Key Dates
Spirit Day - Hawaiian Day - Friday, 5/3 Coyote Den - Friday, 5/3 (lunch time) Staff Appreciation Week - May 6-10 Breakfast with a Buddy (A-L) - Tuesday, 5/14, 7:45-8:50a in the Cafeteria Breakfast with a Buddy (M-Z) - Wednesday, 5/15, 7:45-8:50a in the Cafeteria Dairy Queen Day - Tuesday, 5/14, 4-7p Hungry Howie's - Wednesday 5/22 PTO Meeting - Thursday, 5/23, 7p in the Media Center Talent Show - Wednesday, 5/29, 6:30p at Millennium Middle School Flag Day 5K - Saturday, 6/1, Registration 7:30a, Run/Walk 8:00a, at Salem Elementary |
In This Issue
Staff Appreciation Week
The PTO is planning to celebrate our great staff here at Salem the week of May 6-10. Thank you to Mrs. Dudas and team as our chair people for this event! They have a Western theme of special events planned each day this week to celebrate our teachers and staff.
Breakfast with a Buddy
The PTO is welcoming all students to bring their favorite buddy (mom, dad, step-parent, grandparent, uncle, aunt, etc) in to enjoy a breakfast treat before school. Stop in anytime between 7:45 - 8:50a. The Scholastic BOGO Book Fair will also be going on in the Media Center. Please note we have two dates available based on your last name -
Tuesday, May 14th (A-L) & Wednesday, May 15th (M-Z)
Tuesday, May 14th (A-L) & Wednesday, May 15th (M-Z)
2019-2020 PTO Board Elections
Do you want your child to have a great school year learning and having fun? Do you want to help decide how PTO fundraising moneys are spent? Do you want all students to be successful at Salem? If you answered yes to any and all of these questions then come help us help the school and join our PTO Board. We have open positions for Vice President and Secretary. Please contact us via email if you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else, or simply want to find out more about the roles. Nominations are due by May 20th and we will be conducting a vote during May's PTO meeting on the 23rd at 7:00p.
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Salem Talent Show
Come out to see all our talented students from Salem Elementary in the annual Salem Talent Show being held at Millennium Middle School on Wednesday, May 29th at 6:30p.
Salem Flag Day 5K
A future event to mark your calendar for is the Salem Flag Day 5K Fun Run/Walk taking place on Saturday, June 1st at Salem Elementary. This is a great community event to coincide with Salem's 40th Anniversary Flag Day celebration that weekend. Please download the registration form here. Think about bringing the entire family and staying to watch the Flag Day parade after!
Fundraising Update
Bunny Hop
Our inaugural Bunny Hop event was a huge success . Thank you to Mr. Brubaker for partnering with us on this year's event held on Thursday, April 18th. The kids all enjoyed a great time. We have to give a thank you to the Salem Community for accepting the challenge of the $10,000 goal and going above and beyond to raise over $12,300! The money raised on behalf of the Salem PTO will be used to support the 2019-2020 budget. We have to thank Team Szymanski for their incredible efforts of raising over $3K alone! Their class has earned a sub lunch time party and Mrs. Szymanski has earned a Target gift card. And students mark your calendars for May 24th as Kona Ice Day for the entire school!
Smencil Sales
Thank you to all the students for their Smencil purchases. We quickly sold out of 500 pencils within a week of sales! Your efforts helped us raise approximately $200. Based on the popularity of this sale we will consider this again for next school year. Keep an eye out for future themed sales.
Hungry Howie's
Mark your calendar for May 22nd for the next chance to win that pizza party for the classroom with the most Hungry Howie's sales. Our past two months have not seen stellar sales, so let's see if a warm up in the weather correlates to a warm up in pizza sales!
Pura Vida Bracelets are Back!
Thank you for making this a great fundraiser. We sold out of bracelets within a week. By popular demand we placed another order and they are back in stock. We currently have 19 bracelets remaining so get your order in today. Download an order form here.
Our inaugural Bunny Hop event was a huge success . Thank you to Mr. Brubaker for partnering with us on this year's event held on Thursday, April 18th. The kids all enjoyed a great time. We have to give a thank you to the Salem Community for accepting the challenge of the $10,000 goal and going above and beyond to raise over $12,300! The money raised on behalf of the Salem PTO will be used to support the 2019-2020 budget. We have to thank Team Szymanski for their incredible efforts of raising over $3K alone! Their class has earned a sub lunch time party and Mrs. Szymanski has earned a Target gift card. And students mark your calendars for May 24th as Kona Ice Day for the entire school!
Smencil Sales
Thank you to all the students for their Smencil purchases. We quickly sold out of 500 pencils within a week of sales! Your efforts helped us raise approximately $200. Based on the popularity of this sale we will consider this again for next school year. Keep an eye out for future themed sales.
Hungry Howie's
Mark your calendar for May 22nd for the next chance to win that pizza party for the classroom with the most Hungry Howie's sales. Our past two months have not seen stellar sales, so let's see if a warm up in the weather correlates to a warm up in pizza sales!
Pura Vida Bracelets are Back!
Thank you for making this a great fundraiser. We sold out of bracelets within a week. By popular demand we placed another order and they are back in stock. We currently have 19 bracelets remaining so get your order in today. Download an order form here.
PTO Dollars At Work
Teacher Proposals
During April's PTO meeting we voted to approve the following proposal s submitted by Salem staff and teachers -
During April's PTO meeting we voted to approve the following proposal s submitted by Salem staff and teachers -
- Books to add to the Caring Coyote Library addressing themes emphasized in our Caring Coyote Clubs: Habits of Mind, Growth Mindset, Kindness and Caring - $136
- Safeties pizza lunch to thank the students for their hard work all year - $200
- Office improvements including decorative items, storage items and Take a Mindful Minute Rug to be used for students during cool down moments - $500
- Folding tables for the school to use for events and activities - $1,100
Box Tops
We will continue to accept Box Tops throughout the remainder of the school year. Please deposit in the Box Top mailbox by the Office or send in with your children to be forwarded along.
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. Winners will receive a Coyote Den Coupon. Our final Coyote Den is on 5/3/19 so our April Winners for the school year are Emilia Weivoda from Mrs. Anderson's class and Madeline Wall from Mrs. Leja's class. Thanks to everyone who participated in collecting all year!
Box Top Collection Sheet
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. Winners will receive a Coyote Den Coupon. Our final Coyote Den is on 5/3/19 so our April Winners for the school year are Emilia Weivoda from Mrs. Anderson's class and Madeline Wall from Mrs. Leja's class. Thanks to everyone who participated in collecting all year!
Box Top Collection Sheet
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.