Message from Principal James
October was a big month at Salem Heights! We had Picture Day, earned Fall Field Day, revived our Mystery Sales, had an amazing dress up Spirit Week, and completed our Rascal Run!
This next week is Halloween, and although we cannot allow students to wear costumes to school, our school is still going to show fun fall spirit with a black & orange dress up day!
Read on below for more info about what our rascals are up to this month, and as always...
Go Rascals!
Important Dates
- Oct 26/27: Parent/Teacher Conferences, No School
- Oct 28: No School
- Oct 31: Halloween, Orange & Black Day! (No Costumes)
- Nov 1- 30: IDT Window
- Nov 8: PTC Meeting, 6:00pm
- Nov 11: No School, Veteran's Day
- Nov 14: Rascal Run Packets Due
- Nov 23-25: No School, Thanksgiving Break
- Nov 30: Picture Retake Day
- Dec 6: 6:00pm, 3rd-5th Grade Choir/ 4th Grade Orchestra Concert (Salem Heights)
- Dec 6: 7:00pm, 5th Grade Orchestra Concert (Crossler)
- Dec 9: No School, Grading Day
- Dec 13: 6:00pm, PTC Meeting
- Dec 14: 5:00-9:00pm, Chipotle Fundraiser
- December 19-Jan 2: Winter Break, No School
Halloween is this coming Monday, October 31st. We can't allow students to wear Halloween costumes to school, but we can still have fun by celebrating Orange and Black Day! Dress in orange and black from head to toe to show us your fall spirit!
Holiday Store Donations
In need of New of Gently Used items for our Holiday Store coming in December (Men's, Women's, & Children's items).
There will be a Donation Box in the main hall by the office for donations.
What is the Holiday Store you may ask?
The Holiday Store is put on every year by volunteers for each student to be able to shop for 2 individuals in their family. Each item is handpicked by the student & wrapped by one of our volunteers. In order for this event to take place we need donations! We are always most in need of men’s items.
This event is sponsored by our PTC (Parent Teacher Club). If you would like to volunteer, please make sure your background check is up to date. We will send out more information on volunteering as we near the event.
GET TO KNOW YOUR PTC!
Join us in the Salem Heights library for an in-person Parent Teacher Club meeting Tuesday, November 13th, at 6:00pm.
You can also join the meeting virtually using the button below.
Students can drop off their envelopes in the front office now through November 14th. We will also be accepting donations through the website (www.salemheightsptc.org). There will be a place to fill in the student's name. We will make sure every donation gets credited to a student.
Please make checks payable to Salem Heights PTC
Incentive Prizes
Return a signed envelope → Get a special prize
Collect $10 → Adorable Mochi Squishy Toy
Collect $20 → Woodland Creature Key Chain
Collect $40 → Rascal Run Water Bottle
Collect $75 → Milk and Cookies Afternoon Break
Collect $100 → Silly String Mrs. James and Mr. Sorensen – Plus a special Guest!!
Collect $135 → 2022/2023 Rascal Run Hoodie Sweatshirt
ALL SCHOOL PRIZE: If we raise 10,000 everyone will earn a Pajama Day plus a special treat!
Great news! Tree to Tree Adventure park is offering an exciting educational challenge for students ages 7-17. We are challenging them to reach 24 hours of reading to receive a FREE* admission to Tree to Tree Adventure Park!
Attached below is the take-home flyer with more information on how to join the challenge. Here is the link to register the readers for their free admission ticket
Our hope is to encourage more students to read while offering them adventure in return!
The following information is repeated from our last newsletter. Each month we'll retain a few articles we feel might be helpful to families, but we will label them as repeat info to prevent confusion.
(Repeated article from previous newsletter)
In the ParentSquare App:
Start by opening the Menu
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| Click on "Account" | Click on "Notifications" | Turn on "Custom Settings" |
Click on "Account"
Click on "Notifications"
Turn on "Custom Settings"
You can now adjust your notification preferences by school. Our recommendation is to turn on instant text notifications for your child's school and put the "Salem Keizer Public Schools" district notifications on digest to your email. Digest means you will receive all notifications from the day between 6 and 6:30pm.
This means you know any text notification will be immediately relevant to your school and child, and prevents those messages from become "white noise".
Whatever level of communication you choose, urgent notifications of weather or safety hazards will always be immediately pushed through, never delayed.
Label to Reduce our Lost and Found!
(Repeated article from previous newsletter)
School Schedule
(Repeated article from previous newsletter)
School will be from 7:50am-2:20pm, with students allowed in for breakfast starting at 7:20am.
We will have a late start every Wednesday, 8:50am-2:20pm. This is a district-wide schedule that allows for weekly staff meetings.
This year we will be switching from 3 to 2 lunch periods:
Kinder, 1st, 2nd:
Recess 10:10-10:40
Lunch 10:40-11:00
3rd, 4th, 5th:
Recess 10:50-11:20
Lunch 11:20-11:40
(Please note: due to space and time restrictions, we can't currently allow parents to eat lunch with their students at the school)
Office hours are 7:00am-3:30pm.
Visitors & Volunteers
(Repeated article from previous newsletter)
After almost 3 years, we can finally welcome back classroom volunteers!!! We are so excited to have parents and families back in our school!
- Volunteers must have an approved background check with the district. These take approximately 2 weeks to process and last for 5 years. Use the link below to submit your background check.
- Whether visiting or volunteering, please arrange a time before-hand with the school, and check in (and out) at the office to pick up a name tag before going to the classroom.
- Walking Your Child to Class: we are allowing parents/guardians to walk their students to class on the first day of school, but after that please plan to say goodbye at the door.
- Due to space and time restrictions, we can’t currently allow parents to eat lunch with their student.
- You are encouraged to schedule a time with your child's teacher when you have a concern about your child’s educational program.
Free School Meals for All Students!
(Repeated article from previous newsletter)
At Salem Heights breakfast and lunch are free for all students through the end of the school year.
Students wanting only milk will be allowed to take one, as long as they also take a fruit and veggetable of their choice.
This year we will be switching from 3 to 2 lunch periods:
Kinder, 1st, 2nd:
Recess 10:10-10:40
Lunch 10:40-11:20
3rd, 4th, 5th:
Recess 10:50-11:20
Lunch 11:20-11:40
(Please note: due to space and time restrictions, we can't currently allow parents to eat lunch with their students at the school)
(Repeated article from previous newsletter)
Even if your contact information hasn't changed, it is important to review your child's registration. Many items, like emergency contacts and their info, change from year to year. The district also makes updates to required information as our systems change. Please take a few minutes to make sure your child's information is up to date.
You can update your registration through our district's online portal: https://salkeiz.k12.or.us/parentvue-studentvue/
Parents using this portal for the first time may need an access code. Please call the office at 503-399-3187 and we can provide that informtion to you
You can also do so though the ParentVue app:
HOW DO I STAY CONNECTED?
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Salem-Heights-Rascals-109823547351844
Follow us on our school website: https://salemheights.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Check your email inbox. Update your email in Parent Vue if it's not accurate.
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