Salem Lutheran School News

Parents, a large number of middle school students left their Chromebook chargers at home. Chromebooks, cases, and chargers were checked in and collected this afternoon. Please remind students to bring their chargers to school with them on Friday so they can be checked in. Thanks!

REMINDER! Our last day of school for grades K-8 is a half day ending at 12:00 pm on June 1. There will be   NO BUS  that morning or afternoon so please plan to have transportation for your child that day. SPTO would like to invite all families to a picnic that day to end the school year. Bring your own picnic lunch and meet at the gazebo at Washington Park in Stillwater (S. Greeley St.) Pk-8th-grade families are welcome to attend. Here is more detail of the event: SPTO Last Day of School Picnic

Correction! Grades 1-7 are singing on Sunday for the 8th-grade graduation service. Kindergarten is not expected to attend. Students in Grades 1-7 are scheduled to sing Salem’s theme song for this year, “Fix Your Eyes on Jesus”, at the beginning of the 9:30 service on Sunday, June 3.  This is the graduation service for our eighth-grade students. Students will not need to practice the song before the service, they already know the song. They should just come to church, sit in the pews, and then come up front when it is time to sing the song. They will sing the song right at the beginning of the service after the pastor gives his welcome.  When they finish the song, students will go back and sit with their family or they may leave if the family is not staying for the service.

Students in Grades K-7 are scheduled to sing Salem’s theme song for this year, “Fix Your Eyes on Jesus”, at the beginning of the 9:30 service on Sunday, June 3.  This is the graduation service for our eighth-grade students. Students will not need to practice the song before the service, they already know the song. They should just come to church, sit in the pews, and then come up front when it is time to sing the song. They will sing the song right at the beginning of the service after the pastor gives his welcome.  When they finish the song, students will go back and sit with their family or they may leave if the family is not staying for the service.

The first item to tell you is we are excited to start using a company called TADS to help manage our student information and to help you manage your tuition costs. We previously used to TADS to evaluate financial assistance needs but we will now also use them for storing information, lunch, and tuition billing. In order to do so, you will soon be contacted by TADS via email to allow you to set up your enrollment for next year.  Please complete this enrollment for each child you will have at Salem as soon as you receive it so we can finalize and confirm all information is accurate for next year!  You should be receiving this within the week. When you enter your enrollment in TADS, having your contact information as well as these items below on hand will make the process much easier for you: At least two emergency contacts for your student with their phone numbers. Preschool families should have at least two pick up people as well and have a phone and address for each. If you do not

Stillwater Transportation has only 13 students from Salem registered for the 2018-2019 school year. If you haven't registered for busing for next year please do so now! The registration form is found below or you can also pick one up in the school office. Here is the information that was shared previously: Beginning August 2018, District 834 Transportation will no longer be sending transportation information letters or schedules through the mail. All schedules will be distributed by electronic notification through their Versatrans e-Link system. They will be providing an email to families with a website link and username and password information for you to obtain your schedules. The username and password for Versatrans e-Link will also be the information you use to log into the My Stop bus tracking app. They have updated the forms to reflect this change. They asked that we make certain our families understand they will need an accurate email address in order to provide you

Wednesday, May 30 - Last Day of Preschool Thursday, May 31 - Last Hot Lunch for 2017-2018 Served (Call the school office if you can help) Friday, June 1 - NO BUS, K-8 Last Day of School -  Dismissal at 12:00 pm    Parents are welcome to attend Chapel at 9:30 am Friday as we wrap up the school year.    SPTO invites all families to bring their own lunch and meet at Washington Park in Stillwater     after 12:00 pm dismissal.

We are enhancing our current SCRIP program to allow you to order your SCRIP on your own if you choose.  We will still do regular orders on the 2nd & 4th Monday mornings, but, now you have the option to place your own order.  The other change will be a flat 20% fee for shipping on all orders.  This will cover the shipping and administrative fees involved in the orders.  For example, if you earn $5.00 from your order, Salem will keep $1 to cover any costs.  We will monitor this fee and may lower if possible.  We are also offering to apply your profits to your child's lunch account as well as tuition.  We are also adding an option to direct your profits to church.  We are excited about the changes and hope you are as well.  Contact any SPTO member or the church office for more information. There is also more information in the attachment below. Thanks! SCRIP Enrollment Information

The students of Salem presented great productions this year.  The plays have been uploaded to youtube.  Click on the links below for each.  If you would like a DVD of any of these please contact the school office. Preschool Play  https://youtu.be/IKZ5se1yOpU K-4th grades   https://youtu.be/rusRdTNPkXI 5th-8th grades  https://youtu.be/ihSzNlBfn6Y Please share links with family for them to view.

Need a little mystery, intrigue, or just plain fun in your life? Don't forget to attend tonight's 5-8th-grade production at the Phipps Center  ( 109 Locust St, Hudson, WI 54016)   at 7:00 pm.  Students performing in this play should arrive and be ready by 6:45 pm. An additional music piece and a chance for our 8th graders to say goodbye will end the evening's activities. Refreshments will be offered in the park across the street after the production. Come join us! Map to the Phipps

Our last day of school for grades K-8 is a half day ending at 12:00 pm on June 1. There will be NO BUS that morning or afternoon so please plan to have transportation for your child that day. SPTO would like to invite all families to a picnic that day to end the school year. Bring your own picnic lunch and meet at the gazebo at Washington Park in Stillwater (Greeley St.) Pk-8th-grade families are welcome to attend. Here is more detail of the event: SPTO Last Day of School Picnic

The last day available to order school hot lunch will be on Thursday, May 31. This last lunch will be a cook-out with burgers and hot dogs with ice cream sundaes for dessert. We appreciate many helpers that day and can still use some volunteers to serve food and also the ice cream. Please contact the school office to let us know you can help that day. (school.office@salemlutheran.org   651-439-7831) WE APPRECIATE THE HELP!

Mrs. Noack will be offering swimming lessons this summer the week of July 9 - 13. Lessons are a half hour long and the charge is $25 for the week. Registration forms along with more information on her credentials are available in the school office. If you have any questions, please call or text Mrs. Noack at 651-280-9881.

The Salem Saints had their final bowling tournament on Saturday, May 19th.  While neither team advanced very far in the tournament, the "A" and "B" teams had good seasons overall.  Both Tyler and Eli were recognized for the highest fill percentage (meaning most spares or strikes per frame) for our teams.  Overall the Saints had 96 strikes and 152 spares this season!  We thank Tyler for his leadership and will miss him next year as he moves on to high school.  The future for Salem bowling looks great and we hope all the young players return next year!

 Grades 5-8 will present their play  “Mystery at Shady Acres”  on   Tuesday, May 22! Due to scheduling conflicts, this date was moved from the 23rd. The production will take place at the Phipps Center  ( 109 Locust St, Hudson, WI 54016)   at 7:00 pm.  Students performing in this play should arrive by 6:45 pm. There will be a free-will offering to help cover the cost of the theater rental. See you there! Map to the Phipps

If you preordered a yearbook, your child should receive theirs in their classroom. If you have not purchased one, there are limited quantities left in the school office. They are $15 each and check or cash is accepted. Checks can be made out to Salem Lutheran School.

The SPTO will have their meeting tomorrow (Thursday, May 17) at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall (Lunch Room).  An email was sent informing congregation members of a call meeting at 6:00 pm Thursday.  It stated that the SPTO meeting was at 7:00 pm.  The SPTO meeting may be delayed if the call meeting runs later than 6:30 pm, but if the meeting is done by 6:30 pm, the SPTO meeting will start at 6:30 pm.

Please return your requests for summer piano lessons to Mrs. Ronning as soon as possible. Forms can be found in the school office or print and return to the school office. Summer Piano Lesson Registration

As we get towards the final weeks of the school year, Salem's 3rd Annual Basketball Camp is right around the corner! If you still plan to sign your kid(s) up and haven't done so yet, please make sure to turn your registration forms into the school office ASAP. We are ordering t-shirts this week and would like to get a rough estimate of the how many we need. Although the sign-up deadline is not until May 29th, we want to ensure every camper gets one of these awesome shirts! Late sign-ups will still be accepted. Further information and registration forms are currently in the school office. Please feel free to spread the word by inviting any family and friends that would be interested! This camp is a great opportunity to start summer vacation with a blast! All campers will receive individual, hands-on instruction in a Christ-centered environment. Neal, Tess and I are very excited!! Travis Koester

A reminder that there is a meeting this Thursday, May 17th at 6:30 pm. SPTO would also like you to take a few minutes to complete the survey below. Thank you! SPTO Survey

The Salem Saints have their final bowling meet on Saturday, May 19 at Apple Place in Apple Valley.  Bowlers should be at the alley by 10:20 am.  There will be awards and six games of "pool" play to start the meet.  The top eight teams in each "A" league and "B" league will then move into bracket play.  There is a Spirit Award, so bring/wear your school spirit and all our spectators should sign in with our school name!  Let's go Saints!

The teachers and staff members of Salem Lutheran School thank all the students and parents for the many gifts they gave us for Teacher Appreciation Week last week.  It was very uplifting to receive a little gift as a thank you each day.  We all were very appreciative of the catered meal that you served us on Thursday.  It was a pleasure to have a meal like this and to be able to share it with the rest of the staff at the same time.  Thank you to those that covered our classes so that we could dine together.  Your efforts worked, we feel appreciated! Thank you! Roger Zoldan Principal, Salem Lutheran School

Due to unavailability of the Phipps on the 23rd, the upper-grade play will be on Tuesday, May 22!!

There will be an SPTO meeting Thursday, May 17th at 6:30pm. This will be the last one of this school year. Please join us in this new organization as we discuss events that have gone well and how we will proceed in the 2018-2019 school year.  The meeting will take place in the lunchroom. The side door (morning care door) will be open at 6:15pm.

Beginning August 2018, District 834 Transportation will no longer be sending transportation information letters or schedules through the mail. All schedules will be distributed by electronic notification through their Versatrans e-Link system. They will be providing an email to families with a website link and username and password information for you to obtain your schedules. The username and password for Versatrans e-Link will also be the information you use to log into the My Stop bus tracking app. They have updated the forms to reflect this change. They asked that we make certain our families understand they will need an accurate email address in order to provide you with this information. Please use the following form to apply for bussing for the 2018-2019 school year.  The deadline is June 15. Thank you! Bus Registration for 2018-2019

Due to weather conditions, tomorrow's track meet has been rescheduled for next Thursday.

The Preschool will present its play  “American Symbols”  on  Thursday, May 10  in the gym starting at 6:00 p.m. The play features symbols that represent the United States. Many songs will be included in the play. Also on  Thursday, May 10 , K-4 will present  “The Amazing Grace Race.”  It is a musical that depicts this year’s school theme “Fix Your Eyes on Jesus” as it is the story of a group of runners who are running the race of life, much like the race that Christians run with Jesus to heaven. We anticipate “showtime” to be around 6:45 p.m.  We hope to see you there!

We are again offering to order Summer Skills books to help reinforce your child's learning over the summer. For more information, you can visit their website at  www.summerskills.com . We also have sample books available in the school office. You can order yourself online or sign-up in the school office by May 11. The cost is $19 per book and must be paid prior to placing the order.

VBS 2018 We will be making a big splash with our “Splash Canyon” Vacation Bible School, M-Thurs., June 18-22 from 9:15 am - 11:30 am ($5) Sports Camp M-W, June 18-21 from 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm ($5) Family Night activities on Thursday evening, June 22 (free) The cost for VBS is $5 per child and a family maximum of $15 and Sports Camp is $5, too. We are in need of volunteers (teacher for preschool & teacher for gr 5-6, game coordinator, Sport Camp helpers and Family Night helpers to name a few) - contact Debbie Hansen or Pastor Brohn if you would like to help out.  Our registration link is live now, so you can start registering your children for VBS & Sport Camp.  Register at salemlutheran.org/vbs - You can also register to volunteer at that link as well.  We need to have the numbers for t-shirts by May 1, so, if possible, please register before then!

The Salem A boys' basketball coach, Travis Koester, along with assistant coaches Neal and Tess Anderson, are excited to offer their 3rd annual basketball camp this summer. The camp runs  Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th from 5:30-8:30 pm . The camp is open to all boys and girls entering the 4th-8th grade. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in a fun summer activity that aims to improve basic basketball skills. Please note that you do not have to be a current Salem basketball player to attend this camp. Even if your child has never played organized basketball before, this camp will provide excellent instruction on the basic fundamental skills of the sport. I highly recommend this camp to both new and experienced basketball players. Further information and registration forms are currently available in the school office. The forms can also be accessed electronically through the links at the bottom of this post. If you have any questions/comments, please ema

Congratulations to all of our Confirmands! Salem's Confirmation Class will be confirmed in the 10:30 am worship service this Sunday. I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.          John 11:25 & 26

Salem Staff Appreciation Week -  May 7th-11th The SPTO would like to invite you to celebrate our wonderful, dedicated staff at Salem by participating in some fun activities we have planned for ne week! First of all, we are planning to offer some breakfast treats during one of the teachers'  early morning staff meetings this week. Second, we are catering in a special lunch from the Olive Garden for all staff at Salem on Thursday, May 10th. We are asking families to please donate $5 per family to help with the expense of these two meals. This special staff lunch is the one lunch all school year that teachers are able to eat with other staff members and be away from the noisy lunchroom. It is a simple thing we can treat them to and it is always greatly appreciated by the staff members! Finally, we encourage you to surprise your child’s teacher or any other Salem staff with little treats or gifts throughout the week. Our theme for this school year is

The Preschool will present its play “American Symbols” on Thursday, May 10 in the gym starting at 6:00 p.m.  The play features symbols that represent the United States.  Many songs will be included in the play. Also on Thursday, May 10 , kindergarten through fourth grade will present “The Amazing Grace Race.” It is a musical that depicts this year’s school theme “Fix Your Eyes on Jesus” as it is the story of a group of runners who are running the race of life, much like the race that Christians run with Jesus to heaven. We anticipate “showtime” to be around 6:45 p.m.  We hope to see you there! Grades 5-8 will present their play “Mystery at Shady Acres” on Wednesday, May 23 , at the Phipps Center in Hudson, WI, at 7:00 p.m.  There will be a free-will offering to help cover the cost of the theater rental. Everyone is invited to attend these performances and support our developing stars of the stage! 

We are in need of some items for the 5-8th grade play on May 23! We would like: - Coat Rack - Feather pen - Shampoo bottles (hotel size) - Eleven (preferably older/vintage) suitcases - Fishing net - Large "diamond" necklace - Large "diamond" engagement ring - Teacup and saucer (nicer looking plastic one) - "Gold" pocket watch - Silverware - Shower curtain - Painting (1 larger and 1 small) - White robe - 2 Apron - Crown of flowers - Chef's hats If you have any of these items that can be used by our middle school students (i.e. are not breakable or precious to you), please drop them off in the school office with your name labeled on them so we may return to you. You can email Calla Schoch (cschoch@salemlutheran.org) with any questions. Thank you!

Please Join Us! What? 15 lessons offer an introduction to what the Bible and Christianity is all about. A great review of what our students learn in Confirmation class. This class also prepares people for membership in our Salem Church family. Book is provided. When? Beginning Wednesday, May 9th, 7 PM Where? In the School Conference Room (across from the 4-K room in the upper level of the school) Questions? Contact Pastor Brohn jbrohn@salemlutheran.org 651-246-6856 (voice / text)