This week, parents will receive a letter from Ms. Fischman with scheduled appointment times for Conference Week.  If there is a conflict, please contact Mrs. Wallace at 935-0122 ext. 201.  Please do not contact your teacher with scheduling issues. Students will be dismissed at 12:30pm on October 16-19.  There is no hot lunch but after-care is available from 12:30-5:30pm each day.  If your child is staying, please pack a lunch and snack.

We are urging all parents to place their order for their student's yearbook this week to avoid the Josten's price increase on Nov. 1.  It is easy to place your order online by

clicking here.

Also, it is not too early to submit photos for the yearbook as our yearbook elective students are already busy starting to lay out pages in the book.  If you have an iPhone or Android, you can download a free App called Replay  here and use it to easily upload any photos you might take around campus. Parents can also submit photos using their computers by clicking on the link located at the Schoolyard website. If parents want to leave a flash drive or a cd of images in the office, the yearbook staff can upload them as well.

Last week's meet was not in Petaluma. With temperatures reaching 99 degrees, it felt more like the Mojave than the town usually shaded by coastal fog and a cool breeze. No trees and a marsh that gave off a distinguished smell was the backdrop for our Patriots. Staying positive our 5th graders set out on their mile run. Shortly after they returned, 7th graders set off for their turn on their 2 mile loop. Both trails were gravel and asphalt, similar to that of our local bike bath.

Thankfully, the 7th graders had adults manning water stations along their route to ensure their safety. Our 5th grade girls had Ms. Amy and Mr. Schillinger at the mile marker and the 3/4 marker checking in. Four igloos of ice cold water, two misters and seven beet red faces later we rounded out our third meet.

Competing in the extreme heat, as strenuous as it was, encouraged our runners to focus on one key element of this sport. Pace. Our students had to find that rhythm in their step, breathe and try not to find themselves sinking into a mirage.  I say with pride, they accomplished that and more. Way to go team!

Congrats to Michaela Schillinger for coming in second place in the 5th grade girls division.

Our next meet will be Tuesday, October 16th in Windsor.

You aren't going to believe the terrific Live Auction lots in store for our school community at the Imagine event next week.  Click here  to look through them and please feel free to forward the information on to friends and family who might like for you to bid on their behalf! Golden tickets are going fast.  Only 100 will be sold and the winning ticket holder gets their choice of ANY of the fantastic live auction lots!  

Monday at Noon is the last possible deadline to get your ticket to the event! Stop by or call the school office to purchase your tickets.

As part of the ongoing program in which all area high schools visit Presentation to describe their offerings  to our 7th and 8th grade parents and students, a number of our graduates were on campus last week. Pictured above are our grads who currently attend Justin-Siena, just prior to their presentation in the library.  Pictured left to right are:  Henry Grieve, Natalie DeMichele, Amanda Mertens, Ella Joyner-Shone, Jack Nugent and Frances Minigan.

 

Uniforms: Presentation School's uniform policy can be found in the School Yard site under "Files."

 

Yearbooks!!:  Yearbooks are on sale now and available online only this year! Current price is $45, prices go up at the end of October.  Use this link for Jostens and order yours today!

 

eScrip: Remember to register of renew your Safeway card at www.escrip.com.  Group ID - 137107396

  

Scrip: We will be sending out a letter on how to sign up to order scrip store cards shortly at participants like Safeway, Starbucks, Lucky, Whole Foods, CVS, Rite Aid, Shell, 76, Papa Murphy's, Costco, Target, and online retailers like Amazon too.

 

Our See's Candy fundraising takes place two times a year - during the winter and spring holidays.  Please look for the flyers that will come home with your children during these two drives, and please make your purchases through Presentation to support our school. 

 

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 adept at it by the end of this month.