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IMPORTANT DATES
March 25
Grade 7 Castle field trip
March 26
Grade 2 to Asian Art Museum
Grade 3 to Marin Museum
March 27
Grade 6 to Asian Art Museum
March 28
Stations of the Cross
Minimum Day
Vacation Begins 12:30pm
April 8
School resumes
April 9-12
Grade 5 to Westminster Woods
April 10
Grade 7 to Ropes Course
April 15-19
Grade 8 to Washington, D.C.
April 15
Grade 7 to Marine World
April 19
Minimum Day
April 24-26
Grade 4 to Coloma
April 26
Showcase
April 27
Science Olympiad
May 24
Minimum Day
Click here for the calendar at a glance for the rest of the year.
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Spring Music Revue
California, Here I Come!
More than 250 parents turned out this weekend to enjoy the musical revue, "California Here I Come!" The crowd seemed to love the talented and enthusiastic performances of our children. 
Many thanks to our students Jane Coneybeer, Catherine Flaherty, Natalie Gulrajani, Sarah Lamp, Layla McDermott, Sienna Ryan and Aria Schuler who were our playwrights. And to our stage managers Alexandra Garber and Nikki Sandhu, and runners Maggie Nugent, Sienna Ryan, Owen Walthard and Elena Golubovich.
Kudos to Lynn McArthur, Laura Wallace, Vanessa Roglien, Alexa Redner, Kelly Crist, Doug Atwood, Ryan Granko, David Hussey, Rich Little, Kevin McGovern, Glen Andi and all of our fabulous classroom teachers for all their help.
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8th Grade Girls Basketball Advances to Tournament
Congratulations to our eighth grade girls basketball team who will play in the Middle School Sports League Tournament this coming week. Their first game is a home game on Monday at 4 pm. Come out and cheer on Renee Serota, Elena Golubovich, Erica Carmona, Velsea Warton, Kirsten Kelly, Vianna Robledo, Justine Kovacs and Mary Minigan and coach Barry Serota!
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Admissions Update  Our first round of admissions is over and we were pleased to send our contracts to more than two dozen families in grades K-8 over the past week. We have several more tours scheduled and expect enrollment to be up almost 10 percent next year. If you have seen our facebook page or our web site recently, you have seen some of our cute kindergarten students welcoming the class of 2022.
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Presentation 8th Graders Ponder High School Options
Great minds think alike! Notice our recent grad Kiki Couchman (with glasses) welcoming the newly accepted freshman on the Marin Academy web site.
As for our current 8th graders, they have received their acceptance letters for next year and as soon as they make their choices, we'll report on where the class is headed for high school.
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7th Grade Alexandra Garber Wins Third Place at San Fransisco Regional Science Fair 
Congratulations to 7th grader Alexandra Garber who advanced from first place at the Sonoma County Science Fair to compete in the San Francisco Regional Science Fair. At that competition on Wednesday night, she came in 3rd place in the category of environmental science!
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Students Reflect on Holy Week
Holy Week is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter. It includes the religious holidays of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, (Holy Thursday), Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Sunday we celebrate Easter.
On Monday, our 8th grade will be be leading a holy week reflection on the significance of Palm Sunday, and Dogwood poem (http://www.ellenbailey.com/poems/ellen_140.htm).
On Thursday, our 4th grade will re-enact the Stations of the Cross at 11:30am in the Activity Center; parents and families are invited.
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Important Notes Re: April Hot Lunch
Click HERE to download the April hot lunch form. Please take a moment to cross-reference it to any field trips that your child might have this month, however.
Please be advised that upon our return from spring break, it will be April 8, so it is important that you fill out and return the form before school lets out.
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NEW SESSION OF PERKS HAS JUST BEGUN!
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Zero Period Band Concert
Our school band ensemble staged a mini-concert in March in the library that was greatly enjoyed by all in attendance. The zero period practices will resume after break when Aaron Redner returns from his concert tour. Check out the video above of what our students accomplished in just a few short practices. Students are welcome to join in the fun at any time. We are truly fortunate to offer this free music enrichment program!
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Lauren Miller Welcomed Baby Boy Maxwell
Congratulations to Lauren Miller and her husband Greg on the birth of their baby son Maxwell in February!
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Re-enrollment Contracts Are Overdue
If you have not yet returned the re-enrollment contract for your child you must phone or see Nancy Fischman this week. We have a number of students on a waiting list for next year to join our school. It is crucial that we have signed paperwork from existing families as we plan admissions offers and teacher hiring for the 2013-2014 school year. Thank you for your prompt attention.
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sixth Grade Girls Basketball: See Mrs. Neles right away if you are interested in having your child sign up to play basketball. The season starts shortly.
Athletic sweatshirts: Stop by the office today to buy a sweatshirt! Lunch Form: The current or upcoming hot lunch order form is always on the front page of the Presentation School web site ( www.presentationschool.com)
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.
Summer Programs: Click here for a great searchable resource on summer enrichment programs for students of all ages.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer Camp: Sonoma Academy of Dance will be offering a spring break camp on our campus April 1-5! There are three choices: "Best of the Best" Camp for ages 3-6 or ages 7-12 AND Teen Dance Boot Camp for ages 10-17. Camp meets from 9am to 4pm and tuition is $250. Register online at www.sonomasummercamps.com
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Presentation's facebook page enables you to get reminders about important school events and activities.
Almost 150 of you have already joined our online community.
"LIKE" us today by cicking HERE!
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