Saltar's Point Otter News

2/2 - Report cards available in Skyward

2/5 - Lindquist Dental Day (see flyer below)

2/11 - PTA Cupid Cider & Cocoa Cart

2/12 - Spring Picture Day (more info coming)

2/13 - NO SCHOOL

2/16 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day

2/17 - Purple Up!

2/18 - PTA Recess Takeover

Every Wednesday is ACE Day and students are released at 2:10 pm (except half days)

With the start of second semester, now is a great time to log into Skyward and make sure your family contact information and emergency contacts are up to date.

📌 Click on the picture to access Skyward.
🔐 If you are locked out or need help logging in, please let us know — we’re happy to help!

Thank you for helping us keep student information current and accurate. 💙

Saltar's Withdrawal Form

Saltar's Planned Absence Form

District website

Saltar's Point school website

Saltar's Point Facebook page

ParentSquare

Skyward

TouchBase Payments

Dear Families,

The safety of our students and staff is always our highest priority. To help ensure a secure learning environment, we want to take a moment to remind everyone of our school safety procedures.

All classroom doors are locked during the school day, both to the inside hallways and to the outside. This allows us to better monitor movement within the building and helps keep students safe.

In addition, all visitors—including families—must enter the building through the main entrance only. When you arrive, please use the buzzer at the front door so our office staff can assist you. For safety reasons, families should not enter the building through any other doors, including classroom doors, side entrances, or doors near the playground or bus loop.

These procedures are in place to protect our students, staff, and visitors, and we appreciate your cooperation and understanding. When everyone follows the same protocols, we create a safer, more secure school environment for all.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep our school safe.

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Regular school attendance is essential for student learning and success. Now that we are in the middle of cold and flu season, we understand that students may need to stay home when they are ill.

If your child is absent due to illness for five (5) or more consecutive school days, please provide the school with a doctor’s note to excuse the absence for that timeframe.

If you have any questions about attendance or need support, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office. Thank you for your partnership in supporting student learning and well-being.

Dear Families;

Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children, a local nonprofit organization partnering with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, is offering free preventive dental services at our school on February 5th. These services are free and you will not receive a bill. If a dental issue is identified, you will be notified. For your child to participate, please complete the permission form sent home with your child.

What will happen? A dental hygienist will look at your child's teeth and make a visual assessment. They will apply fluoride varnish, a thin protective coating to keep teeth health and strong. If your child's teeth are ready, the hygienist will place dental sealants, which protect teeth from developing cavities.

Questions? Please contact Bree Giovannini, LPN at 253.983.2606 or bgiovannini@steilacoom.k12.wa.us.

When to Keep Your Child Home from School

Please keep your child home if they:

• Are too sick to take part in normal school activities

• Need care or monitoring that can’t be provided at school

• Could create an unsafe or unhealthy environment for others

Keep Your Child Home If They Have:

Fever

• Temperature of 100.4°F or higher

• May return after 24 hours fever-free without medication

Vomiting

• Stay home until vomit-free for 24 hours and able to participate normally

Diarrhea

• Stay home until diarrhea can be contained and stools return to normal

• Keep home if stool contains blood or mucus

Flu, COVID-19, or RSV

• Stay home until symptoms improve and fever-free for 24 hours

Strep Throat or Scarlet Fever

• May return after 24 hours on antibiotics and fever-free

Chickenpox

• Stay home until all blisters have scabbed over and no new ones appear

Measles

• Stay home until 4 days after the rash appears

Mumps

• Stay home until 5 days after swelling begins

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

• Stay home until 5 full days of antibiotics are completed

Skin Infections

• Stay home if there are:

  • Open, draining wounds that can’t be covered

  • Mouth sores with drooling

• May return once treated or cleared by a healthcare provider

Ringworm or Scabies

• May return after treatment has started

Shingles

• Stay home until rash can be covered or lesions have crusted

These Do NOT Require Staying Home

(unless your child is too sick to participate normally)

• Common cold (without fever)

• Ear infection

• Pinkeye (conjunctivitis)

• Bronchitis

• Hand, foot, and mouth disease

• Fifth disease

• Mono

• Pneumonia

• Pinworms

• Warts

• Molluscum contagiosum

If you’re ever unsure, please check with your school or your child’s healthcare provider.
Thank you for helping keep our school community healthy

Calling all "Future Chefs" for our Culinary Competition!

We're inviting all future chefs to create a recipe inspired by a country or culture from anywhere in the world.

Ten lucky finalist from Saltar's Point Elementary School will be chosen as finalists to compete in our contest on March 18, 2025. As a bonus, the winner of this event will be entered in a Future Chefs National Challenge for some great prizes!

Submissions are due by February 17, 2026.

Scan the QR code in the flyer or go to futurechefschallenge.com

Hello Saltar’s Families!

We have some fun volunteer opportunities coming up in February, and we’d love your help!

💘 Cupid Cocoa & Cider Cart
📅 February 11
Volunteers will help deliver cocoa and cider to all classrooms.

🛝 Recess Takeover
📅 February 18
Help supervise and support students during recess.

Please click on the links below to sign up. Thank you for supporting our school and making these events special for our students! 💙

Saltar’s Cupid Cocoa & Cider Cart on Feb. 11th

Recess Takeover on February 18th

Clothing Drive | January 29 – February 13

We are currently accepting donations through our Amazon Wishlist to help provide essential clothing items for our students throughout the school year.

To participate, simply scan the QR code on the flyer, click the flyer to access the wish list, or use the link below.
Amazon Wishlist

Thank you for your continued support of our students! 💙

Our resident salmon are progressing right along and becoming more active each day! It’s exciting to watch their growth and observe the changes as they continue their journey.

We would love to have you volunteer, if you are a new parent to the district please click on the link to get signed up to volunteer.

If you are a current volunteer in the district please contact the volunteer coordinator to make sure that Saltar's Point is added to your profile.

If your student is moving up to Pioneer Middle School make sure you reach out to our volunteer coordinator to have Pioneer added to your profile.