Visit to the Murals of Talladega College and Savery Library

The city of Talladega has such rich history and we were able to visit one such place with the Ambassadors. Students toured the library and heard the story of The Amistad Murals and The 1942 Mural Series. The Amistad Murals were commissioned by the Board of Trustees of Talladega College to pay homage to the American Missionary Association for its role in founding Talladega College. The murals were completed and unveiled at the dedication of the newly constructed Savery Library on April 15, 1939.

On April 26, 1942, a new series of three murals were unveiled and dedicated as part of the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the College. The new murals depict an Underground Railroad Scene, the opening Day of school at Talladega College and the building of Savery Library.

Ambassadors Visit the Talladega Healthcare Facility

Sixth grade Ambassadors visited the Talladega Healthcare Facility today. The students sang Christmas songs and shared small gifts with the residents. Smiling faces could be seen all over the room. Way to go Ambassadors!

Teacher's Christmas Luncheon

Lots of food, fun and fellowship among the faculty and staff at C. L. Salter when our annual Christmas luncheon was held. A special thank you to the lunchroom staff and to the parent volunteers who made this event possible. Merry Christmas!

Harvest King & Queen Assembly

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Today we had an assembly for C.L. Salter's Harvest Kings & Queens! Our king for K-3rd is De'Javion Spratling. The queen for K-3rd is Yamariah Suttle. Our king for 4th-6th is Jerrius Curry. The queen for 4th-6th is Jada Curry. Congratulations to our kings and queens!

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On Friday, November 19, First Grade visited the THS Barn Yard. The THS students allowed Salter's students to ride horses, pet animals, and even hold animals! The students had a blast!! Thanks THS FFA & Mr. Bice!! =)

Fall Festival

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On Thursday, November 18, C.L. Salter hosted our annual Fall Festival! There were many games and activities. Thank you Mrs. Smith & the library crew for organizing this festival! It was a great success!

Talladega College Mentors Visit C.L. Salter!!

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Mary Sims's Baby Shower

The faculty & staff of C.L. Salter celebrated the upcoming birth of Mary Sims's baby on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Bryson Houston Sims will be arriving on January 16, 2011. We can't wait for another bundle of joy to be added to our Salter family! =)

Trick-or-Treat

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K-2nd Grade went door-to-door tick-or-treating on Friday. The students had a blast!!

~Fall Festival~

WHEN: November 18, 2010

WHERE: C.L. Salter Elementary School

TIME: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

WHAT: Face painting, door prizes, book sale, games, food, and much more!!

Come out and support your child's school!

Salter's Visit from Jeffrey Earnhardt

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Mrs. Korreckt's Baby Shower

On October 7th, the faculty and staff of C.L. Salter helped celebrate the upcoming birth of Kason Korreckt. Nicole Korreckt received many great gifts for her and her soon-to-be bundle of joy! Mrs. Korreckt is due on January 7th, 2011. We are anticipating the birth of little Kason and can't wait to welcome him into our Salter family!!

C.L. Salter Book Fair

Our book fair is coming! An amazing selection of books are on their way to Salter's library for the book fair. The book fair will be October 11-15 in the library. The time of the book fair will be 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday & Friday. Thursday, October 14 is family day and night. On this day, the book fair will be open from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. We hope to see you purchasing great books at our book fair during these days!!
*Check this site out!*
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/salterelementary

Fire Safety at Salter

Today, Kindergarten through 3rd grade were able to be a part of a fire safety program. The students were able to see Captain Ronnie Davis in full uniform. They were also able to see and hear the fire truck in our parking lot! We want to give a big thanks to Captain Ronnie Davis and his employees from Talladega's surrounding areas.

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~Salter Students Plant Their Own Garden~

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Every grade participated in planting vegetables in our raised garden beds. Each grade level planted a different vegetable in their garden. The students were responsible for hoeing their garden to break up the dirt, planting their seeds in the garden, and watering their garden on this day. This will teach our students how to cultivate thier own garden in the future. This also teaches the students the life cycle of a plant/vegetables. Once the vegetables have grown completely, the lunchroom ladies will supply the students with their garden-grown vegetables!

Grandparent's Day

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We had a great turn-out on Grandparent's Day at C.L. Salter!! Grandparents came to eat lunch with their grandchild on Thursday, September 16th. This was a great day celebrating grandparents!!

Mrs. Whitson's Wedding Shower

We would like to thank the Morale Committee for throwing Mrs. Whitson such a great shower this afternoon! Mrs. Tashena McGhee Whitson and Mr. Cleveland Whitson said their vows on June 25, 2010. The faculty and staff wanted to shower Mrs. Whitson with love and gifts for their home in honor of their marriage! Mr. & Mrs. Whitson, may y'all have many, many years of love and happiness!

Kindergarten Zoo

Mrs. Whitson's Kindergarten class and Mrs. Korreckt's Kindergarten class have been learning about the zoo. Therefore, they decided to make a zoo mural using pictures of their Kindergarten students and transforming them into zoo animals!

"P" is for pace car!

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Ms. Gaskin's Kindergarten class is studying the letter "p" this week. She had her daughter bring the pace car to school to show the students of C.L. Salter what exactly says /p/!

PLEASE vote!!

We need your help!! Salter is in desperate need of a gymnasium. We are working very hard on some fund raisers for this project. One fund raiser is through Kohl's department store. Kohl's is giving away $500,000.00 to 20 different schools in the U.S. All you have to do is go online and vote for C.L. Salter Elementary School! We are participating in the "Kohl's Care" FaceBook contest to receive a $500,000 grant for the school.

Here's how you can help:

Through Facebook "Like" Kohl's (retail)

Click on the "Kohl's Cares" tab, Search "C.L. Salter Elementary School"- Then use up your 5 votes. Please pass this information on to your friends and family! Please act fast because the voting ends September 3rd!!!

Welcoming Our New Secretary

Salter is very proud to welcome our new secretary, Ms. Noel! Today was her first day and everyone was sure to give her a warm, friendly welcome! Mrs. Livingston has been a tremendous help around Salter the past two weeks! Mrs. Livingston will be greatly missed and she's appreciated for the excellent training she has supplied Ms. Noel with. Ms. Noel (left) and Mrs. Livingston (right) are pictured with their beautiful roses.

Coach Darby's Fishing Field Trip

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During the month of May the students have participated in "Cash for the Classroom" sponsored by the First National Bank of Talladega. As an incentive, Coach Darby agreed to take the top money winner from each grade level on a fishing trip. The students caught over forty fish and of course, had a lot of fun for their hard work. Congratulations grade level winners!

C.L. Salter's 50th Birthday Celebration Party

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Students, faculty, staff, retired faculty members and parents had a very good time celebrating the anniversay of C. L. Salter's 50 years of existence. The Salter Ambassadors began the program by telling us 50 facts from the beginning of Salter to the present day. The entire lunchroom was decorated in an outstanding birthday party theme. Students participated in the twist and later enjoyed birthday cake and old - fashioned coke floats.

2009 - 2010 Yearbook Dedication

2009 - 2010 Yearbook Dedication

We dedicate the 2009 - 2010 Yearbook to Ms. Jenny Hare. Ms. Hare has served as a fourth and second grade teacher for the past thirty years. She has helped to make a difference in the lives of many children. Ms. Hare has a heart of gold and is very active in various charities such as St. Jude's and Relay for LIfe.

Thank you Ms. Hare for your love, friendship, dedication, and service to C. L. Salter Elementary and our community. We love you!

Earth Day 2010

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Celebration at Salter

C. L. Salter faculty and staff would like to congratulate first grade teacher, Mrs. Thielker on the arrival of her bundle of joy, Brooksly Ada Thielker. Brooksly was born on April 5, 2010 weighing 8lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. We wish both mom and baby the best!

Read Across America Week

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Archery Fund Raiser

Thanks to Coach Darby for providing a creative way for the students at Salter to attend the Archery Competition. Students were allowed to purchase pieces of tape and vote for the teacher or staff member they would like to see taped to the wall on Friday, March 5, 2010. The lucky winners were Ms. Ensley, fourth grade teacher, and Mrs. Griffin, our principal.

As you can imagine, the students really got into this event resulting in over 400 pieces of tape being sold. Ms. Ensley and Mrs. Griffin were great sports as each student who purchased tape was allowed a time to "tape them to the wall."

Thanks Coach, Ms. Ensley and Mrs. Griffin.

Snowy Day At Salter

A beautiful snowy day picture of Salter School. Thank you Ms. Campbell for braving the cold to get this gorgeous picture.

Black History Month

February is Black History Month. Our Black History committee has planned several special events such as speakers, morning readings, poster contests, skits and music, Soul Food lunch week, and African attire week. The celebration of Black History month will conclude with a grand program on February 26, 2010. Plan to attend to see all of the creative things the students have done this month.

NEO 2 Laptop Computers

Exciting things are happening for first grade students at Salter! Thanks to a grant written by our librarian, Mrs. G. Smith, first graders have a great new tool to help them enhance their reading and comprehension skills.

Along with a lot of hard work from the students and the use of the NEO 2 laptops, teachers are seeing AR scores really soar.

Keep up the good work students!

Build-A-Book Night

Build-A-Book Night

Parents and students are invited to Salter's 2nd annual Build-A-Book Night. Last year's event was a hugh success with parents and students interacting together to complete their books.

• Date - February 11, 2010
• Time - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
• Place - Salter's Cafeteria
• Kits to build a book are limited, so return your signed forms as soon as possible to reserve your spot!

Hope to see you there!

January 4th

Schedule for January 4, 2010

8:00 - Library - Grades K-6 - Prepaid Legal Services Representative

8:15 - Library - Grades K-6 - Special Ed. Referral Process and Confidentiality Training - led by

Ms. Keith

8:30 - 10:30 - ARI PD with Allison for K-3, Joiner and Romine - Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Dibels Report

11:00 - 12:30 - lunch

1:00-2:00 - Moodle Training with John Locklin - Grades K-6

3:00 - Go home

Grades 4-6 may work on report cards in your room from 8:30 - 1:00 with the exception of your lunch time. Report cards are due January 4 and go home January 7.

Thanks!

Jenni