December 12
Boys basketball home games 3:45pm
December 13
Family Caroling at 5pm
December 14
Boys Basketball Away Games 3:45pm
Grade 4 and 5
Caroling at The Lodge 5:30pm
December 15 Christmas Liturgy 7pm in Dress Uniform December 16 Minimum Day, Christmas Holiday begins (no after-care) January 11 Open Climb, Team Try-Outs and Reel Rock Film Festival 5-9pm January 21 SAVE THE DATE for our Crab Feed! Feb. 27 SAVE THE DATE for Dr. Michael Thompson |
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Middle School Students Exhibit Inspiring and Impressive Science Fair Projects
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Join Us For Christmas Caroling!
On Tuesday evening from 5-6pm, all of our school families are invited to join with our Spirit Squad for Christmas Caroling in the Elliott/Towne/Knight Street neighborhood (meeting in that park to start) off MacArthur.
Students are encouraged to wear Santa hats or holiday accessories, whatever fits their fancy. There will be hot chocolate & cookies for everyone to enjoy after caroling!
The Spirit Squad will keep things rolling smoothly by keeping the group moving and singing together. We will be leading the group in 5 or more favorite & easy to sing songs. We will hand out goody bags to each house and spread the holiday spirit. We are lucky to have such a great group of girls and all of their energy. With them, this event will be easy and everyone will be singing the same song!
We hope you can join us! |
Grades 1, 2 4 & 5 Enjoy Trip to Wells Fargo Center
Last Friday, two big yellow school buses (from Justin- Siena) filled with Presentation students traveled to The Wells Fargo Center in Santa Rosa for a performance of Posada Navideña by Compañia Mazatlán Bellas Artes de Sacramento. This folkloric dance and music show highlighted the traditions of Mexico with a delightful performance for students of all ages and cultures. A rainbow of shimmering color on stage, Posada Navideña charmed our students with Mexico's unique holiday customs and traditions. |
Please Join Us and an Inspiring Speaker!
Best-Selling Author Dr. Michael Thompson
Dr. Michael Thompson, coming to school on Feb. 27, has written a number of best-selling books on raising boys and on the social lives of children.
Thompson is a psychologist, school consultant, and author or co-author of eight books, including the New York Times bestsellers, "Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys," "Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Raising Sons," "Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. and "It's a Boy!: Understanding Your Son's Development." A dedicated speaker and traveler, Dr. Thompson has spoken at or consulted to more than 500 schools in the U.S. and abroad. He has appeared on the Today Show, the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC 20/20 and CBS 60 Minutes. He was the co-author, host and narrator of a two-hour PBS documentary entitled "Raising Cain: Focus on Boys" which aired in January of 2006. Read more about this amazing speaker and author here: www.michaelthompson-phd.com. Details to register now for this important community event being hosted by The Presentation School will be coming soon. In the meantime, Save the Date! |
Important Liturgical Dates In December
December 12th -- the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas
December 13th -- the Feast Day of St. Lucy, an early Christian martyr and patroness of Sweden
December 14th -- the Feast of St. John of the Christmas, 16th century priest and contemplative writer
December 15th -- Christmas Liturgy at Presentation School (7:00 P.M., Activity Center)
December 25th -- the Nativity of the Lord
December 26th -- the Feast of St. Stephen
December 28th -- the Holy Innocents
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Monday: Holiday socks, holiday nail polish, Regular Uniform
Tuesday: Holiday socks, holiday nail polish, Dress Uniform, Christmas hats
Wednesday: Holiday socks, holiday nail polish, Wear holiday colors, dress as your favorite Christmas Character, or Regular Uniform.
Thursday: Holiday socks, holiday nail polish, Regular Uniform
Friday: Holiday socks, holiday nail polish, Pajama Day! Dismissal at 12:30. **Holiday Nail polish for grades 5-8 only. |
4th Grade Extracts Their DNA with Help from Buck Institute Scientists
In a very cool experiment last Wednesday, our 4th graders worked with scientists from the Buck Institute to collect and extract their DNA with the help of Gatorade and safe everyday chemicals. The students learned a lot and seemed to enjoy heading home with a vial of their DNA around their neck. Thank you to school parent, Denise Kalos, for making this possible. |
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School News:
Honor Role Correction: Please note that Hannah Porter was not properly identified on the Honor Roll list last week. Hannah achieved High Honors last semester. Congrats Hannah and sorry for the mix up.
The January Hot Lunch menu is available by clicking here.
A perfect Christmas gift! $15/each -- "Our Town" DVDs are available for sale now, both in the office and on the Presentation School web site
www.presentationschool.com.
For parents of 8th graders:
Parents are urged to contact the 8th grade teachers as soon as possible to request letters of recommendation, where needed.
Sonoma Academy: Last Open House Jan. 7
from 10am -12:30pm
San Domenico: Last Open House Jan. 7 at 10:00am |
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