December is the Month of Caring

Flyer Time families talked about what it means to be caring - one of our four chosen core character words. Students realized that being caring is sometimes not as easy as it sounds.  Sometimes you have to give up something, or sometimes it is hard to do the right thing.  It takes strength, courage, and commitment to help others who are in need.  Students watched the following video clips of people showing a caring spirit:

Apple Stand

Umbrella

Locker

Just Say Hi

Cat and Crow

Flyer Time classes realize that "no man is an island"

Mr. Finch's Flyer Time Family

In an activity planned by our school pilots, students had to work together as a team to figure out how to place all members of their Flyer Time family into a two foot square.  Things got interesting.  Students came up with several ideas: laying down with only feet in, and piggy-back to name a few.  Kids had a good time and realized that TEAM means "together everyone achieves more."

Ms. Hof's Flyer Time Family figuring it out!

Mrs. Sears and Mr Swatosh's Flyer Time Families joined forces to see if they could get everyone in!

Flight Crew Welcome 6 Graders

Halloween Scavenger Hunt put on by the Sperreng Flight Crew to welcome sixth grade students to the school. Alexa, David, and Maggie anxiously await their first group of sixth graders!

Character Traits 'Discussion' ;)

Discussion about The Big Return with Mrs. Gordon

The Big Return, Sperreng Style

Mrs. Julie Roy is the sponsor for the Environmental Club at Sperreng. She and Mr. Mark Giesing have spear-headed an effort for members of the Club to be part of something bigger, THE BIG RETURN.

Environmental club students are selling Vapur Water bottles to help build wells in Africa for cleaner, better drinking water. Vapur water  bottles are BPA free and are a much better alternative to the plastic water bottle.

Check out the stats below about clean water in our country....quite mind-boggling.

 

 

1.    We have plenty of clean water here, why should we worry about conserving water?

Ø  97% of the water on earth is in the oceans, but only 3% of the water on earth is freshwater.

Ø  Of the 3% freshwater, about 2.4% is permanently frozen in glaciers and at the polar ice caps  leaving

Ø  About 1/2 of 1 % of the water on earth is groundwater

Ø  Only about 1/100 of 1% of the water on earth is in the rivers and lakes

Ø  It takes 39,090 gallons of water to make a new car, including the tires

Ø  A person can live about a month without food, but can live only about 1 week without water

2.    What are some ways that your family could conserve the clean water we have?

Ø  Take shorter showers Ø  Turn off water while brushing teeth Ø  Collect rain-water to water plants, garden, wash cars etc.

Ø  Install water conserving shower heads and toilet bowls Ø  Only run dishwasher and washing machine when you have a full load Ø  Get leaky faucets repaired

3.    What are some problems that continued use of single-use water bottles may cause?

Ø  Continues polluting of our lakes and rivers by water bottle manufacturing

Ø  Landfills are overflowing with plastic that takes 450 years to decompose

Ø  Our bodies continue to take in BPA’s

Ø  We continue to spend a lot of money on single-use bottled water that we could save for other expenses.

4.    How do communities without safe water sources impact you personally?  (In other words, why should you care?)

Ø  3-5 million people die every year due to contaminated water related illnesses.

Ø  The United States and many other countries in the world contribute money and medical care to communities where a majority of illness and hospitalization is due to water-borne illness caused by consumption of contaminated water.  If these communities have safe water, our resources can be redirected to other needs.

Help out and buy a Vapur Water Bottle!!!!

Door Decorating and Icing out Bullying with Ted Drewes