November 2, 2025

Upcoming Dates

View the 2025-26 Academic Calendar

Tuesday, November 4

*Kindergarten to Greensboro Science Center

*2nd grade to Muddy Sneakers

Wednesday, November 5

*SA Green Club for parents meeting, 7:45 a.m. at the main campus

Thursday, November 6

*November PSA meeting, 8:05 a.m. at the main campus

*Veterans Day Chapel, 9:15 a.m. in the gym

Friday, November 7

*Upper School Shadow Day for prospective students in grades 7-11

Sunday, November 9

*SAIS school community survey closes

Tuesday, November 11

*NCAIS lunch and learn at the SA Community Connection Center

Lunch provided with RSVP by Nov. 6

Wednesday, November 12

*Fall Picture Make-Up Day and Winter Sports Pictures

*Middle School Shadow Day for prospective students in rising grades 5-8

Friday, November 14

*Coffee with Creamer school counselor connect, 7:45 a.m. at the main campus

November 24-28

Thanksgiving Break (no school for students or staff)

Quick Links

for This Week

Athletics

Athletics this week

Middle School Newsletter

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Enrichment

View this week's Enrichment happenings

Upper School Newsletter

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Fine Arts

View this week's Fine Arts Newsletter

School Counseling

View the November School Counseling Newsletter

Lunch Menus

View lunch menus and place lunch orders on the SA website

We Value Your Feedback: Survey open through Nov. 9

Salisbury Academy Families,

On October 27, you received an email from SAIS, our accrediting agency, with the subject line “Help Us Strengthen Our School Community.” If you haven’t already, please add research@sais.org to your contacts to ensure delivery.

This 10-minute survey is open through November 9 and offers a valuable chance to share your voice. Your feedback will help shape the Jaguar Journey and strengthen Salisbury Academy as a place where every student is known, loved, and equipped for success.

Thank you for partnering with us!

Jaguar Journey spotlight: Creative problem solving in action! Our 7th & 8th graders used personal data to ask big questions, visualize insights, and build real-world skills. View more in the video above

Help Us Reach 100% Parent Participation in the SA Fund!

Thank you to all who have supported this year’s Salisbury Academy Fund—$30,932 raised so far with 19% of parents participating! Every gift, no matter the amount, helps fuel our mission to inspire a love of learning and prepare passionate leaders.

We’re aiming for 100% parent participation—a goal that shows our community’s shared commitment to our students and school. If you haven’t given yet, there’s still time to be part of this meaningful effort!

Make your gift today

Contact SA Development with questions

SA Green Club for Parents and Families

SA is excited to launch a Green Club for parents and families who are passionate about sustainability and the environment! Help guide SA's sustainabiliy path and share your ideas by joining the first Green Club meeting of the school year:

Wednesday, November 5

7:45 a.m. at the main campus

Please contact Lizzy Roy

to learn more

Join Us November 11 for the Next NCAIS Lunch and Learn

Salisbury Academy looks forward to presenting a Lunch and Learn Webinar as a part of the NCAIS Parent Series: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Impacted Everything + What We Can Do About It, by Jonathan Haidt, PhD, author and social psychologist.

Join us

November 11, 2025 at 12 p.m.

in the SA Community Connection Center

1908 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144

*Lunch provided with RSVP. RSVP by Nov. 6

About Jonathan Haidt, PhD

Basketball Enrichment Opportunity for K-4

Basketball Enrichment with Coach Foxx – Grades K–4

Get ready to dribble, pass, and shoot with Coach Foxx! This basketball enrichment class for students in grades K–4 will focus on skill-building, teamwork, and fun. Sessions will run from 1:30–2:30 p.m., beginning Friday, November 21 and ending Friday, January 16. The cost is $75.

Class Dates: Nov. 21, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Jan. 16

No class on: Nov. 28 (Thanksgiving Break), Dec. 19 (Christmas Chapel), Dec. 26 & Jan. 2 (Winter Break)

Limited spots available—sign up soon to reserve your space! Register Here

Come Travel with SA in 2026!

SA Travel Trip Reminder: Sign up by November 15

The deadline to register for Salisbury Academy’s summer 2026 trip to Pennsylvania is coming up soon — November 15! A $250 deposit secures your spot.

Students in sixth grade and above may sign up on their own! Chaperones will be provided for this unforgettable adventure.

View trip itinerary

Contact Melody Lee to learn more

Congrats to our Spooky Story Contest Winner

Congratulations to 5th grade student Charlotte Misner for winning the SA library's Spooky Story Writing Contest!

Thanks to all who contributed stories, and thank you to our students and families who brought in pumpkins decorated as their favorite book characters.

It's been a fun week celebrating imagination and a love for reading at SA!