Salem Community Schools Employees Give Back
Not everyone can do everything, but everyone can do something and those somethings add up. In this case, the somethings are a couple of dollars out of each paycheck for Salem Community Schools employees that choose to give to the Salem Community Schools Giving Tree Fund.
Crystal Mikels and Emily Johnson’s STEAM classes for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade will be purchasing beginner robots to offer a screenless approach to enhance coding skills and creativity. By sticking to the basic ides of programming, the new robots help keep young kids interested, engaged, and challenged without confusing them or making them feel overwhelmed.
Salem Middle School Language Arts classrooms and the STEAM room will see a new addition to their space with the addition of an Open Air Literature Lounge. The outdoor area will provide a relaxing and inviting space to read and well as facilitate book discussions. The project is designed to encourage students to read, discuss literature, and collaborate about projects related to the books.
Chris Catlin’s 8th grade Agriculture classes will be hitting the road to the farm to provide students with hands-on learning about farming, sustainable agriculture, food supply, and real-life experience on a farm while showcasing the importance of agriculture in everyone’s daily life.
Students in Logan Cockerham’s 5th grade Special Education class will get a boost to their reading library with various levels of literature that they can utilize for classroom as well as fun reading to increase their love of reading. The work inspired by literacy expert Kelly Gallagher is designed to ensure that students have immediate and ongoing access to books that resonate with them.
Washington County Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity established in 1993 to serve donors, award grants, and provide leadership to improve Washington County forever
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