Truman's library is ready for a cold winter's night to sit by the fire and read a good book. Can you hear the fire crackling in the fireplace?
Friday, December 2, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Welcome Mr. Hackett
Welcome Mr. Sam Hackett to Truman as our Academic Monitor. Mr. Hackett graduated from Lindbergh in 2005. He received a BA in Management in 2010 from Webster University and received his teaching certificate in 2013 from Lindenwood University. Currently he is attending UMSL for School Counseling.
Mr. Hackett recently returned to St. Louis from a stint in San Diego where he was working with an Americorps program that provided in-school mentoring for at-risk youth in gang driven communities. He is happy to be back and proud to be working at Truman middle as the Academic Monitor. He feels he is in a unique position where he can directly impact students on a personal level and inspire them to reach their potential academically, as well as personally.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Thank you TPG!
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Orchestra Presenter Mr. Gary Sturm
Mr. Gary Sturm, of the Smithsonian Institute, visited the Truman Orchestra students today to talk about one of the greatest violin-makers, Antonio Stradivari. Within his presentation, students were awed by Stradivari's precision producing hundreds of high-quality instruments with tools that appeared almost crude to the modern-eye. Our Truman string students are now equipped with the knowledge to recognize many of the fine details of an authentic Stradivari instrument.
Mr. Sturm will be inducted into the Lindbergh Hall of Fame, Alumni Award, tonight. Congratulations, Mr. Sturm!
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Mr. Sturm's Bio
Gary Sturm worked for over thirty
years to increase the scope
of
the Smithsonian Institution’s collections of musical instruments, with a
special interest in the violin family. A mathematics major from Beloit College,
he pursued European Studies at the University of Copenhagen before joining the
Smithsonian in 1975. In 1981 he acquired
the Smithsonian's first Stradivari instrument, the 1701 "Servais"
cello, leading to subsequent recordings and documentation of this
extraordinary, and hitherto publicly concealed instrument. As a result of his work, the collections
today boast five Strads and five complete quartets, including a quartet made by
Nicolo Amati (whose family developed the first violin), and the exquisitely
decorated Herbert R. Axelrod Stradivari Quartet.
Gary has been responsible for the
preservation and study of over 5000 musical instruments that range from
Tennessee fiddles to elegant French harpsichords, has served as Executive
Director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society (establishing its endowment
foundation), and ended his Smithsonian tenure as the Chair of the Division of
Cultural History. He has participated in more than a dozen Smithsonian
exhibitions, recordings, publications, and films on subjects ranging from
automatic musical instruments to electric guitars, and presented programs of
classical performances that toured across the United States, Canada, Germany,
France, Italy, and Japan. Facilitating
nontraditional museum programs, the outreach of Gary’s creative work stretches
from local school children to global audiences, scholars, musicians, and
instrument makers.
While retired in 2009, Gary
continues to work as emeritus curator at the Smithsonian. He has been active in
the creation and 2010 opening of the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, is
the founding President of the Capitol Skating Fund, which fosters young figure
skaters, and is the Board Chairman of the Animal Welfare League of Arlington,
Virginia. Gary resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, Carlene, and two
Great Danes.
Orchestra Presenter Mr. Gary Sturm
Mr. Gary Sturm, of the Smithsonian Institute, visited the Truman Orchestra students today to talk about one of the greatest violin-makers, Antonio Stradivari. Within his presentation, students were awed by Stradivari's precision producing hundreds of high-quality instruments with tools that appeared almost crude to the modern-eye. Our Truman string students are now equipped with the knowledge to recognize many of the fine details of an authentic Stradivari instrument.
Mr. Sturm will be inducted into the Lindbergh Hall of Fame, Alumni Award, tonight. Congratulations, Mr. Sturm!
Click here to view these pictures larger
Mr. Sturm's Bio
Gary Sturm worked for over thirty
years to increase the scope
of
the Smithsonian Institution’s collections of musical instruments, with a
special interest in the violin family. A mathematics major from Beloit College,
he pursued European Studies at the University of Copenhagen before joining the
Smithsonian in 1975. In 1981 he acquired
the Smithsonian's first Stradivari instrument, the 1701 "Servais"
cello, leading to subsequent recordings and documentation of this
extraordinary, and hitherto publicly concealed instrument. As a result of his work, the collections
today boast five Strads and five complete quartets, including a quartet made by
Nicolo Amati (whose family developed the first violin), and the exquisitely
decorated Herbert R. Axelrod Stradivari Quartet.
Gary has been responsible for the
preservation and study of over 5000 musical instruments that range from
Tennessee fiddles to elegant French harpsichords, has served as Executive
Director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society (establishing its endowment
foundation), and ended his Smithsonian tenure as the Chair of the Division of
Cultural History. He has participated in more than a dozen Smithsonian
exhibitions, recordings, publications, and films on subjects ranging from
automatic musical instruments to electric guitars, and presented programs of
classical performances that toured across the United States, Canada, Germany,
France, Italy, and Japan. Facilitating
nontraditional museum programs, the outreach of Gary’s creative work stretches
from local school children to global audiences, scholars, musicians, and
instrument makers.
While retired in 2009, Gary
continues to work as emeritus curator at the Smithsonian. He has been active in
the creation and 2010 opening of the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, is
the founding President of the Capitol Skating Fund, which fosters young figure
skaters, and is the Board Chairman of the Animal Welfare League of Arlington,
Virginia. Gary resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, Carlene, and two
Great Danes.
Friday, September 9, 2016
7th Grade Science~Density
7th grade students explored density in science class this week by soaking bears in water overnight. Students measured the bear's mass and volume before soaking and after to see how the density. Challenge students took the lab to a deeper level and chose their own variables - some changed the temperature, the type of liquid and the amount of liquid.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Wild Bird Sanctuary
Earlier in the school year 6th students were treated to a presentation from the Wild Bird Sanctuary. They learned about different types of birds and actually saw them in flight.
Spring Extravaganza
Truman held their spring extravaganza where the student body was entertained by the 7th & 8th grade orchestra, 8 grade choir and 8th grade band.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Welcome to Next Year's 6th Graders
Truman welcomed future 6th graders to Truman this week. Students were greeted by teachers and cheered through the hallway by next year's cheer team. All students met in the gym where the were entertained by several groups from Truman. Dr. Straatmaan introduced teachers they will have next year and then dismissed them for small group tours.
7th Grade Egg Drop
Seventh grade science classes participated in the annual egg drop. The goal was to protect an egg form breaking when dropped from a window 9 meters (30ft) from the ground while following certain parameters.
Regular classes had a mass requirement of at least 600g (1.3 lbs) and it had to fit in a milk crate. Challenge classes egg containers had to spin as it fell. No parachutes could be used.
Regular classes had a mass requirement of at least 600g (1.3 lbs) and it had to fit in a milk crate. Challenge classes egg containers had to spin as it fell. No parachutes could be used.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Foreign Language collects for SAFE Stuffed Animals for Emergencies!
Ms. Reimann, Mrs. Jacob, and Ms. Hausman's flyertimes collected over 276 stuffed animals for SAFE (Stuffed Animals for Emergencies)!
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