Hawkins Award Winner for 2nd Quarter

 Congratulations to Katie for being chosen as the 2nd quarter Hawkins winner.  Katie was chosen for going above and beyond to help others.  She videotapes class for absent students, helps clean up classroom supplies and is helpful to fellow students and teachers.

Congratulations!

Holiday Extravaganza

Truman Middle School hosted its 4th annual Holiday Extravaganza on December 17th.  Students from orchestra, band and choir performed for the whole student body and staff.  We have a very talented group of students.

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PE~Rollerskating

PE students have been rollerskating at Truman.  Students learned the correct way to fall and stop.  Games were played to enhance the learning experience.

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Poutine

On December 15 and 16, Madame Denney's French students had a chance to try 'poutine'!  What is Poutine? Poutine is a common Canadian dish originating inQuébec.  It is made with french fries, topped with a light brown gravy and melted cheese. This food dish can be found across Canada and is also found in some places in the northern United States. It is sold in small diners (commonly known as cantines  or casse-croûtes  in Québec), as well as by roadside chip wagons.  National and international chains like New York Fries, McDonald's, Wendy's, A&W, KFC, Burger King and Harvey's also sell mass-market poutine in many areas of Canada.  The students gave it two thumbs up!

Trend~Tilles Park

TREND members visited Tilles Park Winter Wonderland last Friday.  TREND members met at Sperreng where they did some activities and had a pizza party.   They then loaded the bus for the trip to the Winter Wonderland.  Some students decided to incorporate the Polar Express theme and wear pajamas.  Holiday songs were sung and everyone seemed to enjoy the beautiful light display.  TREND is sponsored by Ms. Frank/Truman and Ms. Argent/Sperreng.

 

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Social Studies~Revolutionary War

Students from Mrs. Hake's 6th grade social studies classes put on a play about the Revolutionary War.  Ms. Meier, the student teacher, put together the play for the students to perform.
  

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Ms. Meier dressed as Mary Poppins on her last day as their student teacher.

6th Grade Frog Dissection

Sixth grade students dissected frogs last week in their science classes.  They learned about the frog's organs and the similarities and differences to the human body.  

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Congratulations

Congratulation to two Truman students for receiving the Student of the Month Award from the Crestwood Elks Lodge 2503.  Ms. Stricklin from the Elks presented the students with a certificate for their outstanding work as well as a gift certificate.   

Tess- Tess is currently a 7th grader at Truman Middle School.  She is an excellent student who works extremely hard on her academics.  She also has great character by regularly showing patience for others, respect for all, responsibility in every aspect of her time here at Truman.  She is a great example to others of what we expect in our students.

Evan- Evan is in 8th grade at Truman Middle School.  He is a hard working student who prioritizes making the most of his educational opportunities.  He has maintained A's in every class during his time at Truman.  He also exemplifies our Core Values of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Education, and Family on a daily basis.  

Thank you to the Crestwood Elks Lodge 2503 for recognizing their hard work.  The Elks have many programs and scholarships available.   Click here to find out more.

Jingles for Jammies

November 25 was Jingle for Jammies Day at Truman.  Students and staff could make a donation so they could wear their jammies to school.  All money will benefit a family through the Adopt-A-Family program.   Truman raised over $250.00.

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7th Grade Science

Seventh grade students were learning about the elements in the Periodic Table.  They then had to create a model of an element using what they learned.  Take a look at some of their interesting work.

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First Hawkins Award Winner

On Oct. 2, former Lindbergh Board member and 46-year Kiwanis member Ted Hawkins passed away.  In addition to his service to the Lindbergh School District, he spent his career helping others as executive director of the YMCA and was a good friend to Builders Club and enjoyed working with them on service projects.

Truman/Sperreng Builders Club wanted to honor his memory by creating the "Hawkins Award".  Each quarter, at both Truman and Sperreng, teachers and staff will  nominate students who have gone out of their way to help someone else, either a fellow student or adult in the building.  Truman's first recipient to the Hawkins Award goes to Abby Juedemann.   

 Congratulations Abby!

Kids Vote

On November 4th Truman students participated in Kids Vote.  Each social studies class came to the library to vote for the items that were on our local ballot.  Students learned the importance of being knowledgable on what is on the ballot so they can make  an educated choice.

8th Grade Bridge Project in Industrial Technology

Students in Mr. Walker’s 8^th grade technology education classes recently completed their bridge projects. This unit was designed to introduce students to the field of engineering and design.  While working in groups, the students were required to build the strongest bridge they could using only paper and tape. The students’ skills were really put to test as they were also working under time and budget constraints. After the testing was complete the winner in first hour was John Courson. His bridge held 13 pounds.   In 6^th hour there was a tie. The winners were Josh Karberg, Tim Borawski and Breaunna Tuter their bridges held 15 pounds.  All the teams did a great job. Could any future engineers come out of these classes? Only time will tell.