Spartan Newsletter

Upcoming Events

December 1st - Salk/Shadle Choirs Neighborhood Caroling - 6:30pm
December 7th-16th - Secret Snowflakes - ASB Fundraiser
December 6th - Winter Choir & Orchestra Concert - Salk Gym - 7pm
December 7th - Band & African Drum Concert - Salk Gym - 7pm
December 19th-January 2nd - Winter Break - No School
January 3rd - 7th Grade Basketball Begins

For sports and club dates or more details on athletics, activities, and events, visit our website or click on the link below.

Salk Activities/Events Calendar

Thank You Veterans!

On November 10th, Salk honored our veterans with a special assembly that included music from our band, orchestra and choir students.

Secret Snowflakes

Secret Snowflakes are about to start falling at Salk Middle School! Starting December 7th, during both lunches, students have the opportunity to send their friends Secret Snowflakes. Students will receive their snowflakes during 6th period on Friday afternoon! This is a great way to spread the Holiday spirit at Salk Middle School.

There are three different tiers of snowflakes:

$1 - festive holiday postcard
$3 - 12-ounce coffee cup filled with candy
$5 - limited-edition, Rudolph the Reindeer themed Hershey bar with candy canes and candy

Parents are also able to purchase Secret Snowflakes for their students and have them delivered on Friday. They just need to come into the business office starting on Wednesday, December 7th.

Thank you for all of your support of the ASB program, and we look forward to seeing Secret Snowflakes falling all over Salk Middle School the last two Fridays before break!

Band & African Drums

Winter Concert

Our Salk bands and African drumming class will present their first full concert of the school year on Wednesday, December 7th at 7pm in the Salk gym. Come enjoy the evening as we celebrate our musical growth and success.

Student musicians should arrive by 6:45 pm and report to the band room to prepare. Families are invited to find a seat in our gym before the show begins. Students should wear black pants or skirts with a black Salk music polo shirt (provided by the school). It is important that all our musicians attend. We prepare together to perform together!

Diversity Club

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, the Diversity Club welcomed guest speaker, Dr. Robbie Paul (pictured middle row, center). She is a Nez Perce Tribal member and served as the Director of the Native American Recruitment and Retention Program for the Health Sciences for Washington State University. She is the aunt of 8th grade student, Jaidyn Tonasket.

If you are interested in learning more about Salk clubs and what we have to offer, follow the link below.

Salk Clubs

ASB Fund Run

With the fund run completed, we received over 500 individual donations from students, families and friends! Our fundraising goal for the year is $15,000. This would help us add another 10-15 after school clubs. The fund run helped us raise over $4000, which puts us a third of the way to this goal. We still have two more fundraisers this year to help us get the rest of the way there! "Secret Snowflakes" begin the first week of December. Our second largest fundraiser, the "Cupid Gramastanza", takes place during the first two weeks of February. Thank you to all who helped by donating. Stay tuned to hear about other opportunities you have to contribute to Salk ASB!

ASB Spirit Week - "Character Day"

hyping the fund run fundraising week

Congratulations to October's

Students of the Month

Karen Anach-Verdecia
Moqadas Aslami
Joel Besset
Sakara Birdtail-Best
Lilly Clowser
Isaiah Fountain
Gulsan Gurung
Macie Hawkins
Dan Hudson

Ezyas Johnson
Joyce Kalumuna
Ava Lewis
Corbin Melson
Ari Mertens
Centhia Niyonyishu
Cillian Parker
Elia Seden
Hunter Zoesch

Basketball

7th grade boys and girls basketball starts up right after winter break on January 3rd. To play, you must sign up on Final Forms, have a current physical on file, and purchase your ASB card ($15 in the business office).

Girls Basketball Schedule

Boys Basketball Schedule

Final Forms

Tardies and Early Release

School starts promptly at 9:00am (10:00am on Mondays). Students are tardy if they are not in their seats at 9:00am. When students come in late, they miss important information in the morning announcements and instructions from the teachers. We understand that sometimes it can't be helped, but we appreciate your cooperation in getting your students here on time otherwise.

To limit class disruptions, if you know you will be picking up your student early from school, please call the attendance line (509-354-5615) in the morning. This way, we are able to write your student a pass, and they are able to leave at the appointed time without the office having to call in and disrupt the class. Thank you!

Winter Break

Winter Break is December 19th through January 2nd. Have a safe and fun holiday season and break from school. We will see you back in the New Year, Tuesday at 9:00am.

TEAMS Disabled

Out of an abundance of caution for student safety and to prevent unmonitored student activity over the winter break, all TEAMS with student members will be archived and disabled on Friday, December 16th. Students will have access to their TEAMS upon returning from the break.

Salk Spirit!

We now have an online store with hundreds of different apparel and accessory items available. The store never closes. All items will be shipped to your home 10 days after the order is placed.

Click the Salk Merch link to start shopping.

Salk Merch

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Warmly,

Matt McFarland, Principal

Roed Freeland, Assistant Principal

Sarah Pooler, Assistant Principal

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