February News
Spirit Week
The students will be showing their school spirit from February 11-14. The students will dress up for fun and get excited for the upcoming MLC Tournament. The dress up days are as follows:
Monday: Pajama Day/Bed Head Day
Tuesday: Crazy Day/Clash Day
Wednesday: Reverse Age Day
Thursday: Salem Spirit Day
Power up Winter Warm-up Challenge
The students will be participating in this event from January 28th until February 14th. The teachers will be tracking the activity of the students during recess, at school, and at home. We will get money from the Power up company proportional to the percentage of participation in the challenge. This is a cool way for our kids to stay active and for our school to raise some money.
Basketball Tournaments
The girl’s B-team tournament was the weekend of January 26th and 27th. They played really well and grew much this season. The two A-team tournaments are still ahead of us. The league tournament is February 8th-10th, and the New Ulm tournament is February 15th-17th. We are excited to see our students play and praise their Lord and Savior with their gifts.
No School Days
Salem will not have school on February 15th for the New Ulm basketball tournament. We will also not have school on the 18th for President’s Day.
Middle School-Ski Field Trip
The Middle School students will once again be going to Afton Alps to ski and snowboard. The students will have the opportunity to learn how to ski and give it a try. The students always have fun and enjoy the opportunity to either learn or show off their skills.
St. Croix Lutheran Math Bowl and Spelling Bee
Our students will be participating again in the Math Bowl and Spelling Bee at St. Croix. We look forward to seeing how they perform in Math and Spelling.
Parent Introduction to Bible Class
This class is intended for parents of students who are interested in learning more about what their children are learning at Salem. Pastor Brohn will lead parents through what the Bible teaches us about ourselves and our God. If you are interested and missed the class on January 28th, feel free to talk with any of the teachers or Pastor Brohn about your interest of learning about what the Bible teaches.
Family Academic Night- Science Theme
Our Family Academic Night is March 7th. We are on our Science theme for this school year and are still looking for more people who have jobs in the science field. We are looking for 5-10 minute displays/presentations/demonstrations for all ages of students. If you are interested in sharing your field of study or have more questions, please contact Jill Kaiser at jkaiser@salemlutheran.org.
Second Semester Chapel Offering
The children bring money for an offering every Wednesday in our school chapel service. During the second semester, our mission project supports “Grace--Hmong outreach in Vietnam.” We will join with many other schools to gather our offerings. The goal of this special offering is to receive gifts totaling $2 million by June 30, 2019, to fund the land purchase, building construction, and the first two years of operational costs for a pastor training facility in Hanoi, Vietnam.
School Registrations for 2019
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.
Messy Mondays
Our first Messy Monday was held on January 14th from 6pm to 7pm at Salem. Future Messy Mondays will be Feb. 11, March 11, April 8 and May 13. All families with children ages 2-5 are welcome to attend. Families will be asked to give a $5 per child donation and a different activity or craft will be planned for each event. If you know of someone who is looking for a preschool or kindergarten for next year, please invite them. This is a wonderful opportunity to have them see our school and meet our awesome teachers. There are postcards for you to hand out in the church lobby or school office, if you would rather invite people that way.
Moving Help
Our preschool teacher, Amy Gosch, will be purchasing a house and moving Friday, March 22nd (last weekend of spring break). She is requesting help if possible with moving Saturday, March 23 or Sunday, March 24, whatever works best. Please contact the church or school office if you can help out!
Help Our School
We are still collecting Box-tops for Education and aluminum cans. Please remember to check the date on the Boxtops for Education as they do expire. These can be placed in the bin at the school door entrance. Aluminum cans can be bagged up and placed in the wooden bin that is next to the garage on our property. We are no longer collecting inkjet cartridges!
SCRIP Orders
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 online. The other change will be a flat 5% 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 $.25 to cover any costs. 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.
Prayer
One way we usually forget about how we can help our school and church is to pray for them throughout the year. Your prayers are always a blessing and it is great to know that you are asking God for his blessings on our school year.
