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IMPORTANT DATES
NOV. 12
No School Veteran's Day
NOV. 14
PA Meeting 8:30am
Pre-owned Uniform Sale at drop off and pick-up
NOV. 15
Admissions Shadow Day
NOV.16
Grades 4 & 8 to BBK Hairspray
NOV. 20
Grandparent's & Special Friends Day
Noon Dismissal
NOV. 27
Reader's Books Book Fair
DEC. 6 & 7
Christmas Shorts
DEC. 14
Holiday Home Tour
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Presentation's Annual Holiday Home Tour, Lunch & Boutique
Set for December 14
Hostesses, drivers and boutique helpers are needed for our much-beloved Holiday Home Tour & Boutique at the Lodge at Sonoma on Broadway. Please contact Nancy Bei in the office if you can help out before or during the event. This event is great fun and there are lots of easy ways for both moms and dads to help out.
You should have received your invitation in the mail last week and additional ticket order forms are available in the office. New families... this is an event that you are not going to want to miss. Home tours begin at 10am and there are two luncheon seatings at 11:30am and 1:30pm. The tour and catered lunch are $75.
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Parent's Association Update
The next meeting of Presentation's Parent's Association will be this Wednesday in the library from 8:30am - 9:15am. At our meeting, Greg Di Paolo from St. Leo's St. Vincent De Paul society will speak on what this organization does and how we can become more involved beyond our current Thanksgiving Food Drive.
Let us know about ways in which you would like to volunteer or simply learn more about us. The Presentation Parents Association is a great way to meet other parents, support our school and enrich our students.
Our Dad's Club had a sell-out crowd for their prime rib dinner at the Valley Wine Shack. The Crab Feed and Men's Poker Night are coming soon!
Our Speaker's Committee recently hosted a presentation on "Choosing A High School" and our Garden Committee raised over $200 with our first Bake Sale...and the next one is scheduled for Nov. 30.
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Reader's Book Fair to Benefit Presentation
The Reader's Book Store/Presentation School Book Fair is on Nov. 27th between 6-9pm and our school will receive 15% of all sales. Please help us by putting the date on your calendar and spreading the word with friends and family. That night we will be serving tea/coffee, treats, and goodies, to further entice sales!!
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Presentation Students Enjoy Gifted Workshop
Two of our fifth grade students, Elia Harb and Justine Broadman, recently attended the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Family Academic program at the Exploratorium. The program centered around senses and how our senses contribute to our understanding (and misunderstanding) of the world. Elia and Justine dissected a cow's eye and dove deep into the museum's interactive exhibits. To participate in future academic programs through CTY, you can learn more at www.jhucty.edu.
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In honor of our upcoming winter dramatic production, all students are invited to enter the Christmas Shorts Story Contest. Students can submit a fictional story, poem or non-fiction piece of up to 1000 words in the school's first-ever Christmas Shorts contest. Entries are due on Nov. 26. Winning stories will run in the eNews and in the play program. A winner from k-2, 3-5, and 6-8 will be chosen. Submit entries to school office and see Mrs. Miller with any questions.
Tickets to the Christmas Shorts play, which will run the evenings of Dec. 6 and 7, are on sale now in the school office. Also, there is a sign up sheet in the office for volunteers and for some prop and costume items we are looking for. More than two dozen students are hard at work at rehearsing several times a week with Mrs. Miller. Mark your calendars to see this special holiday production.
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Presentation Hosts Special Musical Performance on Campus
 
On Monday, November 19 from 3:30-4:15pm in the Activity Center, Presentation will be hosting an opportunity for your children to enjoy the Hot Buttered Music Show.
Join us and see local musicians and teachers Leta Davis, David Ross (drums and piano) and Chris Dupree (guitar) play and teach with Aaron Redner, the fiddle player from nationally known band Hot Buttered Rum. The music will range from folk rock to classical with string instruments, guitars and drums. In addition to playing, Aaron and Leta will talk briefly about learning an instrument and provide a brief teaching lesson on several instruments. Leta runs Sonoma's Green Light Orchestra which is always looking for students to join her community orchestra.
Aaron Redner has a degree in classical violin from the New England Conservatory and a minor in drama. He has taught at Crowden, the premier K-8 musical school in the West. In 2002, he played his first gig with the band Hot Buttered Rum ovr the past 8 years has seen every state in the US and traveled beyond as well. City by the Bay is his new solo recording but the tracks include sessions with bands like Tea Leaf Green, ALO, New Monsoon, Vinyl, The Waybacks, and Zero. The entire album was written by Aaron and his multiple influences are apparent with songs steeped in Folk/Rock, Bluegrass, Swing Jazz, and Classical Music.
On Friday, December 7 from 7:30am-8:20am in the library, there will be a follow-up mini-show and demonstration during which time students who have never taken instrument lessons as well as experienced students are encouraged to come and check out various instruments and to meet and ask questions of Aaron. For more information, email kirstennflaherty@gmail.com.
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Items for our Thanksgiving Food Drive are due to the classroom before Thursday, Nov. 15! Thank you for your help!
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Thank you to the following families who have participated in our 2012-2013 Annual Fund
as of 11/9/2012
Doug and Lisa Atwood
Nancy and Frank Bei
Sally Chapman
Mona and Mark Couchman
John and Connie Curotto
Jason Dedmore
Lisa Dedmore
JD and Lisa Dierking
Donald and Alyson Douglas
Franc and Natalie Dusak
Tom and Kirsten Flaherty
Nancy and Gerry Fischman
Matthew Gilman
Ken and Lisa Gonsier
David and Kathleen Grieve
Jamil and Lisa Harb
Dylan and Dyan James
David and Amy Jue
Ken and Laura Juhasz
John King and Barbara Madden
Ken Lakritz and Robin Rosholt
Linda Lea
Rich and Joan Little
Adan Mendoza Olvera
Mike and Elizabeth Minigan
Lynn McArthur
Tony and Christine Neles
Ramona Nicholson
Mike and Therese Nugent
Don and Nancy Sebastiani
Barry and Lorna Sheridan
Laura Wallace
We are very eager to reach 100% participation. Please mail or drop off your check for any amount to the office today so we can include you on our next listing.
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Grade 5 to Chabot Space Center
Last week our fifth grade enjoyed a fantastic all day field experience to the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. A Smithsonian affiliate, Chabot is an educational science center whose mission is to educate students of all ages about Planet Earth and the Universe.
This 86,000 square foot center offers interactive space and science exhibitions, immersive digital-dome planetarium shows, and giant screen MegaDome shows. Chabot is also home to largest research-quality telescopes open to the public west of the Mississippi.
Our students had the chance to explore a number of exciting exhibitions including the state-of-the-art digital full-dome Planetarium and Megadome shows. Their favorite, part, however, was the simulated space missions in the Challenger Learnng Center.
The day was filled with looking an listening but also critical thinking, problem solving, communication, decision making and team building as the students served as a crew flying a simulated space mission.
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Do All Your Holiday Shopping With Scrip
and Earn Money for the School!!
Did you know there are over 600 retailers that you can buy Scrip cards for? Plan ahead and shop this holiday season using Scrip cards and earn money back for the school. There are tons of popular retailers to choose from, including favorites like Target, Amazon, iTunes, Macy's, Old Navy, and the list goes on. Register online at shopwithscrip.com and purchase your cards to use in lieu of cash for your holiday shopping. Planning on cooking a holiday meal? Scrip has cards for grocery stores too, like Whole Food, Safeway, and Lucky. Going to Costco? Get a Scrip American Express Card to use there too! We are really looking to get families to support this program that has the potential to earn extra funds for our school, without doing anything other than what you usually do, shop. To get families excited and signed up for this program we will have people in the library from 8:00 - 8:30 AM and 3:00 - 3:30 PM this Tuesday. PLEASE STOP BY AND SIGN UP AND SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL!!
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Grad News: Brianna LeHane
Congratulations to recent Presentation grad Brianna Lehane who made the Sonoma Valley High School's Varsity Cross Country team as a freshman. Her team recently won the Sonoma Country League 2012 Girls Cross Country Championship for the first time in 26 years! Way to go Brianna, bringing home a pennant for her school in her first athletic season in high school (she is on the far left).
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THE THANK YOU BOX
We would like to extend a huge thank you to our regular Hot Lunch helpers: Sharon Neves, Bree Curotto, Beth Reilly, Cindy Studdert, Suzanne Wilkinson, Debbie Herrick, Linda Hamilton, Alsing Scrosoppi, Allison Sesbastiani, Renee Reffenger, Erica Clark, Lisa Dierking, Tish Lehane, Dawn O'Neill, Carol Berlanger, Ana Guzman and Carolina Salmonsen. Hot lunch would not be possible without them and we know that their children appreciate seeing them each week.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sonoma Conservatory of Dance (formerly Sonoma Ballet Conservatory) will soon offer their annual performance of The Snow Maiden, a Russian fairy tale of love and magic. The show will be held at the Sebastiani Theater the weekend of December 8th and 9th, 2012 at 1pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to give your children exposure to a classical and modern style of ballet dance, and will feature dancers 6 years old and up.
BBK Presents Hairspray: More than a dozen Presentation students are featured in BBK's upcoming production of Hairspray Nov. 15-18. The play has a positive message about kindness and has been adapted to be appropriate for all ages. Tickets are available at Pharmaca and at Reader's Books and limited tickets are available at the door.
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Holiday Craft Day: On Saturday, Nov. 17 from 11am to 4pm, the SVMA is offering multiple art-making station featuring a wide range of hands-on craft and design workshops. The event is free for members and $25 for families and $15 for individuals.
Open Houses: San Domenico, the day and Monday-Friday boarding all-girls boarding school in San Anselmo, is having an Open House on Sunday, December 2 at 11am. To attend, rsvp to admissions@sandomenico.org.
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
IMPORTANT: Starting this week, after-care on Fridays will always end at 4:30pm. Thank you for your understanding.
eScrip: Remember to register or renew your Safeway card at www.escrip.com. Group ID - 137107396. Club card members must
renew EVERY November. Sonoma Market and Glen Ellen Market are also now offering "club" cards that are free, and to which you can assign any school to receive a donation based on your purchase. Stop by the office if you need help registering.
Help Needed!: We are still in need of help in after-care on Friday afternoons and substitute (fill-in) lunch helpers on occasional week days. Please let Laura Wallace in the office know if you can help out!
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