Salem School District -

🎶G.L.A.M.O.R.O.U.S🎶 Dr. Valenza is ready for Glamorous Day tomorrow! We can't wait to see all of our Falcons dressed up and fancy! #salemschoolfalcons #salemspirit #falconpride #abccountdown #countdowntosummer #themedays #showusyoursalemspirit #salemtradition

Ms. Stalker and Mrs. Grabarec are excited to announce that they will once again be creating a display of Salem student artwork at the Kenosha County Fair this summer! They are in need of a volunteer family to fill the Salem time slot to supervise the art display in the Education Building on Saturday, August 20th, from 10am to 2pm. Responsibilities are to be present in the building and supervise the displays, making sure no one takes anything down or walks in the booths. This volunteer position comes with 6 free admission tickets, so you can fully enjoy the fair after your supervision time! Please email brittany.stalker@salem.k12.wi.us to be considered for this volunteer position!

The ABC Countdown continues tomorrow with Hat Day! Hats off to our second grade team for the reminder!😉 #salemschoolfalcons #salemspirit #falconpride #abccountdown #countdowntosummer #themedays #showusyoursalemspirit #salemtradition

Brett and Aaron Wick arrived in style to school today! They won a ride to school in a fire truck at the Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast.🚒 A huge thank you to Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue for this awesome opportunity! Check out our Facebook page for a full video of their arrival!

Survivor challenge #3 in Mrs. Bruni's classroom - Let's get creative with cup stacking (without using our hands)! Materials provided were 5 pieces of 1 foot string, 3 rubber bands and 10 cups. #creativity #teamwork #survivorchallenge2022 #secondgrade #salemschoolfalcons

Are you ready for Inside Out Day tomorrow?! #salemschoolfalcons #salemspirit #falconpride #abccountdown #countdowntosummer #themedays #showusyoursalemspirit #salemtradition

Can our kites fly?🪁 Mrs. Bruni's second graders tested out their kite creations during the beautiful weather outside on Tuesday! #kites #creating #testing #observations #secondgrade #outdoors #classroomsdontalwayshavewalls #salemschoolfalcons

Gooooo Team!! 📣The Salem 4K teachers are ready for Jersey Day tomorrow! #salemschoolfalcons #salemspirit #falconpride #abccountdown #countdowntosummer #themedays #showusyoursalemspirit #salemtradition

Our sixth grade students painted kindness rocks this week! The rocks will be spread around the community, so please tag us if you find one of them!😍 #kindnessmatters #kindnessrocks #painting #spreadingjoy #spreadingkindness #tagus #smile #bekind #community #salemschoolfalcons

Survivor Kite Building in second grade🪁 Each survivor tribe in Mrs. Bruni's class was given the same supplies (plastic bag, string, 10 straws and tape) to see if they could build a functioning kite. Stay tuned tomorrow to see if they fly! #kites #creating #testing #observations #secondgrade #outdoors #classroomsdontalwayshavewalls #salemschoolfalcons

Please help us officially congratulate Mrs. Andrea Stanek on her retirement at the end of this school year! Andrea started teaching in October 1989 - her first students are now 44 years old! Salem School was her very first job, and her very last! She has been here all of her teaching career. A parent came up to her on her first day and said, "Welcome to Salem, I hope you retire here," and that's exactly what she's doing! In her retirement she is going to "take care of me" and exercise when she wants, cook a recipe without being rushed, and do all of the things she loves without thinking of school! She's the type of teacher who can't let school go, so retiring is her way of letting go of a profession that is so dear to her. She has a growing family - her three daughters are marrying and having children. She has 2 granddaughters so far, so she wants to be the fun Grandma!! She and Mr. Stanek just purchased a fifth wheel camper, so they want to do a lot of camping with their whole family! She says, "I have made so many memories at Salem! I will truly miss it all! I absolutely love the day to day teaching with my students! My goal was to get them to love learning as I did when I was younger and to create childhood memories of school! Also, I have so many fabulous families that I have formed great friendships with, and our Salem staff IS topnotch- I have dear, dear friends that I will miss seeing daily. As Winnie the Pooh once said "How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." I will always hold Salem close to my heart- I am so lucky!!" Share a memory, how Mrs. Stanek inspired you, or give her your best wishes below! ❤️ #salemschoolfalcons #retirement #wewillmissyou #bestwishes #falconproud #thankyouforyourdedication

Our Student Services team is ready for Kindness Day tomorrow❤️ #salemschoolfalcons #salemspirit #falconpride #abccountdown #bekind #countdowntosummer #themedays #showusyoursalemspirit #salemtradition

Last week Ms. Straukas and her kindergarten class began growing butterflies! They have been learning all about the life cycle of a butterfly and are watching their own caterpillars transform in the classroom!🦋This weekend the pupa started to form and once they are all hanging at the top of their containers, they will need to be transferred within 24 hours into their habitat where they will continue to transform! Stay tuned! #butterflies #transformation #growing #lifecycle #kindergarten #salemschoolfalcons

Get your most comfortable clothes ready for school tomorrow...Our third grade team wants to remind you that it is LAZY DAY! #salemschoolfalcons #salemspirit #falconpride #abccountdown #countdowntosummer #themedays #showusyoursalemspirit #salemtradition

Mrs. Stanek's class says "Hang in there, 13 more days to go!" #hanginthere #countdowntosummer #justhangingaround #firstgrade #salemschoolfalcons

Please help us congratulate Mrs. Wendi Upthagrove on her retirement at the end of this school year! She has been at Salem for 17 years, and an educator for 35 years...a lot longer if you count all of her childhood years when she used to bribe her little sister to play "school" with her! Of course, Wendi always had to be the teacher! She started her career in 1986 at Paris where she was for 18 years before taking a year off to stay home with her baby. She thinks it's kind of cool that she has spent her entire career between two schools, although she did split time between Paris and Brighton her first two years! Her initial response to what she's looking forward to most in retirement was "not having to worry about driving in the winter!" Actually, though, she is looking forward to reading for fun and spending winters in a warm place with beaches, palm trees and friends! Without a doubt, she will miss her students the most! She will miss helping them achieve goals and seeing the satisfaction on their faces after seeing their hard work pay off! She will miss their humor and sincerity and company more than they will ever know! Wendi says it has been an honor and a pleasure working with all of them. She says, "I am so fortunate to have spent the past 35+ years working with an amazing group of educators! Your support, guidance and friendship has meant the world to me! To the students and families that I have worked with throughout the years, I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with you! I cherish the memories!" Share a memory, how Mrs. Upthagrove inspired you, or give her your best wishes below! ❤️ #salemschoolfalcons #retirement #wewillmissyou #bestwishes #falconproud #thankyouforyourdedication

Please help us congratulate Ms. Terry Borndahl on her retirement at the end of this school year! Ms. Borndahl has been in education for 28 years, starting out by subbing and volunteering in the library before becoming employed by Salem School. Through Salem School she got to experience many great things in her life. A staff member years before Terry was working here (her kids all went to Salem) suggested that she should be the parent outreach worker for the Alcohol and Other Drug Council of Kenosha County. She worked for the FAST Program, Family and Schools Together, and it changed her life . She later became facilitator of the program and went to many schools in Kenosha County facilitating the program. Terry was also on the Salem PTO when it first got started so many years ago. She also helped coach the Battle of the Books, and did so for many years assisting and then as the leader. Salem even hosted the competition for a couple years. She says she is kind of a quiet person but while hosting BOB, she had to speak to a few hundred people in the gym! She never thought she could ever do that! There are so many more experiences she could list! During retirement she plans to work on an Accounting degree and do some traveling and gardening. She is also looking forward to spending time with her family, her animals, her three dogs and volunteering at Valley of the Kings Animal Sanctuary. She will miss the kids and the staff here at Salem, such great friends and great memories! Share a memory, how Ms. Borndahl inspired you, or give her your best wishes below! ❤️ #salemschoolfalcons #retirement #wewillmissyou #bestwishes #falconproud #thankyouforyourdedication

4K students in Mrs. Trescott and Mrs. Borkowski's classroom "shopped" through newspapers and magazines to find food to put in their refrigerators! They searched for food photos, cut them out and then glued them "into" their fridge. Their goal was to find foods that would make them healthy and strong!

Please help us congratulate Mrs. Judy Mroczkowski on her retirement at the end of this school year! She has been in education for 22 years in the school system, but developed curriculum for several publishers 16 years prior to that. She has been with us at Salem for 3 years, and will miss the children and the families most when she retires! Her family purchased a lake home to enjoy during retirement and she's looking very forward to coffee on the dock, morning pontoon cruises, and watching the sunset from her porch swing! She looks forward to waking up each day and not having a plan! Judy currently has 2 grandchildren and she looks forward to many, many more. She says, " I would like to thank and recognize my team - some of the best professionals I've had the pleasure of working with. They have gone above and beyond for many of our families during the pandemic and I cannot think of going through those difficult times with anyone else." Share a memory, how Mrs. Mroczkowski inspired you, or give her your best wishes below! ❤️ #salemschoolfalcons #retirement #wewillmissyou #bestwishes #falconproud #thankyouforyourdedication

Ms. Michels and her fourth graders enjoyed some extra sunshine at recess this week!☀️😎