Spry Newsletter
November 9th
Spry Events
Nov. 12 - Veterans Day NO SCHOOL
Nov. 13 - PTSA Lunch Break
Nov. 15 - District Men's Choral Concert (@Schroeder) 7:00 pm
Nov. 16 - 6th Grade Parents - Pastries with the Principal (7:00 am @Spry Aud)
Nov. 16 - 1st MP Report Cards Viewable on Parent/Student Portal
Nov. 19 - Girls Night Out Concert WSHS (@Schroeder) 7:00 pm
Nov. 20 - School-Related Professionals Recognition Day
Nov. 21-23 - Thanksgiving Recess NO School
Nov. 27 - Spry Orchestra Concert 6th grade 6 pm Spry - 7/8 7:30 pm Spry
Npv. 30 - 7/8th Grade Parents - Pastries with the Principal (7:00 am@Spry Aud)
Dec. 4 - Spry Band Concert @ WSHS
Dec. 6 - Spry Band Concert @ WSHS
Dec. 24-Jan. 1- Winter Recess NO School
Upcoming Student Club/Info
Starting Monday, November 5th intramurals will be: Monday - Basketball, Tuesday - Ultimate Frisbee and Thursday - Mat Ball. Any questions, see Mr. Petz in the Boy's PE Office.
Attention all 7th and 8th graders, Modified Wrestling begins Wednesday, November 14th in the back gym. Please bring shorts, t-shirt, and wrestling shoes if you have them. Practice will go from 3 to 5 PM. Please remember there is absolutely no experience necessary, just a desire to work hard and be a part of an amazing team. Again, practice will be Wednesday, November 14th at 3 PM. Anyone can join the entire first week. See you there.
Attention any girls in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade: There is an Essay Contest sponsored by St. John Fisher College. It is based around celebrating, encouraging, and supporting females in sport and physical activity. It is open to female students. It is not mandatory but a great opportunity! Essay deadline is January 31st, 2019. Please see Coach Farrell or Coach Walzer in the girls PE office for more information. Thank you!
6th Grade Pastries w/Parents
A nice note from our 8th Grade Trip!
Have a great school year!
Deb Novotny
Licensed Battlefield Guide
US History Teacher, retired
Gettysburg PA
Also from all of us at Spry: A big thank you to all our staff and parent chaperones for making this trip possible for our students!
Thank You Veterans
Thank you to Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Rogers for organizing our 7th Grade Veterans Day assembly and veteran panels.
Great job and a big thank you to all our students and staff that volunteered for our annual Veterans Dinner this past week. Also a big thanks to the Elks club for the awesome job in the kitchen preparing the meals. Finally, thank you to all that donated towards this event that allows our students to give back to our community.
Check out November's PTSA Newsletter at the web page linked below
Annual Holiday Project School 17 Beginning soon!
Next week, we will be kicking off our annual School 17 Gift Collection Project. Starting Thursday, November 8th until Friday, December 7th, we will be collecting gifts for School 17. School 17 is Webster’s sister school in the city of Rochester. For most of these children, the holiday gift that they receive from us is the only gift they get.
School 17 students created a “wish list” for us, that lists the gifts they would like. During lunches on Monday and Tuesday, students can pick up a gift slip for a present they wish to buy. Spry students can view the list of needed gifts in their homerooms. We are asking that the gifts are returned to school unwrapped within one week’s time and are worth between $15-$20. This price limit ensures that all students receive gifts of approximately the same value. Please only buy gifts that are on the list, as the children in School 17 are expecting to receive the gift they asked for. Upon the return of the gift, students should also tape the half-sheet of paper to the gift.
Gifts will be collected daily and can be deposited into the large gift collection box in the main foyer of the school (outside of the library). Spry’s goal number of gifts is 155, in addition to approximately 20 “extra” gifts that we collect just in case they are needed. Student volunteers for this project will keep a tally of the number of gifts collected and will help to keep the student body informed of how close we are to our goal. Several Spry student council members will participate in the delivery of gifts to School 17 in mid-December.
Thank you in advance for all of your help and support. Without you, this would not be possible! If you have any questions regarding this project, please feel free to contact Terri Rogers.
School 17 Christmas List
Spry CARES Pantry Room
YEARBOOKS ON SALE!
Don't miss out on the memories! Order your Spry Middle School 2018/19 yearbook now! Go to www.jostensyearbooks.com Any questions? Contact Cindy Dickinson (Cynthia_Dickinson@webstercsd.org or 216-0046) or Lisa Paap (Lisa_Paap@webstercsd.orgor 216-0049).
Red Ribbon Week
1st place - Chris Canny with 100% student and teacher participation for the week!
2nd place - Patti Proscia
Tied for 3rd place - Heather Gaczynski and Karen Gillen