• Calendar

  • January 26 Spirit Wear Day
  • January 26 Play Performance, 7 PM
  • January 27 Saturday Attendance School
  • January 27 Play Performances, 1 PM and 7 PM
  • January 29 Play Performance, 6 PM
  • January 31 No Extended Day
  • February 1 Spirit Wear Day (Secondary Only)
  • February 2 Spirit Wear Day (Elementary Only) 
  • February 2 Secondary State Capitol Field Trip
  • February 3 Saturday Attendance School

January Builders Theme: I am a builder when I work diligently

Doing something diligently means doing it thoroughly and well. It is the opposite of doing it shoddily.  The beginning of the year presents a great opportunity for each one of us to commit to working diligently at our school work, our jobs, our exercise program, and our goals.  Ready… set… let’s go to work!

Final Chance For Reenrollment – January 23rd and January 24th

Returning families that did not attend a celebration of excellence meeting last week, these are the required steps for reenrollment for next school year.  

1. Attend Celebration of Excellence Meeting. Our final meetings will be held on January 23rd at 6:00 PM and January 24th at 8:30 AM. Please check your email to let us know when you will be attending. Any returning students that do not complete their reenrollment steps prior to the end of the designated period will be subject to first come, first-serve enrollment and may lose their spot.
2. Your student must meet all promotion benchmarks.
3. Fill out reenrollment via Skyward. This will only be opened after you attend a celebration of excellence meeting and any meetings regarding promotion.

Skyward Reenrollment

Skyward reenrollment is due on January 26th unless you are meeting with a director regarding your child’s promotion. Any returning students that do not complete their reenrollment steps prior to the end of the designated period will be subject to first come, first-serve enrollment and may lose their spot.

School Play Performances

Cast A Performances

January 26th at 7PM
Jan 27th and 7PM

Cast B Performances

January 27th at 1 PM
January 29th at 6 PM

For more information,  see the flyers that went home on learning plans. 

To purchase tickets, please use the following link: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56586/add-to-cart/rkQm7mJYPdD%7C5ZwKMgJ6ggX3%7Cgeneral-item

Secondary – Honor Roll (A’s and B’s)

Secondary – High Honor Roll (A’s)

Secondary – Perfect Attendance

Secondary – Builder of the Month Awards

Keira Chandler, Stephen Wilson, Kennady Shepherd, Taven Terpenning, MaLeigha Ferran, Justin Garcia, 

Council Nominations: Christian Taylor, Mr. Abraham

Secondary – Science Fair Winners

1. Zoey Smith
2. Eva West
3. Ethan Ekstrom

Science Fair Honorable Mention

• Sowala Hunt
• Annalise Davis
• Autumn Hallada
  

Names on Personal Items

Please make sure that your students’ names are on all personal items they bring from home. Winter coats, water bottles, sweaters (students take them off frequently at recess and forget them), lunchboxes, and backpacks should all have a name written on the inside tag. Every break, we clean out the lost and found and donate all unclaimed items to a charity. 

Saturday School (Secondary) January 27th

There are enough students with excessive tardies that we will begin hosting Saturday school on January 27th. Mrs. Peery sent an email to parents to notify them if their student needs to attend.

Tardies – from Salem Parent/Student Handbook pg. 23-24

1. Students who are not present and prepared at the beginning of class may be marked tardy for that class.
2. Each class is evaluated independently.
3. If a student accumulates a total of four or more tardies in any class, the grade for the class will be changed to NC (no credit) and will remain as NC until the student fulfills the requirements to remove the NC.
4. The No Credit (NC) will remain as the letter grade for that class unless the student fulfills the requirements of attendance school (see Attendance School policy), or completes assigned academic work to make up for the lost academic time.

Attendance School – from Salem Parent/Student Handbook pg. 23-24

1. Attendance school is a service provided to assist students in clearing their attendance record from excessive tardies. When a student is tardy more than four times to a class, their grade is changed to NC (no credit).
2. Students may clear their attendance record from the NC by attending attendance school.
   
3. Attendance school is typically held on Saturday mornings from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. during the second half of the term.
4. Attendance school hours will be posted in the secondary offices and published in the newsletter.
5. To make up each tardy, students may be required to pay a tardy fee of $5 per tardy (53G-7-501(6)(b)(vi)) and attend 30 minutes of attendance school.
6. No students will be admitted late to attendance school.
7. During attendance school, students must wear full uniform and must work quietly or read.

UVU Stronger Families

A flier is attached to this newsletter regarding the UVU Stronger Families project. Applications for the spring 2024 classes are now open. Here is the link to apply for the program. https://www.uvu.edu/sfp/apply/.

End of Winterim

We had such a wonderful conclusion to our Winterim session – we all gathered for an assembly where students received numerous awards: Builder of the Month, High Honor Roll, Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, Science Fair, Pipette Olympics (DNA class), Chess tournament winners, Build a World winners, Typing Contest winners (8th grade digital literacy), Catan tournament winners, Futsal tournament winners, etc. It was so much fun! All the winners will be included in the newsletter on Monday.

Staffing Updates

We wanted to make you aware of several staffing updates: Mrs. Hall had her last day on Friday. We are so sad to have her leave, but so happy for her to prepare for the arrival of her little one. Mrs. Hatch will be moving to the secondary office, so you can reach out to her as we go forward. Mrs. Barino welcomed their second daughter, and she will be on maternity leave for about a month. Mrs. Kim Baschke will substitute for her, covering her math and leadership classes.

Schedule Changes

We have made changes to the student schedule, and all students will be provided with paper copies on Monday. We were able to split some classes so they are smaller, and even out some class sizes. We are happy to be able to make these changes – they will really benefit our students. 

With a few exceptions, your students will be in the same classes they had before, but they may have a different order of classes compared to last term. You can find the updated schedule in Skyward. Any students with class changes will receive an additional email.

Calendar

• January 16 Maturation Night for 5th Grade, Girls at 5 PM and Boys at 6 PM
• January 16 Re-enrollment/Celebration of Excellence Meeting, 7 PM
• January 17 Re-enrollment/Celebration of Excellence Meeting, 8:30 AM
• January 19 NOON Dismissal 
• January 26 Spirit Wear Day
• January 26 Play Performance, 7 PM
• January 27 Saturday School – Secondary students remediate tardies
• January 27 Play Performances, 1 PM and 7 PM
• January 29 Play Performance, 6 PM

January Builders Theme: I am a builder when I work diligently

We can all become great at something by being diligent.  Think about what you like to do and how you would like to become even better at it; then work diligently to achieve it!

Celebration of Excellence Re-enrollment Meetings- January 16th and 17th

Returning families, these are the required steps for re-enrollment for next school year.  

1. Attend Celebration of Excellence Meeting. These will take place on January 16th at 7 PM or January  17th at 8:30 AM.
2. Your student must meet all promotion benchmarks.
3. Fill out re-enrollment via Skyward. This will only be opened after you attend a celebration of excellence meeting and any meetings regarding promotion.

Reading University Award Winners 

Congratulations to our Reading University award winners for the Month for December. 

Lachlan Bears
Finn Bradley
Emily Garner
Aria Gordon
Sarah Jewell
Lizzie Jones
Avery Messenger
Hazel Morley
Robert Rumsey
Chloe Vega
Yoshiya Vega
Dagny Wright
Paisley Youd

Staffing Change

Mrs. Hall, who is expecting her second baby soon. Her last day will be this Friday, January 19th.  Starting Monday, January 22nd, Mrs. Hatch will be in the secondary office, and Mrs. Jones will be in the elementary office. 

Names on Personal Items

Please make sure that your students’ names are on all personal items they bring from home. Winter coats, water bottles, sweaters (students take them off frequently at recess and forget them), lunchboxes, and backpacks should all have a name written on the inside tag. Every break, we clean out the lost and found and donate all unclaimed items to a charity. 

Saturday School (Secondary) January 27th

There are enough students with excessive tardies that we will begin hosting Saturday school on January 27th. Watch for an email before Friday with your student’s status.

Tardies – from Salem Parent/Student Handbook pg. 23-24

1. Students who are not present and prepared at the beginning of class may be marked tardy for that class.
2. Each class is evaluated independently.
3. If a student accumulates a total of four or more tardies in any class, the grade for the class will be changed to NC (no credit) and will remain as NC until the student fulfills the requirements to remove the NC.
4. The No Credit (NC) will remain as the letter grade for that class unless the student fulfills the requirements of attendance school (see Attendance School policy), or completes assigned academic work to make up for the lost academic time.

Attendance School – from Salem Parent/Student Handbook pg. 23-24

1. Attendance school is a service provided to assist students in clearing their attendance record from excessive tardies. When a student is tardy more than four times to a class, their grade is changed to NC (no credit).
2. Students may clear their attendance record from the NC by attending attendance school.
3. Attendance school is typically held on Saturday mornings from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. during the second half of the term.
4. Attendance school hours will be posted in the secondary offices and published in the newsletter.
5. To make up each tardy, students may be required to pay a tardy fee of $5 per tardy (53G-7-501(6)(b)(vi)) and attend 30 minutes of attendance school.
6. No students will be admitted late to attendance school.
7. During attendance school, students must wear full uniform and must work quietly or read.

Dear Secondary Parents,

First, let me say how much fun we are having during Winterim with your students! It’s such a great time for learning new things, having minimal homework, and enjoying time together.

The relaxed nature of Winterim can become too relaxed, so please remind your students about the following:

• Full uniforms should be worn daily. During the winter months if students are cold the only options are sweater vests and cardigans, but they can wear both!
• Jackets, sweatshirts, and coats are fine during lunch, but those items should stay in lockers while students are inside and in class.
• Changing in/out of uniform
  • Students participating in Winter Adventure can arrive in appropriate clothing and change into uniform after class.
  • Students participating in Futsal should bring a PE uniform and change before and after class.
  • Students participating in Rugby and Dance should change before class, but they don’t have to change back into uniform before they go home.
• Gum chewing – no gum please! Students found chewing gum at any time will be asked to help clean up gum around the school.

Thanks for all your support!

Calendar

• January 9 Parent Empowerment Meeting, 7 PM
• January 10 No Academic Extended Day
• January 12 Elementary Midterm Missing Work Deadline
• January 13 Band Camp 10 AM – 1 PM
• January 15 NO SCHOOL, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 16 Maturation Night for 5th Grade, Girls at 5 PM and Boys at 6 PM
• January 16 Re-enrollment/Celebration of Excellence Meeting, 7 PM
• January 17 Re-enrollment/Celebration of Excellence Meeting, 8:30 AM
• January 19 NOON Dismissal 
• January 27 Saturday School – Secondary students remediate tardies

January Builders Theme: I am a builder when I work diligently

One of the biggest deterrents to working diligently is wasting time.  When we look back on our day and how time passed –often we realize what could’ve been accomplished with that time. There are many ways to waste time, but one of the most common is by allowing ourselves to get distracted or discouraged about our tasks and assignments. When the urge to roam hits, take a deep breath and be still while you refocus yourself by remembering your objective.

Parent Empowerment Meeting – January 9 

Our next parent empowerment meeting will be about child safety and human trafficking.  This will be a virtual meeting at 7 PM on January 9th.  You can join this meeting by using the following zoom link: 

https://uetn-org.zoom.us/j/84062701727. Reminder – Secondary students can remediate tardies by joining the meeting with their parents. One tardy per student/parent who attends.

Secondary Band Camp – January 13, 10 AM – 1 PM

All 7-9th grade band students should plan to attend. If you can only be there part of the time, that’s more preferable than you not being there at all. Lunch will be served (pizza and pop). Please confirm with Ms. Shearer at sshearer@apamail.org. 

Celebration of Excellence Re-enrollment Meetings- January 16 and 17

Returning families, these are the required steps for re-enrollment for next school year.  

1. Attend Celebration of Excellence Meeting. These will take place on January 16th at 7 PM or January  17th at 8:30 AM.
2. Your student must meet all promotion benchmarks.
3. Fill out re-enrollment via Skyward. This will only be opened after you attend a celebration of  excellence meeting and any meetings regarding promotion.

Elementary Builders of the Month

Congratulations to our Elementary Builders of the Month for December. 

MiKale Bateman
Jessica Dominguez
Piper Farish
Chloe Hicks
Cordelia Kellersberger
Ezra Lingwall
Izzy Lingwall
Emberlee Meyers
Dawson Nielson
Sage Nielson
Steel Peterson
Kenzie Shubin
Colin Stetser
Lachlyn Watson

Winterim Assistance

We have several classes that would benefit from parent volunteers during Winterim. Please contact the teachers listed if you are available.

Winter Adventure (going outside regularly) – Period 1 from 8:00 AM – 9:47 AM whillyard@apamail.org
Cooking – Periods 1 & 2  from 8:00 AM – 11:18 AM thicks@apamail.org 

We also have several field trips that we would love to have parents help supervise:

Hill Air Force Base – Wednesday, January 10 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM nabraham@apamail.org
Cooking – Friday, January 12 8:00 AM – 11:18 AM thicks@apamail.org
Service – Wednesday, January 17 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM whillyard@apamail.org 

Mrs. Hillyard is looking for plastic grocery bags and clean, empty water bottles for a couple of service projects for her winterim classes.  If you have some that you’d be willing to share, you can have your students drop them off at the front offices, and she will collect them. 

Names on Personal Items

Please make sure that your students’ names are on all personal items they bring from home. Winter coats, water bottles, sweaters (students take them off frequently at recess and forget them), lunchboxes, and backpacks should all have a name written on the inside tag. Every break, we clean out the lost and found and donate all unclaimed items to a charity. 

Calendar

• Dec 18 & Dec 19 No Extended Day
• December 19 Holiday Shirt/Sweater Day
• Dec 20- Jan 2 NO SCHOOL, Winter Break
• January 3 Secondary Winterim Begins
• January 5 Spirit Wear Day
• January 9 Parent Empowerment Meeting, 7 PM
• January 16 Reenrollment/Celebration of Excellence Meeting, 7 PM
• January 17 Reenrollment/Celebration of Excellence Meeting, 8:30 AM

December Builders Theme: I am a builder when I look for ways to serve others (Kigatsuku)

Thank you to all our students for participating in December’s theme by watching for the needs of others! We hope you have been experiencing some of this in your homes. A wonderful trait is to see things that need to be done without being told or asked – and we have made progress in this value this month!  We are creating a wonderful community together as we unite in looking for ways to help.  

Holiday Shirt/Sweater Day – December 19 

We are so excited that we reached our goal of collecting 2,100 items for our hygiene drive! Congratulations!  We couldn’t have done it without each of you helping.  Since we reached our goal as a school, everyone will have the opportunity to wear an ugly or holiday sweater or shirt, on Tuesday, December 19th.  Students still need to be in uniform bottoms. Sweaters/shirts need to be school appropriate with no offensive or distracting logos.  If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to Mrs. Hillyard at whillyard@apamail.org.

Parent Empowerment Meeting- January 9 

Our next parent empowerment meeting will be about child safety and human trafficking.  This will be a virtual meeting at 7 PM on January 9th.  You can join this meeting by using the following zoom link: https://uetn-org.zoom.us/j/84062701727

Celebration of Excellence Meetings- Reenrollment- January 16 and 17

All returning families planning to reenroll for next year should save the date for our Celebration of Excellence Meetings. These will take place on January 16th at 7 PM or January 17th at 8:30 AM. 

2024-2025 Sibling Applications

We are happy to announce that the application process for the 2024-2025 academic year at American Preparatory Academy has officially started.  You can apply for siblings online at  https://hubs.ly/Q029WfTN0.  Please book a date for a student meeting. This is a required step in the sibling application process. After selecting a date on the calendar, you will be led to the form where you can identify it is a sibling meeting and not a tour that you have scheduled. 

Winterim Donations

Mrs. Hillyard is looking for plastic grocery bags and clean empty water bottles for a couple of service projects for her winterim classes in January.  If you have some that you’d be willing to share, you can have your students drop them off at the front offices, and she will collect them.  

Spelling Bee Lists

Spelling bee study lists will go home with your students this week. Once they have mastered that list, you may reach out to your student’s teacher to get access to the additional study list.  Classroom spelling bees will be held the week of January 22nd- 26th. 

School Lunches

This is a reminder to place your order for school lunches in January.  Our school lunch menu for the month of January and nutritional information can be found at the following link: https://www.americanprep.org/school-lunch-program/menu/.

Snow Boots

On snowy days, students are welcome to bring snow boots if they wish.  They will have to change in and out of them at recess.  Snow boots are not allowed in class. Normal uniform shoes will need to be worn in class

Lost and Found

Our Lost and Found will be cleaned out tomorrow.  It is located in the vestibule in front of the elementary office. Please make sure your students check for any lost items. Any remaining items will be donated at this time.

Dear Salem Parents,

We wanted to make you aware of some staffing changes at our campus. We are sad that Mrs. Sophie Mueras-Saavedra will not be returning after her maternity leave, and Ms. Clarissa Lunt will be moving north and will leave at the end of this term.

We are excited to announce that Mrs. Rebekah Vance will be our new Elementary Music teacher, as well as the Choir and Orchestra teacher. She has been so helpful to substitute for music, and we are happy to have her teaching with us full time.

Salem Admin Team
Jessica Barton
Emily Peery
Erin Short
Keri Elmer