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Welcome Back!
Welcome Back!
The staff at North Salem Elementary school is excited to begin the 2023-2024 school year. We hope this newsletter provides you with all necessary information related to the start of school. All families should have access to their students Skyward account. Here, families will be able to see who their child's teacher is, what their schedule will look like, and any pertinent busing information. Families will also be receiving a Welcome letter via email from their child's teacher.
School starts for all students on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.
If you have any questions or are in need of assistance with back to school information, please call the North Salem Office at 717-292-8071.
Welcome to our New Staff!
Welcome to our New Staff!
Kristi Garcia (Life Skills Support Teacher)
Coutrney Gross (5th Grade Teacher)
Haley Jeszenka (3rd Grade Teacher)
Alexandra Swan (Learning Support Teacher)
Lidiia Budnyk (Evening Custodian)
Tabitha Baughman (ES Paraprofessional)
Madison Burdge (Reading Paraprofessional)
Kilee Dunlop (LSS Paraprofessional)
Becky Seitz (LSS Paraprofessional
Attendance Information
Attendance Information
School attendance is essential to the learning process and for school success. Because of this, North Salem Elementary is required to follow state law and district attendance policy. All students must have an excuse submitted to the office within three days of their return to school after any absence. Additionally, parental excuses may only be accepted for a maximum of ten (10) days for the entire school year. The DASD Board Policy 204 can be found here. Our electronic excuse form is accessible here.
Educational Trip forms (SERF pass) can be accessed online using this link, or by picking up a form in the North Salem Office. Please remember that a maximum of 5 days may be used for an educational trip (SERF) and that these days are part of the ten (10) day maximum for parental excuses.
Students may begin entering the building at 8:40 AM.
Students will be marked as tardy if they arrive after 8:55 AM and before 9:56 AM.
A student who arrives after 9:55 AM or leaves before 2:33 PM will be marked with a half day absence.
Students will be marked as Leaving Early if picked up after 2:33 PM.
The school day officially ends at 3:35 PM.
Volunteer information
Volunteer information
Parents and guardians looking to volunteer during the school year are required to complete Dover Area School District's Volunteer Application packet. This packet can be found on the district website by clicking this link.
If you have any interest in volunteering this year (chaperoning a trip, helping with PTO events, assisting with a school event) you are encouraged to get this completed as soon as possible.
Student Drop off and Pick Up
Student Drop off and Pick Up
All Student Drop Offs in the morning should occur around the back of the building using the parent drop off lane.
For student pick ups using the pick up lane, the driver must have a Student Pick Up pass from the office. Only individuals with a Car Rider tag will be permitted to pick up their child in the pick up lane. All others will be redirected to park in the front of the school and come to the office to sign their child out. A car rider pass application form can be found here. Once completed, the form should be brought into the office.
The student pick up lane does not open until 3:00 PM. Please follow our 5 MPH speed limit when driving around the school and when exiting the parking lot.
Kindergarten Orientation
Kindergarten Orientation
All families with an incoming Kidnergarten student should have already recieved information regarding our Kindergarten Orientation scheduled for Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
Students with a last name beginning with A through L should plan to attend from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
Students with a last name beginning with M through Z should plan to attend from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Back To School Night
Back To School Night
Our Back to School Night event is occurring on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. This is an opportunity for parents/guardians to come into the school to hear from their child's teacher about what their child will be learning this school year. This event is planned for adults only.
In order to accommodate families with multiple students, each teacher will be presenting two identical presentations following the schedule below:
First Grade, and Second Grade: 6:00 and 6:30.
Third Grade, Fourth Grade, and Fifth Grade: 6:30 and 7:00.
Additional Information
Additional Information
PICTURE DAY:
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Make-up Daytember Reward Day - Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022
SCHOOL BREAKFAST and LUNCH:
This year Breakfast is FREE to all students.
The cost of lunch for an elementary student is $2.85.
Access to DASD's Nutrition Services can be found here, which includes breakfast and lunch calendars.
Free and Reduced lunch applications can be submitted through the schoolcafe.com website.
NSE PTO:
NSE PTO Meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM and are held in NSE's library.
The first PTO Family Fun Night is scheduled for Wednesday, September 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on North Salem's Playground.
SCHOOL CALENDAR:
There is no school for students on Friday, September 1 or Monday, September 4, 2023.
A reminder to families that Wednesday, September 27 is a 3-hour early dismissal for all students.
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