Salemwood Shark Newsletter

Hello Salemwood families!

Happy Spring! With just over six weeks remaining in the school year, it's an exciting time filled with academic endeavors, end-of-year assessments, MCAS testing, and celebratory events. We appreciate your continued support in ensuring our students arrive at school on time each day.

As we approach the summer, it's a good opportunity to remind you to update any changes to your contact information. If you have a new phone number, email address, or home address, please reach out to our school office so we can keep our records current and maintain effective communication.

For any questions or concerns, feel free to email me directly at vhuynh@maldenps.org. Thank you for your ongoing partnership in supporting our students' success.

Ms. Van Huynh, Principal

vhuynh@maldenps.org.

• Friday, May 2nd: FTO Gr 6-8 Arts Events in 5-8 cafe 2:30-4pm

• Monday, May 5th-Tuesday May, 6th: Gr 3 & Gr 4 MCAS Math
• Monday, May 5th: School Committee at 6PM
• Wednesday, May 7th: 11am dismissal. No Lunch Served
• Thursday, May 8- Friday, May 9th: Gr 5 & Gr 8 Science MCAS
• Monday, May 12th -Wednesday, May 14th: Dental Screening Re-Checks in K-8 conference room
• Tuesday, May 13th - Wednesday, May 14th: Gr 6 & Gr 7 MCAS Math Session
• Tuesday, May 13th: School Council (Virtual) meeting at 5pm; FTO (Virtual) meeting at 6pm
• Friday, May 16th: Spring Pictures/Group Pictures
• Tuesday, May 20th -Wednesday May 21st: Gr 8 Civics MCAS
• Wednesday, May 21st: Progress reports distributed
• Monday, May 26th: No School. Memorial Day
• Thursday, May 29th: (Rain date- Friday, May 30)- K-4 Field Day
• Saturday, May 31st: GOTR/Heart & Soul 5K Run at Boston Common
• Tuesday, June 3: Guinness World Record Attempt #3- K-8 Polka Dance
• Tuesday, June 3rd: Gr 2 Music Concert in Auditorium at 1:30pm
• Wednesday, June 4th: Gr 3 Music Concert in Auditorium at 1:30pm
• Thursday, June 5th: Gr 4 Music Concert in Auditorium at 1:30pm; K-5 Talent Show 6pm in Auditorium
• Sunday, June 8th: Malden High School Graduation
• Monday, June 9th: School Committee at 6pm
• Tuesday, June 10th: Gr 5-8 Field Day
• Friday, June 13th: Gr 8 Moving on Ceremony at 9am in Gym
• Friday June 13th: Last day of school; 11am dismissal; Report Card distributed.

At the end of March and through May, Grades 3-8 will be participating in MCAS ELA, Math, Science (Gr 5 & 8), and Civics (Grade 8). MCAS testing is required for students in grades 3-8 and grade 10. With its alignment to standards, MCAS continues to be an extremely important measure of students' achievement and readiness for the future. Below you will find our testing schedule for your student. To set your student up for success on these tests, please make sure they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive on time or early to school on the day of the test. We thank parents and caregivers in advance for encouraging and helping our students succeed on these tests!

This time of year can be stressful for students. Here are some helpful tips to help you support your student during test time.

• Check the calendar below for your student's scheduled tests. Be sure to arrive to school on time!

• Be sure students get a good night's sleep: Make sure your student is able to get a good night's sleep before their test. This will help them concentrate and focus during the test.

• Start the day with breakfast. Encourage students to eat breakfast at home, or grab a breakfast here at the school. Either way, encourage them to fuel up before the test.

• Charge their Chromebook: For students in grades 5-8 who take their device home, be sure they charge their Chromebook the night before testing,

• Dress comfortably: Being comfortable during a test helps remove any distractions.

• Send them to school with a positive message: Help start their day with a positive outlook on their test day.

• Remind them to use their time wisely and use the strategies they learned in class: Students can take the whole school day to test, so they do not need to rush to finish. Remind them to read the directions carefully and to use what they've learned in class to help them during test time.

First and foremost we would like to express gratitude to all staff members who have taken leadership in creating the events at Salemwood. You all not only have given the best quality to our students during school hours but have all come together to form a community after school hours. We thank you.

Thank you to all families who have been part of all of our events and have also volunteered! We hope to continue to work together along with staff to bring more great activities to our Salemwood Community. Our events cannot be possible with the help of our community.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please reach out to one of the FTO Members.

Thank you Salemwood for participating in our elections and choosing your new FTO board!

Iliana Rivera, President

Jessica Nadeau, Vice President

Kelly Yin, Treasurer

Anabette D'Entremont, Secretary

This month's Lunch Menu

Please assist us in making sure that K-6 students are at their lines at 8:15am and Gr 7 & Gr 8 at 7:45am to begin their school day. We do not have staff outside to supervise your child before or afterschool school. Please do not drop your child(ren) off unsupervised. There is a before school program and an afterschool program that you can register your child for, for a fee if you need child care before or after school. With the cold weather of fall and winter approaching, please do not leave your child(ren) outside of the school unattended.

LINE UP: We welcome our Kindergarten through Gr 6 students to line up and enter through their prospective doors at 8:15am. Gr 7 & Gr 8 at 7:45am.

LATE ARRIVALS: Once our doors are closed, late arrivals will need to enter through our main office doors (K-4- which is on the lower plaza and 5-8 which is on Salem St) to get checked in. Our students have been taught to never open the exterior doors while in school, so please assist us in ensuring that you only enter through our K-4 or 5-8 office doors. Our K-4 office doors will always have a staff that can assist you.

EARLY DISMISSAL: If you need to dismiss your child, you are welcome to inform us ahead of time so that we can have your child in the office waiting for you. Please note that students will need to be picked up by an adult for dismissals; students are NOT allowed to walk home. This is to ensure their safety during school hours

Malden Public Schools offers before and after school childcare options for a fee. Please see the attached document below for more information. If you have questions regarding the before and after school programs, please use the contact information provided below.

📧mpsafterschool@maldenps.org

📱781-870-7684

If your child gets hurt and has a cast, is in a boot or requires crutches/wheelchair, you will need to bring in a doctor's note and get medically cleared with our school nurses before the student is allowed to attend school. This allows us to ensure that we are meeting their medical needs. This also applies to any surgery that they might need accommodations for. When in doubt, please contact our nurses on ClassDojo or email them at salemwoodnurses@maldenps.org

Please always share any new phone numbers, email address, new address, etc. with us so that we have up to date contact information.

Email: vhuynh@maldenps.org
Website: https://maldenps.org/salemwood/
Phone: 781-388-0643
Twitter: @salemwoodmalden