New Salem-Almont School District

Attention PVE & NSA Parents: Skylar Helfrich from the Dakota Children's Advocacy Center will be out on March 9th during Parent Teacher Conferences at 6:00 to give a presentation on the Dangers of Social Media for students and parents. We are going to have a raffle for each family that attends, so pease make sure to put your name in the drawing for a $50 Tellmann's gift card! Attached is the flyer for more information! Please reach out to Mrs. Bennett if you have any questions!

The NSA school board is gathering data in preparation for a special school board meeting that will be held on Thursday, March 5 in the high school gym at 7:00PM regarding the possible coop with Glen Ullin.  We encourage parents and students to review part of the presentation and to fill out the survey afterwards.  On Thursday, a presentation will be provided along with a question and answer session.  No action will be taken at this meeting as the board is still gathering input from those that will be directly impacted if a coop moves forward.

https://aptg.co/7GT84f (enrollment/financial data)
https://forms.gle/5Hh8TUzmYpYLqju5A (survey)

2026 BBB District Bracket

The NSA journalism class toured the KX News studio in Bismarck today! You may have even seen them spotlighted  on the 12 o’clock news. Students and teachers had a wonderful learning experience.

The Alphabet Bandit has "hit" Prairie View Elementary! Our first grade Word Detectives are currently on the job! They will be working through reading strategies with Deputy Tommy this semester and honing in on their detective skills to catch the Alphabet Bandit!

2026 New Salem-Almont School Board Candidate Deadline for Filing - April 6, 2026
Interested candidates must live within the geographic boundaries of the area represented but will be voted on at large. Anyone interested in filing for these positions must complete the Affidavit of Candidacy and Statement of Interests forms found on the school's website. The deadline for filing to get your name on the ballot is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2026.
The election will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
Required forms can be found here: https://www.new-salem.k12.nd.us/page/school-board-meetings

New Salem-Almont buses will be two hours late, with school starting at 10:00AM. Breakfast will not be served.

In Consumer Math, students started a "First Apartment" project where they had to budget based on a salary for a future career they would like to pursue. They had to calculate their monthly budget including housing, groceries, etc. Students were putting their math skills to work in real life scenarios!

Thank you to the students and staff who make the Holstein Cafe possible! Because of you, the high school can start off their Friday morning with drinks and treats.

The first graders are learning about biographies this week! They are picking a biography on PebbleGo and writing down facts about the person they want to learn more about!

Mrs. Goetzfridt’s 4th and 5th grade science classes are learning about the four main body systems: circulatory, skeletal, nervous, and respiratory. After researching a system of their choosing, they will make a poster to display their information!

The 5th graders threw Mrs. Goetzfridt a gender reveal party! They ate cupcakes with pink and blue in the middle, then used their math skills to tally up the number of each to reveal the winner. They were over the moon to find out she's having a BOY! Thanks to all who donated and helped make the party a success, and congrats Mrs. G!!

Mrs. Brandt’s second grade class put their engineering skills to the test with a Valentine’s Day STEM challenge! Using a variety of supplies, including conversation hearts, students worked in teams to build the tallest tower they could. The library was buzzing with creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving as students planned and built their towers!

Valentines Edition of the Holstein News!

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There has been a change for junior high boys basketball next Tuesday, February 17.
We will begin games at 4:00 p.m. that day with two junior high games.

Our 5th graders have officially finished the D.A.R.E. program with Officer Tommy, and we are so proud of all they have learned over the past several weeks. Students worked hard through each lesson, practicing skills for making safe, responsible choices and building confidence. We ended the program with a fun pizza party celebration! Congratulations to Reid and Melanie, our D.A.R.E. essay winners, and to Macy and Mayzee, our participation winners. Thank you to Officer Tommy for a great experience and to our students for their effort and enthusiasm throughout the program. A special thank you to Ruds for providing the awesome pizza to help us celebrate! 🍕

7th grade students recently had a special opportunity to visit the kindergarten classroom and work together on a fun science activity called elephant toothpaste. The older students helped the kindergarteners safely mix the ingredients and watched with excitement as the foamy reaction quickly overflowed like toothpaste for an elephant. It was a great hands-on learning experience for both groups, and the kindergarteners loved having the 7th graders as helpers and role models. This activity encouraged teamwork, curiosity, and excitement about science across grade levels.

The students from both STEM (7th/8th grade science) and kindergarten get together every two weeks for collaboration. Last Friday, they created elephant toothpaste together! It was an explosion of fun!

Happy February from PVE!