School pictures will be taken at Persona's downtown location for At Home Learners on Friday evenings from 5:00-7:00 p.m. by appointment only. Persona’s phone number is 815-625-0801. Their address is 602 First Avenue, Sterling.
School pictures will be taken on October 15th for At School Learners. Flyers will be handed out at a later date.
Friday, September 11th, is 9/11! We would love for all of our Students, At School or At Home, to dress up in Red, White and Blue! Dress from top to bottom in the colors or just wear socks or a hairbow. Let’s celebrate this important day, Patriots Day!!
Reminder that Friday, September 4th is a Staff Remote Learning Planning Day. Therefore, there is no student attendance for at home or at school learners. Also, Monday, September 7th is a holiday. School will resume on Tuesday, September 8th.
Board of Education member vacancy. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 7th at 4:30 PM. Please visit the link below for more information.
https://www.sterlingpublicschools.org/o/sterling/page/board-of-education-vacancy-aug-2020
Thank you to the families that completed the 2020-2021 learning choice form for 1st semester. If you did not complete the form prior to the deadline, the district will be calling to ask your choice for the upcoming school year. You may also call the District Office at 815-626-5050 to submit your choice. Confirmation letters will be sent out this week.
SPS Parents, the attached link is my "Superintendent’s Mid-Summer Update_July 7, 2020." It contains the latest back-to-school information for SPS, as well as a parent survey.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13S9dhBNhLEGxcQDprGshMmt6q2jF0Tn3X3GXb5aERyI/edit?usp=sharing
Sterling Public Schools is collecting data on Internet availability within the district to better help us plan for the fall. If you had a student in grades K-5 this past year, please complete the survey below.
https://forms.gle/GGmBkrFaQTVg4hem7
SPS Students & Parents, Here's the latest edition of Superintendent's Update_04.26.20. #GoWarriors
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZP2G4NkB2an2Pl4EIGwxx4Eu687GgF2peGpuxRB42ZM/edit?usp=sharing
Students, parents and community members, Here's the latest edition of Superintendent's Update, dated 04.19.20.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZP2G4NkB2an2Pl4EIGwxx4Eu687GgF2peGpuxRB42ZM/edit?usp=sharing
Today, IL Governor JB Pritzker suspended face-to-face learning for the remainder of the school year. I will provide more information to our stakeholders Sunday night. #GoWarriors
Final iPad pick up is Thursday, April 16 from 9-1 at CMS. Please complete the iPad agreement by Tuesday, April 14 at 6 PM if you need an iPad. Please check your email or Skyward for the link to the agreement.
SPS Parents, here's the latest edition of Supt. Updates_04.09.20. Have a great weekend!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OJ5t30ZIfVp2bxTI_rsxQlx13cxXYWF9-P0R34OwrVg/edit?usp=sharing
A huge shout out to BlueBerrity for supplying learning boxes for all of SPS' PreK students, & to First Student for delivering them. This is just another example of why Sterling, IL is such an awesome community in which to to live and work. Thanks again BlueBerrity & First Student
SPS Students & Parents, here's the latest edition of my Superintendent's Update_04.06.20
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vNVVAusNrCfxbGYd58HFxQchRoITpE7Ovo2s6XcEJg/edit?usp=sharing
Congratulations to 5th grader Romy K.! Her landscape painting came in 2nd place in a regional art contest held at Woodlawn Arts Academy. Great job, Romy!
Today during his daily Coronavirus press release, Governor Pritzker announced that he is extending the date of required Remote Learning Days for all of Illinois’ PreK-12 schools minimally through April 30th.
Reminder! Please complete if you have not already done so!
The district is in the process of collecting names of students that may need a device at home. Please take this brief survey if your child does not have access to a learning device. We are working to setup an iPad loaner program for those with Internet, but no device.
Link to survey (only complete once). https://forms.gle/4hWciYezMQ7zifug8
Here are the written directions to access i-Ready for K-8 students.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B3mogBldNgKBq3poJFCm279t5UmteZXtHAiOrv2vcEg/edit?usp=sharing
Please see the SPS5 e-learning parent letter at the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fB0qT202KGUTgHUL5K1kArzq-b6aSJ-jGI0o-5Xajaw/edit?usp=sharing
Parents,
Students can login to i-Ready at home. Here are the directions! If you have any questions, please email cmstech@sps5.org
K-8 students can work on math and reading lessons from home!
https://youtu.be/O2uTGZHlOpE
#GoWarriors