Salemwood Shark Newsletter

Good September to you!

We are so excited and pleased to welcome back our Grade 1-Grade 8 students on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 as well as welcoming our new incoming Kindergarteners on Friday, September 6, 2024! Our hallways were bustling with busy feet, our classrooms were full of excited and happy learners! Thank you to all the staff, our students and families for a smooth and successful start of 2024-2025 school year!

We would like to remind you to join the Salemwood School's Class Dojo to receive our school notifications. Please click on the link to join: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?s=5397ca2ae25e7dc77f001069

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns via my email: vhuynh@maldenps.org

It is my honor to be Principal of the Salemwood School.

Thank you.

Principal Ms. Van

Email: vhuynh@maldenps.org
Website: https://maldenps.org/salemwood/

School Hours

• Grades K-6 start at 8:15 and are dismissed at 2:15
• Grades 7 & 8 start at 7:45 and are dismissed at 2:20

Monday, September 9: School Committee at 6pm at Malden City Hall

Tuesday, September 17: K-8 Open House 6-7:30pm at Salemwood; this is your chance to come into the school, meet with with your child's teachers, see their classroom and get information and questions answered. Hope to see you there!

Friday, September 20 Picture Day- photo forms to be sent home and schedule to follow;

Tuesday, September 24 Title 1 Caregiver Event 8:15am-9:15am in K-4 Cafe

Wednesday, September 25 PTO meeting at 5:30pm

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Town Hall meeting with Superintendent Dr. Tim Sippel- 6-8pm in K-4 cafe with Salemwood families; please come and meet our new superintendent and hear his vision as well as share your priority concerns and be a part of making our school great!

Wednesday, October 2 11am dismissal: please make arrangements to pick your child(ren) up on time at 11am since our staff have professional development.

Please assist us in making sure that K-6 students are at their lines at 8:10am 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 8:10am. 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 salemwoodnursses@maldenps.org

Research shows that students whose parents are involved in their education have better grades and fewer discipline problems. Involvement at the school also makes it easier to establish friendships with teachers and other parents. We promise that the time you give our group and the school will be worth your while—-and fun. We have positions and tasks to fit all schedules and interests. We don’t expect a huge time commitment from volunteers – even an hour can be a big help to our group and the school.

Our PTO (parent/teacher organization) is looking for caregivers who would like to join. The PTO assists in raising funds for our students throughout the school year. Money raised helps to decrease the cost of buses for field trips, or allowing for our students to get much needed equipment or supplies. We organize fun events throughout the year that would require volunteers to make these events successful. If you are interested in learning more about how you can join or volunteer please email mps.salemwood.pto@gmail.com

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