The Presentation School Choir was a big hit in late December at the Sonoma Hills Retirement Center.  Ms. McArthur accompanied the singers on the piano and organized the event.  Students sang a half dozen carols beautifully for the seniors and the performance was greatly appreciated!

Congratulations to everyone who participated and a special kudos to 

the five Presentation School students had projects selected to compete at the Synopsys-Sonoma County Science Fair in February at Sonoma State University.

 

·  Natalie Gulrajani, grade 7:  Spatter Matters

·  Renee Serota, grade 8:  Operation Drop It!

· Alexandra Garber, grade 7:  Roof Top Gardens:  Are they a "cool" idea?

·  Corbin Cook, grade 8:  Bouncing Golf Balls

· Alexia Lema, grade 7:  What is the Effect of Current on LED Brightness?

We are pleased to announce an exciting roster of after-school classes for grades K-8 starting in January.  Some of the offerings will include:

and more!!

Classes will run Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm starting January 22 and most run for 8 weeks.  See Mrs. Armer for details.  Registration forms will be available later this week.

Here is the January hot lunch order form.  It is too late for lunches for this week (except pasta and pizza) but if you turn the form in on Tuesday, your child can get lunch starting next week.  Thank you!

Shortly before Christmas vacation, led by our Student Council, Presentation students were invited to participate in two community service projects.  For the first project, families donated fleece and students created soft, warm blankets, which were donated to  the Valley of the Moon Children's Center in Kenwood, along with the poinsettias from the Christmas liturgy.  Meanwhile, on the last day of school, while watching the movie Elf, our students in grades 6-8 cut snowflakes out of white paper to help decorate the new classrooms of the students at Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Thank you to Katie Faircloth and our Student Council for organizing these two projects.

Correction:  Apologies are due to Genaro Pamatz whose GPA for the first trimester should have been reported as receiving High Honors!  Great job Genaro!

The admissions season for the 2013-2014 school year is well underway at The Presentation School. While the first applications have already come in, in the weeks ahead we are hosting a number of events designed to help families learn more about out curriculum, campus, teachers and overall school community.  Please share this information with any friends who might be interested in learning more about Presentation.

School Tours: (9-11am) Parents only
Friday, January 25
Wednesday, March 13

Open Houses (5-6:30 pm)
School tour and classroom visits where teachers will provide a mini presentation of curriculum.  Parents and children welcome.
Tuesday, Janaury 15 (K-4th)
Thursday, February 21 (all grades)

Cocktail Parties (6:30-8pm)
Casual gathering in the home of a current family.
Thursday, January 24
Thursday, March 7

Assessment Day
Saturday, March 2

Thank you to Parent's Association for organizing: 1. the holiday bake sale, which raised money for the school garden, 2. the Christmas caroling which occurred just before Christmas and 3. the parenting speaker who is coming to school next week.  There are lots of ways to get involved in the PA, join us at our next meeting to find out more.

Babysitting:  We have in the office a list of Presentation grads who are now in high school (some of whom drive) who are eager to babysit.  Please do your own vetting as to experience though.  Stop by the office for a copy of the list.

 

Shop & Support:  Remember to stop by the school office to pick up a sheet to order gift cards through out scrip program.  Also available are sign up sheets for the Sonoma Market school donation program.  Remember to register or renew your Safeway card at www.escrip.com. Group ID - 137107396.  Club card members must 

renew EVERY November. 

 

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!