It is official! Thursday, April 2, 2026 has been deemed a "snow day" and school has been canceled, per direction by Superintendent Dr. Blackburn. After confirmation from SHS Principal Hull, enough tickets were sold to the April 14, 2026 girls' home soccer game. Salida Schools would like to thank our community for the support of the 2026 Varsity Girls' Basketball team during their 3A State Championship season! They will be honored during halftime at the home varsity girls' soccer game against Buena Vista 4/14. That day will also feature a parade at 4:15 and tailgating before the game at 4:45. Pull out all the purple to celebrate this incredible, historic achievement - honor our state champions, and watch the Spartans take on Buena Vista under the lights of Spartan Stadium. Tickets are still available on GoFan if you haven't purchased yours yet. We look forward to celebrating this historic win with the community!
We are excited to offer another Conscious Discipline Parent Night at our center on Wednesday, March 25th from 4:30pm-6pm. This will be a wonderful opportunity to add more tools to your parenting toolbox as well as connect with other parents in our program. We will review content we offered in October and introduce new information!
Childcare and dinner will be provided - you may walk away with a prize as well!
Childcare and dinner will be provided - you may walk away with a prize as well!
REMINDER! There is no school on Wednesday, February 25th and Thursday, February 26th for Home Visit Days. Childcare is provided for district employees only.
Our students enjoyed a visit from Julie Nutter and Sarah Ward today. They came on behalf of Chaffee County Public Health to talk to our students about the importance of taking care of your teeth. Thank you to both for providing fun ways to learn about our oral health!
Today we were graced by a group of 7th graders from the Salida Middle School who volunteered their time for their "Love on Community Day". They spent a couple of hours with our students preparing and painting signs for our garden beds, playing, and reading with our students. Thank you to those who spent their morning with us!
The Bookmobile is taking a winter break! Wednesday, December 17th, will be the last day the Bookmobile will be at the Early Childhood Center until February 4th. If you have books checked out from the Bookmobile, please return them on the 17th or to the main library by the end of December. Thank you!
We look forward to welcoming the Bookmobile back in February!
We look forward to welcoming the Bookmobile back in February!
Our first Conscious Discipline Parent Night was a great success! A huge thank you to the parents that attended and engaged in the conversation, as well as to the SECC staff that helped make it happen by providing childcare. We will offer another Conscious Discipline Parent Night in the spring, but if you would like more information and resources about Conscious Discipline before then, ask for Sheri and Chenoa and we can provide that for you!
Big thanks to Maytal from Guidestone for the special visit yesterday! Maytal brought a variety of veggies for our children to try including kohlrabi, broccoli, and carrots. Although all three were enjoyed, the carrots were the fan favorite!
We are excited to host a Conscious Discipline Parent Night at our center on Wednesday, October 29th from 4:30pm-6pm. This will be a wonderful opportunity to add more tools to your parenting toolbox as well as connect with other parents in our program. Childcare and dinner will be provided - you may walk away with a prize as well!
We had some exciting visitors from the Fire Department yesterday! In honor of Fire Prevention Week, the firemen showed our children their equipment and what they look like when they have all of their gear on. It gave our kiddos a chance to see that it is the same person under the suit, and that they are people they can trust in an emergency! Big thank you to the Salida Fire Department for spending the afternoon with us!
Visit the Bookmobile on Wednesday, October 1st anytime between 3-4pm and enter a drawing for FREE Pumpkin Patch tickets!
Families can pick up complimentary classroom and individual photos on Wednesday, May 21st after drop off or before pick up. There will be a QR code inside the photos for families to purchase additional photos.
If your family will be absent on the last day of school, please contact Chenoa or Sheri and they will be sure to get the photos to your family.
The Salida Early Childhood Center is participating in the Child Abuse Prevention month (CAPM), in partnership with Family Youth Initiative (FYI). The 2025 theme is powered by hope, strengthened by prevention. The VISION is a world where all children and family are living a purposeful and happy life with hope for the future. By ensuring families have the support they need before challenges become crises, we can create a future filled with hope and opportunity!
For the month of April SECC invites schools and community members to participate in Child Abuse Prevention Month through showcasing youth art projects. SECC invites you to participate in their ART idea this year, KINDNESS ROCKS!
Please encourage youth and families to pick out a rock in their yard and paint it with washable paint (we recommend using the color blue or with a powerful prevention statement or pinwheel painted on it) .
Schools might have kids paint rocks at the school then showcase the kid’s artwork on campus or by sharing photos of the artwork.
Another idea is to play “hide and seek” with the decorated rocks & to share in the joy of PLAY!
Pictures of youth artwork are encouraged to be sent to Savanna at FYI: smoorefield@chaffeecounty.org who will post them on FYI’s social media
Dear Community members, School members & Families:
The Salida Early Childhood Center is participating in the Child Abuse Prevention month
(CAPM), in partnership with Family Youth Initiative (FYI). The 2025 theme is powered by hope, strengthened by prevention. The VISION is a world where all children and family are living a purposeful and happy life with hope for the future. By ensuring families have the support they need before challenges become crises, we can create a future filled with hope and opportunity!
For the month of April we are encouraging schools and community members to participate in Child Abuse Prevention Month, through showcasing youth art projects.
○ Our ART idea this year is KINDNESS ROCKS!
○ Please encourage youth and families to pick out a rock in their yard and paint it
(the color blue or with a powerful prevention statement or pinwheel painted on it)
○ Schools could implement this, by having the kids paint rocks at the school (with
washable paint)...then showcase the kid’s artwork
○ As well, an idea is to play “hide and seek” with the decorated rocks & to share in
their joy for PLAY!
Pictures of youth artwork are encouraged to be sent to Savanna at FYI:
smoorefield@chaffeecounty.org who will post them on FYI’s social media
Did you know that F Street is the place to be on Halloween, and that some residents have as many as 900 trick-or-treaters visit their home?
To support this impressive coming together of ghosts, ghouls, princesses, super heroes, and other creatively clad hopeful Halloweeners, the community has come together to gather a bunch of treats to make sure this event lives up to all the expectations!
If you are interested in making a donation to support our F-Street community, candy can be dropped off at:
Salida Early Childhood Center
The Crest Academy
Salida Montessori Upper School
Salida Middle School
The City of Salida, Touber Bldg
The Salida Hot Springs Pool
The deadline for donations is Wednesday, October 30th, 2024.
Before the spoils of the collections are shared with F-Street, the students at the Crest Academy will incorporate the bags of candy into a number of learning opportunities, creating data about the types of candy, including weight and volume to use for graphing, and the 8th graders will map F Street as well.
The Salida Booster Club 2024 online store has been launched!
The store is only open for a short time and is your opportunity to add some Spartan purple to wear to all of your favorite games, events, and gatherings. The online store offers many items that are only available during this window, and allows you to order the perfect size for you and your squad (including many youth sizes).
The store is open now until Sunday, Oct. 13th at midnight. Orders will be processed on Monday Oct. 14th and then delivered to the Booster Club for distribution to you sometime between Oct. 28th & Nov 4th.
The direct link for the store is: https://colosports.chipply.com/SalidaBoosterClub/ Please contact Micki Thompson with the Salida Spartan Athletic Booster Club at ssabclub@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you for supporting the SSABC and their dedication to our Spartan athletic community!
SECC Health Fair is on Wednesday Sept 11th from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Please plan on attending! There will be a lot of community members at our Early Childhood Center to discuss their local services as well as Public Health with immunizations, and Cavity Free by Three. Reach out to Nurse Lindsay with any questions.
We are thrilled to announce the new app for Salida Schools! It's everything Salida Schools, in your pocket!
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Check it out!
Salida Schools Hosts Local First Responders for Active Shooter Training on 7/10
The Salida School District Board of Education will not be holding their normal monthly meeting for the month of July 2024.