May 5, 2012 8:15AM to 12:30PM

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CLOSED MAY 5TH FOR AWESOME 3000

Please join us for Downtown Salem's First Wednesday, May 2 from 5-8 pm

A complimentary floral stem to the first 50 moms to stop by......We highly recommend building a bouquet by collecting a stem from each of our neighbors in the Downtown Creative District on Commercial Street.

Enjoy wine tasting and light refreshments as you browse the store for gift ideas for the woman who loves and cares for you! Better still, bring her down and find out what she really wants.

Be sure to stop by the Salem-Keizer Student Art Show right next door from 4-8pm, as well as enjoying this month's Student Gallery, featuring the student Awesome 3000 art submissions.

Come on, let's go, I found an Awesome art show!

This month we will be showcasing the Salem-Keizer middle and high school students Awesome 3000 art entries. Be sure to stop by starting May 2 to view all submitted entries.

We will also have on display a beautiful commemorative quilt made especially for the 30th Anniversary of the Awesome 3000. This quilt was pieced by Louise Brantley and Janna Curtis and then quilted by Barb Cross. Upon completion, it was donated to the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation.

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Registration Open until 1 week before camp - pending room available. So sign up soon!

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Here are a couple of testimonials about our Enrichment Academy Tutoring. Check out our newly remodeled tutoring website with more amazing testimonials coming soon! www.ea-tutoring.com. 

“The Tutoring and Enrichment Academy really help my daughter get a step ahead & she really looks forward to coming every day.” – C. Gillespie

Every single one of SKEF’s Learning Gardens is in the process of getting an EXCITING Garden Makeover this spring! Salem’s school gardens are getting bigger, better, and bolder!

Photos (above) of third grade students at Grant working with Brenda Knobloch on their conservation Rain Garden for Earth Week.

Meagen is our traveling tutor! She has enriched the lives of our students in the Salem-Keizer School District and the Woodburn School District. Meagen has focused on key concepts for each student in Reading or Math that has resulted in measurable academic improvement. Her attention to detail and Meagen’s dedication to her students is what makes her an outstanding tutor.

Way to go Meagen!!!!

• Lexmark Printer Ink - 100XL - Black and all colors
• Painters Tape - Blue - 1" width
• Postage Stamps
• White Copy Paper - 8 1/2x11 - cases
• Manila file folders - 3 tab, any color, letter size
• Laminated Label Tape; White; 12mm x 1/2 (Brand: Brothers) 
• Non-glare sheet protectors (3-hole spines), boxes of 100
• 6 Liquid Paper DryLine Grip correction tape 
• 2 pkg. - 8460 Avery Easy Peel Address Labels - LASER JET - 1" x 2 5/8"
• Binder clips - small and medium: 100 of each
• Rubber Bands

 Enrichment Academy Items

• Legos
• Buttons
• Pipe Cleaners
• Crafting Pompoms
• Stickers - Asst
• Beads
• Friendship Bracelet Threads
  

Do you have an Awesome 3000 T-shirt from 1985? 1991? 1992? 1993? 1994? 1995?
Are you willing to donate it to the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation?
If so, please drop it by our offices at 233 Commercial St. NE or call 503-364-2933.

Click here to download the registration form

Pictured from left: Kennedy Principal Terry Gallagher, Cristina Wheeler and Chairperson Kimball.

Cristina Wheeler has been selected as the Volunteer of the Month for April. Kennedy Elementary staff state that they have been blessed to have the dedication of Cristina for over nine years.

Mrs. Wheeler has served as Parent Club President and as their #1 volunteer. Always cheerful and with boundless energy, she is there whenever and wherever they need her.

Cristina organizes and communicates with parents at regular Parent Club meetings. These meetings are effective for their community, as Cristina also speaks Spanish. Through Parent Club, funds have been raised to support field trips for every grade every year; to purchase Big Toy equipment for the playground; to purchase a TV for the front hall for community viewing; to support RIF program; and to purchase technology for students.

Cristina first came to help in the kindergarten classroom when her son started school. She returned again to help in the kindergarten classroom when her daughter started school.  In addition, she has helped with second language Spanish students in writing, she volunteers to chaperone field trips, assists with 5th grade photography class every year: and leveled, organized and labeled an entire classroom library for another teacher.

Cristina has been a great help to the Office by volunteering for School Picture day and finding additional volunteers. She runs the Jog-a-thon and keeps track of student records, forms, notices, the money and prizes.

Cristina recruits and organizes volunteers for Field Day; she is also involved in the School Book fair. This year, with the loss of the school Librarian, she organized the Parent Club to run a successful Fair.

Kennedy staff thinks Cristina has been amazing!! She is leaving Kennedy this year, as her youngest daughter is moving up to middle school. 

Thank you for your wonderful spirit of volunteering and dedication to the students of Salem-Keizer Schools.

Congratulations!

A Very Big Thank You to all our Amazing April Volunteers!

A special thank you to the Enrichment Academy Before & Afterschool Programs Volunteers, the Salem Downtown Lyons Club, Spelling Bee, Shoot for the Stars, and Awesome 3000 Committes, and the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation Board of Directors! 

BECOME A SKEF VOLUNTEER

When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined. - Bono, U2 Lead Singer

It's the human factor that makes SKEF so successful. Volunteer your time to help make a difference to a student, a teacher, or another friend in the community. SKEF volunteers come from all walks of life, including senior citizens, retired professionals, service organizations, business partnerships, and students.

Volunteer opportunities can include clerical work, assisting with a class or workshop and preparing outreach class supplies, or working on one of our many great special events like the AWESOME 3000 or Crystal Apple Awards. If you have a special talent or skill you want to share, we will create an opportunity for you.

If you are interested in learning more about volunteering for SKEF, please contact us at volunteer@skeducationfoundation.org or call (503) 364-2933.