Creatively solving problems as we learn! Eighth grade students just completed and presented on two problem-based learning (PBL) projects in which they worked in groups to solve open-ended problems. First up, students designed sustainable communities complete with renewable energy sources and a full model of an eco-house. They then pitched their plans to their peers in a town hall meeting! As the second piece of the PBL project, students designed a model of a roller coaster for Carowinds while incorporating specific components. Students tested their models and found the work, power, speed, and kinetic and potential energy of their coasters.
Jag Weekly Sunday, March 7
One Full Year, Measured in Love
Mrs. Fowler Shares:

It’s been one year…This was the week that we gathered last year to walk through potential school closings and discussed remote learning and being prepared to not return after spring break. We spent two weeks designing schedules, updating technology platforms, and planning for the unknown. I will never forget feeling so anxious and nervous to share those scenarios but also so proud of how our team responded with their willing attitudes and growth mindsets to face what we were going to do in order to continue to meet the needs of our students and families. That determination and innovation has continued to uplift every aspect of how we have navigated this year together.

And while so much has changed during these five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes, I hope we can pause and reflect on the ways we have measured this year together. 

Below, I’m sharing words with you from a blog that I follow. I hope that we can reflect on what we have experienced together over this past year and celebrate the gift of this time and how we've each found new ways to live and, most importantly, show love and kindness.

How do you measure a year in a pandemic?

In closeness
In distance,
In sorrow,
In terror.
In family dinners (100 eaten together-a record number),
In sourdough starters,
In puzzles,
In TV series,
In drive-by birthdays.
In empty arms and aching loneliness,
In frustrated tears,
In shattered dreams,
In missed milestones.
In heavy decisions,
In masks, and social distancing,
In long walks,
In endless conversations,
In mind-numbing exhaustion,
In Zoom working and learning.
In overwhelmed hospitals, 
In bell-ringing and pot-clanging for heroic healthcare workers,
In vaccines,
In treatments, 
In hope.
But, always and most especially…in love
In love,
In connection,
In friendship,
In humanity.
In the small kindnesses from strangers that buoyed us.
In the renewed friendships with those long lost to us in the regular busyness of ordinary life.
In the love that meant so much more this year when everything else was stripped away. 
That’s how I will measure this year, the only way I can, the only way that makes any sense…in love. 
Wow it feels good to have our Jaguars field-tripping and making visits to fascinating places! Fourth grade had an exciting adventure to the Greensboro Science Center and sixth grade traveled to Raleigh to the NC Museum of Art and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences this week.
Upcoming Dates


Spring Report Cards Go Home
Monday, March 8

Spring Picture Day
Wednesday, March 10
details below in Jag Weekly

Spring Break Begins After Dismissal
Friday, March 12
No ASK will be offered this day

School Resumes
for Students and Staff
Monday, March 22
Jaguar Alumni High School Panel
SA alumni representatives from different area high schools answered questions in a high school panel for our eighth grade class! Topics covered included everything from classes, time management, and friendships to what's for lunch in high school.
Spring Break Health and Safety Reminders
SA Parents,

We continue to follow the recommendations of the CDC who recommends a mass transit travel quarantine to give adequate time for contact tracing or symptom monitoring. Students who have traveled via mass transit will quarantine and not be present on campus for a minimum of 5 days after completion of travel.

We ask that our families inform the school at [email protected] if you plan to utilize mass transit (plane, bus, train) over the break to give our teachers adequate time to have the virtual learning plan ready for your student. 

Thank you for your partnership in keeping our school community safe and open for learning.
SA Golf Tournament, Friday April 30
Join us at Warrior Golf Club for the SA Golf Tournament 2021
 
Friday, April 30
(tentative rain date May 7)
Time: 12 p.m. shotgun start
Place: Warrior Golf Club
Format: Captain’s Choice
 
Cost per player is $90/person. Spots are limited to 128 players/32 teams of four.
 
Entry Fee Includes:
·   Green and cart fees
·   Range balls
·   Boxed lunch
·   Beverages, water, and snacks
 
Awards: First and Second place teams

To register or learn more, contact Mrs. Baird in the SA Development Office
New After-School Enrichment Offerings
Jaguar Explorers - Grades K-5th
Tuesdays 3-4 p.m., 4 weeks of programming: April 6, 13, 20, and 27
This program is for students who love to be outdoors! We will become junior naturalists as we explore the school grounds and learn about trees and plants and how to identify them. We will look for animal signs and learn about the critters that call NC home. And what better way to celebrate Earth Day than by learning more about natural resources?!
Instructor: Kelli Isenhour of the Rowan Soil and Water Conservation District


 
Playground Players - Grades 1st-8th 
Thursdays 3-4 p.m., 4 weeks of programming: March 25, April 1, April 8, April 15
It's time to shine! This theatre enrichment class will spark a creative interest in students by teaching basic theatrical vocabulary and providing a space to perform. We will focus on theatre basics and learn short scenes that students will present in week 4. 
Instructors: Caroline Forrester and Abigail Skibsted
First Trimester Calendar for 2021-22
Below is our 2021-22 first trimester calendar and an overview of additional workdays/holidays. As we continue to work and plan for the 21-22 school year, we will finalize the additional trimesters and share as we gain a more clear understanding of where things are with the virus as we return to school this fall. We plan to offer a 5-day, in-person model for our 21-22 year.
Booster Club Fundraiser: Chick-Fil-A Lunch on Friday, March 12
SA's Booster Club is excited to offer our next Chick-Fil-A lunch to SA students grades 1-8 on Friday, March 12! Orders are due by Monday, March 8. Print the lunch order form or sign up online at the link below:
Spring Picture Day, March 10
Spring Pictures

  • A Lifetouch Order Form was sent home with your child this week.
  • Spring Picture Day will take place on Wednesday, March 10 beginning around 8:15 a.m.
  • Complete the order form and return it to your child’s homeroom teacher as soon as possible. If you fail to select a Portrait Look (pose and background) then the photographer will choose one for you. 
  • This is a Non-Uniform Picture Day for Grades JK-8.
 
Spring Sports Pictures – Boys Tennis, Flag Football, Golf, Soccer, & Volleyball

  • The Lifetouch Sports Order Form was sent home with your child.
  • Complete the order form and return it to your child’s homeroom teacher as soon as possible. Please fill in your child’s height on the form.
  • Athletes should bring their uniforms to school with them on the morning of Wednesday, March 10.
  • Sports Pictures will begin immediately following the Spring Pictures.
 
Additional forms will be located in the Main Office. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Baucom at 704-636-3002 x 1010 or by email at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you.
PSA Corner: Parent Community Service Opportunity
SA is excited to partner with the Rowan Helping Ministries Food for Thought program in a community service opportunity for SA parents! We’re starting things off with a packing party on Tuesday, March 9 from 10-11 a.m. for those parents who are able to join us. As more dates and times become available we will update the sign-up genius link below:
March Lunch Menu
Habeeb Catering is serving lunches for students in grades 1-8 on M-Th. With questions contact Habeeb Catering. Thank you!

Note for Lunches:
If you plan to sign your child up for pasta days, please specify whether your child would like alfredo or meat sauce on each day by circling their choice on the menu. This will be helpful as we plan for portions. Thanks so much!
JLT Fieldhouse Summer Programming Survey
JLT Fieldhouse Summer Programming Survey
After a whole summer of no camps or clinics last year, JLT Fieldhouse and Coach T are coordinating a full summer of new and exciting events. We wanted to let you know what is in the works and get your feedback on what events interest you. You can let us know by going to the survey at:

Here is a list of the events we are looking at having this summer!
Seven Week Summer Basketball League (3rd-8th grade)
K & 1st grade coed clinics (single sessions/package)
2nd-4th grade coed half day mini camp
8th-12th grade girls half day mini camp
9th-12th grade boys half day mini camp
5th-6th grade coed half day shooting clinic
7th-12th grade girls half day shooting clinic
7th-12th grade boys half day shooting clinic
Chapel and Happy Birthdays
Chapel this week was led by third grade students with a guest message by Mrs. Brittney Wagner of Life Church on our March virtue of mercy.

View all SA chapels going forward by visiting the SA Chapel page each week
Happy Birthday!

Birthdays to be recognized in this week's Mar. 11 chapel (birthdays Mar.11 - 24, an extra week of birthdays because of spring break the following week!) are:

Ben Yost, 4th Grade, March 11
Riley Wilder, Kindergarten, March 11
Danny Ellis, 7th Grade, March 15
Emmaline Meyers, 4th Grade, March 20
Dylan Anderson, 3rd Grade, March 21

Staff Birthdays

Mrs. Anderson, March 19
Athletics This Week
Announcements

  • All spring sport athletes must have an updated physical on file before they will be able to compete in a game or match.
  • Coach Wilson will send the updated COVID protocols for spring sports.

Schedules

Monday, March 8


Tuesday, March 9

  • Soccer practice 3:30 – 5:00
  • Varsity Girls Volleyball Game @ China Grove Middle 4:00
  • Carpool
  • Players will be dismissed from class at 3:00
  • Flag football practice 4:30 – 6:00

Wednesday, March 10

  • Boys tennis practice 3:45 – 5:30
  • Varsity volleyball practice 5:00 – 6:30
  • JV volleyball practice 6:30 – 7:30

Thursday, March 11

  • JV Girls Volleyball Game VS Erwin Middle School 4:00
  • Varsity Girls Volleyball Game VS Erwin Middle School 5:00
  • Soccer practice 3:30 – 5:00
  • Flag football practice 4:30 – 6:00

Friday, March 12 – No Athletics
Sideline Sports Promo

Use the code MARCH21 to receive 20% off purchase $80 or more at Sideline Sports:
Salisbury Academy
 2210 Jake Alexander Blvd, N., 
Salisbury, NC 28147
(704) 636 3002