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IMPORTANT DATES
SEPT. 18
Parent meeting in library 2:20-3:10pm
to meet Head of School candidate
SEPT. 18
5th grade to Sonoma Water Agency
SEPT. 25
Photo Day, Dress Uniform
SEPT. 26
8th grade to Ropes Course
SEPT. 28
Field Day
OCT. 2-5
6th grade to Mt. Hermon (outdoor education)
OCT. 3
Liturgy
OCT. 5
Showcase 9am
OCT. 9-12
7th grade to Ashland, OR for Shakespeare Festival
OCT. 13
Imagine: An Evening in the Wild, Wild West event
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DOZENS OF MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TRY OUT
FOR CHRISTMAS DRAMA
The Presentation School will present an evening of Christmas spirit on Dec. 6 and 7, with stories, short performances and songs from past and present and from around the world.
Auditions for all interested middle school students were held last Thursday in the library and more than two dozen students showed up to participate. If you have any questions or are interested in helping out please contact Lauren Miller at
lmiller@presentationschool.com.
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GRADE 5 BEGINS WATER UNIT IN SCIENCE LAB AND VISITS SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY
The fifth grade is continuing its study of water and they had a hands on lab in the science room last week, purifying water samples. This year, for the first time, on Tuesday, they will travel to the Sonoma County Water Agency in Forestville to take a tour. They will be taking a bus provided by the agency.
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SHOP & SUPPORT PROGRAMS
eScrip: We would like to revisit our eScrip program and make sure all of our families are participating. eScrip is registering your Safeway Club Card online and every time you make a purchase and swipe your club card a certain percentage is given back to the school. You can also register you debit and credit cards as well so that when you use them at participating merchants, like Sonoma Market, a percentage of your monthly purchases are donated back to the school. www.escrip.com. Group ID - 137107396
Scrip: New this year, Presentation will be encouraging families to participate in local "Scrip" programs. Scrip is an amazing way for our families to earn money for our school just by making your regular household purchases. When you go to the store, instead of using cash or your debit or credit card you use a prepaid shopping card. By simply planning ahead on everyday purchases like gas, groceries, entertainment and home repair you can earn back up to 18% for our school! We will be sending out a letter on how to sign up to order scrip. In the mean time you can preview all the merchants on glscrip.com. There are hundreds of participants like Safeway, Starbucks, Lucky, Whole Foods, CVS, Rite Aid, Shell, 76, Papa Murphy's, Costco, Target, and online retailers like Amazon too.
How about this: Buy Safeway Scrip cards to do your weekly grocery shopping and earn money back for the school (4%) and then swipe your club card and get eScip money for the school as well!
See's Candy is coming!!
Please remember to save your candy purchases to support our school! Our See's Candy Fundraising takes place two times a year - during the Winter and Spring Holidays. See's offers a wide assortment of their most popular candy items. These make great gifts for family, friends, business associates, teachers and neighbors. Please look for the flyers that will come home with your children during these two drives, and please save your purchases through Presentation to support our school. Every purchase counts!
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PERKS CLASSES START THIS WEEK
Presentation's Fall Perks 2012 after-school enrichment classes will begin THIS WEEK and will run for eight weeks: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12. The class options include art, athletics and intellectual endeavors. Click here to register.
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LAST HEAD OF SCHOOL CANDIDATE
ON CAMPUS TUESDAY
Last week faculty, parents and students met with two very exciting and qualified candidates for the new Head of School. Pictured here are some students speaking with one of the candidates.
Parents are invited to set aside 2:20pm - 3:10pm this Tuesday, Sept. 18 to meet the third semi-finalist for the Head of School position.
Every person who meets the candidates is invited to fill out a survey afterwards to provide their feedback. The survey link and the final candidate's resume will be sent to you on Monday night.
We thank the entire school community in advance for the important role each of you will play in this exciting process. Please do not hesitate to contact Mark Couchman at 707-486-5448 or August Sebastiani at 707-481-5635 if you have any questions.
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SCHOOL YARD BY BEEHIVELY
Did you know that the Family Directory now sits on School Yard? If your family information is not correct, you can go into School Yard directly by clicking here or you can always get there from the homepage of the school's website. We have uploaded the contact information you have provided. Log in with the email you gave the school; request a password. When you receive the password via return email, you enter School Yard and correct any information on your family page. Don't forget to "save." If you are still have problems logging in, see Nancy Fischman! Thank you.
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COACH MISS AMY REPORTS ON THE START OF THE CROSS COUNTRY SEASON
WAY TO GO PATRIOTS!!! Last Tuesday was our first meet at Sonoma Country Day School and our team did an outstanding job!! Nerves were at a high for many being that it was their first time competing but with a few high fives and encouraging words they were quickly eased. Fifth graders ran a mile course and sixth-eighth graders ran an incredible 1.5 mile course. Both trails took them through the school's vineyard, alongside their garden and around their campus. With red faces our team ALL crossed the finish line to cheers from our parents and coaches. I couldn't be more proud of each of them for coming out and giving it their best effort. There were moments when the determination on their faces said it all as they were running -- they were NOT giving up.
Congratulations to Michaela Schillinger who won 1st place among all fifth girls graders competing and to Annie Neles who placed 2nd overall among the girls from all schools competing. Way to go!
Our next meet will be September 25th at Sonoma Academy. No practices this week as students will be running the mile during P.E. today, including Saturday.
Thank you to the parents that drove, Mrs. Robles, Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Bergmiller and Mr. Schillinger. Special kudos also to Mr. Smithson for picking up my slack as I'm still battling this cold.
Thanks again for your continued support of our team.
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Tickets are going fast and volunteers are still needed!
Live and silent auction items are still needed. Many volunteers are needed beforehand and the night of the event. Please contact Nancy Bei to get involved.
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A LOVELY ANNIVERSARY MASS AND BBQ 
Thank you for joining in our Anniversary celebration - what a wonderful way to honor our school. Special thanks to the Heritage Committee & Parent Association for their leadership and organization, to the Dads Club for preparing the tasty feast, and to the 7th grade families for making the event happen. Also, thank you to Dale and Erin Downing and Sonoma Market for our fantastic BBQ, Kevin Kress for supplying the beer, and all the school families who donated their special wines to our "wine cellar." And, of course, thank you to all our families and staff who joined in to make this a very special occasion.
Coming together to celebrate our history and our future only serves to continue to strengthen our community. We hope to see everyone at next month's Imagine event as well!
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PRESENTATION FIFTH GRADER MEETS GIANTS COACH
5th grader Laura Couchman went to the Giants vs Dodgers game last week and watched batting practice and met Bruce Bochy, the coach, and a number of players including Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford.
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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS VISIT PRESENTATION
Each fall, all of our local high schools are invited to Presentation School to speak with our 7th and 8th grade students. Parents are invited to these presentations as well, which typically take place in the library. Frequently former Presentation students accompany the admissions directors and they have a chance to share their experiences at their new school.
The following high schools are the first of the many who will be visiting Presentation School in the coming weeks.
September 25 Sonoma Academy 10:00am
October 4 Justin-Siena 9:30am
October 17 St. Vincent's 11:00am
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SCRAPBOOKS CAPTURE THE FIRST 15 YEARS OF
THE PRESENTATION SCHOOL
Thanks to a great deal of loving time and effort by Presentation volunteer historian Cee Cee Ponicsan, The Presentation School boasts six new beautifully bound scrapbooks detailing our history, traditions and student life. Please stop by the library to take a look and please thanks CeCe if you see her around campus.
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DINE AND DONATE FOR PRESENTATION
Presentation School is starting back up with monthly opportunities for you to Dine and Donate to the school. Coming up next are:
Papa Murphy Dine & Donate Day -- Wednesday, October 3 (and the first Wednesday of the month thereafter)
Mary's Pizza Dine & Donate Night -- Monday, September 24 (must bring flyer from office)
We thank these businesses for their support and urge you to enjoy a night with someone else doing the cooking on these dates!
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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EMERGENCY BAGS: The school handbook contains information about putting together an emergency kit for your child or children for use at school in the event of an emergency. The kit contains items like snacks, water, contact numbers and a mini camping blanket. Please bring your child's bag to school this week.
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HELP NEEDED: Office help is needed on Thursday mornings (hours flexible). Please consider giving Mrs. Wallace and hand. It is a great way to experience the inner workings of student life at Presentation.
PARKING: The lane in front of the school is for rapid pick-up and drop-off only. At pickup, please DO NOT park in front of the school to wait for your student. If no parking spots are available, the black top is available. Thank you for your cooperation.
GOOGLE DRIVE: We have a new system for how students save documents that they are working on on school computers, which can also be viewed from computers at home. Ask your child about it. Our goal is for all middle school students to be adapt at it by the end of this month.
BYE BYE BIRDIE: For those of you who haven't seen it, the recording quality of the Bye Bye Birdie DVDs we had made of the show were outstanding. There are 10 copies left for sale in the office for $20/each if you have not yet purchased one.
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