As we begin the 21-22 school year we would like to welcome all students back to school for in person learning. We missed you! We are looking forward to an awesome school year full of learning and fun. The district has established Covid-19 safety protocols which you can find here:

Back to School 2021 & COVID-19 | The Syracuse City School District | Syracuse, NY (syracusecityschools.com) If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

That link will also provide information on the Covid-19 pool testing for students and staff that will be conducted in the buildings. The Screening Consent Form for your child can be found here: Clarifi COVID-19 (clarifi-covid-19.com)

We will start out testing students and staff every Wednesday for those who register for the COVID pool testing (starting on Wednesday, September 15).

SCSD uses the Talking Points texting app for Parent/School communications. The app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Talking Points will connect to the primary phone number in your child's SchoolTool account. If you wish to use a different number or add additional numbers please contact your child's teacher or the main office.

We love to celebrate student birthdays! This year we are unable to have food treats for birthday celebrations. Please consider sending in small toys, pencils, erasers or other non-food treats with your child to share their birthday celebrations with their classmates.

Salem Hyde is happy to welcome several new staff members to the building this year. We will be getting to know them in the first few newsletters.

Ms. Valerino went to college at Syracuse University. Once she graduated she worked Dr. King for 16 years in multiple grade levels. She came to Salem and worked in 5th grade for a year and then worked at Frazer for 5th grade for two years. She is so excited to be back at Salem this year.

This year is Mrs. Burton's 11th year teaching 6th grade with the Syracuse City Schools. She taught before at Blodgett Middle School and Lincoln Middle School. She graduated from Henninger High School in 2006 and attended SUNY Brockport for her undergraduate degree and then Le Moyne College for her Master's degree.

Ms. Knowlton moved to the Syracuse area after teaching elementary and middle school for three years in Florida. She is excited for a new beginning at Salem Hyde as the 6th grade social studies teacher. She is hoping to make her room an inviting space that encourages students to feel comfortable and excited to learn about ancient history!

Ms. Rushing has been in the district nearly 7 years. She worked her way through her Master's Degree using the District's Career Ladder program. She is finishing up her NYS Certification as she teaches second grade this year. She is truly excited to be here and see her students everyday!

Our first Family-Teacher-Organization meeting will be VIRTUAL and will be held on Wednesday, September 22nd from 6:00-7:00 pm. Look for the link to the meeting on the school Facebook page, Talking Points, and the Salem Hyde FTO Facebook page.

Our Open House is schedule for Wednesday, October 13th from 4:30-7:00 pm and will be VIRTUAL.. As a school district, we are making every effort to mitigate the spread of COVID for everyone's health and safety, with the ultimate goal of providing 5 days a week of in-person school.

Unfortunately due to COVID we have not been able to have our families see the classrooms for themselves. What we can do is show a picture of what a classroom looks like.

Below is a picture of one of our sixth grade classrooms (Ms. Burton's class) set up with desk barriers and students with 3 feet spacing from one another.

The after-school program starts on MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th and runs 5 days a week from 3:15-5:45 pm. Applications were mailed home and also sent home with students this week (week of 9/13). Please fill those out and send back to school as soon as possible so your child can start the program with a bus. You can also fill out an online application instead of a paper application by clicking on this link:

https://scsd.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efDKSTaafqpNPzD

Applications due September 20