Welcome to Salem Elementary HSA

Welcome to the HSA website for South Salem Elementary School. Learn more about our many programs that enrich our children’s school experience, be a member, and join the many volunteers who make our programs possible. Our mission is to work together to help our stars shine at Salem School.
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Volunteer Packets and Class Parent Forms for 2013/2014
Volunteer Packets and Class Parent Forms are available for the 2013/2014 school year.

You can fill out the form online or download a printable copy to fill out and send into school.

Here are the links:

Online Class Parent Form
Online Volunteer Packet

Download Class Parent Form
Download Volunteer Packet

What's Happening at Salem

SCRIP
Dear Salem Families,
The end of the year is fast approaching, and we would like to offer you an opportunity to stock up on your gift cards needs, without the hassle of going from store to store. Teachers gifts or Summer Birthdays. This is a convenient way to do your gift and household shopping, while earning money for Salem! Scrip participating retailers agree to sell gift cards to our non-profit organization at a discount. You buy the gift cards for full face value, redeem them for full face value, and our school receives a percentage as revenue. With SCRIP everybody wins!

CLICK HERE for the SCRIP order form. Please fill it out and enclose your check payable to Salem HSA by, Tuesday May 28th, and return it in an envelope marked SALEM HSA/ SCRIP ORDERS. Your gift cards will be ready for pick up on in the cafeteria during dismissal on Tuesday June 4th and Wednsday June 5th from 3:00 pm to 3:15pm.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange another method to pick up your order, Cathy Galanis at 917-750-9468 or cgalanis@ymail.com.

Art Show: South Salem Elementary School is pleased to announce its annual school art event Salem Art Show 2013. Please have your family join us in celebrating the artistic achievements of all of our Salem students on May 13th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Refreshments and musical entertainment will be provided in the cafeteria. Please join us there at 7:00 to honor the participants. The Spring Book Fair will be in the gymnasium. You may take your child’s artwork home after 7:30PM

Book Fair: Experiment with Reading...The Story Laboratory is coming soon!!! Mark your calendars for the Spring Book Fair, Monday May 13th through Thursday May 16th. Volunteers will be needed on Monday May 13th at 9am for set up, during book fair hours and on Thursday May 16th at 11:00 to clean-up. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Sue Hershkowitz ( shaurin@ aol.com) or Nancy Labella (jlandnl@optonline.net). The class visit schedule was sent home last week.

Book Club: Mark your Calendars for the second Salem Book Club....Thursday May 23rd. Flyers have been send home. If you need additional information please contact Sue Hershowitz at Shaurin@aol.com

Literacy Tip of the Week: Ask a relative to be a pen pal. Children can draw pictures or copy simple words to mail to the person. Children enjoy drawing and writing when they know they will get a letter in return.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Chairs are still needed for the following committees:

District Budget and Social Media;

Upcoming Dates at a Glance
MAY

Mon May 13th Salem Art Show 6-8pm Salem
Mon May 13th-Thur May 16th Spring Book Fair All Day Salem Gym
Fri May 17th Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Tues May 21st District Budget Vote
Fri May 24th Recess
Mon May 27th Recess


MARK YOUR CALENDARS: UPCOMING EVENTS (http://salemhsa.org/): Please note that although we try hard to keep the same dates, the dates on the district calendar may not be correct. For up to date event schedules, please see our website or check the newsletter.

Port Washington Education Foundation
Gives Grants to Salem

The Port Washington News on Jan. 18th, 2013 reported that the Port Washington Education Foundation funded 3 programs at Salem:

- 21st Century Music, under the direction of Allison Friedman
- Expressive Elocation, under the direciton of Elise May
- Elementary Road Runners, which will culminate in a Family Run-4-Fun day.

Further details are available online - click here

Salem's 5th Graders Shine in Their Own Music Video!
In an article in the Port Washington Patch on Jan. 21, 2013, Allison Friedman, one of Salem's own music teachers, reported that Salem's 5th graders had come up with an adaptation of Psy's chart-topping hit, "Gangnam Style," writing lyrics and creating a video about some of their favorite things about being 5th graders at Salem.

The video and further details are available online - click here

Updated Bylaws
Click here to download the Updated Bylaws

Hurricane Sandy, the Mega Storm, Could Not Dampen Port Washington School District's Spirit of Giving

Dear Salem Families,

Sandy, the terrible Mega Storm, impacted most Long Islanders - unfortunately, some worse then others. Several Days after Sandy hit, an email went out that our Port Washington School District Community was adopting the District of Oceanside, which was hit hard. Unfortunately, all of Oceanside's supplies were destroyed and needed to be replaced. Many Salem families, and much of our community,were still without power and in the midst of cleaning up. But this did not stop you from coming out and showing your support for our South Shore Neighboring District. Salem's cafeteria tables were overflowing with new supplies that had been donated. This was true of all the schools in Port Washington's School District.

The delivery of school supplies went off without a hitch, and we filled an Oceanside School Gymnasium with supplies. Oceanside Administrators were truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and the volume of donations from Port Washington! This wonderful selfless gesture helped so many students, teachers, and families breathe a sigh of relief, and made it that much easier for the Oceanside District to open their doors again.

It is hard to express the pride and appreciation for the manner in which the Salem School District participated in this drive. The donations made by so many students, families, and staff members truly embodied the community service spirit that defines Salem School and the Port Washington School District as a whole.

Thanks and Appreciation,

Chris and Dawn

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