Salem Academy Newsletter, Volume 11, Issue 20 Page 1

Volume 11, Issue 20 January 23, 2015

News and Notes Important Dates:

January 24—                 

FAFSA DAY at Salem 

Academy, 10:00am‐

3:00pm. 

January 24— 

Shakespeare Compe  ‐   

on Semi‐Finals. 

January 26— 

     Special Educa on  

Parents’ Advisory 

Council Mee ng 6:00 

pm.  

January 27— 

Board of Educa on 

vote on Salem Acade‐

my Charter Amend‐

ment. 

January 28— 

 Board of Trustees            

Mee ng. 6:00 pm 

February  4 — 

     PTS (Parent, Teacher, 

     Student) Conferences 

     5:00—8:00 pm. 

February 6— 

PTS Conferences 2:15‐        

4:00 pm. 

February 10— 

 Admission Informa on      

Session 6:00 pm. 

February 11— 

SFC Mee ng. All par‐

ents invited and en‐

couraged to a end. 

6:00 pm. 

February 12— 

 Lower School Winter    

Trips. 

 

February 14‐22— 

     February Vaca on 

week.  Classes resume  

Monday, February 23 

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The Last Admissions Information Session for prospective students will be held Tues-day, February 10th at 6:00pm at Salem Academy. Enrollment forms for the 2015-2016 school year are due by the end of February. Siblings of currently enrolled students are given the first spaces available but must submit lottery enrollment forms to be considered. The Enrollment Lottery will be held on Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 at 6:00 pm and is open to the public. Please contact the school with questions: (978) 744-2105.

FAFSA DAY January 24th, 2015 from 10:00am-3:00pm at Salem Academy. This is an opportunity for parents of seniors to go online at a school and complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) with assistance from knowledgeable adults. Nearly all colleges and universities require that students complete the FAFSA. Once on file, it can be updated easily each year and is required for financial aid awards including loans. Parents should bring last year’s Federal tax return to the event. Please contact Ms. Lassen with any questions, mlassen@salemacademycs.org.  

Spring Sports Signup has begun. All students wishing to participate in school sports must have a physical on file that was done within the calendar year. Please provide the school nurse with all necessary documentation prior to try-outs. Anyone who does not have a physical on file will not be allowed to partake in any school sporting activity. Please contact the nurse if you have any questions.

The Lower School Geography Bee final Competition went to a duel between Lindsay Russell and Lour Drick Valsote with Lour Drick emerging as the winner in front of an enthusiastic Lower School audience on Thursday, Jan-uary 22. The following students competed for the right to attend the regionals: Giovanni Shukraft-D’Antonio, Summer Abusharkh, Nathaniel Geary, Brenden Lau, Kevin Mendez-Medrano, Lindsey Russell,Lour Drick Valsote, Mi-khaela Abreu, Jayzel Pina, and Peter Sargent. Students who an-swered all seven initial rounds suc-cessfully but lost out in the tie-breaker were Shannon Murphy, Deven Riley Jalbert, and Franklin Quintin. Parents are invited to the final competition.

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Dr. Robert Marzano

Addresses Salem Academy / Salem Public Schools

Joint Conference  

Salem Academy Charter School brought Dr. Robert Marzano to Salem for a full day workshop with the Salem Academy Charter School faculty and with the leadership teams from the nine schools in the Salem Public Schools district on Friday, January 23. The event was a key element in the Project on Standards Based Instruction begun in September as a result of a $364,400 Federal grant awarded to Salem Academy for the purpose of disseminating our best practices in this field for the benefit of the district schools.

Robert J. Marzano, PhD, is cofounder and CEO of Marzano Research in Colorado. A leading researcher in education, he is a speaker, trainer, and author of more than 30 books and 150 articles on topics such as instruction, assessment, writing and implementing standards, cognition, effective leadership, and school intervention. His books include The Art and Science of Teaching and Effective Supervision. His practical translations of the most current research and theory into classroom strategies are internationally known and widely practiced by both teachers and administrators.

Will Emerling, Grade 9, won Third Place in the Youth Group for the Essex National Heritage Photos contest.

After a reception on January 28, the winning images will be dis-played at the National Park Ser-vice Regional Visitor Center in Salem, (2 New Liberty Street, Salem MA) and at the Office of the Merrimack Valley Planning Commision in Haverhill (160 Main Street, Haverill, MA) for about a year.

The winning images were select-ed by a panel of judges that in-cluded guest judges Joshua Bas-seches, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Peabody Essex Museum and three-time Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Stanley Forman.

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Winter Weather Alert Since our students use the Salem Public School buses, Salem Academy Charter School will follow the Salem

Public Schools regarding delayed openings or school closings due to bad weather.

We do not call the radio and TV stations. We do, however, place a “one-call” telephone call to all families confirming the information. Please be sure that we have the proper telephone number so that we can

reach you with a “one-call”. In addition, delays and closing are announced on our website and facebook page.

Calendar Raffle is the Best Fund Raising Deal of the Year! For the month of January, Salem Academy students have an opportunity to sell February Calendar Raffle tickets at $10 each offering buyers 28 chances to win with every ticket.. Each day in February, a ticket is drawn from the drum. The winner gets the prize indicated for that day. All prizes are valued at $25 or more. The grand prize is an ipad mini. Wining tickets go back in the drum, so even one ticket can win multiple prizes. 100% of funds from tick-et sales go directly in the students’ personal school accounts and are available to pay for field trips, school clothing, social events, or fees for any other school sponsored programs.