Dear Salk Families,

Welcome Back! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday season as much as I did! It was good to see the kids flood the hallways and get back to their school routine this morning. The teachers and staff are well rested and ready to pick up where we left off.

I’d like to take an opportunity to once again acknowledge the sad news regarding the Salk families that have been displaced due to the sinkhole. We will do whatever we can to help these impacted families with their needs and to feel supported. We’ve already started receiving donations through form of monies and gift cards.Thank you to those that have sent stuff in or have taken it upon yourselves to help these families out. We feel fortunate to have extremely generous families at Salk and within our community. Please continue to keep these families in your thoughts, they have a tough road ahead. We will collect monetary donations at the office and in classrooms through this Friday, January 6th.

Wishing you all a Happy 2017!

Dr. Donna Anderson

Salk Seahawks News

Important Contact Information:

Main Office Phone: 586-439-6800 Absentee Phone Line: 586-439-6890

Fax: 586-439-6801

Address: 17601 Fifteen Mile Road Clinton Township, MI 48035

Website: www.salk.fraser.k12.mi.us

Salk Principal: Dr. Donna Anderson

Email: donna.anderson@fraserk12.org

School Administrative Assistant: Amanda McKernan

Email: amanda.mckernan@fraserk12.org

January 2017

www.fraser.k12.mi.us

School Hours: 8:35AM - 3:30 PMFirst Bell: 8:30 AM

Instructional Bell: 8:35 AM

Students must be in class by 8:35 AM or they are marked tardy

If your child is unable to attend class, please call the attendance line to report the absence.

586-439-6890

PBIS - Refresher Training Day - “Emojin” the Possibilities

On Tuesday, January 10th all Salk students will be retrained on our school behavior expectations with an assembly to review how to be: Safe, Responsible, and Respectful. We will be kicking off a great start to 2017 by encouraging students to wear their favorite Emoji’s or the color yellow to support our theme… “Remember only YOU can change your mood.” We will focus on our FISHY traits of being

there, choosing your attitude, making someone’s day, and play! We encourage you to ask your children about this day.

Growth Mindset

How Parents Can Help Support a Growth Mindset:

Modeling a growth mindset means being willing to try hard even when failure is likely because that’s how growth happens. For example, parents should try to get excited when their children make mistakes because these mistakes can reveal important conceptual gaps that should be filled. When adults get excited about the learning that mistakes can facilitate, children start to think of mistakes as a naturalpart of the learning process. This leads to a few important changes in learning behavior:

1. Children stop avoiding challenging work just because it could mean making more mistakes.

2. Children become less likely to try “sweep mistakes under the rug” because they stop thinking of them as something to be ashamed of.

Action Ideas:

Make mistakes in front of your kids, have a positive reaction of those mistakes, and openly reflect on what could be learned from the mistake. Try to show that it’s all about learning not about being right. At the dinner table, talk about a time what you struggled with something and how hard it is and how you overcame it. Then ask your kids if there’s anything that they struggle with, how they overcome it, and what they learned from the experience. Get excited when your child makes a mistake and help them think through what could be learned from it. Even mistakes that seem careless can be good learning opportunities. For example, if your child forgot to study enough for an important test, it might be an opportunity to learn about prioritization and to-do-lists .

NOTES FROM THE OFFICE

NOON AIDES NEEDED

We are in need of noon aides to help monitor students during lunch hours. This is a paid position. The hours worked are 11:45am -

1:15pm, during days that we are serving lunch.

If you are interested, please inquire at main office. We can accept part time help as well.

Students out of School Due to Illness

The cold and flu season is upon us and with that comes sick children. While we trust your judgment we do ask that you consider keeping your child home if he/she is coughing, has a fever or is not feeling well. If your child does become ill at school we will notify you or the person listed on your emergency contact list. We will not keep your sick children at school

all day. This is for the well being of other students and our staff. Please be sure to call the absentee line to report all absences, even if you have notified

your child’s teacher. Thank you for your help with this. Absentee Line: 586-439-6890

End of Day Check Out

The end of the school day is very busy for teachers, students, and office staff. If you need to check a student out early, we ask that you contact the office prior to 3pm. Also, if you know in advance that you will be checking your child out, it is helpful to email the teacher. This allows us to more efficiently get your student to the office for release.

We appreciate your assistance in complying with this request.

After School Pick Up

For the safety of our students, any child that is not picked up at the end of the school day by 3:40 or 10 min passed release time for half day or early release) for will be sent to Latch Key. We encourage our families to

register for Latch Key if you feel you will be at risk of missing this pick up time. .

Have you moved?

We are required by the state and the board to keep all of our files up to date. If you have moved, we need to know and will need documentation to support our records.

If you have moved and have not notified us, please contact or stop in the office as soon as possible.

Documentation Required: A Copy Mortgage/Lease & Two statements/documents showing Proof of Residency, i.e. a utility bill or credit card statement.

School Board Recognition Month

In honor of School Board Recognition Month, Fraser Public Schools would like to recognize the devoted members of the Board of Education for their tireless dedication to the public education. As a team, the board provides vision and leadership for student achievement, academic programs, district funding and school facilities.

The month of January marks the annual observance of School Board Recognition Month. The Fraser community is encouraged to join in by recognizing vital contributions of these men and women and the crucial role they play in education.

Members of the Fraser Board of Education

Gerry Gauthier, President Laura Edghill, Vice President Jim Birko, Secretary Ron DelVillano, Treasurer Todd Koch, Trustee Daniel Stawinski, Trustee Linda Corbat, Trustee

Some of our amazingly talented Salk Students made posters and books that will be presented to board members on Monday, January 9th. Be on the look out for some of these art pieces in an upcoming District Newsletter!

THANK YOU FRASER BOARD OF EDUCATION!

Donations - Families Affected by the sinkhole

Salk will be collecting monetary donations at the office through Friday, January 6th. Please send monies into your child’s homeroom teacher or drop it off @ the main office.

We are thankful for our Fraser Community! #fraserfamily

No School - Half Days - Early Release

Jan. 11th - Early Release (1:30 Dismissal)

Jan. 16th - NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

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January Events

Looking Ahead…

February 2017

Feb 8th - Count Day

Feb 20h - No School - Mid Winter Break

Feb 23rd - Early Release (1:30)

Winter Weather - Recess/Outdoor Line Up Guidelines

Baby it’s cold outside! We receive many inquires about cold weather temps. Following are the guidelines that we follow:

Whenever the wind chill is 10 degrees or higher, students in the Fraser Elementary Schools will go outdoors for recess and will have outdoor line up in the morning. Rainy weather is an exception to the rule.

Please listen to the weather reports in advance and make sure your child is dressed appropriately to go outdoors for recess. Be sure to prepare for fluctuation in temperatures. Students should have snow boots and snow pants to play in areas of the playgrounds that do not get cleared of snow. Blacktop and concrete areas are cleared of snow but can sometimes develop snow banks or ice over time. Therefore, it is very important that students do not run in areas that may be icy.

Throwing of snowballs, snow chunks, ice, ice chunks etc., is strictly prohibited.

5th and 6th Grade Band ConcertThursday, January 26th @ 7pm - FHS Gym Students should arrive no later than 6:15pm

Proper Attire: “Sunday Best” no tennis shoes no sweatshirts/sweatpants, no jeans, leggings, etc.

We have over 440 5th and 6th grade band students performing that night - Wow!Please come out to support our musicians in their winter band concert!

HAPPENINGS AROUND THE SCHOOL

Many Thanks to all our families that donated to our

Hat and Mitten Tree!Wow - Our Salk families are

so generous!

Bob & Karl Show - Holiday Assembly Fun!

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PTO Board

President Kristie Bielinski mnbielinski@gmail.com

Vice President Nikki Aquino nlaquino1@gmail.com

Secretary Cara Tonn caratpto@gmail.com

Treasurer David Klink janevad@comcast.net

Executive Board Assistant Sarah Jasman sarahjasman@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

January 11 Family Fun Night @ Great Skate 17 PTO Meeting at 7:00

February 21 PTO Meeting at 7:00

Look for more Family Fun Nights to be announced after the first of the year!

$$$ Your PTO Dollars at Work $$$

Ever wonder what the PTO does with the money it collects? If so, you’re not alone. The PTO supports the Salk students and staff in a variety of ways.

The PTO provides funds to purchase the PBIS Fishy Weekly Prizes that are awarded to students. Congratulations to these recent winners and all the Salk students who display “fishy” behavior.

How can you support the PTO? SMILE.AMAZON.COM

Are you getting ready to do some holiday shopping? Don't forget to designate Salk's PTO as your charity on AmazonSmile to have a portion of your purchase go to our PTO! It's quick and easy:

Spotlight on Entertainment Book

PTO Corner

Don’t forget to download the mobile app, and you’ll always have your coupon book with you! Directions and your membership number are found on the inside front cover of the book.

2016 Seahawk Walk. Corporate Sponsors

Advanced Powerwash

Aitchess Photography

Becharas Brothers Coffee Co.

Bluewater Technologies

Brandon’s Family Restaurant

Chesterfield Home Depot

Clinton Cutting Tool Corp.

Cutie Cuts

Detroit Bold Coffee Co.

Ferrous Processing & Trading

Fifth Third Bank

First Impression Custom Printwear & Embroidery

Jamie Oldenburg Photography

Journey to Health, LLC

Meade Lexus of Lakeside

Meade Lexus of Southfield

M&R Accounting Services, Inc.

Orange Tree Cafe

The Pantry Restaurant

Parts Galore

Personal Touch Limousine Service

Reids Home Repairs LLC

RPS Tool & Engineering

St. Ronald Men’s Club

Torrice Insurance Agency/Allstate Insurance

Total Health Recovery

TruGreen

Weber Security Group Inc.