Key Dates
Spirit Day - PJ Day - Friday, 12/7 Coyote Den - Friday, 12/7 (lunch time) Holiday Shop - Monday, 12/10 - Thursday, 12/13 PTO Meeting - Thursday, 12/13, 7p in the Media Center Dairy Queen Fundraiser - Tuesday, 12/11, 4-7p Hungry Howie's - Monday, 12/17 Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser (Novi) - Wednesday 12/26, 5-9p |
In This Issue
Fundraising Update
Yankee Candle
The Yankee Candle fundraiser in October was a huge success. Salem raised $3,457! We can't thank you all enough for your efforts to make this our second biggest fundraiser of the school year.
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger quarterly earnings are in and we are happy to report our best participation of households ever! We are up to 76 families enrolled! We earned $454 for the quarter. Haven't registered your Kroger Plus Card yet? Just go online to your Kroger Plus account and select Salem Elementary PTO as your community rewards organization.
https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/
Hungry Howie's
Our results for the Hungry Howie's fundraiser for November will be announced soon. Stay tuned !
Family Holiday Portraits
Thank you families who enthusiastically came out to get a holiday photo taken. The PTO saw great response for this activity. We had so much fun working with you all and seeing everyone looking their best! Thanks to you we were able to fundraise $275. The PTO would also like to thank Jack Scicluna Photography for providing his services. If you are interested in seeing more of his work or using him for any future photography needs please visit his website - https://www.jackscicluna.com/
The Yankee Candle fundraiser in October was a huge success. Salem raised $3,457! We can't thank you all enough for your efforts to make this our second biggest fundraiser of the school year.
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger quarterly earnings are in and we are happy to report our best participation of households ever! We are up to 76 families enrolled! We earned $454 for the quarter. Haven't registered your Kroger Plus Card yet? Just go online to your Kroger Plus account and select Salem Elementary PTO as your community rewards organization.
https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/
Hungry Howie's
Our results for the Hungry Howie's fundraiser for November will be announced soon. Stay tuned !
Family Holiday Portraits
Thank you families who enthusiastically came out to get a holiday photo taken. The PTO saw great response for this activity. We had so much fun working with you all and seeing everyone looking their best! Thanks to you we were able to fundraise $275. The PTO would also like to thank Jack Scicluna Photography for providing his services. If you are interested in seeing more of his work or using him for any future photography needs please visit his website - https://www.jackscicluna.com/
Holiday Shop
This year Salem Elementary PTO is hosting a Holiday Shop where students have an opportunity to shop with their classes during school for their families. Students will come home with Holiday Shop envelopes where families can specify how much is to be spent on family members along with cash or check made out to the Salem PTO. Prices range from $0.50 - $18.00 with the majority of items being under $5.00.The Holiday Shop will help support the many activities Salem PTO provides throughout the school year.
December 7th is a preview day with shopping dates running from Monday, December 10th - Thursday, December 13th.
Please consider volunteering your time for elf duty. You can view available dates and times via this Sign Up Genius -
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050d48aba92da20-salem4
December 7th is a preview day with shopping dates running from Monday, December 10th - Thursday, December 13th.
Please consider volunteering your time for elf duty. You can view available dates and times via this Sign Up Genius -
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050d48aba92da20-salem4
Spirit Wear Sale
We recently kicked off a holiday spirit wear sale. If you didn’t have an opportunity to purchase something earlier this year now is your time. Orders can be placed online via KVSports (https://kvsportsonline.com) or via order form if you prefer to pay by check or cash. An order form can be downloaded below. New for this sale if you prefer an option of spirit wear that includes an embroidered logo you can purchase those online only. Please visit this link for available options https://kvsportsonline.com/t/salem-staff-apparel Orders are due by December 7th and delivery will be to the school the week of December 17th.
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Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser
We are introducing a new restaurant fundraiser and hoping you will enjoy it. We are hosting a restaurant night at the Buffalo Wild Wings location in Novi on Wednesday, December 26th. Done with the holidays, need a break from cooking, out shopping at 12 Oaks for those after Christmas deals? Then stop in to BWW's from 5-9p. You get to eat wings and raise funds! 20% of all sales will be donated to the Salem PTO. Please bring in one of the tickets downloadable below.
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Your Salem PTO Dollars at Work!
During our November PTO meeting we approved the purchase of magnetic letters for the Reading Recovery teachers to use for literacy support.
We hosted the first ever Salem Movie Night featuring The Incredibles 2. We had great attendance of approximately 80 guest who enjoyed popcorn, GoGo Squeez snacks (which were generously donated) and a fun evening with friends! Congratulations to Sonya Houtman who won a copy of the movie to take home.
A thank you to Nan Houtman & Melanie McCoy for coordinating with the PTO on the November conference meals for our teachers and staff while they worked tirelessly meeting with all the Salem families. Also a thank you to all the families who cooked, baked or donated supplies for the meals.
We hosted the first ever Salem Movie Night featuring The Incredibles 2. We had great attendance of approximately 80 guest who enjoyed popcorn, GoGo Squeez snacks (which were generously donated) and a fun evening with friends! Congratulations to Sonya Houtman who won a copy of the movie to take home.
A thank you to Nan Houtman & Melanie McCoy for coordinating with the PTO on the November conference meals for our teachers and staff while they worked tirelessly meeting with all the Salem families. Also a thank you to all the families who cooked, baked or donated supplies for the meals.
Box Tops
A friendly reminder from Kathy Swan, our Box Top Coordinator extraordinaire, please make sure you check your expiration date on the box top. If it is expired we cannot accept it for submission.
Monthly Contest: For every 5 Box Tops turned in, the student will be given 1 entry into a monthly drawing, held the 25th of every month. Winner will receive a Coyote Den Coupon. REMINDER that baggies must be clearly marked with the child's name and teacher's name to be entered into the drawing.
November Winners:
Joshua - Mr. Todd's class
Carson K. - Mrs. Wilson's class
Monthly Contest: For every 5 Box Tops turned in, the student will be given 1 entry into a monthly drawing, held the 25th of every month. Winner will receive a Coyote Den Coupon. REMINDER that baggies must be clearly marked with the child's name and teacher's name to be entered into the drawing.
November Winners:
Joshua - Mr. Todd's class
Carson K. - Mrs. Wilson's class
Helping Salem PTO with No Extra Effort Whatsoever...Are You In??
Helping the PTO does not have to involve volunteer hours, or even social interaction! Here are some ways that you can earn money for the PTO at no cost to you:
Kroger
Link your Kroger Plus Card to Community Rewards for Salem Elementary PTO
Go to https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow
Busch's
To sign up at
AmazonSmile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Salem PTO every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Salem PTO. On your first visit to AmazonSmile you need to select Salem Elementary PTO to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping.
Link your Kroger Plus Card to Community Rewards for Salem Elementary PTO
Go to https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow
Busch's
To sign up at
- Log into your MYWAY account and select Cash for Education from the drop down menu
- Choose Salem Elementary PTO
- Start shopping!
AmazonSmile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Salem PTO every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Salem PTO. On your first visit to AmazonSmile you need to select Salem Elementary PTO to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping.