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Week of 5/7/2023
Staff Appreciation at Salk
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is THIS WEEK. As you know, every member of our staff is working harder than ever this year. In addition to supporting our students' academic growth, our staff is also working s hard to support our students' individual social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
As we prepare for Appreciation Week, I encourage you to work with your children to pick at least one member of the staff who is making a difference in their life. Then send that staff member an email, have your child draw a picture, send in a card, etc., to let them know. These small gestures take just a few minutes and mean SO MUCH to our deserving teachers, office staff, custodians, support staff, and lunch aides.
Soaring with Character
Students were rewarded with a pizza lunch and a fun game of eraser tag.
Kindergarten
- Madison Bodenbach – Mrs. Price
- Destiny Armstead – Ms. Sarah
- Bianca Birmingham– Mrs. Makowski
1st Grade
- Beau Negipe – Mrs. Bell
- Aiden Martin – Mrs. Kowalkowski
- Angelina Batchelder – Mrs. Dixon
2nd Grade
- Easton Pollack – Mrs. Chambers
- Elliot Mimikos – Mrs. Sutter
3rd Grade
- Ella Andre – Ms. Sally
- Evalynn Winters – Mrs. Boskovich
- Nabhan Munim– Mrs. Gutow
4th Grade
- Olivia Addelia – Mrs. Filie
- Connor Ledford – Mrs. Monette
- Garrett Swanson – Mrs. Armstrong
5th Grade
- Thomas Molloy – Mrs. Provost
- Mia Nue – Mrs. Edmunds
6th Grade
- Malachi Gunn – Ms. Barkatt
- Brayden Graham – Mrs. Jenks
Resource Room
- Alex Mikhael – Ms. Ludeke
- Aiden Denzel – Mrs. Prestel
SSLI
- Jenna Goff – Mrs. Mackezyk
- Carter Warner– Mrs. Gutc
- Julian Szczepankowski – Mrs. Smith
The Day the Crayons Quit Spring Choir Concert
M-STEP Testing Concludes
Each spring, the State of Michigan and the US Department of Education (USDE) require us to assess students in certain subject areas through the M-STEP, PSAT and SAT. The assessments provide the district with a snapshot of student achievement at the state, district, and building levels. Individual student results will also be shared with parents.
The tentative assessment dates for M-Step are as follows:
3rd Grade
Make-ups
4th Grade
Make-ups
5th Grade
Wednesday, May 10 - Science
6th Grade
Tuesday, May 9 - Math
May 15-19 will be the last week of make-ups for anyone who did not complete testing this week.
Please ensure that your child is well rested on their testing day. They should come to school with a fully charged iPad .
Please note- We have makeup days built into our testing schedule, so if your child is exhibiting any symptoms of illness on their testing day- be sure to keep them home.
Also, due to recent updates in State testing procedures, cell phones, smart watches, and any bluetooth device (including headphones) MUST be secured during testing. We encourage students to leave these devices home on testing days when possible. When not possible, devices will be powered down and secured during testing.
Are you returning to Salk in the Fall?
We are beginning to plan for the 2023-2024 school year at this time. It would be extremely helpful for us to know whether or not your child will be returning to Fraser in the fall. We are asking each family to help us with this process by completing the form below. Please take a moment to fill it out. Please complete one form PER CHILD.
We greatly appreciate your assistance planning for next school year!
PARKING LOT
* Please remember that the drop-off lane is not for parked cars.
* The bus loop is for buses only!
* If you want to walk your child to their door, please park in a parking spot and walk up together.
Thank you for helping to create a safe parking lot for all our students!
May Breakfast and Lunch Information
Ice Cream Social Donations
The Salk PTO is excited to offer our annual Ice Cream Social. The Ice Cream Social is an annual Salk Family event and fundraiser for our school. There will be food trucks, a DJ, photo booth, inflatables, activities, and of course ice cream. The fundraiser portion of the event is gift raffles.
The PTO has worked hard to bring back a lot of activities and offer new events this year now that pandemic restrictions have lifted. They have worked hard to bring these events at the lowest cost possible. With the addition of this year's events to the PTO budget, an admission fee will be required for this year's Ice Cream Social. The final price of admission will be determined by the amount of donations of individuals and businesses.
If you would like to make a monetary donation to the PTO you can do so at this link. As an added incentive, the classroom with the highest total percentage of participation will win a pizza party from the PTO.
Additionally, the PTO is looking for donations for the raffles. Please contact the PTO at ptosalk@gmail.com if you would like to donate.
All donations will help lower the final admission price for everyone.
Thank you for your consideration.
Charlie the Therapy Dog
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 on Tuesday (5/9/23). Now that students and Charlie have become acquainted with one another, Charlie has started making visits in classrooms and saying hello to students.
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
Gleaners Food Distribution
Our partnership with Gleaners will continue! They will be set up from 9-11 AM on the following dates:
May 11
May 25
June 8
June 22
July 6
July 20
August 3
August 17
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 slow find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.
Save the Date
- 5/8 - Salk's Got Talent Try-outs
- 5/11 - Early Release Day (1:30 dismissal)
- 5/11 - Salk PTO Meeting (6:00 PM in Salk Media Center)
- 5/12 - Spring Band Concert (Fraser High School)
- 5/13 - Science Olympiad @ MCC
- 5/18 - Early Release Day (1:30 dismissal)
- 5/20 - Mom and Son PTO Bowling Event
- 5/24 - 6th Grade Field Day
- 5/31 - Salk's Got Talent Family Show (4-5:30 PM)
- 6/1 - Ice Cream Social
- 6/5 - Salk Field Day
- 6/8 - Half Day
- 6/8 - Kindergarten End of Year Celebration
- 6/9 - Half Day
- 6/9 - 6th Grade Celebration (9:45 in Salk Gym)
Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!
Salk PTO Information
The 2022-23 Executive PTO Board:
Christine Ireland - President
Jordan Wheeler- Vice President
Rhea DeMaster/Samantha Winters - Secretary
Amy Wiederhold- Executive Assistant
Christina Burrows - Treasurer
To contact the PTO - ptosalk@gmail.com
Contact Us
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