November School Newsletter

From the Principal’s Desk

The Salem staff wishes you a happy and blessed Thanksgiving season. As you can see from the length of our newsletter, a lot of things are happening at Salem. The students and staff are busy. The Terra Nova testing is complete and the first quarter will end on November 4^th. Thank you for all your hard work!

Report cards will be sent home on November 9^th and our Parent-Teacher Conferences are on November 12^th-13^th. If you have any questions about the report cards or the conferences, please call the school office.

Sit down with your child this week and discuss the quarterly report together and also bring your questions to your conference so that the teachers can help you. We all look forward to seeing you on Thursday and Friday.

We are also beginning to prepare for the children’s Christmas Service. K-8^th grade will participate in one service together on Christmas Eve. Please look for more information to come home soon.

Fall Fest

The committee for the 2009-2010 Fall Festival would like to thank all those parents and students who made this year’s Fall Fest a great success.

Thanks also to all the volunteers who helped with concessions. The monies raised will help this year’s 5^th grade class to attend Hartley during the next school year.

Thanksgiving Break

Students will be dismissed at 11:30am on Wednesday, November 25^th. School will resume on Monday, November 30^th.

Cheer Meeting

Any girl in grades 3-8 who are interested in cheering for the boys’ basketball teams are to meet in the gym at 3:15 on Tuesday, Nov. 10^th.

Mrs. Char Porubsky and Ms. Cim Sink will be coaching. There will be some changes in the cheering this year. Stop by if you think you may want to try. There are no commitments at this meeting.

Parent Visiting Day – November 10th

On Tuesday, November 10^th, the school will be open for regular classes with the opportunity for parents, grandparents, and friends to come and observe the classes.

You are also invited to stay and enjoy Hot Lunch here at Salem. Our menu for this special day is:

Salad Bar with Mac & Cheese

The cost for hot lunch and serving times are as follows:

Gr. 1&2 - 11:35 $2.00

Gr. 3&4 – 11:45 $2.00

Gr. 5&6 – 12:00 $2.25

Gr. 7&8 – 12:05 $2.25

Adults $3.00

Preschool $1.50

To assist our cooks in knowing how much delicious food to prepare, please call or email the office if you know you’ll be able to attend.

Hot Lunch Reminder

The menu, on the first day back to school after a snow day will be what was scheduled for that snow day. Then, the following day’s menu will be as scheduled. Thank you!

Parent-Teacher Consultations

Parent-Teacher Consultations will be on Thursday, November 12^th and Friday, November 13^th. Parents will receive an appointment slip with their child’s report card on Monday, November 9^th. School will dismiss at 11:30a.m. on Thursday and there will be no school on Friday. There will be no bus service for Thursday after school.

Worship Opportunities

Salem Lutheran Church is offering two Thanksgiving Services.

* Wednesday, Nov. 25th @ 7:00 P.M.

* Thursday, Nov. 26th @ 10:00 A.M.

Grades 5-8 will sing at the Wednesday evening service.

Thrivent Gift-Matching Program

Our school is enrolled in The GivingPlus Program from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. This is a program that supplements donations to our school. If you are a member of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, you have the opportunity to give a gift of money to the school and Thrivent will supplement that gift by an additional fifty percent! Each Thrivent member in your family can donate up to $600.00, which equates to $900.00 for the school. Your donation goes into a fund that helps pay for the day-to-day operations of the school.

This program is ending soon. If you are a Thrivent member and are wishing to make a donation to Salem Lutheran School, please do not procrastinate. Thank you.

Kroger Community Rewards

Do you shop at Kroger? Have you signed up to support Salem Lutheran School with Kroger Community Rewards yet? Visit the school or church office for more details.

Also, keep on saving your VG’s receipts, Spartan UPC’s, Box Tops, School Spirit Coupons and Campbell’s UPC’s. All these great programs benefit our school in different ways.

Sports

Girls’ basketball is in full swing. Check the schedule and come support our lady Cardinals!

We have two upcoming tournaments. The first tournament will be at Memorial Lutheran School in Williamston on November 14^th. The second tournament will be at MLS on December 11^th & 12^th.

Thank you to Esther Matthies, Lainie Zelenka, Amy Feinauer, Julie MacKay and Jane Hippert who volunteered to work admissions at our home games.

P.T.O.

Our next PTO meeting will be held in the school gym at 6:30pm on November 16^th.

Your input and support is what makes Salem such a special place; please come if you are able. Free childcare will be available in the kindergarten room.

Pioneer News

Fall clean-up is scheduled November 7^th from 10am until noon. Anyone willing to help rake leaves should meet at school at 9:45. Please bring a rake and tarp if you have one. This is a good opportunity to help out your community and fellow church members. There is a Pioneer and Council Meeting on November 2^nd. Also, a regular meeting will be held on November 23^rd.

This month’s Pioneer ice cream sale will be held on November 18^th.

Popcorn

This month’s sales are scheduled for November 10^th & 24^th. The proceeds from our popcorn sales go toward buying flowers for the front of the school building.

8^th grade class

The 8^th grade class is going to carry on last year’s tradition of “hat day”. On a chosen day, each student may pay 25 cents to wear a hat to school. The funds will be collected by and benefit Salem’s 8^th grade class.

Please keep in mind that your hat may not be too distracting or your teacher will ask you to remove it. (No oversized hats, bells, etc…)

Look at the calendar for “hat day”, support the 8^th grade class, and have some fun!

School Closings

In the event of a school closing due to inclement weather, tune into WJRT channel 12 or WNEM TV-5. We will be closed if Owosso public schools are closed. You may also check either television channel’s website for this information.

* www.abc12.com * www.wnem.com

Please do not call the television station or the school office for school closing information.

Please note that if there is a morning delay, we will cancel Kindergarten for that day.

Website

Check out Salem Lutheran School & Church’s website. Check it often to find helpful information regarding upcoming events and important announcements at www.salemowosso.org Click on Salem School Events. You can also find this newsletter by clicking on the bulletins and newsletters page.

If you would like to be contacted via e-mail with school news and information, please leave word in the school office, or send an email to school@salemowosso.org. Some have already signed up during registration.

Also, if you receive information and don’t want it, let us know.

Book Fair

Thanks to Salem’s family and friends, the book fair profit has allowed the library to purchase $1036 worth of new books! Wow! Thank you to Lainie Zelenka for all the hours spent coordinating this years’ fair. Many thanks also go out to the volunteers who gave their time and talents to make the fair run smoothly. Special thanks go to Julie McCloskey, Lynne Freeman, Texanne Turk, and Amy Feinauer; we couldn’t do it without you.

Missions

2^nd quarter mission offerings are going to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in LaPorte, Indiana.

God gives many blessing.

Let us be thankful to Him.