Salem School District -

"Hello all! My name is Brady Willkomm. I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh last winter and had the pleasure of filling in at Salem as a long term sub. I am very excited to be returning and again working as one of your physical education instructors. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, fishing, ATVing, and exercising. I cannot wait to become reacquainted with everyone again and looking forward to a great year. GO FALCONS!"

Salem School is excited to announce that we are hosting an Early Childhood Screening Event on Wednesday, September 14th! Schedule a time for your child to attend this event by clicking on the sign up link below, or calling or emailing Lisa Anderson at 262.843.2356 X.587 or lisa.anderson@salem.k12.wi.us 🏫 Sign-Up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044bafab2fa4ff2-early #salemschoolfalcons #futurefalcons #earlychildhood #community #childdevelopment #signuptoday

"Hello Salem Families! My name is Maddie Croft and I will be teaching 4K at Salem for the 2022-2023 school year! I graduated in 2020 from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan with a degree in Elementary Education with a focus in Mathematics and a minor in Business! This will be my second year teaching! Last year, I taught fourth grade at Pleasant Prairie Elementary School. I am super excited to be joining the Salem family and working with the littles!! Outside of teaching, I really enjoy shopping, spending time with my friends and family and traveling outside the US! I have been to London, Paris, Helsinki Finland, Stockholm Sweden, Oslo Norway and most recently, Italy where I visited Rome, Florence, Assisi, Tuscany, Bologna and Milan! My bucket list is to make it to Greece!! I also really enjoy watching sports! I am a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit RedWings and the University of Michigan (GO BLUE!). I look forward to meeting everyone and having a fabulous school year! "

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! "Hello Salem Families! My name is Sara Infusino and I am so excited to be teaching 6th grade ELA and Social Studies this year! I live in Salem with my husband, Daniel, two children, Vinny and Ava, who will be in 5th and 4th grade at Salem this year, and our golden retriever, Sonny. I was a high school teacher and administrator before spending the last 10 years at home with my kids. I was a substitute teacher at Salem last year and am excited to be back full-time this year. I taught fitness classes at the Recplex and like to be active. As a family, we like to mountain bike, go boating and snowboard. I am looking forward to seeing the students, staff and families - it is going to be a great 2022-2023 school year!"

Salem School is excited to announce Backpacks for Falcons, making sure that all of our students are ready for their first day of school! A limited supply of school supply-filled backpacks are being made available at no charge to our Falcon Families who are interested in that support! If you are interested in a Backpack for your child(ren), request one by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/CYaGSrM9cjzQ8oZh6

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! "Hi Salem Families! My name is Ashley Rossmiller and I will be joining Salem School as a Kindergarten teacher. Outside of teaching, you can find me baking, reading, or working out. Spending time with family and friends is also super important to me. I also love to travel and visiting all 50 states is on my bucket list. I am currently just over halfway there at 27 states! I am so excited to be a part of the Salem family and work with you all!"

A huge thank you to our Salem families and staff members who "popped in"🍿to our first Meet and Greet with Dr. King tonight! Everyone attending enjoyed movie theater popcorn and treats donated by Antioch Theatre 😍 and got a chance to know Dr. King! She had a great time meeting and chatting with all of you, and she can't wait until the next three events to meet even more of our Salem Family! If you're interested in our next Meet and Greet opportunities, sign up below! August 8th from 6 to 7pm - Cookies with Dr. King! https://forms.gle/xqmSHioGN2ErML1K8 August 10th from 2 to 3pm - Cones with Dr. King! https://forms.gle/FT3DAkkDBnMNEroA7 August 17th from 5 to 6pm - Sundaes with the Superintendent! https://forms.gle/8AwjD4b1SciibtoE7

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! “Hello! My name is Alexis Lois and I am beyond excited to be joining Salem’s Family as a Physical Education Teacher! I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, making this my first teaching job! In my free time I love spending time with my family and golfing with my boyfriend! I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and having a great year!”

Falcon Families - Mark your calendars! We are thrilled to announce that we will once again be hosting our Salem Community Picnic following our 1st - 8th Grade Open House Night! We hope that you can all join us for an evening of family fun on August 25th from 5:30pm to 6:30pm to kick off the school year together! Food trucks will be available for purchase, or feel free to bring your own picnic dinner to enjoy! We can't wait to see our Falcons! #salemschoolfalcons #community #salemcommunitypicnic #openhouse #backtoschool #salemstaffrocks #youreinvited #weloveourfalcons #welcomeback

Welcome to August! Can you believe it's already time to start thinking about registration and back to school?! We are so excited to welcome our Falcons back this month, but first we have many events happening in the next few weeks for our Salem families! Make sure you sign up to meet Dr. King, and get ready for registration to open tentatively on August 3rd. Stay tuned later today for a FUN special announcement you won't want to miss! August 3rd Online Registration Expected to Launch. Online registration will tentatively be open between August 3rd-14th. We will be sending frequent reminders encouraging you to register your child(ren) for the 2022-2023 school year. Sign up for a Meet & Greet with me! August 2nd, 5 to 6pm, Popcorn Treats https://forms.gle/LvmyHH7aZKzbMDnj7 August 8th, 6 to 7pm, Cookies https://forms.gle/xqmSHioGN2ErML1K8 August 10th, 2 to 3pm, Ice Cream Cones https://forms.gle/FT3DAkkDBnMNEroA7 August 17th, 5 to 6pm, Sundaes https://forms.gle/8AwjD4b1SciibtoE7

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! "Hello Salem Families! My name is Megan Turk and I will be a 1st year, 5th grade teacher at Salem for the 2022-2023 school year! This past May, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a degree in Elementary Education 1-8 and a minor in Library Media K-12. During my time at Whitewater, I was a Peer Mentor and a flute player in the Warhawk Marching Band. Fun fact: my Freshman year in 2017, I got to perform at a Packers game with the WMB. I live in Trevor, Wisconsin with my family and I actually went to Salem from 5th-8th grade. I am glad to be teaching at the school that I went to! When I have some free time, I like to shop, spend time with family and friends, cook, watch tv and Marvel Movies (Spider-Man is my favorite!). I also like to watch sports, but my favorite to watch is Football. I am beyond excited to get to know all students, families and staff at Salem! Let’s have a great school year! (: "

#followourfalcons Friday!🌞🏖🏔 Eli, Jack and Max had a fun family vacation to Cohasset,MN enjoying the outdoors! Check out their photos of Eli eating rainbows, Jack fishing, and Max kayaking. Mr. Walker just finished competing at the Wisconsin State Waterski Tournament, where he competes with the Twin Lakes Aquanuts! They took home first for the second year in a row, making the team reigning State Champions!!!!! Now he is training for 2 more tournaments this summer, Nationals in Illinois on August 12th-14th and a Barefoot competition. Come check out Mr. Walker and the rest of the Aquanuts at Lance Park in Twin Lakes, Wi as they present their 50th anniversary theme "Mary Poppins" and get some autographs from the team! As you head out on vacations, staycations, day trips to the park, your backyard, or any other summer fun, send us your pictures (bonus points for wearing Salem gear!) and we’ll share them with our community each week! Stay safe, have fun, and email photos to nicole.pahl@salem.k12.wi.us 🌞 We can't wait to see what our Falcons are up to this summer! #followourFalcons #salemschoolfalcons #summeradventures #havefun #besafe

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! "Hi everyone! My name is Haley and I am very excited to be joining the Falcon Family as a Speech-Language Pathologist! This will be my first year as a full time Speech-Language Pathologist, as I recently graduated with my Masters from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In my spare time, I enjoy being outside in the sunshine, cooking, working out, reading, and spending time with my two pups, Moose and Stella. I am looking forward to meeting all of the students, staff, and parents and can't wait for a wonderful school year at Salem!"

Salem Families - You're Invited! As you all know, Dr. Vicki King is our new Salem School Superintendent, and she is very excited to meet our Salem students and families! She invites you to join her for one of the following Meet and Greet events at Salem School in August to have some treats and get to know her! Please RSVP as soon as possible by filling out the form below for the event of your choice. We can't wait to see you there! August 2nd from 5 to 6pm - "Pop-In" to Meet Dr. King! https://forms.gle/LvmyHH7aZKzbMDnj7 August 8th from 6 to 7pm - Cookies with Dr. King! https://forms.gle/xqmSHioGN2ErML1K8 August 10th from 2 to 3pm - Cones with Dr. King! https://forms.gle/FT3DAkkDBnMNEroA7 August 17th from 5 to 6pm - Sundaes with the Superintendent! https://forms.gle/8AwjD4b1SciibtoE7

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! "Hello Falcon Families! My name is Telli Langford and I am a new Special Education Paraprofessional. Although I spent several years in Georgia and Tennessee, my heart lives in Wisconsin and I am thrilled to be home! I reside in Bristol with my 7 year old son, Calloway, who has autism spectrum disorder. I truly understand the challenges as well as the great joy that comes from special education. I am excited to share that joy with my new friends this year. Outside of school I love to spend time with my son, watch dirt track racing, HGTV shows and read. I look forward to meeting the students, parents and staff and am excited for a great school year!"

Salem School is now hiring for a few positions for the 2022-2023 school year! Please visit https://wecan.waspa.org to apply today!

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! "Hello Salem Families! My name is Whitney Clay, and I am very excited to be joining the Salem team as one of the second grade teachers! I live in Kenosha with my husband, Joe, and our two dogs, Delilah and Pascal. I grew up in a large family and have 9 siblings. Needless to say, I’ve been around kids my entire life. I’m so happy to be able to do something I enjoy for a living! When I’m not teaching I love drawing, reading, and spending time outside. I especially love taking walks with my dogs! I can’t wait to meet all of you! I’m really looking forward to my first year of teaching! This year is going to be a blast!"

As we near the start of the new school year a few new items have hit our Virtual Backpack. Of particular interest is an event happening tomorrow, July 26th. The Kenosha County Sheriff's DARE Program is hosting free Kona Ice for children 12 and under from 4PM to 6PM at Salem Community Library. Also, Dousman Transport is looking to add to their team of drivers. Please see the Virtual Backpack for more information. https://www.salem.k12.wi.us/page/virtual-backpack

We are very excited to welcome many new Salem Staff members this year! Stay tuned and help us give them a warm welcome to our Salem Family! Hello Salem Families! My name is Jenna Simmons and I am proud to be joining Salem School as a Kindergarten Teacher. This will be my eighth year teaching Kindergarten and I am excited to be a part of the Salem community. I live in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with my partner Ryan and four of our sons, Zack (22), Ryan (18), Logan (17), and Reese (14). I love music and dancing and spending time with my boys. I am also a fitness instructor, so yoga, dance, and movement are a big part of my classroom. I am looking forward to a fun-filled year of learning this school year!

#followourfalcons Friday!🌞🏖🏔 Mason B. (5th grade) on his Wisconsin Dells getaway at Pirates Cove Mini Golf! The McLean family went on vacation to South Padre Island, Texas! Madison B. had a play date with her classmate Aliyah at the Burlington pool. They finished the night off with a sleepover at Aliyah's house. They became best friends when they were in 2nd grade Mrs. Velleux's class. As you head out on vacations, staycations, day trips to the park, your backyard, or any other summer fun, send us your pictures (bonus points for wearing Salem gear!) and we’ll share them with our community each week! Stay safe, have fun, and email photos to nicole.pahl@salem.k12.wi.us 🌞 We can't wait to see what our Falcons are up to this summer! #followourFalcons #salemschoolfalcons #summeradventures #havefun #besafe