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IMPORTANT DATES
June Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8am-4pm
JUNE 11-29
Presentation Summer Camp
AUGUST 23
First Day of School
Back to School Coffee
Minimum Day
AUGUST 24
Minimum Day
SEPT. 3
Labor Day, No School
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Performers at Presentation Talent Show
Shine Brightly Under the Lights
The 3rd - 7th grade Talent Show last week was enjoyed by all who attended. It was impressive to see the wide range of talent at our school including musical performances, joke telling, acting and more. The students were all very supportive of each other and every grade was well represented. Kudos to all that stepped forward under the spotlight to perform! Thank you to Mrs. Coffey and Ms. Miller for organizing this now much-loved annual event.
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Entire Campus Cheers 8th Graders
The tradition of the entire school cheering on the graduating class as they leave campus for the last time (the day of their 7th grade/8th grade pool party is a darling tradition. Click to watch a one minute video. Thank you again to the Ledson family and the entire 7th grade for hosting that party.
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The night before, the class enjoyed a gorgeous dinner dance at Nicholson Ranch with their parents.
 Click here to read the press coverage of this terrific class. |
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Middle School Track Team Comes in Third Place in County Track Meet
This year Presentation School came in 3rd place in the Sonoma County Tack & Field Meet in early May. With literally hundreds of competitors, our students won 8 first place ribbons, 22 second place ribbons, 32 third place ribbons, and 15 fourth place ribbons. Overall scoring for the meet is based on a points system.
Our 5th girls came in 3rd place in the 4x100 relay and 2nd place in the 4x200 relay. Our 6th girls came in 3rd place in the 4x100 relay and in the 4x200 relay. Our 6th grade boys came in 2nd place in the 4x200 relay and 4th in the 4x100 relay. Our 7th grade girls came in 1st place in the 4x200 relay! Our 7th grade boys came in 3rd place in the 4x200 and our 8th grade boys came in 2nd place in the 4x100 relay.
First place ribbons at the meet were won by:
5th grade, Isabel - long jump
5th grade, Olivia W. - shot put
6th grade, Owen - shot put
7th grade, Elena - 4x200 relay
7th grade, Jastine - 4x200 relay
7th grade, Velsea - 4x200 relay
8th grade, Ella - 400 meter
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Nick Atwood Receives Director's Spirit Award
Each year, Presentation's Director chooses one or two 7th grade students to receive the Director's Spirit Award. This award is a great honor and it goes to the student who best explemplifies the spirit of The Presentation School. This year the honor went to 7th grader Nick Atwood. Congratulations Nick!
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The Yearbooks have arrived and are being enjoyed by all. If you need another or forgot to order one, stop by the office this summer to buy one.
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Admissions Update
Kinder and prospective parents attended a cocktail party last week at the home of Mona and Mark Couchman. It was a great opportunity for new parents to meet each other, as well as the members of the Admissions and Enrollment Team, lower grade teachers, and even a couple of board members who were in attendance. It was a relaxing time compared to the bustle of school life during these last weeks of school.
Classes are filling up! Although we still have a few openings in kindergarten, both 2nd and 3rd grades are full; and in the middle school, 7th grade is at capacity and 6th grade will be doing a split class similar to that of this year's graduating class. It is a very exciting time at Presentation School. Thank you to the faculty and staff for their patience as many students have shadowed in the last few weeks.
Admissions Director Beth Fox adds: "I have really enjoyed connecting with all of our new families who will be attending this fall. Presentation School continues to grow and flourish."
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Despite Cool Air and Wind... SPLASH Party a Hit!
Thank you to the Dad's Club for making it possible!
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Summer Camp Underway!
Camps began June 11 and run Monday-Friday June 11-15:
MORNING, 9:30-12:00
Jedi Engineering with Lego - Library
Renegade Science - Science Room
Yoga Begineers - 8th grade room
Perfectly Palatable Poetry - 3rd grade room
Volleyball - Activity Center
Lunch is 12:00-12:30. Children may stay from morning camps and be picked up in this time frame (before 12:30 please!) or they may stay for lunch until their afternoon camp. Children may also be dropped off early and have lunch with the groups before their afternoon camps begin.
AFTERNOON, 12:30-3:00
Master Jedi Engineering with Lego - Library
Yoga Intermediate - Activity Center
Properly Perplexing Puzzles - 3rd grade room
Camps that will run in the following weeks are:
Renegade Science
Yoga Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced
Introduction to Fashion
Wire Drawing and Mobiles
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8th Grade Gift to School
Each year, the graduating 8th grade purchases a gift for the school in rememberance of their class. This year's class has decided upon a bench for the garden. A plaque will commemorate the class. Stop by the garden this summer to help weed, water or harvest and take a seat and relax! Thank you to class moms Liz Bundschu and Tish Lehane for organizing its purchase. And thank you to the Class of 2012 -- many students will enjoy the gift for years to come.
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ANNUAL FUND
We need your support! Every year The Presentation School relies on our Annual Fund to provide close to 10% of the annual budget. Right now we are just short of our goal. The last day to participate is June 30!
But even more important -- we are hoping for full parent participation. Every child benefits from our great teachers and educational programs, and we truly need every family to contribute to this fund which pays for new classroom resources, state of the art technology, scholarships and programs we need to keep Presentation School a great school. Your gift counts, and you count at Presentation School.
Please click here to make your gift. Or you can send a check into the school, with "For Annual Fund" in the memo.
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Congratulations Marissa Christensen
8th grader Marissa Christensen tested for her Tae Kwon Do black belt last week.... And PASSED!!!! She has trained for this for over 2.5 years. Her proud parents Larry and Diana related that Marissa described it as the best day of her life!
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Miss Ellen Belts out National Anthem at Giants Game
Ellen Toscano, known to our primary grade students as Miss Ellen and to others as the daughter of long-time school trustee Elena Toscano, recently was chosen to sing the National Anthem at a Giants game (pictured here that day with a friend). Ellen is a renowned singer and performer who appears regularly in the Beach Blanket Babylon show in San Francisco.
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SCHOOL NEWS:
Summer Office Hours:
During June the School Office will be open our normal days and hours - Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m.- 4:00. The office will be closed from July 2 - 6. During the rest of July, the Office will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 - 4:00. Beginning July 30, we resume our normal schedule - Mondays through Fridays 8:00 - 4:00. As always, Ms. Fischman is available by phone and email.
Click here to read the State of the School letter sent home last week by Director Nancy Fischman.
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Duran's wide variety of SADA camps will be held at Presentation this summer!
Send us news: We can only write about what we know about. Send us photos from field trips, short news items about your child's accomplishments, information on our graduates, etc. Just reply to any eNews to submit an idea or item. Thank you!
Calendar: The 2012-2013 school calendar is available on our web site now.
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COMMUNITY NEWS:
Teach Me Music® is offering classes June 5 - July 12 at Sonoma High and July 15 - Aug 9 at Presentation School for ages 3 months - teens. Classes ranges from Mommy and Me type movement classes to voice and improv lessons. The tuition for six weeks is $150. All Courses are taught by Bren Wrona Norris, who is a trained music teacher with an MS in Psychology. www.teach-me-music.com or 415-225-5613.
The Boys & Girls Club is celebrating their 50th anniversary at a gathering at the Tuesday night Farmer's Market on Sonoma Plaza on Tuesday, June 12 at 5pm. The entire community is invited to join them for birthday cake and to toast the 50th Anniversary of the Boys & Girls Club. All are invited to bring their picnic and mingle with old and new friends of the Boys & Girls Club (and to wear your blue "95476" t-Shirt if you have one). Need a shirt? Look for us at upcoming Farmer's Markets, come on down to the Maxwell Clubhouse or contact Katie at kholden@bgcsonoma.org.
Wednesday and Thursday, June 27-28: Ages 6-8 - 10:00 a.m.-Noon; Ages 9-12 -- 1:00-3:30 p.m. Cost is $50 for each dancer (camp T-shirt included). Sessions will take place in Golton Hall at Sonoma Valley High School and are taught by SVHS Dance Team and Team Director Mrs. Meredith Regan. Contact Mrs. Regan at
mregan1@sonomavly.k12.ca.us.
(Note new dates) Dragon Boys Basketball Camp for boys grades 3-8 under the direction of SVHS Varsity Boys coach Dennis Housman - June 18-22, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., in Pfeiffer Gym. Cost: $130 ($100 for two or more brothers). Scholarships available. For more info please contact Coach Housman at 707/933-4010; email: dhousman@sonomavly.k12.ca.us
Dragonettes Girls Volleyball Camps
on July 30, 31 & August 1 - Camp for girls grades 5-7, 9:00 a.m.-Noon, in Pfeiffer Gym. Cost: $80. Rookie Camp for girls grades 8 & 9, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Cost: $80.00. Both camps are under the direction of Head SVHS Volleyball Coach Mindy Neves. For more info please contact Coach Neves at
sonomavolleyball@gmail.com
Camp #1 - June 11-14 and Camp #2 - July 16-19. Both sessions run from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Fee is $120 ($100 for 2 or more sisters). Partial attendance is $30 per day. Join SVHS Head Coach Sil Coccia and current Lady Dragon coaches and players as camp staff along with guest college coaches and college players for a great week of basketball skill, development, competition and FUN!! Please direct any questions for Coach Sil to sil@ladydragonbasketball.org. Registration forms are available for download at www.ladydragonbasketball.org
will hold two one-week sessions of youth camps for boys and girls ages 4 to 13, at Maxwell Park's lower fields on Mondays through Fridays, July 23 to 29, and July 30-Aug 4. Cost is $45 for 4-to-7-year-olds and $80 for ages 9-to-12. For times, to register or for more details, call 481-6017 or e-mail cbutcher@santarosa.edu
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