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Fourth grade students trade and peruse goods at an ancient African market.
The class has been traveling through time, visiting ancient and medieval African civilizations including the Kush, Axum, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires.
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| Guiding Our Children in Becoming Screenwise: Devorah Heitner presentation, Thurs., Feb. 8 |
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Dear Salisbury Academy Families:
For today's generation of moms and dads who are parenting in the digital world, it can feel like technology is changing at the speed of light. How do we stay informed and equipped to guide our students to navigate this world?
Salisbury Academy is excited to partner with Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise, on this important topic that will empower parents to help kids survive and thrive in the world they are growing up in.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, February 8 at 6:30 p.m. for an interactive presentation on this topic.
Devorah
offers an encouraging perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age.
Many parents and educators worry that kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Digital citizenship expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children - if parents help them.
Screenwise
helps parents recognize that the social wisdom they have gained throughout their lives is a relevant and urgently needed supplement to their kids' digital savvy. These skills can help set kids up for a lifetime of success in a world fueled by technology. The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring about growing up in the digital age. Texting, gaming, and social media are social spaces requiring social skills.
The book offers advice on helping kids navigate friendship and identity issues that are common among new texters, gamers, and social media users.
We look forward to growing and learning on this important topic with our school community.
Sincerely,
Beverly Fowler, Head of School
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Important Dates
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MLK Chapel
Thurs., Jan. 11
9 a.m. in the gym
MLK Holiday
Mon., Jan. 15
No school for students or staff
Priority Re-enrollment Opens
Tues., Jan. 16
Spirit Week at SA
Jan. 22-26
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Alumni Night Brings Crowd, Laughs, and a Stroll Down Memory Lane
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SA's gymnasium was filled with laughter and memories at the annual SA Alumni Basketball Game on Thursday evening. Alumni from graduating classes as far back as 2011 and as recent as last year's grads convened for a night of catching up and a light-hearted game of basketball.
Following the girls and boys varsity games, alumni played against themselves and against current eighth grade students in four entertaining quarters of basketball. In the stands, alumni parents chatted and caught up with one another as alumni students shared updates and cheered on their fellow grads on the court.
SA faculty and staff take great joy in supporting our alumni on the next steps of their educational and professional journeys. Whether they attended Salisbury Academy for one year or ten, our Jaguar alumni always have a home at Salisbury Academy!
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"We spend January 1st walking through our lives... drawing up a list of work to be done... Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential."
- Ellen Goodman, journalist
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Mark your summer calendars for 8 weeks of experiential learning and fun at SA Summer Camp 2018! Summer Camp is offered to students currently enrolled at SA, rising kindergarten through rising fifth-graders.
Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks!
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Habeeb Catering will provide hot lunches Monday through Friday to our students enrolled in grades 1-8 during the 2017-2018 school year. See the January lunch menu below.
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This week's chapel speaker will be Pastor Debra Ellison of At the Cross Ministries speaking on the virtue "Courage" and the Martin Luther King, Jr. legacy.
Chapel takes place every Thursday morning at 9 a.m. Families are welcome and encouraged to join us for this special time as a community!
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Booster Club Pizza Lunch Dates:
Jan. 12,
Feb. 9,
March 9,
April 13,
May 18.
Click here for a Booster Club Pizza order form
. Individual lunches are $6.00 each for lower school and $7.00 each for middle school. Checks may be made out to Salisbury Academy, with Booster Club Pizza written in the memo portion.
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Basketball Schedules
Monday, January 8
- JV Girls Basketball Game @ Concordia 4:00
- Varsity Girls Basketball Game VS Concordia 4:00
- JV Boys Basketball Game @ Concordia 5:00
- Varsity Boys Basketball VS Concordia 5:00
- Cheerleaders will cheer for both varsity games 4:00/5:00
Information for JV Games
- Address: 215 5th Ave S.E. Conover, NC, 28613
- Blue Uniforms
- Carpool
- JV Girls will be dismissed at 2:30
- JV Boys will be dismissed at 3:05
Information for Varsity Games
- White Uniforms
- Parent Volunteers for Girls Game 4:00: Palmer/Jeter
- Parent Volunteers for Boys Game 5:00: Morris/Robins
Tuesday, January 9
- JV Girls Basketball Practice 3:20 - 4:45
- Varsity Girls Basketball Practice 4:00 - 5:30
- JV Boys Basketball Practice 5:15 - 6:30
- Varsity Boys Basketball Practice 6:15 - 7:45
Wednesday, January 10
- JV Girls Basketball Game VS Iredell Charter 4:00
- JV Boys Basketball Game VS Iredell Charter 5:00
- Varsity Boys Basketball Game VS Iredell Charter 6:15
Information for Games
- White Uniforms
- Parent Volunteers for JV Girls Game 4:00: Applewhite/Harris
- Parent Volunteers for JV Boys Game 5:00: Barber/J. Fisher
- Parent Volunteers for Varsity Boys Game 6:15: Shaffer/Walker
Thursday, January 11
- JV Girls Basketball Practice 3:20 - 4:45
- Varsity Girls Basketball Practice 4:00 - 5:30
- JV Boys Basketball Practice 5:15 - 6:30
- Varsity Boys Basketball Practice 6:15 - 7:45
Friday, January 12
- JV Boys Basketball Game VS Tabernacle Christian 4:00
- Varsity Girls Basketball Game VS Tabernacle Christian 5:00
- Varsity Boys Basketball Game VS Tabernacle Christian 6:15
- Cheerleaders will cheer for the 4:00 and 5:00 games
Information for Basketball Games
- White Uniforms
- Parent Volunteers for JV Boys Game 4:00: Bryan/Aron
- Parent Volunteers for Varsity Girls Game 5:00: Lawrence/Nagy
- Parent Volunteers for Varsity Boys Game 6:15: Portillo/Webb
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