Class of 2025 Transitions to Saline High School (8th to 9th Grade)-Updated May 30, 2021

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May 25, 2021
The following email was in your email box on Tuesday, May 25, 2021:

Parents of the Class of 2025,

Saline High School is excited to invite the Class of 2025 to SHS for a tour over the next two weeks! Students are divided into groups by Science teacher and will come on their designated days. This is normally a tour that would take place earlier in the school year, but we wanted to be sure to get the students over here before the summer break so they had a chance to experience a bit of Saline High School before they left for the summer. 

The groups will depart SMS during 2nd or 5th hour (see schedule below). They will tour the classroom wings and have an opportunity to see some of the South and West Washtenaw Consortium programs while they are here. They will rotate through the school and get an overview of what SHS has to offer. 

Tuesday, June 1 (2nd hour): Fanning and Fiske 

Wednesday, June 2 (2nd hour): Anastasoff

Monday, June 7 (5th hour): Engelhuber

Students who are currently learning virtually can also attend the tour. They should plan on arriving through the West entrance of Saline High School (Athletic side) no later than 9:20 am for 2nd hour classes and 1:30 pm for 5th hour classes. We will walk with them to join the rest of the group on the East side. 

Any student who wishes to opt-out of this opportunity should fill out the form linked here. These students will remain in the Middle School Media Center for the duration of the trip. A virtual tour will be made available in the summer as well as other opportunities to attend should this option not be viable for your student at this time.

Please note, there is a group of students who are already scheduled for a tour on Tuesday, June 1. They will have all of the same experiences as the students on this tour and should plan to attend their previously scheduled event. 

We look forward to showing the Class of 2025 everything there is to offer at SHS!

Go Hornets!

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Theresa Stager
High School Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction

Saline Area Schools


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February 26, 2021

The following email was in your student's email box on Friday, February 26, 2021:

Hello Class of 2025:

 

Thank you for joining us at today's 8th grade class webinar. A lot of information was shared. Click here for the document that was presented during today's webinar. 

 

You are now able to input your course requests for your Freshman year in PowerSchool.  As discussed, please do this as soon as possible -- no later than March 3, 2021.  


Once you submit your classes, you may still make changes through March 3rd. After March 3rd, the window to enter your 2021-2022 course requests will close.


Should you have any questions, please email your SHS Counselor.


Thank you,

SHS Counselors


Mrs. McLaughlin (students with last names A - D): mclaugh@salineschools.org

Mrs. Monahan (students with last names E - K): monahanm@salineschools.org

Mr. Bruckman (students with last names L - Rob): bruckmab@salineschools.org

Mrs. Mussio (students with last names Roc - Z): mussiok@salineschools.org


Here is the recorded presentation.


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MATH PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS:



Hello SMS Families:

On Friday, February 26th at 1:00 pm there will be an informational meeting with the Saline High School Counseling Staff to talk about scheduling classes.  Here is the Zoom information.

Subject: Webinar Link for Friday (2/26)

You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Feb 26, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: SHS Class of 2025 Counseling Dept. Webinar Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://salineschools-org.zoom.us/j/98654330575?pwd=TE15RjJra3NjeEEzd2xVSWF2SlUrdz09 Passcode: 150740

Greetings SHS Families!
The February PTO meeting will take place on Tuesday, Feb 23 at 7pm via Webinar - Click here for the link (also pasted below).  
In addition to our regular agenda items, we are pleased to host SHS Counselors SHS Counselors Bryan Bruckman and Kathy Mussio, as well as Athletic Director Andrew Parrish and Dean of Students Patti Fosdick, who will be on hand to answer any of your questions in addition to our regular agenda items.  We hope you can join us!  

What: Feb PTO Meeting featuring SHS School Counselors, Athletic Director and Dean of Students
When: Feb 23, 7pm

We hope to see you at a meeting soon! 

Sincerely,

Your SHS PTO,

Sarah Caruana, President

Darcy Berwick, Vice President

Michelle Doran, Treasurer

Joyce Mueller, Co-Secretary

Jeff Roth, Co-Secretary


9th Grade Scheduling (From Mr. Stimac)
Greetings 8th Graders!
      You will have the opportunity to attend a webinar with the Saline High School (SHS) Counselors on FEBRUARY 26th at 1pm. This webinar will last about 30 minutes and will provide you with information about the scheduling procedure for your 9th-grade year. You will also have an opportunity to see who your high school counselor is going to be for the next 4 years.  PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THIS WEBINAR.* Let me know if you have any questions before or after this momentous occasion! ðŸ˜º. Look for the link soon.

Saline High School Honors English Placement Test Information:

Any students who are interested in trying to place into Honors English 9 are invited to take a placement test which will be given on Friday, February 5th at 10 a.m. Students MUST sign up by this Friday with your student's teacher if they would like to receive the Zoom link to take the placement test on February 5th.  

There are multiple components to determining placement including the objective test, a writing prompt (which all students will complete in class during the week of February 1st), the fall NWEA reading percentile score, and an “Independent Student Score” which is determined by each student’s ELA teacher’s observation of work completion, motivation, and application of ELA skills and concepts.

The objective portion of the test is what students will be completing if they choose to take the placement test on February 5th. It consists of 70 multiple choice questions about reading passages, literary techniques & devices, and sentence correction items. I will be providing students with links to some similarly structured tests if they would like to familiarize themselves with this type of standardized test.


Students who take the placement test will be expected to log into the Zoom link promptly by 10 a.m. on Friday, February 5th and to keep their cameras on during the test in an effort to promote and monitor academic integrity. For more information, please reach out to your student's English teacher.

Saline High School Science Placement Test:

The Saline Middle School Science Department will be administering the Science Placement Test on Monday, February 8th and Tuesday, February 9th during your student's Science class.  Please see your teacher for further details.

Hello Families of the Class of 2025!

We will keep this blog post updated with upcoming information for you as it relates to transitioning to Saline High School.  The latest information will be towards the top of the post.

January 8, 2021:  Sent from Saline High School


January 6, 2021

Testing Out:  8th Grade Students interested in testing out of courses. Per the Saline Area Schools' School Board Policy:

The intent of "testing out" is to provide exceptionally able students options beyond what they might have if required to take basic level courses in which they have already mastered the material. The "testing out" process is not established for students to do independent study to gain the knowledge to pass the test. It is intended for students who have acquired the knowledge and skill, which are to be taught.

If you are interested in your student testing out of a course or courses, please go to:  https://www.salineschools.org/schools/saline-high-school/school-resources/

January 6, 2021





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