May School News - Salem Lutheran

Enrollment for 2023-2024

Please encourage any families interested in our school to contact either Mr. Klatt (rklatt@salemlutheran.org) for K-8 students or Mrs. Grobe (jgrobe@salemlutheran.org) for preschool students. Families interested in our school are also encouraged to sign up for a tour on our website!

Mrs. Hansen’s Call

Mrs. Hansen has returned her call to teach at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Wisconsin Rapids. We are very happy to have Mrs. Hansen remain with us as our 1st-grade teacher next school year at Salem!

Spring Plays for Preschool and 5-8th Grade

Preschool will present “Lemonade” in our school gym on Thursday, May 11 at 6:00 pm. This play will be in our school gym.

Grades 5-8 will present “Corn Field of Dreams“ at St. Croix Lutheran Academy in West St. Paul on Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 pm. We are excited to be using their newly renovated auditorium. Admission will be $5 a seat for general admission. Please Order Tickets Here

Please join us for both of these play productions that are sure to be lots of fun!

Library Books Due Friday, May 19

Please return all Salem library books back to the school library by May 19th!

Potluck – Sunday, May 21

Mrs. Hasselquist will be leaving Salem at the end of the school year to teach preschool in Osceola. In recognition of her serving 40 years in the ministry, many of them at Salem and to say farewell, we will be having a potluck to celebrate. As part of the celebration, we will be celebrating Mrs. Hansen for teaching for 25 years as well as thanking the other teachers for their service. Please mark this on your calendars, so you can attend this event. The potluck will be held after the 10:30 am worship service.

If you would like to leave a message, picture, or video, feel free to follow this link to a kudoboard where you can honor Mrs. Hasselquist: https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/B68DUa7q

Memorial Day Weekend

There is No School on Monday, May 29 due to the Memorial Day weekend.

Volunteers Needed! Olympic Day – Wednesday, May 31

Olympic Day is on Wednesday, May 31. It is a fun morning of activities for all the students and we need parent volunteers for the event. The rain date is Thursday, June 1. If you can spare time from 9:15 am – 12:00 pm that day we would welcome volunteers. Sign Up to Help

Lunch Account Balances at End of the Year

Many of you have monthly TADS withdrawals to help fund your lunch accounts. For those of you that do, there will be no May withdrawal. This will help deplete your lunch account through the end of the school year. One final withdrawal will be set up for June 20th for the final amount due in your account. If free lunches are offered next year as is possible, this will also help reduce the amount to carry over into the new school year. Families with a positive balance can receive a refund.

Those that pay by check or cash to the office will continue to receive notice of negative lunch balances until the end of the school year. An email of your final balance will be sent the first week of June. Please pay all amounts due to the school office or mail the final payment to Salem Lutheran School – Attn: Salem Food Service – 14940 62nd St N Stillwater, MN 55082. Refunds will also be available for any positive lunch balances.

Last Day of School/ School Picnic

The last day of school for Salem Preschool is Thursday, June 1. The last day of school for K-8 students is Friday, June 2. Please note on June 2nd students will be released at noon. No after-school care will be available. All are invited to join the school at Washington Park. Families can bring their lunch to have a picnic meal or they can just stop in and enjoy some fellowship with other Salem families.

Salem Graduation – Sunday, June 4

Graduation will be at the 10:30 am service on Sunday, June 4. Our Jubilate Choir and K-8th grade students will be singing for this service. It will be sad to say goodbye to the following 8th-grade students but we ask our loving Savior to watch over them and continue to bless them outside our walls next school year and in the years to come: Noah Hansen, Gideon Paulsen, Aiden Sames, Michael Thompson, Levi Wolf

Spring Sports

Bowling and track started in April. Ross and Reese Collins are coaching our B and A bowling teams. They practice at Stillwater Bowl and have tournaments across the Twin Cities on the weekends. Track has been practicing at Stillwater’s Middle School track. This gives the students the opportunity to use an actual track before the Meet on Friday, May 5. Please see the school sports calendar for a list of all sports events.

Upcoming Events

May 4 – Mrs. Ronning Piano Recital @ 6:30 pm
May 9 – Mrs. Ronning Piano Recital @ 6:30 pm
May 11 – Preschool Spring Play @ 6:00 pm
May 21 – Potluck after 10:30 am service
May 23 – 5-8th Grade Play @ 6:30 pm @ SCLA
May 29 – No School, Memorial Day Weekend
May 31 – Olympic Day
June 1 – Last day of school for Salem Preschool
June 1 – Mrs. Klatt Piano Recital @ 4:00 pm
June 2 – Last day of school for K-8 students. Noon dismissal.
June 4 – Graduation Service at Salem @ 10:30 am

Referral Program

The School Board approved a program that gives an incentive to recruit new families for our school. If a family who has children enrolled refers a new family to Salem, they will receive a $200 tuition credit at Christmas per family they have referred. A church family who refers a new family will receive a $200 script gift card also at Christmas per family if they so choose. There is no limit to the number of families you can refer. If you have any more questions about the program, speak to a School Board member or Mr. Klatt.

Box Tops for Education

Raise Right (formerly Shop With Scrip)

You can buy gift cards from your favorite brands to earn money for Salem on your daily purchases. Visit www.raiseright.com/enroll to set up an account today. Use enrollment code: 2241AD6C14415

We Are Also Collecting Aluminum Cans and Pop Tabs

Aluminum cans benefit our athletic program and can be bagged up and placed in the wooden bin that is next to the garage facing Panama Ave. Mrs. Hasselquist and her class support The Ronald McDonald House by participating in the Pop Tab program. She has done this for over 16 years and they have collected over 200 lbs of pop tabs. The cash received goes directly to support Ronald McDonald House. They can be brought to the bin at the entrance to the school or to her classroom.

Prayer

One way we usually forget about how we can help our school and church is to pray for them throughout the year. Your prayers are always a blessing and it is great to know that you are asking God for his blessings in our school and church year.