Salem School District -

Would you like to help our 8th grade class raise funds for their class field trip? On January 30th, from 4pm-6pm, our 8th graders will be hosting a Bake Sale here at Salem! If you like to bake, they are accepting donations of baked goods in the main office during the day on the 30th. If you don't want to bake, but would like to purchase a sweet treat in support of our 8th grade class, make sure to stop in to the lobby outside of our North Gym that evening!

Get Ready! The Scholastic Book Fair begins at Salem TOMORROW! Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them to become Bolder, Prouder, and Stronger Readers. AND—as always—every book they buy earns rewards for our school. Here’s what you need to know about the Fair, which will take place from January 23-26 in the Middle School Library. We will also be open for parent-teacher conferences on the 24th and 26th. This year, you will again have eWallet as an option, as your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Online Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school. Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:https://www.scholastic.com/bf/salemgradeschool2

First graders worked hard second quarter on an animal research project. This week they shared their projects with their classmates. On Thursday they had the chance to share their research paper with first grade students in other classrooms and learn about their animals!

Salem Families - Please take a look at our lost and found video to see if you recognize any items that belong to your student! At the end of each week a new video will be posted and shared. Items shown that week will be available for pickup in the main office the next Monday through Friday, and will then be put into storage. Parents/guardians can stop by to look if need be after that time. Items not claimed will be donated to the Sharing Center. View this week’s NEW Video Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EvmtDEBof8yWDjYcpTdFfl3r6O80vZVV/view?usp=share_link View last week’s video in our Virtual Backpack on our website!

Ms. Veium's kindergarten class just started a measuring unit in math. Students worked on describing the length of an object and comparing the length of two objects. Students had to estimate and cut yarn to match the length of Ms. Veium's lanyard. Then they compared and wrote inequality statements to show how many students guessed shorter, the same, or longer lengths.

Save the Date! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Salem, January 23rd through 26th! Click here for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y0OCW-8j3GhEn0gieTpLF0h7-zqe5Jt_/view?usp=share_link

YOU are invited to donate blood February 17th in the South Gym at Salem School! The need for blood is constant, but only 3 percent of the U.S. population donates. By rolling up a sleeve, donors can play a critical role in the treatment of accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. That’s a pretty big impact for such a simple act! Plus, did you know you can follow your donation as it makes its way to a hospital in the Blood Donor App? You get a mini-physical when you come to give. The Red Cross will check your pulse, blood pressure and hemoglobin levels. All of these details are tracked in the Blood Donor App too, so you can monitor your results over time. Additionally, ​​​​​​for a limited time, the Red Cross has expanded its blood testing to include sickle cell trait screening on donations from self-identified African American donors. General Guidelines for Blood Donation: Be in good general heath and feeling well. Weight at least 110 lbs. Have not donated blood in the last 56 days. You don’t need to know your blood type- We need donors of all blood types to ensure a sufficient supply for patients. Donors may be notified of their blood type following their donation when they receive their blood donor card or by creating a profile through the Red Cross Blood Donor App. All who come to give will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. PLUS, they’ll also be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Florida, including round-trip airfare, a three-night stay at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach and $100 voucher for the resort’s Ocean Hai restaurant, plus a $750 gift card for expenses. All students that recruit a blood donor will receive a Red Cross mini pop up lantern to show they helped save lives. CLICK HERE to schedule an appointment: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=SalemGradeSchool

Students in Ms. Simmons classroom started a research project that they will present to the class to fulfill listening and speaking in kindergarten! Working together in groups of four, they chose a bird and watched a video about their bird. Later this week they will label and choose four facts about their bird. Stay tuned on Monday to see their presentations!

Today, the Kiwanis Club of Westosha-Salem presented Salem student Archer Krupo with his very own iPad to use for communication, along with a gift card to enable his teachers to purchase the App they will be using with him. Archer's teachers submitted a grant on his behalf and the Kiwanis chose Archer to be the recipient! We are so grateful for this incredible community support for our Salem students and staff!

Since we haven't had much snow outside, Mrs. Geibel's first graders brought the Snow FUN inside to create their very own snowmen! ☃️ Check them out below!

Ms. Simmons would like to congratulate her December Students of the Month! Keep up the great work Falcons!

Salem Families - Mark Your Calendars! We are excited to announce a FREE free live event hosted by SmartSocial.com, all about How TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat can be used in a positive way to create a digital resume to safeguard a student's future. Register here for this next VALUABLE parent & student event on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7416583233237/WN_8GP5h4mzRLiwIShxt8MHrQ Sample topics during this event will include: What are the world’s best companies looking for from your student in the next 5 years? We will review core values that are important to Google, Amazon, SpaceX, Tesla, and more. Will TikTok and Instagram be your future resume? Students will learn how to shine online by using every app as a positive portfolio of projects and photos What is Google saying about you to your dream job/dream career? Learn how companies will search for your student online, and what your student can do to take charge of what information is being shared. Learn how colleges might also search for a student and how they find social media when evaluating students for a scholarship. Instagram resumes: How to get discovered. Gone are the days of PDF resumes for students. Students will learn how other students are easily turning their Instagram profile into a resume that stands out for colleges and future employers so they aren’t passed up for their dream future How a student got fired with one post, and what your family can do to avoid online blunders… SmartSocial is offering this event live six different times. Register for the best time to meet your family’s schedules. (Each event will cover the same materials.) Use the Salem School District registration unique registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7416583233237/WN_8GP5h4mzRLiwIShxt8MHrQ We are looking forward to these live events from SmartSocial in 2023 and hope you’ll join our community’s conversation about learning how to keep our students safe online! P.S. If you can't make it, use this unique link to access all of the replay videos: https://smartsocial.com/salemsd

We❤️Volunteers! A huge THANK YOU to all of our volunteers that have been coming in this week to help out with our district-wide aimsweb+ assessments! Your help in administering these tests to our K-3rd graders is very much appreciated!

Tomorrow is the deadline to sign your middle school student up for our brand new Esports program! Don't miss out on this amazing new opportunity here at Salem! For more information, and to sign your student up, please visit our Esports page: https://www.salem.k12.wi.us/esports

Meet Josh Engberg, a Salem School alumni!✈️ When Josh went on to Central High School after Salem, he was an active participant in their STEM Aviation Program. This incredible, growing program has produced 18 pilots so far, many of which are Salem graduates like Josh! "I graduated Liberty University in Dec of 2021 and have been working as a flight instructor at Liberty for 2.5 years. I am now teaching the Certified Flight Instructor course as well as coaching the school’s flight team (NIFA - National Intercollegiate Flying Association). I hope to start working for a regional airline in the next 6 months. " - Josh Engberg This program at Central is supported by the Eagle’s Nest Projects Wisconsin (ENP WI) foundation. ENP WI is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides the financial backing to run the Central High School STEM Aviation Program. Eagle's Nest Project Wisconsin is running a sweepstakes to raise money for our next airplane, student scholarships, and future hanger. This effort is a massive undertaking and will shape the future of their program! Support this raffle for the future of our Falcon students! Click to Enter The Raffle: https://rafflecreator.com/pages/63842/vans-rv-12-plane Visit their website to learn more about this program at www.falconaviation.org Follow them to stay up to date! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063713760259

5K students love learning with technology!

Once a Falcon, Always a Falcon!😍 Can you believe our 4K students are the Class of '36?!😲

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today for our Red Cross Blood Drive! Where: Salem School South Gym Date: Friday, February 17, 2023 Time: 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM Click here to make an appointment: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=SalemGradeSchool If you have any questions, please contact Nicole.Pahl@salem.k12.wi.us The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime. Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program and our Salem community!

On Friday Room 106 had a reward day! Ms. Simmons said, "As a class, if we ALL show our expectations during a situation, we can earn a Purple Panda Cash. When we earn 20, we have a reward day. We chose the reward day as a group at the beginning of the reward term. This time we chose pajama day, combined with our holiday celebration. We watched a video and had some tasty treats!"

Salem Families - We are excited to announce that Salem is partnering with a company that assists families in connecting with mental health care professionals or substance abuse services. The company is Care/Solace, and it provides a service that is available for all Salem students and staff AND any member of their families. Once connected with Care/Solace, they will contact you to gather any preferences you have in the location and type of service provider. They will work with any insurance status that the family has in order to match your needs. The goal is to bring quicker and broader access to these services for our students and staff. If you would like assistance in connecting with Care/Solace, please reach out to our school Social Worker, Erin Laukhuf at erin.laukhuf@salem.k12.wi.us or 262-843-2356 x410. You can also sign up through our anonymous site at caresolace.com/salem or at 888-515-0595. Please use this link for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/162G2uYim-aF6mlM0U8Hbf00jeMLDEax6/view?usp=share_link