October 19, 2025

Upcoming Dates

View the 2025-26 Academic Calendar

Monday, October 20

*JK/K to Carrigan Farms

Tuesday, October 21

*4th grade to Camp Weaver for an overnight trip

Wednesday, October 22

*Fall Bike-to-School Day

RSVP to Mrs. Roy

*7th, 10th, and 11th grades to Winston-Salem for Flamenco Ballet

Thursday-Friday, Oct. 23-24

*Parent-Teacher Conferences (no school for students). See sign-up links for conferences below in Jag Weekly. Note: Conference sign-up links will close Tuesday, Oct. 21

Thursday, October 23

*SA Spirit Night at East Coast Wings, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mention SA to have 10% of sales donated to the PSA!

Monday, October 27

*SAIS School Community Survey launches for parents. Stay tuned for more details!

Thursday, October 30

*Main campus chapel, Mr. David Freeze speaking, Thornhill advisory leading, performance by Musical Theatre enrichment students

Thursday, November 6

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

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

Tuesday, November 11

*NCAIS lunch and learn at the SA Community Connection Center

Lunch provided with RSVP by Nov. 6

Quick Links

for This Week

Athletics

Athletics this week

Middle School Newsletter

View the October Middle School Matters

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 October School Counseling Newsletter

Lunch Menus

View lunch menus and place lunch orders on the SA website

*3K-8 November lunch orders are due October 27

SA Fund: Did you know?

Gifts to the SA Fund can be made in several ways — choose what works best for you!

*Give online via our secure donation page

*Give by phone: (704) 636-3002

*Mail in a gift to Salisbury Academy, Attn: Salisbury Academy Fund, 2210 Jake Alexander Blvd. N., Salisbury, NC 28147

*Many employers match charitable gifts — check with your HR department

*Donate stock — securities may be electronically transferred (contact your broker and use the LPL account info listed on our site)

Every gift helps bridge the gap between tuition and the true cost of running the school. Thank you for your support!

Make your gift today

Contact SA Development with questions

Grandpersons Day Thank You

Thank you to all who joined us for a wonderful morning of community and connection at SA's Grandpersons Day 2025!

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.

This year brings an exciting update: 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

Fall Bike-to-School Day, October 22

SA students and families are invited to a fall Bike-to-School Day on Wednesday, October 22!

Bikers will meet at the Catawba softball fields (meet at 7:15 a.m., depart at 7:30 a.m.) and will ride on the Greenway and backroads to Salisbury Academy. SA parents Andrew and Hannah Jacobson will lead the ride. Bike helmets are required, and parents are invited to join. If your child requires some assistance with biking, we require that you join.

To participate and to receive additional details, please RSVP by October 20 to Lizzy Roy

SA Library Happenings: Pumpkin Display and Spooky Story Contest

Pumpkin Character Display

It’s pumpkin time at Salisbury Academy!

Students in grades K-8 are invited to decorate a pumpkin as their favorite book character and bring it to school on Monday, October 27. Students are to please write their name, grade, and character’s name on an index card to bring with the pumpkin. Pumpkins will be sent home with students on Halloween. Happy decorating!

Spooky Story Contest for Grades 5-8

Students in grades 5-8 are invited to compete in a Spooky Story Contest hosted by the Salisbury Academy Library. Entries should be typed, double spaced, and five pages or less. Stories may be printed and dropped off in the library or shared using Google Docs with ksharp@salisburyacademy.org. Please submit all entries by Wednesday, October 22. Winner will be announced in Chapel on October 30 and will receive a special Halloween treat bag as well as a Scholastic book of your choice! Read more details here

Happy writing,

Mrs. Sharp

ksharp@salisburyacademy.org

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, 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

Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-Ups

Parent-teacher conferences for grades 3K-8 and student-led conferences for grades 9-12 will take place on Thursday and Friday October 23-24. Sign up for your child's conference by Tuesday, October 21 using the links below:

3K Conferences

JK Conferences

Kindergarten Conferences

1st Grade Conferences

2nd Grade Conferences

3rd Grade Conferences

4th Grade Conferences

5th and 6th Grade Conferences

7th and 8th Grade Conferences

Upper School Student-Led Conferences

PSA Corner: October 23 Spirit Night

Join Us for Spirit Night at East Coast Wings!

Support Salisbury Academy and enjoy a delicious meal at East Coast Wings on Thursday, October 23!

Dine in or take out anytime between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m., and 10% of sales will be donated to the PSA in support of our teachers and school community. Be sure to mention Salisbury Academy to your server!

East Coast Wings address: 211 Faith Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146

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