Jonas Salk Middle School

Our site is intended to be informative and to provide you with a snapshot of what our school has to offer.

Jonas Salk Middle School is located on West Greystone Road in the most western portion of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, and was opened in 1970 along with our sister school, Carl Sandburg Middle School. Jonas Salk himself dedicated the school in 1973 and was proud that our school bears his name.  We receive students from seven elementary schools within the district including Carpenter, Grissom, Miller, Schirra, Shepard, Southwood and Voorhees Elementary Schools.

Our web site is growing and updated regularly by our own students in conjunction with staff members. Parents continue to play an important role in our children’s education, so our PTA is an active force in our daily routine. The Salk community has an excellent reputation in the Old Bridge educational system as our students achieve at high levels and the staff work tirelessly at making the middle school years both educational and enjoyable.

A major source of pride at Jonas Salk Middle School is the number of extracurricular activities that are offered. Ten interscholastic sports teams and cheerleading, along with band, chorus, the school play, plus over forty club activities allow our students to become well-rounded.

As our web site grows, you will be able to get information on staff, important dates and activities and what is going on in general at Jonas Salk Middle School. We look forward to your visit at Open House, Conference Night and special events. During the school year, we have every intention of continuing our homework hotline included on this website. Our main school telephone numbers are: (732) 360-4523, -4524, and -4525.

August 2008

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I am eager to begin the 2008-2009 school year by welcoming your child to Jonas Salk School. We have spent the summer making several physical improvements to the structure of Salk School, as well as developing programs to enhance your child’s learning experience at our school.

Sidewalks have been installed around the entire building so that students can safely enter and exit all doors to the school during inclement weather. The cooking room has been remodeled with new countertops, cabinetry and flooring so that students may experience the joy of cooking in a clean and modern environment. The gymnasium locker rooms have been brightened up with the new school colors to enhance the school spirit within our students. The school marquee also benefited from a much needed facelift.

The one thing that has not changed is the school’s commitment to providing children with excellence in education and experiences.  It is our belief, as a learning community, that every child can reach his or her potential if provided with the support, information and tools to do so. This year, we will continue to focus on the Six Pillars of Character Education. A new attendance policy will be in place to reinforce the correlation of being present in school to student success. Our eighth grade students will benefit from a new series of McDougal Littell Language Arts Literacy text books. We encourage our students to take full advantage of the exceptional academic and extracurricular opportunities that are available to them.

The administration and staff looks forward to meeting with you during our Open House on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 for grade six and Thursday, September 25, 2008 for grades seven and eight.  A partnership between parents and educators is essential to your child’s success.  I encourage all parents to join the Jonas Salk Middle School PTA.  The first PTA meeting will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. 

The success of a community is determined by each of its members.  On behalf of the administration and staff at Jonas Salk Middle School, I extend an invitation to you in forming a partnership in the development of your child’s future.  Together we can achieve great things.

David Cittadino
Principal
David.Cittadino@obps.org

Send mail to Mr. N. Andreacci at nandreacci@obps.org with questions or comments about this web site.
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