Jag Weekly, December 10

December 10, 2023

Upcoming Dates

Look to your next Jag Weekly on Sunday, Dec. 31

Tuesday, Dec. 12

*2nd grade to Rowan Helping Ministries

*4th grade field trip to animal shelter

Wednesday, Dec. 13

*RVO exploratory and 8th grade students to Rowan Vocational Opportunities for Christmas party

*1st grade visit to TLC

Thursday, Dec. 14

*Holiday Chapel in the SA gym, 9:15 a.m. (Students are to wear regular uniforms and are welcome to wear holiday accessories!)

*SA Alumni Night, 4 and 5 p.m. varsity games with alumni game to follow

*SA Upper School Exhibition Night 6-8 p.m., 316 Depot St.

Friday, Dec. 15

*Whole-School Non-Uniform Day

*Christmas parties

*Upper School Student-Led Conferences

December 18-29

Christmas Break

Monday, Jan. 1

*New Years Holiday, no school for students or staff

Tuesday, Jan. 2

*Staff workday, no school for students

Wednesday, Jan. 3

*School resumes

Thursday, Jan. 4

*8:15 a.m. meeting for SA parents at the main campus on the Opportunity Scholarship with Kwan Graham of PEFNC.

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Middle School

Middle School Reminders

Upper School

Upper School December News

Lunch Menus

View the 3K-8 Dec. lunch menu

View the 3K-8 Jan. lunch menu

*Jan. lunch menus are due Dec. 11. No school lunches will be provided in our first week back from break. Please plan to pack a lunch those dates.

Booster Club Pizza for K-8

SA families are invited to the

Upper School Exhibition Night

Thursday, Dec. 14

6-8 p.m.

Come and see what high school can be and how SA's Upper School students apply their learning in real-life connections! Join us at SA Downtown at 316 Depot Street from 6-8 p.m.

Head out West with SA Travel

Last call for final registration for the SA Travel June 2024 summer trip out West! Deposits for the trip are due by Dec. 14. Chaperones are provided for students and alumni students currently in seventh grade and older. Join us for a trip of a lifetime! Register here

Learn About the NCSEAA's Opportunity Scholarship from Kwan Graham on Thursday, Jan. 4

SA parents are invited to join Kwan Graham for an informational session on the Opportunity Scholarship at SA's main campus on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 8:15 a.m.

For those unable to attend on Jan. 4, a zoom session with a PEFNC representative will be held on January 9 at 7 p.m. More details and Zoom link to come.

Lost and Found: Missing anything?

The SA Lost and Found is piled high with sweatshirts, layering pieces, and other odds and ends. If your child is missing any clothing or personal items, please have them check the lost and found. All items not claimed by the start of Christmas break will be donated.

Middle School Collection for Rowan Vocational Opportunities

Thank you to everyone who has contributed items for RVO! We are collecting donations through tomorrow, Dec. 11. View the RVO wish list for donations here. We will also accept monetary donations (to the attention of Heather Coulter/checks made out to Salisbury Academy.)

Thank you for your support!

Enrichment Updates

Spring Enrichment program registration opens this week with offerings including Salisbury Strings, Soccer Shots, Robotics Team, and Brick Ed Robotics. Stay tuned!

Also of note: There will be no Robotics Team practice this week.

Happy holidays from the SA Enrichment Team!

Engaging Minds: Resources for school families

This week's feature is the second of three highlights from our learning from Dr. Michael Thompson’s November 2 visit. Be sure to click on the links for further resources and reading!

The Social Lives of Children

Michael Thompson, NYT best-selling author and child psychologist, facilitated a Q and A to walk students through what he says they already know. In the dialogue, middle-schoolers contributed and ultimately defined friendship and what it means to be popular. Students were able to connect important dots, for example: Having and being a friend is the truest measure of social success, not popularity.

For Teachers and Parents: A middle-schooler's strong desire to be popular tends to wane as he/she gets older, especially in later high school years. By early high school, kids are finding their friendships and friend groups to be more settled and satisfying. For more reading on the subject, click here.

In the Middle School

Exploring Interests in Middle School Exploratory Classes

The current session of the middle school exploratory classes has their final class this week and has offered students an engaging variety of interests to explore! Fifth grade's exploratory focused on the class' Super Mario tree for the Festival of Trees. Students in grades sixth through eighth had the choice between Christmas Crafts, Yearbook, preparation for the RVO Christmas party, and a Google Design class.

Pictured here: Yearbook students have selected the yearbook cover for the 2024 yearbook and are beginning their page design, and Christmas Crafts students held a craft show after chapel on Thursday featuring their unique creations!

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