Salem Lutheran School News

The Staff at Salem Lutheran wish you and your family a blessed Christmas  and a year filled with His love, joy, and peace. Path of Peace Christmas, December 22, 5 PM A multimedia presentation of the first Christmas Christmas Eve, December 24th, 5 & 11 PM A Service of Lessons and Carols Christmas Day, December 25th, 10 AM with communion, Christmas Carol sing beginning at 9:40 AM  A Light in  the Darkness

School Registrations for 2019 January is also a time to reset our enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year. Current school families and Salem families may register for attending Salem Lutheran School starting on  January 3  (watch for a re-enrollment email from TADS in January. Preschool families will receive theirs first). New families may start to register for attending Salem Lutheran School on  January 22 , the day of our school Open House. The Board of Education has set the registration fees for the 2019-2020 school year at $150 for preschool and $250 for grades K-8 with a  discounted price for preschool of $75 and for grades K-8 of $150 if registration is paid by  March 1 . The discounted price is set to encourage families to register early so that we can budget more accurately for the next school year’s needs. Open House/Visit Salem Day Salem Lutheran School will have an Open House/Visit Salem Day on Tuesday, January 22. Times of the Open House are 9:30-11:00 a.m. and  6:00

SCRIP  Orders Due Jan. 14  & Jan. 28 Basketball Practices: Girls - Mon/Wed 3:45 - 5:15 pm, Boys - Tues/Thurs 3:45 - 6 pm Wednesday, January 3  -  School Resumes Tuesday, January 8  - School Board Meeting 7:00 pm Friday, January 11  - 2nd Quarter Ends                                  - Home Bball game vs. Good Shepherd/Berea 6:30 pm A-Team, 7:30 pm                                    B-Team, 8:30 A-Team Monday, January 14  - Messy Monday 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm Thursday, January 17  - Field Trip K-8 Minneapolis Institute of Art                                        - SPTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm Friday, January 18  - Away  Bball vs. Bloomington 7:30 pm B-Team, 8:30 pm A-Team Saturday, January 19  - Charger Classic Basketball Tournament @ Bethany Lutheran College Sunday, January 20  - Grades 1-4 Sing 10:30 am Service Monday, January 21  -  No School , Martin Luther King Day Tuesday, January 22  - School in session,  NO BUS DAY                                     - Open

Christmas Break The students are on Christmas Break from December 24th until January 2nd. School resumes on January 3rd. School Registrations for 2019 January is a time to reset our enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year. Current school families and Salem families may register for school starting on January 3 (watch for a re-enrollment email from TADS in January. Preschool families will receive theirs first). New families may register starting on January 22, the day of our school Open House. The Board of Education has set the registration fees for the 2019-2020 school year at $150 for preschool and $250 for grades K-8 with a discounted price for preschool of $75 and for grades K-8 of $150 if registration is paid by March 1. The discounted price is set to encourage families to register early so that we can budget more accurately for the next school year’s needs. Open House/Visit Salem Day Salem Lutheran School will have an Open House/Visit Salem Day on Tuesday, January 22. Tim

Here is the lunch menu for the month of January. Please remember to make sure your lunch account is funded for the month ahead. January 17 our K-8 students will be attending a special exhibit at MIA for the day. A sack lunch is being offered that day to all who would still like to order lunch. You must pre-order by 1/16/19. Thank you! January Lunch Menu

            In the last game before Christmas break, the Salem Saints traveled to Crown of Life in West St. Paul on Thursday to take on the Raiders.             For not having practice all week, I thought our Saints came out of the gate with solid offensive execution in the first half. Our offensive sets looked fairly sharp, which created many opportunities for us to drive and attack the basket. On the other side of the floor, I was also pleased with our positioning, communication, and awareness in our active 2-3 zone defense. Although we did a good job forcing the Raiders into many outside shots, we struggled to close out many of our defensive possessions in the first half by not boxing out or simply grabbing rebounds and loose balls. With only seven players on their team, I thought Crown of Life gave an excellent first half effort, keeping the game close going into halftime ( halftime score: 20-19 ).             The Salem Saints came out of the locker room looking like a differe

There will be a Christmas Bake Sale on Wednesday, December 19, before and after the K-8 Christmas Program. Please drop off any baked good donations for this sale in the school office starting Monday, Dec. 17th.  Proceeds from the sale  will be used for the school tuition assistance fund. Thank you!

Path of Peace Christmas Would you like to hear the story of Christmas told in a unique way? This Saturday at 5 PM we'll take a multimedia journey to The First Christmas . Our worship team will lead us in some powerful, yet familiar Christmas songs. We will have a chance to hear four individuals describe how God used them to change the world. Christmas Eve--Service of Lessons & Carols This time of year is the darkest we face. Sometimes our lives mirror that darkness. Let's learn a little more about the light in the darkness that brings hope to Christmas. Candlelight services at 5 & 11 PM. Christmas Day Christmas is a day for family and for celebrating. We'd love to have you celebrate with our Salem family as we thank God for the greatest gift of all--our Savior, Jesus. We gather at 10 AM, with a special Christmas carol sing beginning at 9:40 AM

Please come enjoy our K-8 Christmas Service this Wednesday at 6:00 pm. Piano students playing preservice music should be at school and ready by 5:30 pm. All other students should be in their rooms at 5:45 pm.

There will be a Christmas Bake Sale on Wednesday, December 19, before and after the K-8 Christmas Program. Please drop off any baked good donations for this sale in the school office starting Monday, Dec. 17th.  Proceeds from the sale  will be used for the school tuition assistance fund. Thank you!

    Our Salem Saints took on the Pilgrim Pacers of Minneapolis last Friday night. Although our Saints came up short ( final score: 33-68 ), the lopsided final score does not truly reflect the high competitive level of this game. The first half was a very physical, back-and-forth thirteen minutes of basketball ( halftime score: 15-30 ). I was pleased with the way our Saints used our God-given athletic abilities to match the speedy Pacers. Unfortunately, much like last week, our opponent blew the doors off in the second half, going up and down their small court at high speeds as our Saints wore down. Even though it got very lopsided towards the end, there were many positives to take away from this game as we focus on snapping this losing streak.     Eighth grader Griffin (14 points) led the Saints by turning in quite a gritty performance. Despite playing through extreme pain throughout the entirety of the second half, Griffin did a great job of slicing into the lane and converting f

This Friday our Salem Saints will be playing Pilgrim in Minneapolis. The address was just confirmed with me and it is different than what was on the sports calendar. The address we will be playing at is 3918 Stevens Ave S. Minneapolis. The girl's game will be at 6:30 and the boy's game will be at 7:30. Please allow extra time for traffic! :) If you have any questions, please let Mrs. Klatt or the coaches know. Thank you!

Preschool will have their Christmas Service this Thursday night at 6:00 pm (the preschool students should arrive in their classrooms by 5:45 pm). Please come and enjoy their beautiful Christmas message! We will also have our preschoolers perform this service for the Wednesday, Dec. 12 School Chapel Service at 9:30 am. You are welcome to attend this service instead if you can not attend Thursday evening.

Don't forget Advent services this coming Wednesday, Dec. 12 @ 4:00 & 7:00pm. Grades 5-8  will sing for the 4:00pm service with some preservice piano music.               Salem's Caring Committee will serve sloppy joes, coleslaw and dessert will be served 5 - 6:30pm. Please join us!

There will be a Christmas Bake Sale on Wednesday, December 19, before and after the K-8 Christmas Program. Please drop off any baked good donations for this sale in the school office starting Monday, Dec. 17th. Proceeds from the sale  will be used for the school tuition assistance fund. Thank you!

Just a reminder that Jublilate Choir sings tomorrow at 5pm for the Salem Peace Christmas Concert.  The choir should be ready to warm up at 4:40pm.  If you have any questions you can email Ms. Gosch at agosch@salemlutheran.org or cell 651-764-3041

Dear parents of Salem middle school students, In the past, students would exchange names and buy a gift for one another. We won’t be following that practice this year, but instead, we are going to think of those who are in need. In Acts 20:35, St. Paul reminds us that “we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Our children have so many things to be thankful for, blessings too numerous to count. To help them recognize how blessed they are and demonstrate our love for our Savior this year the class will be donating gifts to the Children’s Hospital. These gifts will be given to families who have children in the hospital this Christmas season. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to show Christian love to others during a difficult time in their lives. Our students decided on purchasing gifts as a group: Playdoh, rattles and teething rings, toy cars, bubbles, nail supplies, and more. Each ch

           In the battle of two teams that share the same home basketball venue, our Salem A Team competed against Christ Lutheran of North St. Paul in an “away” game at our usual home court on Tuesday.             Right from the outset, we knew we were in for a dogfight against the Cougars skilled guards. Unfortunately, the first half was an offensive struggle for our Saints. As we came out shooting ice cold, our Saints continued to settle for too many outside shots, instead of attacking the basket and creating opportunities in the lane. The Cougars did an excellent job of making us uncomfortable on offense by constantly switching up their defensive alignment. While the low scoring first half reflected our offensive inefficiency, it also demonstrated how great of a job we did on the defensive end, which enabled us to keep ourselves within striking distance going into halftime ( halftime score: 8-14 ).             As the second half unfolded, both the speed of the game and scoring

Please swap Dec. 11 and Dec. 13 menu items! Please note the menu items planned for Tuesday, December 11 will instead be planned for Thursday, December 13 and vice versa. Our students will also eat in their classroom on the 13th to accommodate our Ladies Guild Christmas gathering which will be held in the lunchroom that day. Here are the new menu items planned for these days: December 11 Entree #1 Tacos with Chicken Entree #2 Tacos with Beef hard or soft or salad option rice, beans, corn, carrots, fruit December 13 Entree #1 Mini Corn Dogs Entree #2 American Wrap Entree #3 Italian Wrap Entree #4 Chicken Ceasar Wrap Veggies, fruit and chips Thank you!

Even if you are not, mark your calendar for Thursday, March 7 and help us prepare NOW for a fun night of learning! How can you help? Do you have a job or an interest in the area of science (doctor, dentist, veterinarian geologist, botanist, biologist, physicist, or any other)? Do you like to entertain children with science experiments? Contact Jill Kaiser if you (or someone you know) can give of your time and talents to share some science with us all at Salem on our Family Academic Night on the evening of Thursday, March 7.  I look forward to hearing from you!  Jill Kaiser jkaiser@salemlutheran.org

Here is the lunch menu for the month of December. Please remember to make sure your lunch account is funded for the month ahead. Thank you! December Lunch Menu

Saints and Angel Hosts Rejoice Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. What makes for a good Christmas? Is it getting the gifts you asked for? Maybe even getting a gift that you have been waiting for? Or maybe you love having family and friends around during Christmastime, or when all the kids are outside and you can finally get some peace and quiet. We all have our thoughts on what makes Christmas the best. The angels had something to share with the shepherds that made their Christmas the best. They told them that Jesus, the long-awaited Savior, was being born in Bethlehem. This may not seem like huge news, but back during those times, the Jews were waiting for the Savior for a long time. This was news that would make it a good Christmas. However, as Jesus grew, the Jews changed what he came here to save us from. They were looking for someone to come and save them from the Romans who had bee

School Christmas Service The students are preparing for their Christmas service this year entitled “Saints and Angel Hosts Rejoice”. We focus on how the good news was shared with many different people. We also revisit how it was foretold that Jesus would come to save us from our sins. We look forward to seeing you all on December 19th at 6pm in the gym for our service.  Preschool Christmas Service The preschoolers will also be having their Christmas service on December 13th at 6pm in the church. The theme of their service will be “Acrostic Christmas”. The students will be singing various songs about the love of their Savior and how he was born on Christmas Day. Feel free to come and hear as the preschoolers tell us all about our Savior’s birth. Parent Teachers Conference Conferences with parents went well. Many of the parents came and heard about how their children were doing and how we can partner to keep their children learning to their fullest potential. Conferences

Dear Families of Jubilate Members, Here is the information for our December Singing Dates: Wednesday December 5th we will sing “The Manger Holds the Lamb” at the 4:00p.m. Advent service. Saturday December 8th we will sing “African Noel” and “The Manger Holds the Lamb” at the 5:00p.m. Salem Music Service. Wednesday December 19th we will sing “African Noel” at the K-8 Christmas Service. The Ladies of the choir will also sing “The Song of Mary”. Lord’s Blessings to you and your families as you prepare for the birth of our Savior. Ms. Gosch 651-764-3041

TAKE A NIGHT OFF FROM MAKING SUPPER Join us for church @ 4:00 or 7:00 pm supper & fellowship December 5 SALEM'S YOUTH GROUP will serve a soup, salad, bread & dessert 100% of proceeds will be used to buy gifts for families in need this Christmas season December 12 SALEM'S CARING COMMITTEE will serve Sloppy Joes, coleslaw & dessert The Caring Committee supports many programs at Salem December 19 SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM @ 6:00 No meal will be served. A free will offer will be accepted. If you’d like to donate a crockpot of soup for Dec 5’s meal please contact Jodi 651.208.5217 or Shelley 651.491.5508

THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS TO OUR SALEM FAMILY! Please join us for Thanksgiving worship at one of these services: Wednesday, Nov. 21  7:00 PM Thursday, Nov. 22   10:00 AM Regular Worship Times: Saturdays 5:00 PM Sundays 8:00 & 10:30 AM      Education Hour 9:30-10:30 AM

Our A-boy's team had a great game against Trinity, Belle Plaine last Friday night with a score of 46-8! Our next game will not be until Monday, December 3rd . It will be a home game against St. Mark's Eau Claire. Only the boy's A team will be playing at 6:30 . We have another game on Tuesday, December 4th . This game will be at Salem, but Christ will be hosting it, so we will not need any Salem volunteers! The girls will play at 6:30 and the boys will play at 7:30. We also have a game on Friday, December 7th at Salem, Greenfield . Girls will play at 6:30 and boys at 7:30. The address for the school is 9615 Pioneer Tr. Loretto, MN 55357 Here is the link to volunteer at home games for the remainder of the season!  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YdrVGSjimxkFnmRcrCQDlJU0rS9sWaIjBk28nqcC3DM/edit?usp=sharing Thank you for all your help to make this a successful basketball season!

With Thanksgiving break right around the corner, the second regular season game brought the Salem Saints a cornucopia of riches. In our second straight home game, we hosted Trinity Lutheran who made the journey from Belle Plaine, Minnesota. Our Saints exploded out of the gates and never looked back. In the early stages, our defensive aggressiveness propelled us to a big early lead. The top of our 2-3 zone defense, led by eighth graders John (22 points) and Reese (4 points), displayed great anticipation on defense by stealing numerous passes, which led to a countless number of fast break opportunities for our Saints. When Trinity was able to set up their zone defense, I thought our zone offense executed well in the half court with good ball movement. Eighth grader Griffin (10 points) did an excellent job of driving the baseline of Trinity’s zone and opening up passing lanes for easy baskets. Our 27-6 halftime advantage on the scoreboard enabled us get everyone an ample amount of play

Our students in grades 5-8 recently finished the second round of the Martin Luther College Meet Math competition. You can see our school and individual student results and rankings by visiting https://meetmath.mlc-wels.edu/results/view . Our Salem fifth and sixth-grade students are in the B-6 category, and our seventh and eighth-grade students are in the A-5 category. Categories are determined by school size. Other test dates this school year are the weeks of January 14 and February 25. Meet Math is a service club at Martin Luther College that provides mathematics contests for students in grades 5-12 who are enrolled in WELS or ELS schools. This club also maintains school and individual statistics that are the basis for various awards presented at the end of the school year. For more information about Meet Math, visit https://meetmath.mlc-wels.edu/about.

The 8th-grade class is planning to travel to the Boundary Water Canoe Area at the end of the school year for their class trip. They will be organizing several fundraisers to help them reach this goal. An order form will be available on the church entry information table, in each preschool classroom, in the school office, or feel free to contact any 8th grader to place your order. Checks should be made out to Salem Lutheran School. Order today so you can stock up on this yummy treat to serve over the Christmas holiday and throughout the new year (they come frozen and must be baked)! Last day to order: Monday, November 26 Delivery Date:   Monday, December 10 Our 8th Graders thank you for your support! Reese Sophia Zander David Griffin John

Here are some of our 8th grade Honor Roll students. Eleven out of eighteen possible students made Honor Roll this quarter! We want to congratulate these 6th - 8th-grade students who achieved Honor Roll for the 1st quarter of our school year: Abe Serenna Isaac Ethan Lars Elijah Griffin David John Sophia Reese

The Salem Saints had a great first game last Friday night against King of Grace! Both teams worked and fought hard. The Girl's B team lost 11-31 and the Boy's A team won 31-23. Both teams were a lot of fun to watch. They learned and grew from these games and are ready for the rest of their season! Next week we will have another home game on Friday, but only the Boy's A team will be playing. They play Belle Plaine at 6:30pm at Salem. We are set for volunteers for this week, which is awesome! We still need families to sign up for other volunteer spots throughout the season. Here is the link- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YdrVGSjimxkFnmRcrCQDlJU0rS9sWaIjBk28nqcC3DM/edit?usp=sharing As the basketball season progresses, the schedule is sure to change as schools have date conflicts/team changes/etc. Please pay close attention to the sports calendar each week! I will get information out as best as I can when I receive all of the information, but there are so many

The Salem Parent Teacher Organization will have their November meeting this Thursday (15th) at 6:30 pm.  All parents, guardians, and teachers of Salem are invited to join us in the lunch room!

On Friday night, our Salem A team opened up the 2018-2019 basketball season at home against the King of Grace Knights. After three long weeks of hard practices, our players were extremely excited for Friday night lights in front of the home crowd! Right off the opening tip-off, it was quite evident that the always well-coached Knights from Golden Valley were prepared for a twenty-six minute battle, as they used their size advantage to crash the offensive glass to jump out to a quick 6-0 lead in the first couple minutes. However, after the first five minutes, our Saints adjusted to the speed of the game and seized control. In the latter stages of the first half, our players went on an impressive scoring run that was fueled by a mix of great outside shooting and excellent execution of fast break opportunities on the offensive end. The other key that led to our 18-12 halftime lead was an impressive team effort from our zone defense, which stymied the Knight into long possessions ending

While the basketball season is just beginning, plans are being made for the final A team tournament February 15 - 17, 2019 in New Ulm.  This year the team and any fans who would like to join the team will be staying at: River Hills Hotel 1000 Raintree Rd Mankato, MN 507-388-8688 There are two room options (FYI - this is an all-suite hotel and all rooms have a kitchenette). 1) Two Bedroom Suite - has two bedrooms plus a sleeper sofa in the living room, so accommodates up to 5 people. $118/night plus taxes (~$10-15/night).  2) Two Queen Suite - has one bedroom plus a queen bed open to kitchen, no living room, and accommodates 4 people.  $98/night plus taxes (~$10-15/night).  To make reservations, simply call the hotel at the number above and request a room from the Salem Stillwater group.  Our rooms are only being held until Jan 15th, so call now to reserve!

Don't forget to attend Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 4-7 pm, Thursday, Nov. 8 from 4-7 pm and Friday, Nov. 9 from 8-9 am . Preschool - 4th grade should have already set up a time with their teacher. 5th - 8th grade parents may come any time during that time period to the school lunchroom to discuss their child's progress. NO SCHOOL Friday, Nov. 9 Friday Night Basketball - Come cheer on our Girls B-Team, 6:30 pm and Boys A-Team, 7:30 pm as we play our first home games against King of Grace Lutheran!

The 8th-grade class is planning to travel to the Boundary Water Canoe Area at the end of the school year for their class trip. They will be organizing several fundraisers to help them reach this goal. Thursday will be the first day you can order Butter Braids to help them! An order form will be available on the church entry information table, in each preschool classroom, in the school office, or feel free to contact any 8th grader to place your order. Checks should be made out to Salem Lutheran School. Order today so you can stock up on this yummy treat to serve over the Christmas holiday and throughout the new year (they come frozen and must be baked)! Last day to order: Monday, November 26 Delivery Date: Monday, December 10 Our 8th Graders thank you for your support! Reese Collins Sophia Enter Zander Gosch David Greene Griffin Paulsen John Thompson

Veterans Day Tribute at St. Croix Lutheran, Thu, Nov 8. Free and open to the public. Register online at www.StCroixLutheran.org/Veterans or call (651) 455-1521. Festival of Seasons Boutique craft and bake sale at St. Croix Lutheran, Sat, Nov 10, 9:00a-3:00p in the commons and gym. About 75 vendors of hand-made or specialty items, bake sale, soup/sandwich concessions, and live music! Find out more at www.StCroixLutheran.org/fos or call (651) 455-1521.

We will be having our first home basketball game of the season this Friday against King of Grace! The games are at 6:30 (girl's B team) and 7:30 (boy's A team). We need parent volunteers to sign up to help out for our home games. Here is the link--please sign up for 3 or 4 slots. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YdrVGSjimxkFnmRcrCQDlJU0rS9sWaIjBk28nqcC3DM/edit?usp=sharing Although we thought there would be a cheerleading team this year, there was lack of interest and no one to be our cheerleading coach, so there will not be cheerleading this year.  A reminder that the winter sports fee is $75.00. We need the winter sports fee in order to support our budget, pay our refs, and get food for concessions. So please get the payment to Mrs. Klatt this week. Thank you! Go Saints!

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NO BUS SERVICE on Friday,  November 2. Please make arrangements for drop-off and pick-up tomorrow. Busing will resume on Monday.

The entire school had fun yesterday learning about Martin Luther while doing various Reformation activities. The students frosted cookies with the Luther Seal on them. They learned what all of the different parts of the seal mean. They built a Wartburg Castle and learned how Martin Luther hid there from those who wanted him dead. They also got the opportunity to "find" Martin Luther who was hidden in the classroom and were challenged to make the Luther Seal out of legos. The students went from classroom to classroom with a mixture of grades Preschool - 8th grade. The cooperation across grade levels and the great interaction among the students were awesome to experience! We are hoping to have other activities throughout the year where the students get to interact and be in those groups again.

Report cards will be sent home tomorrow!

Busing will not be available in the AM or PM  this Friday.   Please make other arrangements for transportation for your child. Busing will resume on Monday. Thank you!

MAP Testing Salem went through its seasonal MAP testing at the beginning of October. The students were tested on Math, Reading, and Language. The testing is a way for teachers to see where the students are at and how we can better assist them with their learning. Teacher’s Conference The faculty of Salem attended the Minnesota State Teacher’s Conference in October and were able to see many different sectionals about teaching. We had time to reconnect with classmates and other teachers from the area as well as learn best practices for helping our students learn to their fullest potential. Reformation Learning is Fun The entire school had fun on Oct. 31 learning about Martin Luther while doing various Reformation activities. The students frosted cookies with the Luther Seal on them. They learned what all of the different parts of the seal mean. They built a Wartburg Castle and learned how Martin Luther hid there from those who wanted him dead. They also got the opportunity to

Here is the lunch menu for the month of November. November Lunch Menu

Salem Youth Group is available to any youth 7th grade or older. Here is the schedule of upcoming events. Please RSVP to these events by clicking the provided links so we know how many teens to expect for our events, this will help our leaders prepare appropriately. Please subscribe to our digital calendar for notifications of upcoming events, you can set this up to send you personal alerts so you will not miss out on all the fun. Click here to view & subscribe to the calendar. As always, join us for Bible study on Sunday mornings from 9:15-10:15 AM Wednesday, Oct. 31st   Reverse Trick or Treating RSVP Here Dress up in your favorite Salem gear /blue and green. Have fun with the Youth Group while collecting non-perishable food items for our local food pantry, and spreading the word about Salem Lutheran Church and School. ( I'm pretty sure there will be candy involved!) Saturday,  Nov. 3rd   Highway Clean Up with Christ North St Paul RSVP Here Meet & Fleet Farm g

Jubilate Choir sings in church this Sunday, October 28th, at the 10:30 service.  Please dress nicely and we will meet in the entryway of church and walk in from the back since you are singing right at the beginning of the service.  Look forward to hearing you praise your Savior.  Please inform Ms. Gosch if you will not be able to attend.

We're scheduling conferences to be held on Wednesday, November 7 from 4-7 PM,  Thursday, November 8 from 4-7 PM, and Friday, November 9 from 8-9 AM. Parent-teacher conferences offer an opportunity for parents/caregivers and teachers to speak with each other about issues affecting their children, like student achievement, work habits, and progress. Parents/caregivers can help make this a productive time by bringing questions, concerns, or suggestions to the meeting. We recommend that both parents/caregivers attend the conference if possible. Our first quarter ends on Friday, October 26. Report cards for all students will be sent home on Wednesday, October 31. Each of these conferences will be 15 minutes in length. Should more time be needed, please make other arrangements with the teacher. Conferences for students in kindergarten through fourth grade will be conducted in your child's homeroom. Click the SIGN UP! button below to schedule your K-4 conference. Middle Sch