Salemwood Shark Newsletter

Greetings Salemwood Families!

Happy 2022!

We hope that you all had a pleasant, restful and fun holiday and winter break! We are so excited to have our students back in school!

There were so many great happenings in the month of December: Kindergarten-Gr 3 attended a fire safety assembly with special guest, Firefighter Sara. We counted down the12 days before vacation with themed days and our community came together for the Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser. Please enjoy some wonderful pictures that captured our fun!

Cold Weather/ School Drop Off Reminder

With the weather getting colder, please make sure that our students are arriving to school as close to the time that school start times as possible. Unfortunately, we do not have any additional staff to supervise our students before the start of the school day. We appreciate your support and understanding. Kindergarten- Grade 6 school hours are 8:15am-2:15pm; Grade 7 and Grade 8 school hours are 8am-2:20pm.

Covid Daily Health Checklist

If a student is not feeling well or exhibits COVID-19 symptoms prior to the start of school, they should stay home and seek further medical guidance, which may include COVID-19 testing. It is essential to stay home if one is not feeling well.

• Fever (100.0 F or higher) chills, or shaking chills
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• New loss of taste or smell
• Muscle aches or body aches
• Cough (not due to other know cause, such as chronic cough)
• Sore throat when in combination with other symptoms
• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea when in combination with other symptoms
• Headache, when in combination with other symptoms
• Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms
• Nasal congestion or runny nose (not due to other known causes), when in combination with other symptoms

If you are waiting for Covid test results, because you or a household member is symptomatic, please stay home until you receive the results before coming to school.

If you are completely vaccinated and you are not experiencing symptoms, you do not need to stay home and wait for test results of a house hold member.

Please reach out to me at vhuynh@maldenps.org if you need any assistance, have any questions, concerns or suggestions.

From December 8th through the 23rd our staff and students participated in the 12 Days of Break by dressing up on themed days. We also had a special guest visitor Firefighter Sarah. Hope you enjoy the fun we had below!

• January 6th: ACCESS testing for EL K-8 students is January 6- February 10, 2022. The Schedule of when your child will be taking the ACCESS test will be forthcoming.

• January 10, 2022: School Committee meeting on Monday January 10th at 6PM.

• January 14th: 12:30 Early Dismissal. Please make arrangements to pick your child up on time at 12:30pm.

• January 17th: No School in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• January 28th: Report cards sent home for K-4 students; Report cards for 5-8 students available on Aspen. If you need help accessing your family Aspen account, please contact the school for tech support.

• February 2: Quarter 2 Parent/Guardian/Teacher conference Wednesday, February 2, 2022 from 6-7:30pm

Reminder

School meets every day, Monday through Friday. Please find your student's grade below for start times.

K-6: 8:15 A.M. – 2:15 P.M.

7 & 8: 8AM – 2:20 P.M.

Each month I'd like to spot-light Salemwood Staff to help our community members get connected. This month, I am happy to introduce our School Social Workers and School Counselor. They work incredible hard to support the academic and social emotional needs of our students.

I have been a social worker in the middle school since Salemwood opened in Sept.1999.I love this community and treasure the close connections I have made with students and families through the years. I retired in June 2021, but thanks to Ms. Van, I am back at Salemwood three days a week this school year. I am happy to be back to help support our amazing students and school staff especially after the difficult times experienced by so many since March 2020.

Prior to coming to Malden, I worked as an outpatient therapist at Eliot Mental Health Center. I have a Masters in Social Work with a CAGS in Child and Adolescent Treatment.

When I am not working , I love to spend time with my family and friends, especially in nature and go for long walks with my two dogs.

Email: ddmytryk@maldenps.org

My name is Ryan Durney and I am the school social worker that works with grades three to five at the Salemwood School. I hold a clinical social work license and have been working as a school social worker for the past fourteen years. I have spent the last three years working at the Salemwood School. I enjoy working together with the students, staff, and families of Salemwood to support students' social emotional learning and growth.

Email: rdurney@maldenps.org

Hello, my name is Ms.Stewart and I am the 5-8 School Counselor here at the Salemwood. This is my first year at the Salemwood and I could not have asked for a better school to begin at. It has been a wonderful opportunity to meet all the amazing students, families, and staff here. As your student's school counselor, I am here to support any social emotional needs they may have inside or outside of the classroom. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Email: jstewart@maldenps.org

This is my third year working at the Salemwood School. During the 2018-2019 school year, I interned at Salemwood as part of my practicum while working towards my Masters in Social Work at Boston University. Last year, I had the honor and pleasure of working at Salemwood as a school guidance counselor until this year, when I transitioned into my current position as the school social worker for grades 6-8. I truly enjoy interacting with all of the diverse and caring students, families and staff here each day and can say without a doubt that Salemwood has a special place in my heart.

Email: ksantana@maldenps.org

Alison Mahoney joined the Salemwood School community this past fall and is the school social worker for kindergarten through second grade. Ms. Mahoney graduated from Columbia’s School of Social Work in 2017 and is an LICSW with experience working with children and families across many settings. Ms. Mahoney works to provide students with social emotional support at school through counseling services, check-ins with staff and students, and facilitating lunch groups to help encourage social skill development and positive peer interactions. Ms. Mahoney has loved getting to know and work with the Salemwood’s incredible students, families, and staff so far this year.

Email: amahoney@maldenps.org

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with me.

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