Salk Seahawk Scoop

Congratulations to November's winners who demonstrated exemplary character for November's theme: Gratitude

Students were rewarded with a pizza lunch and a fun game of eraser tag.

Kindergarten and Young 5

• Jameson Pough – Mrs. Amigliore
• Oliver Schneider – Ms. Sarah
• James Potter – Mrs. Makowski

1st Grade

• Olivia Berry– Mrs. Bell
• Evelyn Mimikos – Mrs. Kowalkowski
• Hudson Phillips – Mrs. Dixon

2nd Grade

• Rylee Mathies – Mrs. Gallagher
• Lucas Dedaj – Ms. Sally
• Jax Brichta – Mrs. Sutter

3rd Grade

• Trinity Folse – Mrs. Boskovich
• Sofia Messina– Mrs. Gutow

4th Grade

• Brandon Springfield-Williams – Mrs. Filie
• Ellie Green – Mrs. Monette
• Matthew Tomina – Mrs. Armstrong

5th Grade

• Miranda Wilkins – Mrs. Provost
• Cal Oldenburg – Mrs. Edmunds
• Samantha Cooper – Ms. Lasater

6th Grade

• Ryan Kaimala – Ms. Budnick
• Zeinab Sobh – Mrs. Jenks

Resource Room

• Alex Mikhael – Ms. Ludeke
• Sophie Cornell – Mrs. Prestel

SSLI

• Austin Ouvry – Mrs. Mackezyk
• Christian Nakhla – Mrs. Gutc
• Carter Scheuer – Mrs. Smith

Congratulations to all of our 4th , 5th and 6th graders on a wonderful concert performance! Students were excited. Their energy was electric and you could hear it in their voices! They sang with joy and pride!! Way to go performers on sharing your joy in our holiday concert.

This week Salk held it's third town hall meeting. The town hall meetings are hosted by a grade level and run by the students of that grade. The purpose of the town hall is to recognize our character trait winners for the previous month and allow our students to share and explain what the new month's character trait means to them. December was hosted by our young five and kindergarten students and they shared what cooperation means to them. Cooperation is December's character trait and teachers will be looking for individuals that demonstrate cooperation in their classroom. The winners will be introduced next month and be invited to a pizza lunch with the principal. The young five and kindergarten students did a great job! They even sang a song.

The November Principal Experience was hosted by Mrs. Gutow and was cupcakes and hot cocoa. Congratulations to the winners. They had a great time. Decembers experience is cookie decorating. Keep earning that hawk cash and good luck students.

Johnathan Rand, the author of the Michigan Chillers series is going to be visiting Salk Elementary for an assembly on December 5th. One of our students, Weston Gilbert, entered his name in a drawing at the Macomb Reads Festival to win a visit by the author. His name was drawn and our whole school wins. Thank you Weston!

If your student would like an autographed copy of one of Mr. Rand's books, you can purchase the book on order forms sent home on Friday. A copy of the form is also attached below. All orders are due December 4th. Books will arrive about one week after Mr. Rand's visit. Due to time constraints, Mr. Rand will not sign books during the assembly.

Your child is invited to attend our upcoming Snowball Express Holiday Shop. It will be held on Monday, December 4th through Friday, December 8th.

The shop will enable your child to purchase their own special holiday gifts for family and friends. There will be an affordable selection of great items for everyone, such as popular jewelry, trendy gifts, and licensed sports and gift items. The shop is being hosted by our PTO.

Report cards will be sent home with students at the end of the day on Wednesday, December 6th.

At this time, families are eligible to request to change the learning mode for their student(s) for the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year. Families that are currently enrolled in in-person can switch to virtual, and families who are enrolled in virtual can switch to in-person. If you do not wish to switch your child’s learning mode, no action is necessary.

Requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Submitting the form linked below does not guarantee a request will be granted. Requests will be reviewed by building and district leadership and the parent/guardian will be notified. If approved, the change will be effective for the second semester (January 8 - June 7, 2024). Once a request has been approved, it will be for the duration of the second semester.Please carefully consider this semester-long commitment before submitting this application, as requests to change during the second semester will not be granted.

Additionally, please note that we have partnered with third party providers for the students’ daily instruction. We utilize Lincoln Learning for our K-6 students and Edgenuity for 7-12. A Fraser teacher will be assigned as your child’s mentor to help check in, keep him/her on track, and align the grading system with Fraser’s. The bulk of your child's instruction will be online and course content will be delivered by Lincoln Learning and Edgenuity. For younger students, a learning coach will be a critical piece in their success. The learning coach needs to support your child with daily instruction, content delivery, and technology. Please note, the District may change your child’s learning mode if appropriate academic progress is not met throughout the semester.

If you are interested in changing your child’s learning mode for the second semester, please fill out the application linked below. You will need to submit one request for each student.

As a parent of a Salk Elementary student, you are a valued member of the Salk PTO. Our official Facebook group is here: Salk PTO. Please help us build the group by sharing with other Salk families and adding them to the group. We are also looking for members that are interested in joining our executive board.

Next PTO meeting is January 18, 2024 at 6:00 in the Salk Media Center.

We're starting to see MANY students bundled up each day, which is great! Please be sure to send your child to school dressed for the weather each day. Students will start needing warm coats, gloves, hats, scarves, and/or boots daily throughout the winter.

Please take time to label each and every item- because our lost and found gets bombarded with lost winter accessories throughout the season

Please note that, per Board Policy, we will be having outdoor morning lineup and heading outdoors for our 20 minute recess(es) if the windchill is 10+ degrees.

Time outdoors is time well spent for kids, in all seasons.

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Charlie has made several visits to Salk with great success. Students are happy to see him and he really brightens the mood. Charlie will be coming back later this month.

Charlie's purpose is to ease student's anxieties and increase positive emotions. We do not want his presence to cause fear or anxiety. As a reminder, parents have the ability to opt out of having their student interact with Charlie. If you DO NOT want your student to be around Charlie, then please fill out the opt out form linked here.

For the safety of students with allergies and Charlie, he will not be in the lunch room. Charlie will also remain out of classrooms in which parents have a student who opt out. Charlie will be under my supervision and kept on a leash at all times.

Rules for Interacting with Charlie:

Use calm bodies and inside voices when around Charlie.

Always ask before petting Charlie.

Don't take food around Charlie/feed Charlie

As you may have heard, all students in Fraser Public Schools are eligible to receive free meals this school year. Every student enrolled in our district can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day

Breakfast & Lunch menus may be found HERE.

Our partnership with Gleaners will continue! They will be set up from 9-11 AM on the following dates:

December 14

January 11

January 25

February 8

February 22

March 7

March 21

April 4

The drive-thru pantry will be located in the Klein Road parking lot at Fraser High School.

If you are in need of food assistance, you can find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.

• 12/4- Johnathan Rand Book Orders Due
• 12/5- Johnathan Rand Assembly
• 12/6- Report Cards Sent Home
• 12/14- Early Release Day (1:30PM Dismissal)
• 12/15 Salk Family Movie Night (6-8 Pre-registered)
• 12/25-1/5- No School (Holiday Break)
• 1/8- School Resumes
• 1/15- No School (MLK Jr. Day)

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!

The 2023-24 Executive PTO Board:

Christine Ireland - President

Jordan Wheeler- Vice President

OPEN - Secretary

Amy Wiederhold- Executive Assistant

OPEN - Treasurer

To contact the PTO - ptosalk@gmail.com

Important Contact Information:

Main Office: (586) 439-6800

Absentee Phone Line: (586) 439-6890

• 24 hour recorded line, please leave your child's reason for absence and length of time out. Absences reported to this line ensure most timely and accurate record.

Principal: Mr. Anthony Birkmeier, anthony.birkmeier@fraserk12.org

School Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Marcy Krebs, Marcy.Krebs@Fraserk12.org

Building Hours - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

School Hours: 8:35 am – 3:30 pm

First Bell: 8:30 am

Instructional Bell: 8:35 am

Students must be in class by 8:35 am or they are marked tardy