Salem School District -

Students in 5th grade PLTW worked yesterday to learn about a scientific principle called Conservation of Mass. Students used tools including digital scales, beakers and graduated cylinders to measure the mass and volume of mixtures made of materials like kosher salt, iodized salt, water, flour and sugar. They did a really nice job! Salem has some very good scientists in the making! #projectleadtheway #science #stem #exploration #learning #imagine #design #problemsolving #realworldchallenges #empoweringstudents

Ms. Kennedy's first grade students got to use their new blending boards for the first time last week! They were so excited to test out a fun part of their new phonics curriculum!

What shapes do you see? 🟩🔵🔶 5K students in Ms. Veium's class hunted🔎 for shapes! Check out their findings⬇️!

In Kindergarten, Mrs. Culotta's friends started Math Work Place Centers! Students had the opportunity to explore with some of the math manipulatives that we will use throughout the year!

Future authors in Ms. Reese-Brown’s class work to publish their first narrative piece using their Chromebooks!

We are now accepting sign ups for Girls Basketball and Cheerleading. Due to previous observation on the number of participants we are expecting, we will only be allowing 6th-8th grades the opportunity to sign up for Cheerleading. Basketball sign up will be available for girls in grades 5th-8th. *Girls Basketball: PRACTICES BEGIN ON Monday, October 9th FROM 3:30 - 5:00* *Cheerleading: PRACTICES BEGIN ON Monday, October 9th FROM 3:30- 5:00* Please also ensure participants have a current standing physical, emergency contact card (RED CARD), and a concussion form turned in to Mr. Willkomm. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to having these forms turned in. If you have participated in a previous sport (THIS YEAR) and have turned these in, you will not need any more paper work. Red cards, physical forms, and concussion forms can be picked up in the school office or downloaded and printed from the Salem School District athletics webpage under "Forms". Cheerleading (Girls Basketball Season) Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCx9RQu6jBmn7t-bzNOUx4esQyT92MqEqWm64hzi7kEiHw_A/viewform Girls Basketball Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5b1ohDDzqdn7faesPu_T4wgkM9-e0FWWKjCfLS07sXqJ8Kg/viewform

Today is National Custodian Day and we have the absolute BEST of the best here at Salem! We want to recognize the hard work done each and every day, and night, by our amazing maintenance team to keep Salem School in tip-top shape! We appreciate ALL that they do for our students and staff! Mr. Steve Squires Mr. Sean Cifelli Ms. Alina Georgieva Mr. Nick Johnson Ms. Dawn Knapp Mr. Logan Knapp Ms. Christine Kronthaler Mr. Dan Lukasiewicz Ms. Katie Medina Mr. Patrick Radlinski Mr. Hunter Rebicek Mr. Justin Rebicek Ms. Bernandine Robinson Mr. Tom Robinson #salemschoolfalcons #nationalcustodianday2023 #hardworking #ourmaintenanceteamrocks #thankyou *A few members of our Salem Maintenance Team are not pictured above*

First graders in Mrs. Geibel's class learned all about the parts of an apple, and how to make applesauce!

Welcome October! 🍂☕️🎃 Let's make it a great month!💕

Salem School is excited to host the Otus Regional Workshop, an exciting day of learning and collaboration, on Thursday, October 26th, from 8:30am - 3:00pm. If you are an educator, and would like to attend, click here to reserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/otus-regional-workshop-salem-wi-tickets-669542588907?aff=oddtdtcreator

REMINDER!📆 Salem School Picture Day will be tomorrow, September 28, 2023. 📸 Check out how to order⬇ Pictures can be ordered online at: https://orders.schoolandsportpics.com/ordering Use the drop down menu to select Salem School #salemschoolfalcons #pictureday2023 #saycheese #smile #markyourcalendars

The rain didn't stop Mrs. Russell's 4th graders from having FUN at recess! They got to play with STEM bins, and had fun exploring and building new things!

Kids Club at Salem School is looking for two new staff members for immediate hire! The hours would be after school until 6:00pm on Monday through Friday. They currently need someone to run activities in the 5K and 4K combined classroom, and someone to run activities in the cafeteria with the 1st and 2nd grade group. If you are interested please text/call Jeni Pelphrey at 262-620-0026.

As part of our ongoing Strategic Plan work to promote a culture of service and civic responsibility, we are very excited to offer many upcoming opportunities for our Salem students this year to engage with the community and participate in service projects and activities! We are excited to partner with Sleep In Heavenly Peace in Kenosha. Their Mission is NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN!® On October 14th, from 1-3pm, all Salem families with students 3rd grade and up are invited to join a workshop to help build beds for children in need! All students must be accompanied by an adult at the build. If you are interested in participating on October 14th, please fill out this form by October 7th: https://forms.gle/AA2TpXTYYMHQjUpZ8 Learn more about this organization here: https://shpbeds.org/chapter/wi-racine-kenosha/

4th graders are learning several different multiplication strategies and get to practice them with a math work place called Spinning Around!

Falcon Families - We can't wait to see all of you on Monday night, 9/25, at our very first Curriculum Night! The night will begin at 5:30pm and follow a set schedule until 7:00pm. Each teacher will have a presentation in their classroom to share with families, sharing their learning goals/targets for students and an overview of the curriculum they will be working on this year. Please enter through the main entrance on the Highway AH side of the building. Middle School Parents & Guardians: Please use Skyward to prepare to follow your student’s schedule. We will not have schedules available that evening, so please print it ahead of time. This will not be a time for individual student conferences. If you have more than one child at Salem, please choose one of your student’s schedules to follow. The schedule for each grade level is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aKtV5W2s9_eUuKm11nobKY0TNhIedQpJ/view?usp=sharing

We are still in need of more donors for our Red Cross Blood Drive here at Salem School on Monday (9/25/23)! The drive will run from 9am - 2:30pm in our North Gym. You can park in the bus parking lot and enter through Door 15. Please bring your ID. Sign up to donate here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=SalemSchools

Students in Salem’s PLTW (Project Lead The Way) Design and Modeling class have been working to design and create a prototype of a foot orthosis for a client suffering from spastic hemiplagia, a disorder associated with cerebral palsy. The orthotic device had criteria and constraints students had to work through. They also worked on learning how the design process works. This is just the beginning of a exciting and NEW program for students to participate in at Salem, with Mr. Johnson leading the way! Stay tuned for more incredible projects as the year progresses!

Students in our three year old program are having FUN as they learn and grow!

Campeón del español! Señora Antaramian's students have been reviewing what they learned last year in Spanish class, with the help of a new addition, the Spanish Champion chair! Students get to sit in a special seat and are only able to speak Spanish during class! They are doing a great job!