Happy Memorial Day!

Salford Hills, Meet Your New Principal

School Closed on May 29 in Observance of the Memorial Day Holiday

Field Day

Challenge Visits Cabrini College

RIF

IVEF Honor a Teacher Campaign

Budding Imaginations

First In Math

End of Year Blast

• Tuesday June 6th
• Link to RSVP

Playground Revitalization Campaign

• Next Dine & Donate: May 25th 6-9pm at Downtown Scoop

Home and School

• April Meeting Minutes -- Final Meeting of the School Year
• Home and School Volunteer Information

SASD News and Events

• SASD Proposed Budget
• IVEF Golf Outing
• Science Explorers
• Indian Valley Public Library - June Events

Cafeteria Menu

May and June Salford Hills Calendar

Elementary Instrumental Music Sign-Ups

Dear SASD Elementary Parent/Guardian,

Now is the time for current 3rd and 4th grade students to sign up for elementary instrumental music for the 2023-2024 school year. Students currently in 3rd and 4th grade will view a live demonstration of all the instruments this week.

We are in Step I of the registration process. Step I closes on June 2nd!

New Students: Please have a discussion with your child regarding which instrument they are interested in learning for next school year. Go to https://www2.soudertonsd.org/instrumentalmusic. There, you will need your child's Student ID number (the number they use to buy food in the cafeteria). Answer the questions and submit. We will contact you when it is time to move forward to Step II.

Continuing Students: Every student who is going to play in their SECOND year needs to re-register. Re-registering will get fresh student information to the music teachers in each building. There, you will need your child's Student ID number (the number they use to buy food in the cafeteria).

Step II will open on June 14th, 2023. At that time, you will receive an e-mail with further instructions on how to rent an instrument. Please do not purchase an instrument at this time.

It is the hope of the SASD music department that every child has the opportunity to try a musical instrument while they are in elementary school. This is an opportune time to explore an area of their education that could bring years of enjoyment and enrichment to their lives in school and beyond. Please talk with your child to help them decide which instrument would suit them best. We look forward to having your child in the instrumental music program next school year!

Please contact one of the music teachers if you have any questions.

Mr. Helmer (bhelmer@soudertonsd.org), Mrs. Lord-Fonda (slordfonda@soudertonsd.org), Mrs. Gribbin (lgribbin@soudertonsd.org), Mr. McGinniss (tmcginniss@soudertonsd.org), and Mr. Pongras (rpongras@soudertonsd.org)

Thank you,
SASD Elementary Schools PARENT Information

This year, spurred by the addition of full-day Kindergarten, a small committee began discussing how we could improve our playground as it lacks enough developmentally appropriate options for younger children. The conversation evolved into how we could potentially revitalize the entire SH playground experience through upgraded equipment for all ages, encouraging exploration and imaginative play, and better utilizing the blacktop as a safe play space. However, playgrounds are not funded by the state but rather partially through teacher-requested grants or more likely – Home & School associations. Therefore, in order to fund such a significant project, we will need to add fundraisers in addition to our annual Race for Education. The Race for Education has always been a wonderful and effective fundraiser as it funds ALL of our numerous activities, assemblies, field trips and so much more. Home & School could not function without it. Additional fundraisers would not replace the Race for Education, but specifically raise money for the Playground Revitalization Campaign.

Our expectation is that the playground will be a 3-5 year project, with the potential to make certain enhancements each year. This year will focus on Phase 1 (small scale, big impact) -- addressing some immediate needs and creating a better play space on the blacktop. This is a new and evolving endeavor that we hope will benefit children for years to come. Please feel free to email your ideas, questions or concerns to board@salfordhillshsa.org. Thank you for your support!