important information for families to get organized for a successful start to middle school! This is for both first time families to Sperreng and returning families.

Monday, August 12

9 AM-10 AM PEGS New Family Meet & Greet-Room 123

Monday, August 12

12PM-1PM-New Students & Families Academy for 7th & 8th Grade

This time is geared for our families and students of 7th & 8th graders that are new to Lindbergh. Join us in the gym to engage in conversations about the upcoming school year and to learn about who we are as a middle school.

Visit Swing Around Fun Town in Fenton, and present the attached flyer for a 2 hour fun pass for $15 and a portion of sales will be donated back to Sperreng PTO!

Sixth graders plan to attend after Orientation Day events!

Must show flyer (printed or electronic copy) for the special $15 rate.

See our supply list for the year.

After school activities typically start up the week after Labor Day. We are attaching a snapshot of the clubs and activities for you to review. Activity buses run on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. Clubs and activities are announced each morning and at lunches. A $10.00 yearly fee for activities is paid through our online system. Activities typically run until 4:00 pm. For a list of activities, see link below and contact club sponsors with any questions. When teachers return to us in August, we will continue to update our clubs and activities offerings and details. More information to follow!

2024-2025 Clubs & Activities

Activity Fee Link

Completing your student’s required paperwork through the Annual Verification process each summer helps us prepare for a successful start to the school year.

2024-25 Annual Verification

The Infinite Campus Portal is now open for 2024-25 new student registration and annual verification of student information.

All new and returning families must update student information, such as emergency contacts, medical records and transportation needs.

How to Access Infinite Campus

1. Log in to Infinite Campus

2. Click “More” on the left hand menu

3. Click “Annual Verification” to begin the process

4. Click “Start” for “Existing Student Registration, 2024-2025 Student Registration”

For Infinite Campus questions or support, please email ICsupport@lindberghschools.ws.

School Bus Signup is Required

To guarantee bus transportation for your student, families must complete the annual verification process each year. To guarantee bus transportation for your student, families must have completed the annual verification process by July 18, 2024. Transportation signup is a part of annual verification. (See information above)

Student bus stop assignments, and pickup and drop-off times, will be available approximately one week before school starts through Infinite Campus on August 14. Families should check pickup and drop-off times frequently during the first few weeks of school, since routes are subject to change as student enrollment continues. Please allow 10 minutes before and after your scheduled pickup time to account for traffic and other delays.

Lindbergh Schools partners with First Student to provide transportation for eligible students living within district boundaries in a safe, economic and efficient manner. Student ridership and seating capacity is monitored closely to create the most efficient routes to serve our students.

Transportation To and From School

Eligible Students:

• Elementary school students who live more than one half mile from school.

• Middle and high school students who live more than one mile from school.

• Students who ride regularly, at least once a week.

Non Eligible Students:

• Students who attend a school located outside of their attendance zone.

• Students who are transported by Special School District (SSD).

• Students who only need transportation for special program shuttles during the school day.

Considerations are made when there are no safe walk-to-school zones and hazards, and all routes must be within a student’s school attendance zone. In addition, students will not be permitted to ride any bus except the one to which they are assigned.

Please mark your calendars for our middle school Open House for parents and guardians. This year, we have planned a new format for our Open House with the focus on engaging parents and guardians. We believe that with our 6th Grade Orientation Day and times for 7th & 8th graders to walk their new schedules, along with a well-designed first week of Launch Days, students have several opportunities to successfully transtion to the new school year.

This year after gathering feedback from our building leadership team and parents, we have designed a new Open House format to incorporate a more robust evening to engage parents and guardians.

This year, parents and guardians will be able to:

• Follow a schedule to meet core teachers and PE teachers.
• Attend a presentation to hear from our electives team.
• Drop off important information to Nurse Illig.

Parent Open House Format & Times 2024

Open House is Wednesday, Aug 14, 2024, from 5-7 PM

Doors open at 4:50

REMINDERS FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE

Parents of incoming 7th grade students:

Physical Exams are requested upon entering 7th grade to ensure your child is on target with the State of Missouri Immunization Requirements for school attendance. Please submit a copy of the updated immunization record with the physician's PE form.

Parents of incoming 8th grade students:

The State of Missouri Immunization requirement for 8th grade entry is that students receive both the Meningococcal (MCV) and Tdap vaccine. Parents of incoming 8th graders with no documentation of having received these vaccinations have been contacted. I must receive documentation before the first day of school, Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Missouri State Law requires us to exclude all students in noncompliance at that time.

Please scan & email or fax immunization/PE documents to: millig@lindberghschools.ws or fax #314-729-2422.

Michele Illig, BSN, RN

Sperreng School Nurse

12111 Tesson Ferry Road

St. Louis, MO 63128

314-729-2421

314-729-2422 (fax)

millig@lindberghschools.ws

If you have a student in grades 4-12, please check your email for a message from Lindbergh Schools Technology Department regarding enrolling in Technology Accident and Loss Protection.

As a district, we will help students learn how to protect their devices. However, we are realistic that accidents happen. To protect families from costly repairs or loss, Lindbergh Schools offers accident and loss protection for our schools’ blended learning devices for students in grades 4-12 who take devices home.

Please review the Blended Learning Technology Handbook for more details.

Students who have not enrolled annually in our accident and loss protection plan will be charged the full cost of repairs or loss.

Student schedules and teacher assignments are visible in the Infinite Campus Portal. Please note that student class assignments and schedules are subject to change through the start of the school year. Please check your student’s information on the Infinite Campus Portal prior to the first day of school for final class assignments and schedules.

Students, please note that we plan to have Launch Day activities that will include steps for students to log in to Infinite Campus. You may be able to see your schedule, but please note that there could be slight changes up unitl the first day of school.

For our 6th grade students, we will have a copy of your schedule printed for you on August 12 for our orientation day when you arrive.

Finally, please note that our administrators, counselors and staff have worked hard this summer and in the spring to develop our schedules and programming. Please note that we do not honor requests to change teams. Should you see a major error in your schedule, please email your grade level counselor.

Here are key points to remember about the middle school schedule:

• Give yourself some extra time in the morning the first week. Consider the later time and potential traffic in your commute.

• Students may arrive and enter the building at 7:35 AM. If they arrive before 7:45 AM, students must report to the cafeteria.

• Buses will be dropping off after the high school in the morning and also arriving at dismissal after picking up high school students. Note that we may need to dismiss by intercom the first week.

Food Service Updates and Information

Meal Menus

Meal menus are available on the district website, under the “Families” tab. Click “Browse Menus” on your student’s school to see meal options for each school day.

• Lindbergh Schools Menus on Nutrislice

Meal Charges

Before school begins, it is important to check your student’s meal account balance in the Infinite Campus Portal, and also fill out an application for free or reduced-price meals if you think your family may qualify.

Student meal balances, and the free and reduced-price meals application will be available on the Infinite Campus Portal in early August, and families will be notified by email when these items are available.

• Elementary, middle and high school student breakfast is $1.95

• Elementary student lunch is $3.65

• Middle and high school student lunch is $3.85

• Milk is $0.70

• Reduced-cost lunch is $0.40, and breakfast is $0.30

Questions and Support

If you have questions or need support, please contact Kim Bauer at foodservice@lindberghschools.ws or 314-729-2480 Ext: 8814

Free and Reduced Meals

It is important that families who qualify for free or reduced-price meals fill out an application for the 2024-25 school year as soon as possible. The free and reduced-price meals application is available through the Infinite Campus Portal.

Filling out a form could also result in additional financial assistance for your family. In Lindbergh, those benefits include:

• 50% reduction in student technology fees

• 50% reduction in middle school and high school annual activity fee

• Financial assistance for eligible Lindbergh Community Ed and Rec programs. This includes up to 50% registration reduction for many sports and activities.

Free and Reduced Meal Application Instructions

• Log in to Infinite Campus

• Your username is your email address. Please use the “Forgot your parent password?” link if you are unable to access the system. (If you are having difficulty accessing your account, please email icsupport@lindberghschools.ws.)

• Once you are logged in, click “More” on the left-hand menu. Then, click “Meal Benefits”.

• Click “Meal Benefits Application” and follow the instructions to complete the application.
  
  

Am I Eligible?

Not sure if your family qualifies for free and reduced-price meals? This document from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education includes additional information about eligibility criteria.

The first day of school will be on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and the last day of school will be on Friday, May 23. (Last day for high school seniors is Friday, May 9.)

For a full list of dates, please click on the 2024-25 District Calendar, which is linked below.

• 2024-25 District Calendar

Excellence in Learning. Designing the Future.

Email: sperreng@lindberghschools.ws
Website: go.lindberghschools.ws/sperreng
Location: 12111 Tesson Ferry Rd, Sappington, MO, USA
Phone: 314-729-2420
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