Salem Academy Newsletter, Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 1

Volume 11, Issue 2 August 29, 2014

News and Notes

TODAY—August 29, 2014 is a Half Day. Dismissal is at 12:00pm.

The Salem Academy Newsletter is published weekly in an effort to keep parents and members

of the larger community aware of news and events at the school. Parents, please be sure to ask

your children for the Friday Folder, and provide the school with an up-to-date email address for

the 2014-2015 school year.

Important News About Vercross—We are in the process of converting from Veracross to

Schoolbrains. All parents will be given information and access when the transition is complete.

Please contact the school with any questions (978) 744-2105.

College Panel Presentation will be held on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 6:00pm in the

Learning Common. Please contact College Counselor, Melissa Lassen for additional details,

mlassen@salemacademycs.org.

The SFC (School, Family, Community) Team, Salem Academy’s parents’ association, involves

parents in the school community as volunteers. The first meeting of the SFC will be Wednesday,

September 10th, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Learning Common.

Alyce Davis will serve as Salem Academy’s Interim Head of School. Ms. Davis is a former

member of the Board of Trustees and has taken on the role of Interim Head of School while

Stephanie Callahan is out on maternity leave. Mrs. Callahan’s expected return is in November.

Important Dates:

August 29—Half Day of

School. Students will be

dismissed at 12:00pm.

September 1—Labor Day

Holiday, NO SCHOOL.

September 3—College

Panel Presentation at

6:00 pm in the

Learning Common. All

Final Form students &

parents are invited and

encouraged to attend.

September 10—SFC

Meeting, 6:00pm in

the Learning Common.

All parents are invited &

encouraged to attend!

September 11—Reach

the Beach Pep Rally!

September 12—6th

Annual REACH Day!!!

September 12-13—Reach

the Beach Relay Race,

team Salem competes.

September 17—Back to

School Night & Pot Luck

Supper, 6-8pm. All stu-

dents and families are

invited to attend.

September 23—Picture

Day for all students

September 24—Rosh

Hashanah begins at

sundown.

September 26— Half

Day of School, 12:00pm

dismissal. Faculty pro-

fessional development

half day.

October 2—Haunted

Happenings Parade, 6-

8pm downtown Salem.

Salem Academy Newsletter

Welcome Baby

Callahan!

Wednesday, September 10th at 6:00pm in the Learning Common

SFC Meeting

All parents and families are

invited and encouraged to attend!

Questions (?)

Contact Jennifer Cummings

jcummings@salemacademycs.org

OR (978) 744-2105 x166

Please join us for the first

of the year!

Mrs. Callahan had a healthy

baby boy, Quentin William Calla-

han, on Monday! Everyone is

home and doing well!

Salem Academy Newsletter, Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 2

Back to School Night and Pot Luck Supper for parents and families will be held on

Wednesday, September 17th, 2014

from 6:00pm-8:00pm

at Salem Academy Charter School

Back to School Night is an opportunity to learn more about the school, meet the staff, and meet other Salem Academy families. The night will begin with a potluck supper and a welcome from the administration. Families are invited to

follow their children’s schedules and attend ten minute classes to meet the teachers and learn about each course.

Important Meal Programs Reminder: Please return your Free/Reduced Meal Application Form

before September 30, 2014. Please complete the application and return to the school indicating whether

or not you are applying for free or reduced meals. This confirmation is regulated by the Department of

Education. Also, Monthly Meal Order Forms for Septem-ber can be returned to our new Food Service Coordina-

tor, Jennifer Pullen by Friday, September 5, 2014.

Please contact Ms. Pullen with any questions jpullen@salemacademycs.org or (978) 744-2105 x164.

Important Reminder about Student

Schedules for Upper School Parents: Finalized schedules for Upper School Students will be

sent home on Tuesday, September 5th. Schedules

should be reviewed and signed by a parent/guardian

and are due back by Wednesday, September 10th.

Additional changes to schedules will require a

parent/guardian signature. Contact Mrs. Dunphy with

any questions kdunphy@salemacademycs.org.

Salem Academy on facebook

Check-out Our New Website!!! Salem Academy has launched it’s new and

improved website www.salemacademycs.org.

Salem Academy is also on Facebook and Twit-

ter! We invited you to follow us for news, up-

dates, photos and more!

@SalemAcademyCS For Facebook go to:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salem-

Academy-Charter-School

and Twitter!!! Students: Start the school year off feeling refreshed

and energized! Bring a water bottle to school, and

keep it with you. Drinking water helps you:

Stay cool

Retain energy

Avoid headaches

Have fresh breath

Stay focused!

WEEKLY WELLNESS

Salem Academy Clothing can be purchased at the front desk

at 2:00pm on Mondays and

Wednesdays. Please contact

the front desk with any questions

978-744-2105.

Salem Academy has

updated pricing

for school clothing.

Students can pick-up an updated

order sheet at the front desk.

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Salem Academy has formed a team to run in the longest relay race in the United States this September. The race is 208 miles, winding through New Hampshire from Cannon Mountain Ski Resort in Franconia to Hampton Beach State Park in Hampton Beach. Salem Academy teachers, administrators, parents, trustees, and community members make up the 12 member team.

This year’s team: Team Captain, Greg Cate, Math Teacher; Sean Gass, Principal of the Upper School; Peter Copelas, Board of Trustees Chair; Ben Petrides, Paraprofessional; former staff members Rachel Hunt and Dan Smith; and six other parents and friends from the community. Our drivers are Linda St.Pierre and Brenda Silva.

Not only is the race a team-builder and a fitness initiative, but it is also an important fundraiser.!

See page 4 to read more about the Connections Class Mile Competition.

Meet our 2014 Reach the Beach Relay Team!

REACH

THE

BEACH

TEAM

2014

Greg Cate

Ben Petrides

Vince Sheahan

Rachel Hunt

Sean Gass

Brendan Ellis

Colin Maclay

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Bruce C

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pbell

Chris Anderson

Mic

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Dan Smith

Salem Academy Newsletter, Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 4

Connections Class Mile Fundraiser

Salem Academy has formed a team to run in the longest relay race in the United States this September. The race is 208 miles, winding through New Hampshire from Cannon Mountain Ski Resort in Franconia to Hampton Beach State Park in Hampton Beach. Salem Academy teachers, administrators, parents, trustees, and community members make up the 12 member team.

This year’s team: Team Captain, Greg Cate, Math Teacher; Sean Gass, Principal of the Upper School; Peter Copelas, Board of Trustees Chair; Ben Petrides, Paraprofessional; former staff members Rachel Hunt and Dan Smith; and six other parents and friends from the community. Our drivers are Linda St.Pierre and Brenda Silva.

Not only is the race a team-builder and a fitness initiative, but it is also an important fundraiser.

To start the fundraiser off on the right foot, each Connections class is asked to sponsor a mile. Individual donors, families, groups, businesses and area organizations will also be asked to sponsor miles.

If every student brings in $5 or $10 we will meet our Connections class goals.

Please send in your Connections class donation promptly by filling out and returning the

bottom portion. Checks can be made out to: Salem Academy Charter School. Connections groups who complete a mile donation will earn a sports-themed dress down day.

For more information go to www.salemacademycs.org to link to our Reach The Beach

web page OR visit our donor page at: http://www.firstgiving.com/sacsrtb2014

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Student donor________________________________________________

Connections Class Teacher______________________________________

Donation: $5.00 ______ $10.00 ______ other amount $ ______

cash: check: check# ____________

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Please contact Mrs. Cummings for additional details, jcummings@salemacademycs.org or (978) 744-2105 x166

Salem Academy Newsletter, Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 5

Student Athletes and parents interested in ordering fall athletic apparel may do so

through two different companies, Champions Choice or Sarkisian Sports.

https://championschoice.tuosystems.com/session/new *

*(This website will close on September 14th )

Girls Soccer- login/password is sacademygsoc14

Boys Soccer- login/password is sacademybsoc14

Cross Country- login/password is sacademyxc14

Champions Choice will also be opening a site that will run until September 14th that will be offering Pink Salem Academy apparel and will be donating all of the

proceeds to the Susan B. Komen Foundation!

https://championschoice.tuosystems.com/stores/salemacademythinkpink2014

Finally, Salem Academy will have an online store open throughout the school year offered by

Sarkisian Sports. This link can be found on the school website and will offer student athletes and families the opportunity to purchase general Salem Academy Athletics apparel.

Ms. Lebzelter’s 12th Grade Connections working on a team

building, activity the “Marshmallow Challenge!”

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Mrs. Reickert has created an “Empathy Garden”

outside her office in the Upper School hallway!

She will be adding flow-er petals for all students

who receive recognitions for Empathy and

“Ubuntu” in all forms!

Statewide Transition Conference for Parents 8:00am – 8:45am Registration, Networking and Resources

9:00am – 4:00pm Program

Hogan Center at Holy Cross College | 1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610

$75.00 per person (fee includes continental breakfast and lunch)

Hosted by The Arc of Massachusetts with gratitude to The Arc of the United States and the Walmart Foundation

This full-day statewide Transition conference has been specifically planned for parents of children with

disabilities between the ages of 14 and 22 who are transitioning from school into the adult world.

The Conference program will include:

-of-the-art, best practices around transition, covering topics focused upon

creating seamless, successful transitions into the adult world.

-chusetts. Ms. Simons

is the author of “The Down Syndrome Transition Handbook” and the chapter author in several books regarding

legal, planning and transition issues. Ms. Simons has an adult son with an intellectual disability.

-munity Inclusion

and Director of the Massachusetts Transition Leadership Initiative, a person-nel preparation program that pre-

pares Master’s Level Transition Specialists at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

when you register. See the workshop description link below.

about IPAD’s, IPOD’s, tablets and appropriate APP’s for preparation for adult life and independence.

Registration by Friday, August 29, 2014 *

* (Please Note: The deadline has been waived for SACS families)!

For special accommodations (including interpreter), dietary needs, registration inquiries, or other questions

about this event, contact Pat Pakos by August 1, 2014 via pakos@arcmass.org or 978 440-7609.

To register, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/TransConfParents