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!
Ms. Simmons would like to congratulate her December Students of the Month! Keep up the great work Falcons!
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
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!
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
Once a Falcon, Always a Falcon!😍
Can you believe our 4K students are the Class of '36?!😲
5K students love learning with technology!
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 School is VERY excited to announce the launch of our new ESports program!
In conjunction with our Strategic Planning initiatives, Salem has taken its first step into the world of Esports. This program will provide middle school students with an extremely sought-after extracurricular opportunity, while simultaneously building upon essential skill sets, such as teamwork, communication, and leadership. This is an amazing opportunity for our District, as we are blazing the unpaved trail and leading the charge for schools in our area. This program will be built upon further as our students continue their journey into high school and beyond!
Who can participate in this program?
For the 2022-2023 school year, students must be in middle school (grades 6 through 8) to participate in the Salem Esports Program. Students are also subject to the same requirements that exist for sports and other club activities.
For more information, and to sign your student up, please visit our ESports page: https://www.salem.k12.wi.us/esports
Sign up ends 1/13/2023.
Salem School is excited to announce that 4K/5K Enrollment is coming SOON!
Salem offers both a full day and half day 4K program for students 4-years-old on or before September 1, 2023. Students, age 5, on or before September 1, 2023, can enroll for our full-day Kindergarten program. Students currently enrolled in Salem's 4K program for the 2022-2023 school year do not have to enroll for Kindergarten.
Enrollment will begin January 23, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, Monday through Friday, in the school's office located off of AH. The student's original birth certificate and proof of residency are required in order to enroll. Acceptable forms of proof of residency include a deed, current rental agreement signed by both parties, current tax statement, or a utility bill (gas, electric, water or sewer) within the last 30 days.
Please keep in mind that your choice for full day vs. half day 4K is on a first come, first served basis. Your choice can be made as soon as you fill out the required enrollment forms and show the birth certificate and proof of residency.
Click here for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ji0wnqv0zm64VIo6stK0sFdfpQBEGaPl/view?usp=share_link
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
Our Salem's boys' basketball A team is looking sharp👔and ready to face off against Trevor-Wilmot tonight! 🏀 GO Falcons!
Calling all Volunteers!!📣
The students of Salem will be completing some district-wide assessments using a platform called aimsweb+ during the week of January 9th - 13th. We are seeking volunteers to come in and assist in administering the test to our K-1 students in math and our K-3 students in reading. We would need people to come in from 8:45-11:50 each day that week to help. The daily schedule would look as follows:
8:45-9:15 - aimsweb+ training with Mr. Velleux
9:20-9:50 - 3rd Grade aimsweb+ benchmark (reading only)
10:00-10:30 - 1st Grade aimsweb+ benchmark (math and reading)
10:40-11:10 - 2nd Grade aimsweb+ benchmark (reading only)
11:20-11:50 - Kindergarten aimsweb+ benchmark (math and reading)
You will need to make sure you are on our Approved Volunteer List. If you are not, please fill out the following form and turn it in to Nicole Pahl in our District Office by THURSDAY, 1/5/23 so that a background check can be done on Friday, 1/6. If you aren't sure if you have been approved, feel free to email Nicole.Pahl@salem.k12.wi.us to check. Link to Form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f-XrldBeHaP4e2XBFgG9xuFDHgoIng48/view?usp=sharing
We are looking to have between 5 and 10 volunteers each day. If you would like to help, please complete the following SignUp Genius form as soon as you can: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4BAEA92BAAFE3-aimsweb
Mr. Velleux will reach out with additional information once you sign up and are approved. If you have any questions, please contact craig.velleux@salem.k12.wi.us
Welcome back to our Falcon students and staff today! What better way to kick off 2023 than to celebrate our Falcons who were presented with Positive Referral Certificates the week before Winter Break! They were nominated by Salem Staff for these referrals by showing that they are respectful, responsible, kind and safe at school. Each student got to pick a prize from the celebration cart!🎉 Give them a ❤️ to celebrate them, and stay tuned for more positive referral recipients!
#falconproud #salemschoolfalcons #positivereferrals #bekind #responsible #respectful #safe #greatjob #celebrate
Grinch Slime!!❤️
Ms. Simmons read the story How the Grinch Stole Christmas to her kindergarten students! Then they talked about elements of a story and then made Grinch Slime!
A ❄️Winter Break❄️reminder for our Falcon Families!
Have a safe Winter Break, and we will see you in 2023!
Every year in Mrs. McGrath's 4th grade class around the holidays, each student creates an acrostic poem for another student in class with kind adjectives to describe them! The best part is they keep it a secret! They had their big reveal on Wednesday, and it was so fun!😍
❄️FUN in 4K!!❄️
