Happy Friday! Just a reminder that Monday is a half day for students. Conferences will be held on Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday. Please be on the lookout for a feedback form that will be sent Tuesday afternoon after conferences. Thanksgiving recess will be held from Wednesday through Friday.

School pictures have been distributed to students. Please see important information below regarding retake/makeup picture day.

Join me in wishing Ms. Natalie Andrews and the Salem School Choir best of luck as they perform the National Anthem at the start of the Hartford Wolfpack game this weekend. What an awesome opportunity for our students! Hope to see you there!

Many of our third and fourth graders will participate in the Girls on the Run 5k this weekend at Great Neck Elementary school. Big shout out to Tory Sullivan, Kim Grillo and Sarah Brousseau for their time and dedication to these girls and the GOTR program!

Salem School will be participating once again in CCMC's PJ Day for the Kids on December 8th. Please click here if you would like to donate to our team and support the fight against pediatric cancer.

The next edition of Tales will come the week after Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and are able to rest, relax and enjoy the time away. I am certainly thankful to be a part of this incredible community.

• Early Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences

• PK dismissed at 11:15 am
• K-8 dismissed at 12:20 pm

Tuesday, November 21st -

• No School for Students - Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 22nd - 24th -

• No School for Staff or Students - Thanksgiving Recess

Wednesday, November 29th -

• Picture Retake/Makeup Day in the library from 10:30 - 11:45 am

• (please see below for important information regarding retake/makeup day!!)

Thursday, November 30th -

• National Junior Honor Society meeting in Mrs. Reguin’s Room at 3:30 pm

Friday, December 1st -

• Grades 6-8 Winter Dance in the MPR from 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Friday, December 8th -

• CCMC's PJ Day for the Kids

If you require photos to be retaken, please complete form below and send in with your student on the day of retakes. Pictures may not be taken without this form.

Thank you to all the volunteers from the Salem Lions Club who helped with the vision screening for students. They screened every grade level, over 350 students, in an effort to catch any potential ocular issues and treat them early. Thank you!

For those who sent in hard copies of their children's art their custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser catalog will be coming home soon - featuring their own name and art on the cover, WITH FREE STICKERS OF THEIR ART!

Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!

Order by: 12/5/2023

Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!

If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online .

square1art.com/shop

Reminder that yearbooks and 8th grade recognition ads are available at a discounted price until TODAY, 11/17. Click here to purchase a yearbook or create a memorable ad for your graduate. If you have any questions, please contact Ryan Gray, Yearbook Advisor at rgray@salem.cen.ct.gov.

Sign ups for basketball are now available for girls and boys in grades 5 - 8. Sign up sheets can be found on Mr. Ali’s office door in the gymnasium and across the hall from Mrs. Haylon’s Room (142) in the fifth and sixth grade hallway. Required forms can be found on our athletic website here. Tryouts will begin after Thanksgiving Break on Monday, November 27th at 3:30 pm. Please ensure that your athlete comes prepared to tryouts with sneakers, athletic clothing, and a water bottle. If you have any questions, please reach out to Brent Ali, Athletic Coordinator at bali@salem.cen.ct.gov.

School Spirit Wear

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Athletic Wear

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